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Death by Multimedia
Hi there and thanks for tuning in to this newly rebranded podcast, Death by Multimedia, a title I borrowed from the first ever podcast I did with my eldest daughter Jessica. Seeing as though I have split this podcast into three sections over the years – TV and movies, sports and music, and created two other podcasts to handle the weight of the sports and music side of things, I have decided to give this podcast a bit of a spit and polish and rebrand and republish. So, I hope you’ll stick with…
Episodes
Death by MultimediaEpisode 143: Peters & Peters NRL 2022: Round 1 Thursday
YES! WE’RE BACK!! Following absolutely no demand for our services, and the raging success of our Big Bash League (BBL) program, Peters & Peters is back anyway…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 142: In League With the NRL 2022: Round 1
Round 1 is done and dusted, and if you tip like I do it was a barren and broken wasteland of rugby league. And let’s face face, it is only round one. You can’t…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 141: In League With the NRL 2022: Season Preview
Welcome to a brand new season of In League With the NRL. It’s 2022, hopefully we have put covid to bed, and we can have a season where there are as few…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 140: Where do Smith, Finch and Warner Fit in T20 Landscape
Australia, somewhat surprisingly to some including me, won last year’s T20 World Cup, an achievement that relied heavily on players who had decided against…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 139: Where to now for Will Pucovski
When it comes to regular events, we have the rising and the falling of the sun, Shane Warne cutting off fellow commentators at will as well as belittling those…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 138: Does England's Reset Amount to Zero
England’s 2021 Test record was one of the bleakest in the history of Test cricket, though arguably also one of the toughest. They lost a series in India where…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 137: Cricket Australia's Incompetence Requires Complete Reset
In several different ways over a period of many years, the governing body of cricket Australia has made decisions that have come back to bite them in their…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 136: Langer's Exit Reflects Poorly on Players and Cricket Australia
The Australian men's cricket team has had a season out of the box. They took out the T20 World Cup title, the one major competition they had never won, and did…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 135: The Casual Mankadder: England's Ashes Agony is Wonderful to Behold
Australia has finished 2021 on an enormous high, while England has sunk to depths that they haven't experienced since the dark days of the 1990's. Questions…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 134: The Casual Mankadder: 1st Test Review - England Hand Cummins the Perfect Start
The Gabba has never been an easy place for opposing countries to come to and win. England hasn’t won there since 1986, with a draw in 2010 their only match…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 133: The Casual Mankadder: 1st Test Preview Australia vs England
The day has finally arrived. The first day of the first Test of the summer. Australia's build up has been chaotic, England's has been under the radar. Rain has…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 132: Can England Actually Regain the Ashes?
We are a week away from the 1stTest of this season Ashes series, the first to be played in the Covid pandemic years, and as a result there is a little more up…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 131: The Casual Mankadder: The Captaincy Conundrum and Balancing the Force
With Tim Paine having renounced the captaincy of the Australian Test team, now comes the problem of finding the right successor, something the selectors would…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 130: The Casual Mankadder: The Folly of Trying to Cover Up Past Indiscretions
There has been nothing good to have come out of the last four days in the Australian cricket news cycle. The euphoria of having won the men’s T20 World Cup has…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 129: The Casual Mankadder: Ashes Squad Announced
So the Australian selectors have named their 15 man squad for the first two Ashes Tests, as well as an 11 man squad for Australia A, who will compete in a warm…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 128: The Casual Mankadder: When Every Cricket Instinct is Wrong
It’s a wonderful thing to be wrong, especially about such things that you think you have a reasonable knowledge of. Cricket for me is one of those things, and…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 127: The Casual Mankadder: "ASHES BOLTERS!!"
At the moment it is the media's favourite phrase - "ASHES BOLTER!!" Every time someone takes a bag of wickets, or crushes a century, it seems that they become…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 126: The Casual Mankadder: Who Wins the T20 World Cup?
