Have you ever wondered what the wildest sports story of all time is? Could it be Eddie Gaedel, the only person under 4 feet to play Major League Baseball, or Carlos Raposo, the Brazilian scam artist who conned his way onto football teams all over the world. Or maybe Michael O’Brian, the first person to streak at an elite sporting event, or even Margaret Abbot, the United States first Female Olympic Gold Medal Winner who didn’t even know she won. Whatever the answer, we are going to find it... or at least try with the help of our very scientific Wild or Mild board (Patent pending). If you want to find the answer to this question and so many more, join three friends who sit down, crack a couple of beers, and go on a journey to find the wildest story from the world of sport.
Well, here we are again at everyone's favourite part of the show... the rankings. And what better place to do it than our favourite place in the universe - To All My Friends at Cook Shops.
21 stories have been told, but only one can be crowned the wildest story from the world of sport (in season 2). Executive Producer Zoe's W.I.L.D.N.E.S.S ranking metric is making another appearance to help us scientifically rank these stories on our patent pending 'Wild and Mild board'.
So sit back, crack a couple on non-alcoholic beers to celebrate Dry July, and prepare to hear once and for all what the wildest story in the world of sport really is... for season 2. But, mostly importantly, stay until the end of the episode about the future of the podcast, and what we have planned for season 3.
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Presenters:
James Whybrow
Ben Whybrow
Carlin Sheaves
Music and cover art:
Zoe Behrendt
1 Jul 2026
Quadball - You're a Sport Harry
Harry Potter is one of the biggest franchise's in history. It's spanned multiple movie franchises, television shows, videogames, books, and - most importantly - a sport. Quidditch is fictional sport played on broom sticks and features multiple magical items. These magical items, and the legal team at Warner Brothers, prevent Quidditch from being played by us muggles... But that doesn't mean we can't play Quadball.
Made up of similar rules to Quidditch, Quadball is a world wide event that has an international organisation, World Cups, and even fixes the crazy Golden Snitch scoring rules. While not having a singular 'Wild' event for us to discuss, Quadball remains the only fictional sport that has an international sporting tournament
So mount your broom, search for the Snitch, and take off as we explain the wild story of how a group of Vermont University students took a fictional sport and turned it into a global sporting event and rank it on our journey to find the wildest story from the world of sport.
Sources:
Presenters:
James Whybrow
Ben Whybrow
Carlin Sheaves
Music and cover art:
Zoe Behrendt
24 Jun 2026
1996 UAE Cricket - Sultan of Swing
In the lead up to the 1996 Cricket World Cup, the Emirates Cricket Board decided they wanted to compete on the world stage. The country had been competed for a chance to make the world cup for years, but decided now was the time to strike. But instead of building from grassroots, and working to produce home grown talent, they decided to - essentially - hire mercenaries to play.
But the real story really begins after the World Cup, when the fallout that the UAE's inclusion hits international cricket, and the UAE Captain Sultan Zarawani is banned for life from ever competing again.
So leave the helmet behind, hire a group of mercenaries, and prepare to learn about teams that play cricket but probably shouldn't as we continue our journey to find the wildest story from the world of sport.
Sources:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_ICC_Trophy (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1997_ICC_Trophy)
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/wills-world-cup-1995-96-60981 (https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/wills-world-cup-1995-96-60981)
https://youtu.be/DyIpGkH9SvQ?si=K9_wIlpdBgq55OYd (https://youtu.be/DyIpGkH9SvQ?si=K9_wIlpdBgq55OYd)
https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/abn-amro-icc-trophy-1993-94-61176/denmark-vs- (https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/abn-amro-icc-trophy-1993-94-61176/denmark-vs-namibia-plate-final-66708/full-scorecard)
namibia-plate-final-66708/full-scorecard (https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/abn-amro-icc-trophy-1993-94-61176/denmark-vs-namibia-plate-final-66708/full-scorecard) https://www.cricinfo.com/story/uae-uae- (https://www.cricinfo.com/story/uae-uae-board-bans-skipper-sultan-zarawani-for-life-28-jun-1996-72500)
board-bans-skipper-sultan-zarawani-for-life-28-jun-1996-72500 (https://www.cricinfo.com/story/uae-uae-board-bans-skipper-sultan-zarawani-for-life-28-jun-1996-72500)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanraj_Singh_(cricketer) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhanraj_Singh_(cricketer))
Presenters:
James Whybrow
Ben Whybrow
Carlin Sheaves
Music and Cover art:
Zoe Behrendt
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