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The Outer Side
by Tony Crooke
The Outer Side is a weekly podcast for anyone who loves 4WD, outdoor adventure, exploring off the grid, and the search for wild experiences. Join me each week as I chat with people from all walks of life who will share their stories, with the aim of motivating you to spend more time exploring outside, and offroad. From 4x4s to camping, fishing, diving, hiking, dirt bikes, and everything in between. If it happens outside, you’ll find it on The Outer Side. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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#109 - CHASE IN POINT
In this episode, Tony is back in the USA once again and catching up with his good mate Chase, AKA Chase In Point. Chase and Tony are at the start of a 3 week 4WD trip through Utah and Arizona and have a bit of spare time while waiting for parts to show up for a broken car. The boys chat about…
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#108 - RASLARR ENGINEERING
Rod Paterson is the owner of Raslarr Engineering, a 4WD accessory fabrication business based in Victoria, Australia. In Rob's own words, Raslarr started as 'a lone wolf in his driveway, armed with a welder and a can-do attitude'. No job too big, no nut too stubborn – Rob was the go-to guy for all...
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#107 - EDGE OF THE OUTBACK
Nathan Stuart is the man behind EDGE OF THE OUTBACK - Australia's LARGEST shooting, pest control, and hunting YouTube channel. Nathan has built an incredible following on his YouTube channel in a short space of time through sharing his work as a professional vertebrate pest controller and hunter....
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#106 - DESIGNED & BUILT
Richard Swindel-Hurst is the man behind Designed & Built. Richard is a fully certified engineer, worked extensively on the Next Gen Ford Ranger program, has built some insane custom 4WDs, froths Mountain Bikes & Dirt Bikes, and has built a significant following for his custom builds on his…
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#105 - AUSSIE ARVOS
In this episode, Tony is joined by Liam and Dan from Aussie Arvos. Aussie Arvos is a popular 4WD and Camping YouTube channel based in Victoria, Australia. The boys describe their channel as 'Basically just a bunch of boys filming their afternoon in Australia' but it's turned into something a bit...
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#104 - ULTIMATE9 PETE
Peter Lea-Smith, better known to most as 'Pete from Ultimate9' is a bloke who has spent his whole life in and around 4WDs. In this episode, Pete and Tony have a great chat about Pete's lifelong love of 4x4 vehicles and the adventures they enable - from early memories in the NSW outback with his…
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#103 - PAST OUTDOORS
Dave Parker spent 20 years in the Australian Defence Force's Special Operations Command (SOCOM) - involved in active combat around the world as a member of the elite 2nd Commando Regiment. Following his military career, Dave pursued his love of the outdoors and founded PAST Outdoors - a business...
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#102 - LCS4X4 & McKINNON'S CRUISERS
Lawrie Smith and Billy McKinnon are both obsessed with 40 Series Land Cruisers, so much so, that they've both built successful businesses focused on modifying these old 4x4s to extreme levels. Tony chats to Lawrie and Billy about the genesis of their passion for 4WDs, how they met, how LCS4x4 and...
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#101 - HARRY FOSTER
Harry Foster is a chef, hunter, spearo, free-diver, content creator, ex-Masterchef contestant, and hunting guide. This man has packed a huge amount into his short time on earth and has created his own perfect life - centred around spending as much time outside and in nature as possible. Harry and...
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#100 - AZVENTURED
WE MADE IT TO 100 EPISODES! 🙌 To celebrate this milestone I invited my good mate Azza from Azventures Australia back onto the show - he was here for Episode 1 and now he's back for Episode 100! Az has recently had some pretty big life changes occur, so we throw it out to the audience to do a bit...
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#99 - PIRATE CAMP CO
James is the owner of Pirate Camp Co. - an Australian company that designs and builds rugged 4WD, off-road, and camping accessories tailored for touring enthusiasts. James is a qualified Boilermaker and Fabricator, who was sick of poor quality 4x4 and Camping gear - so he decided to make his own!...
