Sam Newman launches new podcast with Mike Sheahan, Don Scott
Sam Newman has launched a new podcast with two AFL identities, five months after his previous show was suspended over a controversial stunt. And he’s promised not to hold back.
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Sam Newman is back with a new podcast and he won’t hold back on his opinions.
The former Footy Show host returns with Mike Sheahan and Don Scott for a podcast called You Cannot Be Serious.
It follows the suspension of his previous podcast with Sheahan and Grant Thomas in March, which came after public outrage from a stunt that involved Newman dressing as a woman.
“I’m not out to rub people up the wrong way,’’ Newman said.
“I can assure you we will discuss things whether there’s discomfort between either of us, we will cover it.
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“There are a lot of people with agendas and they’re happy to go along with your opinion as long as it’s their opinion.
“You’ve just got to wear it (criticism) and it’s some of the pitfalls of being in the industry.”
Newman said there was no ill feeling with Thomas, he just had to focus on business interests.
“I asked Mike if he’d have a problem doing it again and he didn’t want to get involved in too many political discussions but if it’s in the public interest we should discuss them,’’ Newman said.
“While my opinion is not as palatable to some, it will be respectful and legitimate.
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“Don’s opinions hitherto have not been out there publicly but people have found him intriguing and lateral. He’s an eccentric person with an interesting take on life.
“There are plenty of people doing them (podcasts) and we hope ours has something unique about it.”
The first episode of the new podcast has been recorded and uploaded to podbean and is awaiting listing through iTunes.