Bonafide with Luke Bona

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Bonafide with Luke Bona is the unfiltered voice of everyday Australia. After decades in national radio, Luke brings his legendary no-BS approach to the podcast world. We tackle the real issues the mainstream media ignores: Australian politics, the cost of living, motoring, technology, culture, and the transport industry. From the realities of the road on Truckie Tuesday to wild true crime in the Man Cave, get the raw, unhinged truth you’ve been looking for. No censors. No apologies. Subscribe to join the conversation.

  1. 16h ago

    Truckie Tuesday: Rod's Case Against Automatic Gearboxes, And Why Your Phone Can Be Confiscated On Compliance Mode

    If you heard Tuesday's full episode, you have already had this one. This is the Truckie Tuesday on its own, for anyone who just wants the truck stuff. Rod Hannifey makes his case that automatic gearboxes took the skill out of driving a truck, and says he'll argue it with anyone. Luke and Rod also read your comments on truck stop showers, and Luke finds a pub at Merriwagga that leaves its shower open for truckies after hours. Can an officer take your phone if your electronic work diary is on it? Belinda Hughes from Hughes Law says strictly speaking they can, but only in specific circumstances. Then it's false or misleading entries, what to say when you're pulled over, and Darren Cooke's appeal to get his licence back. Belinda is acting for Darren, and Hughes Law sponsors Truckie Tuesday. On the road, a driver went to pass a heavy haulage float on the approach to a blind corner, and Rod called him up on the UHF afterwards for a quiet word. Guests: Rod Hannifey (Truckie Tuesday co-host), Belinda Hughes (Hughes Law) 00:00:00 Rod's Week: 3,100km In Three Days 00:04:03 Where Was Rod? A Truck Bay With A Shower 00:06:00 Your Shower Comments: Who Pays To Clean Up? 00:09:55 Pilots And Female Drivers Turned Away From Showers 00:11:57 Free Meals, Or Better Rates? 00:13:47 No Parking Bay For A Fatigue Break 00:19:14 Rod's List Of Over 30 Items For Nicole Rosie 00:21:55 Did Autos Take The Skill Out Of Driving A Truck? 00:26:00 The Country Pub That Leaves Its Shower Open For Truckies 00:28:43 Belinda Hughes: Can Police Take Your Phone? 00:32:40 False Or Misleading: Can A Typo Be An Offence? 00:34:13 What Should You Say When You're Pulled Over? 00:36:21 Darren Cooke's Appeal To Get His Licence Back 00:38:40 Win Of The Week: Two Fatigue Breaches, A $550 Fine 00:41:27 A Blind Corner, And A Quiet Word On The UHF 00:45:47 The Caravans That Slowed Down To Let Them Pass 00:47:43 Rod's Rant: Engage Brain Before Opening Mouth 00:49:28 Where's Rod Headed Next? ❤️ Cheers to GME for making Truckie Tuesday possible! Outfit your rig with the very best, Australian-made communication technology here: https://www.gme.net.au/au/ Truckie Tuesday's legal segment is with Belinda Hughes, principal lawyer at Hughes Law: https://hugheslaw.com.au or call 1300 448 443 This segment is general information only and is not legal advice. Laws differ between states. If you have a matter of your own, speak to a lawyer. 🫶 Join The Bonafide Family Get Your Bonafide Merch here: https://bonafidepod.com/en-aud Follow Me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LukeBonaThatRadioGuy/ Catch Up On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukey.bona/ Subscribe to us on YouTube to stay updated with LIVE SHOWS: 🎙️ Get Involved Leave us a digital voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/Bonafide Call the Bonafide Hotline to leave a voicemail: (02) 9128 9311 Want to be a guest or suggest a topic? Reach out at: community@bonafidepod.com

    Truckie Tuesday: Rod's Case Against Automatic Gearboxes, And Why Your Phone Can Be Confiscated On Compliance Mode

