Just Havin a Crack
Welcome to Just Havin a Crack. A podcast series where we talk to people who have a great story to tell. The real story sometimes lies beneath the surface. We talk profession, life and everything in between. Some guests may be more recognisable than others, but all their stories are just as important.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 118
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
EP 93 Toutai Kefu "Family Faith Footy"
Welcome to this week's episode of Just Havin a Crack. Today's guest Toutai Kefu was a hard uncompromising player at number 8 in the halcyon days of Australian Rugby.
Our last Bledisloe …
EP 92 Gary Cosier "Bangers Bunny"
You may remember Gary was featured on the mini-series HOWZAT as one of the few current Australian pla…
EP 91 Damian Browne "Hands & Heals"
On this episode of Just Havin a Crack we catch up with retired Jockey Damian Browne.
Damian was one of the most respected Horsemen in Australia, riding some of the best horses in Austra…
EP 90 Mikey Webb "Auslan My Language"
Episode 90 features Auslan Coder Mikey Webb.
What is Auslan? Auslan is people that communicate with their hands as the majority of them are deaf.
Growing up in a family predominantly dea…
Ep 89 Dan & Ed "A Conversation Starter"
In this episode of Just Havin a Crack we speak to the boys from a new funky workwear brand Trade Mutt.
These two Aussie Larkin's were not satisfied with just being tradesmen, they wanted…
EP 88 Wayne Bettany "Losing Weight"
Welcome to this week's episode of Just Havin a Crack
Today's guest Wayne Bettany is like a lot of us in life. Extremely active as a younger person but as time goes on the activity reduce…
EP 87 Craig Ratcliffe "The Shanghai Boy"
This week's guest on Just Havin a Crack is acclaimed photographer, Craig Ratcliffe.
Craig's story involves many different people and layers dating back to the turn of the century in Chin…
EP 86 Rupert McCall "Green and Gold Malaria"
Today's guest on Just Havin a Crack is Lawyer come poet Jason "Rupert" McCall.
Rupert's poems are now folk law amongst everyday Australians, but there is more to his story.
Rupert is part…
EP 85 Stu Wilson "All Black"
Welcome to this week's episode of Just Havin a Crack.
Today we talk to All Black legend Stu Wilson.
Stu's story isn't much different to any other All Black, but what Stu does is take you …
EP 84 Robert Craddock "Crash"
This week on Just Havin a Crack is acclaimed cricket writer Robert "Crash" Craddock.
Crash has spent a lifetime in the corridors of News Paper rooms, dressing sheds, hotel rooms & press …
EP 83 Steven Bradbury "A Perfectly Paced Story"
This week on Just Havin a crack we feature Steven Bradbury Gold Medalist at the Salt Lake City Winter Olympics.
Some would say the luckiest athlete ever, you all know the story. Well, th…
EP 82 Jason Dunstall "Chief, Bounce & 1254 goals"
This week on Just Havin a Crack we have Brisbane born and Hawthorn AFL great Jason Dunstall.
Jason doesn't do a lot of interviews and we are grateful he chose us to sit down and talk abo…
EP 81 Peter Meares "Never Say No"
This week on Just Havin a Crack our guest is respected commentator journalist Peter Meares.
Moving down from Forbes to boarding school, Peter thought he was going to be a professional sp…
EP 80 Mel Johnson "Chappell are you forfeiting"
Today's guest on Just Havin a Crack is a former test cricket umpire Mel Johnson.
Mel a representative schoolboy cricketer for Queensland, went on to play at Easts Cricket Club in Brisba…
EP 79 Angelo Venardos "Court is now in session"
Welcome to the new year and our first episode for 2022.
This week on Just Havin a Crack we feature Angelo Venardos. Angelo always wanted to be a cop and play football rugby league.
Angelo…
EP 78 Boxing Day Test day 3 "Merv Hughes"
Who said Test Cricket is dead, Day 2 was one of the most absorbing days cricket played in a long while. The theatre of England clawing their way back into the game and a 1 hour of fast …
Ep 77 Boxing Day Test "Neil Harvey"
Day 2 of the Boxing Day Test we feature on Just Havin a Crack, Neil Harvey.
Neil is the only surviving playing member of the 1948 Invincibles which toured England.
Neil is a national tre…
EP 76 Boxing Day Test "Len Pascoe"
It's boxing day test day 1 and what a better way to start the test with Len Pascoe one of the great Australian Fast Bowlers.
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EP 75 Peter Psaltis "Salty"
Welcome to this episode of Just Havin a Crack.
This weeks guest is radio and Tv commentator Peter Psaltis.
Peter growing up in Brisbane with a strong Greek heritage was a guy that embrace…
EP 74 Grant Menzies "GMT +10:00"
Episode 74 of Just Havin a Crack features the only watchmaking company in Australia.
Grant Menzies is a second-generation watchmaker businessman. Adina Watches started making watches in …