Perceived Pressure

North of the Barassi, with Cambridge McCormick

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:00:00 GMT

GWS Giants All-Australian defender Cambridge McCormick joins us on the podcast to talk all things north of the Barassi line, that infamous Gerard Healy SEN article, and where the next steps are for the women's game, while Daany gets into the calls for a mental health round.

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Gambling advertising reform and golf culture, with Johnny Tan

Fri, 03 Apr 2026 03:40:31 GMT

This week's podcast is a solo effort - Daany takes us down memory lane as the government implements gambling advertising reform more than 1000 days after the release of its own Murphy report, and he sits down with Jonathan Tan from the Tee It Up crew to chat all things golf ahead of the Masters.

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The dilemmas of the Asian Cup, with the Far Post Pod

Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMT

On this week's pod, we cross over with the top women's football pod in the country to discuss all of the storylines out of the Women's Asian Cup. Sam Lewis and Angela Christian-Wilkes from ESPN's Far Post Podcast join us to discuss Australia's response to the crisis in Iran, the Matildas' start to the tournament, and all of the wonderful nooks and crannies of football governance in Australia. Elsewhere, Saraid reacts to the news that her preseason is about to get a whole lot shorter.

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Previewing the year in Formula One with Michael Lamonato

Thu, 05 Mar 2026 17:00:00 GMT

This week is Grand Prix weekend in Melbourne, and the city comes alive. On the pod we have motorsport writer Michael Lamonato to get nerdy with us about the 2026 season and what we can expect over the course of the weekend and the year.

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Remembering Dennis Cometti

Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:54:52 GMT

ABC Sport's Brett Sprigg joins us for a special episode of the podcast to remember the life and career of the extraordinary Dennis Cometti, who passed away this week aged 76. He left behind a legacy as the voice of football for generations, and as one of the kindest men in our great game.

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Leaving professional tennis with Destanee Aiava

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Destanee Aiava rattled the tennis world on her way out earlier this year, announcing her retirement from the sport aged just 25 and citing a culture racism, sexism and homophobia. She joins Saraid on the podcast this week in her first long-form interview since retiring to talk through her decision. Elsewhere, Daany and Saraid talk through recent reporting from the ABC highlighting the lack of safety for women in footy communities around the country.

Content warning: This episode contains conversations about experiences of sexual assault. To skip past those, head to 17:57 for our interview with Destanee Aiava.

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The Winter Olympics with Kriti Gupta

Thu, 19 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Former elite figure skater Kriti Gupta joins us on the podcast this week to wrap up the Winter Olympics, get into scandals aplenty, and explains what a hogline is. Elsewhere, Daany and Saraid get into State of Origin, and misuse idioms in the process.

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Crossing codes with Grace Beasley

Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:37:09 GMT

Cross-code basketball to footy star Grace Beasley joins us on the pod this week to talk about the world of crossing codes, the world of coming back from the worst injury any athlete can sustain, and everything in between. Apologies for the late podcast this week - a massive news week caught up to us, and we get into it on the pod.

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The wild new world of college football and journalistic ethics with Ned Balme | Perceived Pressure

Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:00:00 GMT

Former University of Central Oklahoma punter, Australian Rules royalty and Channel 9 presenter Ned Balme joins us on the pod this week to talk about being a pioneer for punters in college football, journalistic ethics, and being entitled to an opinion.

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Daniel Cherny on Indian dominance and the future of the Big Bash | Perceived Pressure

Thu, 29 Jan 2026 17:00:00 GMT

In a wide-ranging chat between two complete tragics, Code Sports' chief cricket writer Daniel Cherny gets into a recap of England's shambolic Ashes tour, the future of the Big Bash and the wider ramifications of total Indian domination of world cricket. All through the lens of Simpsons references and early 2010s Auspol nods. Plus, Daany and Saraid get into the debate everyone's having in Melbourne - is the influx of influencers at the Australian Open a good thing? Debate courtesy of some wonderful reporting from friend of the show, the ABC's Marnie Vinall.

You can find the article here:

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-26/influencers-changing-australian-open-2026/106267980

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Maeve Plouffe and climate change in sport | Perceived Pressure

Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:00:00 GMT

The world we play sport in is changing. Rapidly. And it's absolutely terrifying. As the Tour Down Under kicks off the international cycling calendar for 2026, Olympic star cyclist Maeve Plouffe joins us on the pod to talk through how athletes deal with a rapidly changing climate.

