Ronnie Neville is an Irish Comedian and storyteller. He has honed his craft in Fremantle, Western Australiua before taking his show global and recently returned to become one of Fringe Festivals best selling acts.

Ronnie’s style is remincent of the street sellers as old as he developed his cheeky persona selling potato peelers on American television and in person at locationas all around the world. 

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Herb Bennetts is a Drummer, Tattoo Artist and Competitive Pokemon player. As a adrummer Herb is musical and creative, operating in Metal space with a melodic percussiveness amoungth the heaviest shit you are ever going to hear on a drum kit. As a tattoo artist Herb operates out of Celtic Circle in Kalamunda, home of the legendary of tattooist, Plug. 

Recorded at Barefoot Media Co. Fremantle

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Leon Ewing frontman and bassist for 90s rock band, Beaverloop.  Blasting onto the scene as winners of the once revered campus band competition, Beaverloop rocked the stages and paved the way  for a 90s rock scene that included Eskimo Joe Jebediah and a host of early 90s Aussie rock royalty.  Beaverloop quickly became renowned for the coolest shows, the coolest video clips, and a monster live sound. 

In 1999, at the peak of their powers, the Beaverloop dream suddenly imploded, and Leon was forced to figure out a life that catered for his force of pure creativity.  A life that featured film, video, television, extensive First Nations projects, and most recently, his most mind altering project,  Sonnenmass.

Find out more about Leon here; https://www.leonewing.com/

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Bernard O'Rourkes is a digital nomad and entrepreneur who started in Perth, Western Australia before migrating to Croatia to build his workforce for his startup, Jump In. Like many entrepreneurs, Bernard pushed himself to the limit building the company until a shock cancer diagnosis forced an immediate life change.  

Bernard returned to Perth and embarked on a journey which prioritized his health, both mentally and physically. And joins us on the show today to courageously discuss his new approach to life.

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Fano Kori is a Sudanese-born, Egyptian-raised boxing coach and former professional boxer now based in Perth, Western Australia. Known for his technical prowess and dedication to the sport, Kori trained extensively under Ruben Sanchez, a renowned Cuban Olympic coach, for over a decade. Throughout his career, Kori has represented Australia both domestically and internationally, gaining recognition for his skill and resilience in the ring.

Kori is the head coach at Nubian Kingdom Boxing Gym, which operates two locations in Perth: one in Midland and another in Osborne Park. His gym emphasizes technical training combined with high-intensity workouts, welcoming individuals of all fitness levels to learn and practice boxing.

In addition to his coaching accomplishments, Kori is an advocate for inclusivity in sport, fostering community engagement through boxing and mentoring younger generations to strive for greatness both inside and outside the ring.

Nubian Kingdom Boxing 
https://nubiankingdomboxinggym.com.au/

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Aidan Barton is a metalhead that has forged a career in the music industry by simply doing.  Starting initially with his high school band Pathogen the interest in sound eventually grew into a profession with Studio Engineering with his own Sovereign Studios and is now the go-to Live Sound Engineer for some of the world’s biggest touring acts.

In this fascinating conversation we chat about the challenges of making it in one of the most competitive and rapidly changing industries, overcoming personal challenges and of course reminisce about the incredible Perth Metal Scene.

Sovereign Studios
https://www.facebook.com/sovstudio/


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Today we talk to the remarkable Jo Vallentine, a pioneer in the peace and environmental movements and one of Australia's most steadfast activists. Known for her relentless commitment to social justice, Jo was the first Australian parliamentarian elected on an anti-nuclear platform, becoming a voice of conscience in the Senate and beyond.

From marching against nuclear testing to standing up for First Nations rights, Jo's legacy spans decades and serves as a blueprint for effective, compassionate activism. Join us as we explore the life and lessons of Jo Vallentine – an unwavering champion for a peaceful, sustainable Australia.

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Murray Donaldson is a Scottish Filmmaker – working what we call a Shooter Producer that also has to Direct. That’s right – the modern TV requires one person to work three or more roles.

 Murray came out to Australia to work on Aussie Goldhunters and was immediately shipped out to Yalgoo on assignment. In this episode Murray talks about the transition between cultures, working in remote locations and his journey into the world of television.

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Adam Brown is a musician, luthier, tinkerer and repairer extraordinaire breathing new life into musical instruments of all shapes and sizes. Kicked out of music class in High School, Adam found a work placement in a music store and has never looked back.

 Adam now runs the Strummers workshop from his house and has found a cult following amongst Perth musicians for being able to restore and perfectly dial their instrument to perfection.

