Boffola Podcast

Welcome back to an exhilarating journey with Kate, an intrepid traveler and true outlier. Brace yourself as we dive into captivating narratives that will tantalize your senses and awaken your wanderlust. I first crossed paths with Kate at the airport enroute to the MEETINGS NZ trade show, and from that moment, our shared passion for exploration forged an instant connection. Our mutual love for Afr...

Cathy Brown was only thirty-three, married with two young children aged six and eight when she was diagnosed with melanoma. After the tumours were examined, she was informed that she had two months to two years to live and that chemotherapy and radiotherapy were not an option. She was devastated. she wanted to see her children grow up. She wanted to travel and to live her life. Cathy shares how th...

My jaw dropped when Steve told me he walked 3000km (1864miles) wearing ‘Crocs’ (shoe brand).  That includes the Camino de Santiago and a number of other pilgrimages. This information sums up Steve in many ways. He calls himself a pilgrim.  His wisdom drops were “when you get lost, you get found.” And “Travel highlights the complexity of human nature.”. I must say, I agree with both sentiments.  St...

Annie Looby, a former actor and now psychotherapist shares her story of traversing the emotional journey of being a mother of a transgender boy. Her extraordinary experience of deep acceptance and unconditional love is shared as Annie faces the very real challenge of loss and grief into a world of the unknown, with the very real shifting and evolving nature of the human experience. Annie shares he...

Dr Olivia Lesslar is a woman who follows her intuition. She’s an action taker as well as a seeker.  It was a pleasure and honour to spend this time with her. Olivia is a functional medicine practitioner with an interest in complex chronic conditions.  You will hear her love of delving into, and working with other practitioners, on CFS, CIRS, MCAS, cancer, neuroinflammation, allergies and food sens...

Since the age of 17, Therese has been traveling and moving around the world, by choice. Back then Therese shares that she was a shy introvert but with each move, she has discovered so much about herself and the world. Integrating into a new environment has done wonders for her self-esteem. All these travels has allowed her to create quite the luggage set, so to speak, filled with tips on language...

So, here is a peak into my life. A life that encompasses abduction, neglect, trauma, miracles, joy and release.  Not the full story, of course and I have to say it has been quite a ride of pain and amazing good fortune. It is fun podcast, amidst some challenging subject matters. Being the teller and not the host was a challenge I was up for. I’ve learnt particularly in the last few years the impac...

Age doesn’t matter and no one knows that better than my guest Leone Galbraith. This woman lives her life to the max! At 78 she took up deep sea diving, at 80 golf. Her motto for life has been “If you want it, then just do it!” And she has. From being one of the first women to water-ski as a professional at  SeaWorld in Queensland, to living on a boat up and down the Qld coast, to being a canc...

Keir Beck is a down to earth Aussie who transitioned from a gardener to a tree arborist then onto the wild and dangerous world as a stunt coordinator & rigger. Keir’s career highlights include Pitch Black, Mad Max- Fury Road, three Matrix films, Casino Royale & his latest collaboration with Ron Howard in the film Thirteen Lives. Keir’s journey embodies the wisdom of self-belief, waiting fo...

Andre Cruz shares a funny but terrifying white water rafting trip that precipitated a number of changes in his life. We reminisce about the Caribbean "Blue Note at Sea" Jazz Cruise where we met, along with Cindy and the amazing time we had. It was such an honour and fun to experience and meet such talent. For Andre, it held so much more. The inspiration of meeting so many extraordinary Grammy awar...

Volker has progressed from singing in the shower to be a long-time member of the infamous Dustyesky, the faux Russian choir.  Volker gives us an hilarious peak behind the curtains of the choir which has gained notoriety in Australia and in the “motherland” for their renditions of Red Army and traditional folk songs. As they say, it’s Marx Brothers meets Communism. It’s a ripper of a tale, enjoy.

Gay Hendricks generously shares his personal story in how slipping on the ice at age 24 changed his life forever. At that time, he was 300lbs, in a bad relationship and smoking three packets a day. This was the beginning of his journey in the power of pure consciousness in practical ways such as losing weight and finding the love of his life.  Gay has written about living your Genius life as...

