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Proper True Yarn
by Proper True Yarn
Welcome to "Proper True Yarn," the podcast that takes you on a rollicking journey through the wildest, funniest, and most extraordinary stories from around the globe. Join your host, the one and only Knuckles from Country Trucker Caps, as he sits down with an eclectic array of captivating individuals, each armed with a remarkable tale to share.Buckle up for a whirlwind adventure as we dive headfirst into the rich tapestry of human experiences. With a mix of humor, heart, and sheer audacity, our guests regale us with their most unforgettable yarns. From heartwarming anecdotes that tug at your emotions to sidesplitting tales that leave you doubled over in laughter, "Proper True Yarn" promises an electrifying blend of storytelling unlike any other.Whether it's a daring escapade across far-flung lands, an encounter with the supernatural that defies explanation, or simply a slice of life that resonates with the universal human spirit, our podcast uncovers the gems that make our world a trul
Episodes
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The Chooks That Grow Two Extra Legs Out Their Arse | Proper True Yarn Podcast (Part 3)
Part 3 with Jack from Bellmere Butcher. Knuckles asks why the self proclaimed sausage king has never entered the sausage awards. Jack actually signed up this year, membership and all, then the reminder email landed and he saw what it takes: every sausage in every category, every ingredient…
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He Put Hot Chips in a Sausage and Pulled 3 Million Views | Proper True Yarn Podcast (Part 2)
Part 2 with Jack from Bellmere Butcher, and this one's all snags. Jack had Facebook for Marketplace and nothing else until Blake, a meat marketing bloke, talked him into a month of videos. The first few were average. Then they filmed a sausage he'd dreamt up during COVID called the Counter Lunch:...
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She Bagged the Bellmere Butcher to His Face Without Knowing It | Proper True Yarn Podcast
Part 1 with Jack from Bellmere Butcher. Two weeks out from opening his new shop, Jack had his tradie mates (mostly cousins and family) knocking off with beers at 2.30 on a Friday, trying to come up with a yarn he could actually tell on this show. Then a little Kia pulls up in the middle of six...
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A Nervous Piss With Ghost Chilli on His Hands | Proper True Yarn Podcast (Part 5)
Part five with Luke Geiger is the Mount Isa Rodeo yarn, and it might be the funniest five minutes of the series. The setup: Luke and the boys land one of their biggest gigs ever, playing the Isa Rodeo alongside O'Shea, the Screaming Jets and Aussie rock royalty The Angels. After the Friday crowd...
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He Woke Up With a Stack of Love Letters for Keith Urban | Proper True Yarn Podcast (Part 4)
Part four with Luke Geiger is the touring yarns, starting with a crash course in hospitality riders and the piss-takes buried in them: six mandarins, three peeled and three unpeeled, green M&Ms picked out of the bowl, and one bloke whose rider ends with a framed picture of Trace Adkins. Luke's…
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He Wants the World Record: Five Days of Guitar, No Sleep, No Breaks | Proper True Yarn Podcast
Part three with Luke Geiger, and it's the big exclusive: Australia's wildest cowboy party is going after a Guinness World Record. Luke's whole thing is taking requests, not breaks. He plays six and seven hour sets without stopping, and Knuckles has watched him do eight and a half hours straight…
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He Asked the Salon for a Brazilian Wax on His Chest | Proper True Yarn Podcast
Part two with Luke Geiger opens with maybe the most innocent mistake ever made by a country footballer. Fresh out of Chinchilla and playing footy in Sydney, 18 year old Luke discovers the whole squad shaves, and the trainers won't rub you down before a game if you're hairy. After a leg waxing...
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He Stayed Awake Through Dental Surgery So They Couldn't Steal His Organs | Proper True Yarn Podcast
New guest series with one of the best blokes Knuckles knows, Queensland cowboy country singer Luke Geiger, and the pair front up fresh from trying to drink rum for Australia at the 16th It's a Bloke Thing prostate cancer luncheon, hosted by their good mate Jack Wagner at Wellcamp Airport. The…
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He Fought the Tent Champion With His Grandad in His Corner
The final part with John Rayner is one big love letter to the bush, and it starts in Fred Brophy's boxing tent at the Birdsville races. After days patrolling the Simpson Desert, Johnny fronted up to the tent chasing the family legacy, his grandfather was a tent fighter back in the day. Jessie got...
