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This is a conversation that stays with you. In Part Two, Steve Beanland takes us inside the years that followed the moment he says he raised serious concerns while working at the police academy. He describes being isolated from the job and life he had built, facing a long and painful battle, and reaching moments so dark he wasn’t sure he could keep going. But Steve’s story does not end there. He s...

Before becoming a Victorian police detective, Steve Beanland travelled through Europe with a mullet that had people mistaking him for Jason Donovan. He joined the police in 1986, found his calling in the work, and spent years serving the community. In Part 1, Steve looks back on those early days and shares his experience of the investigation into the murders of fellow officers Gary Silk and Rodney...

EPISODE 57 — BRAD LINDSAY: STILL HERE How the fuck do you learn to live when life keeps asking you to survive? In this raw and honest episode of Who Is Your Hero, Buzz sits down with his Whitsunday Bald Eagles mate Brad Lindsay—a husband, father, footballer and survivor whose life changed after discovering a swollen testicle. Brad was diagnosed with a rare testicular non-Hodgkin lymphoma—diffuse l...

Some blokes are tested in business. Others are tested by adventure. Paul “PMac” McVay has been tested by life itself—and he’s still standing, still smiling and still ready to share a cold one around the fire. In Episode 4 of Beers, Bonfires & Bullshit , we sit down with Paul McVay for a raw, honest and inspiring conversation about building a business, embracing adventure, surviving cancer and...

🎙️ Episode 57 – Part 2 | Paul McVay – When Life Changes Forever One phone call. One diagnosis. One moment that changed everything. In Part 2 of this unforgettable conversation, Paul McVay opens up about the day he was told the words no man ever wants to hear: "You have prostate cancer." What follows is one of the most honest, emotional and inspiring conversations ever shared on Who Is Yo...

Episode 57 – Part 1 | Paul McVay – The Fight of His Life Before the diagnosis... there was a life full of adventure. In Part 1 of this powerful two-part series, Matthew Fidler sits down with Paul McVay —a devoted family man, tradesman, surfer, AFL Masters footballer, and passionate dirt bike rider with the Auswide Adventures crew. This isn't the story of cancer... It's the story of the m...

⛳🎙️ GOLF CART CHRONICLES – EPISODE 4 PATRICK MURDOCK – “16 GOING ON 30” He’s only 16 years old… but spend five minutes with Patrick Murdock and you’ll swear this young bloke is going on 30. Respectful. Driven. Grounded. And already trying to build something bigger than himself through junior golf at Townsville Golf Club. This episode isn’t just about golf. It’s about: ⛳ Resilience ⛳ Family hard...

🎙️ Episode 56: Predator on the Pulpit – Kathleen Walsh (Part 2) There are episodes you listen to…  And there are episodes that stay with you. Part 2 of Predator on the Pulpit with Kathleen Walsh takes us deeper into the lived reality of abuse, silence, and the devastating ripple effects that follow when systems fail to protect the vulnerable. Kathleen speaks with raw honesty about her childhood—ab...

🎙️ Episode 56: Predator on the Pulpit – Kathleen Walsh (Part 1) This is not an easy listen…  But it’s an important one. Recorded live at C-Bar on The Strand, overlooking Magnetic Island, this episode pulls back the curtain on a story that should never have happened — and a truth that should never have been hidden. In Part 1, Buzz sits down with Kathleen Walsh — a survivor, advocate, and voice for...

🎙️ THE HARRY DEAKES COMEBACK – PART 1 From the edge… to a second chance There are episodes you record…  And then there are episodes that stay with you. This is one of them. This isn’t about fame.  This isn’t about headlines. This is about a 24-year-old bloke who went toe-to-toe with the black dog…  and somehow found his way back. Not perfectly.  Not overnight.  But day by day. Step by step. ⚠️ THE...

🎙️ Clint Mackay – Part 2 | Breath, Truth & Becoming Your Own Hero In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Buzz sits back down with Clint Mackay — and this is where things go deeper. From the beaches of Australia to the birthplace of yoga in India, Clint shares how his journey through injury, pain, and self-discovery opened his eyes to a completely different way of living. This episode dives i...

🔥 EPISODE 52 – PART 3 (FINAL): REN PEDERSEN OAM 🎙️ Pain Into Purpose – The Final Chapter This is it, legends… the final chapter of one of the most powerful stories ever told on Who Is Your Hero . If you’ve followed Part 1 and Part 2 , you already know — this isn’t just a podcast… this is a journey. A journey through:  💔 heartbreak  💪 resilience  👨‍👧 fatherhood  🔥 purpose  🇦🇺 mateship  …and w...

