{"podcast":{"title":"www.whoisyourhero.com.au","slug":"www-whoisyourhero-com-au-7541300","podcast_index_feed_id":7541300,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2601611.rss","website_url":"http://www.whoisyourhero.com.au","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/tkuy4dxtqmlvvud6dbf3hpg1ywt8?.jpg","author":"mattwhoisyourhero","episode_count":86,"summary":"Who Is Your Hero is an unapologetically real Australian podcast created and hosted by Matthew “Buzz” Fidler , built on one simple belief: 👉 Everyone has a story that can change someone’s life. Born from a personal journey through kidney failure, footy fields, PNG jungles, construction sites, and some of life’s toughest setbacks, Who Is Your Hero has become a national movement of resilience, mateship, truth-telling, and everyday heroes . Each episode dives deep into the lives of ordinary Australians doing extraordinary things — survivors, soldiers, footy legends, community leaders, domestic-violence warriors, tradies, battlers, advocates, and the quiet achievers who keep this country rolling. Buzz brings the raw honesty, humour, and heart Australians crave: Real talk without the polish Big laughs mixed with big truths Life lessons from people who’ve actually lived A platform for voices that deserve to be heard With conversations that hit like a beer-shed yarn, a hospital-bed reflection, and a campfire confession all in one, Who Is Your Hero isn’t just a podcast — it’s a movement . A movement that says: ➡️ Your story matters. ➡️ Your struggles can lift someone else. ➡️ Your heroes m…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-06T12:18:34.006583+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/www-whoisyourhero-com-au-7541300"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 50: Dan Cohen, Part 1, The Day My Father Came Back – Dan Cohen (Awakenings In Real Life)","slug":"episode-50-dan-cohen-part-1-the-day-my-father-came-back-dan-cohen-awakenings-in-real-life","published_at":"2026-03-13T23:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/www-whoisyourhero-com-au-7541300/episode-50-dan-cohen-part-1-the-day-my-father-came-back-dan-cohen-awakenings-in-real-life","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/www-whoisyourhero-com-au-7541300","url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2601611/episodes/18844240-episode-50-dan-cohen-part-1-the-day-my-father-came-back-dan-cohen-awakenings-in-real-life.mp3","audio_url":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/2601611/episodes/18844240-episode-50-dan-cohen-part-1-the-day-my-father-came-back-dan-cohen-awakenings-in-real-life.mp3","summary":"What happens when someone you love slowly disappears… and then suddenly comes back? In this powerful episode of Who Is Your Hero, Buzz sits down with Dan Cohen, author of the memoir Awakenings In Real Life and host of the podcast of the same name. Dan shares the deeply personal story of his father, Herbie — a loving, larger-than-life man who spent years battling dementia after suffering a stroke. Like many families facing this cruel disease, Dan watched the man he admired and relied on slowly...","meta_description":"What happens when someone you love slowly disappears… and then suddenly comes back? In this powerful episode of Who Is Your Hero, Buzz sits down with Dan…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3063,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/www-whoisyourhero-com-au-7541300/episodes/episode-50-dan-cohen-part-1-the-day-my-father-came-back-dan-cohen-awakenings-in-real-life/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/www-whoisyourhero-com-au-7541300/episode-50-dan-cohen-part-1-the-day-my-father-came-back-dan-cohen-awakenings-in-real-life.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}