Wrong Bias - Bowls Podcast

On Show 66 Irish Eyes Are Smiling the lads are joined by Ireland’s rising star Shauna O’Neill.  We discuss Shauna’s Four Nations success at Glasgow, her preparations for the Commonwealth Games and her recent visit down under for the World Bowls Champion of Champions. The lads also discover what AI thinks of the Podcast.  You can catch the full episode via our website and via the link https://www.b...

On show 65 “Paco’s The Man” we are joined by the current World Indoor Singles Champion Robert Paxton. We look back at his Potters success; touch on the recent Home International Series and Rob opens up on his biggest challenge in the sport. It’s down Memory lane for Bolty as we go back 20 years when a skinny kid reached the Quarter Finals at Potters. You can catch the full episode via our website...

On our 2025 Boxing Day special we are joined by the Bowls Buddies (www.bowlsbuddies.com) Steve Clamp and Ian Gill, we discuss the success they are currently having in bringing new faces to the sport.  As its Christmas our little Elf Jason Parkinson makes his annual pilgrimage to the show to discuss all things Great British Bowls and we look at the up and coming World Indoor Championships event at...

On Show 63 “Take A Bowe Nicola” we are joined by the Bowls England Junior Team Manager Nicola Bowe, we chat all things Junior and delve into her new role, we also touch on a county close to Nicola’s  heart  Cumbria. There is also a bit of Gina G to loosen up your vocal chords.  As usual you can access the podcast via our website at www.wrongbias.com or via the following link https://www.buzzsprout...

On Show 62 “Twist & Shout” it is back to basics with just the two lads having a catch up over the last couple of months.  If you have a smart speaker you can also ask it "play podcast wrongbias"  You can also now listen to the show via our YouTube Channel   Thanks to our Pocket Rocket and Bowls Wear Direct ( www.bowlsweardirect.com ) for their support of the podcast plus to our strea...

On Show 61 "Aaron To The Top Sixteen" we are joined by Norfolk’s Aaron Johnson to discuss his Hong Kong experience, the lads great run in the Scottish Open and the long wait for a WBT top sixteen place to be confirmed, we also dig into the lads memory of those dramatic last ends in the 2024 Under 25 Indoor Singles final. We also discuss the Bowls England & EIBA amalgamation delve int...

And on our 60th show “The Complete Anderson” we are joined by the current WBT number one ranked player Scotland’s Stewart Anderson for a good old natter about the recent World Indoor Championships and the lads hopes for Glasgow 2026.. We look at a format in bowls that needs to be kicked into touch and react to the disappointing YouTube decision to take down a popular bowls streaming platform. If y...

On Show 59 we are joined by the new WBT Scottish International Open Champion Jason Banks. Just like a bus service when one Jason turns up another one turns up and we are joined by our little mate Jason Parkinson to give the low down on the new Great British Bowls idea.  Thanks to Lean2Succeed and to Bowls Wear Direct (www.bowlsweardirect.com) for their support of the podcast plus to our streaming...

And on show 58 the lads are joined for a chat by James Rippey after his success in the summer nationals and more recently qualifying for the World Pairs at the Potters Resort. One of us gets a lot of his chest and a fine one it is.  The big lad compares his first trip to Leamington with Worthing and a quick look back at our trip to East Leake for the GBBA Family Pairs and a bit more. You can ask A...

Show 57 “Just The Two Of Us”  It has been a few months since our dulcet tones hit the air waves but we are pleased to be back. The clue is in the title and it is just Stadler & Waldoff getting back to basics.   We touch on the recent PBA developments, the new WBS Rankings, International Bowls, give a review to the new AERO grip and discuss how to tie a shoe lace with a pair of boxing gloves on...

Welcome to show 56 of the Wrong Bias Podcast - “If At First You Don’t Succeed......””    Well it’s like putting your hand in a bag of revels and pulling out the orange one as we welcome back our old mucker Paul Hartley back to the podcast for a chat. And if that’s not enough for you then you dip into the bag again and pick out the malteaser as we catch up with Torquay’s finest Sam Tolchard for a c...

Welcome to show 55 of the Wrong Bias Podcast  - “Crown to Flat” We are joined by one of the women’s games brightest stars as Solihull’s Emily Kernick pops on for a quick chat. Lean2Succeed’s Jacqueline Henderson pops on to promote the Paul Sharman Aussie Pairs event taking place at the Carterton Bowls club on June 22, the event is raising funds for the RAF Benevolent Fund. You can access the podca...

