Legends with Bevo

It was a huge buzz chatting recently on Legends with Bevo to SA Metropolitan Fire Service and SA Country Fire Service volunteer, Declan Dwyer.  

Declan gave an enthralling yet at times confronting rundown of the experience of being in the fire brigade and what it was like to be on the frontline for the Cudlee Creek and Kangaroo Island fires in 2019/2020 and the recent Cherry Gardens and Bolivar fires as well.  

He also praised the amazing work of the CFS in all of the major fires and why he loves to volunteer with them.  

We also discussed Declan's other love which is being a rally car driver and how he's involved in promoting the Road Awareness Program (RAP) which is all about encouraging teenage drivers to race on the race track and not on the roads.  

Thanks so much to Nicole Ely from the MFS for teeing up the chat, Declan for his time and Rory Noke from PodBooth for putting this awesome video together.  

Finally thanks to our partners, Kookaburra Homes, Renelec Electrical Services, Anytime Fitness, Tiger Tennis and SMS Gas Installations.

'Lights have come flying down on me and people pulling their pants down behind me’, Jess Braithwaite has seen it all whilst doing live crosses for her job as the 9 News Adelaide Weather Presenter.  

It was great fun and a real pleasure to chat with the Mount Gambier girl who now calls Adelaide home.   

As I found out in our chat, Jess is a very down to earth girl and loves wearing trackies, drinking wine and singing songs by the campfire.  Jess is also a very talented musician and has performed at music festivals like the Big Day Out with her brother and their band Gemini Downs and has recently written and performed her debut single last year, ‘Feel this Way’.  

We also spoke about how Jess is balancing being a young Mum with two kids with her busy lifestyle, some funny moments throughout her career in media and her involvement as an ambassador with 'Save the Children'.  

Thanks so much to Jess for her time and sharing some great stories and to Rory Noke from PodBooth for teeing up the chat with Jess and a great job of putting the video together.

Warning, this episode discusses mental health and suicide, if you or someone you know are struggling then please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.  

Former Police Officer Matt Newlands has one heck of a story, after doing what he thought was his dream job things turned pear shaped. Matt went down a very dark path which resulted in him getting fired from his job.  

Thankfully Matt has turned his life around with support of his friends and family and is now doing wonderful things as a mental health advocate and motivational speaker.  

It was tough at times to hear what Matt has been through but I still really enjoyed chatting to him on Legends with Bevo.  

Thanks to Matt for his time and for being so open and honest and Rory Noke from PodBooth for a great job of filming and editing the video.  

Finally thanks to our sponsors, Kookaburra Homes, Anytime Fitness Glenelg and Renelec Electrical Services.

What a huge buzz it was to interview Kel Balnaves and Amy Hetherington for Legends with Bevo this week.

Kel's show Useful was announced this week as the best comedy show at this year's Adelaide Fringe and Amy's show Don't Feed the Ducks is also going swimmingly.

We had some great banter with them both as they know each other well and it was great to hear about their individual journeys and passion for comedy.

I highly recommend checking them out at this year's Fringe and there's no doubt that they have a bright future in comedy.

See below to find out more about their shows and ticket sales.

https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/kel-balnaves-useful-af2021

https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/amy-hetherington-don-t-feed-the-ducks-af2021

Thanks to Amy and Kel for their time and sharing some great stories and Rory Noke from PodBooth for a brilliant job of putting the video and promos together at the last minute.

Finally special thanks to our wonderful voiceover guy Matt Conlan and our sponsors Renelec Electrical Services and Anytime Fitness.

Whilst it's been a fascinating A-League season so far, not having former Fox Sports Australia legendary commentator Simon Hill behind the mic has been rather odd.

It was great to get Simon on Legends with Bevo to find out more about what has happened and how he's been keeping busy in the meantime including his new podcast, Shim, Spider and Moore.

Simon also gave his thoughts on the A-League season so far, favourite commentary memories and funny stories, his passion for heavy metal music and why he's very happy being a Manchester City supporter at the moment.

Thanks so much to Simon for his time, to Ben Dale for helping to tee up the chat and to Rory Noke from PodBooth for a great job of putting the video together.

