Life of Brian

Life of Brian

Welcome to the ‘Life of Brian’. Tune in weekly to hear me share some tales from life, chat footy and swap stories with mates, well known personalities, family and much more.
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This week Brian and Harrison intro the show by covering all the major topics in their lives and within the AFL, including; BT's getting his excavator into a pickle, the pigeons are roosting in the Fitzroy studio, missing people in Walhalla, Tom Papley's situation, and plenty more. This week, BT and Harrison get outside the studio and head to TEAM18 headquarters in Mount Waverley to catch up with Supercars driver Anton De Pasquale. After Anton and team owner Charles The boys were treated to a tour of the facility before sitting down with Anton, right above the workshop with the crew busy preparing the cars for the next race in the background. Anton gives us a great insight into what goes into running a Supercars team - from the cars themselves and the people behind them to the engineering, preparation and trust required to get everything right on race day. He also breaks down the Supercars season and its finals format, and explains what life is really like as a professional driver. The conversation goes back…

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#149 Anton de Pasquale - Australian Supercars Driver

This week Brian and Harrison intro the show by covering all the major topics in their lives and within the AFL, including; BT's getting his excavator into a pickle, the pigeons are roosting in the Fitzroy studio, missing people in Walhalla, Tom Papley's situation, and plenty more. This week, BT and Harrison get outside the studio and head to TEAM18 headquarters in Mount Waverley to catch up with Supercars driver Anton De Pasquale. After Anton and team owner Charles The boys were treated to a tour of the facility before sitting down with Anton, right above the workshop with the crew busy preparing the cars for the next race in the background. Anton gives us a great insight into what goes into running a Supercars team - from the cars themselves and the people behind them to the engineering, preparation and trust required to get everything right on race day. He also breaks down the Supercars season and its finals format, and explains what life is really like as a professional driver. The conversation goes back…

09 Nov 2026
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#148 Bridie O'Donnell - Former Professional Cyclist, Medical Doctor, Author & Broadcaster

This week Brian and Harrison intro the show by covering all the major topics in their lives and within the AFL, including; BT goes to the races, the AFL fixture, Melb. Cup weekend in Walhalla, and plenty more. Their guest this week is former professional cyclist, medical doctor, author, and, one of the voices of the Tour de France, Bridie O’Donnell. We were blown away by Bridie’s passion for life and her work, engaging demeanour, and her genuine and caring nature. It's a conversation that goes in just about every direction, and one of our favourites. Bridie's journey into elite cycling was anything but conventional. After graduating at the top of her medical school class and working as a doctor, she decided to pursue a career in professional cycling, starting later than most, taking on the European circuit and proving plenty of people wrong along the way. She shares what it was like making that leap, having a team that believes in you, the realities of racing overseas and the extraordinary challenge of…

03 Nov 2026
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#147 Kevin Sheedy - AFL Royalty

This week Brian and Harrison intro the show by covering all the major topics in their lives and within the AFL, including; Brian's weekend at the Telethon in Perth, Wayne Carey's podcast split with Sam Newman, the latest Australian Sport Hall of Fame inductees, AFL State of Origin & player hair testing, NBA kicks off, the White House Press Secretary, and plenty more. Their guest this week is one of the biggest names in Australian football, Kevin Sheedy. The chat is packed full of footy history, unique characters and plenty of stories from an extraordinary career. They look back on the Tigers’ golden era under Tommy Hafey, the characters around the club and what life was really like behind the scenes. Sheeds reflects on his own playing days, his competitive edge and some of the tricks and innovations that helped make him such a unique figure in the game. The conversation then turns to his remarkable coaching career, 27 years at Essendon, 4x premierships and the challenge of knowing when it’s time to move on.…

26 Oct 2026
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#146 Stephen Conroy - Former Australian Minister for Communications

This week Brian and Harrison intro the show by covering all the major topics in their lives and within the AFL, including; Brian & Tania’s ‘big’ 4-day holiday, AFL trade period wrap-up, a Melbourne Marathon discussion, another Reading.Watching.Listening⁠⁠⁠, and plenty more. Their guest this week is former Federal Minister for Labor, Stephen Conroy who joins the boys for a wide-ranging, relaxed chat covering politics, sport, technology and where Australia is heading. After 20 years in federal politics, including serving as Senate Leader and Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Stephen has seen plenty from the inside. He shares what life in politics is really like, some of the biggest misconceptions people have about politicians, and what he learned about human nature during two decades in the thick of it. The conversation turns to some big questions facing society right now - whether the social contract between generations is breaking down, the growing influence of the tech giants,…

19 Oct 2026
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#145 Weddings, Workings Bees & Impressing the In-Laws w Tania Taylor

This week Brian and Harrison are joined by Mrs T (Tania Taylor / 'The Darl / Harrison's mum). They cover all the major topics in their lives and within the AFL, including; working bees, weddings, impressing the in-laws, AFL trade news, AFL vs NRL code was⁠⁠⁠, and plenty more. This Episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Yellow Iron Fleet⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hosts: Brian & Harrison Taylor Guest: Tania Taylor Produced by Harrison Taylor Audio & Video by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Rhino Productions⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

12 Oct 2026