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We're sporting some takes beyond fantasy and pop culture, hosted by Mat Harrison of Fanball.com, Fantasy Football Weekly and Fantasy Football Almost Daily.
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Australian rugby once had $40 million in the bank. Crowds over 100,000. TV audiences of 3 million. Today the Wallabies have sunk to their lowest world ranking ever. Off the field rugby is a "war zone" with a $20 million deficit last year alone. The Breakdown is a gripping podcast investigation from The Australian, exploring just how far "the game they play in heaven" has fallen - and why. Jessica Halloran and Claire Harvey have interviewed everyone from ex-PMs and billionaires to Wallabies l ...
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My Sister's Secrets is the gripping story of one woman's quest to get justice for her sister - and along the way, to uncover the hidden places in her family, and all our families. In this first episode, you meet Alexandra Tapp who died at just 32, haunted by the predators in her own family. Now her sister is on a quest for justice. My Sister's Secr…
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Introducing: What Really Happened in Wuhan
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Investigative journalist Sharri Markson goes deep into the secret history of Covid-19. In a series of exclusive interviews - from Donald Trump and Mike Pompeo to intelligence chiefs and Chinese dissidents - Markson takes us inside the investigation behind her bestselling book and documentary, to explore what really happened in Wuhan and beyond. In …
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The never-before-told story of how rugby nearly died altogether, the voices of those people keeping passion alive at the grassroots, and the sharp reality facing rugby if it is to ever recover in Australia. To listen to all six episodes of The Breakdown first, read the journalism and take the multimedia experience search for and download The Austra…
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How rugby lost its golden player, featuring exclusive words from former Prime Minister John Howard, and a glimpse inside the locker room where Michael Cheika reveals how he handled the fallout with his players. For the first time, we reveal what really happened inside the boardroom. To listen to all six episodes of The Breakdown first, read the jou…
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Billionaire Andrew Forrest and the frantic battle to reshape the game, amid roiling uncertainty at head office and looming disaster on the field. To listen to all six episodes of The Breakdown first, read the journalism and take the multimedia experience search for and download The Australian app at your app store. Or take out a subscription at the…
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A heartstopping England field goal broke Australian rugby’s heart in 2003 - and precipitated a terminal slide. We explore how union headhunted league’s superstars, hear ex-Wallabies shed a tear for what’s been lost and tell the ripping yarn of a rugby-related burglary at The Lodge. To listen to all six episodes of The Breakdown first, read the jour…
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For the first time, Olympic boss John Coates, rugby ex-supremo John O’Neill and the leading lights of Australian sport talk about the schoolboy rugby game that triggered mayhem, the futile efforts to reform the code and the seeds of today’s chaos. To listen to all six episodes of The Breakdown first, read the journalism and take the multimedia expe…
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How has rugby fallen so far? Why isn’t the Wallabies’ greatest-ever try scorer coaching in Australia? Why do even private school kids struggle to name a Wallaby? Why are foreign coaches dominating the game? What happened to the $40m World Cup windfall? Why are clubs closing? Can anyone save rugby union? To listen to all six episodes of The Breakdow…
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Search for and download The Australian's app to hear The Breakdown first. To read about The Breakdown and dive deeper into the multimedia experience take out a subscription at theaustralian.com.au/thebreakdown or download The Australian app at your app store See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…
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Explosive Output #14 - DIGGS! The Minneapolis Miracle!
