Straight talking. No bullshit. No sponsors. Just good conversations about endurance sport and performance.
The Brick Session is a no-nonsense endurance sports podcast hosted by Mark Livesey, where the aim is simple: cut through the noise and get to what really matters.
With a 4.9/5 rating on Apple Podcasts from his many listeners, The Brick Session has built a reputation for honest conversations, great guests and straight-talking advice.
Mark’s interviewing style is deliberately different. There’s no rigid list of questions or formal interview routine. Instead, guests are made to feel like they’re sitting down for a chat over a pint with a mate, which often leads to the conversations you simply wouldn’t get in a conventional interview.
From elite athletes and coaches to experts, adventurers and some fascinating characters from inside and outside endurance sport, The Brick Session explores what actually drives performance, the good, the bad, the mistakes, the lessons and everything in between.
No sponsors interrupting the conversation. No hard sell. No trying to sell you shit you don’t need.
Just honest conversations, practical advice and a genuine attempt to remove some of the bullshit and confusion that surrounds sports performance, endurance and multisport.
Listen to The Brick Session for the conversation, stay for the stuff you can actually use.
In this latest epeisode Mark chats with Australian sports broadcaster and triathlon commentator Will McCloy about his outback upbringing, journalism career, and the craft of calling long-course triathlon. They revisit Kona's 20-metre drafting rule, emotionally charged race moments and athlete safety, before launching a Yorkshire-versus-Australia slang quiz.Mark and Will wrap up a playful quiz on Australian and Yorkshire slang, then revisit iconic sports broadcasts and what makes commentary memorable. Will reflects on the long road into professional broadcasting, his Ironman work, preparation r
