Life's A Beach

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 b…

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 b…

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…

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 seemi…

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 t…

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 th…

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 mess…

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 Universit…

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 thro…

Award winning singer and songwriter Emily Barker joins Hoppo to tell her story. She grew up in a country town in Western Australia and speaks about her eventual move to the United Kingdom where she h…

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 thi…

Rosie Edwards joins Hoppo this week as a young Surf Life Saver from England to talk about the beginning of her career as an ocean paddler. She aspires to be someone that inspires young girls and brin…

Hello everyone and welcome back to Life's a Beach! To kick off 2024, Hoppo has ocean paddling legend Oscar Chalupsky in the beach shack to talk about his childhood and career. He goes on to tell us a…

Australian RNB Soul Artist Prinnie Stevens joins Hoppo this week to chat about her early career in performing arts. From singing, dancing and acting, she speaks about her upbringing in the northern b…

Professor of Human and Applied Physiology Mike Tipton joins Hoppo to teach his lessons this week. He worked closely with Hoppo in Float to Survive and continues to share his knowledge regarding the h…

Olympian Jim Walker comes in to talk about how he grew up together with Hoppo, finding their passion for paddling. He talks about the sport's growth into ocean paddling, how he moved into kayaking to…

Marathon swimmer Andrew Donaldson joins Hoppo this week to speak about his upbringing in Scotland and how he made his move to Perth to pursue his swimming career. He talks about his travels across th…

You may know this person from the "Married at First Sight" 2019 series, Cyrell Paule, better known as Cyclone Cyrell. She talks about the challenges she faced with becoming a public personality throu…

Rhiannon Iffland grew up in Newcastle where she started diving as a young kid. She joins Hoppo today to tell us how she went on to become the six-time Redbull World Champion. Rhiannon shares her expe…

Hoppo is joined by Alexis and Jo this week to talk about the ongoing warfare between Israel and Palestine. Jo discusses as a first-hand witness, the state of the victims of this conflict and the horr…