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The World's Deadliest Snake Had a Sniff of His Boot
Part four with John Rayner is the ranger years, and it opens with how he got there: taking the pay cut from mining money to a National Parks traineeship, moving down to Barmah on the Murray with his now fiancee Jessie after four months together, and walking into an Echuca bottle shop to tell the...
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His Driver's Licence Was a Blonde Wig
Part three with John Rayner opens with the maddest scheme of the series. The same cousin from part two, now unlicensed and living back at mum and dad's, loses the plot when his mum vacuums a blonde wig out from under his bed and wants to wear it to a 70s party. His explanation: that's me licence....
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He Woke Up With a Steak Knife in His Leg | Proper True Yarn Podcast (Part 2)
Part two with John Rayner is about the cousin he idolised, the bloke he describes as Stifler: smooth as anything, great with women, would pump you up one on one and shit on you the second there was an audience. The same bloke who once woke a sleeping Johnny up by putting a steak knife in his leg....
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The Army Knocked Him Back for Being a Psychopath
Fresh out of the Proper True Yarn fight camp, John Rayner sits down with Knuckles ahead of the seven man royale at Podcast Royale 3.0, and he's not there to make friends. No gym, no weight set, no boxing gloves. Johnny's training farm strong, throwing 44 gallon drums and tyres around and belting...
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Michael Crossland on the Surgery He Told His Kids Was a Work Trip
The final chapter with Michael Crossland, and it opens with the scan that changed everything. Three years ago, busy again and skipping his checkups, Michael lay on a table while a trainee sonographer casually counted out loud: there's one there, another one, two more down there. He hadn't been…
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Begging God to Take Everything but My Baby Boy
The full circle moments in this one are hard to believe. Ten days before the birth, Michael had reluctantly done a fundraiser for the Miracle Babies Foundation, a charity he’d never heard of. When he collapsed on the floor of level three, the woman who picked him up was the foundation’s CEO, and...
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Michael Crossland on the Four Tumours He Hid From His Mum
Part four with Michael Crossland starts with the promise kept. Years after losing his mum’s money in the GFC, he bought her a beautiful little home and put a pink ribbon on the door, told her he’d rented it for 12 months, then told her the truth: it was hers. No, he wasn’t rich. The bank lent him...
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Michael Crossland on Losing His Mum’s Life Savings Six Weeks Before the GFC
Then came the part he calls one of the hardest of his story. When his parents separated, Michael invested his mum’s share of the settlement in a high risk portfolio to try and buy her a home. Six weeks later the global financial crisis hit and he lost everything she had, the money of the one…
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"Hope you die" inside a get well card
Part two with Michael Crossland picks up where the trial drug left off. The doctors said he'd never go to school, never play sport, and if he reached his teenage years it'd be a miracle. His mum told him everything was going to be okay and sent him to school anyway. School turned out harder than...
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Surviving the Drug That Killed the Other 24 Kids With Michael Crossland
This week Knuckles sits down with Michael Crossland, one of Australia’s most in demand inspirational speakers, who made the trip up from Coffs Harbour to share the parts of his story he never tells on stage. Fair warning, Knuckles was in tears two minutes in, and this is only part one. Diagnosed…
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Zak Palmas on Burning Down His Dad’s Favourite Tractor, Lawnmower DUIs & Growing Up in Ingham
The tables get turned this week as Knuckles puts Zak Palmas, the man behind the cam, in front of it for some proper true yarns from growing up on a cane farm outside Ingham, North Queensland. First up, the story of two 16 year old mates who couldn’t find a car to get from a bush doof into town…
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Four Hours, No Toilet, And Everyone's On The Piss | FIFO Flight Yarns
A 22 seater fixed wing, four hours, no toilet, and you can't stand up in it. That was the ride home every swing. So the boys would hit the bottle-o before the hangar, sink tins waiting for the plane, keep going once they were on it, and bring an empty Gatorade bottle for the obvious reason. One...
