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 good, the bad and everything in between in an open and candid forum. Each week they will share their own challenges and struggles and in true Hoppo style there will be some light-hearted jokes and banter along the way. Hoppo hopes the experiences that are shared will resonate with the audience, as the old saying goes… while Life’s A Beach, it can also be a bitch!
Jock Campbell, previously known as the head strength conditioner and trainer of Australian cricket legends tells us his story. He runs Jock Athletic where he continues his mentoring career on young a…
Hoppo tunes in with Jalen Rucker, a young athlete whose efforts carry him towards his ultimate goal of competing in the Olympics. He speaks of his early days playing basketball and soccer and his eve…
Former Commander of twenty years in the New South Wales Police Force, Steve York joins us this week to speak about his time in the Negotiation department of the police. He recounts his experience in …
Former World Surfer Jake Paterson crashes into the beach shack to talk about his early competitive surfing days, winning the 1998 Pipemasters in Hawaii and his Sunscreen company for after his retirem…
Rugby legend Josh Holmes joins us for Life's a Beach this week! He speaks about his love for the sport and the multitude of teams he's been a part of.
Whippet joins Hoppo for beach banter!
For all th…
Personal Trainer Shannan Ponton from the popular Reality TV Series "The Biggest Loser," joins Hoppo this week to speak about his experience in helping people get fit and healthy.
Matt Hastie is in fo…
Paige Craswell; Fashion Influencer, Model and Neurosurgery Nurse comes in this week to tell her story. She delves into her early years, her struggles to find her calling and her eventual introduction…
Grant "The Strongman" Edwards tunes in this week. He represented Australia as a track and field athlete, participated in the Winter Olympics with Australia's bobsled team and now carries his career a…
Former 'The Today Show' host and sports commentator Tim Gilbert slinks into the beach shack this week to talk about the pipeline he followed to become a radio host. He speaks about his experience lea…
Hoppo returns to the beach shack, kicking the year off with Luke Cook; the creator and host of "Cuppa." He talks about his life, struggles and the untimely and tragic passing of one of their good fri…
The original Yellow Wiggle, Greg Page joins us this week to chat about his life before The Wiggles. He also chats about the conception of the band, the health struggles he faced and the advocacy for …
This week we've got a special episode where we look back at some of Hoppo's favourite beach banter moments! From Yatsey and Reidy to Whippet and Kerrbox, tune in to hear the best stories from Hoppo's…
Parramatta Eels Legend Peter Wynn drops in this week to talk about his time playing for his team and his experiences growing up. He goes on about the start of his career, the struggles he faced up un…
Hoppo is joined this week by Nathan Johnston. Legally blind by the age of 15, Nathan speaks about his experience growing up and taking his life back into his own hands. He has competed in many races …
Life's A Beach returns after a short hiatus with 9 times Molokai ocean paddling legend Dean Gardiner! He speaks about how he's contributed to the sport, his experiences growing up around paddling and…
Long time friend and lifeguard for forty years, Jon Lavers joins Hoppo to tell his story about growing up in the western suburbs of Sydney and the many jobs and experiences he's had along the way.
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French Photographer Christian Gilles comes in this week. He grew up on Reunion Island and moved to France to push his career in photography, photographing many celebrities globally along the red carp…
Legendary Ironman athlete and Olympian Grant Kenny joins Hoppo this week to chat about how he and his father put Ironman on the map. He speaks about his training, his passion for the sport and his ph…
Fellow lifeguard, Bondi Rescue and Home and Away star Ryan "Whippet" Clark joins Hoppo this week to chat about his experience raising money for charity, as well as completing the amazing English Chan…
Travelling around the entire continent of Australia, Bonnie Hancock winds up in the beach shack after 254 grueling days. She speaks about her 8 month long journey, the experiences she had being on th…