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Appropriate that episode #14 is the same number as Stefon Diggs, today Mat Harrison, Scott Fish and Fanball's Sam Schumacher talk about the thrilling Vikings victory over the New Orleans Saints in the NFC Divisional Round Playoff. Mat talks about his experience of watching it from the Xcel Energy Center with a raucous crowd geared up for a Minnesot…
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Explosive Output #13 - Week 15 NFL Power Rankings with 2V and Fish
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Mat, 2V and Fish go over Week 15 of the NFL season and release our BCS playoff bracket and power rankings. It's a better playoff if the NFL just let's us decide who is in and who is out.By Explosive Output
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Explosive Output #12 - Week 14 Power Rankings
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NFL Week 14 is almost in the books, so it's time for the POWER RANKINGS. Mat, 2V and Fish go over the week that was, rank the teams based on their power and then enjoy a special visit from Peyton Manning and Kermit the Frog.By Explosive Output
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Explosive Output #11 - Week 13 NFL Power Rankings
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Mat, Fish and 2V go over the highlights and lowlights of Week 13 and deliver our NFL power rankings. Also we ponder the idea that if the NFL playoffs were held like a BCS tournament, how would that go.By Explosive Output
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Explosive Output #10 - Week 12 Power Rankings with Fish and 2V
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Mat, Fish and 2V review the action in Week 12 from a reality and fantasy standpoint. Who is this Alvin Kamara? Why are the Patriots better than the 10-1 Eagles? Just where do we slot the Packers, Jaguars, Chiefs, Chargers and Rams this week? Answers to these questions and more that you didn't ask are on today's ExOut pod.…
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Explosive Output #9 - Chef Aaron Hagerdorn
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Mat reserves a table to chat with Chef Aaron Hagerdorn, Head Chef at Main Street Farmer located in St. Michael, Minnesota. Chef Aaron talks about his journey to get where he is now, which food anyone can cook to impress others, and shares some of the local techniques he's learned along the way. If you're hungry after listening to this (and you will…
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Explosive Output #8 - Week 11 NFL Power Rankings with Fish and 2V
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Mat, Fish and 2V review the week that was in the NFL and update our power rankings. How much did we punish the Chiefs? Which AFC West team will be there to challenge KC for the title? Is there a reason for the first two rounds of the AFC playoffs? Are the Vikings legit? All those answers and more, today on ExOut. Also, listen to episode #7 with Rya…
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Ryan O'Flanagan joins today's podcast. You may know Ryan from Funny or Die's "overly excited tourist," the sketch comedy trio Dead Kevin, Netflix's American Vandal. He also has appeared in Fox's New Girl, Last Call with Carson Daly and as a voice on American Dad. If you're in the Twin Cities, Ryan is standing up comedically at Sisyphus Brewing Comp…
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Mat sits down with John Tuvey to cover a whole slew of topics from Tuvey's start in fantasy football to the time Tuvey rolled a bowling ball down a giant hill. 1:34 How Tuvey got his start in fantasy football - 2:59 | Tuvey's shining college football moment - 7:49 | Offensive line nerdery - 12:15 | The joys of parenting - 21:39 | Miscellaneous ques…
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Explosive Output #5 - Week 10 NFL Power Rankings with Fish and 2V
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Fish and 2V join the show to recap the NFL weekend and argue their power rankings. Thoughts on the reality power and the fantasy relevance of players as we hit the home stretch for the playoff push. Sure, we've already told you that Jacksonville and Tennessee will meet for the AFC South Championship on Sunday Night Flex Football in Week 17, but wha…
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Mat brings Timberwolves Digital Content Manager Kyle Ratke on to dicuss how he got to the Wolves, what it was like to travel with the team to China, and he shares a superb Corey Brewer story. Venmo birthday gifts - 1:45 | How Kyle got his start - 4:15 | Coming back home to Minnesota - 11:25 | Wolves job - 15:50 | Favorite former Wolves plus a Corey…
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Explosive Output #3 - Week 9 NFL Power Rankings
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Mat, Tuvey, and Fish sit down to discuss some of the more memorable moments of Week 9 and share their Top 12 teams in the league. Worst teams - 2:05 | RIP Deshaun Watson - 13:15 | The Washington-Seattle conundrum - 26:30 | Power Rankings - 33:24 | Upside-down conference championship weekend - 38:00 |…
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Fanball.com's Scott Fish joins Mat to chat about growing up in Minnesota, why manual labor jobs are actually enjoyable, and how much money it would take for Scott to eat a single pickle. Origin of Fish - :58 | Fantasy Football - 10:30 | Most- and least-favorite sports-watching moments - 18:25 | The fantasy industry - 24:20 | Five best Twitter follo…
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Brian Johnson joins Mat for a talk about all the trouble he got in as a mischevious youth in Jersey. We talk growing up in both Minnesota and the east coast, youth sports triumph, our favorite sports moments we've seen in person, drinking and things Brian sucks at.By Explosive Output
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