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Rock Bottom to Real Talk: Dane Miller (Part 2) — Pottsville

Part 2 hits different, legends… this is where the story gets raw and a bit teary.

Dane takes us back to the years after moving to Melbourne — the loneliness, the chronic depression he didn’t even recognise at first (sleeping 18 hours a day and thinking he was physically dying), and the way quick labels and quick fixes can numb a bloke instead of truly helping him heal.

Then we get into the slippery slope: weekends, pubs, coke… and then the moment ice shows up — and how fast it goes from “sometimes” to “every day” and starts taking everything… money, relationships, identity… until Dane disappears for five years and his family doesn’t even know if he’s alive.

And then comes the rock-bottom moment on a rooftop carpark in Chapel Street… hungry, homeless, carrying everything he owns in bags… and a strange “guardian angel” moment he still can’t explain.

What saves him isn’t some Hollywood miracle — it’s one person. His mum. No judgement. No pressure. Just belief. A door left open. A second chance.

We talk:

• Depression, identity, and the danger of being “labelled”

• Addiction creeping in quietly… then taking over

• Rock bottom, homelessness, and the moment you realise you can’t keep going

• The power of one person believing in you

• Cold turkey recovery, rebuilding life, and finding peace through fishing, health, and purpose

• Real strength, self-worth, and what being a hero actually means

If you’ve ever felt lost… or you love someone who is… this episode is for you.

🎧 Listen now — and if this hit home, share it with a mate who needs to hear it.

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Rock Bottom to Real Talk: Dane Miller (Part 1) When Drift Turns Into Decision

There’s a moment in every man’s life where he either keeps drifting… or draws a line in the sand.

Episode 45 of Who Is Your Hero isn’t about success. It’s about survival.

It’s about how easy it is to lose direction when you’re young, adapting, trying to fit in, trying to belong — and sometimes rebelling against systems you don’t fully understand yet.

And it’s about what happens when life starts looking like a dead end.

From Byron Bay Roof Sheets to Pottsville Yarns

I first met Dane Miller on the tools in Byron Bay. Roof sheets. Hard work. No pre-judgement.

A mutual mate said, “Give this bloke a go.”

That simple act — giving someone a go — is something we’ve lost a bit of in modern Australia.

Later, life rolled on. I found myself in Pottsville, trying to get my own health back on track. Dane was working at a local bait and tackle shop. And what started as a quick stop-in turned into daily conversations.

Out the front of that shop, people from all walks of life would stop and talk. Proper talk. No filters. No masks. Just real conversations about life, responsibility, resilience and truth.

That’s where this episode lives.

Rock Bottom: Bury You or Build You?

In Part 1, we unpack the early foundations:

• Growing up moving towns and adapting constantly

• Bullying and the moment you decide to stand up

• Identity, belonging and rebellion

• The difference between comfort and complacency

• Why responsibility is power

• How hitting zero can reset your perspective

There’s no victim narrative here.

Dane owns his choices. He doesn’t blame the world. He doesn’t glorify bad decisions.

He talks honestly about what it means to rebuild your worth before you rebuild your wealth.

And that’s a message many people need to hear.

Because here’s the truth:

If your health isn’t right, you can’t help anyone. If your worth is broken, you’ll chase the wrong things. If you don’t find your why, you’ll drift again.

Rock bottom can either bury you… or build you.

The Bigger Conversation

This episode also touches on themes that don’t get spoken about enough:

Standing up for yourself. The danger of staying too comfortable. How judgement kills growth. Why some lessons only come through discomfort.

It’s raw. It’s unscripted. And it’s only Part 1.

Part 2 — Coming Soon

In Part 2, we go deeper:

The Melbourne chapter. The addiction spiral. The real turning points. And the reset that changed everything.

If Part 1 is the foundation… Part 2 is where it gets real.

Support Those Who Support the Tribe

Massive thanks to Rob and Katie at The Townsville Hotel for backing this podcast and supporting real community conversations.

If you’re in Townsville, get in there. Support the locals who support movements like this.

This is Who Is Your Hero.

Real people. Real turns. Real second chances.

If this episode hit home — share it. Message a mate. Start a conversation.

Because sometimes the hero isn’t the one who never fell…

It’s the one who got back up.

Hero up.

🐎 Episode 44 – Horses Don’t Lie (Part 2) Pause. Breath. Freedom.

Part 2 of this conversation goes somewhere different.

If Part 1 was about survival — anxiety, addiction, and the weight people carry quietly — Part 2 is about what comes after. What happens when you stop pushing, stop forcing, and finally learn to pause.

In this episode, Buzz and Kim Daley explore freedom — not the loud, flashy kind, but the calm that comes from self-regulation, awareness, and letting go of the need to control everything.

Kim speaks openly about:

• Surrender versus forcing outcomes

• Health before wealth — and why getting the order wrong costs everything

• Minimalism, freedom, and choosing enough

• Why horses don’t need to be “fixed” — and neither do people

• The power of pause, breath, and nervous system regulation

• Leadership without dominance

• Why horses are mirrors — not tools

• And how service, presence, and emotional intelligence raise consciousness more than success ever will

This conversation also touches on equine therapy, meditation, breathwork, and why nature strips away the masks we’ve learned to wear in modern life.

Horses don’t respond to pressure. They don’t care about status or story. They respond to authenticity, calm, and consistency.

And so does life.

If you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, or like you’re constantly white-knuckling your way through — this episode offers something rare: permission to slow down.

🎧 Episode 44 – Horses Don’t Lie (Part 2) Available now on Podbean, Spotify & Apple Podcasts.

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🐎 Episode 44 – Horses Don’t Lie (Part 1)

Some lessons don’t come from words. They come from presence.

In this episode of Who Is Your Hero, Buzz sits down with Kim Daley for a raw, unscripted conversation about horses, humans, and the things we carry beneath the surface.

Horses don’t respond to ego, pressure, or performance. They respond to who you are when everything else is stripped away.

This episode goes deep into awareness, anxiety, addiction, self-worth, and why the horse is so often just the mirror. If you’ve ever felt stuck, reactive, or disconnected — this conversation will land.

🎧 Press play when you’re ready to slow down.

