White Line Podcast

On this episode, we are joined by a man highly involved in business, Anthony Bartolo.Now, I’m sure there are many ways that you could stereotype an electrician from Mackay, but this bloke certainly breaks the mould.Barts is the co-owner and brains trust behind ACTV Strength Co, Magnolia Lane, Carmie, and The Gentleman Routine.The success that Barts attracts comes as no surprise given his attitude and mantra on life. Have a crack, don’t be scared of making mistakes, and get the absolute best o...

On this episode, we are joined by an amazing human with an amazing story, great friend of the podcast, Mitch Ryan.On October 12, 2002, Mitch and his Southport Sharks teammates were drinking in the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali, when a van laden with explosives, detonated just metres away from them.Ryan, Cas and myself probably didn’t have a huge understanding of the Bali Bombings or the consequences it had on Australia for many, many years to follow. We were only 6 or 7 at the time so were certainl...

EP 17 brings us one of our favourite guests to date, dual AFL premiership defender, Josh Hunt.Drafted in 2000, Josh played 212 games across his career, predominantly at Geelong with a season to wrap things up at Giants, before moving up to the Sunshine State to take on a coaching role with the Brisbane Lions Academy.Now in true Josh style, he’ll no doubt undersell himself, but to consistently hold a position in a backline filled with names like Scarlett, Milburn, Harley, Enright and co is a t...

On this episode, we welcome Gold Coast-based jockey, Jag-Guthmann Chester.The 2017/18 QLD Champion Apprentice has been in great form this year, consistently riding winners in South East Queensland to start 2022.We discuss all sorts of stuff about his racing career and beyond - not being able to reach the top shelf at Maccas, the apprenticeship years, how weights and handicaps in racing work, the horse that kicked him in the guts, getting carjacked, racing against James McDonald, weight cuts, ...

On episode number 15 of the White Line Podcast, we are joined by MMA fighter and all round legend, Chelsea Hackett.At the age of 8, Chelsea was thrusted into her first Taekwondo class, and now, some 15 years later, she hasn’t taken a step back.At just 23 years old, Chelsea, Chels, scary bitch, or Chimi, as she’s affectionately known by some, has a massive future in the sport and a transition into the UFC is on her radar.In November 2020, right in the midst of what hindsight tells us are...

Welcome back to another season of the White Line Podcast. We are bloody excited to be back in business for 2022. This is episode 14, the first of this second season, and we are joined by none other, than Gold Coast titans fullback, Jayden Campbell.Now this bloke, far too modest, would not vouch for this, but I can’t remember an NRL player since Kalyn Ponga in about 2015/16, that’s gathered the attention and the wraps that Jayden has. And judging from this episode, we all have a strong fe...

On episode 13, we have one of the fittest guys in the Asia-Pacific region, Haydn Wolfsbauer.Growing in Hamilton, New Zealand, Haydn’s upbringing was one marred with family violence and abuse.His escape from home life was sport and footy, which led him to a semi-professional Rugby Union career in New Zealand, Australia and England in his late teens and earlier twenties.Now, Haydn is a strength and conditioning coach, CrossFit athlete, father of two, and overall lovely bloke. When I say on...

On episode 12, we catch up with former Gold Coast Sun and Melbourne Demon, Kade Kolodjashnij. Heralded by many as one of the most classy youngsters in the AFL, Kade started his career with a bang, playing 59 games across his first 3 years in the league.However, misfortunes through the form of concussion soon restrained his development in the AFL. In less than a three-year period leading up to his forced retirement, Kade was concussed 15 times in football incidents. Being such a current i...

Welcome back to another episode of the White Line Podcast.On episode 11, we are joined by a very special guest, Australian swimmer and dual-Olympian, James Roberts.Through a career spanning more than a decade, James has been a pivotal part of the Dolphins swim team, competing in the 4 x 100m freestyle relay events in London and Rio, with a bronze medal for the latter.Now we’ve all just watched the Tokyo Olympics and seen the pressure that is placed on our swimmers to perform. Aptly nickn...

On this episode, we welcome arguably the greatest Australian athlete since the turn of the century, Ali Day.Ali has been a professional surf ironman for over a decade, claiming 6 (not a typo) x Coolangatta Gold wins and 3 x Nutri Grain Ironman Series wins along the way. Despite his successes, the journey has not been free from adversity, having dealt with injury and illness throughout his career. In July 2019, Ali attended a promotional event for the Nutri Grain Series where he fell...

