The Howie Games

168: Peter Bol (Player Profile)

23 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From the humble beginnings of making burgers at KFC and cruising around in a Toyota Corolla to the Howie Games Player Profile.  Pbol has a-grade book...

167: Harsha Bhogle (Part A)

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

He is the voice of cricket. But, he is so much more. The beauty about this world wide sensation, is that he is kind, thoughtful and funny.  From humb...

167: Harsha Bhogle (Part B)

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

He is the voice of cricket. But, he is so much more. The beauty about this world wide sensation, is that he is kind, thoughtful and funny.  From humb...

167: Harsha Bhogle (Player Profile)

09 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The voice of cricket trades in the microphone for the whites as he sets down his very own Player Profile. He has been in three Bollywood movies playin...

166: Mat Rogers (Part A)

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mat Rogers' life has been filled with triumph and tragedy.  His competitive mindset took him to the highest level in Rugby League and Rugby Union and...

166: Mat Rogers (Part B)

02 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mat Rogers' life has been filled with triumph and tragedy.  His competitive mindset took him to the highest level in Rugby League and Rugby Union and...

166: Mat Rogers Player Profile

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From a carpentry apprenticeship to the Howie Games Player Profile, The Australian Rugby League and Australian Rugby Union star is a good sport. He sti...

Artist Series 16: 🎤Jack Johnson (Part A)

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Howie sits down with one of his all time favourites, surfer turned song writer and world wide sensation, Jack Johnson.  Amongst his singing, songwrit...

Artist Series 16: 🎤Jack Johnson (Part B)

31 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Howie sits down with one of his all time favourites, surfer turned song writer and world wide sensation, Jack Johnson. Amongst his singing, songwritin...

Artist Series 15: 🎼 Vance Joy (Part A)

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

He is one of the most modest, down to earth, beautiful people we have had on the show.... Not only has he recently been nominated for five ARIA Awards...

Artist Series 15: 🎼 Vance Joy (Part B)

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

He is one of the most modest, down to earth, beautiful people we have had on the show.... Not only has he recently been nominated for five ARIA Awards...

Artist Series 15: 🎼 Vance Joy (Player Profile)

25 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Melbourne born sensation Vance Joy joins Howie ahead of his Australian tour for his Player Profile! Quite fitting for the ex-VFL footballer, turned ro...

165: Ange Postecoglou (Part A) - THE NEXT CHAPTER

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk about taking opportunities with both hands.  Ange Postecoglou had all but conceded that his dream of coaching in Europe had passed him by, until...

165: Ange Postecoglou (Part B) - THE NEXT CHAPTER

19 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Talk about taking opportunities with both hands.  Ange Postecoglou had all but conceded that his dream of coaching in Europe had passed him by, until...

165: Ange Postecoglou (Player Profile)

18 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Big Ange would run home from school to watch The Brady Bunch. That's right, The Brady Bunch. And he is going to serve up Uber Eats to Muhammad Ali. Th...

Artist Series 14: 📰 Robert Craddock (Part A)

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A story teller, an amazing writer and a brilliant journalist, Crash takes us inside the art of sports journalism - all with modesty and humour, as onl...

Artist Series 14: 📰 Robert Craddock (Part B)

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A story teller, an amazing writer and a brilliant journalist, Crash takes us inside the art of sports journalism - all with modesty and humour, as onl...

Artist Series 14: 📰 Robert Craddock (Player Profile)

17 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's a fun and fast moving Player Profile with plenty of twists and curls.  Where does the nickname Crash come from? The perfect potato chip, a dodgy...

Artist Series 13: 🏎️ Grant Denyer (Part A)

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From the farm, to motor racing, a journalist and becoming a television megastar.  Grant Denyer has been on hand to report on some of the biggest disa...

Artist Series 13: 🏎️ Grant Denyer (Part B)

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

From the farm, to motor racing, a journalist and becoming a television megastar.  Grant Denyer has been on hand to report on some of the biggest disa...

Artist Series 13: 🏎️ Grant Denyer (Player Profile)

10 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mad Dog Denyer likes his rockstars to be rockstars. His culinary skills lack, but his knowledge of the room service game is first class.   And from s...

164: Jess Stenson (Part A)

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In her 14th marathon and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, this tough cookie, this mum, this legend, became and instant Australian icon. I...

164: Jess Stenson (Part B)

05 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In her 14th marathon and at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, this tough cookie, this mum, this legend, became and instant Australian icon. I...

164: Jess Stenson (Player Profile)

04 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Swoop Stenson runs through her favourite training Podcasts (Spoiler Alert: The Howie Games is in there), she lists her best tips to run a successful m...

Artist Series 12: 🤣 Glenn Robbins (Part A)

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A chat with Glenn Robbins is as insightful as it is fun. One of the most creative and funniest comedians in Australian history steps up for the next ...

