Open Mike was an Australian interview-based talk show hosted by sports journalist and writer Mike Sheahan. Each week during the Australian Football League (AFL) season, Sheahan interviewed a figure in the history of Australian football, discussing their involvement in the game, whether on-field or off-field, as well as their lives and contributions away from the game. History The series premiered on Fox Sports Australia in 2009, before moving to Fox Sports' dedicated AFL channel Fox Footy in 2012. The show regularly aired on Monday nights at 9.30pm until moving to Tuesday nights at 8.30pm in 2016. Guests have included former champion players Kevin Bartlett, Leigh Matthews and Bob Skilton; coaching greats Kevin Sheedy, David Parkin and Malcolm Blight, and media personalities Tony Charlton, Eddie McGuire and Sam Newman. Former chief executive officer of the AFL Andrew Demetriou, former Sydney premiership coach Paul Roos, and Kevin Sheedy have also appeared twice in two separate episodes. In October 2020, it was announced by Fox Footy that Sheahan would be retiring after an 11 year stint at the station, thus concluding Open Mike. In a fitting farewell, the 234th and final episode turned the tables on the long-time presenter, with the longtime presenters of fellow Fox Footy program AFL 360, journalists Gerard Whateley and Mark Robinson taking the hosting role and interviewing Sheahan. The episode aired on 20 October 2020. List of episodes Season One (2009–11) Episode 1 - Tom Harley (2009) Episode 2 - Chris Judd (2009) Episode 3 - Matthew Richardson (2009) Episode 4 - Brett Kirk (2009) Episode 5 - Jim Stynes (2010) Episode 6 - Paul Roos (2010) Episode 7 - Robert DiPierdomenico (2010) Episode 8 - Craig Kelly (2010) Episode 9 - Jason Dunstall (2010) Episode 10 - Leigh Matthews (2011) Episode 11 - Andrew McLeod (2011) Episode 12 - Robert Flower (2011) Episode 13 - Greg Williams (2011) Episode 14 - Alastair Lynch (2011) Episode 15 - Kevin Bartlett (2011) Season Two (2012) Episode 1 - Jim Stynes Tribute Special Episode 2 - Nathan Buckley Episode 3 - Dermott Brereton Episode 4 - Glenn Archer Episode 5 - Andrew Demetriou Episode 6 - Sam Newman Episode 7 - Stephen Kernahan Episode 8 - Mark Ricciuto Episode 9 - Neil Balme Episode 10 - Jason Akermanis Episode 11 - Peter Moore Episode 12 - Malcolm Blight Episode 13 - Adam Goodes Episode 14 - Chris Grant Episode 15