Between Two Beers Podcast
Steven Holloway & Seamus Marten
Good questions. Great guests. Few beers... Steve and Seamus like asking good questions. And they love good answers. After over 20 years of friendship, they bought a microphone and started a podcast, allowing them to sit with, and learn from, the most interesting people they can access.From Kiwi legend Marc Ellis, to media personalities Jeremy Wells and Paddy Gower, Rugby coach extraordinaire Wayne Smith, sexologist Morgan Penn, and Olympian Dame Lisa Carrington... Between Two Beers has produced countless hours of incredible stories, career highs, lows and moments of raw vulnerability. And it’s only the beginning.Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 8, 2021 • 1h 45min
David Liti: NZ's strongest man
How can David Liti do the splits at 180kgs? Why a doctor told David not to compete at the Commonwealth Games, and why he ignored the advice, the pains and struggles of balancing his weightlifting dreams and family expectations, how his life changed after winning gold at Comm Games, how he would expect to win gold at Tokyo if the sport was clean, and that one time he put on 11kgs of weight in seven days after a competition. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 21, 2021 • 1h 45min
David Higgins: NZ's most intriguing mind
How David Higgins got David Tua and Shane Cameron to agree to the Fight of the Century, why he lost control at the infamous Hughie Fury press conference in London and how he feared for his life in the aftermath, growing up in poverty, his relationship with money and how he manufactured a rivalry between Joseph Parker and Anthony Joshua that earned Parker a world title fight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 9, 2021 • 1h 38min
Kevin Fallon: NZ's most famous football coach
We talk to Kevin Fallon about the struggles of coaching a national league team as a 24-year-old in Gisborne, the time he fought Ken Dugdale at training, what it was like watching his son Rory score the winner against Bahrain on that special night in Wellington, his reflections on his controversial sacking from Mount Albert Grammar school and how he turned Gisborne into a footballing juggernaut. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jan 7, 2021 • 1h 15min
Tim Wigmore: How elite athletes are made
Tim Wigmore, a sports writer for the Daily Telegraph and author of "The Best: How Elite Athletes Are Made," shares captivating insights into athlete development. He reveals why younger siblings often excel in sports and how medium-sized towns nurture talent. The importance of informal play, rethinking youth sports training, and the surprising role of sleep in performance are discussed. Tim also explores the innovative use of virtual reality in training and shares memorable moments from elite athlete interviews, emphasizing mental approaches and personal stories.
Dec 27, 2020 • 1h 44min
Roger Wilkinson: The best coach with the worst jokes
We talk about Roger Wilkinson's most memorable and fiery sideline confrontations, why Chris Wood made it when many other talented young Kiwis have failed, why his son Sam never made it as a player, where the relentless joke-telling comes from, and why his Hamilton soccer shop never quite made it. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 24, 2020 • 1h 55min
Eric Murray: The stories you haven't heard
Eric Murray talks about fighting Manu Vatuvei in the 2012 Fight for Life, competing in a TV show to find NZ’s toughest man, nights out in Switzerland – including the time he wrestled a swan into a pub, the infamous meeting when Dick Tonks blew his lid at the Kiwi Pair, and how having a son with autism changed him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 17, 2020 • 1h 1min
Matt Heath: TV star, radio star, fake musician
Matt’s humiliating experience at Laura McGoldrick’s wedding, reflections on playing Danny Parker in Back of the Y Masterpiece Television, how his ‘fake’ band Deja Voodoo got a record contract, the time he made Jacquie Brown cry and the realities of working with Jeremy Wells on breakfast radio. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Nov 12, 2020 • 1h 34min
Bruce Holloway: Steve's dad the perennial pot stirrer
Bruce Holloway talks about his controversial match reports and the coaches and players he's upset, his relationship with Declan Edge and why they are no longer friends on Twitter, his opinion of the proposed national league change, the time a player physically threatened him following a spicy article and why he was so pissed off Steve transferred from Bay Olympic to Glenfield. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 13, 2020 • 2h 2min
Des Buckingham: Why NZ's best coach had to leave
Des reflects on losing his job at NZ Football and we ask if he’ll ever return, we talk success and heartbreak at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, how he used Sarpreet Singh’s acting skills to improve team culture, what high performance coaching really teaches you and he answers your questions from social media. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 1, 2020 • 1h 48min
Emma Twigg: NZ's rowing world champion
We talk about the fine line between high performance training and bullying, why Emma retired from rowing, and why she came back, sexuality and sport, her roller blading obsession, training with her rowing heroes, cycling home from Switzerland, becoming a real-estate agent and we compare Seamus and Emma’s times on the rowing machine. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
