Life's A Beach
Life's A Beach
The Life’s A Beach Podcast is presented by Head Lifeguard and TV personality, Bruce ‘Hoppo’ Hopkins. Known to his fans as the fun-loving, down to earth Lifeguard from Bondi Rescue, Hoppo has spent nearly 30 years working on Australia’ most infamous beach and will open up to fans like never before. Portraying another side to the lovable larrikin, Hoppo and guests will discuss life stories - the goo…Social links:
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146 - Evan Batten
This week Hoppo is joined in the beach shack by Evan Batten. Evan talks about his journey from being a sound recording technician behind the scenes, to being a prominent camera facing journalist on broadcast TV. This extensive experience led Evan to start his own business where he helps enable ever…
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145 - Firerose
Hoppo is back in the beach shack with Firerose. They talk about Firerose's new album Shining Armour and her journey to creating it. Firerose moved from Australia to the US as a 19-year old and has been writing music and acting for as long as she can remember. For all things Life's a Beach, visi…
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144 - Leanne Moss
This week Hoppo is joined in the beach shack by Leanne Moss. They talk about her time growing up in South Africa, before moving to Australia and later Hong Kong. Leanne left Hong Kong in 2019 as the riots were heating up, prompting her to move back to Australia. However, her life was upended in …
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143 - Dave Winner
Dave Winner joins Hoppo in the beach shack to talk about his incredible journey of resilience. Dave has long been a respected figure in the Coalcliff SLSC and Surf Life Saving Illawarra. On a seemingly normal day out in the water back in August 2021, he was doing what he's done countless times w…
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142 - Carl Scully & Mark Goodwin
Hoppo is joined by former NSW Police Minister Carl Scully and former NSW Assistant Police Commissioner Mark Goodwin to talk about their new book The Cronulla Riots: The Inside Story. Carl and Mark talk through how and why they put the book together as well as convey their pivotal roles during the…
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Ep 141 - Joel Turner
This week Hoppo is joined in the beach shack by Joel Turner. Joel has released a remix of his 2004 Aria #1 hit These Kids to celebrate the twenty year anniversary of it's release. Joel walks Hoppo through his journey from unknown kid to national celebrity at just 16 years old off the back of Austr…
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Ep 140 - Michael Venis
CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with issues of sexual abuse. This week Hoppo is joined by old friend Michael Venis who shares his story after holding onto it for over forty years. Michael's message is for those who share a similar story that help is out there, you are not alone and there man…
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Ep 139 - Dr. Shane Gould
Hoppo is joined by 3 x Olympic gold medalist Shane Gould. Shane talks through her Olympic experiences and fascinating childhood as well as her academic career, which includes a PhD from the University of Victoria that was among the first scholarly cultural studies of swimming in Australia. Hoppo a…
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Ep 138 - Luke Horder
This week Hoppo is joined in the beach shack by Luke Horder. Luke is an icon of the fitness industry in Australia as well as the founder and head coach of the Sydney Harbour Surf Club Luke talks through his journey in creating the surf club, his passion for surf sea paddling, the challenges he fac…
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Ep 136- Will Bigelow
Will Bigelow comes into the beach shack this week to chat about his recent 48 hour marathon for charity. He takes us along the journey and breaks down his experience as the run went on. Following this, Will talks about the birth of his son and how it left his wife and new born child in critical con…
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