Head, Heart and Balls: Recent Episodes
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Ant, Staf and Nisbo take an off the wall look at the world of rugby, with plenty of banter and a sprinkle of betting.
The most inspiring thought-provoking episode we have recorded.
Brad Smeele and Gareth Lynch, two incredible and inspiring gentlemen share their stories on how their lives transformed forever in an instant from normal life to an extraordinary life as quadriplegics.
With the NRL working towards a restart, the Warriors' two Blakes (Green and Ayshford) give us their very honest thoughts on the situation with many laughs along the way.
The lads welcome two salty, surfing legends to the blue room, Maz Quinn and Paige Hareb.
A couple World Champion Silver Ferns crash the party. Gina Crampton and Te Paea Selby-Ricket join the boys for happy hour.
Justin Marshall and Andy Ellis join the fellas for a very open and funny conversation about their playing days, the transition into work life after footy, beer and meat passions and vision for the future.
Wrap your eyes and ears around two Kiwi Sporting icons as Ryan Fox and Christian Cullen talk the future of sport, trick shots in isolation and reflect on their sporting memories.
The lads catch up with boxer and recent viral sensation Joseph Parker to see what he's been up to and what's next for him in the boxing world.
An absolute ripsnorter of a show as Black Caps Jimmy Neesham joins the panel talking parties at Chris Gayle's palace, IPL, the Cricket World Cup and isolation dusty feeds. Then one of the most interesting guests we have ever had on. Nigel Beach, elite sports physio and teacher of the Wim Hoff method has the boys absolutely glued to the screen. A highly recommended listen!
The Head, Heart And Balls lads aren't letting anything stop them get their show out! They catch up with some NZ athletes and see how they're dealing with self-isolation so far.
The boys discuss isolation with their handy tips. Olympic pentathlete, Rebecca Jamieson phones in from Italy and Blues player Matt Duffie gives us his thoughts as the rugby season takes an unexpected break.
Nisbo and Staf give their two cents on red card rulings in Super Rugby. Is the Fiordland Moose real and Muzzy the Cuzzy, TAB's no.1 Warriors fan blows a head gasket ahead of kick-off in the NRL.
The boys salivate over the Romero v Adesanya title fight this Sunday. Arguably the saltiest sailor in the world, Blair Tuke joins the party and Fraser Grut, a man on a mission filming 10,000 humans' dreams in 30 years talk about his journey so far.
Chiefs midfielder Anton Lienert-Brown gets on the blower from Jack's Point golf course as he caddies at the NZ Open for his team-mate. We're also joined by Black Caps hero Kyle Jamieson to talk about his outstanding Test Debut with a slight hangover.
Chiefs forward Lachlan Boshier shares a yarn about his granddad giving Nisbo a serve and NZ Gumboot Throwing Champ Kieran Fowler has the boys in tears.
Scarlets coach, newly appointed All Black assistant coach and Ant’s second dad, Brad Mooar talks life overseas and his future with All Blacks. Tyla Nathan-Wong lets rip with some karaoke after joining the 1000 points club.
The lads talk Super Rugby before Black Cap, Hamish Bennett joins the show from the squat rack with 12th Man impersonations and Coast to Coast champion Sam Clark has them in stitches.
It's a sad week for sports fans around the world as we mourn the death of NBA great Kobe Bryant. Super Rugby kicks off with the boys predicting the Crusaders to fall short of their fourth title in a row and ear wax problems.
Staf and Ant are blessed with hearing pleasure in the form of Wellington Cricket run machine, Devon Conway. Staf talks his new Airbnb experience business proposal and Ant fizzes on some new suggestions for half time entertainment at Super Rugby games.
The boys enter 2020 with a hiss and a roar with New Years resolutions. Brad Weber joins the show to discuss the off season and his new contract agreement. Nisbo sheds some light on the new rugby rules while Staff throws Ant under the bus with his attempt to take Genie Bouchard on another date on a public forum.
'Tis the silly season to be jolly and the final Show for the year. Staffy sheds light on why he would rather pass Christmas decorations in a bowel movement over sneezing tinsel and Nisbo asks the tough questions like why can’t Santa be a female?
Russian drug cheats, the cons of syncing Fitbit watches with your partner and improving your lie with Patrick Reed. This week's show is a roller coaster of nothingness.
With Staf putting the feet up, a couch critic in the form of Tom Hills enters the sweaty box to talk sports. Ant also breaks the news of the horrendous decision he made on a stag-do in the weekend.
