Legends with Bevo

Ep #116 - Anna Liptak - What an inspiration!

Coronavirus wouldn’t hold this legend back from running her 27th marathon this year!
It was a very special episode of Legends with Bevo when I caught up with Coronavirus survivor and inspirational marathon runner, Anna Liptak.
Anna and I spoke about the tough times that she has gone through this year after being one of the first in Australia to get the virus this year and how she recently ran a marathon despite dealing with the side effects that go with Covid-19.
We also spoke about getting heckled by an idiot has led to her starting two great businesses His and Her Time and Adventure Time Travel and how she got involved with Backpack 4 Kids who have been so supportive of Anna this year.
Anna also discussed her favourites of the 27 marathons that she has done and the sort of training involved and what she enjoys most about running marathons.
There’s also some great banter as Anna talks about growing up with three brothers.
Thanks so much to Anna for her time and Rory Noke from PodBooth for another brilliant job of putting the video together.

Ep #115 - Wayne ’Swatta’ Schwass - Overcoming his mental health battles!

Warning, this interview discusses mental health and may cause distress for some viewers, if you or someone you know is going through a tough time please call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
Wayne and I spoke about founding his business, PukaUp and shared some incredibly deep stories about his mental health battles, how he overcame them and advice for those that are doing it tough out there.
We also had a lighthearted chat about Wayne's AFL career at the Kangaroos and the Sydney Swans. Thanks so much to Keryn from Soda Communications for teeing up the chat with Wayne, to Swatta for his time and being so open with sharing his mental health battles, to Matt Pill from Matchday Productions and PodBooth for a great job of putting together this wonderful video.

Ep #114 - Dan Liebke - 50 Greatest Australian Cricketers of the Past 50 Years!

Former Mad Magazine writer, Dan Liebke has now turned his passion for cricket into writing books and he’s just a written a book called The 50 Greatest Australian Cricketers of the Past 50 Years.
I was very lucky recently to interview Dan for Legends with Bevo in the amazing PodBooth studios. We discussed how he came up with his number one as some might say it was controversial, we also spoke about Dan’s time writing for Mad Magazine, his love for cricket and his thoughts on the upcoming Australia v India series.
You can purchase Dan’s latest book and his previous book, the 50 Greatest Matches in Australian Cricket by going to the links below.
https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-50-greatest-australian-cricketers-dan-liebke/book/9781922400260.html
https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-50-greatest-matches-in-australian-cricket-dan-liebke/book/9781925870602.html
Thanks so much to Dan for his time, to the team at PodBooth for doing a wonderful job of putting this video together and to Julia Ferracane from Righteous PR for teeing up the chat.

Ep #113 - Dennis Cometti - Favourite Sporting Moments as a Commentator!

It was a huge buzz this week to chat with Sports Broadcasting Legend and National Patio Day Ambassador, Dennis Cometti on Legends with Bevo.
We spoke about Dennis’s relationship with another commentary great, Bruce McAvaney, how he got his first break into sports commentary, thoughts on the AFL season this year, his favourite sporting moments and embarrassing moments in the commentary box.
You can get involved in National Patio Day by going to https://www.stratco.com.au/national-patio-day/.
Thanks so much to Dennis for his time and sharing some great stories of his illustrious commentary career, thanks to Natasha Baugh from the Cancer Council for teeing up the interview and to Rory Noke and his incredible team at Podbooth for putting together such an awesome video.
Thankyou also to Anytime Fitness Glenelg, the Holdy and Coopers for their continued support this year and to the team at Telum Media for helping with promoting Legends with Bevo in their weekly newsletter.

Ep #112 - Joel Garner - The challenges that come with Covid!

