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A Time A Place in Sport

A Time A Place in Sport

By: Paul Andrew Tonner
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 Join me where I continue to delve into the unforgettable moments and iconic locations that have shaped the world of sports. In each episode I will discuss a different topic related to sport and take you through history, exploring legendary games, groundbreaking athletes and the cultural impact of sports across different eras and parts of the world. Whether it's the thrill of a championship victory, the heartache of a near miss, or the stories behind the scenes. We will celebrate the passion, drama and inspiration that sports bring to our lives.Paul Andrew Tonner
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  • Racism In Sport

    Racism In Sport
    Sep 14 2025
    Paul is back for another informative episode. This time the focus is on Racism that has taken place in sport over the years. Some of what will be discussed include:- A former Indigenous Australian Rules Footballer who by after receiving constant racism during a match, proudly pointed to his skin to show how proud he is of his race. It would become an iconic photo.- A former Aussie female indigenous track and field runner who carried both the Australian and Aboriginal flags in her victory laps and stopped a nation with a memorable win at the Sydney 2000 Olympics.- Jack Johnson, Muhammad Ali- Jackie Robinson- Adam Goodes, Eddie Betts- Colin Kaepernick and the kneel- Jesse Owens, the Black Power Salute- Michael Holding- Pat Cash and his work with remote indigenous communities- Racism scandal in English cricketMiss Olivia will conduct the segments the Quiz and Sporting Spotlight and Paul will then talk in depth about an athlete in the segment Then and Now.Racism in Sport Sources1. Great Australian Sporting Moments by Michael Roberts with Michael Tormey, The Miegunyah Press, Melbourne, 20082. abc.net ‘the persistence of racism within community sport in australia has consequences that extend far beyond the field’, ruth jeanes, ramon spaaij, franka vaughan, karen farquharson and muhammad iqbal, 28/2/253. sportintegrity.gov.au ‘racism in sport’, 27/3/24, sport integrity australia4. ausport.gov ‘anti-racism’, australian sport commission, ais, n.d5. reconciliationsa.org.au ‘racism in australian sports in 2024…taking a stand’, by team writer, 28/6/246. facing history.org ‘black athletes and civil rights: 6 upstanders to introduce to your students’, by facing history & ourselves, 17/2/227. black enterprise.com ‘remembering black athletes who took a stand and a knee against racism’, by ahsan washington, 21/2/258. buzzfeednews.com ‘23 times athletes stood up for what they believed in’, gabriel h. sanchez, 27/9/20179. national museum australia.gov.au ‘nicky winmar’s stand’, 17/4/2310. pickstar.pro ‘athlete activists making an impact’, n.d11. 9news.com ‘tennis legend pat cash calls for australia day date to be changed’, by christine ahern, 17/1/201912. the guardian.com ‘adam goodes: instead of masking racism, we need to deal with it day to day’, by donald mcrae, 3/3/202013. dax ‘black lives matter, official music video’, 9/6/202014. vichealth.vic.gov.au ‘more than half of aussies surveyed witness or experience racism in community sport’, Vic Health, 27/2/2515. https://www.olympics.com/en/athletes/cathy-freeman16. @manwith pushup steels ‘muhammad ali tell his black discrimination’, 7/5/2517. national museum of australia.gov.au ‘nicky winmar’s stand’, 17/4/2318. 7news.com ‘afl great nicky winmar faces court over shock charges of alleged abuse’, by estelle griepink,29/7/2519. monument australia.org ‘nicky winmar’, n.d20. https://wafootball.com.au/diversity/aboriginal/nicky-winmar-carnival21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicky_Winmar22. the guardian.com ‘it was a horrible day looking back:nicky winmar on his 1993 black and proud moment’, by jonathan horn, 30/10/2323. the guardian.com ‘english cricket is racist, sexist and elitist, says landmark report’, sean ingle, 27/6/2324. St Kilda football club ‘winmar’s 92 screamer’, 12/4/202025. archie roach ‘colour of your jumper’, liberation music pty ltd, 21/11/201426. sydney morning herald.com ‘essendon champion joins dees’ coach search, winmar continues bid to co-lead racism class action’, mark mcgowan and jon pierik, 14/8/25, Intro music- Puncher by Abbynoise. Outro- Can’t Give it Up by All Good Folks from Upbeat
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    55 mins
  • Sportspeople Who Represented More Than One Nation

