Taj Shambrook teaches us about Scooter riding + Australia had a tough week in sport

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We are a hot mess today, with Libby’s children essentially producing the show and spiders roaming the studio. 

We chat with an amazing force in the sport of scooter riding (that’s what it’s called, we checked). Taj Shambrook is a 14 year old from Melbourne who is taking on the world in his sport and being generous enough to take us all with him. Having just come back from Junior Worlds after placing 5th, Taj tells us all about how he got into the sport and what it means to him. His Mum Cindy jumps on the line as well, because Taj really does understate what he’s doing in the sport. 

Did you know that up until August 2022 Rugby League was illegal in Greece? NEITHER. But man are we across that story now. We also chat about why Australia is out of the Men’s T20 World Cup (but honestly, what would we know) and despair at the Wallabies losing another match in the last 5 minutes by a point. Thank goodness for the Aussie Men’s 7s, who just won the Hong Kong Sevens for the first time in 34 years.  

We're now into finals in the AFLW and the Brisbane Lions are through to the prelim, with 2 more semis coming up this weekend. The New York Marathon happened over the weekend and Commonwealth Gold Medal winner Jess Stenson (not Trenson Georgie!) placed 9th in women’s category, with Aussie Eloise Wellings following shortly after, and only slightly further back, our amazing friend Ruth. 

And despite the fact that F1 is having a week off, we still find a way to talk about it. Not sorry. Go have a listen to The Imperfects episode with Kate Reid, a former Williams aerospace engineer turned pastry chef (we’re now on a croissant mission). And Libby is raving about Senna, a documentary about the life of F1 racer Ayrton Senna. It’s possibly what’s going to keep you going until Season 5 of Drive to Survive.

Show Notes:

You can find Taj Shambrook @tajtajtaj 

The Imperfects: Kate Reid - The Impossibility of Perfection, wherever you get your podcasts

Senna is currently available on Stan or via Apple TV

Hosts: Libby & Georgie Trickett

Instagram: @thesportsocialpodcast

Producer: Jason Strozkiy www.strozkiymedia.com