Life's A Beach

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. 

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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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Australian RNB Soul Artist Prinnie Stevens joins Hoppo this week to chat about her early career in performing arts. From singing, dancing and acting, she speaks about her upbringing in the northern beaches and her performance in The Voice Australia.

Jackson Doolan joins us once again for beach banter

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Professor of Human and Applied Physiology Mike Tipton joins Hoppo to teach his lessons this week. He worked closely with Hoppo in Float to Survive and continues to share his knowledge regarding the human body and it's reaction to cold and deep water.

Jackson Doolan joins us for beach banter this week

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