Diving Deep With Sam Fricker

On this episode of Diving Deep with Sam Fricker, I’m joined by Rob Williamson, Managing Director (and former COO) of Alpha HPA, an Australian company pushing the frontier in ultra-high-purity alumina production.We dive deep into how Rob’s team is powering the next wave of innovation supercomputers, microchips, electric vehicle batteries, and more by creating a material that helps those systems run cooler, safer, and more efficiently.I absolutely loved this conversation. It’s inspiring to see game changing tech being developed right here in Australia home talent stepping up, solving real-world challenges, and helping push the world forward through better, more sustainable materials.

On this episode of Diving Deep with Sam Fricker, I’m joined by my good mate Kal Glanznig. An ocean advocate, youth leader, and one of the youngest councillors in Australia.Kal’s been leading change since high school, from putting solar panels on his campus to creating the doco Rising Up and starting projects like Plastic Free Cronulla and Blue Minds. He’s proof that you don’t need to wait for permission to make a difference.We dive into what it really takes to step up, create change, and stay driven when the world feels too big to fix. It’s an awesome chat about purpose, passion, and just getting things done.

In this episode, I sit down with Hugo Toovey, Major in the Australian Army, two-time cancer survivor, and founder of 25 STAY ALIVE.In his 20s, Hugo faced and survived two different cancers. Instead of letting it define him, he turned it into a mission: creating 25 STAY ALIVE, a charity focused on prevention, early detection, and breaking the stigma around physical and mental health.We talk about: • Surviving cancer twice and what it taught him • Lessons in resilience from the Army • Why men need to take health seriously • How 25 STAY ALIVE is saving livesAn inspiring and powerful conversation you won’t forget.

Today on Diving Dee With Sam Fricker Vlad joins me to reflect on his diving career, the highs, the lows, and some of his best memories as an Australia athlete. From incredible moments in the sport to the challenges that tested him, we cover it all.A raw and honest chat about chasing excellence, overcoming setbacks, and what it really means to be an athlete.

Experience The Raw Side of a Polished Star. On this episode of Diving Deep with Sam Fricker, Aussie music icon Guy Sebastian sits down with Olympic athlete and content creator Sam Fricker for a conversation that goes beyond the spotlight.We dive into Guy’s brand new album ‘100 Times Around the Sun’, the story behind his first global smash hit ‘Battle Scars’ (which Sam was obsessed with growing up), and open up about the personal side of his journey fame, pressure, and keeping a clear head through it all.You’ve seen the polished Guy on TV and on stage. This is something different. A raw, honest, and real chat you won’t see anywhere else.

At 101 years old, Reg Chard sits down for what he declares “the last interview I’ll ever do.” This powerful and poignant conversation takes us on a journey through his extraordinary life and it’s unlike any other episode we’ve recorded.We begin before the war: a young baker’s apprentice, the youngest of ten children in Dulwich Hill, NSW, whose heart guided him to leave civilian safety and enlist at just 18 despite bakers being exempt. We travel next to the brutal jungles of New Guinea, where Reg endured malaria, scrub typhus, and unimaginable hardship along the Kokoda Trail. He shares vivid stories from Milne Bay and Imita Ridge, recalls the airstrip built under fire, and recounts losing mates at Sanananda all while recounting the sheer endurance he found in the harshest conditions .Then the challenge of returning to civilian life. With his homeland’s baker offering his old role, Reg chose instead to work in iron foundries and the trucking industry, building a life alongside his sweetheart Betty, whom he married in October 1945 .Now, in this stirring final interview, Reg reflects on courage, loss, survival and community. At 101, he’s not just a veteran; he’s an educator, a guide at the Kokoda Track Memorial Walkway, and a custodian of a legacy that he believes should be remembered not by him, but by those who never came home .This episode is a rare and intimate tribute Reg’s swan song as one of Australia’s last surviving Kokoda soldiers. Don’t miss this final testament of bravery, resilience, and the quiet dignity of a Digger’s life.