Benny Drohan Podcast

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Fighting stories of resilience, redemption, and mental health. Shit hands. Wild turns. Brutal setbacks. Big wins. Impact that inspires big moves. I’ve lived it. Over 30 years battling shame, addiction and self-destruction. Now I share stories of people who kept fighting when life tried to break them. Believing in themselves when no one else did. Even when they were at war with their own mind. 🥊 Stay in the fkn fight.

  1. MAR 1

    From a Racist, Violent Home to the World’s Most Dangerous Combat Sport

    Locky Tinhla grew up mixed-race with a violent, racist father before going on to fight bare-knuckle in Myanmar, inside the world’s most brutal combat sport. He opens up about the impact that environment had on his identity and mental health, how early exposure to violence shaped his worldview, and the years of self-destruction that nearly broke him before he found something that gave him direction. That search led him to Lethwei, the traditional Burmese bare-knuckle fighting sport widely regarded as the most brutal combat sport on earth. Locky explains how he discovered Lethwei, why it stood apart from every other fighting discipline, and what pushed him to fly to Myanmar, despite it being a red, do-not-travel zone, to take his first fight with minimal preparation. Now known as Australia’s only active Lethwei fighter, Locky breaks down what it was really like stepping into the ring in Myanmar, the realities of bare-knuckle fighting under Lethwei rules, and why he continues to return to one of the most dangerous combat environments in the world. This episode is a raw, unfiltered conversation about violence, identity, risk, and what it means to choose a path that everything and everyone says you shouldn’t. If this episode brings anything up for you, you do not have to carry it alone. If you are in Australia, you can contact MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 78. Free, confidential support for men, 24 hours a day. If you are in immediate danger or need urgent help, contact Lifeline: 13 11 14 📲 Follow Locky: Instagram YouTube 🥊 Follow Benny: Instagram TikTok Facebook 🎙️ Follow Benny Drohan Podcast: YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts 👇 Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 00:22 What Is Lethwei? (Burmese Bare Knuckle Fighting) 02:56 Who Is Locky Tinhla? 04:38 Identity Struggle 10:49 Mental Health Battle 19:31 Recovery & Finding Purpose 22:28 Luky’s Role in the Comeback 30:47 The Lethwei Gym Journey 36:10 Getting Asked to Fight 47:01 First Lethwei Fight 50:45 The Only Aussie to Fight Lethwei in Myanmar 51:56 How Many Fights Since the First? 58:42 How Locky Became a Content Creator 🥋 Stay in the fkn Fight

    1h 3m

  2. FEB 15

    Nick “Special K” Kara: Street Fights to the Underworld’s Hit List

    Nick “Special K” Kara is an OG fighting legend, a world-champion kickboxer whose journey from Melbourne street fights to the wild underbelly of Pattaya, Thailand, and the UFC’s Ultimate Fighter, is one of the wildest and jaw-dropping stories you’ll ever hear. For the first time, Nick opens up about his violent past, addiction, near-death experience, redemption and faith, from starring in cult Muay Thai film Ong-Bak to landing on Melbourne’s underworld hit list and somehow surviving it all. He went from street chaos to movie sets, from world titles to hospital beds, fighting for his life. This is the untold story of a man who lost everything, found faith, and fought his way back. If you’ve ever wondered what it takes to climb out of rock bottom and rebuild, this episode will hit hard. Stay till the end as Nick reveals how he finally found peace, purpose, and his reason to keep fighting. If this episode brings anything up for you, you do not have to carry it alone. If you are in Australia, you can contact MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 78. Free, confidential support for men, 24 hours a day. If you are in immediate danger or need urgent help, contact Lifeline: 13 11 14 🥷 Watch Nick in action: Onk-Bak Fight Scene vs Tony Jaa World Title Fight vs Manson Gibson 📲 Follow Nick: Instagram 🥊 Follow Benny: Instagram TikTok Facebook 🎙️ Follow Benny Drohan Podcast: YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts 👇 Chapters: 00:00:00: Intro 00:00:55: Who is Nick Kara 00:03:19: hen Nick first discovered fighting 00:10:11: The start of his Thailand journey 00:12:56: Three major legal troubles 00:16:33: Ending up in Thailand 00:19:40: Where “Special K” comes from 00:21:43: How Nick Kara landed a role in Ong-Bak 00:28:38: Fighting Manson Gibson 00:32:45: Winning the world title 00:37:26: The addiction phase of Kara’s life 00:38:56: The underground hit list 00:45:45: Becoming a boxing coach 01:01:07: Waking up in the hospital 01:20:29: Outro 🥋 Stay in the fkn Fight

