The original GWS Giants fan podcast

Orange-tinted.
Fan-made.
Never Surrender.

Unauthorised, Unfiltered and Uninformed. The Squinters review every Giants match, preview the next one, speculate on the giant issues of the week and occasionally stumble into the truth.

Since 2019 · New episodes after Giants matches · By Giants fans, for Giants fans

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Fresh from the wreckage

Latest episode

Direct from the Orange Army, with no authorisation sought or granted.

Unauthorised. Unfiltered. Uninformed.

The only original GWS Giants podcast by Giants fans.

Every week, after every Giants match, The Squinters biasedly review the game, preview the next game biasedly, speculate biasedly on the giant issues of the week and impartially on anything else that biasedly occurs to them.

If you want your GWS chat unauthorised, unfiltered and uninformed, The Squinters never surrender.

Meet the Squinters and read the completely reliable history →

Why listen?

Because mainstream footy coverage is far too emotionally stable.

A fancast that cares deeply, suffers unnecessarily and occasionally loses perspective.

01

Giants fans first

No neutral theatre. No pretending the result does not ruin the week. The pod is made inside the Orange Army.

02

Every match unpacked

Reviews, previews, selections, injuries, media noise and the giant issues of the week—usually biasedly.

03

More than analysis

Rag’s Bakes, dubious maths, stoic advice, hairloss journeys, quizzes and songs no one formally requested.

Current operators

Four microphones. One shared affliction.

Needles, Sparrow, Ragnar Lothbrok and Orca.

Needles, host of Never Surrender by The Squinters

Founder · The Renaissance Man

Needles

Founder of The Squinters and the man who pulled a collection of Sydney Uni footy mates into a microphone-shaped problem in 2019. Trackside oracle, occasional quizmaster and permanent President of the pod.

Quiz with NeedlesInstitutional memory
Sparrow, host of Never Surrender by The Squinters

Co-founder · The Stoic

Sparrow

A former rugby man turned committed AFL tragic who helped build Giants Stadium and then decided supporting the club was not emotionally demanding enough. Keeps the pod moving and the Orange Army philosophically upright.

Stoic Advice from SparrowWebsite wrangling
Ragnar Lothbrok, host of Never Surrender by The Squinters

Viking · Musician · Mathematician

Ragnar Lothbrok

Joined after a sustained essay campaign about Adam Tomlinson and became pivotal to the pod’s revival. Actually played the game, watches every match, writes the songs and occasionally proves September mathematically.

Rag’s BakeRagnar’s MathsRag’s Bet
Orca, host of Never Surrender by The Squinters

Born-again AFL nuffie

Orca

An evangelical Giants convert whose blood now runs orange. Brings weekly commitment, strong opinions, songs for every mood and regular perspective from Orca Number 3 when the adults require correction.

Hairloss with OrcaSong of the Week
4.6 on Apple Podcasts5 stars on Spotify

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