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#98 - JOSH THORBURN
Josh Thorburn is the owner of Thorburn's Fabrication, a company that specialises in fabricating high quality Australian made 4WD accessories including trays, canopies, and bar work. As a 3rd generation boilermaker and fabricator, Josh has had a long history in the 4x4 scene, from building and...
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#97 - LAKE MAC ZOO
Kira from Lake Mac Zoo is a passionate young woman who loves animals, and has dedicated much of her life to learning about, and working with reptiles. Kira and Chris own Lake Mac Zoo - a mobile wildlife education business aimed at educating people about native reptiles including our most venomous...
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#96 - WALK IT OFF AUSTRALIA
Phil Dixon is one of the co-founders of Walk It Off Australia, a grass-roots mental health organisation focused on building strong local communities and support networks for men and women across Australia through the simple act of getting outside for a walk and talk. Phil and Tony chat about the...
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#95 - JOSH DEEEEE
Josh D is a bloke that loves the bush, and HATES rubbish - so much so, that he has dedicated much of his own time, money, and resources to organising bush clean-ups with like-minded volunteers. Following a relatively late entry into the 4x4 and camping lifestyle, Josh made up for lost time. He's...
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#94 - PETER WOODS
Peter Woods is the Managing Director of Premier Events - the company behind the 4WD Adventure Shows - held in Sydney, Adelaide, and Perth each year. Peter has been passionate about 4x4s and camping his whole life, and has had a hand in creating some of the earliest and most well-known 4WD…
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#93 - HER JIMNY
Paris Recchi is a Suzuki Jimny fanatic, solo camping enthusiast, and owner of HER TRAX - curating and running exclusive camping events focused on connecting with other like-minded women who share her love for 4WDs and camping. Tony and Paris chat about her childhood memories of growing up camping...
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#92 - MAC PRESTON & BURTO
In this episode, Tony is joined by Mac Preston, with a special guest appearance by our good mate, Burto. Mac Preston is one half of the hugely popular TJ AND MAC YouTube channel, the owner of Shed Life, and a familiar face in the Aussie 4WD community. Mac shares how his automotive journey began,...
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#91 - LEE DUNSTAN
Lee Dunstan is the President of the 4WD Association of NSW & ACT, and current serving President of the Black Diamond Recreational 4WD Club - a club which he assisted in starting in the 1990s. Lee is also a keen hunter, hiker, and avid outdoorsman. Lee has been very active in the 4x4 club scene in...
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#90 - BIRCHY
Sam 'Birchy' Birch is a tour guide in the East Kimberley region as the owner of Birchy's Fishing Tours, a Barra fishing expert, and one of the Traditional Owners of Balanggarra Country - covering some 2.9 Million Hectares of beautiful, remote, and rugged wilderness in the Top End of Western...
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#89 - SAVE OUR SUMMITS
Marc Hendrickx is a Geologist, Author, Blogger, and the current President of Save Our Summits - an advocacy group focused on challenging public land access restrictions across Australia. Marc is a passionate bushwalker, hiker and climber, and has worked tirelessly for years to advocate for the...
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#88 - CAM CRONIN
Cam Cronin is a well-known fisho from the New South Wales Central Coast, who has achieved more fishing success at a young age than many will see in a lifetime. Through passion, hard work, and dedication Cam has honed his craft to become a land-based lure-fishing expert - with a relentless focus…
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#87 - LIVIN 4x4
Sam Reed owns and runs LIVIN 4x4 - a Victorian-based YouTube channel focused on sharing real and authentic 4WD adventures. Tony and Sam chat about his early passion for 4x4s, the progression into chasing tougher wheeling tracks in his chopped 80 series Land Cruiser, how the YouTube channel…
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#86 - BLUE FLAME AUTOMOTIVE
David Swarbrick runs Blue Flame Automotive, a highly-regarded 4WD specialist workshop with two locations in NSW. Tony and Dave chat about recent changes to legislation around Second Stage Manufacturing, what it means for the future of the 70 series Land Cruiser, the rise of American 4x4 trucks in...