    1h 22m

  3. FEB 1

    I Survived Attempted Murder & 30 Years of Self-Destruction

    At 14 years old, I woke up with a knife pressed against my throat as my older brother attempted to murder me and my entire family. That night changed everything. The next 30 years became a spiral of violence, addiction, self-destruction, and chaos that I could not escape. This is the story I have kept in the dark until now. In this episode, I share the truth about that night, what led to it, and how surviving an attempted murder shaped every decision I made afterwards. For the first time, I, Ben Drohan, open up about the relapses I hid, the lies I lived behind, the addictions that controlled me, and the way trauma drove the next three decades of my life. I talk about the drugs, the near jail moments, the business failures, the relationships I destroyed, and the people who stood by me when they probably should not have. I also share the final days of my mum’s life, how grief forced me to confront everything I had been running from, and the moment faith finally brought clarity after years of chaos. Hold onto your fkn hat because this is confronting, honest, and unfiltered. If you have lived through trauma, battled addiction, carried shame, lost your way, or wondered if change is still possible after decades of self-destruction, this story is for you. This is my untold story. This is the beginning of the Benny Drohan Podcast. This is proof that it is never too late, no matter what you have done or how far you have fallen. You just need to stay in the fkn fight. If this episode brings anything up for you, you do not have to carry it alone. If you are in Australia, you can contact MensLine Australia: 1300 78 99 78. Free, confidential support for men, 24 hours a day. If you are in immediate danger or need urgent help, contact Lifeline: 13 11 14 🥊 Follow Benny: Instagram TikTok Facebook 🎙️ Follow Benny Drohan Podcast: YouTube Spotify Apple Podcasts 👇 Chapters: 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:27 My Story 00:08:54 The Night My Brother Tried to Kill My Family 00:26:08 How Addiction Almost Sent Me to Jail 00:34:54 What Addiction Really Is 00:48:10 Why I Finally Stopped Destroying My Life 01:02:22 What Life Looks Like Today 01:04:41 A Final Message 🥋 Stay in the fkn Fight

    1h 19m
  4. We Need to Talk … The Handover

    09/16/2025

    We Need to Talk … The Handover

    Something big is happening with the show. This is not just another episode. It is the moment everything changes. We open up about why, what it means, and where we are heading next. If you have ever supported us this is the one to watch. 📺 Prefer video? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch it on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 Join Australia’s #1 Property Developer Network: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Now for Free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📣 Powered by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Little Fish Property⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    35 min
  5. Near Death: Surviving 8 Days Alone in the Arctic

    09/09/2025

    Near Death: Surviving 8 Days Alone in the Arctic

    Paul Watkins set out alone into the Arctic wilderness. No food. No shelter. No backup plan. What started as an adventure became a near-death fight to survive. Eight days. Frostbite. Starvation. Isolation. Hallucinations so vivid he couldn’t tell what was real. He saw trucks and workers that weren’t there. He heard fighter jets that never came. He believed a woman was following him the polar explorer “third man effect.” 👇 Here’s what’s inside: How a simple plan spiralled into an 8-day survival nightmare The terrifying hallucinations that almost pushed him over the edge The mental games of isolation and how he nearly gave up The brutal signs of hypothermia and frostbite he ignored The moment he thought he wouldn’t make it back aliveThis one will leave you shaking your head at what the human body — and mind — can endure. 🔥 Full poddy out now everywhere LFG, it’ll change the way you see survival forever 🤌 📺 Prefer video? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch it on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 Join Australia’s #1 Property Developer Network: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Now for Free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📣 Powered by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Little Fish Property⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    58 min
  6. Inside Australia’s 4,000sqm Top Secret Weed Farm

