Book Club

Season 2 Episode 06 - Drake: ICEMAN, Maid of Honour, HABIBTI 🎙️ Welcome to another meeting of Book Club , where the books aren’t novels, and the club is just you and two dudes called Nic(k). 📚 This meeting, the Book is Drake. Not just one album Drake. Not just “what did he say about Kendrick” Drake. We’re talking three-album rollout Drake: ICEMAN, Maid of Honour, and HABIBTI. 🎤 Return of The Boy...

Season 2 Episode 05 - World Cup Group Stage 2026 🎙️ Welcome to another meeting of Book Club , where the books aren’t novels, and the club is just you and two dudes called Nic(k). 📚 We stop and chat about this year’s Fifa World Cup being held in Canada, Mexico, and the USA. The winners, the losers, who is showing Championship Season energy, and who are the frauds. ⚽️ 2026 FIFA World Cup Group Sta...

Season 2 Episode 04 - NBA Finals 2026 🎙️ Welcome to another meeting of Book Club , where the books aren’t novels, and the club is just you and two dudes called Nic(k). 📚 We continue our live watch of this year’s NBA Finals with our fastest ever turnaround from event to episode. Both teams come into this one with Championship Season storylines, but there can be only one. 🏀 2026 NBA Finals - San A...

Season 2 Episode 03 - Champions League Final 2026 🎙️ Welcome back to another meeting of Book Club , where the books aren’t novels, and the club is just you and two dudes called Nic(k). 📚 The new format Book Club is in full swing as Nicko and Nicky G revisit the recent final of this year's Champions League. ⚽️ 2026 Champions League Final - Paris Saint-Germain vs. Arsenal After finally getting the...

Season 2 Episode 02 - NBA West Conference Finals 2026 🎙️ Welcome to another meeting of Book Club , where the books aren’t novels, and the club is just you and two dudes called Nic(k). 📚 Season 2 continues with the first Book of the new era. After reopening the club in Episode 019, Nicky G and Nicko jump straight into the 2026 Western Conference Finals, as the defending champion Oklahoma City Thun...

Season 2 Episode 01 🎙️ Welcome back to another meeting of Book Club, where the books aren’t novels, and the club is still just you and two dudes called Nic(k).  📚 Season 2 begins here. After almost exactly a year away, Nicky G and Nicko return for a new era of Book Club: back in New Zealand, recording in person, weekly meetings, and cracking open one book at a time. Join us for a re-pilot, a come...

🎙️ Welcome to another meeting of Book Club - where the books aren’t novels, and the club is just you and two dudes called Nic(k). 📚 Join us this week as we crack open three new books and rant about subscriptions, spatial awareness, and all the other things we think should be illegal.   🏀 ⁠ 2025 NBA Finals: New Champions⁠ [05/06/2025 - 22/06/2025] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Jalen Williams, and Chet...

🎙️ Welcome to another meeting of Book Club - where the books aren’t novels, and the club is just you and two dudes called Nic(k).📚 Join us this week as we crack open three new books, talk football heartbreak, the AI Revolution, as well as our usual tangents and shenanigans. 🏀 2019 NBA Finals: The fall of a dynasty [31/05/2019-14/06/2019]Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Kevin Dur...

Welcome to another meeting of Book Club. This week we touch base after our one-month absence and catch up on football, basketball, and other going’s on. Strap in for a long one as we do our deepest dive into Hip-Hop yet as we thoroughly discuss Kendrick Lamar’s 2017 Pulitzer Prize winning album, DAMN. . Follow our run through of the History of Hip Hop . You can listen along on with the Spotify pla...

Welcome to a special meeting of Book Club. Come along with us as we celebrate the 1 year anniversary of our first episode. This week we take a look at the Game 7 of the 2018 Western Conference Finals before the 2018 NBA Finals as we finish our 4-part series featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James as he tries to take down Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Gre...

Welcome to another meeting of Book Club. This week we continue our 4-part series featuring the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James, Kyrie Irving, J.R. Smith, and Kevin Love coming up against the Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, and Draymond Green; enter Kevin Durant. In Hip Hop, we talk Cypress Hill and their 1993 stoner anthem, Black Sunday , as well as Drake and PartyNextDo...