Claude’s luxurious story is bathed in sweet synchronicity. Her life reflects her belief that it’s better to ask the questions rather than worry about how you will get there. At an early age Claude left the safety of her Haitian family to learn French in France. What follows is a tapestry of love, romance, singing lessons and the discovery of her powerful inner voice, her intuition. The nomadic jou...

Neil shares his creative projects both of which are very personal. Honda Boy is an audio drama Neil has written in part related to his motorbike travels in younger days and dealing with family tragedy, in particular Myotonic dystrophy. And his current writing project is a Medieval Situational Comedy. A modern take on something ancient times with topics such as gender sexuality and more. Neil navig...

Strap yourself in for some doozy stories. Tom shares tales of his youth and waiting to be adopted in Germany to years living in the wilds of the Canadian Prairies replete with freezing weather and chinook winds. Not to mention prairie vampires, aliens, and the infamous gorilla woman. What is true and what is not is up to you, but the stories are worth a listen. Tom is a veteran creative from writi...

George Le Couteur, Lil Tulloch & Harpo are that family! George and Lil are veterans of circus and vaudeville performing arts. We learn what it is like to live on the road as touring performers as well as their move into producing shows and becoming a talent agency that support other actors. Marvellous tales of the joys and the recent adjustments since Harpo, their son has come into their lives...

In 2010, at the age of 64, Claude walked, alone, for 100 days on Saint-James’ Way, commonly known in Spain as the Camino, from Vezelay, Northern Central France, to Muxia in Galicia – Spain. After her first long-distance pilgrimage, once back home, she faced the challenge known to many long-term travellers – the feeling of not fitting in. Claude yearned for more trekking. Between 2016 and 2018, in...

I love this guest, I am biased as he is my son, nonetheless, Asher Gaudion tells fascinating stories of his experience of life in a cold, icy and often dark country. His experience with a new language, new culture and pretty much a new life is enthralling. Enjoy our light-hearted chat with hilarious antics as Asher delved into the Swedish Swimrun race, the felt hats worn in the very hot Swedish sa...

An extraordinary and honest chat from Tania about life in the sex work industry as well as what it means to be grounded as a woman, body identity and self-love. This peak behind the veil was illuminating and Tania’s journey working in this industry is shared with vulnerability and delicious wisdom. Tania is an artist and a healer and one of the most extraordinary women I know. I felt honoured to h...

Dion Parker is an award-winning artist whose work has been described as humorous and cheeky. A bit like Dion himself. Join me for this insight into how a piece of art comes into existence and its relationship to the wilderness and peace of the Gold Coast Bush. This chat goes deep into Dion’s vulnerable and very real journey of isolation in the bush and depression brought about by aching of the hea...

This inspiring gal, Tess from Texas shares her tales of sailing the Whitsundays, and in particular her serendipitous rescue on a mountainside. Like many travelers Tess enjoyed the hospitality of locals, and this inspired her to start HerHouse, an app specifically for women travellers. We discuss the challenges in starting a new business and Tess shares some fabulous tools to combat resistance and...

There is a lot going on in this juicy podcast! It may push some folk's boundaries a little, but it certainly is educational and I think well balanced. Kyla is a CBD - cannabis expert who provides us some helpful information on the health benefits of CBD in relation to wellbeing, pain, anxiety, insomnia and even to dry vagina. Yes, we have it all here. Kyla talks to the years of fear and stigma...

This podcast finds us in the settling of a near disaster. Tom is best known as Tomfoolery on Social Media.  He is an author and poet. Famed for his artistic and moving poems on YouTube.  Tom shares his backpacking trip to Australia where running out of cash, he got work in a fairground.  Drama ensues when he and his friends tempt fate in the desert. Some of the most isolated parts of Australia’s o...

Tobias chats with my special co-host, Asher and I about his life as a teacher where though life was good, but he got to the point where he felt he was losing his curiosity and playfulness. Like most of us, he made ‘outward changes’ thinking that would be the ‘fix’ he needed. He left his job and girlfriend, but as is often the case, it is not what is happening ‘out there’ that needs changing. Tobia...

An hilarious exchange that I hope will have you laughing along with us. Nick Backstrom shares stories from his time collaborating with me in corporate theatre, his time at Victoria Rail, his latest theatre exploits, to his current gig as a country radio host. Some good tales of moving from the from the big city to country Australia. Nick’s dry humour and laid-back style makes this podcast full to...