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The Rabbit Hole

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Join Garry Lyon and Tim Watson as they catch up each week, head down the Rabbit Hole and explore their passions away from football and sport, with irreverent takes pop culture, current trends and hobbies.
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Episodes

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 22

1.30 – Garry excited for the weekend of sport - Cricket, golf, footy, women’s world cup 2.30 – Reaction to Women’s World Cup - Is it okay to jump on board with excitement and support as a bandwagon jumper? 8.00 – The Brady Bunch - Garry recalls his favourite episodes 9.30 – The Quarterback Series on Netflix - Confidence – why can some people move on quickly after mistakes and some hold onto it 16.00 – Why Garry would have loved to have Ben Crowe as a person to chat with during his career 17.00 –...

Jul 19, 202357 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 21

1.30 – Have you ever been sacked? Garry reveals meeting he had with Steve Price at 3AW 5.00 – Have you ever sacked anybody? Tim says it was the hardest thing he had to do as coach – moving on players, staff The role is to deliver the news and then somebody else comes in to console. The person delivering the news can’t be the same person consoling, because they don’t want to hear from you 10.00 – When was the last time to added a friend to your friend list? The unlikely location where Garry and S...

Jul 13, 202354 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 20

1.30 – Royal family saga at Wimbledon (re: Roger Federer) 5.00 – Spirit of the Game – - Hostility in the Ashes - Hand on heart – Did Garry think the Carey wicket was in the spirit of the game? 10.00 – Hostile crowds - Tim recounts the infamous 1990 Grand Final brawl – as the captain of the side, where was he placed in the brawl? - The half-time break – Tim has never seen anyone as angry as Leigh Matthews (the Pies coach) - Garry recounts the most hostile crowd he can remember – “They just went n...

Jul 05, 202353 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 19

2.00 - Recap last week re: jockeys rubbing salt into each other 4.00 - Tim's way to get tickets to Taylor Swift How much would you pay for a concert? 10.00 - Dry July - would you ever do it? Tim says he could easily do it 13.00 - Nathan Lyon celebrating 100 consecutive Test matches Garry spoke about Nathan having a nickname after him Chat about the second Test vs England 16.30 - Sledging Garry says it works when you get the right target Garry vs Tony Shaw 22.00 - Old locker room stories 31.00 - ...

Jun 28, 202357 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 18

3.00 – Tim story re: Ascot Vale leisure centre – Essendon would go there for training - often there were jockeys in there - the jockeys would rub salt into each other 5.00 – Do you like saunas? - Tim finds them too hot 6.00 – How Tim helped Suzie through some car issues this week 11.00 – When Garry/Tim are keynote speakers - Tim does a lot of preparation, Garry, not so much - Tim’s first gag didn’t work when he was at Spud’s lunch last week 16.00 – Spud’s lunch discussion 17.00 – Tim on the wors...

Jun 21, 202356 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 17

1.30 – Tim’s footy reunion - You don’t talk about the game itself, you talk about the journey and the great stories - Tim told a story of a joke he told before the 1993 Grand Final 6.00 – Garry’s leadership - How he pumped up the players before the game – lots of swearing! Pumped them up but then one day the door didn’t open 9.00 – FIGHT MND - Tim says he hasn’t seen a more emotional tribute to anybody than the guard of honour for Neale Daniher on Monday (Tim says he wasn’t at the G for EJ) - Ti...

Jun 14, 202351 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 16

4 minutes – Reunions Tim has a reunion coming up A year 7 school reunion Tim says he could name everybody from his school in year 7 Garry has a 40-year footy reunion for Kyabram 10 minutes – Game shows Played audio of Kingy on the Weakest Link Garry told a story about when he was on Sale of the Century 19 minutes – School development Garry skipped a grade Garry says he loved English and History 20 minutes – Losing hair Garry asks Tim if he has ever thought about going down the path of doing some...

