Remember Mike Atkinson from Alone Australia? Are you among the millions who have you seen his super fun and fascinating videos on how to adventure better? Well, now Far North Queenslanders have the chance to meet him in person. Mike is bringing his film Modern Day Castaway to Cairns on the 17th of July. For everyone else, check out this bonus How G…

That’s just about a wrap on 2025 #NBAFreeAgency - SO… what were the moves that ACTUALLY mattered? Today’s show breaks down all the biggest moves for the contenders, would-be contenders, pretenders and never weres. Also: TRADES TRADES TRADES! We got a bunch of trades in the last few days: what do they all mean? Norm Powell to the Heat?! Does that me…

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2025 #NBAFreeAgency has been pretty wild, but not too CRAZY… yet. SO! From Denver to New Orleans, Atlanta to Brooklyn… Dame to Giannis… Who are the BIGGEST Winners & Losers? Plus, we look at the remaining Free Agents - including some Aussies - who are still available and where they could land. AND check up on what all the Aussies are up to in #NBAS…

Milwaukee’s SHOCK Dame Lillard move, SGA’s mammoth 5-year $285M extension, and EVERY move from a wild Day 2 of Free Agency broken down: it’s another chockers #NBAFreeAgency episode of #NBA #Straya for you! We’re breaking down the Myles Turner contract with the #Bucks, the big Denver deals and LOADS more… and we look at the remaining Free Agents - i…

Wow. NBA Free Agency opened today to PLENTY of chaos and so many moves it was hard to keep track.. But keep track we did! So today’s #NBA #Straya breaks down ALL the moves from Day 1 of #NBAFreeAgency - including a MASSIVE trade between Brooklyn and Denver - and looks at who is still out there and available, and what the remaining available Aussie …

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FREE AGENCY OPENS TOMORROW! And there have been TRADES & SIGNINGS GALORE! So we make sense of the chaos and look at what’s going before Free Agency officially opens tomorrow. THEN we break down what EVERY NBA team needs heading into free agency! Plus some YEAH NAHs, Unpopular Opinion of the Day & OUTBACK TAKEHOUSE !!! So… strap in, lean back & enjo…

Aussies ahoy! The 2025 #NBADraft is done after today’s 2nd round… and we got AUSSIES EVERYWHERE! So, we recap the entire 2nd round of the draft and then break down the landing spots for Aussies Rocco Zikarsky (Minnesota), Tyrese Proctor (Cleveland), Alex Toohey (Golden State) and Lahlan Olbrich (Chicago). Plus, DRAFT GRADES FOR EVERY TEAM IN THE 20…

The first round of the 2025 #NBADraft is done… so we’ve got a HUGE recap and reaction show with Draft Winners & Losers as well as a GRADE for EVER DRAFT PICK! Cooper Flag goes #1, Dylan Harper goes #2… but did the Sixers get faked out at 3? What’s with all the Knueppels?!?!? And WHAT IN THE HELL ARE NEW ORLEANS DOING? And WOW was that a mess from B…

The 2025 NBA Draft is here… so we’ve got a MEGA #NBADraft preview show for you with a FULL 1st Round Mock Draft! A full preview of what teams need and projections as to who goes where? Cooper Flag is obviously #1 and Dylan Harper goes #2… but what happens then? And where do the Aussies - Alex Toohey, Tyrese Proctor, Rocco Zikarsky & Lachlan Olbrich…

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The OKC Thunder are the 2025 NBA Champions and SGA is your Finals MVP!! Wow… that was a #NBAFinals Game 7 and a half, with Tyrese Haliburton going down with a BRUTAL achilles injury, but Indiana fighting it out til the end. We break down how OKC won Game 7 (hint defence + forcing TOs) and LOADS more as we dig into it all on today’s show. Plus: Kevi…

THE TWO BEST WORDS IN SPORT: GAME 7 BABY!!!!!! The Indiana Pacers STOMPED the OKC Thunder in Game 6 to force a deciding #NBAFinals Game 7 for the first time since 2016 … and it’s gonna be AWESOME! We talk out EVERY part of Indy’s BIG win and what Game 7 is gonna look like in today’s #NBA #Straya… Plus, the Lakers sale latest, Ace Bailey’s draft vib…

