Where The Map Ends

For years, Steve Bradbury was known as the luckiest man in Australian sport.

The truth is far more interesting.

Before becoming Australia's first Winter Olympic gold medallist, Bradbury endured broken bones, horrific injuries, countless setbacks, and years of sacrifice that most people never saw.

In this episode of Where the Map Ends, James Durack explores the story behind the headline. They discuss pain, persistence, purpose, and the often-overlooked reality that success usually arrives disguised as failure for far longer than anyone expects.

It's a conversation about staying in the race when common sense says walk away and why the greatest victories are often built in the moments nobody is watching.

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Damien Fitzpatrick is the founder of Pillar Performance, one of Australia's fastest-growing supplement brands, but his story goes far beyond formulas and glass jars.

After three ACL reconstructions threatened to end his rugby career, Damien found himself taking handfuls of anti-inflammatories just to stay on the field. Searching for alternatives led him into the world of preventative health, where he discovered a glaring gap: high-quality health supplements designed for performance, not just bodybuilders or retirees.

In this episode of Where The Map Ends, Damien opens up about building Pillar from the ground up, why he chose to compete with Big Pharma, the science behind magnesium, creatine, collagen and fish oil, and what most people get wrong about supplements.

He also shares the near-death moments of the business, from labelling disasters to $100,000 shipping mistakes, why he believes emotion is essential in leadership, and where the supplement industry is heading as AI, wearables and performance health reshape how we think about wellness.

This is a conversation about resilience, conviction, and building a brand that refuses to compromise on quality.

This is Where the Map Ends, with Damien Fitzpatrick.

Twenty-five years after the race that stopped a nation, Cathy Freeman reflects on the pressure, sacrifice and mindset behind one of Australia’s greatest sporting moments.

Returning to Mackay, Cathy opens up about her earliest races, the influence of her family, lighting the Olympic flame, the weight of expectation at Sydney 2000 and what it truly took to become an Olympic champion.

She also shares her thoughts on young athletes, Brisbane 2032, life beyond competition and whether sport still has the power to unite us.

An intimate conversation with an Australian icon.

This is Where The Map Ends with Cathy Freeman.

Today's guest is one of the most fascinating athletes in world sport.

Cam McEvoy is an Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and until very recently, the fastest man ever to swim 50 metres freestyle. But what makes his story remarkable isn't just his success, it's how he achieved it.

In a sport built on tradition, where generations of coaches preached more kilometres, more hours, and more suffering, Cam chose to question the system. He challenged decades of accepted thinking, rebuilt his approach from the ground up, and changed the sport in the process.

This conversation comes at a fascinating moment. Just days after his world record was broken by an athlete competing in the Enhanced Games, we explore the future of sport, performance enhancement, fatherhood, legacy, and what still drives him towards Brisbane 2032.

This is a conversation about conviction, curiosity, and having the courage to trust your own path when nobody else can see it.

This is Where the Map Ends, with Cam McEvoy.