Best Mr. William Harris Podcasts (2024)

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S9 Ep184: Schalk Burger - The Shocking Untold Story Of How He Just Escaped Death - Getting Shot At By The SA Army & Why The Boks Will Beat Ireland 2-0! 52:05

8d ago52:05

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Today we're joined by a hero amongst men, World Cup winner and Ex IRB Player of The Year Schalk Burger to hear all the greatest stories from his illustrious career and also preview the most anticipated Test Series in over a decade when the Boks take on Ireland. From his ruthless schoolboy cricket initiation, to getting shot at by the South African …

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S9 Ep183: Ryan Sidebottom - Swanny Having Phone Sex With His Wife - Strippers With Corrupt Billionaire Allen Stanford & Becoming Best Mates With Robbie Williams! 41:53

15d ago41:53

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As the rugby season comes to a close, we turn our attention to the Cricket World Cup and in doing so we're joined by an England legend and World Cup winner in Ryan Sidebottom. Ryan has some incredible stories to share with us from his 20 year professional career including; the night Graeme Swann had phone sex with his wife, becoming best mates with…

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S9 Ep182: Mark Durden-Smith - Bullying Prince Harry - Getting Harassed By Gwyneth Paltrow's Security & Partying With Katie Price! 50:01

22d ago50:01

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Today we're joined by broadcasting royalty in the wonderful Mark Durden-Smith to discuss his incredible 30+ year career working on TV with some of the biggest celebrities in the world. From getting bustled out of an interview by Gwyneth Paltrow's security guard, to making front page headlines by abusing Prince Harry, partying with Katie Price, gett…

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S9 Ep181: Adam Hollioake - Surviving An Al Qaeda Bombing - Flintoff's Loosest Ever Night Out & Losing £21 Million Over Night! 42:35

29d ago42:35

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Today we're joined by Ex England & Surrey Captain Adam Hollioake to discuss his incredible sporting career which took him from the heights of cricket to then become an undefeated MMA fighter & Boxer back in Australia. We discuss his greatest stories from; illegally partying with Freddie Flintoff to what it was like getting personally abused by the …

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S9 Ep180: Alex Cuthbert - Infernos With Margot Robbie - Exeters Secret Initiation Finally Revealed & The Real Reason He Was Dropped From The Lions! 46:37

1M ago46:37

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Today we're joined by Welsh and Lions legend Alex Cuthbert to discuss his incredible 14 year career in the game and celebrate his best stories from on and off the pitch! Alex reveals the brutality of Gatland's World Cup training camp last year which led to his injury, the messiest pre-season trip he's ever been onto with Wales in Istanbul, the day …

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S9 Ep179: Alfie Barbeary - Chucked Out Of Bath's Christmas Party - Shitting Himself Having Physio & Getting Verbally Abused By Eddie Jones! 46:04

1M ago46:04

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The loosest man in professional rugby and huge fan of the podcast is joining us today to celebrate his incredible career so far & shower us in some of the most outrageous and entertaining stories we've ever been graced with. From being abused multiple times by Eddie Jones in England camps, to having Bath Head Coach Johan Van Graan in a headlock at …

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Anne Rice Interview With A Vampire Writer 15:23

1M ago15:23

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Send us a Text Message. Anne Rice talks about creating Interview With A Vampire from the idea to the book. Raised in a fertile breeding ground for fantasy and horror, Anne Rice , was schooled by the local legends and graveyards of New Orleans. She highlights the different aspects of New Orleans culture from spending afternoons picnicking in graveya…

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S9 Ep178: John Smit - Drunkenly Knocking Jean De Villiers Out Cold - Having His Penis Exposed On National TV & Why The Lions Refused To Have Beers With The Boks In 2009! 52:06

2M ago52:06

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Today we bring you a heroic figure in South African rugby, the legendary captain of the 2007 World Cup winning team and all round rugby superstar John Smit. John takes us through his incredible career in rugby from the highs of uniting South Africa through the World Cup to the lows of the dirtiest intiations he was forced to do and having his manho…