Artist Series 12: 🤣 Glenn Robbins (Part B)

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

A chat with Glenn Robbins is as insightful as it is fun. One of the most creative and funniest comedians in Australian history steps up for the next ...

Artist Series 12: 🤣 Glenn Robbins (Player Profile)

03 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Opening the batting with Boony, playing golf with AB for Australia, an illegal VW superbug that blew up, being happy with a gig worth thirty bucks and...

Artist Series 11: 📺 Tony Armstrong (Part A)

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This athlete turned Logie winner is as cool as they come! He is a breakfast TV presenter, commentator and writer, plus a Barwon Heads Premiership Play...

Artist Series 11: 📺 Tony Armstrong (Part B)

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

This athlete turned Logie winner is as cool as they come! He is a breakfast TV presenter, commentator and writer, plus a Barwon Heads Premiership Play...

Artist Series 11: 📺 Tony Armstrong (Player Profile)

26 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to Episode 11 of the Howie Games Artist Series! Where we celebrate people from the arts and their connection to sport!  To kick off Season 2 ...

163: Andrew Johns (Part A)

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew "Joey" Johns is a Rugby League Immortal. He has made headlines on and off the Rugby League field, but thanks to Medicinal Cannabis company Levi...

163: Andrew Johns (Part B)

21 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Andrew "Joey" Johns is a Rugby League Immortal. He has made headlines on and off the Rugby League field, but thanks to Medicinal Cannabis company Levi...

163: Andrew Johns (Player Profile)

14 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Head around the world with NRL superstar Andrew "Joey" Johns with his best surf spots on the planet. Plus front row seats to the Guns and Roses and th...

162: Shaquille O'Neal (Part A)

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shaquille O'Neal is the biggest guest we have ever sat down with. Both physically enormous as well as a figurative phenomenon. Shaq is simply a world ...

162: Shaquille O'Neal (Part B)

12 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Shaquille O'Neal is the biggest guest we have ever sat down with. Both physically enormous as well as a figurative phenomenon. Shaq is simply a world ...

161: James Hird (Part A)

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James Hird is back telling stories, laughing and loving footy and family. The former number 5 for the Bombers was kind enough to take a couple of hour...

161: James Hird (Part B)

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

James Hird is back telling stories, laughing and loving footy and family. The former number 5 for the Bombers was kind enough to take a couple of hour...

161: James Hird (Player Profile)

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dinner with Winston Churchill, swapping jobs with Elon Musk, Perfecting a Japanese Katsu Don and watching The Goodies. Fall back in love with the real...

160: Alex Volkanovski (Part A)

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski felt the lights dimming when he was in the most brutal choke hold in combat fighting. How the hell did he surviv...

160: Alex Volkanovski (Part B)

24 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Alexander “The Great” Volkanovski felt the lights dimming when he was in the most brutal choke hold in combat fighting. How the hell did he surviv...

160: Alex Volkanovski (Player Profile)

17 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Watching Pokemon, life as a pizza boy, to a career as concreter, the perfect steak and Championship belts in the wardrobe.  Alex Volkanovski is a lov...

159: Karen Tighe (Part A)

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We have been very privileged on this podcast to hear some tremendous stories of courage. Karen Tighe's story sits comfortably with those tales. A wond...

159: Karen Tighe (Part B)

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We have been very privileged on this podcast to hear some tremendous stories of courage. Karen Tighe's story sits comfortably with those tales. A wond...

159: Karen Tighe (Player Profile)

03 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Star Wars, Pulsar's and Redback's! This is the player profile for ABC Grandstand's Karen Tighe - one of my broadcasting heros. Here full ep next week ...

158: Mason Cox (Part A)

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

He was born in Texas, but landed in Melbourne and never looked back. He is one of the most remarkable stories the AFL has ever seen.  The American Pi...

158: Mason Cox (Part B)

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

He was born in Texas, but landed in Melbourne and never looked back. He is one of the most remarkable stories the AFL has ever seen.  The American Pi...

158: Mason Cox (Player Profile)

20 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mason Cox is the first American to ever play in the AFL and has a story that will absolutely blow your mind (and put a smile on your dial). Before we ...

157: Erin Phillips (Part A)

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Phillips is one of the world’s most successful multi-sport athletes. She has won a basketball world championship with Australia, two WNBA Champ...

157: Erin Phillips (Part B)

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Erin Phillips is one of the world’s most successful multi-sport athletes. She has won a basketball world championship with Australia, two WNBA Champ...

157: Erin Phillips (Player Profile)

06 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The all-time best song to get the party started, Pumba, and an insatiable appetite for peanut butter! Erin Phillips is a globetrotting, cross-code phe...