The lads go left-field with the sporting agenda. Neil Wagner phones in and takes a wrong turn on the highway and Nisbo discusses who he wants to fight in a Charity Boxing bout.
With Nisbo rolling balls towards the jack, Staf and Ant talk the silly season, Cup week and Ant’s do's and dont's at this years Christmas Parties,
The lads rip the band-aid off the Melbourne Cup frivolity and talk plastic surgery and weight loss tips. All Black Brad Weber preps for a Christchurch Cup week bender and Black Cap Blair Tickner provides some top shelf chat.
The boys share their spooky Halloween stories. Black Caps coach Gary Stead rings in and talks about the English series, cleaning windows and National Nude Gardening day and then we find out from the public who they believe will be the new faces for the All Blacks in the 2023 Rugby World Cup.
The boys regroup and share their thoughts after an emotional long weekend from Heartland rugby to Mitre 10 and of course those RWC semi-finals
A big weekend of footy means great guests. Mike Delany gets on the blower and talks Mad Monday and who he wouldn't stand next to in the showers. Miles Davis, our die hard patriotic Englishman gives All Blacks' fans a bollocking and we open the lines to callers who give us an insight into their favourite players who never became All Blacks.
Staf returns from Perth worse for wear. The boys talk about one way traffic in the form of the All Blacks and Mitch Marsh gives HHB a shout out from the WACA.
The lads dissect the quarter finals with the help of Japanese correspondent, George Harper Jnr. Ex-Irish International, Niall Hanlon joins the team with his one sided take on the big hit out this weekend and Staf and Ant digress on some heavy hitting topics from mowing lawns to age gaps between dating pairs.
Today the boys are blessed with the presence of Chiefs relic and Leinster rugby winger, James Lowe, talking home away from home, beers and hair. North Harbour's yappy halfback, Bryn Hall yaps on taking down Canterbury this weekend in the Ranfurly Shield and Nisbo throws himself head first into a heated and passionate argument with the boys over a certain comparison with the All Blacks in the media.
With Nisbo white-baiting, Staf and Ant try derail the show talking about the sporting bender that was. UFC243 champ, Dan ‘the hangman’ Hooker phones in and talks about the UFC243 white wash by the Kiwis and the lads choose their 3 All Blacks they would want to do Mad Monday with.
Our guest Marty McKenzie has problems getting to the studio, so the boys do an autopsy on the ABs, touch on the Mitre 10 Cup and go deep with stories from the Deep South.
The gents talk road trips, white baiting and Ant sheds light on a being the butt of a heated joke. Staffy gets teary talking about Japan and their people and while the boys go deep in the All Blacks v Canada clash
Today on the show, the lads talk about a Walrus and a dog. Mitre 10 is heating up and Aki Seiuli the Otago prop gets on the blower for a laugh ahead of his Ranfurly Shield defence against Waikato. And from the tropics with a Pina Colada in hand, George Worker, NZ cricketer phones in from the Caribbean Premier league and lets rip into the night he had at Chris Gayle's 40th.
The full squad is back and pumped to be breaking down the first weekend of the Rugby World Cup.
The lads say Konnichi wa to the Rugby World Cup, giving you the inside scoop, stats, facts and odds. Join them every Tuesday and Thursday 10-11am on Tracksdie or catch up on iTunes and Spotify.
This week the lads talk All Black RWC final squad selections. Brodie Retallick talks about his shoulder recovery and Manawatu Turbos joker, Rob Thompson talks jockeys and the Shield challenge.
Nisbo is catching some rays and enjoying a few cleansing ales in Fiji, so the boys take the show up a notch talking Steve Smith concussions, hot weather training in Turkey and two special guests in the form of Brad Weber and Muzzy the Cuzzy get Ant giggling and literally falling off his chair.
The lads perform an autopsy on the Bledisloe Cup loss. The G.O.A.T, Christian Cullen phones in and lends us his wisdom around this week's selection bombshells, while Otago skipper Michael Collins has a laugh before the Ranfurly Shield clash against Southland this weekend.
Lend the the lads your ears as they look at the Bledisloe hit out in Perth. They also share stories of the recently retired Kiwi icon, Brendon McCullum with Grant Elliott. Finally, Waikato stalwart Dwayne Sweeney stops pumping tin for a few moments to talk about the upcoming Mitre 10 Cup season.
This week the boys celebrate cracking the big time on radio with guests All Black, Dane Coles tuning in and yarning about his recent hair cut, party tricks at scrum time and a heated rant from a Warriors fanatic, Muzzy the Cuzzy.
World Cup winning Silver Fern Te Paea Selby-Rickit joins the show to speak to the lads and discuss that epic win over Australia.
