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EPISODE · Aug 13, 2025 · 41 MIN

S10 E27 - The Optimism Committee

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Hutchy and Damo had tonnes to work with this week, including Snoop Dogg being named as the AFL Grand Final entertainment, the coverage of Simon Goodwin's sacking, the big deals in TV this week, Nick Reece's 'Optimistic' ambitions for Melbourne, and more. In this episode: 1:08 - Hutchy's experience with Snoop Dogg 7:19 - Who broke Simon Goodwin's sacking? 12:34 - Tom Morris' latest 'Hall of Frame' nomination 15:10 - The continued use of 'Death Clickbait' 19:12 - The EPL featuring on Channel 9 and the UFC moving away from Pay-Per-View 23:44 - ESPN acquiring NFL Network 28:38 - Channel 7's decision not to broadcast Essendon vs Carlton in Round 24 31:06 - News Corp starting 'The California Post' 32:48 - Nick Reece wanting Melbourne to be the most optimistic city in the world 37:26 - The ABC's Bluey botch creeping into mainstream media 🗣️ Hosted by: Craig Hutchison: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/craighutchy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Damian Barrett: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/barrettdamian⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📲 Follow and contact us: Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/SoundingBoardEp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠facebook.com/SoundingBoardEp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Sounding Board is proudly supported by DrinkWise - if you're choosing to drink, choose to drink wise.

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