Best Nigel A. Campbell Podcasts (2025)

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Lions vs Argentina, Leinster URC Champions, The Midweek Massive & more | The Offload EP37 51:44

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 37 of The Offload. They chat: – Ben Calveley chat (0:18) – Leinster are URC champions (3:22) – Bath are Premiership champions (6:07) – Lions pressure (10:03) – The Midweek Massive (23:45) – Wrong number (34:23) – And much more

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THE DRESSING ROOM: Lions CEO Ben Calveley | The Offload 48:12

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down with British & Irish Lions CEO, Ben Calveley, ahead of this summer’s tour of Australia. #TheDressingRoom #TheOffload #Lions

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Mark Sinclair // Captain Coconut Around the World 1:05:45

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Mark Sinclair returns to the podcast, live from FALKEN's cockpit in Nuku Hiva! Andy caught up with Mark after FALKEN & COCONUT have been shadowing each other across the Pacific - they even shared a raft-up through the Panama Canal! Mark is midway through his fourth circumnavigation attempt since the first GGR in 2018, this time following the Mini G…

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Lions memories, Up Cork, URC Grand Final & more | The Offload EP36 55:10

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 36 of The Offload. They chat: – Up Cork (0:25) – Climbing mountains (6:55) – The Strawberry Moon (13:14) – Lions memories (16:40) – Tommy chats to Caelan Doris (36:40) – URC Grand Final (41:22) – And much more

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Victoria Low // Magenta Project CEO 55:49

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Victoria Low is the newly appointed CEO of The Magenta Project. I first met Vicky back in 2021, after being told she was the person to talk to if you’re planning any serious international sailing campaign — and it’s easy to see why. With over three decades in sailing public relations and communications, including five Volvo Ocean Race campaigns, sh…

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THE DRESSING ROOM: Marcell Coetzee | The Offload 19:49

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down with Vodacom Bulls flanker, Marcell Coetzee, ahead of this weekend's URC Grand Final between Leinster and the Bulls at Croke Park. #TheDressingRoom

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Spreading silage, Shootout shenanigans, OnlyFans, R360 league & more | The Offload S01E35 52:03

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 35 of The Offload. They chat: – OnlyFans canoeist (4:10) – R360 league (10:23) – Stuart Lancaster to Connacht (25:33) – Ferraris spreading silage (29:45) – Playing for the BaaBaas (32:07) – Shootout shenanigans (40:28) – And much more

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THE DRESSING ROOM: Joe Schmidt | The Offload 40:34

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down with former Ireland and current Wallabies head coach, Joe Schmidt, in a brand new Tuesday slot. Let us know what you want to see in The Dressing Room every week. #TheDressingRoom

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Dan Turner // Around the World with the Mini Globe 1:12:30

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Dan Turner is a 40-something Australian with extremely high ambitions for himself. When he was just a teenager, he wrote a list of bucket-list items that he wanted to accomplish during his life — things like ultra-running and becoming a martial arts champion. In a quite short time, Dan completed every last one of them — except sailing around the wo…

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The Chicken & The Egg, Novenas, URC Quarter-Finals & more | The Offload S01E34 53:28

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 34 of The Offload. They chat: – Fitness with Tomas O'Leary (1:48) – Lineout school with Mick O'Driscoll & Alan Quinlan (6:25) – Champions Cup final, Center Parcs & Trimby (9:30) – The Chicken and the egg (15:03) – Gold Supermacs card (17:50) – Donners' mum Marie joins the show (24:08) – Paulie's…

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Women & the Wind // Adventuring aboard Mara Noka 1:40:05

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Women and the Wind are three exceptional and multi-faceted women who embody courage, creativity, and pose a rare example of primal femininity at sea. Kiana, Laerke and Alizé, cross the Atlantic using all traditional sailing methods aboard "Mara Noka" a 50-year-old plywood catamaran with nylon sheathing and tar coating. The girls grinded away on a y…

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Octopussies, Lions roommate tales, Champions Cup final & more | The Offload S01E33 55:10

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 33 of The Offload. They chat: – Octopussies (1:17) – Tommy chats to James Ryan (9:14) – Lions admin day (10:33) – Andy Powell's legendary mum (12:20) – Ireland axe their 7s team (18:27) – Franchise names for provinces (24:20) – IRFU is a closed shop (28:55) – And much more…

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Ben Shaw // Out the Gate & Across the Pacific 1:17:09

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Ben Shaw returns to the podcast, this time in-person and onboard DOVKA, his family's Hallberg Rassy. Ben is the host of the Out the Gate sailing podcast and a former crew of 59º North. Ben and his wife Lauren sailed with us on ICEBEAR in 2019 to prepare for their own cruising adventures, and we met up quite spontaneously in Hiva Oa, after both cros…