Wow - the LA Lakers just sold for $10 BILLION!? WHOA! Yep, the Buss Family sold their beloved franchise for a RECORD $10B!!! Insane. Hey, also: there’s a GAME 6 OF THE #NBAFinals tomorrow! So we break down EVERY little aspect of it: will Haliburton play? Can Indy force Game 7? Will OKC be too good and be crowd NBA Champs!??? … it’s all in today’s #…

Wow. That was an ALL-TIME special #NBAFinals game from Jalen WIlliams to put OKC up 3-2 over Indiana…. And he was ably helped out by SGA and the rest of the Thunder to put OKC on the brink of an NBA title! SO! We break down a HUGE Game 5 of the NBA Finals on today’s show including Haliburton’s injury, TJ McConnell’s incredible game, and the OKC rol…

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Desmond Bane got traded to Orlando for FOUR 1st round picks!!? WHOA! SO! Today’s #NBA Straya breaks down a SHOCK Memphis-Orlando Trade, as well as picking and previewing a MASSIVE Game 5 of the #NBAFinals! Who will step up for the #Pacers? Can the #Thunder go up 3-2 at home? It’s all in today’s episode! Plus: the latest on Kevin Durant, the Knicks …

WOW! We’re tied at 2-2 & have ourselves an #NBAFinals for the ages! The 2025 #Finals keep throwing curveballs - with the Pacers completely falling apart in the 4th quarter while SGA took over and DOMINATED in Indy! What a game! And today’s #NBA #Straya is a RAPID REACTION show… breaking down EVERYTHING from a wild and fun Game 4 of the NBA Finals. …

Today’s NBA Straya is ALL about Game 4 of the 2025 #NBAFinals! Looking at our best picks and vibes for OKC @ Indy! Who steps up? Will SGA dominate? Can Haliburton keep up the scoring? Which role players will be heard from? It’s all in today’s Game 4 preview show! Also… the ONE coach the Knicks should get on the phone to! Plus some YEAH NAHs, Unpopu…

WOW! The Pacers - as the biggest home underdogs in the NBA Finals since 2001 make it 2-1 as they STUN OKC in Game 3 of the #NBAFinals !!!! Behind Tyrese Haliburton and Benny Mathurin, Indiana LEAD THE NBA FINALS AGAIN!!!! WHAT IS GOING ON! Can they win the whole thing?! MAYBE! Also - the Knicks coaching search is getting WILD: is it going completel…

We’re tied 1-1 in the 2025 #NBAFinals heading into Game 3 in Indiana… so why are SO many folks already handing the title to OKC? Just cos they’re better!??!? Anyway… today’s episode of NBA Straya breaks down how & why the Pacers can win Game 3 at home! Maybe! Either way, we set you up for what will be an amazing Game 3! We also talk out the Finals …

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Well... OKC are BACK. The #NBAFinals are 1-1 after a BIG win for OKC over Indiana in Game 2… so strap in as NBA Straya wraps it all up LIVE with Chris Anstey from the Hotel Trentham! We break down ALL of Game 2 on today’s episode of #NBA #Straya … and set you up for what will be an amazing Game 3! It’s all there in the NBA Straya Game Wrap, as well…

WOW WOW WOW! What the HELI just happened!? Game 1 of the #NBAFinals was all OKC… until it wasn’t! Haliburton does it again as the #Pacers steal Game 1 thanks to a STUNNING comeback against the OKC Thunder! And so the Indiana Pacers lead the NBA Finals 1-0! Just… WOW! SO! We break down ALL of Game 1 on today’s episode of #NBA #Straya … and set you u…

Who’s excited for the start of the 2025 #NBAFinals!!??! ***strains as he raises his hand** Yep, with Game 1 tomorrow… NBA Straya digs into ALL the Best Picks & Predictions for who wins the Finals, in how many games, who wins Finals MVP and LOADS more. Like… we dig deep into the Player Performance numbers and figure out what we like the most! Also -…

