The Grey Space with Brenden Newton

Don't bother listening if you don't wanna be changed. This Aboriginal woman, artist, thinker, philosopher, Vice Chancellor and friend; will change your life. Stolen grandmother, stolen mum. Domestic violence, running away. Feeling unwanted; but the pen's in her hand now. Let Steph Beck take you for a walk. BN Relevant links: Steph's piece of art: https://drive.google.com/file/d...

Age 15, pulled outta school to tow Paul Morgs into Depot of the decade. To outta WA bombies with Courtney Brown n gang. Brett Burcher lives and writes stories, now delicately publishing such tales at Inviting Distractions, while handling special ed teaching and being a celebrity sidekick to Jack River. Brett still has a deeper and more valuable narrative, to which he eludes at the 53min mark of th...

Big laughs, big stories and some lovely subtleties to a brilliant night. 2023 tickets via: https://www.trybooking.com/BYYVL

Kyle broke his back 3 years ago while doing martial arts training, and is hence a quadriplegic. He doesn't wanna to be your inspiration porn. He wants to have the hard conversations. He's contemplated life and death since his accident and has come up with a few things. Great to sit with him for a good open / honest chat. Brendo The Grey Space exhibition  

Tim and Beth are a sweet local couple, just like many of you out there. This is their honest story. Nightmares, fear, depression, therapy, acceptance and learning new corners of themselves. So beautiful. I'm very thankful and grounded by this ep. BN

Koots is a strong, capable, solutions focussed man. He proved that when he joined me in splashing wet sand onto our burning-coal bed, providing a warm-ish nap below the Luna's cliff, one rainy night 10 years ago. He's recently explored what was previously untapped regions of his mental landscape, having bravely faced 4 years of a Physics Degree. We walk through ADHD, and later, bipolar....

Wayne, a Yuin surfing guru, has hunted and gathered in his old peoples' ways his whole life. Evading modern and arbitrary catch quoters as a custodian of the oldest living culture on earth (see news features highlighting such); Wayne's seen a few things, but his openness invites others' on his journey as he teaches us, not only in this podcast ep. Thanks unk. Brendo

Aboriginal customs, culture and Country. Growing up on the mish, social housing and violence. This is Jade Kennedy. Can everyone be right? "Same - same" says Jade. What are the things that connect us? "It's not workin for us, but we gonna change it.... always buz" Jade's on a mission; one road crack at a time. Listen to the episode. BN

'My path in life changed when my heart stopped' 110km/hr Todd's heart stopped beating. Waking up on the other side of a 4-lane highway in a cloud of white dust.  Is adversity the doorway to experiencing heaven? Was this Todd's door ajar? Interesting convo. Enjoy.

Nick's been my comfortable buddy for 25 years. When I went to pro bodyboarding he went to crystal meth. The narrative, told by the talented conversationalist and comedian himself, is alarmingly grounding. His love for people & surf is sustaining. Even in jail or indo drug dens. Thanks for taking the time Nick.  Please feel free to reach out to Nick on insta, he'll have you laughing i...

Creative discipline. Competitively at peace. Oxymoronic balance broker, Todd Barnes, walks us through his No Friends custodianship, inspired by Ocean Fire, Ballistic & his brother's Manta Wingnut. This ep is a great reminder of how balance can breed power. Todd's life is one of quality and creativity.  Thanks Barnesy BN Todd's website: bonezfilmz.com

JMB is the best leader I've ever met. Maybe one of the best leaders the world has seen. Big call, but prove me wrong. Founding AIME at 19 years old, this Bundjalung boy has hustled over $100 million AUD over the last 15 years, leveraging every dollar for the mentorship of 25000 youngsters across 6 countries; and has recently set his eyes on building a relational network who's algorithms...