On our 54th show were joined by the current Bowls England CEO Jon Cockcroft. We discuss the national championships, the current proposed changes to the national competitions, the future of international bowls and of course our favourite word change. As always thanks to our sponsors Lean2Succeed, Renton Wealth Management and welcome to our new competition sponsor BowlsWear Direct. We hope you enjoy...

On our Boxing Day 2023 show we are joined by three old friends of the podcast. Lorraine Khuler and Katherine Rednall join us to discuss their recent success  in the World's down under.  Our little mate Jason Parkinson looks back on his recent trip to Cyprus for the Atlantic Senior Fours. We kick the can down on the Commonwealth Games, Coaches (not the 52 seat type), Bowls England chat and a b...

Welcome to our 52nd podcast “It’s Good To Talk” We are joined by our little mate Jason Parkinson for a chat about something close to the lad’s heart and a bit of a taboo subject within the male population.  There is our usual chit chat (and that’s not rhyming slang before you ask)and we give a review of the excellent WBT  West Lothian Scottish International Open......... oh and one of us goes off...

Well here is our 51st podcast “Single Cream”  We are joined by both Bowls England four bowl singles champions Kent’s Lewis King and Somerset’s Stef Branfield to discuss their success at Leamington. It’s the season to be surveyed so Richie is let loose on one and we touch on the recent action down under. We would like to welcome Top Rink Bowls as our new competition sponsor but it would be very rem...

Well here it is our 50th podcast “The Real Mckie.” Bolty kept things under wraps and had a surprise mystery guest which was even a mystery to the mystery guest…… the clue is in the title.  We preview the World Outdoor Championships down under and put Bolty in the hot seat in a quiz.  As its our 50th we also take a fond look back at some of the previous podcasts.  As always thanks to the good folk...

On our 49th podcast we are joined by one of the podcasts biggest  supporters Lean2Succeed's Jacqueline Henderson. We discuss how she got into the sport and why she decided to support the sport. The lads have a catch up on the latest PBA news and some World Bowls chat.  As a bonus Bolty gives his pointers and advice to any new starters on the choice of bowls. Any Comments feel free to leave th...

On show 48 “It’s A Hard Knock Life” we are joined by Annie (hence the title... Bolty gets paid pennies for coming up with these titles) Dunham as we look by at her experience in the recent women’s Home International series at Abbeyview.  Bolty gets down to the nitty gritty on his England return and we hammer our final nail in an outdoor format. As always thanks to the good folk at XX20.  We hope y...

On our 47th podcast “Walker Banks The World’s” we are joined by the new World Indoor Champion Jamie Walker to discuss his win at Potters. We are also joined by our old mate Paul Hartley as we find out how he found his first playing experience on the infamous portable rink. Plus we take a little bit of a look back at our time at Potters. Thanks as always to XX:20 for their sponsorship of the podcas...

Part 2 of our Boxing Show will become show 46 “When Harry Met Bolty”  We catch up again with England’s latest indoor Under 25 World Champion Harry Goodwin, we talk about his Australia ambitions and discuss the current under 25 scene. There is another brief encounter with Les Gillett and Jason Parkinson plus we relive a couple of our highlights from 2022. We hope you enjoy joy and thanks as always...

On our 2022 Boxing Day show we are joined by two current world champions. After his recent IIBC Under 25 title win in Ireland we chat with Harry Goodwin (and there is more in part 2) With the World Indoor event at Potters coming up we are joined by the current champion Les Gillett and WBT Director and PBA secretary our good friend Jason Parkinson. Any Comments feel free to leave them.... good or b...

Our 44th podcast “Short And Sweet” is now live and it is literally short and sweet, you can decide who is short and who is sweet. As a lead up to Christmas we give the recent Scottish International Open the once over, there is a catch up on our final live streaming road trip of the year and we doff our caps to the “dashing” Sam Tolchard on his recent World Champion of Champions success, plus a lit...

In show 43 "#sufferingbuffering" the lads go hands-free for the first of a new indoor season.    As one season closes another starts, in the show the lads review the Bowls England championships highlighting the good and the need for improvement.  They discuss some recent Channel Four exposure for the sport.  The PBA qualifiers feature heavily as the lads have been out in the rickshaw doi...

Our 42nd Show titled “It’s A Brum Life” is now live. During the show Stadler & Waldoff look back at the recent Commonwealth Games held at Birmingham, we also give our verdict on the much talked about BBC TV coverage of the sport. We also discuss a Commonwealth Games demo “sport” that is ESPORTS. An alternate Games event gets a deserved mention plus there is a around up of the PBA Qualifiers. F...