{"id":2002,"date":"2025-11-10T19:24:56","date_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:24:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/?p=2002"},"modified":"2025-11-10T19:24:56","modified_gmt":"2025-11-10T08:24:56","slug":"new-listnr-podcast-beyond-tough-exposes-the-unseen-side-of-australias-sporting-heroes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/new-listnr-podcast-beyond-tough-exposes-the-unseen-side-of-australias-sporting-heroes\/","title":{"rendered":"New LiSTNR podcast Beyond Tough exposes the unseen side of Australia\u2019s sporting heroes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sca.com.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/LiSTNR_Beyond-Tough_HERO_IMAGE_996x628.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>LiSTNR has released a new branded podcast series,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.listnr.com\/podcast\/beyond-tough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Beyond Tough<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, hosted by actor, author and former NRL player&nbsp;<strong>Matt Nable<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Beyond Tough<\/em>&nbsp;flips the script on traditional notions of toughness, digging deeper and spotlighting the vulnerability behind some of Australia\u2019s most iconic sporting figures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Across five powerful episodes, Matt Nable sits down with AFL ruckman&nbsp;<strong>Brodie Grundy<\/strong>&nbsp;and former sporting greats \u2013 rugby league premiership winner&nbsp;<strong>Wade Graham<\/strong>, cricketer, vice-captain and now coach and commentator&nbsp;<strong>Brad Haddin<\/strong>, Olympic swimming great&nbsp;<strong>Cate Campbell&nbsp;<\/strong>OAM, and rugby league forward&nbsp;<strong>Aaron Woods<\/strong>, as these tough Aussie legends open up about the moments that truly tested them, both in competition and in life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Brodie Grundy admitting he \u201cdidn\u2019t have love for the game\u201d early in his AFL career, to Wade Graham revealing how the ASADA scandal rocked his life and family, Brad Haddin reflecting on his daughter\u2019s cancer diagnosis to Cate Campbell reliving the moment her brother nearly died while she was at the London Olympics, and Aaron Woods speaking candidly about his struggles with anxiety \u2013 these are stories that redefine what it means to be \u201ctough\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael James, LiSTNR\u2019s Head of Sport said: \u201cLiSTNR is proud to partner with Volkswagen to bring listeners inspiring stories of resilience from some of Australia\u2019s sporting legends. We all know their stats and big wins, but these stories dig deeper into the determination, the setbacks, and the strength it takes to bounce back stronger.\u201dAll five episodes of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.listnr.com\/podcast\/beyond-tough\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong><em>Beyond Tough<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>&nbsp;<\/strong>will be released on Monday, 10 November 2025. Listen for free exclusively on the LiSTNR app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LiSTNR has released a new branded podcast series,&nbsp;Beyond Tough, hosted by actor, author and former NRL player&nbsp;Matt Nable. Beyond Tough&nbsp;flips the script on traditional notions of toughness, digging deeper and spotlighting the vulnerability behind some of Australia\u2019s most iconic sporting figures. Across five powerful episodes, Matt Nable sits down with AFL ruckman&nbsp;Brodie Grundy&nbsp;and former sporting &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/2025\/11\/10\/new-listnr-podcast-beyond-tough-exposes-the-unseen-side-of-australias-sporting-heroes\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;New LiSTNR podcast Beyond Tough exposes the unseen side of Australia\u2019s sporting heroes&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2002","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-australian"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2002"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2003,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2002\/revisions\/2003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2002"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2002"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/radioindustrynews.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2002"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}