Winter is officially the most dangerous time of year for house fires—and tragically, lives have already been lost across New South Wales this season.

Why do residential fires spike so dramatically as the temperature drops, and what simple steps can you take right now to protect your home and family? Brent is joined by Acting Assistant Commissioner Greg Rankin from Fire and Rescue NSW to talk about the hidden hazards lurking in our homes, from faulty heating appliances to overloaded power boards.

We look at the sobering statistics behind winter blazes and break down the crucial safety measures every household needs to know—including how you can book a completely free home fire safety visit from your local firefighters.


The Winter Risk Spike: Understanding why residential fires surge during the colder months and the common triggers behind them.


Everyday Hazards: The hidden dangers of electric blankets, portable heaters, and overloaded power boards.


The "Look-Up" Rule: Essential kitchen safety, smoke alarm testing habits, and why a few minutes of prevention can save a life.


Free Expert Support: How to access Fire and Rescue NSW’s free home safety visits to get professional advice tailored to your household.

Don't wait for an emergency. Get the vital safety reminders you need to keep your family safe this winter.

Winter is officially the most dangerous time of year for house fires&mdash;and tragically, lives have already been lost across New South Wales this season.
Why do residential fires spike so dramatically as the temperature drops, and what simple steps can you take right now to protect your home and family? Brent is joined by Acting Assistant Commissioner Greg Rankin from Fire and Rescue NSW to talk about the hidden hazards lurking in our homes, from faulty heating appliances to overloaded power boards.
We look at the sobering statistics behind winter blazes and break down the crucial safety measures every household needs to know&mdash;including how you can book a completely free home fire safety visit from your local firefighters.
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The Winter Risk Spike: Understanding why residential fires surge during the colder months and the common triggers behind them.
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Everyday Hazards: The hidden dangers of electric blankets, portable heaters, and overloaded power boards.
</li>
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The "Look-Up" Rule: Essential kitchen safety, smoke alarm testing habits, and why a few minutes of prevention can save a life.
</li>
<li>
Free Expert Support: How to access Fire and Rescue NSW&rsquo;s free home safety visits to get professional advice tailored to your household.
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Don't wait for an emergency. Get the vital safety reminders you need to keep your family safe this winter.

Join Brent Bultitude every weekend for lively chats with industry insiders and special guests! Covering the latest trends and exciting topics, it's your go-to for fresh insights and fun conversations.

Tune in for your weekend fix of thought-provoking conversation!

Join&nbsp;Brent Bultitude&nbsp;every weekend for lively chats with industry insiders and special guests! Covering the latest trends and exciting topics, it's your go-to for fresh insights and fun conversations.
Tune in for your weekend fix of thought-provoking conversation!

Afternoons with Brent Bultitude

Brent’s Business background and personality are fundamental to asking the right people the right questions with interviews, the latest news, quizzes, music and your calls on 13 12 69.

Plus Brent interviews many more people that are going to tell us what’s going from stories in the news to the things you care about.

Brent&rsquo;s Business background and personality are fundamental to asking the right people the right questions with interviews, the latest news, quizzes, music and your calls on 13 12 69. Plus Brent interviews many more people that are going to tell us what&rsquo;s going from stories in the news to the things you care about.

Brent Bultitude Podcast

Winter Fire Safety – Saving Lives at Home

From Mick and Keith defying aging to a TV-first Lego Masters meltdown and the ultimate AI music controversy—welcome to the ultimate pop culture download. 

In this episode, we’re diving headfirst into the glamorous, scandalous, and downright wild world of entertainment. Joining us in the chair is our resident pop culture royalty, the queen behind Gossip Girl Unleashed Queen, Leonie Thomas, for our weekly entertainment segment Lights, Camera, Action.

We’re unpacking the biggest headlines of the week, celebrating a true icon of Australian television, and looking at the viral animal superstar taking over global media.


The Rolling Stones’ Timeless Swagger: How Mick Jagger (who covers up to 14 kilometres on stage per show!) and Keith Richards keep rock 'n' roll kicking after six decades.


Lego Masters Bricktacular Drama: Why host Hamish Blake had to abruptly halt production after a massive, never-before-seen franchise record was shattered.


Vale Terence Donovan: Remembering the beloved British-Australian screen icon, star of Division 4, Cop Shop, and Neighbours, who leaves behind an incredible legacy.


Neil the Seal: How a rotund, ton-heavy elephant seal from Tasmania became a bigger international diva than half of Hollywood.

If you want the real dirt and the biggest pop culture stories of the week, this is your one-stop shop.

From Mick and Keith defying aging to a TV-first Lego Masters meltdown and the ultimate AI music controversy&mdash;welcome to the ultimate pop culture download.&nbsp;
In this episode, we&rsquo;re diving headfirst into the glamorous, scandalous, and downright wild world of entertainment. Joining us in the chair is our resident pop culture royalty, the queen behind Gossip Girl Unleashed Queen, Leonie Thomas, for our weekly entertainment segment Lights, Camera, Action.
We&rsquo;re unpacking the biggest headlines of the week, celebrating a true icon of Australian television, and looking at the viral animal superstar taking over global media.
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The Rolling Stones&rsquo; Timeless Swagger: How Mick Jagger (who covers up to 14 kilometres on stage per show!) and Keith Richards keep rock 'n' roll kicking after six decades.
</li>
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Lego Masters Bricktacular Drama: Why host Hamish Blake had to abruptly halt production after a massive, never-before-seen franchise record was shattered.
</li>
<li>
Vale Terence Donovan: Remembering the beloved British-Australian screen icon, star of Division 4, Cop Shop, and Neighbours, who leaves behind an incredible legacy.
</li>
<li>
Neil the Seal: How a rotund, ton-heavy elephant seal from Tasmania became a bigger international diva than half of Hollywood.
</li>
</ul>
If you want the real dirt and the biggest pop culture stories of the week, this is your one-stop shop.

