Fruiting Body Podcast (Thailand)

Steve Rosse is an American writer and author for the memoir called “Leaving Thailand” and currently runs the weird and wild YouTube Channel – Postcards from Turtle Beach.  Steve Rosse was a city-raised man, working and living in New York as a set decorator for the film industry. A short sabbatical in South East Asia turned into a 7-year love affair with the island of Phuket. Steve like many other...

Steve Rosse is an American writer and author for the memoir called “Leaving Thailand” and currently runs the weird and wild YouTube Channel – Postcards from Turtle Beach. Steve Rosse was a city-raised man, working and living in New York as a set decorator for the film industry. A short sabbatical in South East Asia turned into a 7-year love affair with the island of Phuket. Steve like many other e...

Walter Veale is an IFBB Coach, Athlete and Personal Trainer for Maximum Fitness Phuket. Walter was born and raised in Kansas City and attended Missouri State University for Digital Media Production. Mr. Veale dedicated his time to building his body and mind through a series of different training styles and careers. Choosing a path of a fighter led Walter down a road of many turns and forks where h...

Paddy Jenkins is a Thai-Talking Australian and host of the Hit YouTube channel Thai Talk with Paddy. Thai Talk with Paddy sees Jenkins hitting the streets of Sydney interviewing Thais & Australians about cultural differences, language, current affairs and a whole lot more. Paddy moved from his home in Australia to Thailand for a cultural change and new experience. After living in a small villa...

Join us to learn the HISTORY of Koh Phi Phi & Maya Bay where the movie The Beach was filmed staring Leonardo DiCaprio.  Pim Taechara is the Executive Director for the luxurious PP Princess Resort located on the famous Phi Phi Islands in Krabi, Thailand. Pim was born in Nakhon Si Thammarat but raised on the tropical islands off Thailand’s Andaman Coast. She attended BIS (British International S...

Thomas “The Injury Fixer” Engberts is a Physiotherapy Sports Expert who has helped many professional athletes ranging from UFC fighters, Crossfitters and Weight-lifters to regular people looking to fix their injuries. Thomas was born in Holland, he was a skinny, un-athletic kid who found a passion for muscle building as a young teen. His father who was a powerlifter inspired him to start weightlif...

Joy Somers is a health care professional, holistic weight-loss coach, and founder of the 10-day gut check challenge. Joy was born and raised on a small farm in Southern New Hampshire, USA. After completing a study abroad program in Australia and graduating with a degree in sports marketing and international business, the travel bug had bitten. Joy spent the next 2 years couch surfing Western Europ...

Frank Hickman is the co-founder and Head Wrestling Coach at Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA on the island of Phuket in The Land of Smiles (THAILAND). Born and bred in Castle Hayne, North Carolina, Frank's passion for wrestling started in high school where he posted an incredible record of 201-23 and collected 2 regional titles along the way. This success led him to attend Bloomsburg University in Penn...

Tim Newton former CEO of The Thaiger News joins us today to discuss his time working for the biggest English news publication in Thailand. In case you missed our first episode with Tim, he was born and raised on the sunny seaside of South Melbourne, Australia. After a series of life's unfair dealings, he decided to move to the tropical land of Thailand. Tim is one of the founders of The Thaiger Ne...

Baloo is the host of Crypto Jungle, a YouTube show dedicated to teaching people how to build a successful portfolio by reading and analyzing crypto charts. Baloo 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 Baloo n...

Andrew Lyko is an American street artist from Los Angeles, California who now lives in Phuket and is currently developing his own NFT Project. Andrew was born in East LA. California, and his love for art started when his school teacher entered one of his drawings into a competition where he won 1st place. Being handed markers and crayons at the age of 12 led him down a path of picking up his first...

Marty Penichter is the owner of Merlco Consulting, helping clients develop new products and business in the greater region of China.  Marty Penichter was born and raised in Buffalo, New York, USA. While working 3 dead-end jobs, his brother pushed him to join a program that eventually sent him to study linguistics and business in China. Marty is a yes-man who worked many different jobs ranging from...

Tristan Callahan is the owner of Float Indigo, A sensory deprivation center on “The Soi” located in Chalong in Phuket, Thailand. Born in the state of Michigan, USA, Tristan is an adrenaline junkie by heart and grew up dirt biking through the mountains of Colorado while also taming flames as a volunteer firefighter. Callahan decided to make the trip to Phuket after hearing it was a great location t...

