It may be Christmas Eve, but it feels like Christmas Day has come early on The Surge! Former Australian international and BBL title-winning captain Mike Hussey is back at the desk, while Hobart Hurricanes allrounder Nikhil Chaudhary dials in from Tassie. 0:00 - Intro 0:45 - Mike Hussey returns to The Surge 5:56 - The teams impressing Mr. Cricket 8:…

BBL|15 is underway and this season's competition is already shaping up as one of the tightest we've seen in the tournament's history. Melbourne Stars fast bowler and former Australian quick Peter Siddle joins us at the desk, while Pakistan allrounder and Sydney Thunder international Shadab Khan makes his Surge debut ahead of the Sydney Smash. EPISO…

BONUS EPISODE: Adam White sat down for a special chat with Pakistan superstar Shaheen Shah Afridi who chatted through the involvement of Pakistan's best players in BBL|15, growing up and representing his country and why he's chosen to play in the Big Bash. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

BBL is back, so it’s time to preview a new Big Bash season! Former Australian and Melbourne Renegades captain Aaron Finch joins us at the desk, as does young gun, Jake Fraser-McGurk. We’ll also cross to Perth to hear from Scorchers international Finn Allen ahead of the opening match of the season, as he prepares for Babar Azam and the Sydney Sixers…

After a rollercoaster WBBL|11 season, the finals are upon us. Sydney Sixers fast bowler Maitlan Brown joins The Surge to discuss an epic ending to the regular season, before giving us an unexpected tour of her backyard - featuring chickens! Alongside host Adam White, the two discuss Maitlan's resurgence in WBBL|11 and the art of fast bowling. The p…

One of the world's greatest allrounders joins us on this special episode of The Surge. New Zealand international and Sydney Sixers superstar Amelia Kerr made her debut on the show to talk through her journey to the big time, with a strong emphasis on family and friends. Two-time WBBL champion Kirby Short is also back at the desk, joining host Adam …

Get set to hear from three of the very best players in the history of the WBBL on this episode of The Surge, Big Bash Podcast. Australian and Perth Scorchers teammates Beth Mooney & Alana King are with us at the desk, as is Hobart Hurricanes captain Elyse Villani, who is taking up co-hosting responsibilities this week! EPISODE INDEX: 0:00 - Intro 0…

Big Bash season is in full swing and it's time to bring out the big guests! This episode of The Surge features two of the world's finest cricketers who are making waves across international cricket. Adam White and two-time WBBL champion Kirby Short are joined by Melbourne Stars skipper and Australian allrounder Annabel Sutherland, while South Afric…

WBBL|11 is underway and there's plenty of stories to talk about! The Melbourne Renegades have started their title defence in style, while Ash Gardner's got the Sydney Sixers off to a perfect start. Kirby Short joins us at the desk to discuss all the hot topics and Brisbane Heat international Chinelle Henry opens up on her inspirational journey from…

Big Bash returns, and so does The Surge! Nicole Faltum joins Adam White at the desk to talk through the Renegades' inspirational WBBL|10 triumph, captivated in the new documentary, 'Rise of the Renegades'. The two then preview WBBL|11 with some 'Burning Questions' brought to you by Weber, before English international and Thunder superstar Heather K…

Former Australian T20I and Melbourne Renegades captain Aaron Finch and Adam White discuss all the major talking points from the Big Bash Draft. Pakistan superstar and the No.1 pick in the BBL|15 Draft, Shaheen Afridi joins The Surge to discuss his decision to play in the Big Bash. EPISODE INDEX: 0:00 - Intro 6:44 - BBL|15 Draft 33:25 - Shaheen Afri…

After celebrating two memorable Big Bash champions last summer, it's time to get ready for a new Big Bash season. Join former Australian captain Meg Lanning and Adam White for an exclusive preview of the Big Bash Drafts, set to take place on June 19. Sydney Thunder international Sam Billings also dials in to chat all things BBL|15, including the hu…

When I was in high school, my dad knew of my interest in the big bands. While out at his job, he found someone that was getting rid of several issues of Metronome Magazine. I still have them and I thought it would be interesting to try to find as many of the record reviews as I could. The cover featured a blue background and a great picture of Jimm…

This week I am continuing with part two of Big Band Remotes from World War 2 with two remotes from the Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands series. At the same time, however, I am having a birthday salute to a favorite bandleader of mine, the late Artie Shaw. Artie was born on May 23, 1910 and he also appeared on the Spotlight band program for five co…