  2. 1d ago

    FULL SHOW: Is premium petrol worth it? Plus Terry Barnes on Victoria's election

    Is premium petrol worth the extra at the bowser, or is it all in your head? James Ward from Drive sorts out octane, cleaning additives and E10, and tells the story of Sexy Lexy, the pink Torana XU-1 that vanished from a driveway in 1992. Terry Barnes from The Spectator explains why Victoria's election on 28 November is a test for One Nation. David Littleproud talks about the threats MPs and their families live with, ahead of his full interview next episode. Luke and Kelsey argue over Airbnb's checkout chores. On Truckie Tuesday, Rod Hannifey answers your comments on paying for a shower, and Belinda Hughes answers whether police can take the phone that holds your work diary. Guests: James Ward, Terry Barnes, David Littleproud, Rod Hannifey, Belinda Hughes This episode contains coarse language. It discusses threats made against MPs and their families, the alleged attack on federal MP Helen Haines, and the Bondi attack. Support: Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7) In an emergency call 000 00:00:00 Episode 148 with James Ward and Terry Barnes 00:04:01 The Victoria Barracks sale 00:08:11 A 1998 Magnum Ego found in Harrow 00:10:55 NSW legalises human composting 00:12:37 Airbnb and the checkout chores 00:16:53 Your mail and a voicemail 00:18:21 Should we pay for an Aussie astronaut? 00:24:11 Terry Barnes on Victoria's election 00:29:52 The pothole election 00:33:44 Can One Nation pay for its promises? 00:36:20 Illegal tobacco and the shop fires 00:40:03 Why Sydney and Melbourne don't mix 00:48:07 David Littleproud on threats to MPs 00:49:45 What Littleproud wants from social media 00:52:27 Death threats, and the one against his son 00:55:13 James Ward on the Holden Torana 00:57:10 What is homologation? 01:03:02 The 1970s supercar scare 01:06:08 Sexy Lexy, the stolen pink XU-1 01:09:20 Bob Katter's push for ethanol 01:10:18 Is E10 worth it? 01:14:24 Does premium petrol clean your engine? 01:21:31 Truckie Tuesday 148: 3,100km in three days 01:25:15 Where was Rod? Waikerie 01:27:14 Your comments: no fuel, no shower 01:31:07 Escort pilots and women refused showers 01:39:49 Rod's follow-up with Nicole Rosie 01:42:30 Did automatics make trucking easier? 01:46:36 The pub that leaves its shower open 01:49:18 Belinda Hughes: can police take your phone? 01:53:53 False or misleading, or just a mistake? 01:55:16 What to do at the roadside 01:57:23 Darren Cooke's fight to drive again 01:59:43 Win of the week 02:02:30 Rod's quiet word on the UHF 02:10:30 Where's Rod headed next? ❤️ Cheers to GME for making Truckie Tuesday possible! Outfit your rig with the very best, Australian-made communication technology here: https://www.gme.net.au/au/ Truckie Tuesday's legal segment is with Belinda Hughes, principal lawyer at Hughes Law: https://hugheslaw.com.au or call 1300 448 443 This segment is general information only and is not legal advice. Laws differ between states. If you have a matter of your own, speak to a lawyer. 🫶 Join The Bonafide Family Get Your Bonafide Merch here: https://bonafidepod.com/en-aud Follow Me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LukeBonaThatRadioGuy/ Catch Up On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukey.bona/ Subscribe to us on YouTube to stay updated with LIVE SHOWS: 🎙️ Get Involved Leave us a digital voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/Bonafide Call the Bonafide Hotline to leave a voicemail: (02) 9128 9311 Want to be a guest or suggest a topic? Reach out at: community@bonafidepod.com 🤝 Partner With Bonafide Brands and sponsors, get in touch at: partnerships@bonafidepod.com

