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The Max Whittle Podcast

·1 hr 13 min

Max Whittle joins Aaron for a special County Cricket Podcast conversation. It opens with an easy chat about packed summer schedules, peak-season commentary prep, and weather that swings from good cricket days to thunderstorms. The tone stays relaxed, with Aaron and Max settling into a steady back-and-forth that keeps county cricket and the wider sports world in view. Max then turns back to Boston. He tells the story of getting off the subway, spotting Don Banks, and deciding to go over and say hello instead of waiting for a later meeting in New York. That choice matters. Don invites him to join a night out with Peter King at Fenway, and Max describes being moved from a seat high in the stands to a much better view, with food bought for him and a photo sent on as a memory. The anecdote lands. The point is not just the novelty of meeting well-known journalists; it is the reminder that small moments of nerve can change the shape of a career in sports media. The connection keeps growing. Max explains that staying in touch with Don led to later contact with Peter and eventually to a film project that came out of those relationships. That project was part of a 24 Hours With series. He says he followed Shard Khan around for three days across London, Wembley, and Craven Cottage, the kind of access that comes from trust built over time. The chat stays grounded. Rather than dressing the story up, Max keeps it practical, and Aaron gives him enough room to work through the advice at a sensible pace. It ends generously. Max says his inbox is open to people who want to ask questions about the industry, and Aaron closes by steering listeners toward the Long Covid Kids website and the guest's social links. By the end, the episode sits comfortably between county-cricket conversation, broadcasting life, and the simple value of saying hello when the moment appears.

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A county-cricket conversation that becomes a clear lesson in staying open to opportunity.

The County Cricket Podcast's conversation with Max Whittle lands best when it shifts from peak-season commentary into the working realities of sports media, while still keeping county cricket and live sport close to the surface.

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You get a County Cricket chat that turns into useful advice for getting into sports media.

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