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Episode 45: Part 2, Rock Bottom to Real Talk: Dane Miller — Pottsville

Rock Bottom to Real Talk: Dane Miller (Part 2) — Pottsville
Part 2 hits different, legends… this is where the story gets raw and a bit teary.
Dane takes us back to the years after moving to Melbourne — the loneliness, the chronic depression he didn’t even recognise at first (sleeping 18 hours a day and thinking he was physically dying), and the way quick labels and quick fixes can numb a bloke instead of truly helping him heal.
Then we get into the slippery slope: weekends, pubs, coke… and then the moment ice shows up — and how fast it goes from “sometimes” to “every day” and starts taking everything… money, relationships, identity… until Dane disappears for five years and his family doesn’t even know if he’s alive.
And then comes the rock-bottom moment on a rooftop carpark in Chapel Street… hungry, homeless, carrying everything he owns in bags… and a strange “guardian angel” moment he still can’t explain.
What saves him isn’t some Hollywood miracle — it’s one person. His mum. No judgement. No pressure. Just belief. A door left open. A second chance.
We talk:
Depression, identity, and the danger of being “labelled”
Addiction creeping in quietly… then taking over
Rock bottom, homelessness, and the moment you realise you can’t keep going
The power of one person believing in you
Cold turkey recovery, rebuilding life, and finding peace through fishing, health, and purpose
Real strength, self-worth, and what being a hero actually means
If you’ve ever felt lost… or you love someone who is… this episode is for you.
🎧 Listen now — and if this hit home, share it with a mate who needs to hear it.
#WhoIsYourHero #HeroUp #RealTalk #MensMentalHealth #AddictionRecovery #DepressionAwareness #SecondChances #Pottsville #SupportTheSupporters #Resilience #AussieStories
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Episode 45: Rock Bottom to Real Talk: Dane Miller (Part 1)

Rock Bottom to Real Talk: Dane Miller (Part 1)
When Drift Turns Into Decision
There’s a moment in every man’s life where he either keeps drifting… or draws a line in the sand.
Episode 45 of Who Is Your Hero isn’t about success.It’s about survival.
It’s about how easy it is to lose direction when you’re young, adapting, trying to fit in, trying to belong — and sometimes rebelling against systems you don’t fully understand yet.
And it’s about what happens when life starts looking like a dead end.
From Byron Bay Roof Sheets to Pottsville Yarns
I first met Dane Miller on the tools in Byron Bay.Roof sheets. Hard work. No pre-judgement.
A mutual mate said, “Give this bloke a go.”
That simple act — giving someone a go — is something we’ve lost a bit of in modern Australia.
Later, life rolled on. I found myself in Pottsville, trying to get my own health back on track. Dane was working at a local bait and tackle shop. And what started as a quick stop-in turned into daily conversations.
Out the front of that shop, people from all walks of life would stop and talk. Proper talk. No filters. No masks. Just real conversations about life, responsibility, resilience and truth.
That’s where this episode lives.
Rock Bottom: Bury You or Build You?
In Part 1, we unpack the early foundations:
Growing up moving towns and adapting constantly
Bullying and the moment you decide to stand up
Identity, belonging and rebellion
The difference between comfort and complacency
Why responsibility is power
How hitting zero can reset your perspective
There’s no victim narrative here.
Dane owns his choices.He doesn’t blame the world.He doesn’t glorify bad decisions.
He talks honestly about what it means to rebuild your worth before you rebuild your wealth.
And that’s a message many people need to hear.
Because here’s the truth:
If your health isn’t right, you can’t help anyone.If your worth is broken, you’ll chase the wrong things.If you don’t find your why, you’ll drift again.
Rock bottom can either bury you… or build you.
The Bigger Conversation
This episode also touches on themes that don’t get spoken about enough:
Standing up for yourself.The danger of staying too comfortable.How judgement kills growth.Why some lessons only come through discomfort.
It’s raw.It’s unscripted.And it’s only Part 1.
Part 2 — Coming Soon
In Part 2, we go deeper:
The Melbourne chapter.The addiction spiral.The real turning points.And the reset that changed everything.
If Part 1 is the foundation… Part 2 is where it gets real.
Support Those Who Support the Tribe
Massive thanks to Rob and Katie at The Townsville Hotel for backing this podcast and supporting real community conversations.
If you’re in Townsville, get in there. Support the locals who support movements like this.
This is Who Is Your Hero.
Real people.Real turns.Real second chances.
If this episode hit home — share it.Message a mate.Start a conversation.
Because sometimes the hero isn’t the one who never fell…
It’s the one who got back up.
Hero up.