EPISODE 43 – PART 4 is LIVE 🔥 Paul Fidler (aka Freddy Fiddler / “Jim Morrison”) takes us behind the curtain of commercial radio and the music industry…

🎧 Record label parcels every day 🎶 The songs that should’ve been hits 🐒 The infamous “monkey on air” story (YES it’s real) 🚨 The smoke machine “fire” prank that… may have ended a job 😳 🎤 Why talent isn’t enough — marketing + momentum matters 🔥 And we finish by rolling out with Paul’s track “The Soon Army”

This one is raw, funny, and full of proper radio war stories — cousins yarning, no filters.

Stay safe. Hero up. 💪

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In Episode 43, Part 3, Paul Fidler takes us from teenage DJing and record-shop life to a 30-year career behind the mic, where he created the on-air alter ego Jim Morrison and helped shape playlists across regional Australia.

The episode explores music programming, the shift from local stations to networked shows, the responsibility of influencing daily soundtracks, and how love for music and community kept him going through an industry in flux.

A candid family conversation between cousins exploring their grandfather's wartime return, how toughness, humour and silence were passed down, and the everyday stories that bind a family.

They mix laughter and honesty while discussing aging fathers, music, pranks and the realities of health—especially the importance of blood tests, blood pressure checks and mental wellbeing.

This episode is a warm, honest reminder to check on loved ones and to book those long‑avoided GP appointments. Part three will continue into Paul Fiddler's radio years.

Two cousins sit down to talk family, upbringing and the hidden costs of a life behind the radio mic. They trace how mothers, fathers and childhood shaped a man who spent decades shaping the sound of regional Australia.

This episode explores memory, responsibility and identity — from Sunday lunches and Johnny's story to the roots that forged a gatekeeper of music and culture. Part two will dive deeper into the fathers, war and work that followed.

Host Buzz sits down with Sam Childers, the Machine Gun Preacher, to hear his raw testimony: a violent past, a radical conversion, and nearly three decades rescuing and protecting children in Uganda through schools, trade training, wells and daily feeding programs.

This episode highlights Sam’s faith-driven obedience, the challenges he’s faced with governments and personal loss, and the new documentary MGP Never Stop — a call to support real, on-the-ground impact.

Episode 41, is a prelude with Greg Mackay about Sam Childers — the man known as the "machine gun preacher." Greg shares lived experiences, showing how Sam's faith, sacrifice and action changed his life and inspired real, ongoing work to protect children.

This short episode focuses on impact over controversy, personal stories of mentorship and courage, and sets up the full interview with Sam Childers coming next. It highlights the work on the ground and points listeners toward the documentary MGP Never Stop and ways to support the mission.

🎙️ NEW EPISODE DROPPED Episode 40 | Sunday Sessions with Buzz & Gypsy “The Truth Hits Harder Than Tinsel”

This one isn’t comfortable — and it was never meant to be.

We’re not cancelling Christmas. We’re not anti-kids. We’re not anti-joy.

We are questioning one of the biggest stories we’re told never to question.

In this episode, Buzz and Gypsy unpack: • The Santa myth — and why adults get more defensive than kids • Reward, obedience, comparison and shame systems • Why poor kids and single parents carry the real cost of Christmas • Consumerism, debt, January anxiety and silent pressure • Truth vs innocence — and where the line really sits • How early conditioning shapes how we obey systems later in life

It’s raw. It’s funny. It’s uncomfortable. And it’s honest.

You don’t have to agree — but if this episode makes you think, we’ve done our job.

🎧 Listen now on Podbean and all major platforms.

This isn’t just a podcast anymore. It’s a tribe.

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Episode 39 – Part 2: Strength & Softness

The School That Said: “Nah… We’re Doing This Properly.”

G’day tribe — Buzz here.

This one’s a ripper… and I’m not saying that because I’m biased (I am), I’m saying it because Melissa Thomson is the real deal.

In Episode 39 (Part 2), we yarn with Melissa from Agnes Water — and we kick off with something genuinely hero-level: she helped bring a real school to life. Not a theory. Not a rant. Not a “someone should do something” post.

A proper independent Steiner school, government funded, on the beach, that started with 2 teachers and 8 kids… and has grown into 11 staff, 70 kids, and a waiting list.

And the wild part? It’s built on the radical concept that kids should be… wait for it… kids. Less screens. More handwriting. More stories. More imagination. More nature. More movement. More joy.

We also get into the deeper stuff — strength & softness, hustle culture, burnout, masculine/feminine balance, why modern life can leave people feeling disconnected, and how community (real community) changes everything.

If you’re a parent, teacher, bloke, woman, business owner, or just someone who’s felt the world go a bit sideways… this episode will hit.

And to everyone who’s been backing this show — thank you. We’ve now cracked 65,000+ downloads, which still blows my mind because I started this thing to have honest conversations… and apparently a lot of you legends are into that (good taste).

🎧 Hit play, share it with a mate, and let’s keep building a tribe that thinks, feels, and lives a bit more real.

Hero up. Buzz out.

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📝 PODBEAN BLOG POST (Episode 38 — Part 4)

Title: EP38 (Part 4) — The Schuey Story: Own the Fear. Call Out the BS. Be the Mate.

Body: This is the grand final quarter. The final beer. The last chapter of a 4-part series that turned into something way bigger than a normal interview.

In Episode 38 — Part 4, Shuey and I go straight into the stuff most blokes avoid: ✅ why men still struggle to talk about hardship ✅ why doctors label people too fast ✅ why fear is real… but it doesn’t get to own you ✅ why we need mates who tell us the truth (not just “you’re amazing” while you’re falling apart) ✅ why “never let your mate down” is the missing ingredient in modern Australia

Shuey opens up about fear, leadership, and the kind of toughness that isn’t loud — it’s consistent. And I share the raw truth of getting told my kidneys were basically done… and why mindset is the only weapon you’ve got when life hits you with a sledgehammer.

This episode wraps the entire 4-part Schuey Story into one big message:

Own your fear. Own your mistakes. Own your mates.

🎧 Listen now and share it with one mate who needs a reminder that he’s not alone.

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Podbean Blog Post — Episode 38 (Part 3) The Schuey Story: Standards, Respect & Raising Young Men

Welcome back, tribe — Buzz here — and this is Episode 38: Part 3 of The Schuey Story with Steve “Schuey” Schuman.