    FULL SHOW: Is premium petrol worth it? Plus Terry Barnes on Victoria's election

  3. 5d ago

    FULL SHOW: Perfect Match's Greg Evans, and Trevor Long's AI assistant Darren

    Greg Evans, the host of Perfect Match, tells Luke how Reg Grundy's dating show let Channel Ten charge prime-time rates at 5:30, and about the contestant who chose number three but couldn't stop thinking about number one. He went through the phone book to find her. Greg also reveals where Dexter the robot lives now, and he and Luke swap the songs from the 3XY and 2SM days they reckon you need to hear. Trevor Long from EFTM introduces Darren, the AI agent that reads his emails and keeps his diary straight, and explains how he built an app without knowing how to code. In the Man Cave, Adam McDonald brings taxidermy from the auction house, and Luke wants your shopping centre Santa stories. Luke and Kelsey also take on NSW's coffee cup rules and your feedback on taxpayer-owned supermarkets. Guests: Greg Evans, Trevor Long, Adam McDonald This episode contains coarse language and adult themes. It discusses the alleged attack on federal MP Helen Haines. It also mentions the Bondi terror attack and the 1994 murder of NSW MP John Newman. Support: Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7) In an emergency call 000 00:00:00 Episode 147 with Greg Evans and Trevor Long 00:03:04 Helen Haines: the charges so far 00:07:11 NSW's proposed rules for takeaway coffee cups 00:14:53 The kangaroo rescued 3km out to sea 00:17:30 Kyle Sandilands gives Bonafide a mention 00:19:45 Noel's free coffee and BLT 00:21:11 Your Queensland split poll results 00:22:37 Should taxpayers buy supermarkets? 00:27:32 Trevor Long on Disney World 00:32:00 What is an AI agent? Meet Darren 00:38:51 Trevor built an app with AI 00:41:36 Is the iPhone Duo worth it? 00:43:10 Greg Evans and Perfect Match 00:48:41 The couple who met through the phone book 00:53:52 Greg Evans, marriage celebrant 00:58:09 Where is Dexter now? 01:01:04 3XY and Rocktober 01:06:53 The radio ban and Fable Records 01:13:26 The future of free-to-air TV and radio 01:21:54 Was Stairway to Heaven ever a hit? 01:26:14 Man Cave 147: Jervis Bay and Batemans Bay 01:36:42 Should players have to sing the anthem? 01:37:37 The haka, and Fiji's hymn 01:45:25 Your votes: who gets your bus seat? 01:47:04 The school Christmas row, an update 01:50:30 A freezer full of 531 cane toads 01:51:03 Adam's taxidermy: a lizard and an Arctic fox 01:53:55 Would you taxidermy your dog? 01:57:16 Could we live without computers? 01:58:55 Did an AI wipe a TV season? 02:00:53 Your shark comments 🫶 Join The Bonafide Family Get Your Bonafide Merch here: https://bonafidepod.com/en-aud Follow Me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LukeBonaThatRadioGuy/ Catch Up On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukey.bona/ Subscribe to us on YouTube to stay updated with LIVE SHOWS: 🎙️ Get Involved Leave us a digital voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/Bonafide Call the Bonafide Hotline to leave a voicemail: (02) 9128 9311 Want to be a guest or suggest a topic? Reach out at: community@bonafidepod.com

    FULL SHOW: Perfect Match's Greg Evans, and Trevor Long's AI assistant Darren

  4. 5d ago

    Man Cave: An Aviation Scientist Takes On Our Moon Landing Doubter

    If you heard our full episode on 9 October, you have already had this one. This is the Man Cave with Dr Graham Wild on its own, for anyone who just wants the space talk. Adam McDonald from Aussie Pickers still isn't convinced we went to the Moon, and the Van Allen radiation belts are his sticking point. So Luke brings in Dr Graham Wild, a senior lecturer in aviation science and technology at UNSW Canberra, to take him on. Graham explains why NASA lost so much of its Apollo know-how, why nobody has landed there since 1972, and how a camera filmed Neil Armstrong's first step. Before that, he busts a Hollywood myth: a small hole in a plane won't suck you out. Plus air marshals, the Jetsons flying car we never got, and the G.I. Joe jet from Graham's childhood. Guests: Dr Graham Wild, Adam McDonald This interview contains strong language. 00:00 Adam's moon landing problem 01:25 An aviation scientist joins the Man Cave 02:40 Are there air marshals on Australian flights? 03:40 What a hole in the cabin really does 04:19 Why you won't get sucked out of an airlock 05:59 A finger over a hole in the space station 06:40 The moon landing goes to an expert 07:23 How many teeth in a horse's mouth? 08:20 Adam's sticking point: the Van Allen belts 10:23 Why hasn't anyone landed since Apollo? 12:42 Was Apollo 11 a fluke? 14:07 The Apollo slides Adam nearly sold 15:02 Why did the Soviets give up? 17:15 Will we have to leave Earth one day? 19:11 Where's our Jetsons flying car? 20:37 A flying car that earns money while you work 21:38 Star Wars, Star Trek and Jar Jar 22:28 The G.I. Joe jet from Graham's childhood 24:52 Is Adam coming round? 25:59 Who filmed the first step on the Moon? 🫶 Join The Bonafide Family Get Your Bonafide Merch here: https://bonafidepod.com/en-aud Follow Me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LukeBonaThatRadioGuy/ Catch Up On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukey.bona/ Subscribe to us on YouTube to stay updated with LIVE SHOWS: 🎙️ Get Involved Leave us a digital voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/Bonafide Call the Bonafide Hotline to leave a voicemail: (02) 9128 9311 Want to be a guest or suggest a topic? Reach out at: community@bonafidepod.com

