Nick “Special K” Kara is an OG fighting legend, a world-champion kickboxer whose journey from Melbourne street fights to the wild underbelly of Pattaya, Thailand, and the UFC’s Ultimate Fighter, is one of the wildest and jaw-dropping stories you’ll ever hear.

For the first time, Nick opens up about his violent past, addiction, near-death experience, redemption and faith, from starring in cult Muay Thai film Ong-Bak to landing on Melbourne’s underworld hit list and somehow surviving it all.

He went from street chaos to movie sets, from world titles to hospital beds, fighting for his life. This is the untold story of a man who lost everything, found faith, and fought his way back.

If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to climb out of rock bottom and rebuild, this episode will hit hard.

Stay till the end as Nick reveals how he finally found peace, purpose, and his reason to keep fighting.

If this episode brings anything up for you, you do not have to carry it alone.

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👇 Chapters:

00:00:00: Intro

00:00:55: Who is Nick Kara

00:03:19: hen Nick first discovered fighting

00:10:11: The start of his Thailand journey

00:12:56: Three major legal troubles

00:16:33: Ending up in Thailand

00:19:40: Where “Special K” comes from

00:21:43: How Nick Kara landed a role in Ong-Bak

00:28:38: Fighting Manson Gibson

00:32:45: Winning the world title

00:37:26: The addiction phase of Kara’s life

00:38:56: The underground hit list

00:45:45: Becoming a boxing coach

01:01:07: Waking up in the hospital

01:20:29: Outro

At 14 years old, I woke up with a knife pressed against my throat as my older brother attempted to murder me and my entire family. That night changed everything. The next 30 years became a spiral of violence, addiction, self-destruction, and chaos that I could not escape. This is the story I have kept in the dark until now.

In this episode, I share the truth about that night, what led to it, and how surviving an attempted murder shaped every decision I made afterwards. For the first time, I, Ben Drohan, open up about the relapses I hid, the lies I lived behind, the addictions that controlled me, and the way trauma drove the next three decades of my life.

I talk about the drugs, the near jail moments, the business failures, the relationships I destroyed, and the people who stood by me when they probably should not have. I also share the final days of my mum’s life, how grief forced me to confront everything I had been running from, and the moment faith finally brought clarity after years of chaos.

Hold onto your fkn hat because this is confronting, honest, and unfiltered. If you have lived through trauma, battled addiction, carried shame, lost your way, or wondered if change is still possible after decades of self-destruction, this story is for you.

This is my untold story. This is the beginning of the Benny Drohan Podcast. This is proof that it is never too late, no matter what you have done or how far you have fallen. You just need to stay in the fkn fight.

If this episode brings anything up for you, you do not have to carry it alone.

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👇 Chapters:

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:27 My Story

00:08:54 The Night My Brother Tried to Kill My Family

00:26:08 How Addiction Almost Sent Me to Jail

00:34:54 What Addiction Really Is

00:48:10 Why I Finally Stopped Destroying My Life

01:02:22 What Life Looks Like Today

01:04:41 A Final Message

Something big is happening with the show.

This is not just another episode. It is the moment everything changes. We open up about why, what it means, and where we are heading next.

If you have ever supported us this is the one to watch.

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Paul Watkins set out alone into the Arctic wilderness.

No food. No shelter. No backup plan.

What started as an adventure became a near-death fight to survive.

Eight days. Frostbite. Starvation. Isolation.

Hallucinations so vivid he couldn’t tell what was real.

He saw trucks and workers that weren’t there.

He heard fighter jets that never came.

He believed a woman was following him the polar explorer “third man effect.”

👇 Here’s what’s inside:

• How a simple plan spiralled into an 8-day survival nightmare
• The terrifying hallucinations that almost pushed him over the edge
• The mental games of isolation and how he nearly gave up
• The brutal signs of hypothermia and frostbite he ignored
• The moment he thought he wouldn’t make it back alive

This one will leave you shaking your head at what the human body — and mind — can endure.

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LFG, it’ll change the way you see survival forever 🤌

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He was a cannabis adversary.

Now he’s growing 5,000 kilos a year... and risked $14 million to do it.

Tom Varga went from corporate banker to cannabis farmer… and nearly lost everything trying to make it work.

Today he runs Biortica Agrimed, Australia’s fastest-growing medicinal cannabis company, leading a new era for medical cannabis nationwide.

This isn’t just a business story. It’s a wild ride from sceptic to CEO, from stigma to scale, from dismissing weed to betting everything on it. Tom opens up about battling red tape, surviving Covid, and why patients still turn to the black market despite cannabis being legal.

