Zero Limits Podcast

On today's Zero Limits Podcast I sit down for a chat with Damien Thomlinson former 2nd Commando Regiment Operator, Author, Actor, Speaker and double amputee IED survivor. Inspired by the military history of his Grandfather, Damien joined the Australian Defence Force and at the age of just 24 achieved his dream of becoming a Commando. This elite group is tasked with the most physically demandi...

On todays Zero Limits Podcast we chat with Dave “Boon” Benton, former US Marine Scout Sniper and Central Intelligence Agency Global Response Staff contractor, and Sarah Adams former Central Intelligence Agency Targeting Officer, as they recount their experience working in Benghazi, Libya and discuss the attacks on the American Diplomatic Compound and the nearby CIA Annex that killed four Americans...

On today's Zero Limits Podcast Matt has a face to face chat in the studio with Jason Semple former NSW Police TOU & Australian Federal Police SRG. Semps grew up in Newcastle and a few years into a local job he decided to apply for the NSW Police Force. Upon completion of police academy he was posted to the Sydney region. in 1998 after a short time on the job, semps and two fellow officers...

On today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat with owner of Origin K9 former 3RAR and 2nd Commando Regiment operator Thomas Brown. Growing up in Sydney Tom set his sights on joining the army which he decided he'd join the reserve forces. After two years he realised that he wanted more and want to transition to the fulltime army as an infantry soldier. After the career transition he was posted t...

On today's episode I sit down for a face to face chat with "Mick" former 1RAR,  2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment and 2nd Commando Regiment Special Forces Operator. Growing up in central Queensland Mick did terribly at school which he ended up leaving in year 10and shortly after he joined the local Army Reserve unit in his area serving two years before applying to enter the fulltime arm...

On today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat with Matt Williams OAM aka Willy Beating Cancer Australian Army 7RAR, Current Public Speaker and Freelance Conflict Media Producer. Willy served in the Australian Army as an infantry soldier with the 7th Battalion Royal Australian Regiment. with a deployment to Afghanistan. Upon return on his 22nd birthday, he received a diagnosis of terminal brain cance...

Today's podcast we chat with former SASR operator Dan Cooper. After underperforming at school,  Dan joined the Army and 3 RAR deploying to Timor in 1999. A short time later Dan attempted SASR selection in 2001 and successfully completed the selection course.   After Reo and 9-11, Dan (qualifying as a water operator) deployed straight away on the 2nd rotation to Afghan in 2002. Dan served in a...

On today's podcast we chat to a current serving Australian Federal Police Agent "Officer B. Before joining the Federal Police, Officer B spent some time in the Royal Australian Airforce both as a photography and as a reservist airbase security. During this time he joined the Victorian Police Force in 1996 and then in 2013 laterally transferred to the Feds. On 23 September 2014, 18-year-o...

On the today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat with Damian Porter former NZSAS Commando, WA Police Officer and current WA Firefighter / Health and Wellness Coach. He was one of the first Personal Trainers in the world and has been professionally involved in the health and wellness space for over 28 years.  During his younger years Damian was heavily involved in bodybuilding and the fitness indust...

 On today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat with Mike Mullane Vietnam Veteran and NASA Astronaut completing a total of 356 hours in space. Colonel Mullane was born September 10, 1945 in Wichita Falls, Texas but spent much of his youth in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where he currently resides.  He was a child of the space race and in the late 1950’s embarked on his own rocket experiments in the deser...

On today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat to Jeff Ottele a current serving Master Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Technician Petty Officer 1st Class US Navy. Born in 1987 in Westlake, Ohio moving to Washington State growing up before being offered to play American Football at the University of Idaho as a defensive end in 2006. Spent 2 years playing football and studying Exercise Science before...

On today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat to former South Australian Special Tasks and Rescue Police Officer Derrick McManus shot 14 times during a high risk arrest warrant. For 11-years Derrick was a Police counter-terrorist operative (trained by military SAS), sniper and special ops diver with the elite Special Tasks And Rescue (STAR) Group. They were trained for the safe resolution of high-ri...

On the next Zero Limits Podcast we have chat with a 29year British Army and Australian SASR veteran Andy White.  Andy began his military within the British army serving as infantry soldier joining at the age of 16. During his time he did multiple deployments to Northern Ireland and was involved in the invasion of Iraq. His deployments to Iraq were as expected and seen some heavy fighting sustainin...

