The Big League Podcast
Join rugby league nut and Newstalk ZB sports journalist Nathan Limm and NZ Herald lead league writer Michael Burgess as they jump aboard the Warriors bandwagon, looking at how the Warriors are tracking in the NRL. This new weekly podcast talks to the big names from the Warriors, discusses their performances plus the big issues hitting the headlines. A podcast for the league purist – Nathan and Michael discuss, debate and pontificate about this being the Warriors year. The Big League Podcast, new episode every Wednesday, powered by Newstalk ZB.
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Show overview
The Big League Podcast has been publishing since 2023, and across the 3 years since has built a catalogue of 108 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode. That works out to roughly 65 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 32 min and 39 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language News show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 19 episodes already out so far this year. Published by NZME.
From the publisher
Join rugby league nut and Newstalk ZB sports journalist Nathan Limm and NZ Herald lead league writer Michael Burgess as they jump aboard the Warriors bandwagon, looking at how the Warriors are tracking in the NRL. This new weekly podcast talks to the big names from the Warriors, discusses their performances plus the big issues hitting the headlines.A podcast for the league purist – Nathan and Michael discuss, debate and pontificate about this being the Warriors year. The Big League Podcast, new episode every Wednesday, powered by Newstalk ZB.
Latest Episodes
View all 108 episodesEpisode 108 - Two-Point Pain & A Missing Piece in the Centres?
Episode 107 - Warriors Fire in Christchurch: CNK’s Four-Try Masterclass
Episode 106 - Warriors v Sharks Fallout & Tanner Stowers-Smith Exclusive
Episode 105 - Warriors Mid-Season Report Card & Sharks Revenge Mission
Episode 104: What went wrong for the Warriors?
Episode 103: Surviving the Dragons… Now It Gets Serious
Episode 102: Warriors Run Riot in Brisbane
Episode 101: Breaking down the Luke Metcalf situation
Episode 100: Warriors celebrate fourth straight victory
Episode 99: Warriors beat out Dolphins in Wellington
Episode 98: Dissecting the Warriors' hard-earned win over the Titans
Episode 97: Warriors finally break the streak against the Melbourne Storm
Episode 96: What's gone wrong for the Warriors?
Episode 95: Dissecting the Warriors' first loss of the season
This week on The Big League Podcast, Newstalk ZB’s Nick Bewley and the NZ Herald’s Michael Burgess dissect the Warriors’ disappointing loss to the Wests Tigers.What went wrong, and was Luke Metcalf rushed back too soon? Plus, we catch up with Wakefield Trinity‑bound Roger Tuivasa‑Sheck as he looks ahead to the next chapter of his career. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 94: The warriors sit atop the table three rounds in
This week on The Big League Podcast, Newstalk ZB’s Nathan Limm and the NZ Herald’s Michael Burgess break down the Warriors’ dominant Round Three win over the Newcastle Knights. Former Warrior and Sky Sport commentator Willie Poching joins the show to assess the club’s red‑hot start — and asks the big question: are the Warriors genuine title contenders? LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 93: Warriors win back to back to start 2026
This week on The Big League Podcast, Newstalk ZB’s Nathan Limm and the NZ Herald’s Michael Burgess break down the Warriors’ dominant Round Two victory over the Canberra Raiders, cruising to a 40–6 win. The boys also sit down with Warriors middle forward Erin Clark and catch up with a Kiwi pitch invader who was front and centre at Alex Johnston’s historic try‑scoring record match. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 92: Warriors start strong in Round 1 of the NRL
This week on The Big League Podcast — Newstalk ZB’s Nathan Limm and the NZ Herald’s Michael Burgess recap the warriors first round win against the Rooster 42-18, Also, joined by the halves combo of Tanah Boyd & Chanel Harris Tavita and we also look ahead to this Friday's clash with the Canberra Raiders. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 91: Mitch Barnett leaving the Warriors - how will the team handle?
This week on The Big League Podcast — Newstalk ZB’s Nathan Limm and the NZ Herald’s Chris Reive break down the big news of Mitch Barnett’s decision to leave the Warriors at the end of the 2026 season. They also review the two NRL fixtures out of Las Vegas and, most importantly, preview the Warriors’ round‑one clash against the Sydney Roosters. Plus, Nathan catches up with Roger Tuivasa‑Sheck, Luke Metcalf and Alofiana Khan‑Pereira. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 90: The Warriors' preseason confuses fans with mixed bag of performances
The Big League Podcast boys are back for the 2026 season. NZ Herald's Nathan Limm and Alex Powell talk, The Warriors’ 2026 preseason that is in the books — and it’s been a mixed bag that’s left fans equal parts curious and concerned with a 33-18 loss to Manly then a 38-34 loss to the Dolphins. Also joined by Daily Telegraph's Michael Carayannis out of Las Vegas ahead of round One of the competition that gets underway this weekend in sin city. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Episode 89: Leka Halasima's first NZ interview + Warriors 2025 season wrap and awards
This week on The Big League Podcast - Fan favourite Leka Halasima gives his first interview in New Zealand, wraps the Warriors' NRL finals exit, that iconic match-winning try against the Knights and how he's dealing with his newfound fame. Newstalk ZB's Nathan Limm and NZ Herald's Michael Burgess assess the loss to the Panthers at Mt Smart, give season awards for the rollercoaster that was 2026 and predict how the rest of the NRL finals series will play out.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.