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Paquito D'Rivera Childhood Prodigy to a 74 year old Double Grammy Winner in 2023 9:26

2M ago9:26

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Send us a Text Message. Paquito's story from childhood who followed his virtuoso father into playing and composing Latin, Jazz and Classical. His lifetime of musical partnership and friendships with Chucho Valdes, Dizzy Gillespie, Daniel Ponce, Arturo Sandoval and other musical greats.He pays tribute to bandmates from Irakere, Orquesta Cubana and o…

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Wayne Shorter's Atlantis Interview The Best Album You Never Heard 12:50

2M ago12:50

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Send us a Text Message. Wayne Shorter took a huge musical and spiritual leap forward with Atlantis, his first recording as a leader after an11 year hiatus. 00:33 He talks about the collaboration and creation with the artists he recorded it with and how it transcended the norms for composition something he was criticized for in music class, 01:19 "Y…

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S9 Ep177: Tom Shanklin - Russian Poolette - Wales Teams Trip To Australia's Red Light District & David Flatman's Wanking Scandal! 47:46

2M ago47:46

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We're back for series 2 and we're kicking it off with Wales and Lions legend Tom Shanklin and I must warn you, albeit we're 174 Eps in, I don't know if we've ever had a funnier guest with better stories than this one! Tom takes us through his incredible career from; Clive Woodward begging him to come and play for England, to him doing the greatest …

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S9 Ep176: EXCLUSIVE - Nickelback - Becoming The 'Most Hated Band In The World', Getting Bottled Off Stage In Portugal & Naked Jiu-Jitsu! 48:44

3M ago48:44

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We're honoured to be joined in person by Billboards “most successful rock band of the decade” - Nickelback all the way over from Canada via Los Angeles. The band have written some of the greatest rock songs in history including 'Rockstar' & 'How You Remind Me' and have sold over 50 million records worldwide. However, their vast success in the mid-2…

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S9 Ep175: Ben Youngs - Eddie Jones's Craziest Stories - Leicester's Brutal Initiations & The Best Fly Half He Ever Played With! 51:21

3M ago51:21

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We're truly honoured to be joined by England's most capped player of all time and one of the greatest scrum-halfs in the history of the game Ben Youngs, to discuss his incredible career on and off the pitch. Now that Youngsy is retired from England he's an open book as he shares with us the loosest and most hilarious stories from his career; from E…

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S9 Ep174: Steff Armitage - England Players Banned My Return To The Team - Why I F***ing Hate Martin Johnson & Forcing My Billionaire Owners Wife To Party All Night Long! 37:59

4M ago37:59

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We're honoured to be joined by Ex European Player of The Year, Ex England International and triple European champion Steff Armitage to hear about his incredible career, which saw him win more personal and team honours than anyone else in the country but only manage 5 England caps. Steff reveals all the secrets as he tells us that; England teammates…

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S9 Ep173: Lawrence Dallaglio - England Haven't Got A Coaching Decision Right Since 2003 - Why Josh Lewsey Knocked Danny Cipriani Out & Being Sought Out By Monks At School! 54:36

4M ago54:36

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We're honoured for our 170th Episode to be joined by one of the greatest names in the history books of rugby in Lorenzo Bruno Nero Dallaglio, World Cup winner, 7s World Cup winner, World Rugby hall of famer, multi-grandslam winner & British & Irish Lion. Lawrence is in wonderful form as he opens up about his incredible life both on and off the fiel…

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S9 Ep172: Josh Matavesi - Getting Eaten Alive By Fijian Bed Bugs, The Magic Dummy & The Craziest Initiation Of All Time! 42:40

4M ago42:40

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Today we're joined by a Fijian legend in Josh Matavesi to take us through his incredible career, which saw him represent top teams in; England, Wales and France and of course playing nearly 50 times for Fiji. Josh is still playing semi-pro rugby in Cornwall and we open up by hearing about the craziest initiations we've ever heard in nearly 170 Epis…

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S9 Ep171: Chris Morris - Strip Clubs At The World Cup - Delhi Belly In The IPL Final & Abusing David Warner! 44:46