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Lions wing Mack Hansen joins the show, O’Mahony’s swan song & more | The Offload S01E32 44:47

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 32 of The Offload, with special guest, British & Irish Lions wing, Mack Hansen. They chat: – O'Mahony's Thomond swan song (2:40) – Counter movement jumps (3:21) – BIL advice for Henry Pollock (5:27) – Lions chat (7:05) – Carlos Spencer to Terenure (12:10) – Mack Hansen joins the show (18:40) – M…

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Will & Sarah Curry // Hydrovane Operations & Life Balance 1:25:38

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Will and Sarah Curry are the perfect example of a young family who has managed to create and sustain a life between land and sea, managing and operating "Hydrovane" from their catamaran with 2 littles, and from their home in Vancouver. First and foremost we discuss the ins and outs of the fantastic and hardy product itself — but on a more personal …

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Lions squad named, Leinster fall again & more | The Offload S01E31 57:44

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 31 of The Offload They chat: – Test caps (1:40) – Joe Duffy retires (4:30) – 2025 British & Irish Lions squad (7:38) – Leinster fall again (21:45) – URC Round 17 (42:08) – And much more

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Richard Clarke // Canadian Sailing Legend 1:15:21

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Richard Clarke was raised on Toronto Island and first sailed at 4 years old. An impressive performance with Canadian Youth sailing led him to compete in the Finn Class in four consecutive Olympic Games with Team Canada. This opened the door to a wildly successful professional sailing career. Richard was part of a winning Volvo Round the World crew,…

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Lions squad picks, Life after rugby, European semi-finals, & more | The Offload S01E30 53:03

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 30 of The Offload They chat: – Life after rugby (1:15) – Rugby players love coffee (5:55) – Game gone too professional? (13:05) – Rough week for Irish Rugby (23:14) – Leinster vs Northampton Saints (30:45) – Lions captain and squad picks (36:09) – And much more!…

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Bob & Jody Bitchin' // From Bikers to Sailors 1:33:20

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Bob and his wife Jody spent most of their life as live-aboards and at sea. Their marital dynamic and life long friendship is infectious. Bob dives into his younger years as a Hells Angel, his entrepreneurial mindset, and how sailing literally saved his life. Bob has owned and operated more businesses than he can barely count, and has written and se…

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Irish Traitors, Sorry Mr. Johnson, AIL Finals, URC Kids Round & more | The Offload S01E29 50:23

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 29 of The Offload They chat: – Donners gets fat-shamed on holidays (0:50) – Wicklow man loses his car in Cork for three weeks (4:40) – Irish traitors (9:16) – Women’s Six Nations (14:25) – AIL finals (15:45) – Kids Round in the URC (19:29) – Sorry, Mr. Johnson (20:30) – The legend of Christian C…

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Jessie Zevalkink // Cruising, Land-lubbing, Parenting & Podcasting 1:21:24

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Longtime friend of the pod Jessie Zevalkink returns to the show ahead of her debut as host of ON THE WIND! We first met Jessie back in 2017 at the Annapolis Sailboat Show, interviewing her after she'd completed the Great Loop with her friend Katie. As it happens in the sailing community, we kept running into her, and starting next week she'll be co…

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Leinster bigger than the IRFU, McIlroy joins the club, Tommy’s massage & more | The Offload S01E28 54:20

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 28 of The Offload They chat: – Rory joins the Grand Slam club (0:22) – Tommy's massage (3:30) – A very special guest (5:04) – European quarter finals (17:26) – Changes to IRFU central contracts (25:07) – Axel (29:33) – Leinster bigger than the IRFU? (33:05) – The Race to the Eight in the URC (48…

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Ben Doerr Returns // Sail Bainbridge 1:18:37

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Ben Doerr, longtime friend of the pod and founder/skipper at Sail Bainbridge in Seattle, returns to the show to spin some yarns with Andy. This episode is really a catch-up between Ben & Andy, who haven't spoken in a while, and is a wide-ranging episode on everything from sailing & skiing in Alaska to being away from home when you've got a young fa…

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Joey Carbery joins the show, Donners to Narbonne, Quarter-Finals & more | The Offload S01E27 54:34

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 27 of The Offload, featuring special guest, Joey Carbery. They chat: – Harlequins were sh*t (3:08) – Munster fans (5:40) – Mick Galwey, the spiritual leader (6:45) – Donners to Narbonne (14:00) – Joey Carbery joins the show (19:53) – How the move to Bordeaux came about (24:55) – Dealing with inj…

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April Fools pranks, Irish coaching ticket, Europe is back & more | The Offload S01E26 48:39

