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Every Wednesday I host a sports broadcasting hour on Clubhouse. It's an open forum where I/ we share tips, tricks, anecdotes and more. This week I had Andy Friedlander join me. Andy was a UFC announcer has also been the voice of Wembley Stadium for many huge football events, plus he runs a very successful live events business so he brings a well rounded perspective to these conversations. 0:00 Introductions 5:30 Have you ever lost control of a live forum? 11:20 How do you deal with live technical failures 15:30 How do the ring announcers prepare their cards 19:40 Whats your favourite arena 26:00 What's it like taking part in spectacular moments? 28:18 Is body odour a problem? 31:00 What are common errors that talent make? 34:30 The use of comedy in presentation 37:08 How do manage challenging opinions of fighters without crossing the company line? 41:30 Asking 'different' questions 49:29 Thoughts on former fighters transitioning into commentary? 57:35 When are we seeing you next, John? 59:25 Wrap and shout outs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Episode 4 is here! Thanks for all the kind words so far. I hope you enjoy this conversation with my buddy, Alex. Alex has worked at MTV, VICE and now leads the video team at Arsenal FC, which sounds like a dream job for the North Londoner who grew up in the Ian Wright era, frequenting Highbury. At MTV he was a producer on the Gonzo show with Zane Lowe, then moved to VICE and headed up their music division, NOISEY. From there, Alex created and commissioned many great documentaries. I could have spoken to him for hours. My biggest take away was that if you love something, move towards it. Alex loves music so he immersed himself in the culture and sought out ways to blend that into his career. Inspiring stuff. As always let me know your thoughts and share with anyone you think might enjoy this chat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello friends. This conversation is a really special one for me as I got to talk about sports commentary with a man who knows more about it than I do, Jon Anik. Jon is the lead play-by-play commentator for the UFC and he's been a friend and ally in the sports biz to me. During our chat we talk about how Jon graduated as a journalist, started in print media but soon aspired to be a commentator. After angling for various gigs, he eventually landed some work in football (the American type) before being offered a seat at Bellator 1! Jon and I joked about our respective voices and how and why they have changed and comparisons to other sports broadcasting roles. We talk in depth about how we both prep for a UFC broadcast and how differ we are from one another and how we are similar. So if you're an aspiring commentator or a behind the scenes geek, this is for you! As always I'm keen to know what you thoughts on the conversation. Hit me up @johngoodenuk and let Jon know too @jon_anik Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hello! Thank you for choosing to listen to episode number 2 of my new series, For The Love Of... This ep spotlights my friend and top pop artist, Des Taylor. I'm blessed to have a talented circle of friends and Des in particular has rally inspired me over the years. He has always worked so hard on his craft and I've seen him achieve many cool things. I this chat Des talks about his beginnings as an artist, meeting and working with Michael Jackson, his creative process, his ambitions and more! Also, it turns out Des created to logo for legendary MMA promotion, Cage Rage! Let me know what you think. Please share and subscribe if you wanna hear more conversations like this. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome, welcome, welcome! This is my first episode of my new podcast project and its a good one! Paul Felder is a top UFC lightweight, an ESPN analyst and a trained actor! During his formative years, Paul was headed towards a career in theatre until his passion for martial arts gripped him. During out conversation Paul recounts his college days, his changing ambitions, coming to England to study and much much more. The aim of this podcast was to dial into something you might not have heard about before and I think we achieved it. Let me know what you thought @johngoodenuk. Let Paul know too @felderpaul.And look out for Brokeback Mountain 3!!! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.