WOW. The Knicks gonna Knicks hey? After making their first Conference Finals in 25 Years the NY Knicks fired coach Tom Thibodeau… so we break down how, why & what’s next… THEN… our MASSIVE OKC vs Indy NBA Finals Preview, breaking down the Top 5 Reasons The Finals Will Rule, the 3 Keys To Winning the series and LOADS more…..because these 2025 #NBAFi…

After a chaotic ECF Game 6 yesterday… the 2025 #NBAFinals are now set - and we’ve got a cracking matchup with OKC vs Indiana! Aka the Furphy-Ducas Cup - as we’ve got two Aussies in the NBA Finals! We break down why the #Pacers #Thunder matchup will rock … and also, what’s next for the Knicks? TRADE KAT? FIRE THIBS? Or … just chill and relax for a s…

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A cracking #Knicks vs #Pacers ECF Game 5 today, with Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns keep the NY Knicks dreams of an #NBAFinals spot alive! So… we break down how it happened, AND look at who is currently in the NBA Super Star club!? Plsu, all the latest NBA news in today’s podast! … How did the Knicks win? What happened to Tyrese Haliburton? W…

The OKC Thunder are in the 2025 NBA Finals! SGA out-duelled (smoked) Ant Man again to book the Thunder’s first trip to the #NBAFinals since 2012! SGA led the way with a MASSIVE game and also walked away as the WCF MVP and snags his first Earvin 'Magic' Johnson Trophy. Ant Man... well... that was a bit disappointing. And... was that Joe Ingles' fina…

Tyrese Haliburton just delivered one of the ALL-TIME GREAT #NBAPlayoff games and his big day out has the Indiana #Pacers one win away from the #NBAFinals! The #Knicks look cooked… so we break it all down as we recaps ECF Game 4, Indy vs New York, with the Knicks now on the brink of elimination. Also… KD to the Spurs? LeBron staying in LA? Covering …

At least we FINALLY got a close WCF game? SGA showed why he’s the MVP with a STATEMENT in Minnesota, while the Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle no-show cooked the #Timberwolves. It’s a BIG RECAP of Game 4 of the WCF as the Minnesota Timberwolves stand on the brink of elimination and OKC is one win away from the #NBAFinals! It’s ALL in today’s epis…

That was a CRAZY Conference Finals weekend: we saw a MASSIVE turnaround in Game 3 of the WCF as the Minnesota #Timberwolves got into the series against the OKC #Thunder in a BIG way, while the #Knicks came from NOWHERE thanks to KAT to get a win in Indy against the #Pacers… Are these #NBAPlayoffs the WILDEST we’ve ever seen? Plus… ALL-NBA TEAM REVE…

Wrapping Game 2 of the WCF as the Minnesota #Timberwolves once again tried to stop the rampant OKC #Thunder… and failed dismally. ALSO! Aussie Dyson Daniels made the NBA’s All-Defence 1st team! Awesome! And Denver named their new head coach. We break it ALL down in today’s episode of #NBA #Straya There’s also the NBA Straya Game Wraps, as well as t…

WOW WOW WOW Tyrese Haliburton! Aaron Nesmith! Today’s show covers an INSTANT CLASSIC Game 1 of the ECF between the #Pacers & the #Knicks as NY blow a HUGE 4th quarter lead thanks to some insane heroics from Haliburton and Nesmith! HOW GOOD ARE THESE #NBAplayoffs !? Hey, also… SGA was announced as the 2025 NBA MVP! Did he deserve to win it over Niko…

How many 3s is too many?? Today’s show wraps up a weird Game 1 of the WCF between the Minnesota #Timberwolves and OKC #Thunder - Ant Man tweaked his ankle and the rest of the Wolves outside of Julius Randle no-show… as they went to the same well that’s sunk plenty of teams these #NBAplayoffs - SHOOTING TOO MANY THREES!? 51 Minnesota, really!? Plus:…

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Wow. That was a BIG weekend of #NBAplayoffs… a big weekend of BLOW OUTS. The Conference Finals are now set… and we wanna know: Are NBA Dynasties Done?!?!? Plus: our ECF and WCF previews! Chatting Pacers vs Knicks & Wolves vs Thunder EXTENSIVELY! ALL that and LOADS more in today’s episode of #NBA #Straya! There’s also the NBA Straya Game Wraps, as w…