Lights, Camera, Action with Leonie Thomas – Rock Legends, Lego Drama, and AI Music Scandals

Ever heard the saying that your gut is your 'second brain'? 

It turns out that what you’re putting on your plate might be the secret key to your mood, focus, and energy levels. As part of our ongoing Holistic Health Series, we’re diving into a topic that affects every single one of us: the powerful link between our digestion and our mental state.

Joining us is Hannah Boyd, President of the Naturopaths & Herbalists Association of Australia, to unpack how a happy gut leads to a happier you. We move beyond just the physical act of eating to explore how simple, daily habits can transform your mental clarity and emotional well-being.


The Second Brain: Why roughly 90% of your body's "happy chemical" (serotonin) is produced in the gut and how a balanced microbiome regulates it.


The Mood-Food Connection: The powerful impact of whole foods and fermented favorites versus how quickly processed sugars and artificial sweeteners can drag your mood down.


Mindful Habits: Why how you eat matters just as much as what you eat—from slowing down and chewing thoroughly to staying properly hydrated.


Practical Starting Points: Simple, budget-friendly steps you can take today to support your gut health without turning your entire diet upside down.

Tune in to discover how taking care of your digestion can completely change how you feel every day.

Ever heard the saying that your gut is your 'second brain'?&nbsp;
It turns out that what you&rsquo;re putting on your plate might be the secret key to your mood, focus, and energy levels. As part of our ongoing Holistic Health Series, we&rsquo;re diving into a topic that affects every single one of us: the powerful link between our digestion and our mental state.
Joining us is Hannah Boyd, President of the Naturopaths &amp; Herbalists Association of Australia, to unpack how a happy gut leads to a happier you. We move beyond just the physical act of eating to explore how simple, daily habits can transform your mental clarity and emotional well-being.
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<li>
The Second Brain: Why roughly 90% of your body's "happy chemical" (serotonin) is produced in the gut and how a balanced microbiome regulates it.
</li>
<li>
The Mood-Food Connection: The powerful impact of whole foods and fermented favorites versus how quickly processed sugars and artificial sweeteners can drag your mood down.
</li>
<li>
Mindful Habits: Why how you eat matters just as much as what you eat&mdash;from slowing down and chewing thoroughly to staying properly hydrated.
</li>
<li>
Practical Starting Points: Simple, budget-friendly steps you can take today to support your gut health without turning your entire diet upside down.
</li>
</ul>
Tune in to discover how taking care of your digestion can completely change how you feel every day.

Holistic Health – The Gut-Mood Connection

Feeling that scratchy throat or mid-winter fatigue creeping in? 

It feels like everyone is fighting off a bug right now. But when you're starting to feel a bit 'fluie'—dealing with the sniffles, exhaustion, or just feeling 'off'—what can you actually do to help your body cope? In this episode, we’re catching up with nutritionist Dr. Emma Beckett to decode the nutrition and habits that can genuinely make a difference.

We look past the fads to explore why "supporting" your immune system beats trying to "boost" it, how to manage your body's resources when you're sick, and why pushing through is the worst thing you can do.


Maintenance Nutrition: Why high-quality proteins and diverse fruits and vegetables are vital for immune cell repair.


The Recovery Paradox: The physiological reality of why trying to "sweat it out" with exercise when you're sick backfires.


The Gut-Immune Link: The surprising reason 70–80% of your immune cells mean you need to keep your fibre intake up, even when you feel crook.


Fever Facts: Why a low-grade fever is actually your body turning up the heat on viruses, and why hydration is your best ally.

If you want to know how to fuel your body and bounce back faster this winter, this is the deep dive you need.

Feeling that scratchy throat or mid-winter fatigue creeping in?&nbsp;
It feels like everyone is fighting off a bug right now. But when you're starting to feel a bit 'fluie'&mdash;dealing with the sniffles, exhaustion, or just feeling 'off'&mdash;what can you actually do to help your body cope? In this episode, we&rsquo;re catching up with nutritionist Dr. Emma Beckett to decode the nutrition and habits that can genuinely make a difference.
We look past the fads to explore why "supporting" your immune system beats trying to "boost" it, how to manage your body's resources when you're sick, and why pushing through is the worst thing you can do.
<ul data-path-to-node="5">
<li>
Maintenance Nutrition: Why high-quality proteins and diverse fruits and vegetables are vital for immune cell repair.
</li>
<li>
The Recovery Paradox: The physiological reality of why trying to "sweat it out" with exercise when you're sick backfires.
</li>
<li>
The Gut-Immune Link: The surprising reason 70&ndash;80% of your immune cells mean you need to keep your fibre intake up, even when you feel crook.
</li>
<li>
Fever Facts: Why a low-grade fever is actually your body turning up the heat on viruses, and why hydration is your best ally.
</li>
</ul>
If you want to know how to fuel your body and bounce back faster this winter, this is the deep dive you need.

Winter Fire Safety – Saving Lives at Home

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