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Fake Dicks, Clean Piss And A Dealer Working Underground | Zak's Mining Yarns
Zak spent years underground before he got into coal, and the mine he won't name was the most eye opening job of his life. There was a bloke dealing gear out of a lunchbox in the workshop. There was a group of them at it, and they never got caught, because between them they had fake dicks and...
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Drake Has A 37% Win Rate And Has Lost Over $100 Million
Drake has cycled more money through a betting account in one month than most towns are worth, and he still can't pick a winner. Zak's got Google out and we're going through the whole lot. A 37% strike rate. $770k on Canada. $1.5 million on Argentina to beat Spain, and Spain get up 1-0 in extra...
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Podcast Royale 3.0 · Fights 12 & 13 Super Heavyweights + Jock Boxing Vs Jimmy Judge
The last two fights on the card, and the main event is a bloke who fights for a living against a bloke who eats for a living. 🎟️ TICKETS → alphaevents.com.au, hit the Fight Night button. Fight 12: Zayden Bryant (Dead Arse) vs BJ Wallace (Into The Green). Not heavyweights. Super heavyweights....
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Cowboy vs Love Islander, Liam Vs Curly & Nelson's Knockouts | Fights 9, 10 & 11 | Podcast Royale 3.0
Three fights this episode, and one of them we genuinely cannot call. Fight 9: Tylen Wallace vs Josh Moss. Reef versus beef. Josh is off Love Island Australia and the No Hard Feelings podcast, all his photos are at the ocean, and right now he's training somewhere between Japan and Barcelona.…
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Fights 7 & 8: Tag Team Biff + The Seven Man Blindfold | Podcast Royale 3.0
First up the tag team, The Better Bloke Project's Matt Rogers and Rob Sutherland against Now Thats Dramas' Tommy Allen and Brody Hetherington. Except the card might not stay that way. If Matt's out and Big Kyle steps in, everything flips. Kyle got fed to Latsy last year and got well and truly...
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"Blind Benny's Fucked" Every Team's Blindfold Picks | Podcast Royale 3.0
We got the two Proper True Yarn boys sorted last episode. Now we need to know what we're up against. So Knuckles got on the blower mid-shoot and rang every director on the card to find out who they've thrown into the Seven Man Blindfold : and why. Buster's crew have gone with Welchie, a Cargill...
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Podcast Royale 3.0 Fight Preview: The Ant-Weight Bout & Rob Huston vs Justin Becker
The fight card breakdown rolls on. Knuckles and Zak run through fights five and six on the Podcast Royale 3.0 card. First up, the one everyone's talking about. Shauny 'The Whip' takes on Micah from the Alpha Blokes Podcast in the Ant-Weight Bout, and the boys break down what makes this one...
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Podcast Royale 3.0 Fight Preview: The Sit Down Show Down & Barbs Vs Beetle
The fight card breakdown rolls on. Knuckles and Zak run through fights three and four on the Podcast Royale 3.0 card. First up, Tom 'Barbs' Barbary from The Reggies takes on Beetle from the Two Flogs Podcast. Two big units who'll bring the crowd, and the boys break down who's got the edge when…
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Podcast Royale 3.0 Fight Preview: Gocsy vs Moose, Bluey vs The Judge
The fight card breakdown starts here. Over the next run of episodes Knuckles and Zak go fight by fight through Podcast Royale 3.0, two fights an episode, and it kicks off with a couple of rippers. First up, Josh 'Bluey' Neilson from Daily Blue Weekly takes on Jared 'The Judge' Purcell from the...
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I Blacked Out In An Onsen In Hakuba & Had My Kei Truck "Stolen"
Part 2 with Zak Palmas in the guest chair, and he's finally spilling the Japan yarns Knuckles has been making him save for the mic. The boys start with how they actually met, working side by side in the mines, ripping on people and talking about starting a podcast years before it happened. Zak...