If Part 1 and Part 2 were the foundation — the medals, the military, the hard-earned discipline — Part 3 is the real battlefield… the one happening right now in Aussie homes, schools, clubs, and communities:

How we raise young men. How we keep families connected. How we bring back standards, respect, and proper role models.

This episode kicks off exactly where we left it — with one simple question:

Did your parents’ friends influence the man you became?

Schuey doesn’t hesitate. He takes us back to a time when your first mates were your cousins, your teachers were your uncles, and a young bloke wasn’t raised by one man — he was raised by the tribe.

What we cover in Part 3

This one gets real, fast — and it’s full of laughs, truth bombs, and proper old-school values:

• Why families feel more distant than they used to — and what that’s doing to kids

• The difference between “masculinity” and being a grub

• Why respect matters: sir, mister, please, thank you — the basics that build character

• How clubs and sport used to shape young blokes — and why that matters more than ever

• Why the world is feeding kids adult chaos 24/7 through screens and notifications

• Why parents are time-poor, burnt out, and trying to do it all with no real tools

• The power of a simple line from an older bloke: “I’ve got your back.”

• And yes… there’s footy talk, golf club culture, and a bit of Buzz & Schuey chaos that’ll have you laughing out loud.

Who this episode is for

If you’re any of these people — this one’s for you:

• A young bloke needing direction

• A parent wondering what the hell happened to manners and respect

• An older bloke who wants to be a better mentor

• Anyone who’s sick of the noise and wants real conversation about standards, tribe, and leadership

This is the kind of episode that might ruffle feathers… but it might also help a lot of people.

Part 4 — The Final Chapter

And listen closely, tribe…

Part 4 is the last episode of The Schuey Story. The final chapter. The big wrap-up. The legacy piece.

If Part 3 lit the fire — Part 4 brings it home.

So share this with a mate, drop it in the group chat, and keep your eyes open — because when Part 4 lands… it’s the closing whistle.

Your turn, tribe

If this episode hit you — message me and tell me what part landed hardest:

• The respect stuff?

• The father/mentor/club culture?

• The “I’ve got your back” line?

• The truth about kids being raised by screens?

I read it all. And I’m building this show for the people who need it.

Hero up. Lift the standard. Back your mates. Buzz out. ❤️

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🎙️ Episode 38: Part 2 – The Schuey Schuman Story “I Promise I’ll Come Home”

If you thought Part 1 of the Schuey story was big, Part 2 walks straight into your chest and sits there.

This episode isn’t about tactics, rank or medals. It’s about what really matters when the dust finally settles:

Family.

Stephen “Schuey” Schuman opens up about the moment every soldier dreams of and fears at the same time — coming home. The door opening. The kids screaming “Dad!” The wife’s knees going weak. The promise: “I’ll come home.” And the weight that sits on that promise every single day you’re away.

In this episode we dive into:

• The pure joy of walking back through that front door

• Why the proudest moment isn’t a medal parade, it’s a hug from your kids

• Partners as the unsung heroes of service life

• Moving house, raising kids and holding the fort while your soldier is on the other side of the world

• Leadership that doesn’t stop when the uniform comes off

• Life after the Army: losing structure, adjusting, frustration and finding a new way to lead

• Tough love, failure, and why we need to let young people fall, learn, and get back up

• How discipline, planning and debriefing can change not just operations, but families, workplaces and communities

This is Schuey at his most human — honest, funny, raw, and full of hard-earned wisdom about parenting, resilience, leadership and the next generation.

💬 YOUR STORY: “How You Got To Here”

If this conversation stirred something in you… if your journey has a “how I got to here” story that could inspire someone else — I want to hear from you.

You don’t have to be a soldier. You don’t have to be perfect. You just have to be real.

If your path — your scars, your comeback, your lessons — could help even one mate or stranger keep going, reach out.

📩 Message me, email me, DM me — anywhere you see Who Is Your Hero.

This movement is built on real people, real stories, real courage, and real bloody heart.

Part 3 of The Schuey Schuman Story is coming very soon, where we go even deeper into leadership, legacy and what it means to be a modern man with old-school values.

This is Buzz. This is Who Is Your Hero. Tonight we honoured a warrior.

Hero Up, legends.

🎧 PODBEAN / SPOTIFY / APPLE DESCRIPTION

Episode 38 – Part 1 Stephen “Schuey” Schuman – Soldier On

Tonight there’s no satire, no politician roast, no five-minute warm-up. This one starts with respect.

Stephen “Schuey” Schuman is a WO1 (Ret.) with 32 years in the Australian Army – from tiny Tingha to Townsville’s 4th Field Regiment, East Timor, Helmand Province with the Brits, Kabul on Operation Slipper, and all the way to the top non-commissioned rank in the ADF.

In Part 1 we unpack:

• Growing up in a country town where you pitch in or piss off

• Why artillery isn’t glamorous – it’s maths at 3am that can save or ruin lives

• Seven brutal years in Townsville heat and how they forged his character

• First deployment to East Timor and how it quietly changed him

• Being hand-picked to embed with the British in Helmand Province

• Kabul, culture, and the mental war of training the Afghan National Army

• What real leadership looks like – listening, backing your people, leading from the front

• How the Army’s changed and what that says about today’s youth and society

• Why men need to talk more and bottle up less

• That incredible line: “I’d rather spend two hours on the phone than ten minutes doing their eulogy.”

This is not a trauma dump and it’s not an ADF propaganda piece. It’s a celebration of a life lived with purpose, grit, discipline and humility – and a blueprint for better leadership for young fellas and older blokes alike.

Part 1 sets the scene and builds the man. Part 2… you’ll hear the moment that fills him with the most pride.

If this yarn stirs anything up for you, reach out to a mate or contact support services like Beyond Blue, Lifeline or Open Arms. Talking is stronger than silence.

🎙 Hosted by Matthew “Buzz” Fidler – Who Is Your Hero? 💚 Support the podcast & mental health storytelling: Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/whoisyourhero GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/a6e40c460

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Episode 36, Part 2

Sunday Sessions with Buzz & Gypsie “Camel-Saving, Dialysis Disasters & The Digital Bong”

Strap in, legends — Episode 36, Part 2 is a full-blown circus of truth bombs, belly laughs, and the kind of raw honesty only Buzz and Gypsie can deliver.

