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Join hosts Es Baraheni and Lauren Gunn as they bring you all the latest news and analysis from the world of the NBA. With two episodes per week, you'll get your basketball fix and stay up to date on everything happening in the league. Whether you're a die-hard fan or just a casual follower, this podcast has something for everyone.
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One day, female athletes will be recognised by their achievements, not by their gender. Until then, we'll keep sharing the stories of epic Aussie female athletes. Join Olympic Gold Medallist, Chloe Dalton, as she chats with World Champions, fellow Olympians, and athletes at the top of their game. Listen to our weekly episodes of the wrap - news and highlights about women's sports news.
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Education Perspectives podcast explores the challenges and opportunities in education from birth through productive work. Everyone seems to agree in principle that education is important. So, why is it so hard for us to get to a system that works for our society as it exists today? Taking the 30,000-foot view to look at the entirety of our multiple systems so that we might begin to plot a course toward transformational change is worthwhile. This type of change cannot happen until people are ...
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Mort invited Lauren Gunn to join the show, and the two discuss their NBA storylines to follow for the 2024-2025 season. Listen in, as Mort & Lauren discuss Dereck Lively, Zach LaVine, the Charlotte Hornets, Denver Nuggets, and much, much more. Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook https://www.fanduel.com/research/ncaab…
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Jack Quantrill visits the pod, and he's brought five names of players who could - for one reason or another - get traded either before, or during, the upcoming NBA season. Listen in, as Mort & Jack discuss some potentially changing power dynamics within the league. Check out Jack at The Drop Step on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/TheDropStepNBA …
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From age 12, Elle Steele knew she wanted to become a Paralympian. Even better, she knew she wanted to become a Paralympic Gold medallist. At just 17 years old she achieved that dream, representing Australia at the Sydney 2000 Games, and breaking the 400 metres freestyle record on the way. After retiring from swimming, she made the switch to Wheelch…
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A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds: Our Aussie Paralympians are winning plenty of medals in Paris, Football Australia have announced a new broadcast deal and Angel Reese has set the record for the most rebounds in a single WNBA season (plus she has the treats for movie night covered). For the key story, …
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Jamieson Leeson is the reigning Boccia world champion in the BC3 pairs event. While the 21-year old only took up Boccia six years ago, she started her career off with a bang. Winning a gold medal at her first competition - Australia’s New South Wales State Titles. Since then she’s gone from strength to strength including winning the individual silv…
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Mort's invited Keith Smith along to discuss how Eastern Conference teams did during the offseason, while also looking ahead to the upcoming season. Listen in, as Mort & Keith discuss the weird Atlanta Hawks, the strong minimum contracts made by the Milwaukee Bucks, and why both of them are skeptical of the Josh Giddey fit in Chicago. Odds via FanDu…
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A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds: Caitlin Clark has set another record, Patterson and Olyslagers are on the high jump podium again, and Australia will have the most women’s singles competitors in 35 years For the key story, we chat about how the NWSL has become the first major U.S. professional sports …
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Mort's back after announcing the Olympics, and he's invited Ryan Blackburn along to discuss how Western Conference teams did during the offseason, while also looking ahead to the upcoming season. Listen in, as Mort & Ryan discuss the exciting Sacramento Kings, the not-so-exciting Los Angeles Clippers, and whatever the heck the Portland Trail Blazer…
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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 16 Dr. Lyn Sharratt Quote of the Podcast – Hope is NOT a strategy in Teaching Introduction of Guest BIO – Lyn Sharratt is a highly sought-after expert in the field of education. A distinguished practitioner, researcher, author, and presenter, she has dedicated her career to turning cutting-edge research into practical guida…
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Noemie Fox is the first-ever Olympic champion in the women’s kayak cross. While she comes from a family of paddling royalty, the youngest Fox wasn’t always in love with the sport. A self-described, late bloomer, it wasn’t until age 15 that Noemie found her love for water sports. Growing up alongside her Olympic Champion sister, Noemie kept falling …