We've reached the semi-final stage of the 2020 (yes it is confusing) T20 World Cup, with four teams remaining and lots of questions to be answered. On today's…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 125: The Casual Mankadder: Warne's Warbling More Damaging Than Loss to England
The cricket media used to be the most reliable section of journalism. There was little hysteria with extreme results, good or bad for the local team, and the…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 124: Is Celebrating Halloween UnAustralian?
Well, it’s Halloween…. again… and here we are in Australia and despite a pandemic that has raged for nigh on 20 months, it appears everyone is dressing up and…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 123: Is 'Squid Game' Really as Good as People Say?
In the past month, the Netflix South Korean limited series Squid Game has become the most watched show in the streaming platform’s history, reaching…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 122: The Casual Mankadder: Men's World T20 Preview
The men's World T20 tournament starts in a few hours, and so it is time to consider two important questions. Can Australia win it? And if not, who will? Today…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 121: The Casual Mankadder: World T20 Qualifiers Preview
There seems to be a lot of excitement in some overseas places and also on Fox Cricket who have the exclusive rights, to the beginning of the delayed men’s T20…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 120: The Casual Mankadder: WBBL Preview and Tips
Yes, the WBBL starts tonight, and here on The Casual Mankadder, we like to put our money where our mouth is. And then generally lose it. So on today's episode…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 119: The Casual Mankadder: Sheffield Shield Schemozzle Needs a Solution
On today's episode of The Casual Mankadder, we discuss the turmoil that exists with the Sheffield Shield, both on the field and off, and whether or not Cricket…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 118: Saturday Session With Bono and Billdo: Session 1
In the first of a planned 25 years of upcoming episodes, friends of almost 40 years get together on a Saturday and discuss the week in sports, politics, life…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 117: The Casual Mankadder: Will Covid Bubbles Bring Down the Ashes
As Australia creeps closer to being released from the grip of Covid lockdowns, this week has seen an outbreak on opinions of the fate of this summers men’s…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 116: The Casual Mankadder: The "Spirit of Cricket" is a Crock of Shite
Ravi Ashwin has managed to make the news again this week, this time by being solely blamed for taking an extra run after the ball thrown in had hit his batting…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 115: The Casual Mankadder: Women's Cricket Leading the Way
The ODI section of the Women's Cricket Series between Australia and India have been completed, and the series is a lot tighter than the score line suggests…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 114: The Chip Challenge Round 4
In round four of the Chip Challenge, there is drama, tears, anger and court action over the final result. It's a no holds barred episode as the decisions of…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 113: The Choc Challenge Round 3
We've reached (finally) the third round of the Choc Challenge, and there are some surprising results, as the choc that was expected to be the number one…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 112: The Casual Mankadder: Cricket Australia Must Learn From England's Mistake
The decision by the ECB to abandon their tour of Pakistan this week, on top of India’s decision to abandon the 5th Test of their series against India two weeks…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 111: The Casual Mankadder: What Happens if Tim Paine Can't Play
Australia’s Test captain Tim Paine has just gone in for surgery on an injury to his neck which has apparently been causing him problems in training for almost…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 110: The Chip Challenge Round 3
Week 3 of the Chip Challenge, and the judges are really beginning to get into their roles, indeed beginning to even taking into account the health factor and…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 109: The Casual Mankadder: Did the IPL Cancel Test Cricket
It has been just over a week now since the 5th Test between England and India was 'abandoned' due to a positive covid outbreak in the Indian backroom staff…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 108: The Choc Challenge Round 2
Controversy erupts on this week's edition of the Choc Challenge, as the four judges almost come to blows over the choices for the Ultimate Loser chocolate and…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 107: The Chip Challenge Round 2
After the raging success of the 1st round of the Chip Challenge, we're back this week with seven new varieties of chips for our contestants to try, in the race…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 106: The Casual Mankadder: Can Australia vs Australia A Save the Ashes Defence.