156: Alex Rance (Part A)

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"I couldn't be the person I needed to be"  Alex Rance is one of the best AFL defenders of modern times.  But Alex’s life has many more chapters to...

156: Alex Rance (Part B)

29 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"I couldn't be the person I needed to be"  Alex Rance is one of the best AFL defenders of modern times.  But Alex’s life has many more chapters to...

156: Alex Rance (Player Profile)

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Would Adam Wear Pants, Disney and Hazardous Stir Fry! Check out the wonderful school Alex has set up on the link below. More about The Academy next we...

BONUS: Ryan Campbell (and the importance of heart health)

19 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"She felt the life go out of me"  You may know Ryan Campbell as a dashing wicketkeeper-batsman for Western Australia and Australia. I know him as...

155: Jim Nantz (Part A)

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"This is a shameless name-dropping story here Howie"  Hello friends!  Jim Nantz is one of the pre-eminent sports broadcasters on the planet. Quite s...

155: Jim Nantz (Part B)

15 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"This is a shameless name-dropping story here Howie"  Hello friends!  Jim Nantz is one of the pre-eminent sports broadcasters on the planet. Quite s...

155: Jim Nantz (Player Profile)

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Popcorn, Bigfoot, and arriving 5 hours early! This is sports broadcasting royalty Jim Nantz's Player Profile. ------------- Follow the Howie Games on ...

154: Lisa Curry (Part A)

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"I was a pee-wee compared to them"  Lisa Curry is a very, very strong person. She’s had to be. When she was competing, when living her life under t...

154: Lisa Curry (Part B)

01 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"I was a pee-wee compared to them"  Lisa Curry is a very, very strong person. She’s had to be. When she was competing, when living her life under t...

154: Lisa Curry (Player Profile)

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Mork and Mindy, The Bay City Rollers, and Elvis!  Lisa has released her wonderful biography, Lisa: A Memoir - 60 years of life, love & loss. It's...

153: Thanasi Kokkinakis (Part A)

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"You think you have big balls now?"  Thanasi Kokkinakis is the type of athlete that I love. He plays to entertain, to have fun, and to give it his al...

153: Thanasi Kokkinakis (Part B)

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"You think you have big balls now?"  Thanasi Kokkinakis is the type of athlete that I love. He plays to entertain, to have fun, and to give it his al...

153: Thanasi Kokkinakis (Player Profile)

15 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Kygo, Donuts, and Ready Steady Cook! This is the player profile of an Australian Open doubles champ! ------------- Follow the Howie Games on Instagram...

Celebrating Andrew Symonds with Adam Gilchrist

15 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Everyone loved Roy. I can't believe he's gone.  Hopefully these memories make you smile and help you with how you may be feeling.💔See omn...

152: Nick Riewoldt (Part A)

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"I felt dirty if I didn't think I'd performed well enough" Nick Riewoldt was a star of the AFL. A high flying, hard running, match-winning athlete who...

152: Nick Riewoldt (Part B)

04 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"I felt dirty if I didn't think I'd performed well enough" Nick Riewoldt was a star of the AFL. A high flying, hard running, match-winning athlete who...

152: Nick Riewoldt (Player Profile)

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Boss, Katy The Camel, and my favourite... Winnie Cooper! ❤️❤️ ------------- Follow the Howie Games on Instagram: https://www.instagram.co...

151: Usman Khawaja (Part A)

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm trying to be grateful for everything"  Usman Khawaja is one of the coolest cats in Australian sport.  He is a beautiful man. Humble yet confide...

151: Usman Khawaja (Part B)

20 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"I'm trying to be grateful for everything"  Usman Khawaja is one of the coolest cats in Australian sport.  He is a beautiful man. Humble yet confide...

151: Usman Khawaja (Player Profile)

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Fresh Prince, The People's Champ & Spandex...this is Uzzie's Player Profile! ------------- Follow the Howie Games on Instagram: https://www.i...

150: Mark Bosnich (Part A)

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In his heyday, Mark Bosnich - The Boz - was one of the best goalkeepers on the planet…if not the best.  With over 200 games in the English top flit...

150: Mark Bosnich (Part B)

06 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

In his heyday, Mark Bosnich - The Boz - was one of the best goalkeepers on the planet…if not the best.  With over 200 games in the English top flit...

150: Mark Bosnich (Player Profile)

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Schnitzels, The Magnificent 7 and Tupac! This is a rapid-fire player profile with the one and only Boz. ------------- Follow the Howie Games on Instag...

149: Jamie Kah (Part A)

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie Kah was absolutely flying. Heading into the 2021 Spring Racing Carnival, the South Australian was the world’s top-ranked female jockey and had...

149: Jamie Kah (Part B)

23 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Jamie Kah was absolutely flying. Heading into the 2021 Spring Racing Carnival, the South Australian was the world’s top-ranked female jockey and had...

