Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Beau Ryan is one of Australia’s most recognisable media personalities, but his journey is anything but ordinary.
Beau is raw, honest, hilarious and incredibly insightful. From outrageous live TV moments to powerful lessons on discipline, sacrifice and finding your edge.
🎧 The Howie Games is Australia's #1 Sports Podcast. Where the biggest names in the world of sport go one-on-one with sports journalist Mark Howard. From ultimate highs to tear-jerking lows, Howie lifts the lid on the real stories behind the headlines. He sits down with the biggest names in Australian & world sport, finding out how they started out, what makes them tick, how they deal with the big wins and the big losses, and how they take on sport and life from here.
Hear the full Howie Games episode on LiSTNR 👉 https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/the-h...
Stream full Howie Games episodes on Apple Podcasts & Spotify 👉 link.chtbl.com/HowieGameslisten
Stream full episodes on LiSTNR 👉 https://fal.cn/HowieGamesListnr
00:00 Beau Ryan joins The Howie Games
01:30 Life in breakfast radio (3:45AM alarms!)
10:00 Testing yourself & building mental toughness
15:30 Growing up in rugby league
20:00 Cricket, childhood and sporting roots
25:30 NRL debut story (and nerves!)
29:15 First step into TV – Footy Show breakthrough
36:00 Handling criticism as a player + media personality
39:00 Wild Footy Show stories (yes… THAT one 😅)
44:40 Move to Cronulla & ASADA period
56:00 Retirement decision & emotional moment
58:00 Landing The Amazing Race
01:04:30 Travel, pressure & production reality
01:12:30 Life advice: success comes at a cost
Beau Ryan is one of Australia’s most recognisable media personalities, but his journey is anything but ordinary.
Beau is raw, honest, hilarious and incredibly insightful. From outrageous live TV moments to powerful lessons on discipline, sacrifice and finding your edge.
🎧 The Howie Games is Australia's #1 Sports Podcast. Where the biggest names in the world of sport go one-on-one with sports journalist Mark Howard. From ultimate highs to tear-jerking lows, Howie lifts the lid on the real stories behind the headlines. He sits down with the biggest names in Australian & world sport, finding out how they started out, what makes them tick, how they deal with the big wins and the big losses, and how they take on sport and life from here.
Hear the full Howie Games episode on LiSTNR 👉 https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/the-h...
Stream full Howie Games episodes on Apple Podcasts & Spotify 👉 link.chtbl.com/HowieGameslisten
Stream full episodes on LiSTNR 👉 https://fal.cn/HowieGamesListnr
00:00 Beau Ryan joins The Howie Games
01:30 Life in breakfast radio (3:45AM alarms!)
10:00 Testing yourself & building mental toughness
15:30 Growing up in rugby league
20:00 Cricket, childhood and sporting roots
25:30 NRL debut story (and nerves!)
29:15 First step into TV – Footy Show breakthrough
36:00 Handling criticism as a player + media personality
39:00 Wild Footy Show stories (yes… THAT one 😅)
44:40 Move to Cronulla & ASADA period
56:00 Retirement decision & emotional moment
58:00 Landing The Amazing Race
01:04:30 Travel, pressure & production reality
01:12:30 Life advice: success comes at a cost