4M ago44:46

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We're honoured today to be joined by one of the most expensive players in IPL history, the wonderful Chris Morris, who made over $6 Million at the IPL and also represented South Africa in all 3 formats nearly 100 times. Now he's retired, he's in the mood to have fun and shares with us some of the greatest never told before stories from; Sandpaperga…

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S9 Ep170: Charlotte Caslick - Risqué 'Facetime Fridays' - The Art of 'Thirst Traps' & Running Into Trouble With The Police! 46:08

4M ago46:08

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We're delighted today to be joined by the greatest women's rugby player of all time in Charlotte Caslick, but more impressive than her on field antics are her crazy stories from off it! Charlotte has managed to amass a huge social following from her incredible personality and her love of life, which often leads her to get into the police, authoriti…

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S9 Ep169: Stuart McCloskey - Ireland’s 'Secret' World Cup Party In Paris- O'Mahony's Bum Funnels & Wrestling Bundee Aki! 44:06

5M ago44:06

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Today we're delighted to be joined by Irish centre Stuart McCloskey, fresh from his teams epic victory in the south of France. We discuss his countries secret 2 day party in Paris after the world cup, how he fell in love with Archie, find out what captain Peter O'Mahony's like on the bum funnels, why Stephen Ferris' is a bit creepy in his 'old age'…

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S9 Ep168: Will Greenwood - Debagging Alastair Campbell, Insulting The Queen & The Terrifying Day He Nearly Died! 45:09

5M ago45:09

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We're back for the Six Nations and who better to start the series off with than the legendary, World Cup winner; Will Greenwood. Will is on incredible form as he shares with us some hilarious stories from; the day Alistair Campbell got de-bagged in front of the world's media in NZ, when one of his teammates nearly committed treason by insulting the…

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S9 Ep167: IMPORTANT - A Very Special Announcement - Please Listen! 9:45

5M ago9:45

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We're going on our UK tour next month - please come along and see us live in; London - 14th Feb - Jason Fox Leeds - 15th Feb - TBA Oxford - 20th Feb - Tom Varndell Bristol - 21st Feb - Dave Flatman Get Your Tickets Here - https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/rig-biz-uk-tour-february-2930289By Blind Dog Productions

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Branford Marsalis 1988 A Musician and Music Without Borders 13:19

6M ago13:19

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Send us a Text Message. Interview recorded when Branford was in an all star band with Sting , pianist Kenny Kirkland, drummer Omar Hakim and bassist Darryl Jones. He talks about growing up in New Orleans where jazz was not his favorite music but he says being exposed to it was the most important thing. youtube site https://www.youtube.com/playlist?…

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Barbara Donald Jazz Trumpeter Bandleader and Pioneer 4:20

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Send us a Text Message. Interview conducted 44 years ago in SF---00:00 Despite playing with DexterGordon, John Coltrane, Roland Kirk and Sonny Simmons still unknown.00:48 Interview begins--why more women don't pick the instrument up and obstacles when they do. 01:59 Playing an instrument is a gift it has nothing to do with who or what you are 02:53…

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Jon Hendricks Gets Wynton Marsalis To Put Down His Horn and Start Scat Singing 4:31

6M ago4:31

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Send us a Text Message. In 1997 Clark Terry was originally scheduled to perform on live and on record with Jon Hendricks. When Clark Terry was too ill to perform Wynton offered his services. 01:17 When Jon said I can't pay you near your kind of money. Wynton said, "Mr Hendricks do me a favor..when we talk.. NEVER mention money to me. It'll be my pl…

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S9 Ep166: Ollie Lawrence - Hilarious Boxing Day Special With England Superstar! 31:19

6M ago31:19

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We've managed to wrestle England superstar Ollie Lawrence away from his family on Boxing Day to come and entertain the masses on the award winning Rig Biz Pod! He reveals to us how our podcast powered the boys to victory in France, why he wants to play 13 for England, how Alfie Barbeary embarrassed himself at the Christmas party, what it's like par…