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Buckeye’s First Start: Cam Hay Calls In With the Hot Scoop Before the Gold Coast
Knuckles and Zak get Cam Hay from Mustr Racing on the phone for a quick one ahead of Buckeye’s first race start at the Gold Coast this weekend. Cam reckons the horse is flying. Two trials, two wins, and he still hasn’t been out of second gear. First trial he jumped, went to the front and stuck it...
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Zak Palmas on Fighting at Podcast Royale with a corner who almost didn't show up
The tables turn. After years behind the camera and in the producer's chair, Zak Palmas finally sits down as the guest, and Knuckles gets the yarn out of him. Zak breaks down his Podcast Royale fight against Matty Brown from the inside. His wife was pregnant and stuck at home with morning…
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Deleting $100k of Footage With One Keystroke, the Tony Stark Supercar Lair Under a Melbourne House & the Prince's Albino Alligators
Part 9, the final one with Geordie Lillis from Creators of Awesome, and it's the guest questions round. Four days deep into podcasting and Geordie's cooked, but he still delivers. He doesn't want anyone's autograph because he walks away from every shoot with a video of that person instead, which…
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Drunk Go-Karting in the Rain in Malaysia, Piss Alley in Tokyo & Stealing a Porcelain Pineapple in Austria
Part 8 with Geordie Lillis from Creators of Awesome, and it's all travel yarns. Geordie's held a camera in more countries than most people visit in a lifetime. Sitting on top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, which he points out is a fair way from Dalby. Nights out in Piss Alley in Shinjuku, where...
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Growing Up Outside Dalby & the School Principal Who Became One of Australia’s Most Notorious Killers
Part 7 with Geordie Lillis from Creators of Awesome, and it takes a heavy turn. Geordie starts light, growing up on a bit of land outside Dalby with his old man teaching at the local state school, and reckons Progress Street in Kwinalei has seen the least progress of any street in the country.…
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Bartering With the Indonesian Military to Fly a Drone, Vaporising a Turtle on the Highway & Losing Two Drones Up a Tree in the Outback
Then Christie’s driving on the highway west of Dalby filming a truck video. Swerves to save a turtle. Reckons she saved it. The following semi-trailer disagrees. Geordie’s got the GoPro strapped to the truck wheel and gets the close-up. Just a pink mist. Then Broome to Darwin. Beautiful bridge,...
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Red Bull Shoots, Malaysian Princes & a Sketchy Maccas Run in South Africa
From filming Red Bull stunts and chasing Malaysian princes around racetracks, to landing in Johannesburg and having $40k worth of camera gear stolen before a wild midnight Maccas run. Geordie Lillis is back with another proper true yarn, and this one gets loose quick. 🎙️🔥 #ProperTrueYarn...
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The Viral Wheelie Bin Video That Changed Everything
In Part 4 of Proper True Yarn with Geordie Lillis, he shares the unbelievable story of going from having just $8 in his bank account to creating one of Australia's most viral videos during COVID. Geordie opens up about recovering from life-changing injuries, travelling to Europe just before the...
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Geordie Lillis on Getting Struck by Lightning at 14, Breaking His Neck at 21 & Running Cables for the Hulk on ThorPart 3 with Geordie Lillis
Part 3 with Geordie Lillis from Creators of Awesome, and this one goes off. Geordie kicks off with a proper true yarn. At 14, riding his motorbike on the family farm, he got struck by lightning. The bolt hit the power line above him and arced through the ground into his bike. Rubber wheels…
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From Thor: Ragnarok to Breaking His Neck | Geordie Lillis
In Part 2 of Knuckles' conversation with Geordie Lillis, the journey takes an unexpected turn. After turning a passion for filming into work on blockbuster productions like Thor: Ragnarok, Pacific Rim: Uprising and Love and Monsters, Geordie seemed to be living the dream. But one accident at the...