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 26 of The Offload They chat: – April Fool's Day pranks (0:55) – New Ireland coaching ticket (13:20) – Women's Six Nations (19:47) – Beirne and Porter backlash (21:30) – The jackal (23:44) – MacHale Park (30:13) – Europe is back (32:22) – And much more…

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Hollie Davidson joins the show, WhatsApp Groups, Tommy's cranky stats & more | The Offload S01E25 59:59

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 25 of The Offload, featuring special guest, Hollie Davidson. They chat: – Round eggs (00:55) – Guest frustrations (7:18) – Adolescence (9:00) – WhatsApp groups (14:20) – Lions coaching ticket (19:30) – Tommy's cranky stats (20:36) – New contract for RG Snyman (27:02) – Connacht vs Munster at Mac…

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Six Nations review, Edel McMahon joins the show, Life after camp & more | The Offload S01E24 1:00:15

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Brought to you by Ballygowan Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 24 of The Offload, featuring special guest, Edel McMahon. They chat: – Number ones – Post Office – Trip to Rome – Life after camp – Six Nations review – Should Andy Farrell have stepped away? – Edel McMahon interview

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Louay Habib // The Master of Sailing Media 45:06

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Louay Habib is a true sailing insider. Everyone who participates regularly in any of the major offshore races around the world will know Louay. In fact, if you yourself follow sailing – say races like the Fastnet, the Ocean Race - you probably know Louay too – well his writing at least. Currently he is the communications manager at the Royal Ocean …

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Jack Crowley decision, Influencers, Paddy’s Day, Super Saturday & more | The Offload S01E23 39:52

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Brought to you by Ballygowan Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 23 of The Offload They chat: – Rugby influencers – St Patrick's Day – Cheltenham – Ireland vs France – Jack Crowley to Leicester Tigers? – Super Saturday – And much more

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Katy Campbell // Founder of Sea to Sky Sailing School 1:03:13

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Katy Campbell is a world-class sailor, groundbreaking entrepreneur, and one of my lifelong friends. A decade ago, Katy launched her sailing school ‘Sea to Sky Sailing’. Sea to Sky is now the only RYA-recognized training center on North America’s west coast, and Vancouver’s only school offering both cruising and racing programs, including a regular …

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We got through it, Gardening tips, Lent, Ireland vs France & more | The Offload S01E22 49:28

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Brought to you by Ballygowan Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 22 of The Offload They chat: – Our live show at the 3Olympia – Warren Gatland was in top form – Gardening tips – Lent – Ireland vs France – And much more

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Matt Rutherford // A Near-Sinking En Route to Bermuda 1:17:10

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Matt Rutherford returns yet again to the podcast, this time from his outpost in the Philippines. It's always fun to catch up and shoot the shit with Matt, but this time I really wanted to hear about his near-sinking on a Caribbean delivery last fall. Matt talks through the entire ordeal, from riding out a gale with all the pumps running, to nearly …

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Social committees, Camp life, Ringrose gate & more | The Offload S01E21 49:23

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 21 of The OffloadThey chat: – Ma’a Nonu and coming back out of retirement 2:09– Six Nations down week and player welfare 4:32– Social committees and camp life 9:30 – Tommy and Tomas O’Leary blow the fines kitty – 23:44– Ireland vs France ticket competition – 30:02– Tommy and the Garry Ringrose r…

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Jesse Terry // Sailing & Racing a Classic Wooden Boat 1:04:26

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Jesse Terry is a normal guy — dad and husband, keeps a 9-5 job, lives in the city, etc etc, all that "normal" stuff. But he's decidedly not normal as a boat owner — keeping a classic wooden ketch in top condition with some friends and racing & cruising her up and down New England's coast and out to Bermuda. I talked to him about the contrast betwee…

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Nigel Owens joins the show, Fitness tests, Law changes & more | The Offload S01E20 1:01:40

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Brought to you by Ballygowan Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 20 of The Offload featuring special guest Nigel Owens They chat: – Fitness tests – Ireland vs Wales – The magic of the Principality – A special day for Donners – Nigel Owens joins the show – Farming – The good old days – TMO – Law changes – The Spirit of Wales – And …

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Paul Osborne // Sailing Around the World for Down Syndrome 1:12:32

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Paul Osborne is the dad behind Osborne Adventure. Paul's family, including his wife and three kids, are planning a unique circumnavigation over the next few years to raise awareness for Down Syndrome. Paul has spent a lifetime traveling, mountain biking, white water kayaking, climbing, camping, and hiking, and in real life is a photographer and des…

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Bag of cans, Media nonsense, Holding in number twos and more | The Offload S01E19 43:37

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Brought to you by Ballygowan Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 19 of The Offload They chat: – Bags of cans – Murrayfield – Disappointing Scotland – Drug testing – Media nonsense – Holding in number twos – Gatland leaves Wales – Origin Round – And much more

