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Warning! This video contains strong language and some full on mental health discussion that may offend some viewers. I had the great joy of catching up with the hilarious  Marc Ryan The Beautiful Bogan  for a chat on Comedy Legends with Bevo when he was here for the  Adelaide Fringe . We spoke about the classic way that he became ‘The Beautiful Bogan’, Marc’s tough childhood, his challenges with m...

Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome ME/CFS as it’s known.   The World Health Organisation classified ME/CFS as a disease, not a psychological issue, back in the 1960’s but we still know so little about it. It’s a complex disabling disease affecting the brain, the muscles, and digestive, immune and cardiac systems. About 60,000 people in Australia are housebound or bed bound from ME/...

Grandparents teach young children. They bring a special enthusiasm that helps a child grow. They teach them by sharing stories, traditions, conversation, reading… and time together. Many families rely on grandparents for trusted childcare, but many surveys also show many grandparents feel some level of disagreement or tension about approaches to childcare. And many also say the job of caregiving i...

Cindy and Brian in their 30’s when they became parents so they thought they were ready to handle pretty much anything it brought them. They weren’t. In High School their son was honest with them, he was having suicidal feelings… constantly. Local professionals didn’t seem able to help. Frantic, Cindy took to sleeping at the foot of her son’s bed in case he got up in the night “and wanted to make a...

Robert Statham of the Bespoke Manufacturing Group is the guest of Natasha's 'Power of Collaboration' podcast this month.  Robert has seen significant growth recently, and he attributes strong relationships as a key principle that has underpinned his growth, along with a philosophy of incremental progress. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It was fantastic to recently chat with one of the  Port Adelaide Football Club 's greatest ever players  Warren Tredrea  on Sports Legends with Bevo. We spoke about why wearing the prison bars means so much to Port Adelaide players, what it was like to win a  SANFL  premiership as a teenager, some of the characters he played with throughout his career and growing up in a sporting family! Tredd...

What does Easter mean to you? For some it’s a devout and important part of the Christian faith. For others it’s a tradition that developed in the northern hemisphere to mark the coming of Spring. And for others, it’s about chocolate! In this episode Kate roams the neighbourhood talking with friends about how they grew up marking Easter, and what they do now. Note - maybe not the best episode for l...

Growing up and understanding your place and your voice in this world isn’t easy. A personality trait tool that can help people understand and codify themselves is the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). For example, Tracy Noon was an introverted child in a family mixed with introverts and extroverts. She always found it was tough to get her voice heard. By the time she’d though through what she wa...

For over 20 years now Tom Siegert - Comedian has entertained audiences around Australia as a stand-up comedian and in recent years with his alter ego The Suburban Footballer - Tom Siegert . It was great to catch up with Tom for a chat recently on Comedy Legends with Bevo where we discussed where Tom first got his passion for comedy, one of his gigs that didn't go so well in the past and the story...

Children need boundaries. Well we all need boundaries.  Boundaries, essentially, are a form of self care. They create clear guidelines/rules/limits of how people should be treated. Boundaries honour our needs and wants so we feel respected and safe. They build self-esteem, help bring focus, enhance mental health, and develop independence. In this episode – the benefits of boundaries with our child...

No one likes to fail and no one wants to see their kids fail. But failure plays an important role in life. It helps us learn, grow, and develop resilience. It allows us to develop a growth mindset and build confidence. In this episode Kate talks with Kari Sutton who has worked with thousands of parents and educators to plant the seeds of resilience and emotional wellbeing in kids. Guest: Kari Sutt...

It was great to be interviewed by comedian and radio announcer James Liotta on his show on 96.5 Inner FM in Melbourne about the Legends with Bevo story and the excitement of getting the show on community television on Channel 44 Adelaide and C31 in Melbourne and Geelong. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cate McGuire is not a technical expert in refrigeration, yet runs a significant industrial refrigeration business based in South Australia. She has embedded a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. Listen to the podcast to learn about Oomiak Day, just one of the ways that she builds trust and connections in the business.  Cate is all about ‘performance through understanding’.   See o...