On this episode, we welcome an athlete who needs little introduction, professional IronWoman, Georgia Miller.Georgia has done it all in the iron racing world, having ticked off wins in the Coolangatta Gold, Nutri Grain Series and World Championships.Perhaps her most extraordinary achievement however, came in April this year at the Australian Surf Lifesaving Championships, where she took home gold in each of the nine events she competed in.Now these aren’t just punters she’s competing against....

On this episode, we are joined by Commonwealth Games pole-vault gold medallist, Kurtis Marschall.Kurtis is a legend with an incredible story about a sport that doesn't often find its way into the limelight.We chat about his gold model performance at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, hanging out with Usain Bolt in the athletes village in Rio, being sponsored by Adidas, his plans for Tokyo, and heaps, heaps more.White Line Book ClubRelentess - by Tim GroverKurtis MarschallInstagram - https://www.ins...

Men's Health Week is an annual event in mid-June that presents a platform to recognise and discuss key issues relating to the outcomes of males and their health.We saw this as a timely opportunity to discuss our experiences and learnings around this topic.No planning. No structure. No preparation. Just hit record and get talking.The general takeaway from this conversation was the importance of transforming physical and mental health from the elephant in the room to something that is comfortab...

On this episode, we catch up with one of the most exciting prospects in the Australian boxing scene, professional lightweight Jacob Ng.Known in the ring as 'The Flamingo', Jacob's 15-0 professional record (11 by K.O.) has seen him rise into the world top 10 in the IBF and WBO lightweight rankings.The Gold Coast local breaks the stereotypical mould of a boxer, being one of the more respectful and humble sportspeople you will come across.We chat about his experience living and fighting in Thail...

On this episode, we welcome the Director of Physical Education at Benowa State High School, Ian Hutchison. Hutch, as we know him, has been in the role for the best part of a decade, having a significant influence on students and staff alike, and everything sport related that goes on at Benowa High.Beyond his work as an educator, Hutch has competed in five Ironman triathlons, played soccer for the Brisbane Strikers in the NSL, and is a keen surfer.Perhaps the most fascinating part of the conve...

Adrian Pudlyk has been in the sports podiatry game since 2003, and is now the Director of the Foot and Balance Centre in Tugun, on the southern end of the Gold Coast. If there's one word to summarise this guy, it would undoubtedly be 'community'. Adrian has an infectious passion in showing people from all walks of life, how to care for their feet, body and mind. We discuss the different areas of podiatry that he's worked in, being an elite runner in his earlier years, and hi...

Long distance runner and personal trainer Elliot White may not officially be the fastest man on the planet, but that's not discounting the fact that this bloke is seriously quick. In this episode, we delve into the mind of a guy with a personal best marathon time of 2 hours and 44 minutes. We discuss his time at the Bolton Wanderers Academy as a teenager, limiting beliefs, visualisation, what it takes to run a sub-2:45 marathon and loads more. On top of being a weapon distan...

As far as inspirational stories go, they don't come much bigger than this. In 2015 in his grade twelve year, out of nowhere, Jake Bailey was diagnosed with with Stage 4 Burkitt's Non Hodgkins Lymphoma. This is a brutally aggressive form of cancer and essentially, if it went untreated any longer Jake had a matter of weeks to live.Fast forward more than five years and Jake is an endurance sport beast. Amongst his athletic endavours, Jake is also a public speaker, charity ambassador, business ow...

Our guest on this episode is Surfers Paradise Demons defender, Jack Prestegar. Jack has transformed himself from an injury riddled fringe player, into one of the most consistent defenders in the QAFL. This guy is a superstar! He was a member of the QAFL Representative Squad in 2019, and took out the Demons Best & Fairest in this season of 2020.We talk about injuries, how he nearly gave the game away, and Surfers' 2019 premiership season.Hope you enjoy the podcast.

We're sport, but we're not.We're three mates from the Gold Coast, Australia, who are going to sit down and have some conversations about people's experiences of what happens on either side of that white line.This episode gives listeners an insight into our learnings through sport, what we love and hate about it, and why we decided to start a podcast.Thanks for tuning in.IG - https://www.instagram.com/whitelinepodcast/