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The Sounding Board

S11 E15 - Follow the Cash

11 May 2026

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Chapter 1: What has Hutchy been up to today?

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5.887 - 9.212 Craig Hutchison

This is The Sounding Board Podcast with Hutchie and Damo.

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Chapter 2: What is the latest update in the Karl Stefanovic saga?

9.372 - 20.068 Craig Hutchison

Thanks to DrinkWise. If you're choosing to have a drink, choose to DrinkWise. Nice to have your company on The Sounding Board for DrinkWise. If you're choosing to drink, choose to DrinkWise. We have an unusual record time on this show.

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Chapter 3: What challenges is the BBL facing regarding privatization?

20.148 - 28.62 Craig Hutchison

It's episode 15 of this, the 11th series of The Sounding Board, and it's unusual because it's a Monday afternoon, Craig Hutchison. Good afternoon to you.

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28.72 - 43.721 Damian Barrett

Hello, Damo. It feels a bit early in the week to have formed a genuine view on anything, to be honest. Yeah. Yeah. Tuesday morning, seven o'clock's normally the right ending zone. Gives me a bit more mojo time just to shape a few things in my head. So I'm a little bit reactive today, but you've always got a good grip on the week's events.

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43.741 - 46.405 Damian Barrett

Not sure about that, but you're not going to go wondering- Very difficult when the week hasn't happened yet.

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47.086 - 54.497 Craig Hutchison

And you're not going to go wondering with regards to the printouts we've got in front of us. I've never seen more hard copy stories that we need to refer to.

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Chapter 4: How is AI impacting Hutchy's work and decision-making?

54.517 - 63.671 Damian Barrett

I've asked for a couple, but you've asked for, I think, five or six. Reminds me of Jeff Poulter's desk back at the Herald Sun, all these printouts and- Back of a napkin notes and everything you've got today, don't we?

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63.732 - 64.553 Craig Hutchison

There's a heap to get through.

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Chapter 5: Who will be the next coach for Melbourne United?

64.593 - 76.9 Craig Hutchison

There's a heap to get through and a couple of your hitting zones. Actually, let me bounce this off you before I even start. You were spotted today with the president or chair, I think it's president of the Essendon Football Club.

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77.302 - 78.764 Damian Barrett

How have you spotted me there?

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Chapter 6: What insights did Damo gain from his sit down with Craig Drummond?

79.125 - 83.232 Damian Barrett

What happens? I've got spotters everywhere. No, it's just a casual coffee and catch up today, Damo.

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Chapter 7: What is the significance of Jay Clark's story on Jason McCartney?

83.412 - 98.097 Damian Barrett

Yeah, nothing particular to report there. Well, at least you didn't deny us. Is that because you're in the building for Apple.com and you've developed your own spies? It wasn't my own eyes. I'll have to address this as a – I'll have to put a cordoned off area for you if you are starting to – if you're starting to get intellect out of the building. No, I wouldn't do that.

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98.117 - 101.503 Damian Barrett

You'll find yourself with your own door, your own exit, and your own restricted –

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101.483 - 102.504 Craig Hutchison

Sort of area.

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Chapter 8: What are the implications of Austrac's investigation into Tabcorp?

102.524 - 114.635 Craig Hutchison

I come in and get out as quickly as I can. I don't want to be in here, but we have to be in here, and the studios are very good. I like where we used to be at the AFL, but equally, your studios are very good here at Rainmaker.

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114.655 - 115.096 Damian Barrett

They've been okay.

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115.116 - 130.09 Craig Hutchison

They're very good, yeah. And we actually had a special guest appearance from your good self this morning, Lordo and I. And Gabbo, we're in there at Court to Seven, and you wanted to pass. Just want to say g'day to Lordo, which was good. Not me. I was going to see you today anyway, so we're okay. Actually, now you mention that, you went straight to him and turned your back on me.

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130.323 - 145.733 Damian Barrett

I was going to see you today at 1.30. There's only so much of you I can take. Plus, I wanted to start the day positively. I didn't want to feel like I needed to shower at 8 o'clock and drown in your cynicism. I didn't want to say, good morning, Damo, and you go, oh, yeah, rough weekend, this, this, and this. Yeah, see how I carry on. Why were you seeing Andrew Welsh?

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145.713 - 161.515 Damian Barrett

Just literally been trying to catch up for ages. Right. Business or Essendon matters? A bit of everything. A bit of everything. Yeah? You invest in some housing property for starters? No. Can't afford to invest in Lego homes at the moment, Damo, but thank you for asking. Where would you like to start? There's a bit going on in the media scene.

161.595 - 181.164 Craig Hutchison

There is. Yeah, there is. There's equally some big issues, Hutchie, at Tabcorp and the BBL. These are massive media stories, aren't they, I feel. They'll probably be a bit dry, maybe, for how we like to start our shows. Your rolling themes of this year, one of them has been the Carl Stefanovic... Did we say saga? Is it a saga as to what he does next year?

181.184 - 204.272 Craig Hutchison

It probably has reached that proportion now. Yep. Yeah, you've been all across this, and he just goes from strength to strength, doesn't he? The specific storyline that will grab us today on the standing board was the... Story we both read, as per the posting of it in the WhatsApp, where he had made an agreement to appear on a Fox League program, NRL 360. Yes.

204.553 - 210.741 Craig Hutchison

And was subsequently forced to say, no, I can't do that, and appear on a Channel 9 one. Yep.

210.761 - 229.819 Damian Barrett

Do you read a lot into that? Yeah, I do. I'm 90. I mean- If you put yourself in both parties' shoes for a moment, so he would have been a great guest for Matty. John's very on brand, very relatable. That audience would have been fabulous on that show. So they did the right thing in trying to get him on. And he's obviously got a fandom building around him or reigniting around him, I should say.

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