On this week's show I would like to honor a request. A listener asked for some big band remotes that took place during World War 2. Most of the remotes I have during that era are from the Victory Parade of Spotlight Bands program. I found four 15 miniute shows so on the program today we will be listening to the bands of Tommy Dorsey, Bob Chester, B…

This week we will be listening to and learning about two bands that I've never recently covered before: Bob Chester and Teddy Powell. This is a rebroadcast of a show I produced back in 2012. Bob had a great band that was heavily influenced by Glenn Miller. Teddy's band had a great start in New York but had trouble sustaining that popularity outside…

This week we take a look back at the music and career of Glenn Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra. As an orchestra they predated Benny Goodman and the start of the swing era. They had some excellent musicians and had a few big hits in the 30's and 40's. I'll be playing some of these numbers as we look back at the career of the Casa Loma Orchestra. Pl…

This is part two of the Time Life records set I started last week. These records were originally recorded in 1971 by Billy May and His Orchestra/Glen Gray's Casa Loma Orchestra. Those were recreations featuring many of the musicians who were on the original recordings. Today's program features the music from the set of 1938-1939. I have this box se…

This is another volume in Time Life records ambitious project called "The Swing Era". It was a ten volume set with three records included in each volume. Today we turn to the years of 1938-1939. The songs were rerecorded by the bands of Billy May and Glen Gray. I have this set and thought that instead of hearing the recreations that it would be int…

Hello everyone. This week is a continuation of the two part series I started last week on the Dorsey brothers. This was a show I produces several years ago and am rebroadcasting. There are many of your favorite Dorsey hits and the Puzzler is back. I am in the process of producing some new shows and hope to start presenting them next week. Until the…

This week I have gone back into the collection and pulled out two shows that I did on Tommy and Jimmy Dorsey. There is a lot a good music in these shows. We'll being this week with a look at Jimmy and follow next week with Tommy. I would like to dedicate these two shows to the memory of my mother, Evelyn Earlene Miller. I hope you enjoy the music. …

Welcome to the second part of our Glenn Miller birthday celebration. March 01, 1904 is the birthday of the late Glenn Miller and to celebrate I've picked out some recordings that ia a mixture of his songs. These are all live recordings and in addition we'll be listening to a radio remote recorded on May 17, 1939 at the Glen Island Casino. This is a…

March 01, 1904 is the birthday of the late Glenn Miller. Join me on this program as we celebrate his birthday. I've picked out some recordings that are very pretty mixed with some of his hits. In addition we'll be listening to a radio remote recorded on March 26, 1939 at Frank Dailey's Meadowbrook Ballroom. This is a great program of Glenn Miller m…

We conclude our celebration of Black History Month this week with a look at the big band of Jimmie Lunceford. Jimmie Lunceford's band differed from other great bands of the time because it was better known for its ensemble than for its solo work. Additionally, he was known for using a two-beat rhythm, called the Lunceford two-beat, as opposed to th…

We wind up our celebration of Black History Month with some more assorted artists. The performers today are ones that I didn't get to on the previous shows. Some of the artists on the show today include Charlie Christian, John Kirby, Russell Procope, Buster Bailey, Charlie Shavers, Louis Armstrong, The Ink Spots, Benny Moten, and Chu Berry. I hope …

We continue our celebration of Black History Month this week with more assorted bands and vocalists. Some of the artists on the show today include Ella Fitzgerald, Earl Fatha Hines, Duke Ellington, Ivy Anderson, Roy Eldridge, Louis Jordan, Lionel Hampton, Jimmy Rushing, and Helen Humes. I hope you enjoy this sampler of the many great African-Americ…

We start our celebration of Black History Month this week. Rather than focus on any one band or bandleader I have put together a sampler of bands. We start with the band of Fletcher Henderson. Other bands heard today will be Andy Kirk, Benny Carter, Cab Calloway, Chick Webb, Count Basie, and Erskine Hawkins. I hope you enjoy this sampler of the man…

Brad Hodge joined Adam White to discuss the historic maiden BBL title for the Hurricanes, Mitch Owen's heroics in the Final and the new Player Movement Window. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

January 16th 1938 is the date of the Benny Goodman concert at Carnegie Hall. This was the first concert given in the respectable concert venue by a swing band. We are very fortunate that the concert was recorded. Since the recording date was during the infancy of recording, the sound quality is not as good as today's recordings. The concert was ori…

