How’s That? - The Podcast

Mike "Big Roy" Whitney, "Sugar" Ray Nosti, Andrew "Dawsey" Dawson & Johnnie Waller present "This Week In Sport".... Each week the boys share their thoughts on anything sport from around the globe with their own brand of irreverent humour! This week the boys chat about :  Ultra-Trail Katoomba, State of Origin, Perth Bears, Robertson Spuddies RLFC, Asquith Magpies & Spudd Carroll, Rugby League & AFL roundup, Indian Premier League, World Test Championship, British & Irish Lions Tour, Sonny Bill Williams vs Paul Gallen fight, soccer, athletics, World Surfing League & much, much more!

In this episode the boy's have rugby league hardman Mark "Spudd' Carroll back at Triple R Studios.... This time the boy's talk to Spudd about his new signature beer Spuddwiser Premium Ale, Spudd's Gym and the 20 year history behind it, training Marcia Hines, Terry Hill & Tiger Balm!, CTE/brain injuries & Charlie Teo, the new "Run It Straight" combat sports challenge, Paul "Chief" Harrogan, and much, much more!

On this episode of "How's That? - The Podcast" the boys talk to TV Presenter, Journalist & Entertainer Steve Hart! Steve talks to the boys about :   Steve Hart & The Allstars Band, getting his start in radio & journalism, his transition into the world of TV with Channel 7, Channel 10, Fox Sports and now WIN TV, rugby league, and much, much more!  

Mike "Big Roy" Whitney, "Sugar" Ray Nosti, Andrew "Dawsey" Dawson & Johnnie Waller present "This Week In Sport".... Each week the boys share their thoughts on anything sport from around the globe with their own brand of irreverent humour! This week the boys chat about : The Oz Icons Band with Spudd Carroll, Wayne "Junior" Pearce & "The Cutter" Peter Johnston, winning the ABC Radio midnight trivia, The World Gravy Wrestling Championships, Spudd Carroll playing lawn bowls, jelly wrestling, volcano surfing Who Dares Wins, rugby league, AFL, cricket, Super Rugby, basketball, World Surfing League, & much, much more!

Mike "Big Roy" Whitney, "Sugar" Ray Nosti, Andrew "Dawsey" Dawson & Johnnie Waller present "This Week In Sport".... Each week the boys share their thoughts on anything sport from around the globe with their own brand of irreverent humour! This week the boys chat about : The Wife Carrying World Championships, Women's State Of Origin, Magic Round, the new collision sport "Run It Straight", AFL, cricket, David Boon, Oscar Piastri, Les Kiss, NFL's Bill Belichick and his new girlfriend, Dan Andrew's golfing controversy, swimming, surfing, & much, much more!

Mike "Big Roy" Whitney, "Sugar" Ray Nosti, Andrew "Dawsey" Dawson & Johnnie Waller present "This Week In Sport".... Each week the boys share their thoughts on anything sport from around the globe with their own brand of irreverent humour! This week the boys chat about : The Wife Carrying World Championships, punt driving on the Hawkesbury River, the Perth Bears, South Juniors, rugby league, AFL, cricket, Formula 1, tennis, swimming, surfing, & much, much more!  

On this episode of "How's That? - The Podcast" the boys talk to renowned rugby league journalist Danny Weidler.... Danny talks to the boys about :  Growing up in Paddington and getting his start as a journalist, his love of cricket, rugby league player managers, Anthony Mundine, Sonny Bill Williams, seeing Nirvana at Selina's at Coogee Bay Hotel in 1992, and much, much more!

Mike "Big Roy" Whitney, "Sugar" Ray Nosti, Andrew "Dawsey" Dawson & Johnnie Waller present "This Week In Sport".... Each week the boys share their thoughts on anything sport from around the globe. This week the boys chat about : Spudd Carroll's musical ability, rugby league, Wests Tigers & Lachy Galvin, player managers, the latest AFL news, Indian Premier League, World Surfing League, new international tennis showering rules, Gout Gout & The Stawell Gift, Whit wearing a full body swimsuit at the 2000 Sydney Olympics, & much, much more!

On this epiosde of "How's That? - The Podcast" the boys talk to Roger Di Lernia....Roger grew up on the mean streets of Matraville in Sydney along with Mike "Big Roy" Whitney" & "Sugar" Ray Nosti.... The boys chat to Roger about their days growing up together in the saloubrious suburb of Matraville behind Maroubra beach in Sydney, playing in bands, autograph hunting at the Sebel Townhouse in Kings Cross, meeting everyone from Bob Dylan, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, George Harrison to Lou Reed, Keith Richards & Frank Sinatra, writing a book with Glen A Baker, acting with Nicole Kidman, being the first person to undergo open heart surgery in Australia, and much more....

