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Pie Hard is a show about Collingwood, unearthing the hidden stories, strange beauty and offbeat culture of the Pies and beyond. For more Pie Hard check us out at: linktr.ee/piehard

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108 - Magic Hour

We chat Magpie Espresso, Bobby's muscle mass, Buckley's flex, Framptonelli Pizza, cup of concrete Wade, share house meat, your game day itineraries and our hard ranking of Collingwood prelims

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107 - Vibe Shifted

We celebrate Splinter Malthouse flooring burglar thugs, Collingwood dominating backward Adelaide, plus cussing Pies, Beatlemania Schultz, the De Goey face, Mason's moment, apex Moore, Maynard's tackle, the return of the Nedlongian calendar and all our juicy highlights from a vintage Dirty Pies Qualifying Final

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106 - Priscilla

We chat bus convoys, Bobby’s hopes, the Cox wild card, Adelaide’s dirty pies moment, our fabulously camp psych-out strategy, and a Hard Ask featuring your nail-biting Grim Reaper moments

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105 - Vibe Shift

We drink Irish whiskey in the box, Guinness on the hill, send an SOS to Phil Cox, weigh in on All-Australian oversights, finals themes, retirement Kool-Aid and make our case for a quantum vibe shift.

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104 - De Goey's Farm

We chat concussion nostalgia, seretonin depletion and a Malthouse love-in, plus Cameron's contract, Nathan's affair, Perryman's grill, Jordan's Yak, Wade's rib sauce, and Damien's self help audiobook at our hardest hour.

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103 - Hate Triangle

We chat Pie Hard Paparazzi and the ongoing Silvagni saga, Porthole reviews, Snoop Style CEO's, Robo-Wade and virile JDG, plus your best of AFL in the 90s.

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102 - Buy the Dip

We chat half-priced hotdogs, Bologna babies, silver bullets and the blip the Magpies had to have, plus retro guernseys, Kinetic bongs, Yakuza pinkies and our take on the post-cuddle ball strategic landscape.

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101 - Warm Confidence

We chat Gold Coast creepy crawlies and the second Nick we had all along, ancient Pies supporters, IQ's fragrances, Peter's outsourced social media and our anti-social take on the anti-social hotline travesty.

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100 - Silverback

We chat chest-puffing Pies, imperious Moore and the return of Titchell, plus Graham 'death' Wright, Damo's crayfish, Roan's Bolognese, and an indulgent look back at 100 episodes of delicious Collingwood culture.

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099 - Style Points

Magpie clickbait, Conjurer McRae, De Goey’s Grand Designs, Steele in, Steele out, Neapolitan defence, Monkey Magic rivalry, Grossi menu porn and the long-awaited return of PhD.

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098 - Magpie Melatonin

Pie Hard attempts to reel in a Collingwood legend, weighs in on the ubiquitous tagger debate, calls time on a Carlton coach, samples a delicious new club sponsor, spotlights the rise and rise of Darcy Cameron and Frampchise, salivates over incoming goal pig Charlie West, all while downing a couple of cold hard fridge cigarettes

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097 - Big Fish

We scrape the bye week barrel to unearth Collingwood connections to the design world, celebrate the Maynard contract, analyse which veterans will play on, reveal the identity of the next Collingwood Big Fish, and for some reason we even talk about Warren Tredrea.

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096 - Serotonin Speedball

This week Pie Hard mainlines the Collingwood speedball, unloads on embarrassing wizard hats, sneaks into the Daicos' dentist box, carb loads with Isaac Quaynor and generally peaks too early to a soundtrack of Aaron James folk songs

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095 - Game of Shrugs

We settle on a theme for Collingwood's terrifying burst dominance, discuss mid-season recruits, a return to the Magpie nest for Dermie, celebrate Ned Long's game of shrugs, Oleg's Bunnings sausage, and the plantar fascia fix that was there all along

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094 - Horizontal

Pie Hard goes horizontal to dream Bobby patting babies, Nick's protective droogs, Maynard dissing North, Daicos family dentistry, 90's in-game dining, and our evergreen diatribe against the Dome

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093 - Ball Liberation

We head to Rome to anoint the first-ever Collingwood Pope, survive a bout of rigor mortis out west, unveil fresh sponsor kickbacks for Big Ned, decode the club’s latest Wadeless injury report, and ask the Harders how to indoctrinate the next generation of Magpie tragics

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092 - Exhumed

We exhume the Geelong game, dissect Derek Hine's Tassie makeover, Jaidyn Stephenson's Uber Eats addiction and De Goey's malaise, whilst looking forward to provoking the purple haze with profound disrespect at the selection table

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091 - Cougars

We chat Anzac Day angles, the legend of the Collingwood Cougars, magpie autobiographies, golfing activations, globetrotter handballs, next-gen prospects, and a mouth-watering Pie Hard free agency sales pitch

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090 - Deepfake Eddie

We chat music licensing with our lawyers, enjoy kick to kick on the Gabba, reflect on our love affair with Jamie Elliott, explain the resurgence of Darcy Moore, uncover a scamming Eddie McGuire, share our tip for the Anzac medallist and relive the infamously 'safe' Waislitz Balls.