    Man Cave: An Aviation Scientist Takes On Our Moon Landing Doubter

  5. 6d ago

    How the Jim's Mowing founder built it from a lawn round and a debt

    If you heard our full episode on 9 October, you have already had this one. This is Luke's chat with Jim Penman on its own, for anyone who just wants Jim. When nobody would back his ideas as an academic, Jim went back to mowing lawns full-time, about $35,000 in debt, he says, and by his own account terrible at managing his first subcontractors. He tells Luke how he turned it around, from selling lawn rounds to ringing the big Adelaide franchise and being told no thanks, and why he drew up a contract he wouldn't mind signing as a franchisee. Jim also explains the $700 contract fee he could have set far higher, why the business was his way of paying for his research into why civilisations rise and fall, and the argument in his new book with Andrea Pearson, Birth-Rate Crisis. Plus pass the parcel, cold showers, and why he doesn't expect to win Northcote at the Victorian election. Guests: Jim Penman Birth-Rate Crisis by Jim Penman and Andrea Pearson: https://birthratecrisisbook.com/ This interview contains strong language and mentions suicide. Lifeline: 13 11 14 (24/7) 00:00 The man behind Jim's Mowing 00:59 How Jim's Mowing started 02:05 A burned-out academic with a mower 03:23 When he tried to join his biggest rival 04:37 A contract he'd want to sign 06:03 What he learned from Ray Kroc 07:24 The list that won over franchisees 08:40 Why so many franchises come and go 09:29 $700 for a contract, not $5,000 10:32 How Jim's keeps an eye on quality 12:00 Long-term thinking, and a franchisee veto 14:35 $5 pizzas and franchisees who can't sell 16:09 Before you buy a franchise 17:22 When a division doesn't take off 18:33 The brush cutter and a neat edge 21:01 More jobs than franchisees 21:55 Birth-Rate Crisis, Jim's new book 23:22 The rise and fall of civilisations 25:17 Is it money, or priorities? 27:23 The dopamine theory 28:20 Why he says hard times bring baby booms 30:22 Everybody wins a ribbon 31:43 Pass the parcel, with a prize in every layer 33:26 Cold showers, and a seat he doesn't expect to win 34:08 Two-stroke, electric or push mower? 35:14 Advice for 12-year-old Jim 35:48 In trouble at school 🫶 Join The Bonafide Family Get Your Bonafide Merch here: https://bonafidepod.com/en-aud Follow Me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LukeBonaThatRadioGuy/ Catch Up On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukey.bona/ Subscribe to us on YouTube to stay updated with LIVE SHOWS: 🎙️ Get Involved Leave us a digital voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/Bonafide Call the Bonafide Hotline to leave a voicemail: (02) 9128 9311 Want to be a guest or suggest a topic? Reach out at: community@bonafidepod.com

    How the Jim's Mowing founder built it from a lawn round and a debt

  6. Oct 20

    Truckie Tuesday: No Fuel, No Shower? And Belinda's Tunnel Appeal

    If you heard Tuesday's full episode, you have already had this one. This is the Truckie Tuesday on its own, for anyone who just wants the truck stuff. A driver tells Rod Hannifey he was refused a shower at a truck stop because he hadn't bought fuel, even after offering to buy food. Rod knows of only one truck stop with showers on his run to Adelaide, and he found a key-tag block he couldn't use because he doesn't cart livestock. Luke and Rod work through your mail, from radiator fixes with a raw egg or pepper to why caravans on the Nullarbor should leave gaps and show their UHF channel front and back. There's also a question for next week about EWD phones in compliance mode. Belinda Hughes from Hughes Law updates Danny's case, and her win of the week is an appeal she says cut a Transport for NSW registration suspension after a tunnel incident. Hughes Law sponsors Truckie Tuesday. Guests: Rod Hannifey (Truckie Tuesday co-host), Belinda Hughes (Hughes Law) 00:00:00 Where Was Rod Last Tuesday? 00:03:45 Where's Rod Next? A Truck Stop With A Shower 00:06:30 A Raw Egg In The Radiator? 00:09:58 Grass In A Tyre To Get You Home? 00:11:10 Wombat's Two Rules On Fatigue 00:13:06 Fuel Excise: Who Got The Savings? 00:14:48 Caravans On The Nullarbor, And UHF 40 00:19:07 Green Reflector Bays On The Mildura Road 00:21:02 Windscreens And A Thicker Kenworth Screen 00:25:06 Should Truckies Get Free Meals And Coffee? 00:28:01 Can An Officer Walk Off With Your Phone? 00:30:10 Key-Tag Showers For Stock Carriers Only 00:32:24 No Fuel, No Shower 00:33:53 Belinda Hughes: What's Next For Danny 00:35:21 Is The NHVR Changing How It Enforces? 00:38:47 Win Of The Week: A Tunnel Suspension Cut On Appeal 00:41:17 Where's Rod Headed Next? ❤️ Cheers to GME for making Truckie Tuesday possible! Outfit your rig with the very best, Australian-made communication technology here: https://www.gme.net.au/au/ Truckie Tuesday's legal segment is with Belinda Hughes, principal lawyer at Hughes Law: https://hugheslaw.com.au or call 1300 448 443 This segment is general information only and is not legal advice. Laws differ between states. If you have a matter of your own, speak to a lawyer. 🫶 Join The Bonafide Family Get Your Bonafide Merch here: https://bonafidepod.com/en-aud Follow Me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LukeBonaThatRadioGuy/ Catch Up On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukey.bona/ Subscribe to us on YouTube to stay updated with LIVE SHOWS: 🎙️ Get Involved Leave us a digital voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/Bonafide Call the Bonafide Hotline to leave a voicemail: (02) 9128 9311 Want to be a guest or suggest a topic? Reach out at: community@bonafidepod.com