149: Jamie Kah (Player Profile)

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rainbow ice cream, The Man from Snowy River, and Justin Bieber. This is Jamie Kah's player profile Giddyup! 🐎See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...

148: Liam Hendriks (Part A)

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"I was 3 weeks away from being out of baseball" Many of you won't have heard of Liam Hendriks. Fun Fact… He is Australia's 5th highest-paid athlete!...

148: Liam Hendriks (Part B)

09 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"I was 3 weeks away from being out of baseball" Many of you won't have heard of Liam Hendriks. Fun Fact… He is Australia's 5th highest-paid athlete!...

Shane Warne - A Tribute (Part A)

06 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Courtesy of the great people at Fox Cricket, here's a tribute to Shane Warne.  Workmates, teammates, and opponents share their thoughts, reflecti...

Shane Warne - A Tribute (Part B)

06 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Courtesy of the great people at Fox Cricket, here's a tribute to Shane Warne.  Workmates, teammates, and opponents share their thoughts, reflecti...

148: Liam Hendriks (Player Profile)

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Prodigy, The Righteous Gemstones and the pyramids! This is Chicago White Sox pitcher Liam Hendriks’s player profile. ------ Follow The Howie Gam...

147: Toby Price (Part A)

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"You've broken your neck. Lay completely still. Don't move"  Toby Price is a pioneer in Australian motorsport. The first Australian to win the Dakar ...

147: Toby Price (Part B)

23 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

"You've broken your neck. Lay completely still. Don't move"  Toby Price is a pioneer in Australian motorsport. The first Australian to win the Dakar ...

147: Toby Price (Player Profile)

16 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gucci thongs, Hey Hey It's Saturday and chicken mornay pies – This is Toby Price’s player profile. Toby has a wonderful new book out following his...

146: Jana Pittman (Part A)

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Even though I was in so much pain, I had another gear” Jana Pittman is one of the most determined athletes to ever feature on this pod. Dual 400m...

146: Jana Pittman (Part B)

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

“Even though I was in so much pain, I had another gear” Jana Pittman is one of the most determined athletes to ever feature on this pod. Dual 400m...

146: Jana Pittman (Player Profile)

02 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

G'day crew! How good to be back for 2022 and even more stoked to have you along for the ride. We're kicking things off this year with the first-ever A...

145: Mitchell Johnson (Part A)

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"The way I blocked it out was singing the Frozen song"  Mitchell Johnson didn’t follow your typical Australian cricket pathway.  He was spotted by...

145: Mitchell Johnson (Part B)

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"The way I blocked it out was singing the Frozen song"  Mitchell Johnson didn’t follow your typical Australian cricket pathway.  He was spotted by...

145: Mitchell Johnson (Player Profile)

20 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Will one of Australia's greatest ever quicks demolish a pineapple pizza like he did the 2013-14 ashes? This is Mitch Johnson's player profile!   ❤...

144: David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd (Part A)

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"I don't need new teeth, I'll just borrow a pair from the missus"  David "Bumble" Lloyd is one of the great entertainers of cricket broadcasting. Whe...

144: David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd (Part B)

15 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"I don't need new teeth, I'll just borrow a pair from the missus"  David "Bumble" Lloyd is one of the great entertainers of cricket broadcasting. Whe...

144: David ‘Bumble’ Lloyd (Player Profile)

13 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stonking chilli, Ronaldo, and Blackadder – this is as English as a player profile gets! ------------ Follow the Howie Games on Instagram: https://w...

143: Allan Border (Part A)

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"I had to buy my own whites for my first Test"  Allan Border is my sporting hero.  From when I was little fella playing backyard cricket, right up t...

143: Allan Border (Part B)

08 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"I had to buy my own whites for my first Test"  Allan Border is my sporting hero.  From when I was little fella playing backyard cricket, right up t...

143: Allan Border (Player Profile)

06 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

This is a fun one! I whip out the Allan Border's old school player profile from my childhood scrapbook – so this is A.B in 1980 v A.B in 2021. -----...

142: Jimmy Anderson (Part A)

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"I had to field in front of bay 13 without a name on my shirt!"  Jimmy Anderson has taken more wickets than any other pace bowler in the history of T...

142: Jimmy Anderson (Part B)

01 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"I had to field in front of bay 13 without a name on my shirt!"  Jimmy Anderson has taken more wickets than any other pace bowler in the history of T...

142: Jimmy Anderson (Player Profile)

29 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Dumb and Dumber, Mick Jagger and "some place in Queensland"…get your ears around Jimmy’s Player Profile. ------------- Follow the Howie Games on I...

141: Jamie Whincup (Part A)

24 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

"I went out to my car and teared up."  Jamie Whincup is statistically the goat of supercars. Most poles, most wins, most titles.  Yet aside from his...