Australian FIFA match agent, prominent player agent and founder of the Carlton Soccer Club, Lou Sticca joins Betoota Talks to discuss the state of Aussie of football. Can we make it through the pool matches? How can we boost Australian mens soccer like we have done with the womens? What is the retention rate of Aussie soccer grassroots? What's happening with the A-League? Why do some countries do better than others? Why do some sports do better than others!? Lou has the answers!

Australian FIFA match agent, prominent player agent and founder of the Carlton Soccer Club, Lou Sticca joins Betoota Talks to discuss the state of Aussie of football. Can we make it through the pool matches? How can we boost Australian mens soccer like we have done with the womens? What is the retention rate of Aussie soccer grassroots? What's happening with the A-League? Why do some countries do better than others? Why do some sports do better than others!? Lou has the answers!

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Australian football oracle Lou Sticca discusses the 2026 FIFA World Cup!

This week we are visited by two of the biggest creators Australia has produced. Boasting 7 million subscribers between them, Aleksa Vulović (Boy Boy) and Alex Apollonov (IdidAthing), joined the show to chat about the incredible journey. From a hair cut in North Korea to breaking into Pine Gap and breaching the military blockade around Cuba, it's been quite the ride for two fellas from Sydney's Hills District who've taken their unique brand of content to the world. If you aren't familiar with them, tune in to find out what all the fuss is about - and if you are familiar with them tune in to see what makes these guys tick.

This week we are visited by two of the biggest creators Australia has produced. Boasting 7 million subscribers between them, Aleksa Vulović (Boy Boy) and Alex Apollonov (IdidAthing), joined the show to chat about the incredible journey. From a hair cut in North Korea to breaking into Pine Gap and breaching the military blockade around Cuba, it's been quite the ride for two fellas from Sydney's Hills District who've taken their unique brand of content to the world. If you aren't familiar with them, tune in to find out what all the fuss is about - and if you are familiar with them tune in to see what makes these guys tick.

What do Cuba, Pine Gap, and North Korea have in common? (featuring Boy Boy)

One of the most conveniently forgotten chapters in Australian history is interrogated and mapped out this week on Betoota Talks. Nobody wants to imagine that our sunburnt larrikin nation was built off the back of slaves... But a lot of it was. It's not a culture war, it's a historical fact. 

This week's guest, historian Ryan Butta, has compiled all of the old slave trade routes, ships, ports and beneficiaries in a fascinating and deeply disturbing new book - titled 'Blackbirding' - which is the term used for the kidnapping of Pacific Islanders who were then sold as slaves on the Australian mainland.  In fact, Townsville is named after Robert Towns - a very wealthy blackbirder from Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.

One of the most conveniently forgotten chapters in Australian history is interrogated and mapped out this week on Betoota Talks. Nobody wants to imagine that our sunburnt larrikin nation was built off the back of slaves... But a lot of it was. It's not a culture war, it's a historical fact.&nbsp;
This week's guest, historian Ryan Butta, has compiled all of the old slave trade routes, ships, ports and beneficiaries in a fascinating and deeply disturbing new book - titled 'Blackbirding' - which is the term used for the kidnapping of Pacific Islanders who were then sold as slaves on the Australian mainland. &nbsp;In fact, Townsville is named after Robert Towns - a very wealthy blackbirder from Sydney's Eastern Suburbs.

Did the White Australia Policy End Slavery? (featuring Ryan Butta)

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Australian football oracle Lou Sticca discusses the 2026 FIFA World Cup!

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