    Truckie Tuesday: No Fuel, No Shower? And Belinda's Tunnel Appeal

  7. Oct 19

    FULL SHOW: Robbie Katter on a seventh state, and Trump's five-day press secretary

    Robbie Katter, the Member for Traeger and leader of Katter's Australian Party, tells Luke why he and his dad Bob want North Queensland to become Australia's seventh state, and why he thinks city people lose out while the north's metals stay in the ground. He also covers shark and crocodile culling, and the case for nuclear power. Jonathan Kearsley, News24's Washington correspondent, unpacks Katie Zacharia's five days as White House press secretary and Kimberly Guilfoyle's exit as ambassador to Greece, which follows a report she denies. Ben Downie from Seven in London covers the limit on Ukraine's Starshield service and the riots in France. Young farmer Jacob Wright talks farm workers and apprentices, and what diesel and urea now cost. On Truckie Tuesday, Rod Hannifey goes looking for a truck stop shower and asks whether free meals would change where drivers stop. Belinda Hughes from Hughes Law follows up Danny's grounding and shares her win of the week. Hughes Law sponsors Truckie Tuesday. Luke and Kelsey also take on NSW's truancy fines and your voicemails. Guests: Robbie Katter, Jonathan Kearsley, Ben Downie, Jacob Wright, Rod Hannifey, Belinda Hughes This episode contains coarse language and adult themes. It discusses alleged sexual offences against women and girls, and fatal animal attacks. Support: 1800RESPECT 1800 737 732 (24/7) Kids Helpline 1800 55 1800 (24/7) Lifeline 13 11 14 (24/7) In an emergency call 000 00:00:00 Episode 146, and Trump's week 00:10:22 Charges over the Narrabeen Lagoon incidents 00:12:44 Truancy fines of up to $11,000 00:16:19 Your voicemails: roosters and mine gas 00:20:13 Ben Downie: Ukraine and Starshield 00:25:55 Riots across France 00:29:03 Pope Leo after lung surgery 00:31:56 Robbie Katter on a seventh state 00:40:03 From 1852 to the Brisbane Line 00:45:30 Should sharks and crocs be culled? 00:53:03 One Nation and Pauline Hanson 00:55:44 Uranium and the case for nuclear 01:01:11 Jonathan Kearsley: five days at the podium 01:10:02 Kimberly Guilfoyle and the Amex bill 01:18:25 Jacob Wright, young farmer 01:23:13 Farm workers and migration cuts 01:27:51 Who will drive the trucks? 01:33:11 The pros and cons of farming 01:42:42 Truckie Tuesday 146: where was Rod? 01:46:43 The truck stop with a shower 01:49:15 A raw egg in the radiator 01:58:53 Caravans and UHF on the Nullarbor 02:05:44 Windscreens and stone guards 02:10:12 Free meals for truckies? 02:13:06 Can they walk off with your phone? 02:15:15 Key-tag showers, and no fuel, no shower 02:18:49 Belinda Hughes on Danny and the NHVR 02:23:57 Win of the week: a tunnel suspension 02:26:22 Where's Rod headed next? ❤️ Cheers to GME for making Truckie Tuesday possible! Outfit your rig with the very best, Australian-made communication technology here: https://www.gme.net.au/au/ Truckie Tuesday's legal segment is with Belinda Hughes, principal lawyer at Hughes Law: https://hugheslaw.com.au or call 1300 448 443 This segment is general information only and is not legal advice. Laws differ between states. If you have a matter of your own, speak to a lawyer. 🫶 Join The Bonafide Family Get Your Bonafide Merch here: https://bonafidepod.com/en-aud Follow Me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LukeBonaThatRadioGuy/ Catch Up On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukey.bona/ Subscribe to us on YouTube to stay updated with LIVE SHOWS: 🎙️ Get Involved Leave us a digital voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/Bonafide Call the Bonafide Hotline to leave a voicemail: (02) 9128 9311 Want to be a guest or suggest a topic? Reach out at: community@bonafidepod.com 🤝 Partner With Bonafide Brands and sponsors, get in touch at: partnerships@bonafidepod.com

