Are You Not Entertained?
Honest, amusing but above all, authentic, Roger Mitchell, Grant Williams and Giles Morgan invite guests from all corners of the sport, music and entertainment worlds to join them and discuss how the game has changed, where it might be headed and what that means for the people who matter the most; the fans
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Episodes
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Our Groundsmen pick apart the future for PE funded rugby; new basketball leagues for GenZ, challenging NCAA; skiing and funding scandals, the tragedy of doping in U.K. sport tarnishing 2012 legacies; f1’s bright future; Fifa statute of limitations. And Marvellous Marvin.
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Thursday Mar 11, 2021
Grant and Roger let off steam about refs, Football index and gamification, Bryson, Barca trading whilst insolvent, and Serbian football stadium torture... and will Fulham stay up?
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
On the show this week is former rugby player Jason Leonard - one of the finest prop forwards ever to appear for England. Winning 114 Caps over a 14 year career he was inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame in 2014, is a former President of the Rugby Football Union and the current Chairman of the British & Irish Lions. A rugby legend. And exceptional company in bar.
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Thursday Feb 25, 2021
Alec Scheiner of Redbird joins the Pumpjack Big interview. A packed 60 minutes covering SPACs, Fenway, Toulouse and a multiclub strategy, XFL, Wasserman, NFL media, and sport being the ultimate people business.
Monday Feb 22, 2021
Monday Feb 22, 2021
In this 3 part series - in partnership with SRI - The Captain & Roger are joined by Annamarie Phelps, Chairman of the British Horseracing Authority, Jo Coates - CEO of U.K. Athletics and David James - Managing Partner at SRI talking about the challenges and opportunities facing the world of sport today.
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
The lads enjoy lunch break discussing Springsteen, celeb sponsorship, taking money from the vice industries, closed leagues, and so much more. An hour's debate, not taken too seriously.
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Grant and Roger discuss India, cricket, captains, Disney+, fantasy, meme culture, Mahomes, golf distances, and silent Olympics crowds.
Monday Feb 08, 2021
Monday Feb 08, 2021
The lads are joined by Pat Nevin to discuss how music and football intertwined in his career. Songs that changed lives, concerts missed still regretted, how the Walkman changed dressing room culture forever.
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Wales & British & Irish Lion Centre - Jamie Roberts joins The Captain this week to share his love of sport. A life long Manchester United supporter, a qualified medic and watch collector - he shares with his host his deep ineptitude for golf in the most public arena - Wentworth Golf Club!
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
The lads welcome ESPN's Gabriele Marcotti to talk about the seismic changes in global sport, its media, and its fandom. How far is sport moving into the entertainment and lifestyle business, and should we be concerned? What future for his own sports journalism?