Tuning in to Kids® (TIK) is a suite of parenting programs that focus on the emotional connection between parents/carers and their children, from pre-schoolers to teens. The evidence-based programs have proven success in improving parenting, parent-child relationships and children’s emotional competence and behaviour.  They began in 1999 as group sessions but with the pandemic have successfully mad...

What a way to kick off 2023 with a fantastic chat on Sports Legends with Bevo with Sam Powell-Pepper fresh off signing a contract extension at the Port Adelaide Football Club until 2025. We spoke about how becoming a Dad has changed his life, his footy journey, funny team mates and a common interest in our love of Weet-Bix ! Thanks so much to Sam for his time, to Loukas Founten for arranging the c...

Imagine you live downstream from a factory that makes widgets. You keep seeing widgets in the river near where you live. Your natural solution to this problem would be to go upstream to the factory, make them aware of the problem, and insist or help them fix it. We don’t do that with our children. Instead, to solve behavioural issues we often resort to spankings, detentions, timeouts, suspensions,...

Imagine your child still hasn’t cleaned their room although you’ve asked them to numerous times. You probably don’t need to imagine. You remind them again, this time in a stronger tone, perhaps even demanding. And they either don’t or they do but the communication between you is strained. Another approach to this might be the “Curiosity Approach.” Your child doesn’t care about a clean room, they c...

Dr Stanley Greenspan was a specialist in children’s social / emotional health. He proved it’s our social and emotional systems that drive childhood development. Not just our emotional health but also our neurological and physical health. Dr Greenspan went on to create a model to identify what social / emotional health is. His son Jake became involved as he became older and started his career as a...

This episode was released in January 2023 to coincide with the Tour Down Under event and an increase in cyclists using our roads during the warmer months.  Byron Gordon was the first life lost on South Australian roads of 1 January 2021.  He was cycling with good mate, Geoffrey Doe, along Seaview Road, Henley Beach.  It was then that a vehicle crossed onto the incorrect side of the road, narrowly...

Kristalle Dumesny was 18 years old when her car collided with a truck after the 2017 Easter long weekend. Kristalle received fatal injuries and sadly died at the scene.  She was driving home from her family’s holiday home when she failed to give way to a heavy vehicle at the intersection of the Augusta Highway and Copper Coast Highway, Port Augusta.  Her father Steve Dumesny saw the crash site on...

This is the story of Nicholas Holbrook, known to his friends as 'Nick'. At just 18, the friendly and outgoing teen was tragically killed in a single car crash on West Lakes Blvd, West Lakes. The car, driven by Nick's best mate Phillip, smashed into a tree at speed trapping Nick in the passenger seat. While Phillip sustained only minor injuries, Nick passed away in the early hours of Friday, 12 Jun...

Much maligned are New Year’s resolutions. But that overall idea of setting time aside to plot life goals, specifically goals that are Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Realistic, and Timely, is a good one. In this episode Kate and guest Tracy Noon talk through the ideas of goal setting at year-end, and how that concept may or may not work for specific personalities. Guest: Tracy Noon Contact: thep...

Pretty amazing way to sign off our year with Socceroo and World Cup Star, Mat Leckie. An incredible World Cup campaign which was led with some of Leckie's brilliance and of course the important goal against Denmark which sent the Socceroos into the knockout stages which we talk through. Lecks is now back in Aus and ready to soar with Melbourne City as we discuss his career to date, his return to t...

When it comes to Christmas… and your kids… and Santa...  Do you believe in magic? Or do you believe honesty should prevail? In this episode Kate checks in with several previous guests to learn their family traditions and preferences when it comes to Santa and kids.  Ho Ho Ho? or No No No? Guests: Caitlin Samson Evangeline Mantzioris Rebecca English Sara Best Sarah Wallwork  Stephanie Pinto Doug Do...

 It's that time of year, Christmas. A time to be with close ones and tell your mates you love them. This week I am joined by two of my best mates in Kevin Coombes and Andrew Duch as we celebrate the year that was and reflect on each other's journey throughout. This chat was electric, filled with laughs, stories and just utter craziness. It is very underrated telling your best mates how much you ap...