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I'm Rex Hunt & You're Not - Who is Rodney Hogg? 0:42 - Earliest memories of going to the footy 7:40 - Hoggy joins Northcote cricket club 12:06 - Overlooked by Victoria 14:03 - Joining the South Australian state side 16:27 - Fastest bowler in the world comp 17:23 - Test debut 26:16 - Rebel tour of South Africa See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy…
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I'm Rex Hunt & You're Not - Who is Ian Chappell? 0:45 - Ian's early memories going to the Adelaide Oval 3:40 - Ian's love of Baseball 4:59 - State cricket comes calling 7:32 - The 231st Test cricketer 8:35 - Bill Lawry 10:33 - Two Chappells in the Australian side 13:17 - The ugly Australians 16:16 - Lillee and Thomo 19:16 - World Series Cricket 24:…
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I'm Rex Hunt & You're Not - Who is Bob Skilton? 1:00 - Bob Skilton's early life 3:12 - Bob, the VFA and Port Melbourne 4:28 - Bob arrives at South Melbourne 5:58 - Bob's first Brownlow 8:23 - Bob the captain and the coach 11:09 - Norm Smith comes to South Melbourne 13:59 - Bob coaches Melbourne 15:39 - Bob in the media 16:55 - Losing his son 19:25 …
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I'm Rex Hunt & You're Not - Who is Robert Walls 0:30 - 1972 Grand final - Rex v Robert. 5:17 - When Robert first arrived at Carlton. 8:13 - The 1970 Grand Final. 12:35 - The time Rex and Robert swapped jumpers. 14:03 - Robert falling out with Coach Ian Stewart and leaving Carlton. 19:13 - The morning of the 1987 Grand Final - Robert's son wants to …
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'I would describe myself as a full time musician - singer. And I don't know. I've never really wanted to be anything else.' And with that, we were introduced to a big-hearted, big-voiced Melbourne musician who loves what she does and we love it too. With energy to burn, a love to work hard on what she does and a voice - what a voice - Maya is a ref…
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We've all got an opinion on teachers and schools - many of them are mixed when relating to our own experience growing up in the classroom. This episode of Generation Balme sees us chat with three future educators who all have a strong desire to help and inspire the next generation of students coming through our schools. Ally, Atticus and Naomi are …
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When photographer Benny Capp came in for a chat in the Punt Road Oval Studios he brought beers and a grand discussion about the father-child relationship was had. While some see our father or father figure as our mate, for many others it is a relationship that causes us grief, frustration and unhappiness. Why is that so many classify a relationship…
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A third bearded man graced the Generation Balme studios (not its actual name) to discuss the acting process. 'The acting process?' You may well ask. 'What on earth is that?' Well, Justin Lehmann of Justin Lehmann Studio is an acting teacher, purveyor of truth in performance and in life and a mentor to many young actors within Melbourne. A significa…
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In our final episode for 2018, Neil and Will talk with the amazing Sue Sofarnos. A Lacrosse player and coach at International level for more than 30 years, Sue gives insight into the emphatic rise and rise of women's sport in recent years and muses on the dramatic changes in the outlook and investment in women's sport. She also reflects on her incr…
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Neil and Will love Australian literature. The grit, the dusty landscapes, the ocean as the muse and the characters. Brooding, cunning, flawed, frustrated and devilish. So our guest for this episode is someone we had planned to get in for quite some time. Anson Cameron is one of Australia’s most interesting writers. Anson has written a number of cri…
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This week's show is a beauty. Steve Wyatt, a former homicide and sex crimes detective, is now working at Richmond Football Club as part of their welfare and integrity team. Steve joined Neil and William to have a bloody good chat about both his past and present work. The topics of repeat offenders, the cyclical nature of law and order, the challeng…
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Will and Neil tackle the very serious issue of comedy on this edition of Generation Balme. What does the supposed trend toward a more 'politically correct' world mean for comedy in Australia? While Neil's knowledge of Python and Will's love of Peep Show started them on the track, they were still a fair way short of any insight into the internals of…
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The two generations of Balme, WIlliam and Neil continue their exploration of the world and the fascinating people in it. This week their guest is Nick Pearce, the co-founder of Conscious Creative and founder of HoMie, a socially conscious streetwear label.More about Nick Pearce and his work.http://www.theconsciouscreative.orghttps://homie.com.au/…
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On the first episode of season two, Neil and Willie have a conversation with Caterina Politi. Caterina is the founder of Stop. One Punch Can Kill (http://stoponepunchcankill.org/). An organisation working to reduce street and social violence in Australia and provide a deeply personal look into how destructive one punch can be on the lives of commun…
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Where is the line in professional (and for that matter, amateur) sport? Does it really exist? Has it ever really existed? Humanity has a funny way of regulating things, which we found out in the steamy test cricket series between Australia and South Africa. It raised so many questions about how we view sport and how important it is to us. With that…
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William and Neil Balme wanted to always be learning when they catch up for their podcast, but I doubt either of them thought they would learn as much as they did about video games during this episode. Laura Voss is a video game designer and she detailed to Generation Balme everything you would want to know about video game creation, the best games …
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Talking with family and friends about your own mental health is one of the first steps many take on the road to seeking help and releasing the valve on your mental health status. In one of the most revealing and amazing episodes yet, listen as William talks to his dad Neil about his own battles and challenges with his own mental health. Neil is a s…
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The Balme lads are back after a well earned Christmas and New Year break. Neil and William did record this brilliant chat with Mental Health advocate, Simon Hogan just before the break. Simon is a former Geelong footballer that prematurely ended his career as he battled his own mental health concerns of depression and anxiety. Simon is refreshingly…
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