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The Catflap Chats Podcast

Welcome to the Catflap Chats podcast. My name is Mikey, but lots call me Catflap, Flap, or Flapper, and I'm fortunate enough to call some pretty interesting people my mates - Professional sports, Rugby, Boxing, MMA, Football, Actors, Singers, and Business, in Wales and beyond.

I'm going to have a beer with a different mate each week, and delve in to their professional and personal lives. Expect some distinctly average chat, funny stories, and insights in behind the scenes.

Basically, I am absolutely winging this!

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Film Conversation Sports Football Sport Friends Marriage Family Radio Rugby Music Stories
Update frequency
every 7 days
Average duration
68 minutes
Episodes
194
Years Active
2019 - 2024
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Ep154 - Will Skelton - Winning Rugby with La Rochelle, The Wallabies, Saracens & The Tahs

Ep154 - Will Skelton - Winning Rugby with La Rochelle, The Wallabies, Saracens & The Tahs

One of Rugby's biggest men, but also one of the nicest. Great to catch up with Skelt's after LA Rochelle's recent success. Pretty much everywhere he goes, cups follow! Interesting to hear him talk ab…

01:13:23  |   Mon 20 Feb 2023
Ep153 - Sean Long - St Helens and Rugby League legend

Ep153 - Sean Long - St Helens and Rugby League legend

What a guy, and what a career. Sean has won it all on the pitch, and done it all off the pitch. If you know Rugby League, you'll know Longy. Since retiring he's been earning his trade as a No2, but n…

01:12:24  |   Mon 13 Feb 2023
Ep152 - Sean Maitland - Scotland Rugby winning vs England, Saracens, The Lions & more

Ep152 - Sean Maitland - Scotland Rugby winning vs England, Saracens, The Lions & more

Fresh off Scotland winning another game vs England Rugby, I caught up with Sean who was back at the team hotel. Class win for them, and great to chat about all things Scotland, Lions, & the Baa Baa's…

01:16:25  |   Mon 06 Feb 2023
Ep151 - Matt Le Tissier - Southampton FC legend, part of the Premier League 100 club. & free speech

Ep151 - Matt Le Tissier - Southampton FC legend, part of the Premier League 100 club. & free speech

It's not everyday you sit down with one of the best players to grace the Premier League. Whilst never properly getting his opportunities for England, he was the first midfielder to enter the Premier …

01:37:24  |   Mon 30 Jan 2023
Ep150 - Jamie Jones-Buchanan - Leeds Rhinos, purpose, and paying it forward

Ep150 - Jamie Jones-Buchanan - Leeds Rhinos, purpose, and paying it forward

I cannot wait to do a part two with JJB! What a bloke. We spoke a lot about what he is up to since hanging up the boots. His purpose post playing. His vision, values and morals. They type of blokes h…

01:08:19  |   Mon 19 Dec 2022
Ep149 - Jason Tovey - Spilling the Tea - Dragons, Cardiff Rugby & Edinburgh

Ep149 - Jason Tovey - Spilling the Tea - Dragons, Cardiff Rugby & Edinburgh

Class chat and followed a different format - Jason only retired in the summer and is now playing amateur rugby, but he had so many questions come up on our Instagram and twitter, we thought we would …

01:25:35  |   Mon 12 Dec 2022
Ep148 - Dave Radband - Special Forces, Operations, Suicide & Surviving

Ep148 - Dave Radband - Special Forces, Operations, Suicide & Surviving

What a mental chat with Dave. A career in the military. Over 10 tours in hostile environments, being shot at and blown up. Paratrooper and Special Forces. PTSD and Personality Disorder. Multiple suic…

01:13:00  |   Mon 05 Dec 2022
Ep147 - Will Evans - Newport County Footballer, Wales C, and The Welsh Prem Football

Ep147 - Will Evans - Newport County Footballer, Wales C, and The Welsh Prem Football

Loved this Ep - What a grounded and top bloke Will is. He didn't take the normal route in to football, instead grafting, going to Uni, working, and playing in the Welsh Prem. Then came that Wales vs …

01:12:26  |   Tue 15 Nov 2022
Ep146 - DJ Forbes - New Zealand 7s Legend

Ep146 - DJ Forbes - New Zealand 7s Legend

One of my heroes watching the 7s circuit over the years, with that huge beard and bald head - I was like DJ Forbes after 40 kebabs!