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A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds: Kasia Niewiadoma has won the Tour de France Femmes with the closest finish in the race's history, the Cronulla Sharks have continued their unbeaten run in the NRLW and Aussie cricketer Georgia Redmayne picked up her second player of the match in a row, in 'The Hundred'…
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XJ and Geoff of The Hot Hand Theory join the podcast to talk All-NBA First Timers! Listen in as we each drop our 5 players that we’re picking to earn All-NBA Team honors for the first time in their career. It’s a passionate, analytical and competitive episode with some truly “nerd-pilled” NBA analysts telling you who’s about to have the best season…
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The GOAT of Australian Basketball. Every time we hear that phrase, one particular athlete always springs to mind. And considering she’s just become the first Australian to win FIVE medals across FIVE Games, there’s no better time to have her back on the pod. It’s been almost two years since we spoke to Lauren Jackson and during that time she was ge…
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A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds: the Aussie women have carried at the Paris Olympics - claiming 32 of Australia's 53 medals, the Broncos have broken a club record in their win over the Titans and A.C. Milan has a new pregnancy policy. For the key story, we chat about the results of a new survey, that’…
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Jack Quantrill (TheDropStepNBA) continues the August takeover of the NBA Podcast with Canadian Basketball expert Esfandiar Baraheni (JustEsBaraheni) joining to talk future Olympic teams! Listen in as Jack and Es predict the 12 man rosters for team USA and team Canada while discussing the current Olympic Basketball tournament too. Will Jayson Tatum …
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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 15 Tyler Murphy Chair of the Fayette County Board of Education Quote of the Podcast: "Education is not preparation for life, but life itself." - John Dewey Introduction of Guest BIO – Tyler Murphy serves as Chair of the Fayette County Board of Education. He is a National Board Certified Teacher at Boyle County High School, …
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Rachael Gunn, better known as ‘RayGun’ is Australia’s top-ranked B-girl. She’s always had a love for dancing, but it wasn’t until her twenties that she fell in love with breaking. Coming fresh off victory in the 2023 Oceania Breaking Championships, RayGun is ready to dance her way into the Paris Games, where breaking will make its Olympic debut. By…
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There are still 10 franchises who've yet to hold the Larry O'Brien aloft in NBA history. Listen in as Jack Quantrill (@TheDropStep_NBA) and Dan Favale (@danfavale) go through each team yet to win an NBA championship and rank them by how likely we think they are to break that duck. Can Mat Ishbia and Steve Balmer drive their respective franchises to…
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Nat Cook is an Olympic gold medalist, in beach volleyball. She became the first Australian woman to compete at five Olympic Games in her sport. When Beach Volleyball made its Olympic debut in 1996, Nat and her playing partner Kerry Pottharst claimed bronze. But the dynamic duo are best known for winning gold at Sydney 2000 on the sands of Bondi Bea…
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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) is joined by Dan Favale (@danfavale) and Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) along with Bleacher Report editors Jay Dunbar (@JayDunOnTheRun) and Joey Akeley (@Jakeley_BR). This time, they're re-drafting the 2019 through 2023 NBA draft classes. Follo…
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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 14 Kiauna Browning Coleman Quote of the Podcast: "Never help a child with a task at which he feels he can succeed." Maria Montessori Introduction of Guest BIO – Kiauna Browning Coleman is an educator, coach, and innovator who believes in creating spaces that are safe, comfortable, and conducive to learning and growth in all…
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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) is joined by Dan Favale (@danfavale) and Grant Hughes (@gt_hughes) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) along with Bleacher Report editors Jay Dunbar (@JayDunOnTheRun) and Joey Akeley (@Jakeley_BR). Their mission? Build superteams that could take down the Boston Celtics in 20…
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The Tillies are the Australian football team taking the country and the world by storm. But behind every great football team, there’s an amazing team of experts working behind the scenes, incredible women who help to manage the Matildas. On today’s episode, we meet Ann Odong, the Media and PR Manager for the Matildas. Ann is responsible for making …
