Adam Lindsay Podcasts

Fulfilling all your news, sport, comedy and satire podcasting needs since 2012. The online home of News Bin and Talking Balls.

Tag: rugby

Talking Balls General Election Special

DEMOCRACY! HELL YEAH!  Adam Lindsay is joined by Dougie Walker, Tom Skelton and Pete Strong for the perfect fusion of politics and sport.  Can they put together a cabinet of sports stars who’d outperform whichever numpties get elected into office in May?  The panel also catch up with the greatest and worst teams in the world, and find out the bizarre reason for a footballer being sent off in La Liga…  Have a listen.

Talking Balls 02/04/14 – Druggers, ruggers and happy buggers.

Adam Lindsay is joined by Dougie Walker and Pete Strong to discuss the week’s hottest sports topics – Should doping be a criminal offence?  Has the final weekend of the 6 Nations proved the northern hemisphere sides do have a chance of winning the Rugby World Cup? What are the worst motivational techniques used in sport?  Are Hartlepool the biggest success story of the football season?  There’s also an update on the greatest and worst teams in the world, and find out why England players like Roy Hodgson so much…

Talking Balls 09/03/15 – Giant killings, excuses, and time travel.

Talking Balls is back!  Adam Lindsay is joined by Stuart Duggan, Matt Ayre and Steve Boniface to discuss the hottest sporting topics – Are giant killings actually bad for the FA cup?  Is the 6 Nations proving the Northern Hemisphere sides will all struggle at the Rugby World Cup?  After Fernando Alonso woke up from his crash thinking it was 1995, which people in sport might wish they were living in another time?  Plus, we have a look at sports greatest excuses, and find out what unlikely honour Burnley have won…

Talking Balls Christmas Special 2014

Adam Lindsay is joined by Pete Strong, Stuart Duggan and Andy Platt for this year’s Christmas special. Who should receive Talking Balls’ Christmas miracle? Who’ll win Sports Personality of the Year 2015? What are the worst presents given in sport? The panel also take a look at national sports, and find out why Liverpool didn’t win the Premier League title… Have a listen.

Talking Balls 27/10/14 – Fans, Bans, and Vincent Tans

Adam Lindsay is joined by Pete Strong, Alex Petrovic and Matt Ayre to discuss the week’s hottest sports topics – Would fan ownership actually work in English football?  How moral should sport be?  Is this set to be the most boring Premier League title race ever? Who are the most dangerous owners in sport?  Plus, the panel catch up with the latest Steve Kean news, and find out why a young girl was brought to tears by her new school uniform.  Have a listen.

Talking Balls 14/10/14 – Books, moves and feuds.

Adam Lindsay is joined by Dougie Walker and Alex Winter to discuss the week’s hottest sports topics – How should the ECB respond to Kevin Pietersen’s book?  How safe should sport be?  Should teams be allowed to relocate?  Is there a lamer feud than Arsene Wenger and Jose Mourinho’s spat?  We also catch up with the greatest teams in the world, find out why Falcao’s wife may be upset about him scoring his first Manchester United goal, and Dougie puts his health and wellbeing in serious jeapody… Have a listen.

Talking Balls 30/4/14 – Sacking, sneezing and bus parking.

Adam Lindsay is joined by Stuart Duggan and Matt Ayre to discuss the week’s hottest sports topics – Were Manchester United right to sack David Moyes? Is this the most exciting end of a Premier League season ever? Is the future of English cricket secure in the hands of Peter Moores? Should Jose Mourinho be criticised for “parking the bus”? Are Oldham still the greatest team in the world? And find out why a Liverpool fan has had to cancel his haircut appointment…  Have a listen.

Talking Balls 16/04/14 – Grief, belief and glory that’s brief.

Adam Lindsay is joined by Alex Petrovic, Andy Platt and Matt Ayre to discuss the week’s hottest sports topics – Has the time come for Arsene Wenger to leave Arsenal? Will Fulham pull off the great escape again? Should elite athletes stick to what they know, or constantly challenge themselves? What are the shortest moments of glory in sport? Plus, another edition of the semi-regular feature ‘Steve Kean Watch’, and find out how the Zimbabwean FA plan to plug a black hole in their finances…  Have a listen.

Talking Balls 9/04/14 – Sackings, hatings and improbable happenings

Adam Lindsay is joined by Dougie Walker, Pete Strong and Dan Fardell to discuss the week’s hottest sporting topics – Is it ever too late to sack a manager? Are Liverpool ‘special’? Has the much-haralded golden age of British sport already been and gone? After The Undertaker’s unbeaten Wrestlemania streak came to an end, the panel discuss what other highly improbable sporting events they think will occur, and find out how Netflix has helped an Israeli football team to victory…  Have a listen.

Talking Balls 1/4/14 – Friendlies, Googlies and Seasonalities

Adam Lindsay is joined by Pete Strong and Alex Winter to discuss the week’s hottest sports topics – Is the European Nations League a competition too far, or the salvation of international football?  Do the other Home Nations care about how their cricket team performs?  Should we switch some sports from the Summer Olympics to the Winter Olympics?  After Russell Brand’s recent appearance on Match of the Day, who else should the BBC bring in to improve the show?  And find out why a Mexican football team all wore paper bags on their heads at a recent game…  Have a listen.