Hoppo is joined by former NSW Police Minister Carl Scully and former NSW Assistant Police Commissioner Mark Goodwin to talk about their new book The Cronulla Riots: The Inside Story. 

Carl and Mark talk through how and why they put the book together as well as convey their pivotal roles during the incident. 

"Through in-depth interviews and behind-the-scenes insights, the book provides a more nuanced account of the events..." - Booktopia 

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This week Hoppo is joined in the beach shack by Joel Turner. Joel has released a remix of his 2004 Aria #1 hit These Kids to celebrate the twenty year anniversary of it's release.

Joel walks Hoppo through his journey from unknown kid to national celebrity at just 16 years old off the back of Australian Idol as well as his plans for the future and some of the struggles he's encountered along the way.

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CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with issues of sexual abuse.

This week Hoppo is joined by old friend Michael Venis who shares his story after holding onto it for over forty years.

Michael's message is for those who share a similar story that help is out there, you are not alone and there many avenues for support. 

Support is out there: https://www.samsn.org.au/

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Hoppo is joined by 3 x Olympic gold medalist Shane Gould. Shane talks through her Olympic experiences and fascinating childhood as well as her academic career, which includes a PhD from the University of Victoria that was among the first scholarly cultural studies of swimming in Australia.

Hoppo and Shane also talk about their collaboration on Float to Survive and what they aim to achieve with the initiative.

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This week Hoppo is joined in the beach shack by Luke Horder. Luke is an icon of the fitness industry in Australia as well as the founder and head coach of the Sydney Harbour Surf Club

Luke talks through his journey in creating the surf club, his passion for surf sea paddling, the challenges he faced during the pandemic and where he sees the business going in the future.

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Award winning singer and songwriter Emily Barker joins Hoppo to tell her story. She grew up in a country town in Western Australia and speaks about her eventual move to the United Kingdom where she had two decades in song writing and performing. Emily also shares her struggles with IVF and her unfortunate miscarriage.

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Will Bigelow comes into the beach shack this week to chat about his recent 48 hour marathon for charity. He takes us along the journey and breaks down his experience as the run went on. Following this, Will talks about the birth of his son and how it left his wife and new born child in critical condition.

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Kylie Shelly enters the beach shack to tell us of her life experiences. She talks about her fashion model career, surviving domestic violence, the loss of her brother and a skiing accident where she nearly lost her leg.

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Rosie Edwards joins Hoppo this week as a young Surf Life Saver from England to talk about the beginning of her career as an ocean paddler. She aspires to be someone that inspires young girls and brings popularity to the sport within the UK.

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Hello everyone and welcome back to Life's a Beach! To kick off 2024, Hoppo has ocean paddling legend Oscar Chalupsky in the beach shack to talk about his childhood and career. He goes on to tell us about his interesting experiences, including competing in the Olympics and meeting Nelson Mandela. 

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