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The Outer Side

The Outer Side

By: Tony Crooke
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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.

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The Outer Side
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  • #67 - ALL OFFROAD AU
    Nov 30 2025

    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 about how he first got involved in the 4WD community, joining a 4WD club and driving tough tracks around the country, his love for remote touring in the Simpson Desert, and his advocacy and efforts around fair National Park access for recreational users including bushwalkers, hikers and rock climbers.


    GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH -

    shop.theouterside.com.au


    Follow our Socials -

    IG: www.instagram.com/theoutersidepodcast

    FB: www.facebook.com/theoutersidepodcast


    To see more

    IG: www.instagram.com/alloffroadau

    YT: www.youtube.com/ ⁨@AlloffroadAu⁩

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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • #66 - FREE ROAM CHICKS
    Nov 23 2025

    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 for travel and adventure started, what led them to starting this amazing mission to help dogs that need a new home, the challenges of rebuilding and modifying old 4WD Toyotas, their plans to travel the globe in a variety of different 4x4 vehicles, and heaps more.


    GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH -

    shop.theouterside.com.au


    Follow our Socials -

    IG: www.instagram.com/theoutersidepodcast

    FB: www.facebook.com/theoutersidepodcast


    To see more of the Free Roam Chicks-

    IG: www.instagram.com/freeroamchicks

    www.youtube.com/@UCgSN4W1BmT6YJ65RZpuNZrg

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    58 mins
  • #65 - MAD MATT 4WD
    Nov 16 2025

    In this episode of The Outer Side, Tony is joined by Matt Gillan, better known to most as 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 YouTube.


    Tony and Matt chat about Matt's childhood in Papua New Guinea, his introduction to 4WDs through the club scene, overlanding in Africa, and his journey to becoming a full time 4x4 media personality and educator.


    GET YOUR OFFICIAL 'The Outer Side' MERCH -

    shop.theouterside.com.au


    Follow our Socials -

    IG: www.instagram.com/theoutersidepodcast

    FB: www.facebook.com/theoutersidepodcast


    To see more of Mad Matt and his offroad adventures -

    YT: www.youtube.com/@UC7sz6bCODnl4W4lGufmBURQ

    FB: www.facebook.com/madmatt4wd

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    1 hr and 15 mins
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