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 th...
Apr 27, 2020•21 min
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 ...
Apr 26, 2020•30 min
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 t...
Apr 25, 2020•32 min
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 jour...
Apr 24, 2020•19 min
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 overca...
Apr 22, 2020•17 min
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 en...
Apr 21, 2020•16 min
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 ...
Apr 19, 2020•25 min
It was a real thrill and pleasure to chat recently on Legends with Bevo with the man they call Johnny Fish who has played a huge part in restoring Daydream Island after it was hit by Cyclone Debbie in 2017. We spoke about the recovery process after the cyclone, Johnny's role as Marine Biologist, what makes Daydream Island so special, Johnny's passion for the Living Reef and how Covid has effected the resort. Thanks so much to Johnny for his time and the team at Daydream for allowing me to chat w...
Apr 18, 2020•11 min
Callum is doing wonderful things for men's health in Australia through his podcast, Young Blood - Men's Health Matters. I really enjoyed hearing about how the idea came about and the big call that Callum made in leaving his job to pursue his passion. Callum shared some stories about working as a journalist in different regional areas and Adelaide, advice for those doing it tough through Covid, plans for 2021 and his passion for men's health. Thanks so much to Callum for his time and for answerin...
Apr 16, 2020•34 min
It was great fun chatting to Fiona O'Loughlin, one of Australia's finest comedians and 2018 winner of I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here Australia. We spoke about her new book Truths from an Unreliable Witness which focuses on Fiona's battle with being an alcoholic resulting in losing her marriage, homelessness and being in a coma for two weeks. Fiona and I also spoke about her time in the jungle and how being on the show was a game changer for her and what she enjoys most about being a stand up...
Apr 16, 2020•20 min
Director of Football at Adelaide United, Bruce Djite has spoken on Legends with Bevo about the sudden departure of Socceroo James Troisi who has left Adelaide United this week to play at the Western Sydney Wanderers FC in the upcoming A-League season. We also spoke about how the Reds have brought some familiar faces back to the club including their new coach, Carl Veart and another Socceroos star, Tommy Juric. Bruce and I also spoke about his illustrious playing career in the A-League, overseas ...
Apr 14, 2020•19 min
Exclusive: On the same day actor, Craig McLachlan has been found not guilty of indecent act charges, fellow cast mate John Wood speaks exclusively in a must watch episode of Legends with Bevo. We also spoke about John's illustrious career on stage and screen, his new book 'How I Clawed My Way to the Middle', why Blue Heelers was such a successful show and why winning the Gold Logie in 2009 was bittersweet for John. Thanks so much to Emily Cook from Penguin Random House for teeing up the chat wit...
Apr 13, 2020•26 min
It was a huge buzz to chat on Legends with Bevo recently with one of the real characters in footy, former Port Adelaide Football Club runner, David 'Arny' Arnfield. We spoke about the thrill of being the runner for the club that he barracked for as a kid, the secrets to Port's success over the years and what it was like being a runner for club greats like Jack Cahill, Mark Williams and Russell Ebert. Arny also spoke about stirring the pot with AFL legends Barry Hall and Tony Lockett during his t...
Apr 12, 2020•26 min
Coronavirus wouldn’t hold this legend back from running her 27th marathon this year! It was a very special episode of Legends with Bevo when I caught up with Coronavirus survivor and inspirational marathon runner, Anna Liptak. Anna and I spoke about the tough times that she has gone through this year after being one of the first in Australia to get the virus this year and how she recently ran a marathon despite dealing with the side effects that go with Covid-19. We also spoke about getting heck...
Apr 08, 2020•31 min
Warning, this interview discusses mental health and may cause distress for some viewers, if you or someone you know is going through a tough time please call Lifeline on 13 11 14. Wayne and I spoke about founding his business, PukaUp and shared some incredibly deep stories about his mental health battles, how he overcame them and advice for those that are doing it tough out there. We also had a lighthearted chat about Wayne's AFL career at the Kangaroos and the Sydney Swans. Thanks so much to Ke...
Apr 06, 2020•30 min
Former Mad Magazine writer, Dan Liebke has now turned his passion for cricket into writing books and he’s just a written a book called The 50 Greatest Australian Cricketers of the Past 50 Years. I was very lucky recently to interview Dan for Legends with Bevo in the amazing PodBooth studios. We discussed how he came up with his number one as some might say it was controversial, we also spoke about Dan’s time writing for Mad Magazine, his love for cricket and his thoughts on the upcoming Australi...
Apr 05, 2020•15 min
It was a huge buzz this week to chat with Sports Broadcasting Legend and National Patio Day Ambassador, Dennis Cometti on Legends with Bevo. We spoke about Dennis’s relationship with another commentary great, Bruce McAvaney, how he got his first break into sports commentary, thoughts on the AFL season this year, his favourite sporting moments and embarrassing moments in the commentary box. You can get involved in National Patio Day by going to https://www.stratco.com.au/national-patio-day/. Than...
Apr 04, 2020•28 min
In one of the biggest games in the club’s history, I was very lucky thanks to the wonderful people at the Port Adelaide Football Club to have the chance this week to chat with young gun, Joel Garner in the awesome PodBooth studios. We previewed Friday night’s Preliminary Final against the Richmond FC and spoke about the challenges this year with the pandemic and having to deal with training in groups, playing scratch matches and not having a team in the SANFL and what it's like living with fello...