Buzz is recording mid-dialysis with the Starlink pointing the wrong bloody way… Gypsie’s in a paddock saving camels with AI… and somehow we still manage to unpack men’s mental health, depression, addiction, pressure, resilience, and the insane pace of modern life.

In this episode we cover:

💥 Why blokes numb themselves instead of feeling 💥 Why the medical system patches symptoms instead of people 💥 How anxiety is your body begging for a life that makes sense 💥 The “digital bong” your phone has become 💥 Floating houses, dog pontoons & camel rescue missions 💥 And the big one: you’re not broken — you’re a human in a broken system

It’s messy. It’s sideways. It’s funny. It’s honest. Just like life.

If you’ve ever felt lost, overwhelmed, pressured, stuck, or like you’re carrying the weight of the world — this one’s for you.

🔥 CALL TO ACTION

Got a question you want answered next week? Want to come on the Sunday Session? Seen Clayton anywhere? 👇 Drop your questions, stories, or cheeky comments on our Facebook page.

And if you love what we’re building, you can shout the pod a coffee (or Roxy some bones): Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/whoisyourhero GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/a6e40c460

🎧 Tune in. Lean in. Laugh. Learn. Hero Up.

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In Part 3 of this raw three-part yarn, PGA pro Mark De Jong and I rip the band-aid off what really keeps blokes stuck – shame, labels, depression, and the fear of actually talking.

We get into why casual, non-clinical spaces like golf clubs and “Grab Life By The Balls” brekkies work better than beige pamphlets, why you should tell your mate the truth before you tell your GP a watered-down version, and why blood tests, ball checks, kidney checks and heart checks need to become as normal as a post-round beer.

From spinal fusions to PGA awards, from nearly giving up to quietly saving other men’s lives, this is Mark at his most honest – and a reminder that sometimes your own hero is the bloke staring back at you in the mirror.

If this hits you in the guts, share it with a mate, book your check-ups, and if you’d like to keep these conversations alive, you can support the podcast here: Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/whoisyourhero GoFundMe: https://gofund.me/a6e40c460

“Welcome back, legends… This is Part 2 of the Mark de Jong story — and if you thought the first round had depth, grit, and heart… mate… you haven’t heard anything yet.

Because this conversation goes right into the stuff most blokes never talk about out loud. The stuff we hide behind bravado, beers, banter, and bullshit. The stuff that shapes us more than any trophy, bank balance, or highlight reel ever could.

In this part, Mark opens up not about golf… but about the real game: life.

About finding out the difference between the crowd that cheers when you’re flying — and the few who actually turn up when you’re broken.

About standing on the edge — wondering who really gives a damn once your money’s gone, your body’s failing, and you’ve got nothing left to offer but vulnerability.

You’re going to hear a bloke speak honestly about bullying, confidence, and scars that don’t show… Names that cut deeper than any broken bone… and moments on bridges when darkness almost wins.

You’re going to hear what it’s like to have spinal fusion surgeries — not once, but twice — to face pain that makes sleep impossible, movement agony, and identity disappear. And then to push through all of it with nothing more than stubbornness, drive, curiosity about your own limits… and the question: “What am I really made of?”

From lawsuits and surveillance cars parked outside his house… to strangers following him to medical appointments… to waking up wondering who’s watching and whether you’ll ever get your life back…

Mark speaks on it all — raw, unfiltered, humble.

And right in the guts of that storm, what stands out the most isn’t anger or bitterness…

…it’s clarity.

It’s knowing that three to five real mates beat a thousand fake ones. That family isn’t measured in popularity — it’s measured in presence. That a small, tight circle is more powerful than any cast of admirers. And that when you strip life right down, all you need is a mate who shows up… not the ones who only clap when you’re winning.

We talk bullying. We talk confidence. We talk calling out crap behaviour — even if the bloke doing it is your mate. We talk about the courage to say “that wasn’t ok” instead of laughing along with the crowd. And the guts to cut toxicity loose… even if that means your circle shrinks to five.

From spinal injury… to depression… to rediscovering himself through mateship, morals, golf, and service to men who are hurting…

this isn’t just a podcast episode. This is a blueprint for any man who’s ever faced himself in the mirror and wondered if he’s enough.

So buckle up. Take a breath. Because this one digs deeper than sport, deeper than injury, deeper than hardship...

It digs into character.

The kind that’s forged in pain, shaped by loyalty, and proven in silence.

Welcome to Part 2…

Let’s go.”

🎧 PODBEAN EPISODE INTRO

Episode 37: Grab Life, Swing Harder – The Mark De Jong Story (Part 1)

In this powerful opening chapter, Mark De Jong sits down with Buzz and opens up like never before.

From growing up with nothing… to using golf as a sanctuary… to sitting on a bridge in the darkest moment of his life — rope in hand — and choosing to live because he had a tee time with his mates the next morning.

This episode dives into:

🏌️ How golf became Mark’s survival tool 🧠 Mental health battles in silence 💔 Depression, loss, and identity 🤝 The power of real mateship 🧡 Why “Grab Life By The Balls” matters more than ever 💬 And the moment that changed everything

It’s raw, unfiltered, emotional, and bloody important.

Mark didn’t tell anyone about that night for 6–7 years…but he tells it here.

The lesson?

Sometimes the smallest reason to stay alive is the biggest miracle you’ll ever need.

If you, or someone you care about is struggling — listen to this. Share it. Use it as a reminder that you’re never alone, and you are always enough.

Parts 2 & 3 are currently in the edit room and coming soon.

Thanks for tuning in, legends. Buzz 💛

Support Links & Help

If this episode brings up anything heavy, please reach out: Lifeline: 13 11 14 Beyond Blue: 1300 224 636

Or grab a coffee with a mate.

“Sunday Sessions with Buzz & Gypsie — Humans Are Cooked in 2025”

Strap in, legends — Episode 36 (Part 1) of Sunday Sessions with Buzz & Gypsie has officially dropped, and this one is a certified mind-bender.

From dialysis machines to desert-wizard philosophy, meat-tray heartbreak to why humans in 2025 are mentally fried… this episode hits every corner of the modern Aussie psyche. If you’ve ever thought:

“Why am I so bloody tired?” “Why do I feel like I’m failing when I’m trying my guts out?” “Why is my phone basically a digital poker machine?”

