The Howie Games

"The drums blew my mind. As a kid I thought, I'm doing this" BANG! #TheHowieGames | This is a huge coup for the show! Kevin Parker, AKA Tame Impala, is one of the biggest recording artists on the planet. Kevin's story, from falling in love with the drums as a kid to general music superstardom, is a beauty! A combination of creative brilliance, hard work, and preparedness to follow his own path, ha...

"The drums blew my mind. As a kid I thought, I'm doing this" BANG! #TheHowieGames | This is a huge coup for the show! Kevin Parker, AKA Tame Impala, is one of the biggest recording artists on the planet. Kevin's story, from falling in love with the drums as a kid to general music superstardom, is a beauty! A combination of creative brilliance, hard work, and preparedness to follow his own path, ha...

The one and only Kevin Parker from Tame Impala, on where he learnt to sing, playing footy and Kanye! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"It was probably the hardest two days of my life"  #TheHowieGames | Jessica Fox has competed at three Olympics, and is recognised as the GOAT of her sport, which is truly incredible at just 27 years of age. But this isn’t simply the story of an athlete who just goes out an blows the competition away. This is a tale of how Jess had to overcome what she describes as “the toughest two days of her lif...

"It was probably the hardest two days of my life"  #TheHowieGames | Jessica Fox has competed at three Olympics, and is recognised as the GOAT of her sport, which is truly incredible at just 27 years of age. But this isn’t simply the story of an athlete who just goes out and blows the competition away. This is a tale of how Jess had to overcome what she describes as “the toughest two days of her li...

#TheHowieGames | Jess Fox is a goat of her sport. The dominant figure in slalom canoeing, she recently had all of Australia on their feet as she claimed her first Olympic gold medal. How good!  Jess's full ep drops next Thursday. Here is her chocolate lave cake-inspired player profile. ------------- Follow the Howie Games on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/thehowiegamespod/ Follow the Howie...

"My saving grace was I was completely oblivious to what other people expected me to do"  #TheHowieGames | Dan MacPherson is the type of person we love on this podcast.  When he is asked whether he can do something, he says 'yeah, no worries, I can do that', then goes and learns how to do it.  In Dan’s world, this involves things like as a teenager, stepping on to the Neighbour...

"My saving grace was I was completely oblivious to what other people expected me to do"  #TheHowieGames | Dan MacPherson is the type of person we love on this podcast.  When he is asked whether he can do something, he says 'yeah, no worries, I can do that', then goes and learns how to do it.  In Dan’s world, this involves things like as a teenager, stepping on to the Neighbour...

#TheHowieGames | Dan MacPherson has come a long way since he first stepped foot onto Ramsey St, but have the bright lights of Hollywood blinded this superstar's affection for pineapple on pizza? I guess we'll find out... Enjoy Dan's Player Profile! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

#TheHowieGames | Ep 1 of the Howie games artist series features singer/songwriter extraordinaire Paul Kelly. A conversation where footy, cricket, and music wind together to tell the story of Paul’s phenomenal career. From sending a song to Bradman and the inspiration behind some of his biggest hits, Paul also exclusively unveils his brand new single about AFL star Eddie Betts for the very fi...

#TheHowieGames | Ep 1 of the Howie games artist series features singer/songwriter extraordinaire Paul Kelly. A conversation where footy, cricket, and music wind together to tell the story of Paul’s phenomenal career. From sending a song to Bradman and the inspiration behind some of his biggest hits, Paul also exclusively unveils his brand new single about AFL star Eddie Betts for the very fi...

#TheHowieGames | Ep 1 of the Howie games artist series features singer/songwriter extraordinaire Paul Kelly. Get to know another side of the great man with some short sharp questions...here is his Player Profile!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

EXCITING NEWS TEAM We are expanding our podcast repertoire with the release of the Howie Games Artist Series! Instead of athletes as guests, think your creative types! Actors, singers, authors, podcasters, tv stars, movie stars, rock stars… Your favourite artists and their stories of how they made it. The highs and lows along the way and their love of sport. This series is full of some pret...