If the inaugural Test between Australia and Afghanistan, set down for late November in Hobart, is cancelled due to the Taliban’s stance on women playing sport…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 105: In League With the NRL Round 25
It's been on hiatus for awhile, but with the finals upon us, it's time to ramble on endlessly about the footy, and see just how many people I can disagree with…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 104: The Choc Challenge Round 1
After the amazing success of the introduction of the Chip Challenge - mainly from the members of the family that got to consume the chips - we've decided to…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 103: The Chip Challenge Round 1
How bored are you getting with the Australian East Coast Lockdown? No doubt, after ten weeks of it, you, like us, are starting to get to a point where you need…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 102: The Casual Mankadder: Australia's Coaching Dilemma
Over the past couple of weeks there has been a very public and brutal bringing down of the Australia head cricket coach, not only from leaks to the media from…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 101: The Casual Mankadder: National Selection Issues
Three playing squads from two different countries for several different forms of the game for three different series were announced last week, and while all…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 100: The Casual Mankadder: The Glorious Magnificence of Test Cricket
In the space of 24 hours we have seen the conclusion of two fantastic Test matches, games that have once again provided all the proof you need that Test…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 99: How the Olympics Can Change Australian Sports Telecasts Forever
Perhaps you, like me, have spent the past couple of weeks watching the Olympic Games from Tokyo, and no matter what your thoughts going into were in regards to…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 98: The Casual Mankadder: Aussies Spin Woes In Bangladesh Wipeout
This week on THE CASUAL MANKADDER, we discuss Australia's collapse to a 4-1 defeat in the T20 series in Bangladesh and try to look forward as to what this…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 97: A Look Back at "The Greatest American Hero"
Everyone loves a superhero, right? I mean, when you were growing up, most of us out there wanted to be Superman or Batman, or possibly just Captain America or…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 96: In League With the NRL 5-8 August 2021
With just four rounds left until the final series starts, it's time to forget about the Olympics and start thinking about the NRL again. This week we'll…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 95: The Casual Mankadder: West Indies ODI Series
Australia’s tour of the West Indies has concluded with the completion of the three match ODI series this week. And given the squad that Australia had to choose…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 94: A Look Back at "Allo Allo"
When it comes to successful comedy shows from the UK, the list is an endless one. Given the short length of each series they tend to remain more memorable that…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 93: Welcome to the Thunderdome 26/7/21
Even as parts of the world attempt to open back up to their pre-2020 masses, and other parts of the world shut down once again due to the Covid19 outbreak, the…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 92: A Look Back at "Kingswood Country"
No doubt you are all looking for new shows to watch on TV as we are headed for a lengthy term in Covid lockdown again. So being the top bloke I am, I've gone…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 91: The Casual Mankadder: West Indies Tour Part 2
With the T20 series now over in the West Indies, it's time to have a look at just where Australia's team is at, and where they are likely to head in regards to…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 90: The Casual Mankadder: West Indies Tour Part 1
Australia's white ball tour of the West Indies is three matches old, and so far it is the home team that has dominated the series winning all three T20 matches…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 89: Welcome to the Thunderdome - June 12 2021
Is there any month on the calendar that is more joyous when it comes to the world of sport? Each and every year it is filled to the brim with brilliant sports…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 88: The Casual Mankadder: Why Australia Needs Usman Khawaja.
Australia heads into this summer's Ashes defence after a tough run in recent Test matches, certainly struggling to score enough runs to win matches. Some of…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 87: In League with the NRL: Round 16
NSW finds itself in lockdown again, and once again rugby league is played in front of no crowds. For some clubs over the weekend that was the best news they…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 86: The Casual Mankadder: Australia's Next Captain, and Why Steve Smith Shouldn't Be It.
Discussions on the future Australian cricket captaincy have already begun. There is a point in the not too distant future where the captaincy of all three…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 84: In League With the NRL: Origin
How did the weekend without NRL work out for everyone? Get bored? Did you actually spend time with your partners and kids because you had nothing to watch all…
Death by MultimediaEpisode 82: The Casual Mankadder: New Zealand Finally Sit on Top of the World
Today we’ll take a look at the World Test final, and discuss where the winning and the losing of the game came about. I’ll also use the discussion that has…