The lads look back on the wild Cricket World Cup final and pay their respects to the heroic effort from the Black Caps.
After a huge weekend of Super Rugby the lads get stuck into previewing the games, as we head into Semi Finals this weekend.
Grant Elliott and the lads are back talking Cricket World Cup as we get to crunch time in the tournament for New Zealand.
With the Chiefs over in Argentina for the Super Rugby quarter finals, the lads get Brad Weber on the phone, plus Staf and Nisbo get excited for the Kiwis v Tonga in the league on Saturday.
The boys are back for the Cricket World Cup special, joined by Grant Elliott, dissecting all things cricket as we hit the halfway mark in the tournament.
With a lot going on in the sporting world, the boys talk through all the goings on of the week, and take a look at the last round of Super Rugby before the quarters.
The boys raise the bat with their 50th show, talking massive underdog victories, the coffee cup interview test and a yarn from Kevin Barry.
The first episode of our Cricket World Cup show, featuring Grant Elliott. We look at the first week of the tournament and give some futures bets.
This week on the show the lads take the chat in a different direction in the build up to the Cricket World Cup. Plus a bit of All Blacks discussion for good measure.
After a few sound difficulties the lads debrief the weekend of sport, talk about the best opening lines to lead with while emceeing and what to expect from John Daly in the PGA Championship.
The lads shine a light on the latest ABs casualty, go in depth about the price of Avocados and find out Nisbo's number one hate in rugby along side cucumbers.
This week on the show Ant got a bit carried away with the whole "world's sexiest accent" study, plus the lads take a look at the Sam Whitelock news from All Blacks HQ.
The boys are back and refreshed after the Easter break! They talk through the All Blacks options now that McKenzie is out of the running for World Cup, with a good dose of banter as well.
After a huge weekend of sport, the lads are fizzing for the show this week. Tiger woods' win, Israel Adesanya and Super Rugby were all on the table, along with the usual random banter.
This week on the show, with Nisbo back from holiday, the lads covered all the Super Rugby from the weekend, Staf joins dating app Bumble and is Ma'a Nonu an All Blacks Rugby World Cup contender?
With Nisbo away this week, Ant and Staf decided to get out of the studio and head down to the Blues training to chew the fat with Michael Collins and Tom Robinson.
After their win on the weekend, Brad Weber of the Chiefs joined us for a quick chat from Argentina on the show this week.
On the blower this week is the young buck Harry Plummer from the Blues and the lads break down the weeks news, both sport related and not!
The lads break down all the Super Rugby goings on from the weekend, along with a look at the Chiefs huge up hill battle over the next few weeks of round robin.
With Nisbo away this week, Ant and Staf chat to Rob Thompson after his injury on the weekend playing for the Highlanders.
After a big weekend of Super Rugby, the lads talk through the highs and lows, Julian Savea’s battle with his club owner in France and Crusaders player Tim Perry calls in after his broken arm on Saturday.
The boys are back, and so is Super Rugby for 2019! Wrap your ears around this week's podcast as the guys talk everything rugby and point out their picks for break through player of 2019.
Today on the show, Nisbo's away so Ant and Staf had a chat to Lockie Ferguson, along with a good round up of the weekends sport!
The boys are back for 2019 and ready to crack back into a great summer of sport. Ant fills us in on his summer stories, Nisbo shares his thoughts on Australian tennis players and Staf shares his story of sliding into DM's.
The lads caught up for one last chat before the Christmas break. Cricket, MMA and a bit of boxing.
This week Nisbo, Staf and Ant chat all things Christmas gift giving with a little bit of cricket chat for good measure.
Staf and Ant are chuffed to have Nisbo back after his long trip away for the All Black's northern tour. They breakdown the weekend's sports along with some random chit chat as always!
With Nisbo still away for the All Blacks northern tour, Staf and Ant get a bit distracted on this week's show chatting about their dates over the weekend and the Mars robot landing.
George Bridge calls into the show this week after his All Blacks debut in Japan. Staf has a few questions about his change of hair do.
The lads discuss the royals visit, with Ant suggesting an alternate activity for Harry and Meghan that's a bit more "kiwi". Anton Lienert-Brown also calls in from Japan after the All Blacks win on the weekend.
This week on Head, Heart and Balls the boys chat all things Mitre 10 Cup, Ant has a rant about bad service at a bar in Taupo and Nisbo shares his nerves for the All Blacks v Wallabies game over the weekend.
Ant's got some money saving ideas after his big trip away, Bryn Hall calls in for a chat and the lads break down the All Blacks selections for the end of year tour.