"I came on to bowl at Boxing Day and the whole crowd booed me" #TheHowieGames | Mitch Marsh plays the hardest role in cricket, that of the allrounder. He needs to be a world-class bowler and world-class batsman. When he hasn't been able to meet these lofty standards, the criticism has been brutal. While Mitch fully accepts it, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt. Loved by his teammates, Mitch is one...

"I came on to bowl at Boxing Day and the whole crowd booed me" #TheHowieGames | Mitch Marsh plays the hardest role in cricket, that of the allrounder. He needs to be a world-class bowler and world-class batsman. When he hasn't been able to meet these lofty standards, the criticism has been brutal. While Mitch fully accepts it, that doesn’t mean it doesn’t hurt. Loved by his teammates, Mitch is one...

#TheHowieGames | Coming from one of the most well-known families in Australian cricket, Mitch Marsh has been representing the Aussies on the international stage since 2011.  The man they call Bison is an absolute ripping fella with a fantastic story to tell, and until his full ep drops next week, get stuck into his Player Profile.  ------------- Follow the Howie Games on Instagram:  https://www.in...

"I wanted to win so much it nearly killed me" #TheHowieGames | Dual triathlon world champion Emma Carney is the most single-minded athlete this podcast had ever featured. Her iron-willed determination to win put her at odds with organisations and individuals throughout her career. She never once backed down from her pursuit of victory. This incessant drive towards perfection still dominates her li...

"I wanted to win so much it nearly killed me" #TheHowieGames | Dual triathlon world champion Emma Carney is the most single-minded athlete this podcast had ever featured. Her iron-willed determination to win put her at odds with organisations and individuals throughout her career. She never once backed down from her pursuit of victory. This incessant drive towards perfection still dominates her li...

#TheHowieGames | Emma Carney is a dual triathlon World Champion.  Her desire to win was so strong, it literally nearly killed her. This is the story of a truly phenomenal, strong-willed, win at all costs athlete.  Her full episode is out next week, enjoy Emma's Player Profile.  ------------- Follow the Howie Games on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/thehowiegamespod/ Follow the Howie Games on...

#TheHowieGames | With half of Australia in lockdown, this special episode with Gazey hopes to give you a little bit of joy in a pretty tough time for us all. Gazey takes us through Howie getting roasted by a huge name in Aussie Broadcasting, behind the scenes of Channel 7's brilliant Olympic coverage, how he is dealing with Covid and what the Boomers and their bronze medal means to him. I hop...

#TheHowieGames | Majak Daw is a man with a truly incredible story to tell. It is chronicled in his new book, Majak, By Majak Daw and Heath O'Loughlin, and told in part in this episode. From being forced to flee his homeland, to the struggles of life in a new country, racism, the inclusion of sport, and Maj's mental health battles, the telling of this story by Maj has taken more courage than anythi...

#TheHowieGames | Majak Daw is a man with a truly incredible story to tell. It is chronicled in his new book, Majak, By Majak Daw and Heath O'Loughlin, and told in part in this episode. From being forced to flee his homeland, to the struggles of life in a new country, racism, the inclusion of sport, and Maj's mental health battles, the telling of this story by Maj has taken more courage than anythi...

#TheHowieGames | Majak Daw's full episode dropped last Thursday. If you haven't listened, please go back and give it some of your time.  It's a brave and extraordinary story. Here's Maj's player profile ❤️ ------------- Follow the Howie Games on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/thehowiegamespod/ Follow the Howie Games on TikTok:  https://www.tiktok.com/@thehowiegames See omnystudio.com/listen...

#TheHowieGames | Ato Boldon has a phenomenal record across the sprints - the 100m and 200m. 4 Olympic medals, a World Title, Commonwealth Games gold and plenty more.  As a man that ran sub 10 for the 100m 28 times, Ato has incredible insight into the art of sprinting. As well as telling Ato's story, this episode takes you through, in great detail, just what is required to be one of the fastest men...

#TheHowieGames | Ato Boldon has a phenomenal record across the sprints - the 100m and 200m. 4 Olympic medals, a World Title, Commonwealth Games gold and plenty more.  As a man that ran sub 10 for the 100m 28 times, Ato has incredible insight into the art of sprinting. As well as telling Ato's story, this episode takes you through, in great detail, just what is required to be one of the fastest men...