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Matt Hodgkinson is an Indie Film Director raised in the Video stores of Perth, Western Australia. After a career working on in advertising and films working roles from assets to First AD to Producing.

Matt is finally striking out completely independently on his first feature film entitled Zero. 

In this episode we suss out the survival skills it takes to operate independently and what it feels like leading up to a directorial debut feature.

Find out more about Zero here: https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/zero-scifi-feature-film#/
Reach Matt here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-hodgkinson-9993792/

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Nick Hopkin is a seasoned creative consultant, TV producer, and director with over 28 years of experience in the industry. Starting his journey at the BBC, Nick has gone on to shape some of the most iconic and award-winning TV content across a variety of genres, from reality formats to scripted projects.

With a BAFTA-winning track record, his work spans global networks like ABC, BBC, and Nickelodeon. Today, we’ll dive into his creative process, fond memories, his career highlights, and what it takes to bring innovative ideas to life in the ever-evolving world of television.

Nicks Website: NickNack

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Hannah Fitzhardinghe is the current Mayor of Fremantle and responsible for overseeing the growth and accessibility of one of the best cities on the planet. Hannah is a passionate advocate of the Arts and Culture and has been working tirelessly to link together Government and Industry with Art and Culture to form a fascinating urban hub of talent and ideas.

We truly live in a remarkable place and the feeling is – the best is yet to come – which is in part is due to Hannah’s leadership,optimism and efforts. So, if you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to be the Mayor or perhaps you one day aspire to be the Mayor, this episode is for you.

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Gary Street is a former basketballer who left Australian Shores for the USA to get an education and play basketball abroad in the NCAA.   Gary fell in love and moved to Kansas City to start a family with his lovely wife Diana. Gary recently was diagnosed with cancer, a Stage 4 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. Offered three choices Gary was forced to select the path to take to best fight the cancer and survive. 

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Stephanie Jewell is a music journalist based in Perth, WA. Originally from a Law background, Steph entered the profession after a chance encounter and has quickly become one of the hardest-working people in the music scene, reliably covering everything from local shows to international acts and providing insightful interviews with the musicians themselves.

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Pippa Hurst is the founder of DesignFreo – a collective that promotes and celebrates Design the port city of Fremantle, Western Australia. To the uninitiated Design seems to be the art of ‘Hey, wait, let’s a have a think about this before we proceed.” To find out more about the DesignFreo community head to https://designfreo.org/

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Nick Petrou is the founder of MTGfreo – a Fremantle based community that hosts regular games of Magic The Gathering, aka the greatest card game ever invented. The group has grown to 75 members in under a year and is underpinned with principles of acceptance and inclusivity, except for Blue players – you are still unwelcome. (joooking, we love you all)  

If you would like to hear more about the Magic The Gathering community in Fremantle and surrounding suburbs please join the Discord server for all events, marketplace and banter.
Link here: https://discord.gg/54vCAXS2gR

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If you loved NBL basketball in the 90’s then this episode is for you. Today we are talking to the legendary Doc Atkins – the man, the myth, the legend for pioneering the recruitment of American Imports into the NBL.

We’re talking Cal Bruton, Steve Carfino,  Ricky Grace AND Jame Crawford, Mario Donaldson, Andre Lafleur, LeRoy Loggins, Derek Rucker...If you were parked on the couch watching those electric rivalries on a Saturday night we are about to hear from the man responsible. 

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Mikey Wigele is a seasoned musician and performer at the top of his game – playing bass in over 14 bands and counting. From Tool to Tonesmiths, if you are a live music fan there is a chance that you have seen one of Perth’s most talented music mercenaries perform. 

Catch Arizona Bayswater performing Tool this Friday at Freo Social Sept 20th

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Dr. Lu Fenny is a holistic vet who’s unique approach combines conventional medicine with evidence-based natural therapies with a focus on improving wellbeing, vitality and quality of life and treating the whole pet - not just their symptoms. 

With over a decade’s experience practicing traditional veterinary medicine and surgery, Dr. Lu made the move to a holisitc approach with stunning results and has featured on a number of Television shows working with a range of animals big and small. We welcome to the show Dr. Lu.

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Johnny Ma is as pure filmmaker as you’ll ever find. An out-of-the-box creative Johnny shot over 80 music videos and worked on countless films. He has worked tirelessly to create Johnny Ma Studios as a second home to many Australian filmmakers.

Running a business is absolute torture for a creative but an increasingly necessary evil. Johnny has been running three for the last decade.

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