Back Story

About Back Story

Welcome to Fair Play Publishing, the home of really good books on Sport, Fiction and Life, as well as the Manly Writers' Festival.

Publisher

Fair Play Publishing

Category

sports

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

22 Apr 2020

Latest episode

4 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

47 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Aug 2026

   Manly WF 26 - History's Long Shadow

   From overlooked lives to quiet acts of endurance, Baker and Francis explore how fiction engages with history, memory and recovery. This session examines the moral responsibility of writing about the past, the role of imagination in historical storytelling, and why unresolved histories continue to shape the present.

2. 

   30 Jul 2026

   Gianni Infantino's latest plan to 'sell' the World Cup, 30-07-26

   Gianni Infantino wants to carve off the World Cup and other tournaments to a separate entity known as FIFA Forward Enterprise and open up 20% of it to private equity, underwritten by Thrive Capital.

3. 

   8 Jul 2026

   RIPPA II - Young Pilgrim

   Author P.J. Laverty joined Gold FM's Wake Up Call to talk about his new novel RIPPA II: Young Pilgrim, a reluctant teen surfer who happens to be a gun soccer player, shipped to England in the late '80s. Listen to the full chat here. 📖⚽ #YoungPilgrim #AussieSoccer

Who has been a guest on Back Story

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• David Picken
• Blanche d'Alpuget
• Jill Valentine
• Sally Freedman
• John Maynard

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

43,245

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

52

Social presence

0

YouTube

76

Engagement

0

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Guest appearances

Books guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.