Benny Drohan Podcast

At 14 years old, I woke up with a knife pressed against my throat as my older brother attempted to murder me and my entire family. That night changed everything. The next 30 years became a spiral of violence, addiction, self-destruction, and chaos that I could not escape. This is the story I have kept in the dark until now.
In this episode, I share the truth about that night, what led to it, and how surviving an attempted murder shaped every decision I made afterwards. For the first time, I, Ben Drohan, open up about the relapses I hid, the lies I lived behind, the addictions that controlled me, and the way trauma drove the next three decades of my life.
I talk about the drugs, the near jail moments, the business failures, the relationships I destroyed, and the people who stood by me when they probably should not have. I also share the final days of my mum’s life, how grief forced me to confront everything I had been running from, and the moment faith finally brought clarity after years of chaos.
Hold onto your fkn hat because this is confronting, honest, and unfiltered. If you have lived through trauma, battled addiction, carried shame, lost your way, or wondered if change is still possible after decades of self-destruction, this story is for you.
This is my untold story. This is the beginning of the Benny Drohan Podcast. This is proof that it is never too late, no matter what you have done or how far you have fallen. You just need to stay in the fkn fight.
If this episode brings anything up for you, you do not have to carry it alone.
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👇 Chapters:
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:27 My Story
00:08:54 The Night My Brother Tried to Kill My Family
00:26:08 How Addiction Almost Sent Me to Jail
00:34:54 What Addiction Really Is
00:48:10 Why I Finally Stopped Destroying My Life
01:02:22 What Life Looks Like Today
01:04:41 A Final Message

Something big is happening with the show.
This is not just another episode. It is the moment everything changes. We open up about why, what it means, and where we are heading next.
If you have ever supported us this is the one to watch.
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Paul Watkins set out alone into the Arctic wilderness.
No food. No shelter. No backup plan.
What started as an adventure became a near-death fight to survive.
Eight days. Frostbite. Starvation. Isolation.
Hallucinations so vivid he couldn’t tell what was real.
He saw trucks and workers that weren’t there.
He heard fighter jets that never came.
He believed a woman was following him the polar explorer “third man effect.”
👇 Here’s what’s inside:
How a simple plan spiralled into an 8-day survival nightmare
The terrifying hallucinations that almost pushed him over the edge
The mental games of isolation and how he nearly gave up
The brutal signs of hypothermia and frostbite he ignored
The moment he thought he wouldn’t make it back alive
This one will leave you shaking your head at what the human body — and mind — can endure.
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He was a cannabis adversary.
Now he’s growing 5,000 kilos a year... and risked $14 million to do it.
Tom Varga went from corporate banker to cannabis farmer… and nearly lost everything trying to make it work.
Today he runs Biortica Agrimed, Australia’s fastest-growing medicinal cannabis company, leading a new era for medical cannabis nationwide.
This isn’t just a business story. It’s a wild ride from sceptic to CEO, from stigma to scale, from dismissing weed to betting everything on it. Tom opens up about battling red tape, surviving Covid, and why patients still turn to the black market despite cannabis being legal.
👇 Here’s what’s inside:
The moment a sceptic became a believer — and why
How $10M raised for the farm disappeared overnight when Covid hit
Mortgaging every property to keep Biortica Agrimed alive
Why patients still turn to the black market despite cannabis being legal
The staggering reality: 1 million kilos consumed every year in Australia
The secrets, stigma, and scale of Australia’s booming medicinal cannabis industry
LFG it will change the way you see cannabis forever 🚀
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Dr John Tickell was told he had 18 months to live. Instead, he beat terminal brain cancer — then uncovered the brutal truth about Australia’s health crisis.From elite AFL doctor to best-selling author and longevity expert, Dr Tickell joins Benny and Pete to expose the lie that’s quietly killing millions — and the real solution he used to survive.This one’s part survival story, part wake-up call.
👇Here's What's Inside
How John Tickell survived brain cancer against all odds
The deadly “Western lifestyle” lie fuelling disease in Australia
The Okinawan diet, immunotherapy and why longevity is misunderstood
The health advice he gave AFL stars (and ignores now)
What’s actually making you sick — and how to fight backHe beat death. Now he’s taking on the system.
Let’s fkn go
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