Mike "Big Roy" Whitney, Ray "Sugar" Nosti & Andrew "Dawsey" Dawson present "This Week In Sport"! Each week the boys will share their thoughts on anything sport from around the globe. This week the boys chat about Rugby League (NRL & International), Rugby 7's, Cricket (Sheffield Shield & IPL), World Surfing League, Athletics, Golf, Basketball, Snowboarding & much, much more!

In this episode of "How's That? - The Podcast" the boys talk rugby league legend Lachlan Coote about :  His formative years in Windsor NSW, Ron Coote, being part of the Exlusive Bretheren as a child, playing for the Penrith Panthers, North Queensland Cowboys, St Helens & Hull Kingston Rovers, playing in an NRL Grand Final, representing Scotland, Great Britain & the Australian Prime Minister's XIII, and much, much more!  

Mike "Big Roy" Whitney, Ray "Sugar" Nosti & Andrew "Dawsey" Dawson present "This Week In Sport".....with special guest host Johnnie Waller! Each week the boys will share their thoughts on anything sport from around the globe. This week the boys chat about Rugby League (NRL & International), AFL, Cricket (Sheffield Shield & IPL), English Premier League, World Surfing League, Athletics, Baseball, George Foreman & much, much more!

On this episode of "How's That? - The Podcast" the boys talk to INXS bass player and all round Oz music legend Garry Gary Beers about :  Growing up on Sydney's northern beaches and the formation of INXS, his new musical project AshenMoon, his new line of bass guitars (GGB Basses), cricket, rugby league and his beloved Manly Sea Eagles, living in the USA, and much, much more!

Mike "Big Roy" Whitney, Ray "Sugar" Nosti & Andrew "Dawsey" Dawson present "This Week In Sport"..... Each week the boys will share their thoughts on anything sport from around the globe. This week the boys chat about NRL, AFL, Rugby Union, Cricket (Sheffield Shield & Champions Trophy, World Surfing League, Ice Hockey & much more!  

Mike “Big Roy” Whitney, Andrew “Dawsey” Dawson & Sid Punts have settled into Sin City…. Next up on the Las Vegas 2 podcast series, Big Roy & Dawsey chat to Sid about his newly released "Prison Chronicles" podcast and his former life as cohost of the cult "Full Credit To The Boys" podcast and prison offficer at Long Bay Gaol in Sydney.... Listen as Sid talks about life behind prison walls and what Prison Chronicles podcast is all about!

Mike “Big Roy” Whitney, Andrew “Dawsey” Dawson & Sid Punts have settled into Sin City….Next up on the Las Vegas 2 podcast series is none other than legendary rugby league journalist  Tony “The Mole” Adams! In this special Las Vegas episode, The Mole talks to the boys about : His Hungarian background, how sports journalism has changed over the years, the NRL's Las Vegas experiment, Tim Sheens, the Canberra Raiders, sitting on the bench for the 2005 West Tigers premiership win, the Jillaroos and women's rugby league, clearing your internet history & much, much more!

Mike “Big Roy” Whitney, Andrew “Dawsey” Dawson & Sid Punts have settled into Sin City….First up on the Las Vegas 2 podcast series is none other than legendary rugby league commentator Andrew Voss! In this special Las Vegas episode, Vossy talks to the boys about : His humble start as a kid in East Ryde, getting his start in the broadcasting world, and the rest of his 40 year career calling all kinds of sport around the world….as well as his thoughts on the NRL's Las Vegas experiment! From East Ryde to Las Vegas….Vossy tells all….Viva Voss Vegas!!!!

The boys have touched down in Sin City, this time without "Sugar" Ray Nosti..... Off the bench to take Sugar's spot for the "Las Vegas Series 2" series of podcasts comes podcast pioneer Sid Punts, formerly of cult podcast "Full Credit To The Boys" and current podcast sensation "Prison Chronicles"!!! Big Roy, Dawsey & Sid chat to Sugar Ray who is back in Sydney about his new swimming pool and what we've been getting up to in Las Vegas.... Meeting with the likes of Peter V'Landys, Junior Pearce, Michael Ennis, Royce Simmons and the lovely Fox League Ladies Lara Pitt, Hannah Hollis, Yvonne Sampson and Channel 9's Danika Mason!

With the boys leaving for Las Vegas tomorrow, here's there Vegas & NRL 1st Round Preview episode!

