Benny Drohan Podcast

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.

Lets fkn go 🥊🚀

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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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Arjun Paliwal was told he had two years to live.

Instead of shrinking back, he risked everything and built a multi-million dollar property empire.

This is one of the most powerful stories we’ve ever recorded.

In this episode, Arjun opens up about the moment he found out he needed open-heart surgery and how that diagnosis forced a choice that would change everything.

From surviving a near-death health scare to building one of Australia’s most respected property businesses Investor Kit, this is the story of going all-in when the stakes couldn’t be higher.

👇 Chapters

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:58 - Powered by Little Fish

00:01:39 - Meet Arjun Paliwal

00:02:58 - From NZ to Australia

00:05:14 - Working in Finance Out of School

0:13:19 - Building a Property Empire

00:14:14 - His First Investment Win

00:15:51 - What You Need to Achieve

00:17:42 - Rising at CommWealth

00:20:55 - Travel and Finding Purpose

00:23:00 - Launching InvestorKit

00:25:52 - Buying in Burnie, Tasmania

00:26:56 - Market Pressure Analysis Explained

00:30:33 - Scaling InvestorKit

00:40:13 - Property Advice That Works

00:46:05 - His Near-Death Experience

00:55:48 - Lessons From Growing a Business

01:01:37 - Must-Know Tips for Young Buyers

01:06:57 - Outro

Extraordinary stories. Raw. Real. Unfiltered. Hosted by Peter Kelly and Ben Drohan.

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Bradley Dryburgh was told he wouldn’t live a full life. Born with cystic fibrosis, he’s spent years defying brutal odds.

From coughing up blood in his parents’ laundry sink to rebuilding his body and mindset... this is the story of a bloke who flat-out refused to give up.

Raw, powerful, and impossible not to respect.

👇 Here’s what’s inside:

• The day he thought he was dying
• How cystic fibrosis hits from the inside out
• The savage warning doctors gave his family
• Losing 20% of his lung capacity and still pushing
• What changed when he found purpose
• The mindset that made him dangerous again

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