This week: Unconventional motivation approaches, Ashes salt, 24/7 curling, fighting your boss in the carpark, not having to work for an absolute flute, JL’s next gig, pork scratchings, box score Beeso, Kawhi ka-when, keep on Grizzing, I'll kill you with a Trae, ensuring you never have to go back to work, Troel Embiid, institutional wisdom, and Morey wept for there were no muppets left to fleece, shelf half-life, getting paid to go away, love and basketball, terrible Nick Nurse cameos, damp squibs, DeAndre Organ and Monaco-spec bobsledding. BALLS and tripping balls are available on their own RSS feeds, as well as being found together on Omny Studio, Spotify and Apple Podcasts (feel free to subscribe, rate and review) - and we welcome your reckons via Twitter, Facebook and email.