    08/27/2025

    Inside Australia’s 4,000sqm Top Secret Weed Farm

    He was a cannabis adversary. Now he’s growing 5,000 kilos a year... and risked $14 million to do it. Tom Varga went from corporate banker to cannabis farmer… and nearly lost everything trying to make it work. Today he runs Biortica Agrimed, Australia’s fastest-growing medicinal cannabis company, leading a new era for medical cannabis nationwide. This isn’t just a business story. It’s a wild ride from sceptic to CEO, from stigma to scale, from dismissing weed to betting everything on it. Tom opens up about battling red tape, surviving Covid, and why patients still turn to the black market despite cannabis being legal. 👇 Here’s what’s inside: The moment a sceptic became a believer — and whyHow $10M raised for the farm disappeared overnight when Covid hitMortgaging every property to keep Biortica Agrimed aliveWhy patients still turn to the black market despite cannabis being legalThe staggering reality: 1 million kilos consumed every year in AustraliaThe secrets, stigma, and scale of Australia’s booming medicinal cannabis industryLFG it will change the way you see cannabis forever 🚀 📺 Prefer video? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch it on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 Join Australia’s #1 Property Developer Network: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Now for Free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📣 Powered by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Little Fish Property⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 1m
  7. He Beat Terminal Cancer. Then Exposed a Deadly Lie

    08/12/2025

    He Beat Terminal Cancer. Then Exposed a Deadly Lie

    Dr John Tickell was told he had 18 months to live. Instead, he beat terminal brain cancer — then uncovered the brutal truth about Australia’s health crisis.From elite AFL doctor to best-selling author and longevity expert, Dr Tickell joins Benny and Pete to expose the lie that’s quietly killing millions — and the real solution he used to survive.This one’s part survival story, part wake-up call. 👇Here's What's Inside How John Tickell survived brain cancer against all oddsThe deadly “Western lifestyle” lie fuelling disease in AustraliaThe Okinawan diet, immunotherapy and why longevity is misunderstoodThe health advice he gave AFL stars (and ignores now) What’s actually making you sick — and how to fight backHe beat death. Now he’s taking on the system. Let’s fkn go 📺 Prefer video? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch it on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 Join Australia’s #1 Property Developer Network: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Now for Free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📣 Powered by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Little Fish Property⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 8m
  8. The Truth About My Life As a Sex Worker

    08/05/2025

    The Truth About My Life As a Sex Worker

    Amanda Goff, known publicly as Samantha X, was once Australia’s highest paid escort. After leaving a career as a respected journalist, she entered the sex industry and built a multimillion-dollar brand... before walking away from it all. In this raw and revealing conversation, Amanda shares her story like never before. From the stigma and secrecy to the truth about clients, money, power, addiction, motherhood, and what she regrets most.She opens up about life behind the headlines, the fallout from her double life, and why she finally chose to step away, despite the fame and financial success. This is an unfiltered look at the human side of a story most people never hear. 👇Here’s what’s inside: Why she became Samantha X — and how it saved her lifeThe brutal cost of fame, stigma, and addictionWhat she really thinks about OnlyFans, power, and regretThe hardest part about leaving the industryHer advice to fathers raising daughters in today’s worldAmanda didn’t flinch. Nothing was off limits. Enjoy legends! 📺 Prefer video? ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Watch it on ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 Join Australia’s #1 Property Developer Network: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join Now for Free⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📣 Powered by: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Little Fish Property⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    50 min
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Fighting stories of resilience, redemption, and mental health. Shit hands. Wild turns. Brutal setbacks. Big wins. Impact that inspires big moves. I’ve lived it. Over 30 years battling shame, addiction and self-destruction. Now I share stories of people who kept fighting when life tried to break them. Believing in themselves when no one else did. Even when they were at war with their own mind. 🥊 Stay in the fkn fight.

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  • Creator
    Little Fish Media
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2026
  • Episodes
    162
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Little Fish Media
  • Show Website
    Benny Drohan Podcast

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