Jun 07, 20231 hr

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 15

2.30 – Discussion on your scent - What cologne do you use? 7.30 – Greetings - How do you answer a phone - How to do greet somebody you haven’t seen for a while - Tim explained an awkward exchange from yesterday, with Libbi Gore - Garry thought it was someone he knew better than he did - Male handshake – the American styled grip has come in 15.00 – Comfort food - Veggie soup, toasted ham cheese tomato with the crust cut off, dunkable biscuit - what are the best dunking biscuits 22.00 – The earthq...

May 31, 202351 min

RECAP - When Saddam was captured

Hear Garry tell the story when he was hosting the TODAY show on the morning when Saddam Hussein was captured. The Rabbit Hole will be back next week! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 28, 20235 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 14

0.30 – Welcome – discussion about Garry’s trip to Cobram Estate - Garry now an expert on Olive Oil - Eric Bana, Dylan Buckley, Brendon Fevola all went along - Nick Riewoldt hosted 12.00 – The plane trip - There was an incident at the Essendon airport – Tim worried for Garry! 16.00 – Flying interstate to footy games for broadcasts - MMM used to get their own chartered flight - Huddo jumped in with MMM one day as his wife was in labour! 18.00 – The Chimp Empire - A show that Garry and Tim are watc...

May 18, 202356 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 13

0.30 – Tim went to a funeral yesterday - If Tim passes before Garry, Tim is happy to allocate a 10 minute spot for Garry at the funeral - Wants Garry to start sombre and heavy, but then bring them home with a big laugh at the end - Garry says it’s one of the great signs of respect to go to a funeral 9.00 – Garry’s neighbours - The lady downstairs is a pianist - She plays at 9:30pm – too late for Garry 10.45 – How many ‘besties’ do you have? - Tim says it started big, but now about 3 - If you can...

May 11, 202355 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 12

1 minute – Stories about Dwayne Russell The way he tests his mic before on air for Fox Footy And the caffeine he consumes during a match 4 minutes – Cologne Tim is trying a new cologne today Leaving reviews for items you’ve brought (cologne, clothing) 11 minutes – Ferreting The excitement of it – not a kid in the world that wouldn’t enjoy it 12 minutes – Tim’s enjoyment for matchmaking shows Farmer Wants A Wife, Indian Match Maker, MAFS 17 minutes – Using Google to fix things Garry used it to he...

May 03, 202357 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 11

1 minute – Checking Tyres 5 minutes – Tim’s job at a servo in Dimboola Favourite hamburger fillings 14 minutes – Tim’s chat with a cab driver 18 minutes – When Garry’s dad won 1st division in 1986 Harry Beitzel presented the $1.5million cheque Garry got the nickname ‘dollars’ They went to Disneyland to celebrate 22 minutes – Garry’s trip to Gallipoli Went with a few Essendon players Jobe Watson was one of them, but he slept the whole time! 27 minutes – Tim’s trip to the UK with Jobe Went to a Ch...

Apr 28, 202359 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 10

2 mins: Brazilian butt lifts 4 mins: Abuse from the crowd Playing at FF wasn’t ideal, because you could hear everything the cheersquad would say 6 mins: Garry told a story about when Gary Ablett Snr knocked him out Lyon had no idea what happened, but he played out the rest of the game Ablett Snr confessed to it, even though he was found to have no case to answer He had found God and confessed, got 3 weeks 13 mins: Tim re: tribunal The players would sit in the same waiting room and work out their...

Apr 19, 202350 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 9

Start – Welcome – chat about Tyres and Tyrepower Do you check your tyres often? Garry has his car serviced regularly 3 mins – Gather Round Tim hasn’t travelled for footy for over 5 years – it’s been a while for Garry too Used to travel every week Tim stories about travelling – used to have premium VIP service 16 mins – The Truth newspaper 21 mins – Old Man Crawf Chat about a Footy Show skit 30 minutes – Bomber from the Bush Recapped some of the best bits Tim re: The Sun newspaper photoshoot (fro...

