Jay Leshark is a radio and podcast presenter for the highly rated & extremely popular Phuket Podcast "Jay Leshark and Friends and Russell Podcast." An unscripted take on the lives of people, you really don’t know, and probably never will. Hosting guests from a variety of backgrounds, Jay takes a light, fun, and amiable approach to the interviews to find the one thing that binds this disparate group together - What brought you here to Phuket? Jay was born and raised in the UK and graduated fr...
Mar 15, 2023•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 85
Meet Yuttana "Charlie" Madsatul, a friendly and knowledgeable local tour guide for 5 Star Marine, a premium private speedboat operator conducting tours of islands in the serene Andaman Sea. Born and raised in beautiful Phuket, Thailand, Charlie has a deep passion for showing visitors around the serene Andaman Sea. He studied tourism & travel at a vocational college right here on the island, and his years of experience have earned him the respect and trust of the local community. We're so exc...
Mar 08, 2023•51 min•Ep. 84
Get ready for an adrenaline-fueled episode of the Fruiting Body Podcast because we have an amazing guest joining us! On March 3rd, 2023, Ben Parker, a heavyweight MMA fighter, is set to compete at ONE FC Lumpinee in Bangkok, and he's here to talk to us all about it. Born and raised in Texas, Louisiana, Ben started out as a rugby player before finding his true calling in martial arts. He's now settled on Muay Thai and MMA as his preferred styles, and has trained with some of the best fighters in ...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 83
Adam Jones is an Australian travel vlogger and content creator for the hit YouTube channel @keisone . With over 47K subscribers, Adam’s travel adventures have found their way to Thailand. Join us for another fun-filled journey with the Fruiting Body Podcast, Keis One takes us on a tour through his daily life and shares with us the behind-the-scenes hustle and bustle of being a travel vlogger. We discuss what made him decide to film his adventures, where his inspiration for his content comes from...
Feb 14, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 81
@JohnGibbons is a registered Osteopath, Lecturer, and Author, he joins us today for another spine-bending episode with the Fruiting Body Podcast. John guides us through his journey in serving his country and his transition from British Army PT instructor to being on the frontlines during the Gulf War. He discussed the reasons why and how he became an osteopath, talks about his many books on healing the body, and shows us a few ways you can test your mobility. Don’t forget to sit up straight, y...
Feb 07, 2023•59 min•Ep. 80
Sue Ultmann is the Executive Manager and Marketing Director of the legendary and successful Baan Rim Pa Group, and the Chairman of the Board of Managers & Advisory Panel for Phuket’s Top Charity “Phuket has Been Good to Us.” Sue is a 7th-generation Australian born and bred in Melbourne. After completing her degree at the school of hard knocks, she started her first job for channel 9 Television & radio station in Melbourne. Sue found herself in the advertising & sales game where she w...
Jan 31, 2023•1 hr 41 min•Ep. 79
Liam Lee is the founder of Mushroom World, a farm for cultivating mushrooms, and is dedicated to teaching people more about these powerful nutritional bites of nature. Born and raised in Singapore, Liam began his journey into the growing of mushrooms after witnessing how mushrooms were cultivated. The experiences captivated and motivated him to delve deeper into the world of mushrooms. After studying under the tutelage of 5 mushroom masters he managed to obtain land in Phuket which he developed ...
Jan 24, 2023•56 min•Ep. 78
John "The Buncrana Banger" Hutchinson is a former WBF Australasian Super Middleweight Champion, Irish & Ulster Amateur Boxing Champion and now head boxing coach at Tiger Muay Thai. Today John discusses with us working w/ Petr Yan, Anatoliy Malykhin, Darren Till, Brendan Loughnane, Muhammad Mokaev & Fabricio Andrade vs. John Lineker's upcoming ONE Bantamweight World Title fight. Born in Buncrana, Ireland, as a youngster John got started in boxing under the tutelage of legendary Irish coac...
Jan 17, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 77
Julia Gao Miller is the creative mind and personality behind the extremely popular Instagram account FIGHT NOMAD JULIA. She is a Digital Creator, Social Media Manager, and Strategist who helps individuals grow their following through viral Instagram reels. Julia was born in The USA but grew up living between worlds often travelling to and from China back to the States. She studied in Washington State on "Killer Whale Island" and after completing one year as a game design major, she decided to dr...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 76
Phil Anthony shares with us a major epidemic happening in Thailand today and it's not what you think. Let us "sweeten the mood" and dive deep into another mind bending Podcast with Phil Anthony. Phil explains in great length the SUGAR Epidemic currently attacking Thailand's Population through the silent killer diabetes. We also go into detail on the various biomarkers everyone should be testing yearly and the changes in your life you MUST be taking to ensure Phil Anthony (@philanthonym) is an En...