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Don McIntyre Returns // OGR Founder & Philosophies on Sailing & Adventure 1:06:29

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Don McIntyre, founder of the GGR, OGR and now MGR, returns to the podcast! Andy sat down for a meandering conversation where they talk about meeting in Lagos, Portugal at the start of the Mini Globe Race, his philosophies on life, sailing and adventure, Don's definition of success, how he handles the 'haters' surrounding his ambitious events, how h…

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Alastair Campbell joins the show, Unfit England, Here come the Scots & more | The Offload S01E18 1:10:31

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Brought to you by Ballygowan Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode18 of The Offload with special guest Alastair Campbell. They chat: – Tommy’s bread – AI Homework – Aviva atmosphere – Michael D’s scooter – Unfit England – Alastair Campbell on the media – Here come Scotland – And much more…

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Peter Gibbons-Neff // Completing the Mini-Transat 1:28:59

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Peter Gibbons-Neff returns to the podcast to talk about the successes and failures of his Mini-Transat racing campaign. "PGN" and I sat down face-to-face in Annapolis where he told me about losing a rudder shortly after the start in the Canaries, the hardest part about solo sailing a 21-ft. boat, how the mini-class doesn't allow even basic electron…

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Rugby drops the ball on Netflix, Live special, Six Nations, Ben Youngs joins the show & more | The Offload S01E17 1:02:39

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Brought to you by Ballygowan Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode17 of The Offload with special guest Ben Youngs They chat: – Rugby lunches – We’re doing a live show – Big Mal late again – Rugby drops the ball on Netflix – Six Nations nerves – England vs Ireland – The big selection decisions – Ben Youngs has some hot takes – His fi…

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David Cross // The Loan Sailor 1:08:49

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David Cross is an author in the midst of writing a book — a large portion of which involves a solo, offshore passage to Brazil. Wanting to get the fundamentals right, David asked if he could turn the tables and interview me about this fictional voyage in order to make it as realistic as possible. Of course I was happy to oblige, and this conversati…

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Paying for petrol, Superstitions, Nicknames, ROG returns & more | The Offload S01E16 48:58

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode16 of The Offload They chat: – Paying for petrol etiquette – Fan questions – Nicknames – Superstitions – ROG vs Munster – The Round of 16 – The return of the URC – And much more

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Andrew Hesketh // Corporate to Cruiser 1:20:46

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Andy Hesketh, aka Andy H. is the founder of the Odyssey Sailing Festival and host of the Ocean Cruiser's Podcast. Andy lives aboard his Jeanneau Sun Odyssey called VOYAGER and has been sailing full-time for several years. He wasn't always a sailor though, leaving a corporate life behind to pursue wider horizons. I talked to him last fall when he wa…

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Glow in the dark puddles, Muesday, Ireland squad, Europe permutations & more | The Offload S01E15 56:45

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode15 of The Offload They chat: – Muesday – Glow in the dark puddles – Eddie O’Sullivan and ROG’s matching outfits – Shane Williams – Kawasaki 180 – Clutch moments – European permutations – Ireland’s Six Nations squad – Players being overlooked – And much more…

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Andy & Mia // 2024 Year-in-Review 1:04:37

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Happy New Year podcast listeners! Mia & I are back with our somewhat-annual year-in-review show, where we sit down and chat through the highs and lows at 59º North. This one was recorded onboard FALKEN just before the first trip of 2025 was set to depart Portugal. Mia & I discussed everything from new projects coming in 2025 to the successes (and f…

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Stickers on Apples, Traitors, Referees, Law Trials & more | The Offload S01E14 58:51

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode14 of The Offload They chat: – Stickers on apples – Quinny’s airport fine – Traitors – Mack Hansen – Referees – New law trials – Europe – And much more

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New Year's resolutions, DIY disasters, Transfer windows & more | The Offload S01E13 44:24

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 12 of The Offload They chat: – New Year's resolutions – Tommy's DIY disaster – Phase testers – Inter-pros – Budgets – Transfer windows – And much more

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12th Pod for Christmas, Hansen hits out, Rivalries, New Year's wishes & more | The Offload S01E12 41:22

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 12 of The Offload They chat: – Christmas dinner– Unhappy Mack Hansen– Inter-pros– More festive action– Blue media– Refereeing– The Breakdown– Rugby League– New Year’s Wishlist– And much more

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Christmas shenanigans, George Hook, Inter-pros, Sleeping Goldfish, & more | The Offload S01E11 49:29

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Tommy Bowe & Donncha O'Callaghan sit down for Episode 11 of The Offload They chat: – Christmas shenanigans– George Hook– Punditry – Europe, we hardly knew you– Inter-pros– Contracts– Rugby player standards– Sleeping goldfish – And much more