Today on the Poddy:

Samoana Matangi grew up in Utah, smashed school life out of the park, switched careers to work the powerlines… and then one day everything changed in a split second.
Instead of packing it in, he rebuilt himself into a speaker, a mentor, and one of the most resilient humans walking the planet. This is a bloke who’s lived through something most people don’t survive, and somehow came out the other side with humour, faith, and a bloody good attitude.

02:30 - Locked outside in -35 degree weather
08:45 - Listener feedback
12:10 - Samoana Matangi
19:00 : Mormon Mission in Brasil
23:00 - Linesman work
27:30 - Day of the accident
33:40 - Hands
36:20 - Identity crisis
38:30 - Learning how to live with hook hands
45:45 - Men's Survival Weekend
47:15 - Post-Traumatic Growth
50:35 - Being shot at the petrol station
Check out Sam's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thenohandedbandit
Burns Support Group NZ: https://www.burns.org.nz/

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