In short
Holiday message and year-end wrap-up from Changing Rooms host Barrie McDermott, thanking sponsors and reflecting on themes from the season.
Guest backgrounds
No guests are interviewed in this episode; Barrie is alone (Moz and Lunte are mentioned as usually joining him but are absent).
Key claims
The year has been a “brilliant end” to launching the podcast; Elect sponsors enabled “cracking conversations”; episodes covered rugby league memories, tough opponents, and “life after the final whistle,” emphasizing tackling challenges, finding purpose, and building confidence to keep moving forward.
Notable examples
Reliving unforgettable rugby league moments; calling out tough opponents; “stories we probably shouldn’t be telling you” from playing days.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VOReflecting on a Year of Changing Rooms
0:12 to 1:01
Barrie shares highlights from the year and wishes listeners well for the holidays.
“So I'm going to carry on without them a short but somewhat sweet episode to wish you all the best for the festive period.”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:03Welcome to Changing Rooms, I'm Barrie McDermott. I'm usually sat here, joined by Moz and Lunte. I'm on my own today. Not very festive, is it? So I'm going to carry on without them a short but somewhat sweet episode to wish you all the best for the festive period. It's been a brilliant end to the year launching Changing Rooms. Thanks to our good friends and sponsors at Elect, we've shared some cracking conversations, reliving unforgettable rugby league moments calling out a few tough opponents and opening up about life after the final whistle it's all been about tackling challenges finding purpose and building the confidence to keep moving forward so stay tuned as we'll have some more laughs and life lessons and stories we probably shouldn't be telling you from our playing days and on behalf of the Changing Room squad I hope you've had a lovely Christmas and you're looking forward to a wonderful new year.
0:57Join us soon. Hopefully I'll have the lads back as company unless we can find somebody else for the budget.
From the publisher
As the year comes to a close, the Changing Rooms team are here (sort of) to say a simple thank you to everyone who’s tuned in and shared in the launch of the podcast this year.
It’s been a brilliant start—full of honest conversations, unforgettable moments from the pitch, and stories that reach beyond the final whistle. This short holiday message is a chance to pause, reflect, and look ahead to what’s coming next.
So join us as we raise a glass to the year that was, and get ready for more laughs, lessons, and stories in the new year. From all of us at Changing Rooms, we wish you a very merry Christmas and a cracking New Year.
