Seb Talks Sports

Seb Kennedy

UK-based sports journalist and broadcaster interviewing professional athletes and talking all things sports!

  1. 08/30/2023

    Episode 49 - Austin Ekeler

    The best dual-threat running back currently playing in the NFL, having already racked up over 7,000 yards from scrimmage in his six-year career to date, Los Angeles Chargers star Austin Ekeler joins me on Seb Talks Sports! Austin describes his journey from undrafted free agent in 2017 to record-breaking rusher in the NFL, his second consecutive inclusion on the annual NFL Top 100 Series at #21 on the 2023 list, the brilliant work he’s been doing off the field with the Austin Ekeler Foundation and the Eksperience app, learning to play the guitar over the last eight months in line with his touchdown celebration, the importance of versatility at the running back position in 2023, the hilarious locker room prank Derek Watt pulled on him during his rookie season, the crushing Wild Card playoff loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars last season, and much more! You can find Austin on Instagram (@austinekeler) and Twitter (@AustinEkeler), get involved with the Austin Ekeler Foundation on his website (www.austinekeler.com), and check out the Eksperience app online (www.eksperience.net). Both tracks were made by music creator David E. Wilson who you can find on all good music streaming services, as well as Twitter (@4stillRunning) and Instagram (@4stillrunning). For more content, you can find me on the following platforms: Facebook: Seb Talks Sports Twitter: @SebTalksSports Instagram: @SebTalksSports Threads: @SebTalksSports TikTok: @SebTalksSports YouTube: Seb Talks Sports Thank you for supporting Seb Talks Sports!  Sponsored by Hoopin’N’Lootin Use discount code ‘SEBTALKSSPORTS’ at checkout for 10% off!

  2. 06/25/2023

    Episode 48 - Ken Hamlin

    Pro Bowl safety and eight-year NFL veteran Ken Hamlin joins me on Seb Talks Sports! Ken describes his prestigious college career on the Razorbacks as Arkansas’ greatest defensive back since Pro Football Hall of Fame inductee Steve Atwater, his NFL Draft experience as a second-round pick in 2003, contributing to eight straight winning seasons and seven playoff teams at the highest level of professional football, intercepting seven-time Super Bowl champion and future first-ballot Hall of Fame quarterback Tom Brady in 2010 to take the game into overtime, his incredibly unique Pro Bowl experience as the reserve for the late, great Sean Taylor who passed away just months earlier, sharing the field with some of the greatest players in NFL history, the tutelage of serial Super Bowl champion coaches Ray Rhodes, Mike Holmgren and Todd Bowles, whether or not the Seahawks should have run the ball on 2nd and Goal in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIX, and much more! You can find Ken on Instagram (@ken_hamlin) and Twitter (@ken_hamlin), and check out his cigar brand on Instagram (@thearrivalcigars), Twitter (@ArrivalCigars) and on their website (www.arrivalcigars.com). Both tracks were made by music creator David E. Wilson who you can find on all good music streaming services, as well as Twitter (@4stillRunning) and Instagram (@4stillrunning). For more content, you can find me on the following platforms: Facebook: Seb Talks Sports Twitter: @SebTalksSports Instagram: @SebTalksSports TikTok: @SebTalksSports YouTube: Seb Talks Sports Thank you for supporting Seb Talks Sports!  Sponsored by Hoopin’N’Lootin Use discount code ‘SEBTALKSSPORTS’ at checkout for 10% off!

  3. 05/28/2023

    Episode 47 - Al "Bubba" Baker

    One of the most productive defensive ends of all time — 1978 first-team All-Pro and NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, and three-time Pro Bowler who racked up 131 total career sacks and holds the [unofficial] NFL record of most sacks in a single season with 23 — Al “Bubba” Baker joins me on Seb Talks Sports! Al describes his disappointment at falling to the second round of the 1978 NFL Draft after enjoying a decorated college career on the Colorado State Rams, the hard work that went into achieving his NFL record-breaking 23-sack season as a rookie to make the All-Pro first-team, what the Detroit Lions mean to him, joining the prestigious 100 Sack Club, the success of his post-playing career as a barbecue entrepreneur and comic book writer, his “Welcome to the NFL!” moment at the hands of Hall of Fame offensive lineman John “Hog” Hannah, the imaginative locker room prank he pulled off during his rookie season in Detroit, THAT five-sack game in November 1978 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and much more! You can find Al on Instagram (@albubbabaker), TikTok (@albubbabaker111), Twitter (@Bubbasq60) and LinkedIn (Al “Bubba” Baker), check out Bubba’s Boneless Ribs on Instagram (@bubbasbonelessribs), TikTok (@bubbasbonelessribs) and Facebook (Bubba's Q) as well as Bubba’s Q Food Trucks on Instagram (@bubbasqfoodtrucks), TikTok (@bubbasqfoodtrucks) and Twitter (@BubbasQFoodTruc), and pick up a copy of Al’s comic book The Super 7: The Intergalactic Animal Football League on Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Super-Intergalactic-Animal-Football-Graphic-ebook/dp/B0BVSVYLDS).   Both tracks were made by music creator David E. Wilson who you can find on all good music streaming services, as well as Twitter (@4stillRunning) and Instagram (@4stillrunning).   For more content, you can find me on the following platforms: Facebook: Seb Talks Sports Twitter: @SebTalksSports Instagram: @SebTalksSports TikTok: @SebTalksSports YouTube: Seb Talks Sports   Thank you for supporting Seb Talks Sports!  Sponsored by Hoopin’N’Lootin Use discount code ‘SEBTALKSSPORTS’ at checkout for 10% off!

