110%: Recent Episodes
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Each fortnight 110 percent with Barry Nicholls features the best sports writing from Australia and across the globe.
Barry Nicholls speaks to Andrew Lock about his book Summit 8000 Life and Death with Australia's Greatest Mountaineer. Download and subscribe to the podcast here.
This week Barry brings you the amazing highs and tragic lows of a former Aussie world champ skateboarder and we hear Frank Crook’s interview with Gary Gilmour.
The week Barry speaks to John Ellicott on Uncommon Heroes, a look at rugby league heroes from yesteryear; and Chris Waters on the life of English cricketer Hedley Verity and the match he took 10 for 10.
This week Barry looks at head injuries in contact sport and when being a fan is dangerous.
On this edition of 100%, Barry looks at telling oral history through sport with Adam Muyt, Surf photography with Ric Chan, that summer at Boomerang with Phil Jarratt on the influence of Duke Kohanomoku in 1914 and support for Indigenous footballers with Sean Gorman from Curtin Uni.
On this week’s episode, Barry looks at the secrets behind Hawthorn’s success with "Playing to Win" author Michael Gordon. He also chat with Essendon legend from the 19650s and 60s Alec Eppis on life from very humble beginnings and discusses when is a bet not a bet with Tony Wilson.
On this week’s episode Barry is joined by Gideon Haigh to discuss the Ashes series and AFL umpire Dean Margetts also stops by to chat about how to attract more umpires to footy.
This week, Barry chats to Phil Jarratt on Duke Khohanamoku‘s visit to Australia in the summer of 1914, What does a horse dentist do? We chat to travelling horse dentist Charlie Henman.
In this episode, Barry Nicholls talks to Mike Sexton on the first book about Aussie Rules Football, chats with Dr Peter Larkins on the blackest day in Australian sport a year on, and also examines the evolution of the cricket bat.
Join Barry Nicholls for the first edition of 110% in 2014. In the episode, Barry chats with Michael Blucher on what it's really like inside the sporting "bubble" for elite athletes as well as chats with Grandstand manager Craig Norenbergs on the ABC's new book, "Unsung Sporting Heroes" and discusses the rules on different tribal surfing laws in Australia.
Join Barry Nicholls on 110% for the latest from the world of sport. In this episode his guests include Jodie Rose, the wife of late swimming great Murray Rose and the 12th man Billy Birmingham. Subscribe and listen to the podcast here.
Get more from your sport with Barry Nicholls on 110%. In this edition we talk to John Stern on the Essential Wisden and Glenn Stout, series Editor of the Best of American Sports writing. Listen and subscribe to the podcast here.
On 110% with Barry Nicholls former heavyweight champ Joe Bugner on life in the ring and in Italian movies plus we take a close look at the key characters and the photographers of the most iconic sporting photo in history and what do we lose when we lose ball by ball coverage of Sheffield Shield cricket?
In this episode we talk to Ricky Ponting about his explosive autobiography, Danny Power on the changing Melbourne Cup and why is lawn bowls is so popular in Australia? Download the show to find out.
On 110% with Barry Nicholls, Trevor Marmalade talks about the best race tracks in the world, Mary Hanna on life as an Equestrian Olympian and we look at the Ashes of 1974-1975.
In this edition we talk to Mike Hussey on his life and cricket career, Steve Perkin on channelling the inspirations and tips from golf legend Peter Thomson and Will Evans on the history of State of Origin.
Barry catches up with Cricket writer Mike Coward on his book Champions, we look at the movie Rush about the life and times of James Hunt. We also reflect on 2005 with former AFL player Alistair Lynch on CFS and supplements.
In this edition John Bertand joins us to chat about that iconic moment in Australia sporting history when Australia II won the America’s Cup. Bruce Walkley on the much maligned horse Drongo and Ian Chappell talks Indigenous cricketers.
In this edition Rugby League Week writer and host of The Two Halves on Grandstand Digital, Matt Logue joins the program to talk about the Parramatta Eels in the 1980s. Dick Johnson chats about life on and off the track. And Ron Barassi talks about the re-release of the book, The Coach by the late John Powers.
We talk to the David Lawrence - author of Fox Swift - on how to get boys to read, professor Robert Pascoe on good and bad noises at sporting events and the ABC's Paul Kennedy talks about his book on the rise, fall and rise of the Melbourne Storm.
We look at Finding Jack Dyer by Tony Hardy, before analysing Adam Scott's amazing US Masters win with Brent Read and talk Tour De France 100 with Richard Moore.
We talk to Eliot Cartledge about his book on footy's glory days; Greg Growden on a collection of sports writing and what makes it stand out and Simon Wilde on the history behind Wisden's five cricketers of the year.
Join Barry Nicholls as he looks at Australia's game and is joined by Martin Blake to talk about a decade of success for the Sydney Swans, while Soren Frank looks at the culture of Manchester United.
Join Barry Nicholls as he looks at the 2013 Ashes series and highlights from previous contests between England and Australia. He's joined by Bernard Whimpress who looks at why the Ashes mean so much to Aussie cricket fans, while Hilary Badger chats about Cadel Evans.
Get more from your sport with 110 per cent with Barry Nicholls. We catch up with Anna Meares, we talk to someone who kayaked all the way around Australia and we catch up with Wisden editor Lawrence Booth.