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Ian Shepherd, Harry Everett, Matt Kingdom, Ben Warren & Dan Kingdom get together to give their nominations for the coveted 'Golden Apples'

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to look back on the final game of the season against Surrey, lose count of the many records that were broken in that match, and try to come up with a strategy for pace bowler recruitment over the winter...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about the defeat to Yorkshire, which has left a severe dent in Somerset's County Championship ambitions, look ahead to the tactics and surface that might be employed against Surrey, and remember some eerie parallels from 2019...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Ben Warren, Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about Somerset Men's emphatic win up at Grace Road, a heart-breaking end to the season for Somerset Women, and make a bold suggestion for the vacant post of Club Chair...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to look back on the games against Sussex and Glamorgan in the County Championship, a topsy-turvy few games for Somerset's Women, and wonder just what is going on with the loan system at the moment...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about emphatic wins for both Somerset's Men and Women over Essex, the Women's progression to Final's Day this coming Saturday in the County T20 Knockout Cup, and dream up a perfect scenario for the final game of the season...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Anthony Gibson and special guest Don Topley to reflect on Somerset's defeat in their final ODC game to Lancashire, look ahead to the resumption of the County Championship with the visit of Essex, and reflect approvingly on the signing of Henry Nicholls...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren & Peter Wanless to catch up the latest batch of Metro Banks, debate possible recruitment for the resumption of the County Championship, and salivate at a possible early return of a Somerset legend to Taunton...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom & Peter Wanless to chat about a chastening weekend for Somerset in the Metro Bank One Day Cup, try and come up with a strategy to win the remaining 3 games, and discuss yet another twitter faux pas from Lord Botham...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Ben Warren and Peter Wanless to chat about a more than decent start to the Metro Bank ODC campaign, wonder if we can defy the odds and go all the way, and inevitably wade into the soulless quagmire of that other competition...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Ben Warren to chat about Somerset's semi-final defeat to Northants, discuss the Blast campaign as a whole, and look ahead to some fresh faces joining the squad for the One Day Cup.

Ian Shepherd is joined by Dan Kingdom, Peter Wanless and Anthony Gibson to chat about Craig Overton's extraordinary record-breaking innings in the Blast Quarter-Final at Headingley, mull over the myriad selection dilemmas for Final's Day, and award the first Golden Apple of 2026.

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless (unfortunately Gibbo beset by technical issues again) to chat about Somerset's incredible return to form in the Blast, look ahead to the Quarter Final up at Headingley on Wednesday, and wonder if Sheps can endure a same-day return drive to Leeds and back without picking up a speeding ticket again...

Ian Shepherd is joined by Steve Tancock, Dan Kingdom & Anthony Gibson to chat about a pretty miserable week for Somerset's Men and Women, who both suffered major setbacks in their respective bids for Finals Day qualification.

Ian Shepherd is joined by Peter Wanless & Anthony Gibson to chat about another extraordinary performance from a depleted Somerset side, delve into the reasons why Craig Overton is enjoying such a successful season, and weigh up how much we want Matt Henry back to lead our charge to the Championship in September...