In this episode of "How's That? - The Podcast", the boys talk to former Canada Rugby League President Josh Knight.... As the boys prepare to jet off to Las Vegas for the NRL 1st Round 2025, they talk to Josh about how an Aussie with a Fijian background came to be in Canada and the Canada Rugby League President, as well as all things international rugby league!

In Pt2 of Doug Walters' "How's That? - The Podcast" episode, the cricket legend talks to the boys about : The beginnings of World Series Cricket, Kerry Packer, the infamous underarm ball incident against New Zealand, Doug & Whit on the beers, Ian McGilvray, giving up cigarettes, nicknames, Tooheys ads, Cricket NSW Hall Of Fame, the modern game, facing Jeff Thompson, & much, much more!

In Pt1 of Doug Walters' "How's That? - The Podcast" episode, the cricket legend talks to the boys about : Growing up in Dungog NSW and his first cricket memories, debuting for NSW at 17 & Australia at 19 years of age, Richie Benaud, Sir Donald Bradman, Geoff Boycott, the baggy green cap, being conscripted for Vietnam along with Normie Rowe, touring England & the West Indies, Sir Garfield Sobers, Ian Chappell, Kerry O'Keefe & much, much more!!!

In Pt2 of Paul Kent's "How's That? - The Podcast" episode, Kenty talks to the boys about : Being a journalist in Europe, reporting on the Sophie Delezio story, the Indonesian 2005 earthquake as well as being in Iraq, working at the Sun Herald & Daily Telegraph, old school vs modern journalism, working in TV & NRL360 on Fox, Las Vegas & NRL, what it's like living in the public eye and what the future holds & much, much more….

In Pt1 of Paul Kent's "How's That? - The Podcast" episode, Kenty talks to the boys about : Growing up in Orange and on the NSW Central Coast, his first memeories of rugby league and playing the sport as a kid, playing grade footy for Parramatta & North Sydney Bears, Ray Price, Mick Cronin, modern tackling techniques, playing alongside champion boxer Jeff Fenech, car rides with John Monie, his only 1st Grade rugby league appearance, Tommy Raudonikis, getting his start in journalism, sparring with Mark "Spudd" Carroll & much, much more!!! So many great stories in this episode!

In this special episode Cindy Lorenz talks to the boys about her life as a foster carer for children with severe disabilities including childhood dementia.... Cindy's story is an amazing one!

In this Pt 2 “How's That? – The Podcast” episode, Australian, NSW & Bankstown cricket legend Len Pascoe talks to the boys about : Test Cricket vs Grade Cricket, bowling to Viv Richards, Tony Grieg being Len's 1st Test wicket, touring the West Indies, The Guyana Riot, Ian Chappell, Desmond Haynes & Gordon Greenidge, Magnum 44 gun at Barbados, Mike Whitney's West Indian accent, being sledged by Sri Lankan Ravi Ratnayeke, the Pascoe/Thompson Ward at Bankstown Hospital, Mike Whitney's West Indian accent, coaching Glen McGrath & Steve Smith, World Series Cricket and day/night games, Bill O'Reilly, Harold Larwood, Doug Walters, designing the cricket helmet, Playboy Bunnies, T20 cricket & much, much more…. Some of the best cricket stories of all time!!!

In this Pt 1 “How's That? – The Podcast” episode, Australian, NSW & Bankstown cricket legend Len Pascoe talks to the boys about : Growing up in Western Australia & Bankstown NSW, his parents, Bill O'Reilly, rugby league, playing junior & grade cricket with his good mate Jeff Thompson, bowling to Sir Donald Bradman, playing cricket for NSW, surfing, Alan Border, Mark Taylor, Fred Trueman, World Series Cricket, John Farnham, meeting and playing cricket with and against Mike Whitney, sledging, bowling with Dennis Lillee.....and much, much more!  

In this “How's That? – The Podcast” episode, Oz music legend John Brewster from legendary band The Angels talks to the boys about :    Growing up in Adelaide, the formation of The Angels, gigging with Cheech & Chong, touring with David Bowie, AC/DC, Cheap Trick & The Kinks.....how the "Am I Ever Gonna See Your Face Again" chant started, The Party Boys, The Angels in France, songwriting, playing golf with cricket legend Bob Simpson, Dennis Lillee, The Angels new album "99", The Angels new lineup....and much, much more!!!  

In this  “How's That? – The Podcast” episode, Jenny Thompson from “Her World Cricket Tour”  talks to the boys about : All things women's cricket, travelling the world to over 50 countries spreading the cricket gospel, facing Shane Warne, bowling to Michael Hussey, her grandfather arresting the great Sir Garfield Sobers, ICC funding, Pablo Escobar's first-born son, Eva Peron burning down a cricket ground pavilion in Argentina, & much, much more!

