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The Howie Games

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Where the biggest names in the world of sport go one-on-one with sports journalist Mark Howard. From ultimate highs to tear-jerking lows, Howie lifts the lid on the real stories behind the headlines. He sits down with the biggest names in Australian & world sport, finding out how they started out, what makes them tick, how they deal with the big wins and the big losses, and how they take on sport and life from here.

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Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

107: Valentine Holmes (Part A) 23.09.2020

#TheHowieGames | Valentine Holmes has a remarkable story to tell.  In just his 3rd NRL season, Valentine won the premiership with the Sharks. In his 4th, he was representing Australia with the Kangaroos and lit up Origin with a 3-try performance in the 2017 decider.  Then at the end of just his 5th season, as one of the game’s biggest stars, Val walked away from the NRL to chase an even bigger dre...

107: Valentine Holmes (Part B) 23.09.2020

#TheHowieGames | Valentine Holmes has a remarkable story to tell.  In just his 3rd NRL season, Valentine won the premiership with the Sharks. In his 4th, he was representing Australia with the Kangaroos and lit up Origin with a 3-try performance in the 2017 decider.  Then at the end of just his 5th season, as one of the game’s biggest stars, Val walked away from the NRL to chase an even bigger dre...

📞 The Howie Games Hotline - #2 21.09.2020

It's back! The Howie Hotline edition 2. Your questions, my answers.  Record a question and send it in to the hotline number and get yourself on the show. (WhatsApp preferred) ☎️ 043-howie-01 (0434-694-301) ☎️   No question too big or small! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

107: Valentine Holmes (Player Profile) 16.09.2020

#TheHowieGames | At just 25 years of age, Valentine Holmes has already had a spectacular rugby league career. A flag with the Sharks, a hat trick in origin footy and a phenomenal start to his Kangaroos career. Oh yeah, he's also had a crack at the NFL! Valentine's full ep drops next Thursday, but here's his old school Player Profile to get you in the mood.❤️ ------ Follow The Howie Games on Instag...

106: Mark Philippoussis (Pt A) 09.09.2020

#TheHowieGames | On the court, Mark Philippoussis, was must watch. Booming serves, charging into the net, all or nothing passing shots. Tennis the way it should be played!  Few people get to live a life as packed full of experiences as Mark has.  His stories from a life where every door was open to him aren't told to big note himself. Mark explains how the lessons he learnt along the way, on his a...

106: Mark Philippoussis (Pt B) 09.09.2020

#TheHowieGames | On the court, Mark Philippoussis, was must watch. Booming serves, charging into the net, all or nothing passing shots. Tennis the way it should be played!  Few people get to live a life as packed full of experiences as Mark has.  His stories from a life where every door was open to him aren't told to big note himself. Mark explains how the lessons he learnt along the way, on his a...

106: Mark Philippoussis (Player Profile) 02.09.2020

#TheHowieGames | The Scud, The Poo, Flip, Echidna....whatever you call him, Mark Philippoussis is a legend of Australian tennis having helped take his country to 2 Davis Cup victories.  Before his full episode drops next Thursday, get up to speed on some of the lesser known facts of the great man in his player profile. Let's go! ❤️🎾 ------ Follow The Howie Games on Instagram: https://www.instagra...

📞 The Howie Games Hotline - #1 31.08.2020

The inaugural Howie Games Hotline episode! 🔥 Your questions to anything, my answers.  Record a question and send it in to the hotline number and get yourself on the next edition. (WhatsApp preferred) ☎️ 043-howie-01 (0434-694-301) ☎️   You know it makes sense!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

105: Steve Smith (Pt A) 26.08.2020

#TheHowieGames | Steve Smith is a once in a generation cricketer. One of the greatest batsmen the game has ever seen.  Steve is also a wonderful fella.  This ep covers Smithy's early days in the nets with his Dad, the international stage, believing in your game, the passing of his great mate Phillip Hughes, an in-depth discussion on batting, the toughest of times, Joffra and The Ashes and the work...

105: Steve Smith (Pt B) 26.08.2020

#TheHowieGames | Steve Smith is a once in a generation cricketer. One of the greatest batsmen the game has ever seen.  Steve is also a wonderful fella.  This ep covers Smithy's early days in the nets with his Dad, the international stage, believing in your game, the passing of his great mate Phillip Hughes, an in-depth discussion on batting, the toughest of times, Joffra and The Ashes and the work...

Episode 105: Steve Smith (Player Profile) 19.08.2020

#TheHowieGames | If you haven't checked out our new content, The Player Profile, then it is time to! Steve Smith's full ep drops next Thursday, but in this player profile, you will hear about Smithy's love of chocolate, why his first job lasted 3 shifts, his greatest fear and much more. One of the world's best cricketers, as you have never heard him before! ❤️ ------ Follow The Howie Games on Inst...

104: Scotty James (Pt A) 12.08.2020

#TheHowieGames | Scotty James is the best snowboarder on the planet. At age 26, he lives in a world very different to the majority of our guests - A world of social media relevance, sponsor content and image. Scotty, love him to bits, rebels against this modern approach where he can. He is unashamedly forging his own path, doing everything in his power to be the best athlete he can be. This is a d...