E pisode 52 – Ren Pedersen (Part 2): Pain into Purpose In Part 2 of this powerful conversation, Buzz sits back down with Ren Pedersen to go deeper into the mission, the mindset, and the fight that grew from unimaginable loss. After sharing the heartbreak of losing his daughter Amy to DIPG in Part 1, Ren now opens up about what came next — rebuilding after devastation, recalibrating through divorce...

Episode 54 – Clint Mackay (Part 1): From Pain to Presence – Breath, Tribe & Awakening In Part 1 of this powerful chat, Buzz sits down with Clint Mackay — son of Greg Mackay, a man known for grit, storytelling and never giving up — for a deep conversation about family, toughness, pain, purpose and waking up to life. Clint opens up about growing up in the Mackay tribe, the lessons his father pas...

pisode Name Episode 53: Kara Robinson — Laughter, Service & Shellshocked Comedy Buzzsprout Description What happens when comedy becomes more than just a laugh? In Episode 53 of Who Is Your Hero , Buzz sits down with Kara Robinson — Brisbane comedian, community-minded storyteller, and a driving force behind Shellshocked Comedy , a project helping veterans and their families reconnect through hu...

Episode 52 – Ren Pedersen (Part 1): Pain Into Purpose In this deeply moving episode of Who Is Your Hero , Buzz sits down with Ren Pedersen at the C-Bar in Townsville for one of the most powerful conversations yet. Ren is many things — a Burdekin local, a crane driver, a father, and a man who has lived through every parent’s worst nightmare. After losing his young daughter Amy to DIPG , one of the...

🎙️ EPISODE BLOG — WHO IS YOUR HERO “The One We Couldn’t Cut” Some episodes you plan…  Some you structure…  Some you split into clean little parts so they fit nice and tidy… 👉 This wasn’t one of them. This episode…  Just kept going — and for all the right reasons. Because when the conversation is real…  When the walls come down…  When truth starts flowing without filters… You don’t interrupt that....

Episode 50 Awakenings In Real Life – Dan Cohen (Part 2) What if the person you thought you lost… was still there? In Part 2 of our powerful conversation with Dan Cohen , author of Awakenings In Real Life , we dive deeper into the extraordinary moments that inspired his book and the lessons that came from witnessing his father’s awakening from dementia. After years in the grip of dementia, Dan expe...

Front Porch America – Rick White (Part 3) Episode 49 – Who Is Your Hero Sometimes the best conversations in life don’t happen in boardrooms, studios, or big stages. They happen on a front porch . A place where people sit down, slow down, and finally tell the stories that matter. In Episode 49 of Who Is Your Hero , Buzz continues his powerful conversation with Rick White , host of the podcast Front...

What happens when someone you love slowly disappears… and then suddenly comes back? In this powerful episode of Who Is Your Hero , Buzz sits down with Dan Cohen , author of the memoir Awakenings In Real Life and host of the podcast of the same name. Dan shares the deeply personal story of his father, Herbie — a loving, larger-than-life man who spent years battling dementia after suffering a stroke...

Episode 49 – Rick White (Part 2) Front Porch America | Different Countries. Same Mission. What happens when two podcasters from opposite sides of the world realise they’re chasing the exact same thing? In Part 2 of this powerful conversation , Matthew “Buzz” Fidler sits down again with Rick White , host of the American podcast Front Porch America . Buzz is in Australia.  Rick is in Kentucky, USA....

Episode 48 – Tim McKee (Part 2) | Standards, Service & Second Chances In Part 2 of the Tim McKee story, the conversation moves beyond career and into the deeper question of why some people choose a life of service. Tim McKee isn’t a man who chased recognition. He simply kept showing up. For decades, Tim has quietly helped shape the Townsville community through law, mentorship, Rotary, Apex, an...

Episode 49 – Rick White (Part 1)Front Porch America | Different Countries. Same Mission. It’s 1:00am in Australia. Morning in Kentucky. Different hemispheres — same belief. In Part 1 of this powerful international crossover, Buzz sits down with Rick White, founder of Front Porch America, a podcast built on one simple idea: people deserve to be heard. Rick didn’t start with a blueprint. No producti...

Episode 48 – Tim McKee (Part 1)Standards, Service & Second Chances Some men are forged quietly. Not by spotlight. Not by applause. But by responsibility. In this powerful Part 1 conversation, Buzz sits down with Townsville’s own Tim McKee — not to talk about titles, but to uncover the foundations behind a life built on service, standards, and duty. From a young boy learning gratitude from his...

Episode 47: Roland Allbrook — Ink Across Empires (Part 2)Who Is Your Hero with Buzz (Matthew Fidler) Welcome back legends — this is Part 2 of my sit-down with Roland Allbrook, and I’m telling you now… this one goes deeper. Roland’s memoir “Ink Across Empires” isn’t a victory lap. It’s not nostalgia. It’s not propaganda. It’s a raw, honest reflection on empire, identity, power, culture, youth, ego…...