…then this one’s for you.

Buzz cracks open the truth, Gypsie drifts in with feral cosmic wisdom, and together they unpack the chaos of modern life with humour, honesty, and absolute zero bullshit.

This episode is raw. It’s real. It’s hilarious. And it might just be the reset your brain’s been begging for.

Hit play. Hit follow. Share it with someone who needs a laugh or a lifeline. And if you want to help keep the mission alive (and Roxy supplied with bones), you can toss a tip at: ko-fi.com/whoisyourhero

Episode 36 — Part 1 is live now. Part 2 coming soon. HERO UP.

🚨 SUNDAY SESSIONS WENT LIVE – AND IT GOT WEIRD (IN THE BEST WAY) 🚨

Last night, strapped to a dialysis machine like a Christmas ham tied up in medical tubing, we hit a new milestone…

For the first time ever, “Who Is Your Hero” went LIVE for Sunday Sessions – Episode 35 with: 🎙️ Buzz (from the dialysis chair in North QLD) 🧠 Carly – the calm brain, translator & sanity checker 🌀 Gypsie – the spiritual sniper, chaos wizard & camel wrangler

What did we get up to? 💥 Talkback-style yarns like the old school radio days 💥 Half a million-view satire memes & why humour is waking Aussies up 💥 Epstein files, Bill Heffernan list, media distraction & “cookers” 💥 Energy shifts, frequencies, colours & feeling like something BIG is coming 💥 Mental health, kidney failure, Groundhog Day and learning not to feel guilty for resting 💥 The new truth + constitution project & website we’re building behind the scenes 💥 Gratitude, tribe, and why laughing at yourself is better than screaming at the TV

This isn’t just a podcast. It’s medicine, madness and a movement. It’s the Australia the media won’t show. It’s proof that even from a tiny room, hooked to a machine, you can still build a tribe that gives a sh*t.

🙋‍♂️ WANT IN NEXT TIME? We’re building Sunday Sessions into a proper live talkback tribe – callers, comments, stories of struggle & triumph, and plenty of nonsense to keep us sane. If you’d jump on a future live, drop a “🎧” or “I’m in” in the comments 👇

🎧 EPISODE 35 – SUNDAY SESSIONS (LIVE) 👉 “The Medicine, The Madness & The Movement” Listen here: [link in comments / bio]

Big love from the dialysis chair, Buzz, Carly & Gypsie ❤️

#WhoIsYourHero #HeroUp #SundaySessions #DialysisDiaries #MentalHealth #TribeVsSystem #AussieRealTalk #SatireWithTeeth #WeStillGiveAShit #Podcast #MensMentalHealth #Community

Episode 34 – Part 2: “How the Hell Did We Get Here?” (Buzz & Gypsie)

The boys are back — and somehow still not cancelled. 😂 In Part 2, Buzz and Gypsie go from chaos to clarity: freedom, love, dogs, dialysis, and the moment you realise you’re still enough. It’s raw, it’s funny, it’s real Aussie talk about life, loss, and laughing through the madness.

Plus, a sneak peek at what’s coming next: Paul Seils on truth and purpose, and Clayton from Pottsville on community, mateship, and resilience.

Share it with a mate who needs a lift, and if you love what we’re building, help keep it rolling via our GoFundMe link in the notes.

No capes, no filters — just everyday heroes having a crack. 💪

Episode 34 – Part 1: “How the Hell Did We Get Here?” (Buzz & Gypsie) Two old mates, zero fluff. We crack open the big one: how did everyday Aussies end up overworked, over-stressed and under-free? From numbers-before-names school days to tap-and-go living, from health wake-ups to finding your feet again, Buzz and Gypsie trade real stories, real laughs, and practical moves for this week. It’s truth over tantrums, small habits over heroics, and a reminder that love still wins — and you are enough.

Legends—Part 2 is here. If Part 1 was pit to podium, Part 2 is what happens after the podium.

Amanda Allen came back from a total hip replacement… and still qualified for the CrossFit Games. Then life swung again—shoulder blow-out, domestic violence, homeless in a van, and a relapse that almost cost her everything.

And she’s never said this publicly—until now.

In this episode, Amanda opens the pages on the stuff most people hide:

• the night with whiskey and sleeping tablets

• the loneliness no crowd ever sees

• how two giant wolfhounds became her guardians and her reason to breathe

• and why she built a nutrition range and wrote a 100,000-word book parked up in a van… because purpose had to be forged out of pain.

We talk social anxiety, introversion, and the truth that saved her:

“This too shall pass.” “Discipline is freedom.” “The body remembers what the soul won’t say.”

You’ll hear how she survives the dark now: rhythms and routines—training, eating, work, wolves, nature—rinse and repeat until the cloud lifts. And we go deep on belonging—how some of us are called to live on the fringe, and still be a light in the darkness.

This isn’t a highlight reel. It’s a human being, brave enough to tell the part most people skip.

Episode 33: Part 2 — Amanda Allen. Hit play. Share it with someone who needs a reason to keep going. Hero Up.

“Alright legends — welcome back to Episode 32, Part 2: Les Walker — The Man that Keeps Turning Up.

In Part 1 we went back to the kid before the titles — the early jobs, the first hard hits, and that lesson to rise above when the rock-throwers come.

Now we step into the turning point. The moment you realise people are watching… and what you do starts to matter beyond you.

Les talks about coaching a mixed kids’ soccer team — boys and girls learning confidence together — six years undefeated. Then a window of opportunity: invited by his old school teacher Tony Mooney to step up in local government. No polish. Shy public speaker. Door-knocking. Seniors groups. Lions clubs. Schools. Getting into the fabric of the community and building belief by doing the work.

We get into purpose — your why — and what it actually costs to keep showing up: time, money, family, mental toll. We talk about owning mistakes, not playing it safe, and why the motto is ‘Jobs on. Life’s good.’ And yes — the online noise, the headlines, the faceless profiles… and how to rise above it.

If Part 1 was the foundation, Part 2 is the step up: influence, responsibility, and the price you pay to lead.

Let’s get back into it.”

Episode 33 of Who Is Your Hero has just dropped.

