Pulling Threads

We left a gate open, both dogs bolted, and the council scooped them straight into the system. What followed was a two-day nightmare of hold music, an animal rescue place that wouldn't answer the phone, and a council rule that forces you to desex your dog at three months before you can get them back. Add in the emotional cost of telling our wives their children were in dog prison, and you've got the most expensive open gate in history.In this episode:- How Veda and Donny ended up in dog prison and what it took to get them out- The Brimbank three-month desex rule and why every vet reckons it's too young- Why the animal rescue place never answers the phone (and why we understand now)- The tire-change call every bloke prays for, and why it was her fault- Korean billionaire investors, karaoke on a dirt runway, and an old bloke who shit the bed- A remote operator smashing the wall with the batwing right in front of the investors- Gazza in Perth saving $2,500 a year on free Bunnings EV charging- The Bunnings trade account hack that lets you walk straight past the checkoutTimestamps:(02:03) We're allowed to keep our podcast equipment(06:29) Setting the scene, Donny comes over to a mud pit backyard(10:33) The gate's open, the dogs are gone(13:44) The council took them, four youths to grab Veda(23:59) Held to ransom until they're desexed(24:59) The Brimbank three-month desex rule(31:25) The demographic at the lost dogs home(41:08) The final bill, $900 and the emotional toll(42:40) The flat tire call every man wants(43:53) Why you can't trust a mechanic(49:00) Crib time, investors on site and cleaning the workshop(51:33) Korean billionaire investors and karaoke on a dirt runway(56:24) The remote operator who smashed the wall on cue(63:55) Robots, AI and losing your johnson(73:51) Stingy or Smart, Gazza and the free Bunnings chargingFull episode out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow the pod on Instagram: @pullingthreads

Welcome to the inaugural Page Parliament. That's the book club we can't call a book club because Alex would've bullied anyone who was in one. This week we pull apart To The Limit by Amber and Blaine Burke, one of the deepest female freedivers in the country and a 24-hour national champ who came second at King of the Hill.We go front to back on the mental game that separates the people who could physically do it from the people who actually finish it. Turns out the sport barely matters. It's all up here.In this episode:- Why chasing hard things for the sake of it is the wrong way round, and what to do instead- Stress inoculation training and why you should prepare to fail every single time- The genius mindset hack that turns your opposition's every move into their weakness- Playing games with your own head to get up a hill you can't get up- The story of the astronaut who went blind on a spacewalk and stayed calm- Why Troy went from laying down after work to running 30Ks and owning a calendar- The mine owner who calls the high achievers 'jets' and why he wants them all- Why the best win is Mark Dowdle thanking his crew, not some bloke screaming I'm a GTimestamps:(00:14) Welcome to the inaugural Page Parliament(04:40) Who Amber and Blaine Burke actually are(11:01) Why freediving is genuinely terrifying(16:41) Surround yourself with people doing dope shit(21:22) Troy from sedentary to a calendar in twelve months(25:48) Find the thing you love, then find the discomfort in it(33:51) Stress inoculation training and prepare to fail(43:52) Playing games with yourself to get up the hill(49:44) The woo woo stuff and the stories you tell yourself(56:40) The most common story in ultra running(57:56) The mine owner who calls them jets(63:00) What a good win actually looks like(66:06) The genius trick that turns everything into a win(72:42) Phil Gore and sleeping the same way every day(74:32) The final verdict in HuzzahsFull episode out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow the pod on Instagram: @pullingthreadsPick up To The Limit here