    FULL SHOW: Robbie Katter on a seventh state, and Trump's five-day press secretary

  8. Oct 19

    Inside NSW jails with Nick: The cracked perspex and the threat to his family

    If you heard our full episode on 2 October, you have already had this one. This is Luke's chat with Nick on its own, for anyone who just wants the prison stories. Nick was a NSW prison officer for 15 years, at Lithgow and at the women's jail at Emu Plains. In B unit, he watched an inmate crack the perspex with a pool ball, and he tells Luke why he says three months of training was mostly about paperwork. He explains why officers walk the yard unarmed and why he says they couldn't properly search visitors' prams. Then there's the inmate who threatened his family. Nick's view is that most prisoners don't want to be rehabilitated. The ones who do, like the woman who left jail a qualified chef, get there because they want the help, he says. This interview contains strong language. It discusses sexual assault in prison, domestic violence and the death of a prison officer. 1800RESPECT: 1800 737 732 (24/7) Lifeline: 13 11 14 (24/7) In an emergency, call 000. 00:00 Should prisoners get a second chance? 01:46 Why the inmates called Nick Chief 02:45 Why he swapped his own business for a prison job 04:45 Trapped in B unit when the perspex cracked 07:14 Three months of training, signed off on paper 08:02 The officer who died at Silverwater 09:00 Double shifts and big overtime 10:31 His sister, assaulted at Parramatta Gaol 11:06 Unarmed in a yard of 30 inmates 13:40 Why officers couldn't search prams 14:48 Who really controls a jail? 16:22 Case management with no training 17:45 The inmates who care for injured wildlife 18:53 Should prisoners be paid $25 an hour? 19:30 The kiss that smuggled drugs into Lithgow 21:35 Corrupt officers: blue, not green 22:22 Why lifers are the easiest to manage 23:53 Why he'd rather work with maximum security men 25:10 What men fear most about going to jail 26:26 The inmate who walked out a chef 28:12 Knives in the kitchen and a Shawshank moment 29:55 Why are Indigenous Australians over-represented? 32:21 Do prisoners want to be rehabilitated? 34:08 The inmate who threatened his family 36:32 Seen as weak, or called a dog 38:30 The prisoners who come back for the security 40:16 Should prisoners have to work? 41:29 Get out of the job or I'm divorcing you 🫶 Join The Bonafide Family Get Your Bonafide Merch here: https://bonafidepod.com/en-aud Follow Me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LukeBonaThatRadioGuy/ Catch Up On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lukey.bona/ Subscribe to us on YouTube to stay updated with LIVE SHOWS: 🎙️ Get Involved Leave us a digital voicemail here: https://www.speakpipe.com/Bonafide Call the Bonafide Hotline to leave a voicemail: (02) 9128 9311 Want to be a guest or suggest a topic? Reach out at: community@bonafidepod.com

    Inside NSW jails with Nick: The cracked perspex and the threat to his family
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Bonafide with Luke Bona is the unfiltered voice of everyday Australia. After decades in national radio, Luke brings his legendary no-BS approach to the podcast world. We tackle the real issues the mainstream media ignores: Australian politics, the cost of living, motoring, technology, culture, and the transport industry. From the realities of the road on Truckie Tuesday to wild true crime in the Man Cave, get the raw, unhinged truth you’ve been looking for. No censors. No apologies. Subscribe to join the conversation.

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  • Creator
    Luke Bona
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    225
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Luke Bona
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    Bonafide with Luke Bona

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