Amanda Allen — “From Darkness to Dominance… and a Few Wolfhounds Along the Way.”

This one isn’t told by me — it’s listened to by me. I’m there to ask the questions. Amanda is there to tell her story.

From a childhood of chaos… to alcoholism at fourteen… to the edge of giving up — and then the rebuild: sobriety, discipline, and becoming a 3× CrossFit Games Champion.

In this episode we go there:

• “When life wasn’t a podium, but a pit.”

• How she found safety and started again.

• Why discipline is freedom when everything in you wants to quit.

• The comeback in her forties and fifties — and the truth for anyone who thinks their best years are gone.

• The wolfhounds, the wild, and how nature held her together when nothing else did.

Amanda’s words will smash you in the chest and stitch you back together. It’s guts to glory, and it might be the most important conversation we’ve had.

If you need a reason to keep going — this is it. Hit play. Share it with someone who needs hope today.

Who Is Your Hero — Episode 33 Now on Podbean, Spotify, Apple Podcasts. Hero Up. 👊

Episode 32: Les Walker — The Man that Keeps Turning Up.

This one isn’t the polished version of life. No media-trained answers. No LinkedIn award speeches. We go straight to the bone — the truth, the setbacks, the scars, the reasons people keep getting up when life keeps belting them.

Les is on the line with me — and whatever you think of him, no one can say he doesn’t turn up. Rain. Floods. Online abuse. Community barbies. Footy. Fundraisers. He still turns up.

Today we don’t talk to the politician — we talk to the son, the mate, the man behind the headlines. We go back to the boy before the titles. He walks us through growing up here, early jobs at the meatworks and the railway, an apprenticeship that took him to the Burdekin Dam and Hayman Island, security at the casino, five years as a prison officer, youth work at Cleveland, small business… then council, deputy mayor, state member.

We talk about that feeling when school ends and there’s no structure anymore. We talk about parents, mentors, and the advice to rise above when the rock-throwers come. We talk about learning by making mistakes, fear of failure, and why anyone can lead if they’ve got people around them and the tools to learn.

I’m on home dialysis as we record — and we keep it real.

If you want the person, not the profile — Episode 32 is here.

Who Is Your Hero. Keep turning up.”

You know what gets me, tribe? We keep saying we live in a free country. But most people aren’t living freedom — they’re living FREE-DUMB.

Yeah, FREE-DUMB. Looks shiny on Insta, but it’s slavery in disguise.

Let’s break it down.

D — Distraction. We’re drowning in it. Scrolling, swiping, gossiping — numbed out by noise. Entertainment’s become sedation.

U — Unconscious living. Wake, rush, grind, crash, repeat. We’re not living, we’re looping. Like hamsters with Wi-Fi.

M — Manipulation. They tell you what to buy, what to fear, who to love, who to cancel. You think you’re choosing — but the choices are pre-loaded.

B — Blind belief. We stopped questioning. We trust headlines, politicians, influencers more than our own gut. That’s not freedom — that’s obedience with branding.

So there it is: D.U.M.B. — Distraction. Unconscious. Manipulation. Blind belief.

That’s FREE-DUMB.

But freedom — real freedom — is unplugging from that noise. It’s saying “No thanks” to the programming. It’s taking your life back, breath by breath.

And you don’t need permission slips, policies or followers to do it. You just need courage — and a bit of wobbly truth.

🎙️ (Pause)

So tell me, tribe — are you living FREE… or just FREE-DUMB?

🎙️ Episode 3 — “The Comfort Trap”

Aussies love comfort — cold beers, backyard barbies, footy on the telly — but when comfort becomes a lifestyle, it quietly kills our hunger to grow.

In this brutally funny, dead-honest chat, Buzz calls out how the system feeds us just enough pleasure to keep us calm… and compliant. From “a beer fixes everything” culture to the way we dodge discomfort like it’s a disease — this episode will make you laugh, cringe, and question what you’ve been calling normal.

💥 It’s time to shake the couch dust off and start getting uncomfortable.

🎧 Listen now on Podbean | Spotify | Apple Podcasts 🌐 whoisyourhero.com.au

#TribeVsSystem #StartGettingUncomfortable #BuzzFidler #WhoIsYourHero #HeroUp #TheComfortTrap

Episode 2 — “The Illusion of Freedom”

We say we’re free — but are we really? In this powerful second chapter, Buzz peels back the layers of the modern system — schooling, work, media, money — and asks the uncomfortable question: who’s actually running the show?

From the moment we’re born, we’re taught to follow the script: study hard, get a job, buy the house, pay the taxes, and call that freedom. But what if the script itself is the cage?

This episode isn’t about conspiracy — it’s about clarity. It’s about seeing the invisible walls we’ve all agreed to live behind and remembering that real freedom starts between your ears.

🔥 It’s deep, real, and unapologetically Buzz — a wake-up call for anyone brave enough to think for themselves.

🎧 Listen now on Podbean | Spotify | Apple Podcasts 🌐 whoisyourhero.com.au

#TribeVsSystem #BuzzFidler #WhoIsYourHero #StartGettingUncomfortable #FreedomStartsWithin

🎙️ EPISODE 1 — Comfort Kills: How Australia Got Too Bloody Soft

This one kicks off with a laugh — and a slap of truth. From footy sheds to Friday-arvo beers, we’ve built a culture around being comfortable. But what happens when comfort turns into control?

Buzz cracks open the first part of the Start Getting Uncomfortable trilogy — diving into how the “Aussie dream” quietly became a system designed to keep us numb, safe, and obedient. It’s funny, raw, and uncomfortable in all the right ways.

Expect a few laughs, a few home truths, and a reminder that growth doesn’t live on the couch — it starts when we get off our arse and ask the big questions.

🔥 Real talk. Real laughs. Real tribe. 🎧 Tribe vs System — Start Getting Uncomfortable (Part 1)

Ep 29 (Part 2): The Everyday Aussie Who Stood Up — Jody Lowe Jody goes beyond slogans and into the guts of real change—how childhood chaos forged a protector, why he plans seven weeks ahead, and how blokes can manage the “ton of straw” without blowing a fuse. We talk ego on long-service leave, trolls vs restraint, being a present dad, and building an Australia grounded in balance, accountability and clean energy. Raw, practical, and very human.