A random German backyard ultra just put on the best livestream in the game and it hurt to watch, because every idea we'd documented after King of the Hill they pulled off one by one. The event is never how you make the money. It's the vehicle to advertise how you make the money, and if you can't get that right you're selling your house before the event dies. Plus why whinging about your missus makes you a bitch, and the set-in-stone rules for the workshop ox.In this episode:- Why Last Soul Ultra's livestream blew the whole scene up with 100k concurrent viewers- The $48k tracker that would put a GPS on every King of the Hill runner- The real reason we're stressed and a bit fucked heading into King of the Hill- Why elite athletes who won't make content are hindering themselves and the whole sport- Alex on trying for a baby and why a goal changes everything- What makes you a bitch: talking shit about your partner when they're not there- The complete rules for controlling the stereo in the workshop- Page Parliament book club kicks off with To The Limit by Amber and Blaine BurkeTimestamps:(00:16) Back in the studio, 6k on Facebook and the rage followers(05:11) Why we do a podcast that takes the least effort possible(07:38) Last Soul Ultra and the livestream that blew the scene up(09:39) The event is not how you make money, it's the vehicle(17:26) The $48k tracker we'd need for King of the Hill(23:15) Why we're genuinely a bit fucked coming into King of the Hill(28:13) Mark Doudel, Elo and characters making the sport more professional(30:43) American exceptionalism and the mindset that fuels it(41:24) Why elite athletes should suck up the pride and make content(45:16) Alex on trying for a baby and treating it like a workout(53:30) What makes you a bitch: talking shit about your partner(01:06:48) The rules for controlling the stereo in the workshop(01:24:32) Page Parliament book club and To The LimitFull episode out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow the pod on Instagram: @pullingthreads

A 10K open water swim, 420 kilometres on the bike and an 84K double marathon across three days — and Simon Cochrane did the lot on Coke, Red Bull and Tailwind. That run set the Ultraman world record. This week he sits down with Alex and Troy and goes through 39 Ironmans, a Tarawera 100 miler won on a torn calf, and the sinking kayak that left him swimming six Ks on his own in the middle of a lake. The bloke has done more damage to himself than most people can imagine, and he still won't call himself a professional.In this episode:- The world record run fuelled entirely on Coke, Red Bull and Tailwind for three straight days- Why UTMB charges Kiwis an extra 400 euro in carbon credits for travelling the furthest- The kayak guy who forgot the bung and sank three Ks into a 10K lake swim- Pushing through the last 6K of a 2 hour 29 marathon looking like dog shit- The 32 hours versus 19 hours gap between an average punter and a world record holder- Whether finishing in 6 hours is actually harder than scraping the cutoff- Buying a runner like a racehorse and the wild event idea it sparked- Doping in ultra running and what drug would actually get you further in a backyardFull episode out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow the pod on Instagram: @pullingthreadsFollow the Simon on Instagram: @Cochranesimon

We just ran Harry's Longest Mile and the livestream shit the bed in the first two hours. Two cameras dead, roaming cam audio clapped out, and Alex sitting up in the commentary box on one hour's sleep watching the whole thing fall apart. Then he cracked a Red Bull, stopped fighting it, and it turned into the best event we've ever run.In this episode:- The three major livestream failures and the moment Alex just accepted it was cooked- Why the Longest Mile format is like a beep test that turns into a sprint to the death- Ross McPhee, 52, coming seventh and running a lap he was never going to make anyway- Kate Mason hanging with the blokes on legs half their length- The Blaine Burke comment that stopped us being tight arses and put real prize money on the table- Getting the truck bogged in the Kilmore infield and needing a tractor to drag it out- The DIY race clock Alex sank 40 hours into and the $30k livestream plan Ethan killed three times- Why we made zero dollars and reinvested every cent into gearTimestamps:(00:16) Coming off the back of Harry's Longest Mile(02:16) Dad going zero to a hundred and running an event on eggshells(03:12) The three livestream failures explained(04:48) The moment Alex accepted it was cooked and started enjoying it(08:35) Ross McPhee, 52, coming seventh and refusing to quit(10:31) The Longest Mile format explained(14:51) What the livestream does for the athletes' families(23:23) Celebrating the person who buries themselves, not just the elites(31:32) Kate Mason hanging with the blokes(37:14) Bogging the truck in the Kilmore infield(41:11) The wrapped and the Strava overlays for every athlete(53:56) Prize money for the fastest mile and chasing middle distance runners(01:22:13) The Blaine Burke comment that changed everything(01:23:19) Being broke makes you creative, the DIY race clock(01:28:44) What we sucked at and what went offFull episode out now on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.Follow the pod on Instagram: @pullingthreads