Where The Map Ends

Twenty-five years after the race that stopped a nation, Cathy Freeman reflects on the pressure, sacrifice and mindset behind one of Australia’s greatest sporting moments.

Returning to Mackay, Cathy opens up about her earliest races, the influence of her family, lighting the Olympic flame, the weight of expectation at Sydney 2000 and what it truly took to become an Olympic champion.

She also shares her thoughts on young athletes, Brisbane 2032, life beyond competition and whether sport still has the power to unite us.

An intimate conversation with an Australian icon.

This is Where The Map Ends with Cathy Freeman.

Brad Thorn is one of the few athletes to reach the pinnacle of both rugby league and rugby union, but this conversation goes far beyond trophies and titles.

In this episode of Where The Map Ends, Brad opens up about the mindset that kept him competing into his 40s, the discipline behind becoming one of rugby's toughest competitors, and the values that shaped his life off the field. From faith, anxiety and fatherhood to leadership, humility and the honour of wearing the All Blacks jersey, Brad shares the lessons that matter most. This is a conversation about character, purpose and becoming the kind of person others can rely on.

This is Where the Map Ends, with Brad Thorn.

Today's guest is one of the most fascinating athletes in world sport.

Cam McEvoy is an Olympic gold medallist, world champion, and until very recently, the fastest man ever to swim 50 metres freestyle. But what makes his story remarkable isn't just his success, it's how he achieved it.

In a sport built on tradition, where generations of coaches preached more kilometres, more hours, and more suffering, Cam chose to question the system. He challenged decades of accepted thinking, rebuilt his approach from the ground up, and changed the sport in the process.

This conversation comes at a fascinating moment. Just days after his world record was broken by an athlete competing in the Enhanced Games, we explore the future of sport, performance enhancement, fatherhood, legacy, and what still drives him towards Brisbane 2032.

This is a conversation about conviction, curiosity, and having the courage to trust your own path when nobody else can see it.

This is Where the Map Ends, with Cam McEvoy.

For years, Steve Bradbury was known as the luckiest man in Australian sport.

The truth is far more interesting.

Before becoming Australia's first Winter Olympic gold medallist, Bradbury endured broken bones, horrific injuries, countless setbacks, and years of sacrifice that most people never saw.

In this episode of Where the Map Ends, James Durack explores the story behind the headline. They discuss pain, persistence, purpose, and the often-overlooked reality that success usually arrives disguised as failure for far longer than anyone expects.

It's a conversation about staying in the race when common sense says walk away and why the greatest victories are often built in the moments nobody is watching.

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