Endure Edge Podcast
SA’s #1 podcast for Health and Wellness
The Endure Edge Podcast is your go-to podcast for achieving peak performance in mind and body. We dive into fitness, nutrition, mental health, and personal growth, bringing you expert insights and practical strategies to help you stay strong, focused, and resilient. Whether you're looking to build a healthier lifestyle, boost your mindset, or optimize your well-being, The Endure Edge gives you the tools to stay ahead.
Episodes
44 episodes
Skating Across Africa: Jason Vanporppal:
What makes someone leave comfort behind and skateboard across an entire continent?In this powerful episode of the Endure Edge Podcast, Jason Vanporppal opens up about the mindset, pain, purpose, and mental battles behind his journey acr...
Can Women Really Have It All With Nicole Capper
What does it really take to be a woman balancing motherhood, ambition, and identity?In this powerful conversation, Nicole Capper opens up about the realities behind the scenes, the pressure to hold everything together, the guilt...
The Labels That Control Your Life. (And How To Break Them)
Charlie Weyer dives deep into the stories we tell ourselves, and how they quietly shape the direction of our lives.Most people aren’t stuck because of their circumstances… they’re stuck because of the labels they’ve accepted as truth. I...
Beauty, Science & Risk: The Truth About Modern Aesthetics
In this episode, we sit down with Dr Reza Mia to explore what’s really happening in the world of modern aesthetic medicine. From botulinum toxin treatments and lip fillers to liposuction, body procedures, and the rise of peptides, this conversa...
Mind Over Ice: The Mindset to Cross Greenland
What does it take to prepare for one of the harshest environments on Earth?In this powerful episode of the Endure Edge Podcast, we sit down with Gerry van der Walt, a mindset coach, leadership speaker, and expedition leader preparing to...
Built, Not Born: How School Rugby Shapes Men: Dustin Hoffman
In this episode of Endure Edge, we dive deep into the real story behind school rugby, beyond the trophies, team sheets, and Saturday scoreboards.We explore how smaller schools shape serious talent, why second-team players should never c...
DJ Fresh: Raising a Child While Building a Legacy
In this episode, DJ Fresh steps beyond the spotlight to talk about what truly fuels his drive: single fatherhood. This is a raw, honest conversation about balancing ambition with responsibility, navigating pressure while staying present, and re...
Thriving in a World Not Built for You: DJ Paul Angel
What does it really take to thrive in a world that wasn’t designed for how your mind works?In this episode of Endure Edge, I sit down with DJ Paul Angel for an honest, unfiltered conversation about autism, mental health, burnout, identi...
No Limits, Just Heart: Nkosi the Rugby Guy
In this episode, we sit down with Nkosi “The Rugby Guy”, a young man whose love for rugby goes far beyond the game.Living with cerebral palsy, Nkosi has refused to let circumstance define him. Instead, he’s built a mindset rooted in passion...
What You Do When No One Is Watching: Sipho Marima
Discipline isn’t built on race day.It’s built in silence.In this episode, we sit down with Sipho Marima, endurance runner, dreamer, and the mind behind the DIDURUN philosophy, for a raw, unfiltered conversation about what it really ...
Breaking the Silence at Jeppe Boys High School
We sit down with two 18-year-old students from Jeppe Boys High School who are leading their school’s mental health club and challenging the culture of silence around what boys go through.We talk openly about the pressure to perform, the...
Discipline Over Darkness with Joe Fleming
⚠️ CONTENT WARNING:This episode includes discussion of mental health struggles and suicide. Listener discretion is advised. If you or someone you know is struggling, please consider reaching out to a trusted person or a professional support...
A Little Christmas Magic
A Little Christmas Magic to End the Year.To wrap up our final episode of the year, we were lucky enough to welcome a very special guest into the studio, Santa Claus himself! We talk laughs, reindeer, chimneys, and the magic...
Grit Over Talent — The Rise of Rachel “The Big Dog” Beaton
In this episode of the Endure Edge Podcast, Jacques Wijtman sits down with Rachel “The Big Dog” Beaton to unpack the work, discipline, and mindset behind her rise in the running world. Known by many as a running influencer, Rachel breaks down w...
Rise Through the Fire: Darren Thomas Redefines Resilience
In this episode, we sit down with Darren Thomas, Hyrox world champion, elite adaptive CrossFit athlete, and a man who has turned unimaginable adversity into unstoppable momentum. After an event that changed his life and left him in a wheelchair...
The Power Women Forget They Have with Marisca Orr
In this episode, we sit down with Marisca Orr, a woman redefining strength from the inside out.She’s the force behind a movement that helps women stop shrinking, stop apologizing, and start stepping into the power they forgot they had.<...
Sias du Plessis: Unfiltered
Sias du Plessis joins Endure Edge for his most honest and unfiltered conversation yet.From the grind behind South African sports to the pressure of building a voice that can’t be ignored, Sias opens up about the lessons, the failures, the m...
The Flavourist: Surrounded by Alcohol, Powered by Control — Julian Short
In this episode, we sit down with Julian Short — The Flavourist, a two-time World Class champion and one of South Africa’s most respected bartenders. Known for his ability to build emotion through flavour, Julian talks openly about the craft, t...
Cutting Through Fear: Prof Carol Ann Benn on Breast Cancer and the Human Spirit
In this raw and fearless conversation, Prof Carol-Ann Benn, one of South Africa’s leading breast-cancer surgeons, opens up about the fight against fear, misinformation, and the system itself.From what women really need to do when they f...
From Cage to Ring: Boyd Allen’s Warrior Mindset & SA’s Fight Revolution
In this powerful episode, we sit down with Boyd Allen, one of South Africa’s most versatile and respected combat athletes. From dominating the EFC cage to reinventing himself in the boxing ring, and now shaping the next generation at Apex Gym, ...
Between Two Worlds: Identity, Adoption & Becoming Lucky Du Plessis
Born into chaos, raised by love, and shaped by two worlds. Lucky Du Plessis’s story is one of resilience, identity, and redemption. In this raw, unfiltered conversation, Lucky opens up about growing up as a Black man with an Afrikaans surname, ...
They’re Not Okay: Inside the Youth Mental Health Crisis — with Nikita Ghisleni. (Ed Psych)
Behind every classroom door, something deeper is happening, a silent crisis that’s stealing our kids’ confidence, joy, and sense of self.In this episode, I sit down with Educational Psychologist Nikita Ghisleni to confront the truth abo...
The Truth Behind the Laugh: Themba Robin
Behind every laugh, there’s a story most people never hear.In this powerful conversation, Themba Robin opens up about the reality behind the punchlines, the pressure, the pain, and the purpose that drives his comedy.We dive deep int...
Weaponizing Fatherhood: How the System Breaks Dads
This is not just another conversation. This is a war cry.In this episode, I sit down with Gary Da Silva from Fathers4Justice to expose the brutal reality so many fathers face behind closed courtroom doors. We talk about a system that bl...
Jack Lotter: The Mindset Behind Muscle and the Price of Perfection
In this episode, we sit down with Jack Lotter, one of South Africa’s top bodybuilding coaches, supplement specialist, and the mind behind Sheriff Training Systems.We dive deep into the mindset it takes to build elite physiques, the sacr...