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How a GoPro Started a Career in Hollywood | Geordie Lillis
Geordie Lillis joins Knuckles on the Proper True Yarn Podcast to share the incredible story of how a kid growing up on a farm near Dalby turned a love of making videos into an international career. From filming mates on dirt bikes with a GoPro to working on Hollywood productions, creating content...
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I Blew $500 on Khe Sanh and Went Bankrupt Anyway
In Part 4 of the Adam Boredale series, the boys rip through the famous guest questions and the yarns get loose. Adam talks about the one autograph he'd love to get, why he's a massive fan of Broncos legend Adam Reynolds, blowing $500 just to hear Khe Sanh at a pub, going bankrupt despite earning...
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Luck Has Nothing To Do With It W Poo Bandit
This week on the Proper True Yarn Podcast, Knuckles and Big Shitty yarn about loyalty, hard work, apprenticeships, business, success, and why luck has very little to do with getting ahead in life. From Quinn's legendary editing skills and a disastrous camping trip to lessons learned on farms…
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From Mining Life to Podcast Fame, Fight Night Chaos & Raw Life Lessons
In Episode 487 of the Proper True Yarn Podcast, Knuckles sits down with the one and only Poo Bandit for a hilarious, unfiltered, and surprisingly heartfelt yarn about life, fame, friendship, and finding purpose.Poo Bandit shares the outrageous story behind his nickname, the journey from working…
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The Poo Bandit: I Met My Biological Father in a Police Cell
In this episode of Proper True Yarn, Knuckles sits down with Adam "The Poo Bandit" Boradale for a hilarious and surprisingly heartfelt yarn. Adam shares the unforgettable story of a primary school excursion to the local police station that took an unexpected turn when he discovered his biological...
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A Tree Fell on Adam Borradale... and His Grandma Had to Prove It
Did that really happen? In this hilarious episode of the Proper True Yarn Podcast, Adam Borradale shares the unbelievable story of the day a massive pepper tree fell on him as a kid, leaving him unconscious and in intensive care. The yarn sounds so outrageous that Knuckles doesn't believe a word…
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Highway Shockers, Cancer Survival & A Cheese Grater Disaster
Welcome back to Proper True Yarn! Recorded LIVE at AlphaFest, this episode is packed with wild, hilarious and unbelievable crowd yarns. First up, Zak meets a drummer with one of the most cooked highway stories you’ll ever hear, involving a dodgy Honda Accord and a very questionable driver. Then...
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Closing Bribie Bridge & Surviving 11,000 Volts live at AlphaFest
Welcome back to Proper True Yarn! Recorded LIVE at AlphaFest, this episode delivers two unforgettable stories from the crowd. First, Rusty shares how a drunken weekend on Bribie Island somehow led to a homemade traffic detour, the unofficial closure of Bribie Bridge, and the mysterious theft and...
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The Tractor Disaster & Tiny's Flying LandCruiser Live at AlphaFest
Recorded live at AlphaFest, this episode delivers some of the wildest yarns from the crowd and from Proper True Yarn regular, Tiny. First up, Casey recounts the time she accidentally found herself behind the wheel of a massive tractor at a country pub near Roma. What started as trying to impress…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to "Proper True Yarn," the podcast that takes you on a rollicking journey through the wildest, funniest, and most extraordinary stories from around the globe. Join your host, the one and only Knuckles from Country Trucker Caps, as he sits down with an eclectic array of captivating individuals, each armed with a remarkable tale to share.Buckle up for a whirlwind adventure as we dive headfirst into the rich tapestry of human experiences. With a mix of humor, heart, and sheer audacity, our guests regale us with their most unforgettable yarns. From heartwarming anecdotes that tug at your emotions to sidesplitting tales that leave you doubled over in laughter, "Proper True Yarn" promises an electrifying blend of storytelling unlike any other.Whether it's a daring escapade across far-flung lands, an encounter with the supernatural that defies explanation, or simply a slice of life that resonates with the universal human spirit, our podcast uncovers the gems that make our world a trul
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