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S9 Ep165: Elliott Stooke - Misbehaving With Marland Yarde - Knocked Out By Cooper Vuna & Abused By Eddie Jones! 44:34

6M ago44:34

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For our last episode of the year we're delighted to be joined by a legend on the game in Elliott Stooke, a man who's graced; Bath, Wasps, Bristol, Gloucester, Montpellier and England. He takes us through some ridiculous and hilarious stories including; Alfie Barbeary beating up the Bath Head Coach whilst drunk at the Christmas Party, drunken nights…

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S9 Ep164: Dan Leavy - Lost Money Clips, Purple Nips & Vegas With Cips 46:26

7M ago46:26

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We're delighted that Ex-Irish Grand Slam champion and Leinster legend Dan Leavy has taken some time away from his busy 'Silly Season' schedule to join us on the podcast today. Dan was forced to retire at the age of 27 after suffering a horrific knee injury and nowadays runs a very successful Whiskey company. Today he opens up about the crazy highs …

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S9 Ep163: Mel Deane -Trainer To The Stars On; Nick Frost's Danger Wank & Jamie Dornan's Broken Nose at Infernos! 50:32

7M ago50:32

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We're delighted to be joined by an Ex Harlequins & Sale legend in Mel Deane, who is nowadays better known as a trainer to the stars in the likes of; Rio Ferdinand, Niall Horan, Jamie Dornan, Tom Hardy, Nick Frost and more... In this episode he reveals all of his greatest stories from ten years playing alongside some of the biggest names in rugby fr…

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S9 Ep162: Laura Smyth - Sugar Daddies, Aggressive Hecklers & Archie’s Hatred For East London! 54:34

7M ago54:34

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What a joy it is today to be joined by officially the funniest female comedian in the country in the wonderful, joyous and hilarious Laura Smyth. She takes us through her incredible life story which has taken her from being an English teacher at an inner city girls school to becoming the hottest prospect in comedy. From the classroom to a sold out …

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S9 Ep161: Jamie Bamber - Charming Tom Hanks - Getting Bollocked By Wahlberg & Sexually Harassed By A Brazilian Fan! 49:30

7M ago49:30

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We're honoured to be joined by multi-award winning TV and Film star Jamie Bamber to hear about his incredible career on the big screen - from Band of Brothers to Battlestar Gallactica he's done it all. He also happens to be a resident of Stockwell so we hear about his thoughts on; Clapham, Chariots Spa in Vauxhall, Kiss Chase, getting weird sexual …

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S9 Ep160: Schalk Brits - Drugging His 2019 SA Teammates - Why Giteau Pissed In A Bin In Chinawhite's & Boarding School Blow Jobs 51:57

8M ago51:57

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Today we're joined by one of our greatest ever guests in 2019 Springbok World Champion and Saracens legend Schalk Brits, whereby he reveals his greatest stories from 20 years as a professional. From brutal initiations at school, to getting barred from one of London's most famous nightclubs due to Matt Giteau's antics, to a 4 day orgy in Barcelona w…

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In Conversation - Episode 20 - "Fred Harris haunted my nightmares!" 1:06:19

8M ago1:06:19

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"Fred Harris haunted my nightmares!"This time Bob Fischer of the Haunted Generation joins us to talk about subjects such as 'Doctor Who', 'The Box Of Delights', 'The Paper Lads' and that weird feeling of melancholy familiar to those growing up in the 70s and 80s...Bob's website may be found at https://hauntedgeneration.co.uk/'Round The Archives In …

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Mr T His Life Story-Growing Up and Giving Back to Kids 8:09

8M ago8:09

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Send us a Text Message. (1984) Mr. T Talks about his books and what he wants to pass on to kids. Grew up in The Robert Taylor Housing Project. In the 1990's your chance of being a victim of violent crime there was 1 in 10. https://bit.ly/ChicagoGangHistoryRobertTaylorHomes . But he found a way out, a way to excel. Mr. T starts the interview what he…

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S9 Ep159: Hugo Chegwin aka DJ Beats - Getting Chucked Out Of A Sex Show In Bangkok - Shooting Post Malone's Weapons & Will 'People Just Do Nothing' Return? 51:13