Staf is fed up with Auckland drivers this week, but made it in to chat with Nisbo about Brodie Retallick's Bledisloe I performance, the Turbos' Shield Challenge and more.
Staf and Nisbo discuss the first week of the Rugby Championship and Mitre 10 Cup action.
With Ant off on his Eurotrip, Staf and Nisbo discuss the Super Rugby final and look ahead to the All Blacks' Rugby Championship campaign and the Mitre 10 Cup.
In the lead up to the Super Rugby final Staf admits his admiration for the Crusaders. The guys also go in on the Warriors and look at where to next for Joseph Parker.
The lads are all over the shop this week talking Kurt Baker's celebratory sevens snap, Joseph Parker, Super Rugby, golf and giving you the chance to win tickets to the Auckland Darts Masters.
With everyone back in action this week they wrap up the sporting week including the World Cup Final, Usain Bolt to the A-League and of course the Super Rugby playoffs.
With Staf stuck on the road with a flat tyre, Ant and Nisbo try to hold the show together on their own. They look at the week and sport and make their picks for the weekend's Super Rugby.
This week the lads get stuck into the action on and off the pitch in Russia, before looking at a wild round of Super Rugby and Ant shares his new-found life philosophy.
This week the lads go through Nisbo's handbag and talk aeroplane stories before wrapping up all the big stories from the week of sport.
This week the lads celebrate and recap Nisbo's 300th All Blacks test behind the mic before bouncing around looking at all the highlights from the week in sport, including Aaron Kuru's heroics, stolen toes and all the rugby.
The Crockzilla phones in to chat about his toughest opponents, the worst sledgers and a potential Vogel's endorsement deals. The lads also reflect on the week in sport, touching on Mike Hesson, the All Blacks and Scottish beer.
After being included in the Queen's Birthday Honours, the great Grant Nisbett talks through some of the highlights of his career and shares some behind the scenes stories. The boys then talk through the happenings in the world of rugby and look ahead to the All Blacks big clash this weekend.
On the pod this week, the lads receive an unexpected call from the legendary Ray Warren to discuss next week's huge State of Origin clash. They also look at another eventful round of Super Rugby.
This week the boys are caught up in the excitement of the royal wedding, before breaking down the weekend in sports and looking ahead to another big one.
The lads are joined by a couple of true battlers of New Zealand rugby battlers to discuss dating in Italy, red wine and what lies in store for them. They also look at the most recent round of Super Rugby and make their ballsy picks for next week.
Hobbled Chiefs star Sam Cane phones in to talk to the lads about his fat neck and supporting the team from home. They also recap the week in sport and Ant goes into his nudist past following Mark Williams' stunt at the Snooker World Champs.
Israel Dagg joins the guys this week to discuss his Fortnite addiction after his comeback from injury hit another speed bump. They also wrap up the week in sport and give their predictions for another round of Super Rugby.
The lads are back to wrap up the week of sport including Trent Boult's screamer in the IPL, the Warriors big win, Dan Hooker's UFC KO and all the Super Rugby. They also take their best stab at naming the new royal baby as Ant struggles to hold things together.
The boys wrap the Commonwealth Games coverage, including the public spat between the Kiwis in the mountain biking and recap the latest round of Super Rugby.
The lads go in on all the sporting action from the last week including the coverage out of the Gold Coast, the Masters, the Warriors winning run and Super Rugby.
Ant's gone bush this week, venturing out on a hunting expedition with Highlanders loosie Liam Squire. They phone in to speak to Staf and Nisbo in the studio as they wrap up the big weekend of sport.
This week's special guest is Marty Banks who shares a few culinary secrets he's picked up since moving to Italy. There's also plenty of cricket chat as Ant recalls his initiation into the Barmy Army and the boys are more than happy to share their thoughts on the weekend's events in Cape Town
The boys are joined by new member of the Hundy Club Beauden Barrett and they make their apologies to Blues fans following their big win in Johannesburg.
The lads discuss their key "learnings" from the first few rounds of Super Rugby, looking at where some of the New Zealand sides sit. Blues fans be warned.
Chiefs halfback Brad Weber swings by the studio and is put through his paces by Ant and Staf. He talks about the comeback from his horrific leg injury and reveals a lot about his team-mates in a classic game of shoot, shag, marry.
The boys have come back pumped up after a long off-season and get straight back into it, looking at each of the New Zealand Super Rugby's sides chances. They lock in their opening round selections as well as discussing the Blues' trophy cabinet and Ronan O'Gara's craic.