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07/08/2021

EP #17: IT’S THE FINAL DAY OF TOKYO 2020

We’ve made it- it’s the final day of the Tokyo Games, and we have emerged intact, covid-free, and laden with sweet, sweet gold.

The final days saw more success for Australia; God brought home Tom Green and Jean van der Westhuyzen for gold on a kayak, but could only afford Nicola McDermott a silver in the high jump. Nevertheless, does Liberal preselection await?

Elsewhere, Keegan Palmer settled the debate on what constitutes an essential service, before we marveled at the quick-thinking of Cedric Dubler in the decathlon. Then we pardoned the Kookaburras for breaking the rules for a few slabs.

Triathlon is under the pump, with calls for a culture review emanating from a disgruntled former athlete- and that’s good enough for us. Will they finally admit to the one glaring issue that has dogged the sport? And will Woman’s Day play it’s part?

Finally, we wrap up this glorious no-fun event by discussing the winners and losers. Was our high finish in the medal tally adequate? How good was it to see the IOC finally get a win? Will the inevitable next wave of covid be worth it for Japan?

Audio production courtesy of Tim ‘T-Dog’ Eldridge. Graphic design courtesy of Julia Edwards.

Praise/critique/submit questions/cyber-attack us here: [email protected]

07/08/2021

With the Games coming to a close, please enjoy another SPOTLIGHT ON TOKYO: Real stories from real people in the Olympic city

06/08/2021

EP UP: HOW GOOD’S A BAD BOY AND/OR GIRL

In this episode, which was recorded just before the start of Tokyo 2020, we're fondly reflecting on the true Bad Boys (and Girls) of Australian Olympic History.

Sung to the theme of Billy Joel's We Didn't Start the Fire, our subjects include:

“Nick D'arcy, Kendrick Monk, posing in a gun shop. Stilnox, John Coates, Cultural Review."

"Steph Rice Homophobic Tweet, Michael Diamond DUI, Sally Robbins laying down, nation's on the fritz."

06/08/2021

The IOC is Back in the Black (see ep 14 for full version)

The IOC is back
In the black
All thanks to me, Thomas Bach
They said to cancel Tokyo
But i said ‘f**k no’
And just have a look at our bottom line now
Revenue’s multiplied
And profits back high
And all that could happen is that people die
But don’t care about lives
Cos we indemnified
It’s all on Tokyo and it’s ratified
So we’re back
Were on the brink of collapse
But now we stacked with cash
And it’s all tax free francs
So we’re back, back, back
Us old white blokes are back
Yes, we’re back in black

05/08/2021

POD UP: OLYMPIC REFLECTIONS with Luke Heggie

Have a Go's fan favourite Luke Heggie is back on as part of our special 'Olympic Reflections' mini-series.

We hear about one of the strangest units of all time, British decathlon gold medallist Daley Thompson, before learning about Irish sporting royalty, Michelle Smith de Bruin and her doting husband, Erik.

Check out lukeheggie.com for gig dates. If you're not already on his podcast with Nick Cody (Midnight Brawl) then do yourself a favour.

Elite audio production from Tim 'T-Dog' Eldridge; graphic design thanks to Julia Edwards.
Any grievances, please contact your local councillor at [email protected].

04/08/2021

WHERE HAVE ALL OUR BLOODY GOLD MEDALS GONE?

We’re deep in to the post-swimming medal frenzy. The rivers of gold have slowed, and Australia is diligently scouring the beach with a metal detector for anything that resembles a precious metal.

Thankfully, sailing is keeping us afloat, with Matthew Belcher and Will Ryan picking up another ‘just show up’ gold medal. Does this mean we are on the cusp of a sailing boom? And what’s in an seafaring AusKick pack anyway?

Elsewhere, boxing sensation Harry Garside is taking the world by storm, sinking seasoned Kazakhstani veterans with his rapid hands and painted fingernails, drawing comparisons with some of history’s greatest fighters, and Wil Anderson.

Andrew Hoy has done his bit with a silver and a bronze, fuelling dreams of a berth in Brisbane 2032. And better yet, Coatesy got in on the act to share war stories- and wasn’t it good to see two Aussie battlers get their dues?

Wrapping it up, we talk about the need for naked athletes, Bill Shorten, Shane Heal on the corpie circuit, and the massive revelation the IOC is still drug testing athletes.

03/08/2021

DealsForce: The unofficial unsanctioned customer relationship management software of the Tokyo Olympics

02/08/2021

SPOTLIGHT ON TOKYO: Real stories from the people behind the Games in Tokyo

02/08/2021

OLYMPIC REFLECTIONS: with The Mugg Off podcast

Cam Duggan and Gerard McGowan, two-thirds of the excellent Mugg Off Podcast, join the show as part of our special 'Olympic Reflections' mini-series.

