{"podcast":{"title":"Sportscafe","slug":"sportscafe-6948316","podcast_index_feed_id":6948316,"rss_url":"https://rss2.flightcast.com/p7uvxwqustpgbdgefd7twj6l.xml","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://files.flightcast.com/workspaces/zykxlq9jsh0et8s7kuc6w8px/01KGQQ3TAMQRW6J4ANSA4CTY1B/image0__2_.jpg","author":"Sportscafe Media","episode_count":53,"summary":"Sportscafe is Australia’s (and NZ’s) sports entertainment show - covering NRL, AFL, cricket, netball and everything else you can think of - as well as the biggest moments in Aussie sport every week. Hosted by Big Bash legend Chris Lynn, State of Origin star Connor Watson and Tayla Montoya, with former All Black Marc Ellis causing trans-Tasman chaos and on-screen producer Ric Salizzo trying to hold it all together. Follow Sportscafe on Social Media.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sportscafe-6948316"},"episode":{"title":"Have Standards in Modern Sport Dropped? ft. Footy Legend, Brad Thorn","slug":"have-standards-in-modern-sport-dropped-ft-footy-legend-brad-thorn","published_at":"2026-02-04T06:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sportscafe-6948316/have-standards-in-modern-sport-dropped-ft-footy-legend-brad-thorn","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sportscafe-6948316","url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/hy3n1zymj8zg4ie1n6a3b3of.mp3","audio_url":"https://episode.flightcast.com/hy3n1zymj8zg4ie1n6a3b3of.mp3","summary":"Chris Lynn, Conor Watson and Tayla Montoya kick off the new year by catching up with co-producers Marc Ellis and Ric Salizzo to unpack what they’ve been up to over the break. Chris shares his cricketing hiccup in Malaysia, Conor reflects on tackling the Kokoda Track with the Roosters during pre-season, and Tayla shares what life looks like juggling newborn twins while her husband Marcelo gears up for another NRL campaign. We're joined by rugby league and union great Brad Thorn, who gives his honest take on why standards have dropped in modern professional sport. Plus: • Rating the latest viral, quirky sports taking over social media • Hot takes on fantasy sport and why it divides fans so hard • Plenty of laughs, tangents, and classic Sportscafe chaos The boys (and Tayla) are back. Welcome to Sportscafe in 2026. Get closer to the show by joining our Facebook Group here: https://www.facebook.com/share/g/17817MfEdg/ Timestamps: 0:00 Catching Up For the First Time in 2026 5:00 Conor’s Kokoda Walk with the Roosters 8:40 Brad Thorn Interview 13:00 Brad’s High Standards 20:11 Brad Thorn’s Favourite Athletes 23:25 Aussie Open Questions 27:45 20/20 Chances 31:15 Rating Viral Sports 35:40 NRL Pre-Season","meta_description":"Chris Lynn, Conor Watson and Tayla Montoya kick off the new year by catching up with co-producers Marc Ellis and Ric Salizzo to unpack what they’ve been u…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2328,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/sportscafe-6948316/episodes/have-standards-in-modern-sport-dropped-ft-footy-legend-brad-thorn/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/sportscafe-6948316/have-standards-in-modern-sport-dropped-ft-footy-legend-brad-thorn.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}