Swansea.Com Podcast

Shaun MacDonald sits down with Lee Trundle

This week, Lee Trundle talks to the ex-Wales international midfielder Shaun Macdonald, who was born and raised in Swansea, making his debut at Swansea City in 2005. In his time at Swansea, he made 40 appearances and helping the Swans win the football league trophy in the 05/06 season. Macdonald later found joy at Yeovil Town in the 09/10 and 10/11 seasons while on loan. He made his debut for Wales in Oct 2010 before signing for Bournemouth in League One in August 2011, helping them achieve promotion to the championship while being a regular starter. Macdonald holds the Wales U21 cap record with 25 apps. Macdonald talks about his 2 leg breaks towards the end of his career and the different managers he’s played under such as Roberto Martinez, Paulo Sousa, and Kenny Jackett.  

Paul Karabardak sits down with Lee Trundle

2x table tennis medal winner in the 2020 Paralympic games in Tokyo Paul Karabardak, talks Lee Trundle through his emotional journey after suffering a stroke at aged 10 causing his disability which saw him unable to play football.  His career started at a local disabled youth club which his mum told him about ‘Friends of the Young Disabled’ where he picked up table tennis which he loved, and it helped with rehabilitating his left leg.  Karabardak talks about his journey in table tennis before he won his first Paralympic medals in Tokyo, such as playing internationally including China, Brazil, USA, and many more. His motivational story is not to be missed.

Scott Otten sits down with Lee Trundle

In this latest episode meet Scott Otten, the fan favourite Ospreys hooker who capped 110 appearances in 8 seasons for the side, making his debut at aged 19 in 2013 against Cardiff Blues.  We explore his early career at clubs such as Swansea, Neath, and Aberavon. Otten talks about SO Coffee, his wholesale and retail coffee selling business with the aim of bringing people together through coffee.  Scott also talks about his career-ending injury which forced him to retire in May 2021 and his life after rugby, as he was appointed as head of the commercial at Swansea RFC in August 2021.  

Jonathan Davies sits down with Lee Trundle

In this episode, we are speaking to a Welsh rugby legend.Jonathan Davies, also known as ‘Jiffy’, has had a successful career in both rugby union and rugby league.Born in Trimsaran, Carmarthenshire, Davies earned 37 caps in total for Wales in rugby union, playing in the 1987 World Cup, in which Wales finished third, and winning the 1988 Five Nations Championship. He also represented Great Britain in rugby league, playing at the 1989-92 Rugby League World Cup.He made the famous switch to rugby league in 1989 joining Widnes for a large fee, where he spent four seasons at Widnes before moving to Warrington.Tune in as we listen to Jiffy's past tales, his MBE and OBE awards, and what he gets up to these days working as a commentator for both rugby union and rugby league, alongside his several business roles.

Jazz Richards sits down with Lee Trundle

Jazz Richards talks about pretentious people in Swansea & how Cardiff City supporters became his favourite fans. Jazz Richards another local lad, born in Swansea in 1991, made 51 appearances for The Swans. Although Jazz started his professional career as a Centre-Midfielder it was Martinez's decision to convince Jazz to switch positions to Right-Back. After a number of seasons at the club, Jazz spent time at Crystal Palace, Huddersfield Town, and Fulham before making the move to Cardiff City. Jazz has played under many high-profile managers such as Ryan Giggs, Brendan Rodgers, Michael Laudrup and was part of Chris Coleman's historic Euro 2016 Wales squad. After the expiration of his contract last summer at Cardiff City, Jazz completed a surprise move to the Cymru Premier side, Haverfordwest County after a short stint out of the game. Jazz has become one of the league's highest-profile signings and believes many ex-professionals will follow. Tune in to listen to how football played a big part in affecting Jazz's mental health and why he made the move to Haverford Country.