The Final Word with Felix White

Season 10, Ep 15: Most of were kids who dreamed of being rock stars. None of us had the single-minded determination to set about making it happen. Felix did, taking a bunch of mates at uni in Bristol to No.1 on the UK charts with the Maccabees. What's even more unexpected is the part that cricket played in Felix's life, two obsessions forming an unlikely partnership.

Now he's written down that story, in a beautiful debut book that ties together ambition, grief, and loneliness, and the extraordinary power that any of those can have. Felix is a very special guest to talk through the tale of It's Always Summer Somewhere.

The episode is here. 

Your Nerd Pledge number this week:
3.02 - Glenn Finkelde

TFW Daily is back

The England-India Test series has begun at Trent Bridge, and we're back with 4am recording sessions for 15-minute daily nonsense and analysis. We'll be doing all five Tests as long as our larynxes hold out. Adam is also hosting radio coverage into Australia on the SEN website, with Jeremy Coney, Jarrod Kimber, Izzy Westbury and others over the series.

The daily audio is here, and the video is here.

Story Time 56 – Yeah Nawab

Last weekend: Nawabs come in all shapes and sizes. We respect them all. Or do we? There's also one of Adam's favourite weeks at a Test match, plus a little dash of Winnie, and some really really really niche Surrey stuff. No surprises there. Plus some of the biggest names and one of the smallest, for a second turn at being our DOB.

Here's the audio.

Your new Nerd Pledge numbers:
2.00 - Gareth the Surrey Badger
4.01 - Evan Granger
8.80 - Michael Edelstein
1.20 - Jai Singh
1.88 - SteveStevens
6.49 - Jesse G

Plus revisits and confirmations.

Discord is a real good time

143 people from our Patreon have connected to Discord so far, which is a big friendly chat forum where you can talk cricket, podcast eps, Nerd Pledge, old spinners, Bannermans, and any other topic for which demand will emerge, just with other TFW listeners. DM us if you can't connect. 

Another big Final Word week, and Jimmy Anderson is going to start taking wickets any minute now. Operation Catch Jimmy continues. Thanks everyone.