Jan 03, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 75
Josh Hinger is a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu black belt under Andre Galvao from Atos BJJ in San Diego, California. A specialist in both the Gi and Nogi aspects of Jiu-Jitsu, Hinger won many important trophies as a middleweight competitor in the sport’s international circuit, including a Three-Time IBJJF Adult Blackbelt Nogi World Champion. Born in the United States, he was raised in La Habra and was a competitive wrestler at Sonora High School in Brea. After finishing high school wrestling, Hinger met w...
Dec 28, 2022•1 hr 32 min•Ep. 74
Pete Larocque is the owner & founder of T.H.C Phuket located in Patong, a dispensary for all things green. Pete Larocque is Canadian born, and after completing a TEFOL course to teach English, he made the journey to the East where he spent 15 years living and working in China. During that time, he has travelled parts of the world, while exploring different business opportunities, such as; the international trading business with multi-national corporations. To be honest if you’re looking to s...
Dec 20, 2022•42 min•Ep. 73
Thomas Petermöller is the owner of the internationally recognized and specialty grill house, Eden Grill Phuket. Thomas was born and raised in Germany. Later in life he made his way to the big city of Hong Kong, working for a retail corporation company he visited Thailand for a business trip and fell in love with the people and culture. Thomas visited the country on multiple occasions during the 80’s sourcing different garments for his company and travelled around the various islands that surroun...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 72
🎧 Goldie (Clifford Joseph Price) — DJ, music producer, visual artist and drum & bass pioneer — joins the Fruiting Body Podcast for a powerful conversation about youth culture, creativity, reinvention and why he says: 👉 “I will never grow up.” Known worldwide as “The King of the Jungle,” Goldie helped shape and revolutionize drum & bass, jungle music and UK rave culture. From his early days in breakdancing and hip-hop to becoming one of the most influential figures in electronic music h...
Dec 07, 2022•1 hr 43 min•Ep. 71
Paul ‘The Reaper’ Banasiak is a professional Muay Thai fighter who ranks number 3 in the WMO (World Muay Thai Organization) and is a x2-World Champ as well as x4-American National Champ. Paul was born in Poland but moved to Connecticut, USA with his mom at the age of 9. During his time growing up in North America, Paul left all forms of physical sports to the side to focus on his studies and make his family proud. Paul went on to study to be an anesthetist but later dropped out to pursue his per...
Nov 29, 2022•1 hr 14 min•Ep. 70
Justin aka Baloo The Bear is the host of P2P Trades previously known as The Crypto Jungle, a YouTube show dedicated to teaching people how to build a successful portfolio by reading and analyzing crypto charts. Justin was born in Canada and worked as an Arborist in his early career. Finding it difficult to start an online company while cutting down trees, he took a job opportunity that paid in Bitcoin. His journey down the crypto road began and Justin (Baloo The Bear) now teaches inspiring trade...
Nov 22, 2022•59 min•Ep. 69
Mr. 10 Minutes (Florian Dagoury) is a Freediving instructor and 2nd Place World Record Holder in static apnea (holding his breath for 10 minutes 31 seconds). Florian was born in Paris, France. After finishing his studies in Ophthalmology, he decided to travel to Thailand where he fell in love with the world of Scuba Diving. After a serious health concern, Florian decided to change the game and gave freediving a chance. For the past 10 years Florian and his team of instructors have taught freediv...
Nov 15, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 68
Shaun Stenning, CEO of @5 Star Marine Phuket chats to us about his life in Phuket, Thailand, and discusses multiple secret islands off the coast of Phuket, Thailand. In this episode we will discuss how to island hop off of Phuket and make your way from Koh Phi Phi, Krabi, Railey Beach, Koh Lanta, Koh Mook and even all the way down to Koh Lipe. Shaun made the transition from living a fast paced, 9-5 life in Australia to a life of shorts and thongs on the tropical island of Phuket, Thailand. He ha...
Nov 08, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 67
Welcome to Part 2 of 2 from Gary Butler - The Roaming Cook's Podcast. @Gary Butler - The Roaming Cook is the talented content creator and show runner of the Thailand based street food channel The Roaming Cook. The Roaming Cook has over 39K YouTube subscribers & +19K Instagram followers, so you can be sure it’s going to be one hell of a delicious show. Gary was born and raised in London, UK. He had a natural love for Asian food and enjoyed cooking Thai inspired meals for his wife and family b...
Oct 27, 2022•45 min•Ep. 65
@Gary Butler - The Roaming Cook is the talented content creator and show runner of the Thailand based street food channel The Roaming Cook. The Roaming Cook has over 39K YouTube subscribers & +19K Instagram followers, so you can be sure it’s going to be one hell of a delicious show. Gary was born and raised in London, UK. He had a natural love for Asian food and enjoyed cooking Thai inspired meals for his wife and family back home. His passion for cooking grew after booking a flight to Tha...