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#85 - LEYLANDS TRAVEL AUSTRALIA
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is absolutely honoured to be joined by Mal Leyland (of Leyland Brothers fame), and his daughter, Carmen. Mal and Mike Leyland were the original Aussie overland explorers, touring across the country and producing feature films back in the early 1960s! After...
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#84 - THE GIRL ON A BIKE
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Vanessa Ruck AKA The Girl on a Bike. Vanessa is an incredible woman who was involved in a life-changing accident in 2014, before deciding the best path to recovery was to immerse herself in the world of motorbikes. Vanessa took this new passion...
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#83 - PERFORMANCE TOURERS
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Liv & Tommy Barnes - the owners of Performance Tourers 4x4 and This is Liv'n. Tony chats to Liv & Tommy about what they've been up to since they last appeared on the show and where they've been on recent adventures, before taking a deep dive...
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#82 - AZVENTURES
In this episode, Tony catches up with Azza from Azventures Australia & MITS Alloy to chat all things Ford Super Duty. Az has been fortunate enough to spend quite a bit of time behind the wheel of the ARB / Mits Alloy Super Duty over the last 6 months, and I pick his brain on what he likes, what…
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#81 - KINSELAS KUSTOMS
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined once again by Matt Kinsela. Matt and Tony chat about some of Matt's latest offroad racing adventures, the recent work his team has done on Tony's 80 Series Land Cruiser (including installing a Nissan Patrol front diff!), installing Atlas Transfer...
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#80 - SUTTO'S POWERSPORTS
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Robyn Van Ysseldyk, the owner of Sutto's Powersports in Western Sydney. Sutto's sell a huge range of epic toys including KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas dirtbikes, SeaDoos, and Can-Ams, and have a solid reputation in the powersports industry. Robyn...
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#79 - ALL TERRAIN ACCESSORIES - NATHAN LITTLE
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Nathan Little AKA BAD1.79 - the owner of All Terrain Accessories. Nathan has spent much of the last few years touring Australia in his fully built 79 series dual cab Tourer - driving plenty of tough tracks along the way. Tony and Nathan chat...
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#78 - JOHNNY MCLEAN
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Johnny Mclean, the owner of Lusty Industries and founder of Albek. Johnny has been a fixture of the outdoor action sports industry for over 2 decades, taking a childhood love of moto and mountain bikes and turning it into a successful business…
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#77 - 4XJOURNAL - RENE VERMEER
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Rene Vermeer - the owner and editor of 4XJournal. 4XJournal is a high-quality, quarterly publication focused on telling the stories about the epic 4WDs, their owners, and their adventures, in the New Zealand 4x4 community. Tony and Rene chat...
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#76 - COLD START 4x4 & OUTDOORS
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is back in New Zealand, and joined by Brad Willets from Cold Start 4x4 & Outdoors. Originally from Australia, Brad is now a resident of Wanaka, NZ, and is heavily involved in the South Island 4WD community, as well as running his own outdoor brand - Cold...
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#75 - KAL THE CAR GUY
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Kalen Ziflian, better known as Kal the Car Guy. Kal has had a lifelong obsession with all things automotive - from street cars to track cars, drag racing, 4WDs and everything in between. This passion led to him being Employee number 1 at Club…
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#74 - SIMON VELLA
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Simon Vella from Tough Dog suspension. Simon has been heavily involved in the Australian 4WD scene for over 30 years and has been a huge part of Tough Dog's engineering effort and growth in Australia, and many other countries around the world....
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#73 - JIM WALSH
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Jim Walsh from Ultimate Rock Crawling. Jim has been heavily involved in the Australian Rock Crawling scene for many years, from Tuff Truck Challenge Australia, to WeRock, and more recently the URC. Jim and Tony chat about Jim's childhood...
