Daniel Gorringe: AFL's beloved larrikin discusses footy career, mental battles & media disruption

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It's always puzzled me how those who bring us the most laughter often battle the greatest demons.

Dan reinvented himself after an underwhelming AFL career and became one of Australia's most popular podcasters. But reaching this success off the footy field has been a hell of a mental battle.


On this week's Straight Talk We spoke about :

Dan's childhood
Becoming a no.10 pick in the AFL draft
The struggles in his footy career
Hitting rock bottom after retirement
Dan's mental health journey
Going viral on social media
The strategy behind his podcast 'Dan Does Footy' which has been charting no.1 in Australia
Imposter syndrome
Wanting to revolutionise AFL media

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Head of Production: Jonah Mclachlan
Head of Content: Samuel Morgan
Producer: Dimitri Gremos

Timestamps:
00:00 Promo
01:28 Dan Does Footy success & Collingwood hate
04:13 Who is Daniel Gorringe?
08:30 AFL helped Daniel fit in & Imposter syndrome
10:00 Podcast strategies & Dan the comedian
15:28 Being self conscious & AFL career struggles
20:27 Mental Health battles & rock bottom
31:30 Comedy as a defence mechanism
36:30 Dan Does Footy podcast approach
45:28 Financial side of podcasts & future of podcast
48:30 Success & Imposter Syndrome
54:00 Mark analyses Daniel's business