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Fire Up!
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Hosts Stephen Ferris and Kris Gale are back with the long-running Fire Up! show (formerly on FBI Radio) that dives WAY too deep into the absurdities, minutiae, atrocities and huuuuge personalities in the NRL Universe, featuring regular guest and a perfunctory, random and opinionated weekly analysis of every round's games.
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The Greatest Game of All You Can Bet On It
1w ago00:59:06Tap to summarizeIt's Origin II time and it is apparent that rugby league, racing and the punt have never been more intertwined.Helping us unpack it all is Duncan Fine, a renaissance man whose love for the Bunnies is a matter of great pride (of the league).Who is rugby league's Justin Hemmes before there was ever a Justin Hemmes?And for all those who oppose the Leichhardt refurb, we say 'shoosh'...just like Romey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Medley Of Misery
2w ago01:03:31Tap to summarizeAfter an inevitable moratorium owing to the goings on at the weekend at CommBank Stadium, Fire Up! returns to duty to explore the existential void associated with being a league fan, nay a sports fan.We trawl through three of the most downbeat of pressers in recent memory in Fire Up!'s Medley Of Misery. Returning guests, PJ Lane and Terry Bull, find out they are connected by Don Lane's love of sport and have Don to thank for their own personal fan miseries.And we take a peek at Hoppa's shopping bag and what makes up his 'Day On A Plate'See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Rugby League Is A Man's Game?
3w ago01:11:08Tap to summarizeJR returns to Fire Up! to explain his controversial statements on a previous episode. about who's game is it. To her credit, Emma Domoney gives him the time of day.We look at the meaning of statistics , Ciraldo's clear belief that the Dogs are a big club and Denis Carnahan reminds us that PVL is both Jesus and Superman.And we tackle the biggest question coming out of Origin I - does Peter FitzSimons get AI to do his homework?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Mana & Manoush, Cuz!
May 2601:07:26Tap to summarizePWA tag team sensations, Mana & Manoush, join us ahead of their upcoming title match against North Shore's Wrestling's Sam & Jack Osborne to talk about their passion for their footy teams, for Origin and for their greater western Sydney roots.Things don't get out of hand as they throw shade at the fine pair of gentlemen that make up the Osbornes, but it was a close struck thing. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Unconditional Fandom
May 1900:57:20Tap to summarizeSEN Women's Origin commentator and Ladies Who League legend, Mary Konstantopoulos, joins us to talk all forms of Origin, Not So Magic round and the protocols surrounding fan forums.And her baby daughter, Peta Amelia, is on the show as well!Hear what happens when an Eels girl and a Sharks boy have a baby together and then have to provide counsel to the youngster as to who to barrack for.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Negative Smells
May 1200:53:21Tap to summarizeAs Benji sprays some air freshener around the Zurich Centre, we’re joined by JR who shares all his NRL bugbears (which doesn’t include opinionated fans who aren’t club members). In fact, he ventilates some important matters that will help get rid of any odour of negativity around the game in general. Not sure if it’s enough to get to rid of the current whiff of desperation lingering around the Perth Bears though.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Crisis. What Crisis?
May 601:14:09Tap to summarizeDoesn't matter whether you're James Bracey, the Perth Bears, the 6 again rule or the broadcaster of horse racing documentaries, you are in crisis. It's up to Fire Up! to pair up with celebrity Rabbitohs fan, PJ Lane, to try and repair the fabric of OUR game.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →All Roads Lead To Romey...and Moresby
Apr 2800:55:42Tap to summarizeFire Up! is joined by Venues NSW and Sydney Roosters lawyer, Stephen Gorry, not dressed in a suit. It turns out there are better military ciphers than the landing at Gallipoli as the Dragons and the Storms suffered in manners resembling way more one sided wars.As always, Turbo's hammies and AI Gus feature.And we touch on the Jarome Luai trip to PNG and what it could mean. Well, it means that he can easily continue to afford the customised 'LUAI' number plates as it was confirmed that he's off to PNG in 2028 just after we turned off the mikes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →The Luckiest Man On Earth
Apr 2101:01:17Tap to summarizeSharknado Survivor, Peter Campbell, joins us to help underline why you should never accept the Chairman's invitation to breakfast. We cover off the departures of Flanno, Haran & The Menace. But our deadline meant that we missed the boning of Kyle in what's been a bad month of Kyles.Peter laments the Sharks' lack of consistency. Amens all round from all league fans.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Transcribe →Honky Tonk Doggies
Apr 1401:09:08Tap to summarizeDenis Carnahan returns to the co-host seat to provide a lot of Raiders chat you didn't know you needed.The Dragons coaching issue turns somewhat dark as talk turns to how much rope Flanno is entitled to when you are in the hot seat, now found on the sideline.And Denis gets the party started by setting the Stadium Australia car park to music on the occasions where Canterbury-Bankstown ends up ahead on the ledger.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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