In Shane Lee's “How's That? – The Podcast” episode, the cricket legend talks to the boys about : Growing up in Oak Flats, backyard cricket at the Lee household with brothers Brett & Grant, playing 1st Grade cricket at 15 and getting sledged by Grame Hughes, playing for NSW alongside Steve & Mark Waugh, hitting the Mercantile Mutual Cup sign and winning $90,000, Michael Bevan, debuting for the Australian ODI side against the West Indies during the 1995/6 season, The Rolling Stones, Test selection, Six & Out, his Lunch With Lee podcast, Robbie Williams, & much more!!! This is one hilarious episode!

In Pt 2 of Angry Anderson's “How's That? – The Podcast” episode, the Oz music legend talks to the boys about : Buster Brown, the beginnings of Rose Tattoo, Axl Rose & Guns N' Roses after parties, touring and drinking with ZZ Top, teaching ZZ Top how to use the c**t word, Slash, his smash hit "Suddenly" that was used in the TV show Neighbours, Kylie Minogue, whale songs & much, much more!

In Pt 1 of Angry Anderson's “How's That? – The Podcast” episode, the Oz music legend talks to the boys about : Growing up in Melbourne, how Angry got his nickname, his parents, how he got into music and his first influences, his first gig, Masonry, Elvis, the blues, Boz Scaggs, Ross Wilson, Ignatius Jones, Jimmy & The Boys, tattoos, politics and running for parliament....and much more!  

In Pt 3 of Rick Grossman's “How's That? – The Podcast” episode, the Oz music legend talks to the boys about : Joining The Hoodoo Gurus, The Buttery rehab centre in Byron Bay, bass playing, playing sober, Billy Thorpe, writing to and meeting Pete Townsend from The Who, befriending James Hetfield from Metallica, Roger Rogerson, the South Sydney Rabbitohs, and much more!

In Pt 2 of Rick Grossman's “How's That? – The Podcast” episode, the Oz music legend talks to the boys about : The Divinyls, his close friendship with Chrissie Amphlett, Chrissie & Divinyls guitarist Mark McEntee, touring with Aerosmith, Steven Tyler & The Cult, Men At Work paving the way for Oz bands in the USA, Comb & Cutter at Blacktown, Selina's at Coogee Bay Hotel, leaving The Divinyls due to heroin addiction, and much more….

In Pt 1 of Rick Grossman's “How's That? – The Podcast” episode, the Oz music legend talks to the boys about : Growing up in Sydney's east to immigrant parents from the UK, his first bass guitar, seeing Led Zeppelin live in Sydney, playing with Matt Finish, good mate Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil, living with Paul Kelly in Melbourne, Iva Davies, touring with Aerosmith and meeting Steven Tyler and Joe Perry, drugs, Shannon Noll, Dave Faulkner, Jim Mogine, Eric Grothe Snr, and much more…. This is one cracking episode!

In Pt 2 of Marty Gurr's "How's That? - The Podcast" episode, the boys talk about :  State of Origin, playing with the famous 1980's Parramatta backline, playing at Lang Park, Eric “Guru” Grothe, Brett Kenny, Steve Ella, Nicknames, Russell Fairfax, lingerie rugby league, playing in England, coaching, The Tropicana Café Coogee, and the Maroubra Seals Club!

In this episode the boys chat to 80's Roosters, Rabbitohs & Manly rugby league legend Marty Gurr.... Marty talks about growing up in Sydney's eastern suburbs and playing for the Roosters....as well as playing schoolboy cricket against Mike Whitney, former Wallabies coach Eddie Jones, John Quayle, footy in the 80's as compared to now and the 1980 Roosters vs Bulldogs Grand Final!

In Pt 2 of Sean Hampstead's "How's That? - The Podcast" episode the boys talk about :  John Hopoate, Bill Harrigan, Wayne Bennett, Paul Sironen, Phil Gould, The Bunker, touch judges, policeman who have played rugby league, and what whistles do referees use???  

In this episode the boys talk to former NRL referee and NSW Policeman Sean Hampstead.... In Pt 1 they cover everything from Sean's early years in Mudgee to how he became a referee, Super League, dealing with pressure from the fans, State of Origin, the get square, how Sean got his "Mr Bean" nickname, the hardest players to ref, Ricky Stuart and the Canberra Raiders and working as a policeman....