In one of the biggest games in the club’s history, I was very lucky thanks to the wonderful people at the Port Adelaide Football Club to have the chance this week to chat with young gun, Joel Garner in the awesome PodBooth studios.
We previewed Friday night’s Preliminary Final against the Richmond FC and spoke about the challenges this year with the pandemic and having to deal with training in groups, playing scratch matches and not having a team in the SANFL and what it's like living with fellow team mates Sam Hayes and Kane Farrell.
Joel and I also discovered that we have a common dislike of vegemite and love for mullets and that we both have younger brothers that don’t like losing in sport. We also found out the biggest pest and prankster at the club and how Joel can get very competitive when it comes to playing the video game, FIFA.

Ep #111 - Guy Leech - Saving lives in and out of the ocean!

Bevo chatted to one of Australia's greatest ever sportsmen, Guy Leech. We reminisced about his illustrious career where he won seven Uncle Toby's Ironman surf life saving championships and was twice a winner of the Coolangatta Gold.
Guy is also the CEO and Founder of Heart180 and he explained how losing a close friend made this his focus. We spoke about the importance of the device and how it saves lives and Guy explained why it should be mandatory in every sporting club and workplace.

Ep #110 - Phil Smyth - Brutal response to Crows drug cheat allegations!

It was a lot of fun to chat to my good mate, mentor and basketball legend, Phil 'The General' Smyth on Legends with Bevo this week in the amazing studios at PodBooth.
As the great Molly Meldrum used to say 'Do yourself a favour', watch this and hear some amazing insights from one of the best Australian basketballers of all time and one of the brightest minds when it comes to sports coaching.
Smythy didn't hold back as he gave his thoughts on what the Crows should do with Brad Crouch and Tyson Stengle after their drug bust. In an exclusive, Smythy spoke openly about what attributes Matthew Nicks brought to the club and why he was selected as the new Crows coach last year.
I also asked him about how he would've dealt with the Olympics being postponed if it happened to him when he was competing back in the day. Smythy gave his advice for Ken Hinkley and the footy club and why it's unfair the way they have been disrespected after their incredible 2020 season so far.
He also provided the secrets to his success as a three-time NBL championship winning coach.

Ep #109 - Paul Roos - How meditation helped his coaching!

Paul ‘Roosy’ Roos has been a legend of our game as a player and coach and has done some wonderful work in the media post his career so chatting to him on Legends with Bevo has certainly been one of my highlights.
I also asked him about those controversial comments by Andrew Demetriou when he criticised Roosy’s coaching style back in 2005, his response was priceless:
‘It was very strange, we were doing so much for the game and promoting the game in NSW and it was like the CEO of Pepsi saying don’t drink Pepsi in NSW, drink Coke instead'.
Roosy raised some interesting thoughts on the pandemic, we also spoke about how the AFL has done a wonderful job to get through the season this year and why it’s been a blessing to have footy and sport to watch.
We also spoke about the benefits of meditating on game day as a player and coach, Roosy and his wife’s passion for mindfulness and wellness, playing with and against some of the best players of all time, his footy journey and highlights of his career and the thrill of breaking a 72 year drought when coaching the Swans to the 2005 AFL Premiership.

Ep #108 - Peter ’Super’ Carey - One of the SANFL Greats!

I really enjoyed chatting to Peter ‘Super’ Carey, the three-time Glenelg Football Club premiership player and still holds the SANFL games record with 448 league games. He also played 19 games of state football and was a three-time club best and fairest.
We spoke about breaking a 33 year premiership drought last year when Glenelg beat Port in the SANFL grand final last year, why there was such a big rivalry between both sides, the Super Carey journey, how he’s enjoyed being President this year at the Bays, playing state footy, how he came close to playing in the VFL and some of the best players he’s played with and against.

Ep #107 - Garry Jacobson - The E-Sports Experience!

Another one for the Supercars Fans!
What a huge buzz it was when I got to chat with Garry 'Gaz' Jacobson from Matt Stone Racing (MSR) in the incredible PodBooth studios.
We spoke about how racing at the Bend has gone for Gaz and the team, how he's found his first year at MSR, a toothpaste prank that fellow driver Chaz Mostert played on Gaz, the E-Sports experience vs being on the racetrack, keeping fit during Covid and we had some great banter with Gaz being a big Richmond Tigers fan.