Brad Hodge talks through the results of the Qualifier and Knockout ahead of the last two matches in BBL|14, where the Hurricanes will host The Final and a Sydney Smash to decide their opposition. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

Brad Hodge previews the BBL|14 finals series in studio with Adam White after a blockbuster last week to decide the final four. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

Hello everyone. I have to correct myself. There were four parts to this series. So, this week we are going to conclude the series from the Reader's Digest Set, Memories of the Swing Era. Back in the 1960's and 70's Reader's Digest used to put out vinyl album sets on different topics. My parents had a couple in their record collection and we have so…

Thunder GM, Trent Copeland joins Brad Hodge and Adam White, while all teams' finals hopes are still alive! Copeland details the changing tide at the Thunder as well as the impact of David Warner and the Sam Konstas effect. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

Peter Siddle joins Adam White at the desk after a miraculous run of Stars wins, while Jordan Silk joins as special guest to chat all things Sixers and Steve Smith's remarkable return to the BBL! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

Hello everyone. This is part two of a program I did on the great bandleader, Les Brown. Les passed away January 4, 2001. Since we just passed the anniversary of his death I would like to play a program that I produced two years ago and feature those great les Brown recordings. I have included in the show snippets of an interview that Les gave in 19…

Brisbane Heat championship winning captain Nathan McSweeney joins Peter Handscomb and Adam White on The Surge off the back of a big summer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

Mike Hussey joined Adam White to cover the Thunder's historic win on the road over the Scorchers plus a whole heap more BBL action. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

As we return from the holidays, I want to feature the big band of Les Brown. Les passed away January 4, 2001. Since we just passed the anniversary of his death I would like to play a program that I produced two years ago and feature those great les Brown recordings. I have included in the show snippets of an interview that Les gave in 1990 to Chris…

Mike Hussey and Chris Jordan joined Adam White for a mid-season review plus we discuss THAT catch from Glenn Maxwell. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

Matt Short joined guest host Peter Handscomb and Adam White after the Strikers slow start to BBL|14, discussing his newfound leadership opportunity, the Strikers season and personal form. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

Beau Webster joined Brad Hodge and Adam White to discuss the Stars slow start to BBL|14. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

Steve O'Keefe and Matt Kuhnemann join Adam White on The Surge to debrief the first couple of BBL|14 matches and look ahead to the Brisbane Heat's season. 📲 Download the Big Bash App for everything Big Bash all in one place: https://www.bigbash.com.au/big-bash-app-redirect Watch REIGNITE: A Brisbane Heat Story on Youtube: https://youtu.be/3IRkHM9gKw…

Part 2 of our team previews where Peter Siddle and Brad Hodge join Adam White to preview the Thunder, Strikers, Hurricanes and Heat. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

Peter Siddle and Brad Hodge join Adam White to preview BBL14, hear full reviews on the Scorchers, Stars, Sixers and Renegades. Tune in for Part 2 on the remaining teams. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

This week we pay a birthday salute to Martha Tilton who was born on November 14th, 1915. After singing with the quartet Three Hits and a Miss, she joined the Myer Alexander Chorus on Benny Goodman's radio show, Camel Caravan. Goodman hired Tilton as a vocalist with his band in August 1937. She was with Goodman in January 1938, when the band perform…

Renegades coach Simon Helmot and players Courtney Webb and Naomi Stalenberg join The Surge with Kirby Short and Adam White after winning WBBL|10. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

Hello everyone. This week we are going to conclude the series from the Reader's Digest Set, Memories of the Swing Era. Back in the 1960's and 70's Reader's Digest used to put out vinyl album sets on different topics. My parents had a couple in their record collection and we have some at the radio staion where I work. I was lucky to come across this…

Renegades captain Sophie Molineux joined hosts Kirby Short and Adam White in studio ahead of the WBBL|10 Final at the MCG! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia

Hello. This week we are going to continue with more selections from the Reader's Digest Set, Memories of the Swing Era. I tried to put together a varied show full of your favorite bands. So join me as we bring back Memories of the Swing Era with this great multi-album set from Reader's Digest Records. Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbash…

Rising star Georgia Voll joined Kirby Short and Adam White following a few dominant performances for the top of the ladder Sydney Thunder. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.Af Cricket Australia