We discuss Eric 'The Eel' Moussambani, who stole our hearts at Sydney 2000 despite coming from a country which didn't have an Olympic pool. How did he get into the Olympics? Why didn't someone jump in to help a bloke who was clearly drowning in front of our eyes? Where is he now?

We then go on to reflect on cult hero Jai Taurima, the larrikin athlete who used to put his ciggies out in the long jump sandpit. Apparently he's an AFP officer now, which is disappointing.

The Mugg Off is an elite comedy podcast hosted by three blokes from Sydney's inner west. Download it wherever you get your podcasts. Cam and Gerry can be found on Insta at and .

01/08/2021

EP #11: THE SINGLE GREATEST DAY IN AUSTRALIAN OLYMPIC HISTORY

Scintillating Sunday has moved in to Magic Monday, and we’re blissfully counting our ever-growing mountain of gold.

Where do we start? Logan Martin picked up an unlikely gold in BMX, leaving the nation in a bunny-hop lather and sending his real estate agent scrambling for an effective way to market a BMX track.

Matt Wearn won our first ‘welfare’ gold by simply ‘turning up’, while chronic over-achiever Rohan Browning momentarily reignited our passion for the 100m dash. Will he be immediately be instated as an IOC dignitary?

Emma McKeon is now officially our 'Greatest Ever Olympian'. But now that the swimming is over, we're left staring at a dangerous cliff face for national morale. Not only this, our swimmers are facing the ignominy of lame virtual celebrations upon return. Should we divert the Medicare levy to our triumphant athletes as compensation? Or sell their gold for Brownlow Medals?

Then we talk aggressive Chinese sprinters, (passive) aggressive Jamaican sprinters, and whether Bruce McAvaney is being bullied for being too professional.

31/07/2021

Ep #10: FLASHBACK: HOW GOOD’S A WIN FROM THE GRAVEYARD LANE

We examine one of the most iconic moments in Australian sporting history: the time Kieren Perkins won Gold in the 1500m from lane 8 at Atlanta 1996.

He'd barely qualified for the team, he was ill before the race, and he was plagued by self-doubts and panic attacks. But he romped it home from the "graveyard" Lane 8 position to secure his place in our hearts, and a lifetime's worth of board directorships and corporate sponsorships.

Will the nation "stop" for an event like this again? Have social media, Gen Z slackers and slogan politics killed the 1500 metre race? Is there anything better than a clean cut Olympian winning an against-the-odds gold in an obscure timezone for broadcast?

31/07/2021

Ep #9: IS THE GOLD GETTING OLD?

Super Saturday is here and the gold on the water at Tokyo 2020 continues to flow apace.

From Wednesday's "67 minutes of glorious gold" to the extreme dominance in the Rowing, Australia's been unashamedly stockpiling medals for the looming athletics drought.

But is the gold getting old? Is a breaststroke gold really worth the column inches? And are the TV-polished fathers of our winners right to be obdurate and scripted in their reactions?

But for every story of triumph, there’s one of utter national shame. The Opals were trumped by the Chinese (and rightly so... please don’t cyber-attack us), and our rugby Sevens teams are playing off for positions in the double-digits. Still, at least Kyle Chalmers might get a spot in the VFL ressies at half-back flank upon return.

Finally, the Equestrian is here - and that means the nation's expectations shift to the trembling 62-year-old shoulders of Andrew Hoy. Can we bank on this older gentleman for Gold in the Olympics' only gender neutral event?

28/07/2021

POD UP: The day Ian Thorpe divided Australia

Today we are going back to a defining moment in Australia’s sporting history: The Olympic swimming selection trials of 2004.

The nation held its breath when Ian Thorpe slipped on the blocks in the 400m qualifying heats for Athens 2004, earning an automatic disqualification from the stickler official.

Thorpe claimed a noise caused him to jump. the blocks. What was that noise? Was it the sound of sponsorship dollars going down the drain? Or perhaps the NRL's Phantom Siren diversifying into new sports?

Anyway, his appeal was unsuccessful - and our dreams of back-to-back Gold in the 400m were dashed. That is, until teammate Craig Stevens bowed to public pressure, stepping aside to give his place to Thorpe and pocketing $130k for the "tell all" interview rights.

Was this a Gallipoli-like sacrifice, or just another small step towards the general malaise of Australian society?