  4. 03/29/2023

    Episode 46 - Roc Carmichael

    Former Houston Texans and Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Roc Carmichael joins me on Seb Talks Sports! Roc describes his college career at Virginia Tech with fellow eventual NFL talent Tyrod Taylor and Kam Chancellor, entering the league with a chip on his shoulder after falling to the fourth round of the 2011 NFL Draft, playing alongside some of the greatest players in recent NFL history including the hardest wide receivers he ever had to cover, the formative role Hokies stalwart coach Bud Foster played in preparing Roc for the professional game, the impact both Nick Foles and Mike Vick had on the 2013 Philadelphia Eagles playoff team that Roc contributed to, and much more!   You can Roc on Instagram (@bappnainezbino), Twitter (@BappNAinEZBino) and Facebook (Roc Carmichael), and check out his non-profit organisation Bless All People on Twitter (@BAP_Nation) and Instagram (@bapnation).   Both tracks were made by music creator David E. Wilson who you can find on all good music streaming services, as well as Twitter (@4stillRunning) and Instagram (@4stillrunning).   For more content, you can find me on the following platforms: Facebook: Seb Talks Sports Twitter: @SebTalksSports Instagram: @SebTalksSports TikTok: @SebTalksSports YouTube: Seb Talks Sports Thank you for supporting Seb Talks Sports! Sponsored by Hoopin’N’Lootin Use discount code ‘SEBTALKSSPORTS’ at checkout for 10% off!

  5. 12/22/2022

    Episode 45 - Jim Tunney

    15-time Pro Football Hall of Fame nominee and 31-year NFL official — who received a record 29 post-season assignments, including ten Championship games and Super Bowls VI, XI and XII as well as refereeing some of the most memorable games in NFL history such as “The Kick,” “The Catch,” and “The Fumble” — the “Dean of NFL referees” himself, Jim Tunney joins me on Seb Talks Sports! Jim describes a week in the life of an NFL official, making his on-field debut on 23rd October, 1960 and dealing with Hall of Fame head coach George Halas on the day, becoming the youngest Super Bowl referee in NFL history at just 42 when officiating Super Bowl VI between the Dallas Cowboys and Miami Dolphins, the inevitability of making mistakes as an NFL official and the introduction of the instant replay system, joking with Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana just after he threw “The Catch” to Dwight Clark in the 1981 NFC Championship Game, and much more! You can check out Jim’s website online (www.jimtunney.com) and send him an email on jim@jimtunney.com. Both tracks were made by music creator David E. Wilson who you can find on all good music streaming services, as well as Twitter (@4stillRunning) and Instagram (@4stillrunning). For more content, you can find me on the following platforms: Facebook: Seb Talks Sports Twitter: @SebTalksSports Instagram: @SebTalksSports TikTok: @SebTalksSports YouTube: Seb Talks Sports Thank you for supporting Seb Talks Sports! Sponsored by Hoopin’N’Lootin Use discount code ‘SEBTALKSSPORTS’ at checkout for 10% off!