Fresh from the Hong Kong 7s, a great chat with someone who's genuin…

01:06:11  |   Tue 08 Nov 2022
Ep145 - Harry McNulty - Ireland 7s, Olympian, and hosting Safari's in Kenya

Ep145 - Harry McNulty - Ireland 7s, Olympian, and hosting Safari's in Kenya

What a great guy Harry is. A mainstay of the Ireland 7s team, recently getting to the Olympics, and doing well on both the World 7s Series, and the recent 7s RWC. In his spare time, his work with a c…

01:11:32  |   Mon 31 Oct 2022
Ep144 - Mike Brown - Harlequins and England Rugby Legend

Ep144 - Mike Brown - Harlequins and England Rugby Legend

I didn't know what to expect from Mike, having only ever known him through what the press and social media said of him, with their own agenda. What I found was an articulate and clever player, who ca…

01:16:18  |   Mon 24 Oct 2022
Ep142 - Chris Hill - Rugby League Legend (Or not, if you ask him)

Ep142 - Chris Hill - Rugby League Legend (Or not, if you ask him)

What a guy - Had a great laugh with Chris, fresh off the back of England RL's World Cup warm up game on Friday vs Fiji, heading into next week's RLWC. 

Huddersfield, Warrington, Leigh, and Great Brit…

01:19:04  |   Mon 10 Oct 2022
Ep141 - Mike Bates - Covert Op's, Human Intelligence, and Grappling the Atlantic

Ep141 - Mike Bates - Covert Op's, Human Intelligence, and Grappling the Atlantic

Such an interesting conversation. Mike is currently training to ambark on a solo row across the Atlantic. Is it absolutely insane, and we delve in to the why's and how's in more detail. Look up @thea…

01:09:01  |   Mon 03 Oct 2022
Ep140 - Jerry Flannery - Harlequins, Munster, Ireland Rugby and the B&I Lions

Ep140 - Jerry Flannery - Harlequins, Munster, Ireland Rugby and the B&I Lions

What a top bloke. Spoke to Jerry midweek, and then watched Harlequins in a contender for game of the season whilst editing. It was so interesting listening to him talk, whilst watching what he's paid…

01:22:35  |   Mon 26 Sep 2022
Ep139 - Luther Burrell - Racism, Rugby, and Eddie Jones

Ep139 - Luther Burrell - Racism, Rugby, and Eddie Jones

I loved this chat, what a top bloke Luther is. It was fascinating to chat about the recent press coverage, his experiences of Racism in Rugby, Rugby in general. and having a laugh with Eddie Jones. W…

01:09:19  |   Mon 05 Sep 2022
Ep138 - Simon Jeffries - Ex Special Forces, SBS, and The Natural Edge

Ep138 - Simon Jeffries - Ex Special Forces, SBS, and The Natural Edge

Loved catching up with Simon. Interesting to hear him talking about mindsets, purpose, and the little things everyone in society can do to help themselves both physically and mentally. I can see why …

01:27:57  |   Mon 29 Aug 2022
Ep137 - Robin Horsfall - Former SAS Soldier, Author & Veterans Campaigner (Operations Banner, Nimrod and Mikado)

Ep137 - Robin Horsfall - Former SAS Soldier, Author & Veterans Campaigner (Operations Banner, Nimrod and Mikado)

Today was a really interesting chat - Robin joined the army at 15, after a tough childhood. He joined the Para-Troopers before his 18th birthday, and passed SAS selection at 22. Northern Ireland, The…

01:14:37  |   Mon 08 Aug 2022
Ep136 - Katie Owen - DJ'ing for Kasabian, Hosting Reading & Leeds, Working in Football & Music

Ep136 - Katie Owen - DJ'ing for Kasabian, Hosting Reading & Leeds, Working in Football & Music

Come on a whistle stop catch up with one of South Wales most active DJ's and presenters, Katie Owen. When she's not warming up the crowd at Kasabian gigs, she's working for Sport Bible at the Women's…

00:37:51  |   Mon 01 Aug 2022
Ep135 - Budgy Smuggler - Freeing the thighs from the 'Curtains of Shame' (Boardshorts)

Ep135 - Budgy Smuggler - Freeing the thighs from the 'Curtains of Shame' (Boardshorts)

Loved catching up with Chief Smuggler Adam 'Linny' Linforth, on his whistle stop trip to London and Paris. Anyone who knows me, knows I love the guys at Budgys, but also what the brand stands for, an…

00:42:56  |   Mon 25 Jul 2022
Ep134 - Lauren Webber - The Mum Club, & everything that goes with being a Mum (and Business Owner)

Ep134 - Lauren Webber - The Mum Club, & everything that goes with being a Mum (and Business Owner)

Loved this episode - Lauren has had to sacrifice so much along the way, its great to see TMC going from strength to strength with 37 franchises and counting, let alone going global! We spoke business…

01:10:23  |   Mon 18 Jul 2022
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