Apr 12, 202357 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 8

1 min – Easter this weekend Hot Crossed Buns – Garry has never had one 5 minutes – Garry’s Telstra issue Had a problem after missing one bill (in 25 years!), because he got a new credit card 10 minutes – Re-capping Tim’s doco/interview – Bomber from the Bush Interview with Sandy Roberts Played some audio from the doco 15 minutes – Joseph Gutnik days at Melbourne 1996 – Melbourne/Hawks merger situation – Garry and the players were told the club wouldn’t exist past 1996 The final match of the year...

Apr 05, 202356 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 7

1 minute – Chat about hair How often do you get a haircut? Why Tim hasn’t completely shaved his hair off 3 minutes – Planning a holiday for later in the year When is the best time to take leave Last year they had a holiday at the same place, same time… But Tim thinks it’s better to go somewhere different so they don’t have the same stories 7 minutes – Grand Prix this weekend Garry told the story about his time in the celebrity race Who else was in the race – Richard Wilkins, Daley Thompson, Thom...

Mar 29, 202356 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 6

1 minute – Morning routine for Breakfast radio Tim spoke about his 4:48am alarm How to wake yourself up properly – even during the day – wash your face with cold water How many coffees per day is too many? 10 minutes – Is Luke Beveridge’s teeth fair game? Gaz says he has been involved with that sort of thing previously, so he doesn’t want to preach – but it was uncomfortable to watch Beveridge wasn’t brought along with the gag 14 minutes – Ch 9 vs Ch 7 news Tim doesn’t like being in the story, d...

Mar 22, 202356 min

THE RABBIT HOLE - Episode 5

THE RABBIT HOLE – for Tyrepower 1 minute – intro and welcome Previewed some of the potential topics today Head down the Rabbit Hole, for TJM 4 minutes – Garry’s raspy voice Extra voiceover work for new AFL video game Garry did it a couple of years ago, but the change this year is they needed to put non-binary commentary in as well Gus Gould did it for the NRL, but didn’t get through it all – went to his car and didn’t come back! 9 minutes – Excitement for round 1 Tim’s first memory of loving the...

Mar 15, 202355 min

The RABBIT HOLE - Episode 4

1 MIN Post footy career moves Garry’s studying history in finance Sales Rep dreams, lawnmowing realities 4 MIN Offers – if Garry ever auditioned or interviewed for a role during/post footy Garry was approached by 2 people for some modelling shots, he had to pay $350 to get it done Tim auditioned for a few things – an international ad. Thought he had the gig sewn up, showed up to the shoot and there was a line out the door. Had to pose with his arm out of the truck door in a blue tradie singlet A...

Mar 08, 202349 min

The RABBIT HOLE - Episode 3

1 minute – Headlines last week! The Footy Show story Garry has a bone to pick with Tim about buying coffees 3 minutes – Tim spoke about his weekend looking after grandkids 5 minutes – Garry on the trip to Cathedral “There is no one that makes me laugh more than him” – Garry re: Sam Newman Sam turned up with golf clubs under his arm for the chopper, no golf bag. All to save space on the chopper with weight 9 – minutes Tim’s commentary of a game Garry played in back in 1992 15 minutes – Old Media ...

Mar 01, 202353 min

The RABBIT HOLE - Episode 2

The Rabbit Hole – for Tyrepower 1 minute – Intro and explanation for the change of name of the podcast 4 minutes – Told a couple of stories about their parents and their medication 9 minutes – Charles Barkley chat Audio from ‘All The Smoke’ podcast about his daughter not liking sport/basketball 12 minutes – Parents and sport Tim says he didn’t really push Jobe into playing sports Tim told a funny story about Jobe’s first junior game, didn’t get near the footy – the only aggression he showed for ...

Feb 21, 202349 min

The RABBIT HOLE - Episode 1

Garry and Tim's weekly podcast - episode 1. Discussion includes their summer holiday, restaurant and dinner etiquette, an in depth discussion with Tim about the Bombers and recent articles where he was mentioned, the Herald Sun top 40 Power list and how Tim got the nickname 'Whispy'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 20, 202341 minSeason 1Ep. 1
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