Over the Bonnet

Over the Bonnet with Mark Piepers - Episode 46 (Matt McClure)

In this episode of Over the Bonnet, I sit down with a music artist lives by the motto of believe in yourself and never give up even if it doesn’t work out the way you planned.

After several years working to hone his craft since moving to Nashville, Matt McClure says you can only achieve your dreams if you put yourself out there in the first place and after 8 years may finally have the song to launch his career.

Over the Bonnet with Mark Piepers - Episode 45 (Roseline Deleu)

In this episode of Over the Bonnet, I get to chat with a lady who has taken Feng Shui to a new level.

After initially practising Chinese Feng Shui, Roseline Deleu has now adopted a new approach to utilise what’s available in the local landscape to obtain harmony and balance in the home and in nature.

Over the Bonnet with Mark Piepers - Episode 44 (Annette Densham)

In this episode of Over the Bonnet, I get to chat with a lady who is a director at the award winning public relations firm The Audacious Agency.

Annette Densham has the philosophy that you need to be willing to shine and succeed without compromising your values and ethics, and she’s hidden nothing in her gripping new autobiography.

Over the Bonnet with Mark Piepers - Episode 43 (Branka Starcevic)

In this episode of Over the Bonnet, I get to chat with a lady who moved to Australia from Croatia with her family in the early seventies without even knowing how to speak English.

Branka Starcevic assimilated quickly, but had to overcome the loss of her mother and escape domestic violence before going on to study to become a dentist and carve out a successful career.

Over the Bonnet with Mark Piepers - Episode 42 (Michael Lydiard)

In this episode of Over the Bonnet, I sit down with a man suffered who horrific injuries after an improvised explosive device he uncovered detonated while working for the Australian Army in Afghanistan.

Michael Lydiard has pushed through enormous physical and emotional challenges in his battle to recover and rebuild his life, and part of that process involved retraining to become an occupational therapist.

Over the Bonnet with Mark Piepers - Episode 41 (Stephen Ricket)

In this episode of Over the Bonnet, I chat with a man who more than 50 years after the assignation of JFK, is convinced there is a conspiracy to cover up the assassination.

Stephen Ricket has spent years investigating if Lee Harvey Oswald was a shooter, and did he do what is claimed.

Over the Bonnet with Mark Piepers - Episode 40 (James Rosone)

In this episode of Over the Bonnet, I speak with a man who has had a fascinating career in the military working as an interrogating Al Qaeda prisoners during the Gulf War.

James Rosone has written about his experiences and gone on to become a prolific writer of military thrillers with a portfolio of 24 books with more in the pipeline and is one of Amazon’s top 100 authors.

Over the Bonnet with Mark Piepers - Episode 39 (Michael King)

In this episode of Over the Bonnet, I speak with a former winner of the grueling Coolangatta Gold surf race and the Uncle Toby’s super series who has also had a long and distinguished career as a surf coach.

Michael King overcame being raised in Gladstone in country Queensland where there is no surf and through determination and sheer hard work reached the pinnacle of his sport as an elite ironman

Over the Bonnet with Mark Piepers - Episode 38 (Matt Jackson)

In this episode, I get to chat with a former Vietnam assault helicopter pilot who went on to command a battalion in the first gulf war in operation desert storm.

Matt Jackson enlisted as a Warrant officer and worked his worked through the ranks before retiring as a colonel, along the way, being decorated for his courage on the battlefield – writing about his exploits in three books – The "Undaunted Valor" series which is in the process of being turned into a movie.

Over the Bonnet with Mark Piepers - Episode 37 (Peter Daniell)

In this episode, I get to chat with a man who is happy working behind the scenes in the glamour world of film and television.

Peter Daniell has been building and developing his camera crane for the last 17 years, and while demonstrating his product has been on the sidelines to some of the big sporting events around the world.