Welcome to another meeting of BookClub. This week we talk the greatest NBA season of all time as we continue our 4-part series with the first rematch between the Golden State Warriors and Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, and Andre Iguodala against the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. Join us for a special edition of Hip Hop for the first annual Book Club Grammys. W...

Welcome to another meeting of Book Club. This week, we kick off the first of four series as Steph Curry, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Andre Iguodala, and the Golden State Warriors match-up against LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and the Cleveland Cavaliers. We round out sports by discussing Luka Dončić's surprise move to the Los Angeles Lakers and Marcus Rashford's loan to Aston Villa. In Hip Hop, we...

Welcome to another meeting of Book Club. This week, we witness the end of an era as LeBron James, Dwayne Wade, and Chris Bosh suit up for the last time for the Miami Heat in a rematch against Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Tony Parker, Kawhi Leonard, and the San Antonio Spurs. In Hip Hop, we discuss the passage of time by comparing Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg's 1992 The Chronic and the pair's 2024 collabor...

Welcome to another meeting of Book Club. This week we take a break from the books and stroll down memory lane as we recap 2024. Join us as we talk Spotify Wrapped, 2024 highlights and discuss some of the games that happened over Christmas. Follow our run through of the History of Hip Hop . You can listen along on with the Spotify playlists History of Hip Hop 1990s and Today in Hip Hop 2024 . At th...

Welcome to another meeting of Book Club. This week we take on the 2013 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs. In Hip Hop, we discuss Erik B & Rakim and their fourth and final studio album Don’t Sweat the Technique as well as Ice Cube’s 2024 Man Down . Follow our run through of the History of Hip Hop . You can listen along on with the Spotify playlists History of Hip Hop 1990s...

Welcome to a milestone episode as we make it to the 8th meeting of Book Club. This week we take on the 2012 NBA Finals between the Miami Heat big 3 of Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh against Kevin Durant, Russel Westbrook, James Harden, and the Oklahoma City Thunder. In Hip Hop, we talk 2Pac and his 1991 debut studio album 2Pacalypse Now and we introduce a new segment to Book Club: Today...

Welcome to another Book Club meeting. This week we tackle the 2011 NBA Finals rematch between Dirk Nowitzki’s Dallas Mavericks against the Miami Heat big 3 of Dwayne Wade, LeBron James, and Chris Bosh. We also talk Ice Cube and his 1991 classic, Death Certificate. Follow our run through of the History of Rap . You can listen along on with the Spotify playlist A Brief History of Rap 1990s . Next me...

Welcome to another meeting of Book Club as we have a catch-up and casually talk Tyler the Creator’s new album, Chromakopia, as well as the usual hip-hop, football and current events chat. Follow along with our run through of the History of Rap . Next meeting we discuss Ice Cube’s Death Certificate. Head to NBA.com to watch along with the NBA Finals. Next up is the ⁠2011 Finals featuring the Dallas...

Welcome to the fifth meeting of Book Club as we pivot to a new format and discuss 2 books Sports and the 2006 NBA Finals featuring Dirk Nowitzski, Shqauille O'Neal, Dwayne Wade, and Pat Riley Music and Rapsody's Please Dont Cry (2024) and as usual, discuss football and Fantasy Premier League.

Welcome to the first in-person meeting of Book Club. This week we discuss the new meeting format and talk about the 2024 NBA Finals match-up between the Jaylen Brown/Jason Tatum/Derrick White Boston Celtics and the Luka Dončić/Kyrie Irving led Dallas Mavericks. We also introduce a new segment to Book Club as we talk Eminem and his 2024 album The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grâce). If you want to...

Welcome to the second ever Book Club meeting as we discuss this week's Book, the 2000 NBA Finals as the Kobe/Shaq Lakers take on Reggie Miller and the Indiana Pacers. We continue our chat about the growing rap beef, critique J. Cole's album 'Might Delete Later', listen to Drake's leaked diss track 'Drop and Give Me 50', and wish Rob McElheney a very Happy Birthday.

Welcome to the first meeting of Book Club. Today's book is the 1991 NBA Finals featuring Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls vs. Magic Johnson and the LA Lakers. We side track ourselves by discussing Kendrick Lamar's new verse on 'Like That' and the Civil War brewing with Drake and J. Cole, the football international break, the Premier League and Lil Dicky's latest album, 'Penith'.