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The Matildas and more with Ann Odong | Perceived Pressure

Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:00:00 GMT

In the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, the Matildas wholly possessed Australia's focus for one remarkable winter. Then-media manager Ann Odong was arguably closest to the epicentre of that team's story, which reared and bullocked its way through to the semi finals.

In a wide-ranging chat with Daany Saeed, Ann takes us through an incredible career in women's football, media management, the Matildas, managing a FIFA World Cup on home soil and where media coverage is moving to. We hear from Saraid Taylor on the business of exit meetings at football clubs and chat through the recent golf Australian Open in Melbourne.

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EXTRA: Macquarie Point Stadium Vote with Crystal Andrews | Perceived Pressure

Fri, 05 Dec 2025 05:09:03 GMT

A special bonus episode today to cover off the Macquarie Point stadium proposal passing the Tasmanian upper house and paving the way for a historic 19th AFL team in the Apple Isle. Zee Feed founder, footy nuffy and adopted Tasmanian Crystal Andrews joins us to break down the politics of it all.

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Keep up with Saraid Taylor on Instagram. Daany Saeed is similarly around, on X and Instagram.

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Rugby league media with Marlee Silva | Perceived Pressure

Thu, 04 Dec 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Marlee Silva is a star broadcaster, writer, advocate and philanthropist. In what is a relatively short media career to date, she's fit in an awful lot, across Nine and the ABC, on podcasts, non-profits, and in written work.

She has a unique perspective on legacy media and new media, and shares it with us today.

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Keep up with Saraid Taylor on Instagram. Daany Saeed is similarly around, on X and Instagram.

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Mitch Brown interviewed by Saraid Taylor | Perceived Pressure

Thu, 27 Nov 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Mitch Brown became the AFL's first openly bisexual man in August 2025, coming out in an exclusive interview with The Daily Aus. Since then he's been busy, sharing his experiences, working to create a safer environment for the next AFL player to come out in. Often he's represented himself, but sometimes he's been inaccurately presented by others.

With Saraid Taylor, Mitch covers his coming out story, the role he wants to play, and what's next. You can watch this interview on YouTube.

Listen to full episodes of 'Perceived Pressure' wherever you get your pods. You can follow Perceived Pressure elsewhere on Instagram and TikTok.

Keep up with Saraid Taylor on Instagram. Daany Saeed is similarly around, on X and Instagram.

A big thank you to Gaba Wright, who was an immense help and produced our music. You can keep an eye on Gaba via his website.

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Saraid's in a prelim! + Sky Sports Halo, featuring Tom Decent | Perceived Pressure

Thu, 20 Nov 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Tom Decent: chief sports writer for The Sydney Morning Herald. Friday, November 21: the first day of the 2025-26 Ashes. This writes itself.

Our Substack is up and running. Earlybirds get 50% off annual subscriptions until Christmas 2026, and subscribers get exclusive longform articles every week as well as ad-free interviews. Check it out here.

Listen to full episodes of 'Perceived Pressure' wherever you get your pods. You can follow Perceived Pressure elsewhere on Instagram and TikTok.

Keep up with our magnificent co-host Saraid Taylor on Instagram. Get around her and the Dees when they play North Melbourne in this Saturday's AFLW preliminary final.

Daany Saeed is similarly around, on X and Instagram.

And finally, a big thank you to Gaba Wright, who was an immense help and produced our music. You can keep an eye on Gaba via his website.

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Welcome to Perceived Pressure, featuring Rohan Browning | Perceived Pressure

Thu, 13 Nov 2025 17:00:00 GMT

Australian Olympic sprinter Rohan Browning joins us on the couch to get stuck into all things Olympics, sprinting regimes, influencers, travel vlogs and Rake. Plus, wildcard round. Does anybody really want this?

Now, for the plugs. Deep breath.

Our Substack is up and running. You can follow that here. Earlybirds get 50% off annual subscriptions until Christmas 2026, and subscribers get exclusive longform articles every week as well as ad-free podcasts.

We thank Rohan Browning for his time (and status as inaugural Perceived Pressure guest) - and if you think he sounded good, you just wait. You can watch the full interview, and his flowing locks, in all its high-definition glory on the Perceived Pressure YouTube page, and you can follow Perceived Pressure on Instagram and TikTok as well.

Keep up with Saraid Taylor on Instagram, and by watching her take on Adelaide in this weekend's AFLW semi final. Daany Saeed is similarly around - follow him on X (fka. Twitter) and Instagram.

And finally, a big thank you to Gaba Wright, who was an immense help and produced our music. You can keep an eye on Gaba via his website.

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