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089 - Cut To Peter

Snub-nosed revolvers and the end of Carlton, Gladiator Peter, Josh's dream home, zero-carb Carp, breaking bad caravans, choose your own adventures and the transcendent joy of littering at the G.

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088 - Ayahuasca

We review the Bulldogs pretend blockbuster, defend Mason, imbibe Siegfried and Roy pints, report on Big Rigs, welcome a new Big M, unshackle Petracca and prescribe psychedelics to a tormented Magpie tragic.

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087 - Egg Flip

We lift the lid on how eggs benedict killed Palpatine's Port, chat LED Tunnels, Ranking Big M's, Hating Jack Riewoldt, Loving Xander Maguire, Crosisca bumps and the launch of Doctor Pie Hard.

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086 - Pickle Juice

We introduce Bio-Hacking to the Pies, endorse pickle juice, denounce round zero, chat shit-stirring Fly, plus run the ruler over Craig David jumper presentations and the latest from Uncle Tony Shaw.

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085 - Chips In

We chat De Goey's groin-strengthening getaway in Doha, Daicos in Santorini, Membrey’s arms, Junky recruits, Wade’s physique, the new boss in town, a sponsor update and we go all in on season 2025

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084 - Crotch Goblins

Pie Hard returns to ride the Daicos family bronco, analyse 'that' goal and the Carlton win, our standout rookies, the Buckley auction, veteran report cards, Fly's hard edge, to draft or to trade, plus our rating of the top ten Magpie marks this century. Giddyup!

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083 - Force Quit

Pie Hard returns mid hangover to analyse the Collingwood malaise, blame the fixture, send an SOS to Graham Wright, denounce John Farnham, query Fly's writer's room, lament game style deficiencies, retire old veterans, compliment only two players and generally remember how good last year was

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082 - Relapse (Part 2)

In Part 2, we chat the redemption of John Noble, Darcy Moore in Speedos, Dane Swan’s foray into food television, Murphy’s concussions, De Goey’s digs, plus our suggestion for Craig McRae’s new motivational theme for Collingwood’s premiership defence, and our Ned Guy ‘he’ll surprise you’ picks for the most improved player for the upcoming season

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082 - Relapse (Part 1)

[Part 1 of 2] We return for a new season of pie hard with the pod version of a double-header. We describe our experience of getting clean off Collingwood post Grand Final and then relapsing again and again, revisit the post-premiership orgasm, rate our favourite offseason narratives, discuss Graham “Contiki” Wright’s Euro Gap Year, breakdown Collingwood’s recent foray into the cinematic universe,…

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081 - The Premiership Episode

We wrap up an immortal season marinated in red wine, stuffed with wholesome, and basted in the succulent juices of ultimate glory in the most indulgent breakdown of Collingwood's 16th premiership yet

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080 - Perfect Day

We celebrate a bumper grand final week with all the hard news, hard asks, hard predictions and hard plans leading into Saturday's mega climax

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079 - Cuddleball

We marinate in the glory of a special preliminary final victory, discuss the relationship debit and credit system ahead of grand final week, the art of Cuddleball, our run in with some old saints, De Goey the giant slayer, the loss of McStay, and revisit your favourite red wine replays from Collingwood’s one-point victory against GWS

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078 - Just Win

We take preliminary final lessons from mythology, necromancy, tattoo artists, miracle hamstrings and Colombian remedies, plus our attempts to look good, smell good, feel good, play good, and we find out what's on your mind ahead of Collingwood’s 11th prelim in 22 years

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077 - Magpie Truffle

We spend the week off renaming Collingwood babies and magpie sculptures, discussing the Maynard shitstorm, deciphering the new culinary gameplan, preparing the premiership poster, and planning a glorious weekend of self-care and injury schadenfreude

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075 - Jekyll & Hyde

Pie Hard turns to the people to address your questions and anxieties, feat. dirty grand final apparel, Nick VS Josh, our preferred finals matchup, Fly's mind games, a Malthouse return, ice cold Crownies, Jarrod 'druid' Wade, and our plans for a Collingwood army fleet of lime scooters

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074 - Bone Broth

Pie Hard rediscovers the club's mojo with a brand new Terrace Talk, juicy red wine replay, Ginni and the recipe of team selection, Bobby's break-out, the Moore injury, Nick's bone broth, Fly's man crush, Ken Done pastels, and is it finally time for a Jarrod Wade badge?

