The Outer Side

Kira from Lake Mac Zoo is a passionate young woman who loves animals, and has dedicated much of her life to learning about, and working with reptiles.Kira and Chris own Lake Mac Zoo - a mobile wildlife education business aimed at educating people about native reptiles including our most venomous snakes - with the aim of breaking down the stigma and fear of snakes. Tony and Kira chat about her early years catching and keeping lizards, her lifelong interest in Australia's wildlife, her work as an educator, and take a deep dive...

Phil Dixon is one of the co-founders of Walk It Off Australia, a grass-roots mental health organisation focused on building strong local communities and support networks for men and women across Australia through the simple act of getting outside for a walk and talk. Phil and Tony chat about the creation of Walk It Off, the benefits of spending time outside for mental health, the need for stronger communities, and Phil's passion for Ultra Trail Running. SHOP The Outer Side Merch - shop.theouterside.com.au Follow our...

Josh D is a bloke that loves the bush, and HATES rubbish - so much so, that he has dedicated much of his own time, money, and resources to organising bush clean-ups with like-minded volunteers.Following a relatively late entry into the 4x4 and camping lifestyle, Josh made up for lost time. He's built a twin-locked Ford Ranger with all the fruit, and headed to some of the most iconic 4WD Touring destinations in Australia including Cape York and the Victorian High Country. Josh was so frustrated by constantly seeing rubbish in the...

Peter Woods is the Managing Director of Premier Events - the company behind the 4WD Adventure Shows - held in Sydney, Adelaide, and Perth each year. Peter has been passionate about 4x4s and camping his whole life, and has had a hand in creating some of the earliest and most well-known 4WD adventure content through his friendship and work with the late Malcolm Douglas - a true legend of the Australian outdoor adventure community. Peter is a very humble man who works quietly in the background of the 4WD community, but has...

Paris Recchi is a Suzuki Jimny fanatic, solo camping enthusiast, and owner of HER TRAX - curating and running exclusive camping events focused on connecting with other like-minded women who share her love for 4WDs and camping. Tony and Paris chat about her childhood memories of growing up camping in 4x4s at Double Island Point in QLD with her family, how she rediscovered her love for the outdoors in her adult life, and the creation of HER TRAX - Paris' events business focused on encouraging women to embrace the 4WD and camping lifestyle. <p...

In this episode, Tony is joined by Mac Preston, with a special guest appearance by our good mate, Burto.Mac Preston is one half of the hugely popular TJ AND MAC YouTube channel, the owner of Shed Life, and a familiar face in the Aussie 4WD community. Mac shares how his automotive journey began, growing up with a Dad who was a V8 fanatic, creating a passion for cars that Mac has maintained throughout his life. From starting out with mini trucks and air-bagged Hondas before progressing into building custom 4WDs, he's gone...

Lee Dunstan is the President of the 4WD Association of NSW & ACT, and current serving President of the Black Diamond Recreational 4WD Club - a club which he assisted in starting in the 1990s. Lee is also a keen hunter, hiker, and avid outdoorsman. Lee has been very active in the 4x4 club scene in NSW and continues to advocate on behalf of the 4WD community, including being deeply involved in the ongoing fight for fair public land access for the recreational outdoors community. Lee & Tony chat about the benefits of 4WD clubs...

Sam 'Birchy' Birch is a tour guide in the East Kimberley region as the owner of Birchy's Fishing Tours, a Barra fishing expert, and one of the Traditional Owners of Balanggarra Country - covering some 2.9 Million Hectares of beautiful, remote, and rugged wilderness in the Top End of Western Australia.Birchy has a phenomenal life story - marked by tragedy, trauma, addiction and crime. Despite all this adversity, he has turned his life around and is now clean, sober, and living his best life on the traditional lands of his ancestors, living from the land and...

Marc Hendrickx is a Geologist, Author, Blogger, and the current President of Save Our Summits - an advocacy group focused on challenging public land access restrictions across Australia.Marc is a passionate bushwalker, hiker and climber, and has worked tirelessly for years to advocate for the re-opening of iconic climbing spots including Uluru, the Glasshouse Mountains, and Mount Warning - all of which have faced access restrictions from Government and National Parks management.Tony and Marc take a deep dive into the challenges facing the outdoor recreation community in relation to public land...

Cam Cronin is a well-known fisho from the New South Wales Central Coast, who has achieved more fishing success at a young age than many will see in a lifetime.Through passion, hard work, and dedication Cam has honed his craft to become a land-based lure-fishing expert - with a relentless focus on catching trophy Mulloway from the shore up and down the NSW coast. Tony and Cam chat about his childhood fishing on family holidays, his early years chasing Kingfish and Jewfish in Sydney Harbour, his ongoing obsession with catching Mulloway on...