8M ago51:13

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We're honoured to be joined by multi BAFTA & Novello award winning actor, writer, musician, MC, DJ Hugo Chegwin aka DJ Beats from the incredible show 'People Just Do Nothing'. He's on wonderful form as he regales us with stories of; how the lads were all bought together via their mutual love of smoking weed, how the show went from being mini youtub…

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Duane Eddy Interview The Whole Story 20:35

8M ago20:35

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Send us a Text Message. Duane Eddy traces his musical history from the beginning 00:22 learning guitar from his father. All the players he worked with from 00:37 Steve Douglas, 01:15 Lee Hazelwood to backstage jams with Chuck Berry and James Burton. 06:42 Duane deals with the British Bands taking the spot light "I needed the break" Released an albu…

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S9 Ep158: Joe Van Niekerk - Dating Lingerie Models - A Crazy 3 Day Ayahuasca Trip & The Dirtiest Initiation Ever 44:00

8M ago44:00

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We're honoured to be joined by a Springbok legend in Joe Van Niekerk to celebrate South Africa's incredible World Cup victory, but more importantly to hear his incredible life story, which took him from being SA Player of The Year, to winning 4 European Titles and being inducted into Toulon's Hall of Fame, to retiring and setting up his own psyched…

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S9 Ep157: Justin Marshall - All Blacks Legend Previews World Cup Final & Reveals Some Incredibly Loose Stories From His Career (Including Having His Penis Measured By Mehrts)! 48:24

8M ago48:24

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As the World Cup boils up to it's natural crescendo, we're delighted to be joined by All Blacks legend and Ex-Captain Justin Marshall to preview the World Cup final and immerse ourselves in his incredibly loose and entertaining tales. From messy nights out with Gavin Henson in Cardiff to medieval initiation ceremonies in Canterbury to Andrew Mehrte…

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RTA066 - Episode 66 - 'Dr Snuggles', 'The Waltons' & 'The Mind Of Mr J G Reeder' 1:43:22

8M ago1:43:22

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Episode 66 of the 'Round The Archives' podcast sees Nick Goodman joining us on the sofa to look at 'Dr Snuggles' and his links with Douglas Adams & John Lloyd.Next, Martin Holmes travels back in time to Jefferson County, Virginia, to spend some time with 'The Waltons'.Finally, Andrew and Lisa explore the murky world of 1920s crime as they probe 'Th…

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S9 Ep156: Archie's CRAZY One Night Stand - Partying With Haskell & A Kidnapped Fijian 27:32

8M ago27:32

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For the first time in our history we join you live (poolside) from a lovely 5 star hotel that we were meant to be meeting our guest Niko Matawlau in, sadly; he's been kidnapped, Archie's fallen in love with a wrongun, Haskell can't stop partying, England are somehow into the semi-finals, Ryan Wilson's stopped breathing next to us and the worlds fal…

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S9 Ep155: Andrew Mehrtens - Camel Toes, Poker With Clint Eastwood & Why Jonah Lomu Was The Smelliest Room Mate In Rugby! 42:18

9M ago42:18

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Today we're joined by a an absolute legend both on and off the pitch, a man who is the second highest scorer for the All Blacks in rugby history and has some of the most hilarious stories we've ever heard. From rooming with 'insomniac' Jonah Lomu with his weird eating and viewing habits, to abusing South African fans in the stadium, to shitting him…

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Geri Allen's Tribute To Mary Lou Williams On The Kansas City Film Set 8:14

9M ago8:14

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Send us a Text Message. Geri Allen recorded this interview with me on the movie set of Robert Altman's Kansas City. Where she played Mary Lou Williams and paid tribute to her words and music. Digging thru old interviews .... On the film set for the Altman movie Kansas City I watched an amazing band playing the role of legendary jazz musicians who f…

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John Cassavetes Battling For The Disabled During The Filming of A Child Is Waiting 6:56