    Sportspeople Who Represented More Than One Nation
    Sep 6 2025
    Paul is back for another action-packed episode, this time joined with daughter Olivia to discuss some sportspeople who have represented more than one nation. In this episode some of what will be discussed include:- A female triple jumper who represented three different nations at three different Olympics- A Czech/American tennis player who was the dominant male tennis player on the circuit during much of the 1980’s- Why sportspeople decide switch nations eg, better opportunities, family ties, changes in political landscapes- Merlene Ottey, Bernard Lagat, - Kepler Wessels, Luke Ronchi, Andy Caddick, Gary Balance, Ed Joyce, Dirk Nannes, Iftikhar Ali Khan Pautaudi- Hana Mandlikova, Martina Navratilova, Jelena Dokic- Tony Carrol, Brad Thorn, Craig Gower and the regular switching of nations in Rugby League and Union today- Ryan Giggs, Tim Cahill, Dajan StankovicWe also have our Quiz and segments Sporting Spotlight and Then and Now.Sportspeople Who Represented More Than One Nation Sources1. squawka.com ‘players who switched international teams and how they fared’, muhammad butt, 20242. cricket365.com ‘gary balance, kepler wessels and more-8 cricketers who played tests for 2 countries’, jonhenry wilson, 11/1/253. the guardian.com ‘world rugby amends rule and allows players to switch national teams’, gerard meagher, 25/11/214. ruck.co.uk ‘8 rugby players you won’t believe represented other countries’, rugby rucker, 8/10/205. zerotackle.com ‘the top five dual international stars in rugby league history’, xavier pegum, 11/10/216. mensxp.com ‘meet the athlete who represented three different countries at the olympic games’, by somak adhikan, 25/7/247. besoccer.com ‘the only footballer to play in three world cups…with three different countries!’, patrick power 20178. statscore.com ‘did you know that? fascinating facts from major sports events around the world!’, statscore, 20259. sydney morning herald.com.au ‘plastic brit? go take a running jump’, oliver brown, 4/8/201210. edition.cnn.com ‘reporters press eileen gu over her citizenship. see her response’, winter olympics 202211. worldathletics.org ‘aldama breaks through despite adversity’, simon turnbull, 17/3/200412. kids.kiddle.co ‘yamile aldama facts for kids’, kiddle encyclopedia, 30/7/2513. england athletics.org ‘triple jump athlete webinar with yamile aldama, ashia hansen and dr trecia smith’, 8/3/2114. https://www.tennisfame.com/hall-of-famers/inductees/ivan-lendl15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivan_Lendl16. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ivan-Lendl17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamil%C3%A9_Aldama18. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonie_Carroll19. rugby league project.com ‘brad thorn’, alan whittaker, n.d20. https://worldathletics.org/disciplines/jumps/triple-jump21. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic_Brit22. News.com ‘australian defector digs boot into country as matthew richardson becomes fastest man ever on two wheels’, ben talintyre, 15/8/2523. WB Kids ‘animaniacs sing along, Yakko’s world/wb kids’, 25/11/20 Intro music- Puncher by Abbynoise, Outro- Can’t Give it up by All Good Folks from Upbeat.
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    58 mins
  • Sportspeople Who Became Politicians

    Sportspeople Who Became Politicians
    Aug 30 2025
    Paul is back for another informative episode. This time he will be discussing some well-known sportspeople from over the years who went on to have a career in politics. Some of whom will be discussed include:- A former professional soccer player who despite growing up in great poverty and in a war-torn country, achieved extraordinary feats during his playing career and would later become the President of his country.- A former American high jumper who changed his sport with his jumping technique and would later become a Democratic candidate for an American state.- A famous former Rugby League player who had the shortest political career ever, ie, under a minute.- Pat Farmer, Caitlyn Jenner, Ron Clarke- Victor Klitschko, Manny Pacquaio- David Pocock, Paul Osbourne, Glenn Lazurus, Tim Mander- Imran Khan- Arnold Schwarzenegger,- Dawn Fraser, Zali Steggall, Nova Perris, Michael Cleary- John Alexander, Rick CharlesworthMiss Olivia joins in the show and does the Quiz and Sporting Spotlight and we have our segment Then and Now.Famous Sportspeople Who Became Politicians Sources1. britannica.com ‘george weah, president of liberia’, by editors of encyclopedia britannica, n.d.2. forbes.com ‘NFL games made up 93 % of the most watched tv programs in 2023’, by brad adgate, 5/1/243. quote fancy.com filbert bayi quotes.n.d4. wikipedia.org ‘list of american sportspeople-politicians’5. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_Ryan_(rugby)6. yardbarker.com ‘athletes who went into the world of politics’, by dave holcomb, 15/9/217. nicholas gruen ‘menninga facebook clip’, 3/3/228. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glenn_Lazarus9. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Alexander_(Australian_politician)10. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Cleary_(rugby)11. https://www.davidpocock.com.au/about12. brittanica.com ‘dick fosbury, american athlete’ editors of encyclopedia brittanica, revises and updated by Barbara A. Schreiber13. rugby league project.org ‘paul osbourne’, Alan Whiticker, n.d14. https://www.patfarmer.com/about15. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitali_Klitschko16. https://www.unicef.org/goodwill-ambassadors/george-weah17. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Weah18. https://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/liberia19. safetravel.govt.nz ‘liberia’, 24/7/2520. aljazeera.com ‘end of an era: how corruption in LIberia cost george weah the presidency’, by james harding giahyue, 23/11/2321. the sweet land of liberty ‘george weah crowned as father of the year 2025’, 16/6/2522. MrCodadipaglia ‘weah!!weah!!!weah!!!!!weahhhhh!!!!!!!!!!’, 18/3/201023. simply red ‘official video: money’s too tight to mention’, 5/5/200924. transfermarkt.com/timothy-weah/profil/spieler/37084625. world bank.org ‘the world bank in liberia’, world bank group, 1/4/2526. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia_national_football_team27. @Different..alAnthems, ‘Anthem of Liberia-All Hail, Liberia, Hail!’ 7/6/2024Intro Music- Puncher by Abbynoise, Outro- Can’t Give it Up by All Good Folks from Upbeat.
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    53 mins
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