Finally thanks to Renelec Electrical Services and Anytime Fitness (Glenelg).

There was seriously good banter when I recently interviewed professional runners and founders of RunAsOne, Izzi Batt-Doyle and Riley Cocks.

Izzi and Riley have been dating for a few years, so it was really interesting to hear them dish the dirt on each other and find out about their early days when they first met.

We also spoke about whether or not the Tokyo Olympics should go ahead this year and the potential risks that could come with it, their individual careers and passion for running, and their new very popular business RunAsOne.

Thanks so much to Izzi and Riley for their time, to our mutual friend Coralie Duckworth for helping tee up the chat and to Rory Noke from PodBooth for a great job of filming and editing the video.

Finally thankyou to our sponsors Kookaburra Homes, Renelec Electrical Services and Anytime Fitness.

I really enjoyed chatting on Legends with Bevo to Kevin Derek, Director of More Than Miyagi: The Pat Morita Story.  

The documentary talks about the tough life that Pat led and Kevin went into more detail about this during our chat and how Pat's difficult childhood ultimately lead to alcoholism.  

We also discussed what made Pat's character Mr Miyagi so iconic in The Karate Kid and his roles on Mash and Happy Days.   Kevin and I also spoke about the success of the Netflix series Cobra Kai Kevin's journey so far, how the film industry has been affected by Covid -19 and the idea behind the documentary.  

Thanks so much to Kevin for his time and sending some awesome photos of Pat for the video, to AJ Feuerman Communications for teeing up the chat and Rory Noke from PodBooth for a wonderful job of putting this great video together.    

Finally thanks also to our sponsors Renelec Electrical Services and Anytime Fitness.

I really enjoyed chatting with Malcolm Ashwood on Legends with Bevo recently and help promote Malcolm's new book 'The Definitive Rulebook.'  

We spoke about how the idea of the book came about and some of the guests that left a big impact on him including Sturt Football Club Inc. - SANFL premiership player Tim Weatherald who survived the Bali Bombings in 2002, Chris Grigg (father of Mitch) and his battles with MND and Glenelg Football Club (SANFL) premiership player Alan Stringer and how he overcame depression.  

Malcolm also gave his thoughts on whether the Tokyo Olympics should go ahead or not, the Crows and Port being in the SANFL and why he thinks the AFL national reserves competition is a good idea.  

Malcolm's book is available to purchase at Dillons Bookstore at Norwood, Colonnades Newsagency at Noarlunga and Southern Cross Newagency in the Adelaide CBD or you can contact Malcolm direct via Facebook.  

Thanks to Malcolm for his time, to Rory Noke from PodBooth for a great job of putting the video together and to our sponsors Kookaburra Homes, Anytime Fitness and Renelec Electrical Services.

We all love our local legends and my mate and Kookaburra Homes co-owner Steve Walker is no exception.

Steve is an amazing success story considering the tough childhood that he went through which included moving out of home at 14 and joining a circus and doing door to door sales at the age of 15.

We spoke about all his journey and how the tough times has driven him to become a Harvey Norman franchisee at the age of 23 and how he became involved at Kookaburra Homes.

For those that know of young entrepreneurs out there Steve is starting an exciting new podcast called Kidpreneur, for those interested you can call Steve on 0481 456 159 or via email on [email protected].

The Kangaroo Island (KI) Recovery Comedy Gala Event is a fantastic event that has been organised to raise money for the bushfire victims from the horrific 2020 bushfires which devastated KI and the Adelaide Hills.

The event is taking place on Saturday 13th of February at the Adelaide Irish Club. I was very lucky to chat to a couple of the comedians that will be performing on the night, Adelaide’s favourite comedian Mickey D and good mate Chris Franklin who is famous for his song ‘Bloke' and his latest very catchy yet appropriate song, ‘Stay the F..k at Home’ which he wrote last year with some very special guests.

Chris and Mickey told some great stories about their friendship and performing together, Mickey’s experience on being involved in the SAS Who Dares Wins UK television show, what to look forward to regarding the event, their respective footy careers and Mickey’s new personal training business, Adventure Ready Go.