28/07/2021

SPOTLIGHT ON TOKYO: No trip to Japan is complete without a visit to a traditional Japanese sento

28/07/2021

What happens when a covid outbreak forces the golf from Tokyo to Melbourne

27/07/2021

Ep #6: Welcome to Gina Rinehart’s Olympics

We’re truly up and running at Tokyo, and incredibly, this thing is still going ahead. But who cares about exposure sites? We’ve got Gina Rinehart-levels of gold flowing in the pool, and a swimming team that is pleasing its AOC masters by rag-dolling socials with regular viral content.

But while this may be keeping John Coates happy, what about the locals in Japan? Is there anything in the covid marshall handbook for negotiating a gyrating white man? And why does the IOC bristle about podium trivialities, but couldn’t care less about a profanity voiced by Rebecca Gibney?

Once this is sorted, we talk about the ASMR-qualities of Ian Thorpe, blokes in Kathmandu puffer jackets and a repechage for Good Strong Women, before wrapping it up with daggy parents and China’s tactic of conquering the West by body-shaming it’s own female weightlifters.

Audio production courtesy of Tim ‘T-Dog’ Eldridge. Graphic design courtesy of Julia Edwards.

Praise/critique/submit questions/cyber-attack us here: [email protected]

27/07/2021

With the swimmers’ campaign coming to an end, it’s inevitable there’ll be a:

CULTURE REVIEW

Got myself into some trouble tonight
At a nightclub in Harajuku
Had bulk froth with my swim team mates
Woke up naked in a canoe

This voice you're using is not the one I know
Had a feeling you were gonna spew
Don't hang up again
Cos I can tell you what we need to do

Culture review
Will buy time 'til this thing's through
Culture review
It’ll solve everything

26/07/2021

Tom Birmingham from the Hello Sport Podcast is on as part of our special 'Olympic Reflections' mini-series.

We earnestly discuss the lingering cultural impact of Matt Shirvington's junk (upon close review, it's still as big as we remembered it to be) while reflecting on Jane Savile's sad (but technically correct) last minute disqualification from the Sydney 2000 Olympics.

The Hello Sport Podcast is a celebration of the great Australian past time that is talking about sport with unqualified opinion and unwavering bias. It's hosted by two young blokes, Tom and Eddy, who are going places. You can get it wherever you get your podcasts etc.

Hello Sport

26/07/2021

Real stories from real people. Spotlight on Tokyo. In today’s episode

25/07/2021

Episode #4: How good’s a Golden Girl?

Day 4 is here, and we’re already in the bad books with the IOC. But who cares, because how good’s a relay gold with no subsequent commercial impact?

Even though they’ll never see a corpie, our 4x100m relay golden girls crushed the Americans on the way to gold. But was it enough to satiate our collective appetite for medals? And how much of this undue pressure can we shift on to the shoulders of Ariarne Titmus?

For those unaware, she’s the girl from the Harvey Norman ads. Not only do we badly need her to trump evil American Katie Ledecky, but Gerry Harvey does too. Can she bring it home for the whitegoods tsar after a gruelling year without JobKeeper?

Whether or not she salutes, at least Channel 7 will routinely remind us about the AFL. Apparently it’s a new Olympic sport now along with netball, mainly because Patrick Dangerfield said so.

Better yet, we’ve got Basil Zempilas, one bloke with a truckload of Insta followers in K-Mart youth clobber, and Dean Capobianco just listed his Clovelly home- and it’s all set against the backdrop of Japanese efficiency and the ferocious delta strain.

Audio production courtesy of Tim ‘T-Dog’ Eldridge. Graphic design courtesy of Julia Edwards.

25/07/2021

Presenting our special Olympic series: “Spotlight on Tokyo.” Real stories, straight from the scene of the ###II Olympiad. Check it out at 14:25 min mark of latest episode

24/07/2021

Episode #3 — “Why does everything have to be new?” New pod up now. 🇦🇺🥇🇯🇵

HOW GOOD’S SKATEBOARDING?

Much like a 40-year-old man trying to impress the friends of his new 22-year-old girlfriend, the IOC is rolling out a bunch of ‘rad’ new sports at Tokyo 2020.

But why does everything have to be new? Broadcast dollars, mainly. But it's not the IOC's most desperate cash grab: that was Paris 1900, which included highly marketable sports such as live pigeon shooting and poodle clipping.

Karate's in at Tokyo, and that makes sense, but what the actual f**k is 'Sport Climbing'? We're assume it's like the Wall on 'Gladiators', with matches refereed by Mike Whitney and John Alexander (with Mike Hammond as lead commentator.)

Meanwhile, our skateboarding team is made up of a handful of teenagers plus a 31-year-old bloke who was selected to do the bottle shop runs. Plus Joel Caine has been tapped to do the live odds reads at the Keirin event.