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A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds: the Adelaide Thunderbirds are into the Super Netball Grand Final after a convincing win over the Vixens, Pole Vault champion Nina Kennedy has won her fifth consecutive event this year and Angel City FC is set to become the most valuable professional women's sports team…
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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the team-building lessons they learned about the NBA's new collective bargaining agreement this offseason. 3:30: How the middle class got crushed 20:17: Are second apron concerns overblown? 33:02: Teams picking a direction 39:53: Fewer full max contrac…
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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss what Jalen Brunson's new $156 million extension means for the New York Knicks and the possible leaguewide ramifications. 3:00: The future of this podcast 11:52: What Brunson's extension means for the Knicks 25:45: Where does this leave Julius Randle? 4…
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Have you ever wondered how active women fuel their bodies? Sally Walker is an advanced sports dietician who’s worked across more than twenty-five different sporting programs, including as the lead dietician at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games. Meanwhile, Jelena Savic is a naturopath with over thirteen years of experience in the health and fitness indus…
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The Tillies are the Australian football team taking the country and the world by storm. But behind every great football team, there’s an amazing team of experts working behind the scenes, incredible women who help to manage the Matilda’s. On today’s episode we meet Gina Rees. She’s the Team Manager at the Tillies who’s responsible for what she call…
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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) and special guest Dan Favale (@danfavale) of the Hardwood Knocks podcast (@HardwoodKnocks) put all 30 teams into tiers after the bulk of free agency. 1:50: The title favorites 21:28: The biggest threats to the contenders 42:12: Solid playoff teams 59:44: The play-in teams 1:22:45: The re…
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PODCAST Season 2 EPISODE 13 Claudett Edie Library Media Specialist, Leestown Middle School Introduction of Guest BIO – Claudett Edie, a former High School English and Science teacher, is not just an educator, but a passionate advocate for Project-Based Learning (PBL). With over a decade of experience in PBL, she brings a wealth of knowledge and ded…
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Basketballer Emma Clarke pushes for perfection in every aspect of her life. The Sydney Flames forward loves the grit and grind of the sport and is already one of the best three-point shooters in Australia. But it was during her first 3X3 basketball camp, that she and her competitive streak finally met their match. Take your performance to the next …
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The Tillies are the Australian football team taking the country and the world by storm. But behind every great football team, there’s an amazing team of experts working behind the scenes, incredible women who help to manage the Matildas. Georgia Brown is the Assistant Sports Scientist at the Tillies, who is changing the game when it comes to resear…
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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the biggest moves from the first few days of 2024 NBA free agency. 1:15: Paul George and Andre Drummond to the Sixers 14:59: Isaiah Harteinstein to the Thunder 24:24: Derrick Jones Jr., Nic Batum and Kris Dunn to the Clippers 32:11: Klay Thompson and N…
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Trigger warning: this episode mentions an eating disorder. If this impacts you and you feel like you need support, contact The Butterfly Foundation on 1800 ED HOPE (1800 33 4673). In 2019, middle distance runner Catriona become the first Australian woman in a decade to break the two-minute barrier in the 800m. Later that year, she set a new Austral…
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A weekly podcast covering women’s sports news. Taking a look around the grounds: the Queensland Maroons have won the first-ever women's State of Origin decider, the Aussie Gems U18’s basketball team have claimed back-to-back Asian Cups and Mia Kretzer has become the youngest person to win an X Games gold medal. For the key story, we’ll chat about a…
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In this episode of The NBA Podcast, Morten Jensen (@msjnba) and Bryan Toporek (@btoporek) discuss the biggest winners and losers from the 2024 NBA draft and preview the big dominoes yet to fall in free agency. Follow us on Twitter: @TheNBAPod Odds via FanDuel Sportsbook: https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba https://www.fanduel.com/research…
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