On today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat to Mitch Parker former NSW Police and Current Superintendent NSW SES Command of the New England and North West of Western Zone and Retained Fire Fighter with Fire and Rescue NSW.  Mitch spent 17 years within the NSW police and 15 years counting as a retained fire fighter with NSW Fire and Rescue.  During his time within both roles Mitch has many stories...

On today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat to Joe Torrillo a 25 year Lieutenant with the NYC Fire Department. A survivor of the 9/11 attack on the twin towers of the World Trade Centre, Joe survived a series of coordinated terrorist attacks on one of New York’s most prominent landmarks, which resulted in almost 3000 fatalities and over 25,000 people injured.  He set up a press conference to intro...

On today's Zero Limits Podcast co hosted with Troy Knight, we chat to former Special Air Service Regiment operator and K9 handler Ryan Wilson. Ryan spent 18 years within the Defence Force primarily in the SASR. During his military career, he deployed to Malaysia, the Solomon Islands and multiple trips Afghanistan, as well as many training exercises overseas.  Within service and during his tra...

Welcome back to season 3 of the Zero Limits Podcast and on this episode we chat to SASR Afghanistan veteran Marco "Rabbit" O'Hehir. Born in 1983 and raised in the Southeast Suburbs of Melbourne, Victoria and  after witnessing the terror unfolding live on tv in the United States on September 11 2001. He had the interests to join the Australian Defence Force to join the war on terror....

On today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat to Nick Lavery an active duty member of The United States Army Special Forces. Commonly known as Green Berets, the Special Forces perform critical missions including direct action, counterinsurgency, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, and unconventional warfare.  In 2013, on Nick's second combat rotation to Afghanistan, he and his Det...

On today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat to Cameron Hardiman former Air Observer Victorian Police Airwing and Australian Federal Police International Deployment Group. Cam joined the Victoria Police at eighteen years old and served over 32 years in policing. First with Victoria Police and then with the Australian Federal Police. Most of his time with Victoria Police was as an air observer with...

On today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat with Kris "Tanto" Paronto a former U.S. Army Ranger, CIA security contractor an American author and businessman.  The incident in Benghazi that occurred on the night of September 11, 2012 when security contractors and American Government Diplomats were left surrounded by hordes of armed members from the Islamic militant group Ansar al Sharia. W...

On today's Zero Limit Podcast we chat to Dave Coleman former Royal Marin Commando of almost 8 years. Had a stutter/stammer his entire life, did a lot of speech therapy which didn’t work, could barely say his name  at one point or say ‘yes miss’ in the register at school without it taking about 6 years. Dave was subsequently given the nickname ‘Mumbles’ in the Marines which he is still known b...

On this Zero Limits Podcast episode we chat  Australian Special Forces Veteran Murray Turner. Murray after being inspired by the movie Lethal Weapon had a application submitted on behalf of a friend to become a NSW Police Officer. After a short two year career as a Police Officer, Murray was looking to further his career in which he decided to join the Royal Australian Army. Upon being accepted in...

On this Zero Limits Podcast episode we chat to we have Lou Valoze. Lou is a retired ATF Special Agent with 24 years of law enforcement experience. He spent the last two decades of his career working in an undercover capacity for long term, high profile and complex investigations of home invasion crews, outlaw motorcycle organizations, organized crime groups, murder-for-hire schemes, and conducting...

On this Zero Limits Podcast episode we chat to Darren Hodges current serving 36 year Victorian Flight MICA Paramedic veteran. From the youngest age Darren dreamed of becoming a Paramedic. He fulfilled that dream and started his career on his 21st birthday, an immature blonde tipped mullet wearing young man. His career in ambulance had been rich with opportunities, working in many different operati...

On today's Zero Limits Podcast we chat to Sgt. John Mattingly who is a retired 21-year veteran with the Louisville Metro Police Department in Kentucky.  Sgt. Mattingly spent most of his career in narcotics and violent crime unit. On March 13, 2021, Sgt. Mattingly was thrown into the national spotlight when he was shot while executing a search warrant at the residence of Breonna Taylor. Sgt. J...