Introducing our special 'Spotlight on Tokyo' mini-series (14:25).

24/07/2021

Episode #2 ‘How good’s an Opening Ceremony?’ Available now on Spotify, Apple etc.

HOW GOOD’S AN OPENING CEREMONY?

After a typically precise and covid-devalued Opening Ceremony, Day 1 is underway at Tokyo.

Join the boys as they run the rule over the fanfare of the first night at the Tokyo National Stadium and face the burning questions that arose. How good was the lights and graphics and s**t? Will the weight of a state-of-the-art graphite flagpole cost Cate Campbell? And if the Olympics are supposed to help us forget about covid, then why was the whole thing packed with references to this feral virus?

Once that’s sorted, we’ll look forward to the Aussies in action on day one. There’s a six-time table tennis legend, blue collar hockey players, and a good strong bloke on the surfboard. Who should we keep an eye on? Who’s going to bomb out? And who deserves the weight of a nation’s unattainable expectations?

Featuring the unbridled Olympic Spirit of social commentator and comedian, Luke Heggie.

Audio production courtesy of Tim ‘T-Dog’ Eldridge. Graphic design courtesy of Julia Edwards.

23/07/2021

Opening pod up: Can you believe this s**t is still going ahead?

22/07/2021

Listen. Because John Coates said so

17/07/2021

ANNOUNCEMENT: Have a Go’s (very) unofficial daily Olympics podcast coverage starts July 23! Subscribe now 🙏🥇🇦🇺

**OFFICIAL MEDIA RELEASE**

Nothing gets the national pulse racing like an Olympic Games, especially one held in the grip of a global pandemic.

The Have a Go Podcast – the self-appointed cultural yardsticks of a nation in deep decline – is pleased to announce that it will be covering this international super-spreader event from Opening to Closing Ceremony.

Have a Go co-host, Dave Edwards, said that Tokyo 2020 gives Australians the opportunity to push the pandemic to the back of their minds for two weeks of glorious sporting nationalism.

“We’re actively encouraging all Australians to suspend all their existential fears and anxieties over the pandemic, and instead pour all that energy into supporting our Olympians over the next two weeks,” Edwards said.

The Tokyo Olympics promises to be one that lives long in the memory (of those who survive it), according to co-host Dane Eldridge.

“Australia sending a team to these doomed Olympics is up there as one of the nation’s greatest achievements, right alongside Medicare and the VFL expanding into Sydney,” he added.

“Have a Go aims to provide Australians with an alternative vantage point on the Games not available anywhere in mainstream media, unless Roy and HG are planning on going around again.”

“With around 90,000 people descending on Tokyo from all over the world, and 83% of Japanese opposed to the event even taking place, I think the public is right to be concerned over whether the International Olympic Committee will hit its broadcast and sponsorship revenue targets,” Edwards added.

“But how good’s sport?”

Have a Go’s (Unofficial) Olympics coverage is the only podcast for these troubling modern times. It is available wherever you get your podcasts.

23/06/2021

Everything about Sydney 2000 was wonderful, except for the subsequent 28 year grudge

22/06/2021

HOW GOOD’S JUMPING JAI?

This week we are pulling back the curtain on the Olympic Games. Held once every four years at a time convenient to United States prime time, it is the event that unites the world in a kaleidoscope of excitement, triumph and premium advertising opportunities.

But as societal standards shift and attitudes towards niche Greek wrestling wanes, the concept has begun to suffer. Rights bidders are dwindling, athletes are doped up to their eyeballs, and covid is taking hold. Thankfully, IOC profits are sweet tho.

Here at home, the euphoria of your Duncan Armstrongs, Cathy Freemans and Oarsome Foursomes are a distant memory, with the unconditional adoration for our plucky athletes making way for nitpickers calculating the taxpayer cost for each gold medal.

Are the Olympics washed-up? Are we too wrapped up in our footy codes to care about a potential decathlon bronze? And anyway, why should we care about an amateur athletics carnival invented by a French baron that shuns social issues unless they can be monetised?

Featuring the unrepentantly honest viewpoints of comedian and social commentator Sean Woodland.

