In this episode today:

Special Guest: Federal MP and five-time Olympian Dan Repacholi, who was recently appointed Australia’s first Special Envoy for Men’s Health

On The Tools: We meet Kim, Graham and Kyle in the Goat Shed, and they repair pinball machines!

Shed in the spotlight: Terry Phippen from the Point Nepean men’s shed on what they are doing in their local community

On the road: Bill from the Mannum Men’s Shed on the Murray River in South Australia

And finally in Nailed It, Rip us giving us his spin on how our sheds create community and why that’s so important.

Special Guest:

Today is an old mate of John Paul Young’s – Australian Singer Trevor White!

In On The Tools:

Marty is talks to a bloke from the Crows Nest shed in Queensland where they have a bitof an unusual machine for a shed- upholstery!

On the Pulse:

Stuart Torrance is finding out about Sepsis and what we can do to reduce the risks

Shedder in the Spotlight:

A young shedder from the Narooma Shed on the southern coast of NSW, this shedder is unusual for a number of reasons.

Nailed It:

Rip Woodchip is talking about answering that ol’ question – what do you do for a living?

In this episode today:

Shedder in the Spotlight: Graham Edwards from King Lake in regional Victoria.

On the Pulse: Stuart Torrance is learning about Music for Health with Jason Tenner a music therapist

On the Road: Lance from the Palmerston Shed in the Northern Territory

Special Guests: Russell Westacott And Uncle Benny Hodges from the Council of Elders talking about the upcoming changes to the aged care system.

Nailed it: In Rip Woodchip is sharing a few thoughts about dealing with the impact of natural disasters

In this Men’s Health Week special episode:

I chat to Stuart Torrance from AMSA about Men’s Health Week itself—what it’s all about and why it matters

Our special guest today is someone I used to gig with back in the day

none other than Normie Rowe, one of Australia’s biggest pop stars of the 1960s.

In On the Pulse, Stuart’s back to talk about one of those ‘bloke things’ that doesn’t get enough air time—your prostate.

He’s talking to Ruth Logan from the It’s a Bloke Thing Foundation to bust some of the biggest myths around prostate cancer

And the one and only Rip Woodchip shares who you should turn to when it comes to health info.

Trust us, only Rip can say it like Rip does!

In this episode today:

On The Tools:

Marty talks to Gosford Men’s Shed about their impressive Tech Room – full of 3D printers and laser cutters.

On the road: we chat with Ian from Grumpies Blokes’ Shed in Adelaide about why you should visit, not least because they have the largest men’s shed mural in the world!

On the Pulse:

If you’re like most of us, you’ll be interested especially interested in this segment - Stuart Torrance talks to from Creaky Joints about how to make travelling with arthritis easier!

Nailed It!

Finally, it’s National Volunteer Week this May, and with many of us enjoying retirement, giving back through volunteering has become a big part of our lives. Our resident handyman Rip Woodchip talks about why volunteering is so important.

In this episode today:

On the Tools - Pinnacle Hardware tells us about their new range of garage and shed storage solutions

On the road - we meet a shedder who belongs to five sheds and travels a lot between them!

On the Pulse - Stuart learns more about Liver disease in and how we can take care of this important organ

Shedder in the spotlight - we meet Jim Clarke, a 100 year old from Streaky Bay in South Australia

Rip Woodchip’s gives us his spin on banter and mateship in the shed.

In this episode today

We talk to a few men’s shed supporters in Canberra

What we’re doing differently in On the Road this season

In On the Tools, Guy Michela from the Sandford shed in Queensland tells us about his whale tail sculpture

In On the Pulse, Stuart finds out about the new safety equipment required for welding

Marty talks to Michael Maxworthy in Pambula for Shedder in the Spotlight

In Rip’s Tip, Rip Woodchip is going to give us some tips on looking after your noggin!

In this episode today:

We turn the tables and interview John Paul Young as our Special Guest Derek Bullock from the Australia Motorhome and Caravan Association has a surefire Christmas Recipe for us.

Our resident handyman Marty is talking to Mal Watts, who tans furs and skins for On the Tools!

In Shedder in the Spotlight a couple of blokes from the Coolum Men’s shed tell us about the music festival they put on. And they have a bit of a treat for us – a Christmas song!

Rip Woodchip is going to give us some tips on the dreaded New Year’s Resolutions.