What a game! These #NBAplayoffs keep delivering: the Denver #Nuggets force a Game 7 vs the OKC #Thunder, and we wanna know: can Boston do the same and win Game 6 against the #Knicks at MSG? Plus: how the Aussie NBA draft prospects are going & listener Yeah/Nahs! It’s ALL in today’s episode of #NBA #Straya! There’s also the NBA Straya Game Wraps, as…

A great day of the 2025 #NBAplayoffs … with the #Celtics staying alive against the #Knicks and forcing a Game 6 at MSG, before Ant Man & Julius Randle led the #Timberwolves into their 2nd straight WCF over a MIA Playoff Jimmy & the #Warriors. PLUS! The Trail Blazers are officially up for sale and with the news the Mavs & Spurs WON’T TRADE the #1 an…

Official Friend of the Show Chris Anstey joins today’s show to talk ALL things #NBAplayoffs … with the PACERS eliminating the Cavs making the ECF for the second straight year and just how rad the Thunder-Nuggets series is. We also cover the ALL the fallout of Chris' old team the Mavs winning the draft lottery, and what the Spurs do with the #2 pick…

ARE YOU SERIOUS!? Dallas SOMEHOW wins the #NBADraftLottery… and that wasn’t the craziest part of the #NBAplayoffs day… with the Celtics losing superstar Jayson Tatum to a DEVASTATING injury in their series against New York. AND GIANNIS WANTS OUT OF MILWAUKEE!!?? Plus there was a WILD #Warriors - #Timberwolves Game 4… what’s wrong with Jimmy Butler?…

What a weekend of #NBAplayoffs that was! The Celtics are back in their series against New York, the Thunder and Nuggets series is a scrappy arm-wrestle, Golden State is in trouble against Minnesota & the Cavs are on the brink of being eliminated by the Pacers! Plus… there’s apparently an agenda out to paint Draymond Green as an angry black man, and…

Whoa - how scary was it that we almost lost Ant Man to injury as well!?! The #NBAplayoffs continue to be wild and unpredictable, with the Wolves-Warriors Game 2 offering up a couple of twists and turns - including a Draymond Full Body Spasm! Also - the problem with Jayson Tatum, the GOAT Coach Debate and a BIG Weekend Preview for the Playoff matchu…

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WOW! Who saw THAT coming!? As of we needed any more proof that the #NBAplayoffs are off their heads, there was another MASSIVE comeback and #Knicks v #Celtics gave us ANOTHER classic! Also… #OKC smoked #Denver… and the #Boomers beat NZ! And today’s #NBA #Straya breaks it ALL down. There’s also the NBA Straya Game Wraps, as well as the NBA Straya Da…

How GOOD are these #NBAplayoffs!? We got ANOTHER stunner today in #Cavs vs #Pacers Game 2, then a brickfest broke out in #Minnesota vs #Warriors with a SHOCK result. The bad part was Steph Curry leaving injured. Still… what a CRAZY day! So today’s #NBA #Straya breaks it ALL down for you. There’s also the NBA Straya Game Wraps, as well as the NBA St…

WHAT JUST HAPPENED!? We got two STONE COLD PLAYOFF CLASSICS in the Knicks-Celtics and Denver-OKC Game 1s with a pair of absolutely INSANE finishes. Plus: Josh Giddey hanging out in Frankston, Coach Pop speaks to the media and MY GOOD MATE KENNY ATKINSON wins Coach of the Year! THERE’S A LOT GOING ON!!! And we break it ALL down in today’s #NBA #Stra…

What an unreal weekend of the #NBAPlayoffs! Two Game 7s FULL of chaos, with James Harden no-showing for the Clippers & an likely hero in Rockets-Warriors, plus an opening game of the 2nd round in the Cavs - Pacers series that delivered a SHOCK and Spurs coach Gregg Popovic retired!! We break ALL of it down in today’s #NBA #Straya! There’s also the …