Mark Pelley aka The Snake Hunter is hands down one of the most remarkable men I’ve ever met, with an incredible story and an impressive knack for telling a story. All that before we even get to the fact that he catches venomous snakes for a living.

This episode is about so much more than just Mark’s journey into becoming ‘The Snake Hunter’, it’s about courage, integrity, determination and most of all honesty, with ourselves as much as with one another.

We cover:

* Urban Snakes (I snuck in the obligatory trouser snake joke)

* Marks early years and his introduction to catching snakes

* How single fatherhood and desperate times lead to desperate measures and eventually “snake-money”

* The snake bite and overdose that nearly ended his life twice

* The deadly venom of a Tiger Snake unpacked

* The importance of being present

* Ice baths, cold showers and breathe work

* Training dogs to avoid deadly snakes

* How there’s more than meets the eye when it comes to who we think are just regular everyday people

* Mark’s passion for learning; from skills to showing genuine interest in people

* A family affair; how Mark trained his dog to help catch snakes

* Ice bath therapy and how having nowhere to hide from the ice trains us to face our greatest fears and more

You can catch Mark ‘The Snake Hunter’ Pelley on Instagram via: @snakehunteraus https://www.instagram.com/snakehunteraus/

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Annamaria Stella is a friend with a career in Realestate and was recognised as Sales Agent of the year for Melbourne 2025. In this episode, we break into an epic D&M, reveal some inner struggles and share where we find our strength to keep going through tough times.

This isn’t just another episode - this is two friends, opening up, knowing full well that we might be judged by others for the things we open up about, but doing it anyway.

These days we have to invent things like R U Okay day as an obligatory way of checking in with each other, contriving a safe space for people to opening up to people who don’t really want to hear what they have to say, cos they’ve got things going on of their own. When did we become so disconnected?

In this episode, Annamaria and I open up, the way people should feel they can on a daily basis. It’s raw, it’s honest and it’s unapologetic.

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Key Talking Points Include:

* How I think I outperform gym people with a simple home workout

* Life optimisation hacks; are they good for us or do they end up making us feel inadequate

* The importance of surrounding yourself with good people

* The traps of social media

* Personal growth and the things we learning about ourselves to help us reach our full potential

* Living with an endurance mindset and hanging in there through tough times and much more

You can catch Annamaria on Instagram via: @missrealestate_melbourne https://www.instagram.com/missrealestate_melbourne/

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Roslyn Foo is a Malaysian-born, Melbourne-based Marketing Mentor, Strategist and Lecturer at RMIT University.

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After previously spotting me recording in Hosier Lane, Roslyn was kind enough to join me for some podcasting fun and and few laughs as we unpack some stories and wisdom acquired over her journey as a Marketing professional and some amazing, authentic Malaysian coffee and treats.

Spoiler alert: We also reveal the secret 6th Love Language!

Key Talking Points Include:

* Chasing perfection vs getting started; the curse of the perfectionist

* Making scroll-stopping content and a stroll-stopping podcast

* Imposter syndrome; how it cripples us and how to overcome it

* Faking it until we make it vs showing up until we make it

* We explore the notion that everything has been marketed to us at some point

* The virtues of marketing and connecting to one another authentically through storytelling

* We get master class in Malaysian snacks and

* We learn about the five C’s of Roslyns Marketing Momentum Method

You can follow Roslyn on Instagram via https://www.instagram.com/roslynfoo/ and https://www.instagram.com/glamorazzi/

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Keskiyo is a singer and busker who shares her musical talents on the streets of Melbourne. After being recommended by a friend of the podcast, the warm-hearted, fellow Nando’s lover joins me in Hosier Lane for episode 86.

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Watch this bubbly 20-year-old and I sit in front of one another and find common ground in the unlikeliest of places as we scoff food and shoot the sh*t for a couple of hours, in what’s really one of the funnest eps I’ve done to date 😅

Key Talking Points Include:

* Mixed reflection on our time working in fast food as teenagers

* Our mutual love for certain foods 😋

* Self awareness vs wishing we were invisible sometimes

* We explore the notion of Positive Peer Pressure

* The importance of patience and the upside of getting your heart broken early

* We do a quick Lady Gaga duet

* We dive into how innocent Pixar heroines ave become increasingly seductive and how it’s lead to the hyper-sexualisation of society

* I open up about the time I signed up as an OnlyFans creator which leads to a big chat on morality vs integrity

* The slippery slope of cosmetic procedures, from how they’re sold to us to how common they’ve become

* How Keskiyo’s battle with her own skin lead her down a tremendous rabbit-hole of research into the skin-care industry that revealed some shocking truths

* Keskiyo’s journey from atheist to Christianity, a journey of integrity and belief

You can connect with Keskiyo and follow her musical journey via Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/keskiyo.z/

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Lenin De La Cruz is a Mexican Boxing Instructor, Mariachi Singer and all round good guy based here in Melbourne, Australia.

For this epic 2-hour sit down, Lenin brought us incredible, traditional rancher hats for us to rock the cowboy/rancher vibe as we go deep into our personal motivations and the rhythms of life in Hosier Lane.

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Key Talking Points Include

* How deep thinkers face challenges with customary small talk

* The notion of finding ourselves through community vs finding yourself in spite of it

* The rhythms of life and what learning languages has in common with boxing

* Lenin’s tough upbringing in Sinaloa, Mexico

* Balancing gratitude with what we have with not taking things for granted and not letting comparison be the thief of our joy

* Understanding the things that make us who we are and putting together the puzzle that’s us

* Boxing as great exercise and a great way to build humility and self-restraint

* Challenging ideas on connectedness - are we more connected than ever or less? And how connected are we to our roots?

* Lenin sings us a few incredible bars of Mariachi

* Accepting ourselves and becoming who we’re meant to become

This episode was a real highlight in my time as a podcaster - Thank you Lenin for bringing us the amazing hats, so glad we made them work!

You can follow Lenin on Instagram via a few pages:

Personal - https://www.instagram.com/leninocx/

Boxing - https://www.instagram.com/aztecaboxeo/

Mariachi - https://www.instagram.com/vozazteca/

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In episode 82 ‘Kill’em With Comedy’ Kiara Ariza joins The Lui Diaz Podcast for a good chat where we unpack what it is to be a young female performer in the male dominated art form of standup comedy and much more.

In an episode where I go into an uncontrollable tailspin of nostalgic banter, Kiara brings a warm, endearing energy along with Krispy Kreme donuts to scoff as we eventually discuss everything from Kiara’s involvement in award-winning short film ‘Curtain Call’ to her recent foray into the world of standup comedy.

From the battle between of self-promotion and imposter syndrome to unconventional family trees and of course some of the ugly truths behind Kiara’s short time in the local stand up scene, this rainy Melbourne episode is a tribute to unlikely connections and creative endeavours in an city brimming with opportunities.

You can follow Kiara on Instagram via https://www.instagram.com/mr.chow_3/

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