This interview quenched my thirst. It may do the same for you. A unique creative & athletic talent across a number of mediums, Jim walks us through his internal world, his path to pro boogin', and some of what he's learning on his journey. A fresh, no fast food chat where the resourcing remains well after the outro song. Brave move Jim - thank you mate. Brendo Ps- Ya welcome to buy o...

Russell unpacks a worrisome childhood, amidst a solid upbringing; a sweep through three wild bouts of depression - most recently potentially grounding him on 'notes of life' unreachable via any other route. From this place Russ shares with us, in the gentlest of ways - and what therapy it is.   Some of Russ' music https://open.spotify.com/artist/3a7wraUUkEfHvEjw8hz8Og?si=AfOC_KexSre...

Paul is a beautiful man. Articulate, insightful, intriguing, and with one hell of a story to tell. What's it like growing up as a gay man? What's it like feeling those urges and not having a clear path to truely be yourself. We can all learn something from this interview. I just love characters like Paul, who stand on a hill to help guide others with the shadow of his wrestle. Thank you...

A gentle childhood of love in his Redfern commune, sparked by a conscious Nun in the 70's Surfing World office, Albe laughs because he knows his inner landscape. The joy of kindness, the still solitude of his farmland - rich with connection: Yogasynthesis. What joy. What grace. Albe, is free. Enjoy. Transcend via: https://morningoftheearth.com/

The flying man and I talk about the No Friends days; McBride's mum, loops and drawn-out reverses. We also dance through Jeff's personal life, his perspective & residing positivity. His message to us all: Go to school and have fun lying down and/or jumping. Thanks Jeff for being so kind to me. https://hubboards.com/

This Ep is a kind collab between LeBoogie Podcast and The Grey Space. We discuss exact what this whole board raffle thing is, and what cause it is going towards. A donation of over $500 puts you in the draw to win Brendo's Salty Dogs board (to be announced in AIME's newsletter at the end of the year) - Sign up to the newsletter here   20K will get you the board, guaranteed. A donation be...

House parties are the best, they always have been the best. Squeezing down the cue and into a club has only ever offered a shadow of the house party experience. Ben Tillman turned his rocking house parties into an annual festival for 20000 young hooligans looking for fun, just like himself. He had fun, until he wrapped his car around a pole at 100km post-party. From there he's taken his rebel...

What happens when you accidentally launch a global mask company a few month before Covid happens? We ask this unique entrepreneur, that, and why he decided to wear a bath robe to university for a day. Great episode unravelling sensible techniques for managing head-noise and inspiring belief that anything is possible. Thank you for the chat Isaac - lovely dude. Brenden Isaac's co: https://shop...

Fierce and ferocious. The GT machine. Six time world bodyboarding champion, The Fighter never stops. Always another challenge, whether it be rollo's at big pipeline or who can delivery more pizza in a shift. Take a dive into the thoughts behind the actions and hear why Tamega see's himself as a born warrior. Thanks for taking the time GT. Beautiful bud. Brendo GT's brand: https://ww...

Wife of Heydon Bunting (iconic waterman & ep15 guest), Emma lures me in with the personal process that saved their marriage - a practical process of empathy & and forgiveness. Full of emotion and gravity, this episode was a complete honour as we captured the perspective of those suffering in the wake of mental illness - often a turbulent and terrifying place to be.  Thank you dearly Emma -...

What even is this podcast? The Grey Space with Brenden Newton is a weekly audio podcast released via Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Google podcasts. With listeners in 58 countries and 639 cities , since inception 2 months ago, there has been almost 10 000 downloads . An eclectic run of global guests representing fame, fragility, confidence, confusion, pride and personality. Starting with bodyboarding...

One of the sweetest and most articulate lads you'll meet, Mav walks us through the loss of his child and his best friend, all in the space of 1 year. 'Mav Stevens' as he was know as power metal band Lord's theatrical lead guitarist, walks us through how to cope, sit and settle with his friend called grief. On the up now with another child growing, Mav got barrelled on the weeke...