Listen, share, and tag someone who needs this. www.whoisyourhero.com.au | #WhoIsYourHero #JodyLowe #MensHealth #Resilience #EverydayHeroes

welcome back to Part 2 of Who Is Your Hero with Jason Siebert. Part 1 took us from floodwaters to first principles — why shelter before anything flips a human from surviving to thriving, and how Jason’s Heartland Homes Project and Rehome Roots turn one sale into someone else’s second chance.

Today we’re going deeper. We’re talking real poverty — is it material or spiritual? We’re talking scars that drive service — the moments that make a man say “no one gets left behind.” And we’re stepping into solutions: expandable, off-grid homes, community land, growing food, regenerating country — a blueprint for living together, not just getting by.

If you’ve ever felt the system’s red tape choking common sense, this part is for you. Lean in, share it on, and let’s build stronger homes and stronger hearts.

Today’s story carries the title: ‘The Everyday Aussie Who Stood Up – Jody Lowe’.

Every so often, you come across someone who doesn’t just talk about courage and bravery — they live it, breathe it, and stand in it every single day. Our guest today is one of those blokes.

 

Now, let me be clear from the start: we’re not here to push politics, tick boxes, or run agendas. But sometimes, when you talk about truth, it naturally brushes against those walls. And that’s okay.

What we’re here for today is courage. It’s family. It’s resilience. It’s a bloke who’s faced his own battles with mental health and still steps forward, day after day, for his kids, his community, and his country.

What to expect in this episode 👇

Jason Siebert x Who Is Your Hero — Part 1

This one goes past bricks and bolts. We dive into why “home” is more than walls and how one man turned the Northern Rivers floodwaters into a living model of hope.

You’ll hear & learn:

• The image Jason can’t forget from Lismore — and what it taught him about human fragility and real resilience.

• Why shelter before anything (health triage → shelter → water → fire → food) matters — and how a roof flips people from surviving to thriving.

• Jason’s own scars — vanlife, temporary housing, mental health dips — and how purpose + discipline (run, meditate, train) keep him moving.

• The Heartland model explained in plain language: one home sold helps rehome another (no interest, no fees, pay-it-forward into the next family’s home).

• Versatile, off-grid, expandable homes — and why independence = health + dignity.

• The bigger picture: housing crisis, rough sleepers, single mums, veterans, men needing community — and how Heartland plans to meet them where they are.

• Buzz’s 4 Pillars (Health • Worth • Why • Wealth) in action — and why purpose stops the spiral.

Big Question teaser: We finish Part 1 warming up for the one we ask every guest… “Who is your Hero?” (Jason answers it in the series.)

🎧 Listen now: Podbean | Spotify | Apple 🔗 whoisyourhero.com.au 🔗 heartlandhomesproject.com

🚨🎙️ EPISODE 27 JUST DROPPED! 🎙️🚨

Legends, the Buzz & Gypsie September Catch-Up is live and it’s a belter.

We cover it all — 🔥 Trump & Albo trading climate punches 🔥 Housing crisis & why modular living is booming 🔥 Heroes like Julie Hogben & Jodi Lowe showing true grit 🔥 Rants about power bills, social media fakery & the green scam 🔥 Tribe vs System reflections — freedom, mateship & meaning

This one’s raw, funny, and hits deep. Perfect Sunday listen.

👉 Stream it now on Podbean, Spotify, Apple Podcasts & all major platforms 👉 Share it, tag your mates, and tell us — Who’s YOUR hero this month?

Big love, Buzz & Gypsie ✌️🎸

#WhoIsYourHero #BuzzAndGypsie #Podcast #EverydayHeroes #SeptemberCatchUp

Meet Julie Hogben — 31 years old, full of courage, and right now fighting her way through dialysis while waiting for a life-saving kidney transplant. She sat down with me on Who Is Your Hero to share the raw, real story of what it’s like to live with kidney failure at such a young age — the challenges, the laughs, the resilience, and the hope. This is more than a medical story. It’s about grit, family, and finding strength in the hardest season of life. Listen in soon on Podbean, Spotify & Apple Podcasts. www.WhoIsYourHero.com.au YOU ARE ENOUGH. #WhoIsYourHero #KidneyCapers #DialysisLife #HeroUp

Doug Steley – Fighting Battles Beyond the Uniform 🔥 Smashing Opening (Approx. 5 mins) Buzz: “G’day legends, Buzz here — and welcome back to Who Is Your Hero. Tonight we’re not talking about business, footy, or backyard heroes. We’re talking about a bloke who wore the RAAF uniform, gave his best years in service, and then came home to fight battles that no one trains you for. His name is Doug Steley. A veteran. A fighter. A man who has carried both medals and scars. But when the uniform came off, Doug found himself in the fight of his life — not with an enemy overseas, but with the system right here at home. We talk about mateship in this country. We talk about ‘looking after our diggers.’ Yet time and time again, the stories I hear from veterans are stories of silence, rejection, paperwork over people, and lives lost to a system that’s meant to protect them. Doug’s journey is raw. It’s heavy. But it’s also important. Because if we’re going to be a country worth fighting for, we’ve got to face how we treat those who fought for us. So buckle in, tribe — this is one you need to hear.”

“G’day tribe, tonight’s a big one. After four months of hospital runs, every second day back into North Ward, the tubes are finally out, and for the first time in months I had a proper shower.

Not a wipe down, not a splash with a washer — I mean a full, hot, stand-there-till-the-water-runs-cold kind of shower. Might sound small, but to me, it felt massive.

“When kidney failure hit, I found out real quick who my mates were. Most vanished, but a handful stuck. At first it felt brutal, then I realised — it was a gift.

It’s like Facebook culling your friends list for you — only life does it much more efficiently.”

This Podcast id dedicated to all of them ..

“G’day legends, Buzz here with another kidney-fuelled yarn. And today we’re going straight to the bottom of the barrel… literally.

So, the nurses handed me this thing called the Bristol Stool Chart. Yeah, you can’t make this stuff up. It’s basically a grading system for your turds — turns out even your poo needs a performance review these days.

Now when you’re on PD, keeping the plumbing moving is critical. And according to the chart, the gold medal stool is a nice, smooth sausage — Type 4. That’s the Michael Jordan of bowel movements. The GOAT.