Oct 26, 2022•37 min•Ep. 65
The Ringmaster of Fight Circus, promoter and advocate of combat sports Asia, reigning from @Full Metal Dojo , the incredible Jon Nutt. Jon grew up in a small sailor town in Marblehead Massachusetts, after graduating from an Ivy league college he decided to move out to LA where he began an opportunist career in private security. A fateful night led Jon down a different path that directed him into the heart of Phi-Phi Islands, Thailand. Join us for part 2 of another circus freak show episode with ...
Oct 20, 2022•47 min•Ep. 64
The Ringmaster of Fight Circus, promoter and advocate of combat sports Asia, reigning from @Full Metal Dojo , the incredible Jon Nutt. Jon grew up in a small sailor town in Marblehead Massachusetts, after graduating from an Ivy league college he decided to move out to LA where he began an opportunist career in private security. A fateful night led Jon down a different path that directed him into the heart of Phi-Phi Islands, Thailand. Join us for another explosive episode with Fruiting Body Podc...
Oct 19, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 64
@Brad Quake Riddell - Quake Combat is a New Zealand Professional MMA Athlete, and he is currently competing in the UFC’s Lightweight division. We met up with Brad while he was training at Bangtao Muay Thai & MAA right in our backyard on the island of Phuket for his upcoming fight at UFC 281 on November.12th against Renato “Moicano” Carnerio. The New Zealand born MMA Athlete started off his fighting career as a Kickboxer, in which he fought around the world, while calling Tiger Muay Thai in P...
Oct 13, 2022•26 min•Ep. 63
@Brad Quake Riddell - Quake Combat is a New Zealand Professional MMA Athlete, and he is currently competing in the UFC’s Lightweight division. We met up with Brad while he was training at Bangtao Muay Thai & MAA right in our backyard on the island of Phuket for his upcoming fight at UFC 281 on November.12th against Renato “Moicano” Carnerio. The New Zealand born MMA Athlete started off his fighting career as a Kickboxer, in which he fought around the world, while calling Tiger Muay Thai in...
Oct 11, 2022•23 min•Ep. 63
‘King of Kettlebells’ Peter Forneck is the strength and conditioning specialist for Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA Gym as well as the Director of Kettlebells and conditioning Asia. Peter was born and raised in Germany where he grew up in a small town near the border of the Netherlands. Living near forests, mountains and open land allowed him to explore and learn many outdoor activities that influenced his lifestyle and current career. Having completed his BSc Studies in Sport and Performance supple...
Oct 06, 2022•40 min•Ep. 62
‘King of Kettlebells’ Peter Forneck is the strength and conditioning specialist for Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA Gym as well as the Director of Kettlebells and conditioning Asia. Peter was born and raised in Germany where he grew up in a small town near the border of the Netherlands. Living near forests, mountains and open land allowed him to explore and learn many outdoor activities that influenced his lifestyle and current career. Having completed his BSc Studies in Sport and Performance supple...
Oct 05, 2022•38 min•Ep. 62
@Sayat Abdrakhmanov (Саят Абдрахманов) the Manager of Petr Yan, Rafael Fiziev, Shavkat Rakhmonov, Arman Tsarukyan, Damir Ismagulov, Movsar Evloev and many other elite UFC fighters around the world. Sayat is originally from Kazakhstan and now lives in Thailand. He got his start in athlete management after finishing an International Trade & Business master degree at Beijing University of International Business and Economics. Sayat is fluent in 5 languages: English, Russian, Kazakh, Thai &...
Sep 29, 2022•41 min•Ep. 61
@Sayat Abdrakhmanov the Manager of Petr Yan, Rafael Fiziev, Shavkat Rakhmonov, Arman Tsarukyan, Damir Ismagulov, Movsar Evloev and many other elite UFC fighters around the world. Sayat is originally from Kazakhstan and now lives in Thailand. He got his start in athlete management after finishing an International Trade & Business master degree at Beijing University of International Business and Economics. Sayat is fluent in 5 languages: English, Russian, Kazakh, Thai & Chinese. In today’s...
Sep 27, 2022•30 min•Ep. 61
Tai Emery is a former Lingerie Football League player and OnlyFans model turned into bare-knuckle fighter for BKFC. Sandra Winter is a self-made fashion designer who has launched her very own successful fashion line, Sandra Winter the Label. In this episode of Fruiting Body Podcast, we stitch together a formidable pair of women who have taken the fighting and fashion world by storm. Sandra has woven together a collaboration between the two, starting a fighting fashion line focused around Tai Eme...
Sep 22, 2022•26 min•Ep. 60
Tai Emery is a former Lingerie Football League player and OnlyFans model turned into bare-knuckle fighter. Tai was born and raised in Gladstone, Queensland, Australia. From a young age she learnt how to take care of herself and her younger sister by hustling and working hard in life. By combining her passion for sports and modeling she has taken a big step up in the world. Her very popular OnlyFans account boasts over 16k likes while her bare-knuckle fighting career has taken off in a “FLASH” wi...
Sep 20, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 60