In Pt 2 of Eric "Guru" Grothe's "How's That? - The Podcast" episode, Guru talks to boys about.... Kangaroo Tours, Wally Lewis, Wayne "Junior" Pearce, playing in England & France, send-off's, the pressures of high-level sport, mental health and dealing with depression, life after sport, Guru's musical journey from a kid to now....including playing in a band with his two sons. This is a very interesting episode....we get to see a side of Guru that we have seldom seen before.

In this episode rugby league legend Eric "Guru" Grothe talks to the boys about : Growing up in Western Sydney (Liverpool), being a son of German immigrant parents, playing rugby league, the great supercoach Jack Gibson, winning premierships with Parramatta and playing alongside some of the best players of all time, playing against the Western Suburbs Magpies at Lidcombe Oval, Les Boyd farting in Peter Wynn's Score, how he got his nickname “Guru”, being named in the greatest NSW Origin side of all time, and much more!

This is one huge episode with former NSW Deputy Premier (under Mike Baird & Gladys Berejiklian, Policeman & International Rugby League Board Chairman Troy Grant! The boys chat to Troy about international rugby league, policing, politics, the Lint Cafe siege, lock out laws, greyhounds, Crown Casino, bikie gang investigations, Barnaby Joyce & The National Party, the William Tyrell investigation, working with Wayne Bennett & Wayne "Junior" Pearce, Las Vegas and much more....

We have a special How's That? - The Podcast episode to coincide with Game 3 of the State Of Origin Series 2024..... Mike Whitney was invited by NSW Blues coach Michael "Madge" Maguire along with former Australian cricket captain Steve Waugh to speak to the NSW Blues squad last Monday at a special gathering in the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) dressing rooms. In this episode Whit talks about what happened at that event and what it meant to him as a passionate New South Welshman! Special guest Josh Knight from the Canadian Rugby League also sat in on this episode....

The boys talk to women's rugby league pioneer Tarsha Gale! Lingerie NFL, Eric Grothe shoulder pads, Tackling blokes in pubs, State Of Origin, the history of women's rugby league & much more!!!

The boys chat to urologist Dr James Thompson on this special men's health episode of How's That? - The Podcast! Everything from prostate cancer, Viagra, erections, the North Sydney Bears, mental health and whole bunch of dick jokes.... This one of our best episodes to date.... informative and hilarious at the same time!!!

In Pt 2 of Spudd Carroll's "How's That? - The Podcast", Mike "Big Roy" Whitney, "Sugar" Ray Nosti & Andrew "Dawsey" Dawson talk to Spudd about :  Paul "The Chief" Harragon, Spudd's name, Super League, Manly Sea Eagles in the 1990's, London Broncos, Tom Cruise, Russell Crowe, playing with the Orara Valley Axemen, the filming of Cinderella Man, Ron Howard, Renee Zellweger and much more!!!

In this Pt 1 episode the boys talk to rugby league hardman Mark "Spudd' Carroll.... Spudd talks about growing up in Greystanes, playing cricket and rugby league as a kid, the influence his father had on him, getting graded by the Penrith Panthers then moving on to the South Sydney Rabbitohs, as well as Des Hasler's hair, debuting for Australia vs France, rooming with David Gillespie and his first clash with Mario Fenech! Spudd also talks about what playing music means to him....  

In this final Pt 3 episode, Steve Balbi talks to the boys about his solo career, performing and mental preparation, working with David Bowie and his influence on Steve's music, songwriting, being the frontman for Mi-Sex, and much more!

The boys chat to Oz music legend Steve Balbi in Pt 2 of this fascinating 3 part episode.....Steve is the bass player for legendary Oz band Noiseworks, founding member of the Electric Hippies, producer and solo artist! In Pt 2 the boys cover Steve's role as a producer, Noiseworks and their guitarist Stuart Fraser, leaving Noiseworks and forming Electric Hippies with Justin Stanley, drugs and Steve's love of cricket.....including having a big night with Whit and watching him front up the next day for NSW!

The boys chat to Oz music legend Steve Balbi in Pt 1 of this fascinating 3 part episode.....Steve is the bass player for legendary Oz band Noiseworks, founding member of the Electric Hippies, producer and solo artist! In Pt1 the boys cover Steve's upbringing, his early days in the music business and the formation of Noiseworks....

The boys talk to young Paddy Tobin who created the "Save Leichhardt Oval" Facebook Group.... Paddy is an 18-year-old passionate Tigers supporter who is doing his bit to try and save Leichhardt Oval by raising awareness of the lack of NSW Government funding which is needed to bring the ground up to NRL 1st grade standard. Paddy is also an assistant producer at Sydney radio station 2GB....A very intelligent young bloke!