Anything else and you’re in trouble:  • Type 1? Rabbit droppings. Mate, you’re not a bunny. Eat a pear.  • Type 7? Brown tsunami. You’re not winning medals, you’re evacuating a disaster zone.  • Type 6? That’s the curry-and-beer special. You know the one.

Here’s the lesson: shit happens. Literally. But in life too. Some days you’re dropping gold medal sausages, other days it’s chaos. The trick is to laugh, flush, and keep moving.

So if you’re stuck, stressed, or struggling — remember: it’s all part of the cycle. Some days are messy, some are hard to pass, but eventually, you hit that smooth stride.

This is Buzz with Kidney Capers — reminding you that health isn’t about being perfect… it’s about rolling with the punches. Or in this case… the plops. 💩🤣

“Ever been told you’ve put your foot into it? 👣 Mate, I’ve made a bloody career out of it. Some people collect stamps, I collect awkward silences.

And here’s the funny thing: half the time, people think you’ve stuffed up. But really… you’ve just said what everyone else was too chicken to say.

It’s like the elephant in the room. Everyone’s patting it, feeding it peanuts, pretending it’s not there… and then you walk in and go: ‘Holy shit, there’s a bloody elephant in here!’ Suddenly you’re the problem.

I’ve done it in footy change rooms, boardrooms, and even hospital wards. First time I sat in dialysis, I looked around and said: ‘Well, this isn’t the Bali holiday I booked.’ Nurses didn’t know whether to laugh or call security. But the patients cracked up — tension gone. Honesty frees people.

“WTF Happened to the Good Life?” 🎙️

Back in 1980… 👉 Dad worked. 👉 Mum raised the kids. 👉 One wage covered the lot. 👉 Families had time, balance & community.

Fast forward to 2025… ⚡ Two parents working flat out. ⚡ Kids raised by screens. ⚡ Mortgages that strangle. ⚡ Families stretched to breaking point.

So I ask… WHAT THE F@#K HAPPENED?

In this raw new episode, I unpack it all: ✅ The courage of my Mum & Dad raising 5 kids (and a Downy). ✅ Street cricket, family holidays & knowing the whole street. ✅ Why failing on your own decisions made us stronger. ✅ How the system sold us “progress” while stealing the good life. ✅ And how we can take it back.

🔥 This one will hit you in the gut — and maybe give you hope too.

🎧 Listen now on Who Is Your Hero Podcast 🌐 whoisyourhero.com.au 📲 Podbean App — follow & share

👉 Don’t let anyone else hold your pen. Write your own story.

#WhoIsYourHero #WTFHappened #FamilyFirst #PodcastDrop

 life’s got this nasty habit of throwing curveballs when you think you’re on a roll. Cloudy bags, midnight alarms, hospital food that tastes like cardboard soup 🍲… It’s all part of the gig.

But the lesson? 👉 You don’t get to pick the battles. 👉 You do get to choose how you show up to fight them.

So if you’re feeling stuck, sore, or side-lined, remember: ⚡ Shrink the battle — win the next 5 minutes. ⚡ Hold your WHY — it’s the compass when the map’s all blurry. ⚡ Hero Up — ask, “What would the best version of me do right now?” Then do it.

Legends, this one cuts deep. The medical system loves to throw words around: 👉 “You’ll never recover.” 👉 “This is terminal.” 👉 “Six months to live.”

But here’s the truth I’ve lived: the mind gives up before the body does. And if you let those words write your ending, they will.

Episode 18 of Who Is Your Hero is about flipping the script: ⚡ Turning timelines into challenges ⚡ Refusing to be just an “average” ⚡ Finding courage when the system tries to box you in

This one’s raw, straight from the PD chair, and it’s all about HEROES rising when the world says, “Game over.”

🎙️ Listen now: 🌐 whoisyourhero.com.au | Podbean app

👉 Drop a comment with YOUR story — who told you it was over, and how did you prove them wrong?

I’m on my second day of PD training — and I’ll tell you what, the nurses I’ve had this week, absolute legends. Angels in scrubs. They’ve kept me alive, kept me laughing, and they’ve helped me see something I didn’t expect — freedom.

Now don’t get me wrong, I’m still hooked up to machines at night, still fighting the big fight, but for the first time in 12 weeks I can see a bit of my life coming back. Days free again. That’s a win.

But here’s the thought that’s been chewing me up: the ‘What If’ trap. The older you get, the heavier those two words become.  • What if I’d taken better care of my kidneys years ago?  • What if I’d gone harder in footy when I had the chance?  • What if I’d told that person what they meant to me?

When you’re young, ‘what if’ feels like a game. Options everywhere. But as the years roll on, those missed chances pile up like weights in your backpack. And suddenly, instead of fuelling you, the ‘what if’ starts chewing you up.

So today’s big question is this: How do we stop living in ‘what if’ and start asking ‘what’s next’?

Stick around, because by the end of this 45 minutes, I want you to walk away lighter — ready to flip the script. Let’s go.”

“Ever had that dream you’re late for the game? Boots missing, guernsey at home, coach ready to rip ya a new one?

Turns out, that’s not just a dream, mate — that’s life giving you a bloody wake-up call.

This week on the Who Is Your Hero Podcast, I’m talking about what those dreams really mean… about being prepared, showing up, and owning your spot on the ground — in footy, in life, in everything.

No filters, no fluff, no capes — just raw yarns, hard truths, and a bit of Buzz banter to get you thinking.

So, if you’ve ever felt like you’ve left your boots at home… tune in, lace up, and run on with me.

Because every day is game day — and no one’s coming to save ya.

Dropping soon — live link at whoisyourhero.com.au

(Cut to the meme image with bold text: “Dropping Soon – Who Is Your Hero? Podcast”)

Today we’re going to war… but not the kind with guns. My guest knows both the battlefield and the battle inside your own bloody head.

Seventeen years in the Aussie Army. Iraq. Timor . Blown up in an armoured vehicle — survived. PTSD. Depression. Rock bottom.

But instead of staying down, he built himself back up and now teaches blokes, bosses, and whole communities how to lead with guts, heart, and harmony.

This man is a walking proof that your worst day can actually be the start of your best life. Enjoy Legends.