ABOUT US
The Story
The Final Word began when Geoff Lemon and Adam Collins toured England for the Ashes of 2015. After making shows with the ABC and The Guardian we decided to go out on our own.
Over 20 million downloads later, we’ve combined humour with analysis to routinely chart as the No.1 cricket podcast in Australia, the UK and USA. Along with our flagship weekly show, The Final Word produces daily match wraps, our weekend history program Story Time, long-form interviews, and live stage performances.
Conversations
One thing that sets The Final Word apart is the depth of our interviews, helping audiences get to know people rather than names. Our guests include creative minds like Stephen Fry, Paul Kelly, Wil Anderson and Mark Steel, commentators like Harsha Bhogle, Jim Maxwell, Mel Jones, Isa Guha, Alison Mitchell and Gerard Whateley, and players like Pat Cummins, Ellyse Perry, lan Chappell, Michael Atherton, Glenn Maxwell, Nasser Hussain, Katherine Brunt, David Warner, Jos Buttler, Mitchell Johnson, Kate Cross, Marcus Stoinis, Jason Gillespie, Jeremy Coney, Jimmy Neesham, Gary Kirsten, Heather Knight, Graham Gooch and Simon Katich.
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Adam Collins
Adam's spent a decade in Canberra advising politicians, including a Prime Minister. When they were voted out he followed his first love.
His writing appears around the cricket world, and he commentates on television for Sky Sports and radio for SEN. In 2021 Adam was named the Christopher Martin-Jenkins cricket broadcaster of the year. He lives in London with his young family.
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Geoff Lemon
Geoff began writing as a poet, performing nationally and internationally at festivals and on tour with bands.
He edited one of one of Australia's oldest literary journals, Going Down Swinging, and directed the National Young Writers Festival. He wrote on music and politics before covering cricket and founding commentary station White Line Wireless. He has written for most cricket publications, published five books, and commentates on radio for the BBC and ABC.