White Line Podcast

Men's Health Week is an annual event in mid-June that presents a platform to recognise and discuss key issues relating to the outcomes of males and their health.
We saw this as a timely opportunity to discuss our experiences and learnings around this topic.
No planning. No structure. No preparation. Just hit record and get talking.
The general takeaway from this conversation was the importance of transforming physical and mental health from the elephant in the room to something that is comfortable to discuss and address.
We hope that you can find this a valuable and relatable listen.
If you need further support on this issue, the following are highly valuable services:
⚪Beyondblue - 1300 22 4636 / https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
⚪Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14 / https://www.lifeline.org.au/
⚪Men's Line - 1300 78 99 78 / https://mensline.org.au/

On this episode, we are joined by an amazing human with an amazing story, great friend of the podcast, Mitch Ryan.

On October 12, 2002, Mitch and his Southport Sharks teammates were drinking in the Sari Club in Kuta, Bali, when a van laden with explosives, detonated just metres away from them.

Ryan, Cas and myself probably didn’t have a huge understanding of the Bali Bombings or the consequences it had on Australia for many, many years to follow. We were only 6 or 7 at the time so were certainly a bit ignorant of what actually happened.

Mitch disputes the fact that he’s a victim, pledging to take gratitude out of everything he can considering others in his vicinity weren’t so fortunate.

If this wasn’t already a bad enough hand to be dealt, Mitch lost his older brother, mentor and best mate in October 2020 to a freak accident while overseas. A lot of this podcast’s listeners would have known the great Jake Ryan in some capacity, and Mitch pays a beautiful homage to his brother.

Mitch is now in the business development and commercial side of proceedings at the Brisbane Lions, giving us an insight into how things work up at the Gabba.

He’s the father to Ted, with another one well on the way. As a matter of fact, his better half Sherry is due on November 12, but there’s a feeling the baby might be coming earlier, so during this recording Mitch was very aware of any phone notifications he received.

The best way to summarise this bloke, is that he’s a battler, who loves his family and mates, and would put anyone’s interests in front of his own. A truly great man.

We hope you enjoy the listen.

A heads up as well, there is some pretty heavy stuff discussed at times, and if anything has been triggering for you, there are some fantastic resources in the show notes. Also, a language warning for the next 90 minutes.
If this episode has triggered anything for you regarding mental health, the following are highly valuable services:
⚪Beyondblue - 1300 22 4636 / https://www.beyondblue.org.au/
⚪Lifeline Australia - 13 11 14 / https://www.lifeline.org.au/
⚪Men's Line - 1300 78 99 78 / https://mensline.org.au/

White Line Book Club
The Jungle Book - by Rudyard Kipling
Pushing the Limits - by Kurt Fearnley
At the Close of Play - by Ricky Ponting
Mitch Ryan
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We're sport, but we're not.
We're three mates from the Gold Coast, Australia, who are going to sit down and have some conversations about people's experiences of what happens on either side of that white line.
This episode gives listeners an insight into our learnings through sport, what we love and hate about it, and why we decided to start a podcast.
Thanks for tuning in.
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On this episode, we welcome Gold Coast-based jockey, Jag-Guthmann Chester.

The 2017/18 QLD Champion Apprentice has been in great form this year, consistently riding winners in South East Queensland to start 2022.

We discuss all sorts of stuff about his racing career and beyond - not being able to reach the top shelf at Maccas, the apprenticeship years, how weights and handicaps in racing work, the horse that kicked him in the guts, getting carjacked, racing against James McDonald, weight cuts, and so much more.

At the age of 23, Jag looks poised for a long and successful career in the saddle.

Thanks to the great man for his time.

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Jag Guthmann-Chester
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Long distance runner and personal trainer Elliot White may not officially be the fastest man on the planet, but that's not discounting the fact that this bloke is seriously quick. In this episode, we delve into the mind of a guy with a personal best marathon time of 2 hours and 44 minutes. We discuss his time at the Bolton Wanderers Academy as a teenager, limiting beliefs, visualisation, what it takes to run a sub-2:45 marathon and loads more. On top of being a weapon distance runner, Elliot is also one of Queensland's most highly regarded personal trainers, and a podcast host of Friendz Like Us. We guarantee you'll want to get the wheels on and go for a run after this listen. This is the White Line Podcast, Episode 4, with Elliot White.
You can find Elliot on the following platforms:
- Friendz Like Us
https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/friendz-like-us/id1525786498
- Instagram
@_elliotwhite
@friendzlikeus