Sam Reed owns and runs LIVIN 4x4 - a Victorian-based YouTube channel focused on sharing real and authentic 4WD adventures.Tony and Sam chat about his early passion for 4x4s, the progression into chasing tougher wheeling tracks in his chopped 80 series Land Cruiser, how the YouTube channel started with his brother, touring Australia in his N80 HiLux, and heaps more.GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH -shop.theouterside.com.au Follow our Socials - IG: www.instagram.com/theoutersidepodcast FB: www...

David Swarbrick runs Blue Flame Automotive, a highly-regarded 4WD specialist workshop with two locations in NSW. Tony and Dave chat about recent changes to legislation around Second Stage Manufacturing, what it means for the future of the 70 series Land Cruiser, the rise of American 4x4 trucks in Australia, his ongoing obsession with Hummers, and heaps more.GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH -shop.theouterside.com.au Follow our Socials - IG: www.instagram.com/theoutersidepodcast FB: www.facebook.com/theoutersidepodcast <...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is absolutely honoured to be joined by Mal Leyland (of Leyland Brothers fame), and his daughter, Carmen.Mal and Mike Leyland were the original Aussie overland explorers, touring across the country and producing feature films back in the early 1960s!After recording 3 feature films, the brothers moved into TV, creating 'Off the Beaten Track', 'Trekabout' and 'Ask the Leyland Brothers' - going on to make hundreds of episodes showcasing the Australian outback and overland 4x4 travel. The Leylands are wildly considered as the very first...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Vanessa Ruck AKA The Girl on a Bike.Vanessa is an incredible woman who was involved in a life-changing accident in 2014, before deciding the best path to recovery was to immerse herself in the world of motorbikes. Vanessa took this new passion to the next level, competing in offroad races across the UK and Europe, as well as Red Bull Romaniacs Hard Enduro Rallye, the original Dakar rally, the Tunisia Desert Challenge and heaps more. Tony and Vanessa chat about her early...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Liv & Tommy Barnes - the owners of Performance Tourers 4x4 and This is Liv'n.Tony chats to Liv & Tommy about what they've been up to since they last appeared on the show and where they've been on recent adventures, before taking a deep dive into one of their biggest passions in life - recreational hunting.Liv & Tommy share the reasons they hunt, how they do it, the bond between Liv and her dogs, and the benefits to physical and mental health that ke...

In this episode, Tony catches up with Azza from Azventures Australia & MITS Alloy to chat all things Ford Super Duty.Az has been fortunate enough to spend quite a bit of time behind the wheel of the ARB / Mits Alloy Super Duty over the last 6 months, and I pick his brain on what he likes, what he doesn't like, and how he believes other 4WD manufacturers might respond. The boys also chat about the changes to SSM modification laws on V8 Cruisers, the future of EVs for 4x4 Touring, and whether or not...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined once again by Matt Kinsela.Matt and Tony chat about some of Matt's latest offroad racing adventures, the recent work his team has done on Tony's 80 Series Land Cruiser (including installing a Nissan Patrol front diff!), installing Atlas Transfer Cases in Shauno's Dirty30 and Jocko's HiLux, and Matt's long term Land Rover / 60 Series project.The boys also chat about Matt's recent venture offering training courses through the workshop - covering Basic Fabrication, Welding and CAD.It's been a couple of...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Robyn Van Ysseldyk, the owner of Sutto's Powersports in Western Sydney.Sutto's sell a huge range of epic toys including KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas dirtbikes, SeaDoos, and Can-Ams, and have a solid reputation in the powersports industry.Robyn shares her story of growing up camping and attending 4WD Jamboree events with her family, her journey through the family retail business and ultimately the purchase of Sutto's Powersports, which she and her brother Mal have run together for the last 9 years. <...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Nathan Little AKA BAD1.79 - the owner of All Terrain Accessories.Nathan has spent much of the last few years touring Australia in his fully built 79 series dual cab Tourer - driving plenty of tough tracks along the way.Tony and Nathan chat about Nathan's early entry to the 4WD scene going wheeling with his friends and family, to building the first version of his 79 Series Dream Car, before starting a 4x4 Accessory Business in Perth, and building the latest iteration of...

In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Johnny Mclean, the owner of Lusty Industries and founder of Albek.Johnny has been a fixture of the outdoor action sports industry for over 2 decades, taking a childhood love of moto and mountain bikes and turning it into a successful business - supplying Australia with some of the best action sports brands in the world.Johnny and Tony chat about Johnny's early years racing dirt bikes, his venture into corporate life working as an Electrical Engineer in the mining industry, before following...