🥋 Jiří Procházka | UFC Light Heavyweight Champion | The Last Samurai UFC fighter Jiří Procházka joins the Fruiting Body Podcast for a powerful conversation about discipline, destiny, mindset and what it takes to compete at the highest level of mixed martial arts. Born in Brno, Czech Republic, Jiri Prochazka began his combat sports journey in Muay Thai before transitioning into professional MMA. A...

Steff Howell is the head studio manager at Ink.inc, a professional tattoo studio based in Thailand, Phuket.  Steff Howell was born and raised in Northamptonshire, UK. Her initial fear of flying held her back from her dreams of traveling the world, however, Steff decided to put a positive foot forward and face her fears head-on. Steff enrolled in a Fear of Flying one day course, which in turn, push...

Mike Swick is a UFC Pioneer and a former top contender in multiple weight classes. More notably, Mike is the Founder & Owner of AKA Thailand in Phuket, as well as the host of the popular Podcast "Real Quick with Mike Swick". Mike was born in Houston, Texas, in 1979, and motivated by the movie The Karate Kid, he began training Tae Kwon Do in his youth as his first combat sport. Mike entered the...

George Hickman and Andrew Wood are just one of several owners of the brand new facility and soon-to-be-famous Bangtao Muay Thai & MMA gym located in Phuket, Thailand. George Hickman was born and raised in the state of North Carolina and is a former college wrestler who turned MMA Coach. Since the transition from fighter to coach, George has trained some of the most elite UFC fighters to have e...

Mike (Proper) Malott is a Canadian UFC fighter in the Welterweight division. He has 8 professional wins with 1 loss under his belt and continues to gain momentum to be the champion of the world. The 30-year-old from Burlington, Ontario, Canada is a UFC fighter for Team Alpha Male in Sacramento California. After taking a hiatus from the fighting life, Mike joined the corner and became a coach for T...

Colin Mackay is the Author behind the hugely popular book, A History of Phuket and the Surrounding Region. Colin is a Scotsman who was born in Kenya and grew up on the Tanzanian Coast. After gaining his Master’s degree in History at Edenborough University he left for Hong Kong to become a journalist. The City’s lifestyle leads him on a hunt for money where he then changed careers and became a fina...

Tiger Lees is a young crypto whiz who went from a broke gamer to a successful investor in the crazy world of digital coins. Born and raised in Phuket, Thailand, he attends life school where his studies are a bit different from trading and mining.  Tiger has positioned himself to become the next crypto king and plans to study finance to reach his dream of becoming a full-time day trader.  Join us i...

The always fascinating Dr. Thomas Lodi joins us for the second time in today’s episode of the Fruiting Body Podcast. Founder of the Integrative Oncology center An Oasis of Healing in Mesa, Arizona. Dr. Thomas Lodi teaches people how to change the biochemistry of their bodies to a state of health and well-being. Thomas Lodi has been studying and practicing medicine for more than 30 years, since 198...

Colin Mackay is the Author behind the hugely popular book, A History of Phuket and the Surrounding Region. Colin is a Scotsman who was born in Kenya and grew up on the Tanzanian Coast. After gaining his Master’s degree in History at Edenborough University he left for Hong Kong to become a journalist. The City’s lifestyle leads him on a hunt for money where he then changed careers and became a fina...

Dr. Lynne Miller, Founder and managing director of Sumalee Boxing Gym in Phuket Thailand, and author of her new book Fighting For Success.  Lynne grew up in a small coal-mining village in South Wales where she attended a state school and eventually graduated from University with a Ph. D. in Psychology and a post-grad in digital marketing. Growing up in a community where everyone worked hard for wh...

Our unnamed special guest is a former getaway driver for Highway Official. Highway takes high-powered performance vehicles and races them around Stockholm, Sweden.  Born and raised in the Southside of Stockholm, our guest found himself pinned to a tight corner where drugs, money, and crime became a thrill ride at an early age. By the age of 15, he started buying and selling cars and eventually joi...

Jonathan Rorech is an entrepreneur and filmmaking nomad who works and lives in Phuket, Thailand. Specializing in media content, media production and all marketing initiatives, Jonathan has also successfully launched his own YouTube channel, East Bound and Up. Born and raised in East Northern Carolina, Jonathan was searching for more out of life that his home town could give him and decided to take...