104: Scotty James (Pt B) 12.08.2020

#TheHowieGames | Scotty James is the best snowboarder on the planet. At age 26, he lives in a world very different to the majority of our guests - A world of social media relevance, sponsor content and image. Scotty, love him to bits, rebels against this modern approach where he can. He is unashamedly forging his own path, doing everything in his power to be the best athlete he can be. This is a d...

104: Scotty James (Player Profile) 05.08.2020

#TheHowieGames | Scotty James is the best snowboarder on the planet. At age 26, he lives in a world very different to the majority of our guests - A world of social media relevance, sponsor content and image. Scotty, love him to bits, rebels against this modern approach where he can. He is unashamedly forging his own path, doing everything in his power to be the best athlete he can be. This is a d...

103: Ian Baker-Finch (Pt A) 29.07.2020

#TheHowieGames | This journey through Ian's life has something for everyone. The early days cruising to tournaments in his valiant, all the way to the world stage playing with the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson and later, a young Tiger Woods.  Finchy tells some great stories about his crowning moment when he won the 1991 Open Championship.  He is also brutally honest about how he lost his g...

103: Ian Baker-Finch (Pt B) 29.07.2020

#TheHowieGames | This journey through Ian's life has something for everyone. The early days cruising to tournaments in his valiant, all the way to the world stage playing with the likes of Jack Nicklaus and Tom Watson and later, a young Tiger Woods.  Finchy tells some great stories about his crowning moment when he won the 1991 Open Championship.  He is also brutally honest about how he lost his g...

103: Ian Baker-Finch (Player Profile) 22.07.2020

#TheHowieGames | The full Ian Baker-Finch episode will drop next Thursday...But here's the 1991 Open Champion's player profile.  You won't hear this gear in the main episode. Playing golf with Donald Trump and Michael Jordan, why Dire Straits rock Finchy's world, his most prized possession and plenty more! Why wouldn't ya listen!  ------ Follow The Howie Games on Instagram: https://www.instagram.c...

102: Michael Holding (Pt A) 15.07.2020

#TheHowieGames | Michael Holding was a mainstay of one of the most feared, loved and dominant teams world cricket has ever seen, the mighty West Indians of the 1970s and 80s.  This episode meanders through Michael’s early years growing up in Jamaica, reaching a point where Mikey was the most graceful, beautiful, captivating quick-man the game had seen.  Michael also talks extensively about his fea...

102: Michael Holding (Pt B) 15.07.2020

#TheHowieGames | Michael Holding was a mainstay of one of the most feared, loved and dominant teams world cricket has ever seen, the mighty West Indians of the 1970s and 80s.  This episode meanders through Michael’s early years growing up in Jamaica, reaching a point where Mikey was the most graceful, beautiful, captivating quick-man the game had seen.  Michael also talks extensively about his fea...

102: Michael Holding (Player Profile) 08.07.2020

#TheHowieGames | Please welcome a new addition to The Howie Games team... the Player Profile! Just like you used to get in your old school magazine. A quick, positive, quirky hit about next week's guest. Old time specials like favourite food and music, with a few modern variations thrown in. We kick things off with legendary Jamaican fast bowler and elite broadcaster, Michael Holding. ------ Follo...

101: Martin Potter (Pt A) 01.07.2020

#TheHowieGames | Martin Potter is the 1989 World Surfing Champion, but you don't need to have any interest in surfing to take something from this episode. "Pottz" tells some wild tales in this chat…from growing up in South Africa in the apartheid era to joining a group of tough, competitive, aggressive surfers on tour as a 15 year old! He discusses family relationships, the wave that defined his l...

101: Martin Potter (Pt B) 01.07.2020

#TheHowieGames | Martin Potter is the 1989 World Surfing Champion, but you don't need to have any interest in surfing to take something from this episode.  "Pottz" tells some wild tales in this chat…from growing up in South Africa in the apartheid era to joining a group of tough, competitive, aggressive surfers on tour as a 15 year old!  He discusses family relationships, the wave that defined his...

101: Martin Potter (Prelude - The Impact of Coronavirus) 01.07.2020

#TheHowieGames | Martin Potter is the 1989 World Surfing Champion, but you don't need to have any interest in surfing to take something from this episode. "Pottz" tells some wild tales in this chat…from growing up in South Africa in the apartheid era to joining a group of tough, competitive, aggressive surfers on tour as a 15 year old! He discusses family relationships, the wave that defined his l...

100: Adam Scott (Pt A) 24.06.2020

THE TON. WOOHOO!  #TheHowieGames | Adam Scott has a brilliant story. A story that will forever be etched in Australian sporting history and Adam tells it in this episode in such a relaxed, entertaining, reflective and funny manner.  Adam is a pretty private person and I hadn’t heard a lot of these stories. From his early years, mind games when taking on Tiger, dealing with pressure, the pain of th...

100: Adam Scott (Pt B) 24.06.2020

THE TON. WOOHOO!  #TheHowieGames | Adam Scott has a brilliant story. A story that will forever be etched in Australian sporting history and Adam tells it in this episode in such a relaxed, entertaining, reflective and funny manner.  Adam is a pretty private person and I hadn’t heard a lot of these stories. From his early years, mind games when taking on Tiger, dealing with pressure, the pain of th...

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