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18/06/2021

‘Cash for Convents: The Cori Church Story’ - now only $49.95 at all good book stores

16/06/2021

Luke Heggie urges to choose your religion wisely

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Bach in Black

The IOC is Back in the Black (see ep 14 for full version) The IOC is back In the black All thanks to me, Thomas Bach They said to cancel Tokyo But i said ‘f**k no’ And just have a look at our bottom line now Revenue’s multiplied And profits back high And all that could happen is that people die But don’t care about lives Cos we indemnified It’s all on Tokyo and it’s ratified So we’re back Were on the brink of collapse But now we stacked with cash And it’s all tax free francs So we’re back, back, back Us old white blokes are back Yes, we’re back in black

DealsForce

DealsForce: The unofficial unsanctioned customer relationship management software of the Tokyo Olympics

Matsuyama wins the flag

What happens when a covid outbreak forces the golf from Tokyo to Melbourne

Culture Review

With the swimmers’ campaign coming to an end, it’s inevitable there’ll be a: CULTURE REVIEW Got myself into some trouble tonight At a nightclub in Harajuku Had bulk froth with my swim team mates Woke up naked in a canoe This voice you're using is not the one I know Had a feeling you were gonna spew Don't hang up again Cos I can tell you what we need to do Culture review Will buy time 'til this thing's through Culture review It’ll solve everything

Nudged out Beijing

Everything about Sydney 2000 was wonderful, except for the subsequent 28 year grudge

Reflections

‘Cash for Convents: The Cori Church Story’ - now only $49.95 at all good book stores

Namaste Perverts

Luke Heggie urges to choose your religion wisely

Rigby’s Hire

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Phil Gould’s Final Word

Phil Gould’s FINAL WORD: The true meaning of Origin

Dick-stickers

Time for a Royal Commission in to blokes wearing Speedos in shopping centres

Cori Church

Another radio ratings survey and another #1 ranking for Australia’s top shock jock- a record 376 consecutive weeks at the top!

The Mean Whistler

Bring the family down to The Mean Whistler. Only 32 violent assaults in the last 12 months!

RDO Bitter

For a hard earned 15% thirst

John 3:17

The boys open up on the bible

The Canberra Bubble

Episode 15: THE BUBBLE. Featuring award-winning funny as f**k funnyman Luke Heggie

Kochie’s Talking

KOCHIE’S TALKING (Lyrics - full song available in ep 14) High yield Stocks and bonds Offshore investment Derivatives Triple A Credit ratings Got no idea What the f**k I’m saying Market thriving Aussie dollar Public assets Hyperinflation Nasdaq’s down Three points in trading Mining divvies Cost of living Clever suits on Bloomberg squawking Shove it f**ker Kochie’s talking

Bleached coral and anus

Cam Knight takes on the biggest existential crisis of our lifetime: anal bleaching

The Powder and the Fashion

How good’s Sydney?

With war imminent, how would today’s conscripted soldier look? I WAS ONLY 19 (full version in ep #2) Mum and Dad and Danny were at the dinner table lauding Arthur Tunstall Sky News was on the box When Latham’s ugly mug appeared it was all too f**king hard I slipped my iPhone in my pocket and then I left And the woke brigade lined the footpaths as we marched down to Holt Street The retweet from Malcolm Turnbull showed us young and strong and Green And there’s me holding a sign with a hashtag that says #OurABC God help me, I was only 19 From alt right 4Chan content to the mainstream Murdoch metros I'd been in and out of podcasts now for months And just because I believe in climate change and yell “defund the cops” They point at me and say “it’s always been hot, you cuck” And can you tell me doctor why no one’s joining my GoFundMe My social justice quest is fresh and trendy as can be And can you tell me why my boomer parents don’t understand me God help me, I’m a young socialist green A four week operation to get a studio seat for a recording of Q&A It was a war within itself But I wouldn't stop ‘til I’d said my piece to Matt Canavan To rapturous applause But then someone yelled out ‘Credlin!’, and a student behind me swore She’d found my tweet backing Tony Abbott and they showed me to the door I was cancelled the same day the LNP cut arts funding for schools God help me, would’ve had 10,000 followers by June And can you tell me doctor why you haven’t liked my tweet And why I’m still on $35k despite my PHD And this hashtag on Chris Kenny’s post, can you tell me what it means God help me I’m quote tweeting Matt Kean And why does the Channel Seven chopper still chill me to my feet Is it because the major networks are lacking cultural diversity And why don’t Starbucks stock the milk my pediatrician prescribed to me God help me I was only 19

I’m staying right-wing for me

DON’T CHANGE (full version out TOMORROW) I feel the shift on the ground They say the sky is falling down But do you want my vote at the next election Ignorance is happiness Sky after Dark all night long I won't change for you I'm staying right wing for me I won't change for you Even though you've got three PHD's All my super's gonna be lost Straight in the pocket of Penny Wong Evil greenie scum in all directions The coalition hears our indifference Message received loud and clear I won't change for you Cos it doesn't feel that for me I won't change for you Cos I don't go snorkelling in the Reef