The Third Man

“Racism isn't about black and white, it may seem that way at face value, but it's actually about nuance. It's about ingrained bias and what you're taught when you're little”. Firdose Moonda, the highly respected South African journalist, joins the boys on the podcast for a very powerful episode. Ms. Moonda speaks with nuance on topics of racism, sexism, and toxic masculinity in the South African game. Listen more on this episode of The Third Man Podcast

From designing an album cover for P Diddy to telling Kieron Pollard to bat at 4, Jarrod Kimber has done it all. He sits down with the boys to discuss everything under the sun from IPL strategies, commentary standards, and Tymal Mills' small hands. Hear more on this episode of The Third Man podcast. Jarrod Kimber is a cricket writer, analyst, youtuber, and podcaster. He has worked as an analyst for the St Lucia Kings, and has advised the Scotland and Australian teams. https://www.youtube.com/c/JarrodKimberYT Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3SroUocZzMySqVFBv5spvY?si=7d0dade542f94fab Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thethirdmanpod/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheThirdManPod

Despair, Dismay, Delirium and Delight. Who knew that someone banging a gavel could take you through such a wide spectrum of emotions? But the boys put sentiment to the side and create a solely objective, data based, Power Ranking of all the squads. Keshav's ball knowledge is put to test for the first time in this episode. Hear more on Part 2 of our IPL Auction Special. Find us on Instagram @thethirdmanpod and Twitter @TheThirdManPod

The IPL auction is coming up next week and the boys are an amalgamation of nervousness and excitement. Disparaging and applauding retention strategies, the boys prove why they should be at the Auction Table. Keshav and Kabir take on our resident data analyst Harshit Bansal, and his algorithm, in a battle to find out who the hidden gems of the auction will be. The boys test their ball knowledge with a quiz. Hear more on this episode of The Third Man. Find us on Instagram @thethirdmanpod and Twitter @TheThirdManPod

After a horror showing by India in the series vs South Africa, Keshav & Kabir conduct an autopsy on the performance. Is India already past its prime? What is South Africa doing correct? Does the quota system in South Africa do more harm than good? Is such a quota system required in India? The boys also test their ball knowledge with a quiz. Hear more on this episode of The Third Man. Find us on Instagram at @thethirdmanpod Find us on Twitter at @TheThirdManPod