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  • 25: Donald McRae: The Last Bell, boxing and the art of biography

    25: Donald McRae: The Last Bell, boxing and the art of biography
    2025/12/18
    Acclaimed and multi award-winning journalist and author Donald McRae discusses his most recent book, The Last Bell: Life, Death and Boxing.
    He explores its poignant and personal themes of hope in the face of stark odds and tragic loss, and how it reflects his own complex and sometimes ambivalent feelings towards a sport he has followed for decades.
    He also explains why he fears boxing is in a worse state now than the 1990s – when he released his breakout sports book, Dark Trade – and why he is nonetheless still drawn to its compelling contests and enduring values.
    And he talks about his career beyond the ring: what he’s learned about the art of the feature interview at The Guardian, writing biographies with athletes like Steven Gerrard, and the legacy of a sporting childhood in apartheid South Africa.

    Outlines is a 26 Forty original and is presented, produced and edited by Eoin Connolly.

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    1 時間 7 分
  • 24: Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson: the Ultra Women rewriting the rules of high performance

    24: Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson: the Ultra Women rewriting the rules of high performance
    2025/12/10
    Lily Canter and Emma Wilkinson discuss one of the most remarkable sports books of the year – Ultra Women: The Trailblazers Defying Sexism in Sport.
    They lay out the stories of female athletes who shatter social expectations by outperforming men in ultra-endurance challenges, and explain how they blended personal accounts with physiological research to delve into those experiences.
    And after their book was shortlisted for the William Hill Sports Book of the Year, they discuss media preconceptions and breaking through the narrative limitations around women’s sport.
    Outlines is a 26 Forty original and is presented, produced and edited by Eoin Connolly.

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    59 分
  • 23: Rebecca Clancy: shifting gears in Formula 1 storytelling

    23: Rebecca Clancy: shifting gears in Formula 1 storytelling
    2025/12/03
    As Formula 1 nears the end of a dramatic 2025 campaign, seasoned motorsport journalist Rebecca Clancy reflects on the sport’s fast-changing media landscape in the Liberty Media era.
    She talks about the reality of life as a reporter on the circuit – for The Times, Autosport, as an independent operator and as co-host of podcast Inside The Piranha Club – and how the storytelling environment has changed in the age of Drive To Survive and F1: The Movie.
    And she also reflects on the impact of brands like Lego, Disney and Apple on the sport amid shifting entry points to F1 fandom.
    Outlines is a 26 Forty original and is presented, produced and edited by Eoin Connolly.

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    57 分
  • 22: Adam Leventhal: illegal streaming and other sports media adventures

    22: Adam Leventhal: illegal streaming and other sports media adventures
    2025/11/26
    The Athletic senior writer and broadcaster Adam Leventhal talks through his latest documentary podcast: The Underground World of Illegal Streaming.
    He explains how the project came together, explores what he learned about the market for pirated football content and fans’ attitudes towards it, and considers whether the financial threat it poses to the sport could inspire a radical solution.
    And he also reflects on his own varied sports media career, from getting started as a teenager at London radio station Capital Gold to a long stint on screen at Sky Sports News.

    Outlines is a 26 Forty original and is presented, produced and edited by Eoin Connolly.

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    1 時間 2 分
  • 21: Andy Afford: how print mags are rising from the Ashes

    21: Andy Afford: how print mags are rising from the Ashes
    2025/11/19
    Andy Afford - editor of sports magazine Pitch and managing director of creative agency Stencil – talks through the role of new consumer print publications in today’s media environment.
    He explains the inspiration behind Pitch as a premium multi-sport quarterly, how its audience compares to those for physical media niches like vinyl, the role of newsstands and subscriptions, and why each of its issues now builds around a central theme.
    And as a former professional cricketer, he explores a newly released Ashes special, featuring interviews with Josh Tongue, Ashley Giles and Graeme Swann.

    Outlines is a 26 Forty original and is presented, produced and edited by Eoin Connolly.

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  • 20: Simon Wilde: Chasing Jessop and an enduring Ashes cricket record

    20: Simon Wilde: Chasing Jessop and an enduring Ashes cricket record
    2025/11/12
    The Sunday Times cricket correspondent Simon Wilde discusses his latest book, Chasing Jessop, exploring the remarkable circumstances of England’s fastest-ever Test match hundred and longest-surviving record in the format.
    He explains how big hitting and a rampant newspaper market made Gilbert Jessop an early icon of international sport, why scoring methods deepened the mystery around his achievement, and what the relationship between cricket, media and technology said about the early Edwardian era.
    He also reflects on the parallels between Jessop and his modern-day equivalents – and why his record has become more relevant after 123 years – before looking ahead to the latest instalment of England’s Ashes rivalry with Australia.
    Outlines is a 26 Forty original and is presented, produced and edited by Eoin Connolly.

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    1 時間 5 分
  • 19: Michael Payne: a personal history of the sports business

    19: Michael Payne: a personal history of the sports business
    2025/11/05
    Olympic and sports marketing veteran Michael Payne discusses his new memoir Fast Tracks and Dark Deals – an account not just of his own five-decades but also the characters, creativity and occasional chaos that helped form the modern sports industry.
    He reflects on the origins and impact of once-radical media and sponsorship innovations like the IOC’s TOP sponsorship programme, explains how the Olympics’ commercial transformation was rooted in its capacity for storytelling, and shares his thoughts on where the sports business goes next.
    Fast Tracks and Dark Deals is available on 17th November 2025 – find out more here.
    Outlines is a 26 Forty original and is presented, produced and edited by Eoin Connolly.

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    49 分
  • 18: Amar Singh: creativity and changing spaces in commercial storytelling

    18: Amar Singh: creativity and changing spaces in commercial storytelling
    2025/10/29
    MKTG senior vice president of content and creative Amar Singh – host of The Sports Marketeer podcast and a longtime former journalist – talks about how brands and sponsors are approaching stories to in an ever-changing sports media ecosystem.
    He discusses the receptiveness of fans to commercial messaging, explains how organisations can build better creative processes, and reflects on sending beers to the goalkeeping victims of Lionel Messi.

    Outlines is a 26 Forty original and is presented, produced and edited by Eoin Connolly.

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    56 分