🐎 Episode 44 – kim daley - Horses Don’t Lie (Part 2)

🐎 Episode 44 – Horses Don’t Lie (Part 2)
Pause. Breath. Freedom.
Part 2 of this conversation goes somewhere different.
If Part 1 was about survival — anxiety, addiction, and the weight people carry quietly — Part 2 is about what comes after.What happens when you stop pushing, stop forcing, and finally learn to pause.
In this episode, Buzz and Kim Daley explore freedom — not the loud, flashy kind, but the calm that comes from self-regulation, awareness, and letting go of the need to control everything.
Kim speaks openly about:
Surrender versus forcing outcomes
Health before wealth — and why getting the order wrong costs everything
Minimalism, freedom, and choosing enough
Why horses don’t need to be “fixed” — and neither do people
The power of pause, breath, and nervous system regulation
Leadership without dominance
Why horses are mirrors — not tools
And how service, presence, and emotional intelligence raise consciousness more than success ever will
This conversation also touches on equine therapy, meditation, breathwork, and why nature strips away the masks we’ve learned to wear in modern life.
Horses don’t respond to pressure.They don’t care about status or story.They respond to authenticity, calm, and consistency.
And so does life.
If you’ve ever felt stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, or like you’re constantly white-knuckling your way through — this episode offers something rare: permission to slow down.
🎧 Episode 44 – Horses Don’t Lie (Part 2)Available now on Podbean, Spotify & Apple Podcasts.
📌 Who Is Your Hero — real stories, real lessons, no bullshit.

🐎 Episode 44 – Kim Daley - Horses Don’t Lie (Part 1)

🐎 Episode 44 – Horses Don’t Lie (Part 1)
Some lessons don’t come from words.They come from presence.
In this episode of Who Is Your Hero, Buzz sits down with Kim Daley for a raw, unscripted conversation about horses, humans, and the things we carry beneath the surface.
Horses don’t respond to ego, pressure, or performance.They respond to who you are when everything else is stripped away.
This episode goes deep into awareness, anxiety, addiction, self-worth, and why the horse is so often just the mirror. If you’ve ever felt stuck, reactive, or disconnected — this conversation will land.
🎧 Press play when you’re ready to slow down.

Episode 43 (Part 4) – Paul Fidler: Radio Pranks, Record Labels & The Songs That Never Made It

EPISODE 43 – PART 4 is LIVE 🔥Paul Fidler (aka Freddy Fiddler / “Jim Morrison”) takes us behind the curtain of commercial radio and the music industry…
🎧 Record label parcels every day🎶 The songs that should’ve been hits🐒 The infamous “monkey on air” story (YES it’s real)🚨 The smoke machine “fire” prank that… may have ended a job 😳🎤 Why talent isn’t enough — marketing + momentum matters🔥 And we finish by rolling out with Paul’s track “The Soon Army”
This one is raw, funny, and full of proper radio war stories — cousins yarning, no filters.
Stay safe. Hero up. 💪
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Paul Fidler: From Record Shop to Radio Royalty — Episode 43, Part 3

In Episode 43, Part 3, Paul Fidler takes us from teenage DJing and record-shop life to a 30-year career behind the mic, where he created the on-air alter ego Jim Morrison and helped shape playlists across regional Australia.
The episode explores music programming, the shift from local stations to networked shows, the responsibility of influencing daily soundtracks, and how love for music and community kept him going through an industry in flux.

Episode 43: Part 2 , Paul Fidler , Family First Edition

A candid family conversation between cousins exploring their grandfather's wartime return, how toughness, humour and silence were passed down, and the everyday stories that bind a family.They mix laughter and honesty while discussing aging fathers, music, pranks and the realities of health—especially the importance of blood tests, blood pressure checks and mental wellbeing.This episode is a warm, honest reminder to check on loved ones and to book those long‑avoided GP appointments. Part three will continue into Paul Fiddler's radio years.

Episode 43, Part 1: Behind the Mic: Cousins, Country and Radio Secrets

Two cousins sit down to talk family, upbringing and the hidden costs of a life behind the radio mic. They trace how mothers, fathers and childhood shaped a man who spent decades shaping the sound of regional Australia.This episode explores memory, responsibility and identity — from Sunday lunches and Johnny's story to the roots that forged a gatekeeper of music and culture. Part two will dive deeper into the fathers, war and work that followed.

Episode 42:Never Stop: Sam Childers, Machine Gun Preacher

Host Buzz sits down with Sam Childers, the Machine Gun Preacher, to hear his raw testimony: a violent past, a radical conversion, and nearly three decades rescuing and protecting children in Uganda through schools, trade training, wells and daily feeding programs.This episode highlights Sam’s faith-driven obedience, the challenges he’s faced with governments and personal loss, and the new documentary MGP Never Stop — a call to support real, on-the-ground impact.

Episode 41 :Before the Headlines: How Sam Childers Changed a Mate's Life

Episode 41, is a prelude with Greg Mackay about Sam Childers — the man known as the "machine gun preacher." Greg shares lived experiences, showing how Sam's faith, sacrifice and action changed his life and inspired real, ongoing work to protect children.
This short episode focuses on impact over controversy, personal stories of mentorship and courage, and sets up the full interview with Sam Childers coming next. It highlights the work on the ground and points listeners toward the documentary MGP Never Stop and ways to support the mission.