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073 - Chill

We bemoan the lack of red wine, unpick the team malaise, and dissect the three act structure of the Collingwood season, plus a secret visit to the halls of power, navigating life after wholesome, Damien's Daicos family connection, and our foolproof recipe for getting the team back on track

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072 - Apparel Jinxes

We chat apparel jinxes, ins & outs, the Howe move and the Cox question plus Daicos contract extensions, Jeff Browne hair extensions, the IQ fragrance, Magpie cookware and Heretier’s new business

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071 - The P Word

We chat love bombing Fly and bully boy Ken, goon bags or aperol spritz, football therapy, Nathan's string, that Beau McCreery kick, the Mason Seinfeld jibe, Graham’s signing spree, plus the deliciously low stakes Carlton game and finding the gumption to mention the P word

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070 - Kids

Pie Hard turns seventy with more pizza pie and red wine replay, plus kid talk, Collingwood crocs, Daicos diary, Nathan's imminent return, the beauwatch extension and our thoughts on Port the beverage and the opponent

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069 - Daicos Sphere

We chat Belarusian prison tattoos, Daicos spheres, country footy bashings, Peter dancing in the aisles, Pendlebury pizza, Ginnivan's future, our IQ admiration club and Gabriel Gaté inspired magpie cooking shows

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068 - Edging

We chat about the key to getting Taylor Swift down to Collingwood, edging, contrast therapy, weaponising happiness, the Ben King fitness test and the brands turning to the Pies to endorse their products

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067 - Hard Chart - Mid Season Edition

In a special bye episode of Pie Hard, we count down the hardest moments from the first half of the season

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066 - Ins and Outs

We enlist AI to help decipher a rare loss, debate the pros and cons of segregating fans, why bigger slides are better, the problem with Grundy's portrait, the players code, flu fatigue and the lessons of Jens Voigt, non hungover contract extensions, shitty ghost written biographies, the beauty of the bye, plus the cultural high water mark of 2000's Sunsilk commercials featuring Matthew Lokan.

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065 - Time Capsule

We chat second teams, Carlton Schadenfreude, Pies media watch, wholesome gods and the unlikely Collingwood totem, plus our bombshell road trip strategy, the Pie Hard time capsule, milestone men and the Steele biopic

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064 - Alive!

We chat about love bombing Marvel Stadium, cannibal football sides, Carlton sapping the vibe, adorable Ash, floating stadium parties, hotel mini bar hacks, Bezos’ free pies, the river of Collingwood hate slime, and in honour of his 300th game, we share some lesser known Steele Sidebottom facts

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063 - Wholesome Pies

We chat about missing games due to cursed in-flight wifi, match day indulgences, how not to approach magpie legends in the wild, plus we explore Jungian archetypes, animal menageries, red wine replays and our genuine love of the wholesome Pies

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062 - Nemeses

We chat Camilla and the coronation pies, 'striker' Mihocek, the Collingwood Benjamin Button, sinister swans and the return of the boo debate, Jeff Browne's dicky groin, plus our guide to tailgate parties and surviving the fixture solstice

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061 - Daicosic Park

Welcome to Daicosic Park, a podcast suspended in amber resin, featuring both the Adelaide and Anzac day games, the Collingwood Richo, player doxing, the unhateable Pies, e-bike bliss, Darcy orations, sad sundays, Flying V's, disgusting umpiring, bean bag reviews, medicinal remedies plus the celebrity chef race and more Pie culture than the American 60 minutes

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060 - Frankenstein

We taste test Gather round weet-bix & wines, carwash tube men, 'Lucky' injuries, the old ruckman debate, another fucking basketballer recruit, plus Beauwatch hits the road, your most versatile pies and our favourite all time Anzac day memories

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059 - Slimeball

We chat about Albino wallabies, schedule losses, PR Hyperbole, Harlem Globetrotters, Tom Browne’s Collingwood mole, the Pies forgotten ruck hope, selling home games, a team full of Daicoses, pieswashing, Collingwood’s home in Adelaide, and our plans for 4:20pm Sunday

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