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#72 - BILLY COLLETT
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by the legend, Billy Collett, from Venom Diaries! Billy has dedicated his life to working with animals and the conservation of Australian wildlife. He's the Park Manager at The Australian Reptile Park on the NSW Central Coast and plays a big part…
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#71 - 2025 RECAP
This is the last one for the year! I decided to put together a 2025 recap to end the year for The Outer Side - talking about some of the epic 4WD trips I've been on with the crew from 4WD 24/7, launching GME into the US Market at Overland Expo, filming 4x4 content in NZ, and the ongoing fight for...
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#70 - BEL JONES
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Bel Jones. Bel is a 4WD fanatic, a hunter, and makes a living capturing outdoor content for brands as a professional photographer and videographer. Bel and Tony chat about how Bel first became interested in the outdoors travelling Australia…
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#69 - CHRIS TIERNEY - BRIGHT SPARKS MOTORSPORT
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Chris Tierney from Bright Sparks Motorsport. Chris has been involved in the offroad 4WD scene for a long time, starting out social wheeling in local 4WD clubs before progressing into offroad enduro, winch truck racing, and rock crawling. Chris...
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#68 - SAM PURCELL
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Sam Purcell, the deputy editor of drive.com.au. Sam has been a motoring journalist for many years, cutting his teeth with Pat Callinan and Unsealed 4x4, testing and reviewing countless 4WD vehicles over his career, and spends his spare time...
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#67 - ALL OFFROAD AU
In this week's episode, Tony is joined by Stephan Fischer from All Offroad AU. Stephan has been around the Australian 4WD community for a long time, building a bunch of tough 4x4s, driving hard technical tracks, and running a very popular YouTube channel - @AlloffroadAu Tony and Stephan talk...
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#66 - FREE ROAM CHICKS
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Bec & Astrid AKA the Free Roam Chicks (not Chickens). Bec & Astrid are travelling around Australia in their V8 Troopy and HJ47 Toyota Land Cruiser, and raising money and awareness for rescue dogs along the way! Bec & Astrid share how their love...
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#65 - MAD MATT 4WD
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Matt from MadMatt4WD! Matt has been around the 4x4 scene for a very long time, has built a bunch of cool cars, done some epic wheeling, and more recently has focused his attention on providing educational content to the 4WD community on…
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#64 - SIDETRACKED - NICK WISEMAN
GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH - shop.theouterside.com.au In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Nick Wiseman from Sidetracked. Nick and his brother Marko run the 'Sidetracked' YouTube channel, have built a number of sick 4x4s between them, and have travelled all over...
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#63 - DANIEL KISTLER
GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH - shop.theouterside.com.au In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Daniel Kistler. Daniel is a hardcore 4WD fanatic, with an unmatched passion for all things GQ Nissan Patrol, tough wheeling, and winch truck racing. Daniel shares how his…
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#62 - OVERLAND TRAVELLERS
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Matt and Holly Rossato from Overland Travellers. Matt and Holly have travelled extensively around Australia in their many Toyota 4x4s, completing a number of iconic offroad journeys and filming content for their YouTube channel. Matt and Holly...
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#61 - AZVENTURES AUSTRALIA
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Aaron from Azventures Australia. The boys chat about their experiences camping and 4WD touring, the gear they think is absolutely necessary, the gear that isn't, and different products they've tried over the years. This is by no means an...
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#60 – RAMPT CUSTOMS
In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Benji Saunders, the owner of Rampt Customs. Benji lives and breathes all things rock crawling and custom fabrication. He’s been in the offroad scene for a long time as both a competitor, commentator, and producer of high quality, high...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Outer Side is a weekly podcast for anyone who loves 4WD, outdoor adventure, exploring off the grid, and the search for wild experiences.
Join me each week as I chat with people from all walks of life who will share their stories, with the aim of motivating you to spend more time exploring outside, and offroad.
From 4x4s to camping, fishing, diving, hiking, dirt bikes, and everything in between.
If it happens outside, you’ll find it on The Outer Side.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Tony Crooke
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