    Episode 45 - Jim Tunney

  6. 07/29/2022

    Episode 44 - Dafydd James

    51-capped international rugby player who scored 15 tries in 48 appearances for Wales as well as winning three caps for the British & Irish Lions on their 2001 tour to Australia — scoring in the first test as well as becoming the first ever player to record 25 tries in the Heineken Cup — Dafydd James joins me on Seb Talks Sports! Dafydd describes receiving the call-up from Kevin Bowring to make his national team debut against the Wallabies at just 20 years of age, being a key player in the starting XV as Wales hosted the Rugby World Cup in 1999 and the additional pressure that bore, his experience on the 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia playing in all three test matches and scoring in the opener, battling the physical toll of a career-ending neck injury and subsequent mental health issues, THAT last-gasp 32-31 victory over England at Wembley Stadium to deny Clive Woodward’s men the 1999 Five Nations Championship, the infamous Battle of Brive from an on-pitch perspective, and much more! You can find Dafydd on Instagram (@dafydd_james_official), Twitter (@DafyddJames13), online (www.dafydd-james.com), and check out his fantastic work as an Adferiad Recovery Trustee on the organisation’s website (www.adferiad.org.uk). Both tracks were made by music creator David E. Wilson who you can find on all good music streaming services, as well as Twitter (@4stillRunning) and Instagram (@4stillrunning). For more content, you can find me on the following platforms: Facebook: Seb Talks Sports Twitter: @SebTalksSports Instagram: @SebTalksSports TikTok: @SebTalksSports YouTube: Seb Talks Sports Thank you for supporting Seb Talks Sports! Sponsored by Hoopin’N’Lootin Use discount code ‘SEBTALKSSPORTS’ at checkout for 10% off!

    Episode 44 - Dafydd James

  7. 04/19/2022

    Episode 43 - Michael Lynagh

    1991 Rugby World Cup-winning vice-captain, World Rugby Hall of Fame inductee and one of the greatest fly-halves of all time — who scored 911 points across 72 international appearances for Australia, retiring in 1995 as the world points scoring record holder — Michael Lynagh joins me on Seb Talks Sports! Michael describes making his national team debut against Fiji at just 20 years of age, lifting the Webb Ellis Cup as vice-captain of the 1991 Rugby World Cup-winning Wallabies side that defeated hosts England in the final, hitting THAT game-clinching drop goal for Saracens against the Newcastle Falcons at Vicarage Road during the 1997-98 season title race, suffering a life-threatening stroke in 2012 and his recovery from the condition, his sons’ achievements both on and off the rugby pitch to date, Australia’s chances at next autumn’s Rugby World Cup in France, and much more! You can find Michael on Instagram (@michael_lynagh), Twitter (@LynaghMichael), and pick up a copy of his autobiography Blindsided online (www.amazon.co.uk/Blindsided-Michael-Lynagh/dp/0007568746). Both tracks were made by music creator David E. Wilson who you can find on all good music streaming services, as well as Twitter (@4stillRunning) and Instagram (@4stillrunning). For more content, please help by liking, following and subscribing on all of my platforms: Facebook: Seb Talks Sports Twitter: @SebTalksSports Instagram: @SebTalksSports YouTube: Seb Talks Sports Thank you for supporting Seb Talks Sports! Sponsored by Hoopin’N’Lootin Use discount code ‘SEBTALKSSPORTS’ at checkout for 10% off!

  8. 03/05/2022

    Episode 42 - Jodie Cunningham

    2021 Woman of Steel award-winner and winning captain of last year’s Challenge Cup, League Leaders’ Shield and Super League Grand Final as St Helens secured an historic treble, Jodie Cunningham joins me on Seb Talks Sports! Jodie describes receiving her call-up to the England squad while simultaneously applying to study Medicine at university, how her ACL injury that caused her to face a lengthy spell on the sidelines affected her both mentally and physically, the exponential growth of women’s rugby league in recent years, her record-breaking 2021 campaign as Saints captain that saw the club secure an historic treble and herself the prestigious Woman of Steel award, her current role as an ambassador for the upcoming Rugby League World Cup, and much more! You can find Jodie on Instagram (@jodiecunningham91) and Twitter (@Jodie_cunny), keep up to date with the Rugby League World Cup 2021 on Instagram (@rlwc2021), Twitter (@RLWC2021), Facebook (Rugby League World Cup) and online (www.rlwc2021.com), and buy tickets for the tournament on their website (www.rlwc2021.com/tickets/buy-tickets). Both tracks were made by music creator David E. Wilson who you can find on all good music streaming services, as well as Twitter (@4stillRunning) and Instagram (@4stillrunning). For more content, please help by liking, following and subscribing on all of my platforms: Facebook: Seb Talks Sports Twitter: @SebTalksSports Instagram: @SebTalksSports YouTube: Seb Talks Sports Thank you for supporting Seb Talks Sports! Sponsored by Hoopin’N’Lootin Use discount code ‘SEBTALKSSPORTS’ at checkout for 10% off!

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About

UK-based sports journalist and broadcaster interviewing professional athletes and talking all things sports!

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  • Creator
    Seb Kennedy
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2023
  • Episodes
    49
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Seb Kennedy
  • Show Website
    Seb Talks Sports