9M ago6:56

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Send us a Text Message. In 1962 John Casavettes battled the studio system to create a film that would question assumptions and portrayals about what disabled children can do and where they should reside. 00:27 John Cassavetes about the difference between his vision for Child is Waiting and Kramer's. Burt Lancaster joins Judy Garland (Judgment at Nu…

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S9 Ep154: Martin 'Chariots' Offiah - Rugby Leagues Highest Ever Scorer Discusses; Boarding School, Scraps With Shaun Edwards & Andy Farrell's 'Sauna' Sessions! 49:56

9M ago49:56

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We're truly honoured to be joined by a man so respected that he has his own statue outside Wembley Stadium, the one, the only - Martin Offiah. Martin is the highest scoring rugby league player of all time with an incredible 501 tries to his name, but he started out playing union for England 7s and finished his career playing under Warren Gatland fo…

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S9 Ep153: EXCLUSIVE - Stuart Hogg - Hoggy Reveals Everything About Life On & Off The Pitch! 45:10

9M ago45:10

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We're truly honoured to be joined by Scotland's highest try scorer, a 3 times British & Irish Lion and a man who is as much fun on the pitch as he is off it. In his first long format interview since he retired, Hoggy sits down with us and shares countless incredibly hilarious and loose stories from throughout his career, from breaking his nose on h…

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S9 Ep152: Mathieu Bastareaud - Getting Pissed With The Police - Creating An International Scandal In NZ & 'Cooking' A Colleague In Sunflower Oil! 36:42

9M ago36:42

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It's finally here - after 150 Episodes we've managed to get on one of our greatest ever guests in the man, myth and legend - Mathieu Bastareaud! He does not hold back on any controversial tales, opening up on an epic career which saw him become a triple european champion and a global sporting icon, but mixed in with a fair bit of controversy. For b…

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S9 Ep151: Stephen 'Beaver' Donald - World Cup Special - How Kicking The Winning Points In The WC Final Changed His Life! 46:49

10M ago46:49

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We're honoured to be joined by a legend of the game in Stephen Donaldson, a man who famously kicked the winning points in the 2011 World Cup Final, having been called up to the squad a few days prior. Beaver had been dropped by the All Blacks for the World Cup and so decided to go on a 3 months long piss up and fishing trip across NZ, where he put …

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S9 Ep150: SAMURAI Special - Episode 3 - Oh My Lash! 10:51

10M ago10:51

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It's the 3rd and final day of the lads SAMURAI World Cup trip to France and Archie is barely alive! ---------------------- BUY SAMURAI CLAPHAM FALCONS STASH NOW! We're delighted to be partnering with SAMURAI on this series and you can now buy our limited edition Clapham Falcons Stash for this upcoming rugby season here - Join The Team Now! https://…

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S9 Ep149: SAMURAI Special - Episode 2- IT'S COMING HOME! 10:42

10M ago10:42

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Forget the last 3 years, we're incredible at Rugby and we're going to win The World Cup + a loose night in Marseille. ----------------- BUY SAMURAI CLAPHAM FALCONS STASH NOW! We're delighted to be partnering with SAMURAI on this series and you can now buy our limited edition Clapham Falcons Stash for this upcoming rugby season here - Join The Team …

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SAMURAI Special - Episode 1 - France Destory The All Blacks! 11:07

10M ago11:07

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We're in Paris, Archie has gone missing and France have destroyed the All Blacks! See you all tomorrow for more adventures in Marseille. --------------- BUY SAMURAI CLAPHAM FALCONS STASH NOW! We're delighted to be partnering with SAMURAI on this series and you can now buy our limited edition Clapham Falcons Stash for this upcoming rugby season here…

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S9 Ep148: Jean De Villiers - World Cup Special - South Africa's Greatest Ever Centre Drastically Falls Out With Archie Live On Air!! 48:49

10M ago48:49

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Today we're joined by a World Cup winner, a Sprinbok legend, a test centurion and the highest scoring centre in the history of the sport in Jean De Villiers. He lifts the lid on his incredible career; from his school days facing a horrific illegal initiation for his cricket team, the highs of winning the World Cup in 2007, partying with Nelson Mand…

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