👇 Here’s what’s inside:

• The moment a sceptic became a believer — and why
• How $10M raised for the farm disappeared overnight when Covid hit
• Mortgaging every property to keep Biortica Agrimed alive
• Why patients still turn to the black market despite cannabis being legal
• The staggering reality: 1 million kilos consumed every year in Australia
• The secrets, stigma, and scale of Australia’s booming medicinal cannabis industry

LFG it will change the way you see cannabis forever 🚀

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Dr John Tickell was told he had 18 months to live. Instead, he beat terminal brain cancer — then uncovered the brutal truth about Australia’s health crisis.From elite AFL doctor to best-selling author and longevity expert, Dr Tickell joins Benny and Pete to expose the lie that’s quietly killing millions — and the real solution he used to survive.This one’s part survival story, part wake-up call.

👇Here's What's Inside

• How John Tickell survived brain cancer against all odds
• The deadly “Western lifestyle” lie fuelling disease in Australia
• The Okinawan diet, immunotherapy and why longevity is misunderstood
• The health advice he gave AFL stars (and ignores now)

What’s actually making you sick — and how to fight backHe beat death. Now he’s taking on the system.

Let’s fkn go

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Amanda Goff, known publicly as Samantha X, was once Australia’s highest paid escort.

After leaving a career as a respected journalist, she entered the sex industry and built a multimillion-dollar brand... before walking away from it all.

In this raw and revealing conversation, Amanda shares her story like never before. From the stigma and secrecy to the truth about clients, money, power, addiction, motherhood, and what she regrets most.She opens up about life behind the headlines, the fallout from her double life, and why she finally chose to step away, despite the fame and financial success.

This is an unfiltered look at the human side of a story most people never hear.

👇Here’s what’s inside:

• Why she became Samantha X — and how it saved her life
• The brutal cost of fame, stigma, and addiction
• What she really thinks about OnlyFans, power, and regret
• The hardest part about leaving the industry
• Her advice to fathers raising daughters in today’s world

Amanda didn’t flinch. Nothing was off limits. Enjoy legends!

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Sam Brizzi is carrying one of Aussie boxing’s greatest legacies.

The Brizzi Brothers started their gym in a Preston shed 58 years ago. Cos has passed, but Benny Brizzi, a deadset living legend, is still holding pads nearly six decades on.

Sam grew up in that world, banned from boxing as a kid because of epilepsy, and now coaches Olympians, turns street kids into fighters, and, alongside his cousins and Uncle Benny, keeps the Brizzi Bros name alive.

👇 In this episode:

• Brutality, discipline, and how the Brizzi Bros gym has saved lives
• Why Benny Brizzi is still running the gym at 78 and what makes him a legend
• The raw truth about building champions — from smashed windows to world titles
• Sam’s own story: banned from boxing, now coaching Australia’s best
• Why combat sports should be in every school and how boxing straightens out street kids

Proper old-school boxing. A family legacy 58 years strong.

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Isaac Butterfield is one of Australia’s most controversial comics, loved by millions, hated by plenty, and unapologetically himself.

From getting dragged before a Human Rights tribunal over an Aboriginal joke to being backed by Dana White and selling out theatres across the country, Isaac has built a comedy empire his own way.

👇 In this episode:

• The joke that nearly ended his career and why he refused to apologise
• How he turned outrage into millions of loyal fans
• The brutal reality of making money as a comic, from $0 to selling out theatres
• Wild stories from the road from OnlyFans crowd interactions to getting recognised on the Spanish Steps
• The truth about Australia’s comedy scene and why mainstream comics hate his success
• His rise from installing shower screens to performing in New York

No filter, no fear... this is Isaac at his most unhinged.

We fkn loved it, and you will too 🤌

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He was taken to be executed. But somehow… he walked away.

This is the unbelievable true story of Gaz Wright... a feared enforcer who ran with Australia’s underworld until the streets turned on him. Snatched in broad daylight. Taken to be killed. Left for dead.

But Gaz didn’t just survive.

He came back and built the Hope Cartel... using 9D breathwork to help people process trauma and stop others from making the same brutal mistakes.

If you think you’ve heard a wild story before… this one will change you.

Unfiltered. Unforgiving. Un-fuckingmissable.

👇 Here’s what’s inside:

• The moment Gaz was kidnapped in broad daylight
• How he survived an execution attempt by sheer chance
• Inside life as a feared enforcer in the Australian underworld
• Why prison didn’t break him... but what almost did
• The real reason the streets turned on him
• What changed his life forever behind bars
• Building the Hope Cartel from nothing
• His raw message to kids heading down the same path
• The truth no one tells you about escaping the street life

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