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From episode #278 ~ Brad Smeele is a professional wakeboarder who had an incredibly unfortunate injury that left him a quadriplegic.  Here is a snippet of our chat with him from today.

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We chat to Brad Smeele.  What an absolute weapon of a human being he is.

Brad Smeele's thrill-seeking, fast-paced life as a professional wakeboarder came to an abrupt halt when an accident caused him to become a quadriplegic. Wakeboarding is like waterskiing, but on a single board with aerial tricks added in. It's a freestyle sport for super-athletic adrenalin junkies.

Brad was at the peak of his career, pushing the sport to new heights and perfecting tricks that no one else could achieve. He was also a sought-after model and relished his free-wheeling lifestyle. But in July 2014, while practising his latest trick, he landed badly. Catastrophically, in fact. He landed on his neck, completely crushing his spinal cord and becoming a quadriplegic immediately.

For someone whose whole life was built around his physical prowess, this was completely and utterly devastating. Brad has had to work through a great deal, from being an incredibly physical person in all senses of the word to being someone with very limited use of his body. The struggle has been monumental, but he's come to a place of acceptance.

In his book he shares his epic story and the lessons he has learnt from an unexpected teacher. He now brings the same focus and determination he brought to his wakeboarding career to inspiring others


4:08 - Jetski dam story.
5:50 - Wakeboard incident & aftermath.
22:30 - Insurance.
25:10 - The Chair.
29.30 - Red Bull Wings for Life World Run.
34:43 - Spinal research + current pain/feeling.
36:50 - Writing the book.
41:30 - Dating.
43:25 - Static breath holds + diving.
49:33 - Future plans.

Helpful links.


You can get a copy of Brad's book at all good bookstores or online through Amazon: https://amzn.to/4aZ8Bv0 
https://vimeo.com/5439404?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAAR2bZ5T-Atg98dqXtLSoBPjjFoK0LqCo9jbBfVzmNzqr58Mqdy30I-MN_tU_aem_AaulS8eNtOw0nNe-JT-G2oKJX8XnAm5xve88S1DT3Hk1eQaZyAf_W26Lv3zRrISyV5xM2C5BQ6-UhbrFq2Nzu9BZ 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_Z0Ee9P5yA 
https://www.wingsforlifeworldrun.com/en 

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From episode #277 ~ Heath Franklin's Chopper reads a war story about a ring removal.  Shit this is good value.

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Today on the podcast.


2:15 - Upcoming NZ tour
4 - Ring removal 
12:10 - Lee over-revved through one of Chopper's shows
14:26 - Harden the F Up
18 - Delayed surgery prep gets the best of one Sniper
21:23 - Pinocchio confusion
24:30  - Walking out of a show

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Today on the podcast.


3:55 - Final edit of our theme song.
7:26 - Jay's cat Percy sneezed and shat himself.
12 - Dunc's dog shat in his bedroom.
17:10 - Maya the duck shooting dog + our duck calls.
23:41 - Mother's Day + Jay's side business.
29 - A speedy getaway in SA.
31:05 - Our quirky family cars.
35:40 - 'Electrocuted' at the farm.
41:55 - Rally car stacks it because bloke pulls a brown eye. https://bit.ly/3Ul7SgH 
42:58 - David Attenborough describes the Tarantula.

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From episode #276 ~ No one likes getting shocks do they?  This chat about getting electrocuted at a farm had us in stitches

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