Better Bloke

You might know Aaron for his 1996 Toyota Supra - better known as the Scary Supra - one of the wildest builds in Australia’s car scene. The car turns heads everywhere it goes… but that’s only the surface. We sit down with the man behind it: the stepdad, the partner, and the bloke who had to face a past where he wasn’t the man he wanted to be.

This episode digs into what most fellas never put on Instagram: building a blended family, the hard yards of taking accountability, and how your definition of happiness shifts as you grow. Aaron opens up about mistakes, lessons, and the moments he realised the real rebuild wasn’t under the bonnet... it was in himself.

Whether you’re into cars, navigating stepdad life, or just trying to figure out the man you want to become… this episode is a raw look at the roads we all travel.

See more from Scary Supra: www.instagram.com/scarysupra

You might know Matty “Bombs” for Australia’s biggest golf swing. On the long-drive grid he’s a world champ for launching nukes... but that’s only the highlight reel. We sit down with the man behind it: the partner, the new dad, the step-dad... navigating a premmie birth with just 10 weeks notice and the wild life that real life throws at us all.

This episode digs into what most blokes never talk about out loud: the fear, the fatigue, and the friction of step-parenting, plus the weight of old wounds that don’t vanish when you hit it 400 yards. Matty opens up about childhood trauma and how a guy who thought therapy wasn’t for him finally gave it a crack,and why it changed everything. Practical tools, hard truths, and a fresh take on strength that goes way beyond the swing.

Whether you’re a new parent, a step-dad in the trenches, or a bloke who’s been putting off getting help… this episode is a good look at the daily things some of us are facing.

Find more from Matty at www.instagram.com/mattybombs

AI is everywhere... so do you use it, or does it use you? In this one, the boys scrap over dependency, pressure to keep up, and whether leaning on a bot makes you soft.

Rob isn’t shy about hating how much Matty uses AI… until talk turns to self-development: prompts, planning, learning faster, doing the hard work smarter. Half conspiracy and speculation, half straight talk every bloke should hear.

Perfect if you haven’t jumped on the bandwagon yet, or you’ve only dipped a toe and want real ways it can make life easier without losing your edge.

Most Australians have no idea that rural men are facing one of the highest suicide rates in the country. For Mary O’Brien, founder of the Are You Bogged Mate? charity, that reality became brutally personal when two well-known blokes in her community took their own lives. Digging into the research, she found the truth was even worse... men are three times more likely to die by suicide than women, and if they’re in a rural setting, the risk jumps even higher.

In this episode, Mary explains why the current mental health system isn’t built for bush blokes, how the “out of sight, out of mind” attitude is costing lives, and how her organisation is changing the conversation. We cover everything from the tractor analogy that resonates with men who hate ‘talking about feelings’ to the practical ways both men and women can start helping the people around them today.

Find out more about Are You Bogged Mate?, or apply for the Bogged Brakes event: https://areyouboggedmate.com.au/

You might know Viktor Lyall as the MMA fighter who dismantled two angry men in Surfers... cool, controlled, and unapologetically lethal - but that’s just one side of the man. Behind the cage persona is a thinker with degrees in psychology, business, and history literature, and a deep belief that a man’s happiness comes from finding his duty and living in alignment with it.

In this episode, we dive deep: modernity, postmodernism, masculinity, violence, virtue, and authenticity. Viktor speaks with clarity and conviction, challenging what it means to be a man in a world that’s lost its compass. This isn’t just a fighter’s tale... it’s a conversation about who we are, who we were, and who we could be.

Hear more from Viktor at www.instagram.com/impalervikki

A returning voice, a mural artist, and a man who’s pulled himself from the edge more than once, Lini is back on the couch to catch us up on what he has learnt. After years of battling his own demons, digging deep into psychology, and speaking with thousands of others doing the same, he’s landed on a philosophy that challenges the way we think about mental health.

Lini doesn’t see it as illness... he sees it as pain. Not something to medicate and manage forever, but something to understand and cure at the root. In this chat, he unpacks where society’s gone wrong, where it’s trying, and why so many men are still slipping through the cracks.

Find out more about Lini at: www.instagram.com/whoislini

Society says men need to be softer. Haze “The Huntsman” Hepi says maybe we just need direction. In this episode, the Māori bare knuckle fighter breaks down his unique philosophy on violence, discipline, and the male identity crisis. He speaks about his past, his evolution as a man and father, and the some hard truths about what shaped him to be the man he is. From coaching young boys to confronting his own shadows, Haze gives us a brutally honest take on what it means to be a man in today’s world... without conforming to it.

Follow Haze on Instagram: www.instagram.com/hazethehuntsman/

What does it really mean to raise a kid... not just keep them alive, but raise them into a good human? In this episode, we sit down to unpack the tightrope walk of fatherhood: how to be emotionally connected without losing authority, how to discipline without doing damage, and how to own it when you get it wrong.

Rob opens up about raising his two kids, the lessons he's learnt from first child to second, and how gender, age, and personality all play into the way we parent. We dig into the raw moments... losing your cool, dishing out consequences, rebuilding trust and the deep responsibility that comes with teaching values, not just rules. This one’s for every bloke trying to be a better dad, or even just a better role model.

The last time we spoke to Jimmy Judge, he was just on the cusp. Working FIFO while eating copious amounts on his off swing, he was building momentum with his outrageous food challenges, wondering if the madness could ever turn into something real. Back then, it was all maybes and what-ifs. Fast forward nine months, and Jimmy’s left the mines behind and gone all in.

This episode picks up where we left off, but now, the stakes are real. We unpack the raw truth of what it’s like to chase internet fame full-time: the mental toll, the pressure to perform, the business side of being a creator, and the moments where self-doubt creeps in. It’s a world most people only see through the highlight reel, but Jimmy lays it bare.

Whether you’ve thought about quitting your job to chase a dream or you’re just fascinated by what happens after the leap… this episode is a bloody good look behind the curtain.

Follow Jimmy Judge

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After a serious spinal injury left Patrick in constant pain, everything began to slip. The physical toll was just the beginning... soon came the loss of work, the mental struggle, and a growing reliance on substances to cope. It was a slow unraveling that led him into some of the darkest chapters of his life.

In this episode, Patrick opens up about how it all came undone and what it took to rebuild. With his back against the wall, he turned to something simple but familiar: making hot sauce. What started as a way to keep his hands busy became the spark that pulled him out. That spark became 13 Angry Scorpions, a world-renowned hot sauce brand, and more importantly, a second chance at the life he thought he’d lost.

This is a story of resilience, redemption, and the fire it takes to become the man you want to be... even when the odds are stacked against you.

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