S1E103: Adam Collins

I’ve been lucky with the content offered by the guests on this podcast – but this guy has an unusually inspiring story. Working class boy, becomes a political operative at 19, works his way up to being an advisor in the Rudd and Gillard Governments before pivoting to cricket commentary and becoming one of the best-known cricket broadcasters in the world. His name is Adam Collins, and in 2018, he saw there was no Australian radio presence covering the test series between Australia and Pakistan in the UAE, so he used the money he was saving to buy a house and bought the rights to broadcast the series. He talks about the stress of that deal here, particularly finding a station he could on sell the broadcast to, as well as overcoming tech and censorship issues. Right now, the whole saga is being developed into a feature film. Quick shout out to The Final Word - the best cricket podcast going around hosted by Adam and his on-air partner, Geoff Lemon. I hope you enjoy this chat. Check out the exclusive bonus video below where Adam discusses the two funniest cricketers he’s met. Links: The Final Word Podcast Adam's collaboration with Wayne Swan which set his career pivot to cricket journalism in motion. BONUS VIDEO: THE FUNNIEST CRICKETERS ADAM COLLINS HAS MET This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thisisthekicker.substack.com

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S1E103: Adam Collins is an episode from 10 Questions with Adam Zwar by Adam Zwar.

This episode is 51:05 long.

This episode was published on Jan 29, 2023.

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