Apr 01, 2020•14 min
Bevo chatted to one of Australia's greatest ever sportsmen, Guy Leech. We reminisced about his illustrious career where he won seven Uncle Toby's Ironman surf life saving championships and was twice a winner of the Coolangatta Gold. Guy is also the CEO and Founder of Heart180 and he explained how losing a close friend made this his focus. We spoke about the importance of the device and how it saves lives and Guy explained why it should be mandatory in every sporting club and workplace. See omnys...
Mar 31, 2020•29 min
It was a lot of fun to chat to my good mate, mentor and basketball legend, Phil 'The General' Smyth on Legends with Bevo this week in the amazing studios at PodBooth. As the great Molly Meldrum used to say 'Do yourself a favour', watch this and hear some amazing insights from one of the best Australian basketballers of all time and one of the brightest minds when it comes to sports coaching. Smythy didn't hold back as he gave his thoughts on what the Crows should do with Brad Crouch and Tyson St...
Mar 30, 2020•28 min
Paul ‘Roosy’ Roos has been a legend of our game as a player and coach and has done some wonderful work in the media post his career so chatting to him on Legends with Bevo has certainly been one of my highlights. I also asked him about those controversial comments by Andrew Demetriou when he criticised Roosy’s coaching style back in 2005, his response was priceless: ‘It was very strange, we were doing so much for the game and promoting the game in NSW and it was like the CEO of Pepsi saying don’...
Mar 29, 2020•28 min
I really enjoyed chatting to Peter ‘Super’ Carey, the three-time Glenelg Football Club premiership player and still holds the SANFL games record with 448 league games. He also played 19 games of state football and was a three-time club best and fairest. We spoke about breaking a 33 year premiership drought last year when Glenelg beat Port in the SANFL grand final last year, why there was such a big rivalry between both sides, the Super Carey journey, how he’s enjoyed being President this year at...
Mar 26, 2020•19 min
Another one for the Supercars Fans! What a huge buzz it was when I got to chat with Garry 'Gaz' Jacobson from Matt Stone Racing (MSR) in the incredible PodBooth studios. We spoke about how racing at the Bend has gone for Gaz and the team, how he's found his first year at MSR, a toothpaste prank that fellow driver Chaz Mostert played on Gaz, the E-Sports experience vs being on the racetrack, keeping fit during Covid and we had some great banter with Gaz being a big Richmond Tigers fan. See omnyst...
Mar 25, 2020•20 min
It was a lot of fun chatting to Port Adelaide Football Club young gun, Mitch Georgiades on Legends with Bevo this week. After being picked up by Port at no.18 in the national draft in 2019, Mitch has shown some great signs this season including receiving a Rising Star nomination in round nine against Melbourne. On our chat I ask Mitch about that dribble kick shocker against the Hawks and how he copped an almighty spray from Jason 'The Chief' Dunstall on Fox Footy's show, the Bounce, it's pure go...
Mar 23, 2020•16 min
Motorsport is back with a bang this weekend with the Supercars at the Bend Motorsport Park, recognised in November last year as the best international motorsport facility in the world. I was lucky enough to be joined for a chat on Legends with Bevo by Adelaide's very own and one of the real gentlemen of the sport, Todd Hazelwood to preview the big event and talk about his best season individually in his career so far. Could the F1's be back in Adelaide in the future, I asked Todd all about it. W...
Mar 21, 2020•17 min
It was a very special Legends with Bevo this week as I chatted to Kriegy who is an inspirational bloke and on Sunday 20th of September he will be doing his first marathon at the ripe age of 40 to raise money for an incredible young lad, Cooper Spillane. Cooper sadly had to make the difficult decision recently to amputate one of his legs but his positive attitude has warmed the hearts of many. Kriegy's beautiful wife, Kelly has created a go fund me page for Cooper and his family and you can donat...
Mar 19, 2020•16 min
It was good fun chatting to one of the real characters of footy, Kym Koster for Live Legends with Bevo at the Holdy Hotel. Kym is a two-time premiership player with the Adelaide Crows and played a total of 133 games of AFL, 38 with the Western Bulldogs and 95 with the Crows. Kym was also a 2010 Men's Health front cover model and works as a sales rep at Fleurieu Milk Company. We spoke about the enjoyment of his role at Fleurieu Milk, his footy journey, the influence that the great Malcolm Blight ...
Mar 17, 2020•23 min
Daniel ‘Heals’ Healy is a five-time premiership player with the Doggies and loves to tell a great story so it was fantastic to chat to him recently on Live Legends with Bevo at the Holdy Hotel. Heals spoke about his time at the Saints where he played 38 games and his relationship with Darryl and Shane Wakelin and some of the incredible players that he got to play with at St Kilda. We also discussed the Dogs dynasty and how Heals was integral in getting the Gowans over to the Doggies and Heals to...
Mar 16, 2020•28 min
I really enjoyed having a chat recently to one of the best T20 cricketers in the world, Chris Lynn in the incredible PodBooth studios on my podcast, Legends with Bevo. We spoke about Lynny's career and how he has become one of the best T20 cricketers in the world, the influence that Brisbane Heat coach, Darren Lehmann has had on his career, why they need to shorten the Big Bash season and how it compares to other T20 competitions and Lynny discusses, PlayBook Coach, the wonderful new program tha...
Mar 15, 2020•20 min
After a break due to Covid-19, Live Legends with Bevo at the Holdy is back and what a great guest to kick things off. Clare Lindop is one of Australia’s finest ever jockeys, 1432 career race wins and the first female Australian jockey to compete in the Melbourne Cup. It was a joy to hear about Clare’s amazing career and how she became a jockey as well as her love for horses at a young age. She also spoke about the ups and downs of her career and her reason for moving to Adelaide, her charity amb...
Mar 14, 2020•20 min
