The Halfachickenlaksa Show

TO LOVE AND BE LOVED

During high school, Dr Evan Marnezos visited an Osteopath for chronic back pain—only to discover the cause was a wallet full of receipts in his back pocket. That moment opened his eyes to the holistic benefits of osteopathy and inspired him to pursue a Bachelor of Clinical Science and a Masters of Osteopathic Medicine at Southern Cross University. In this episode, we dive into Evan’s upbringing, society’s expectations, raising children, video game addiction and how we can better love ourselves and others—before moving into his world of osteopathy. Lastly, we finish with The Halfachickenlaksa Show’s reflective questions—exploring Evan’s thoughts on some personal topics.

THE TURQUOISE PRINCE

Teon Lolesio—better known as Turquoise Prince—is a musical artist from Canberra, known for tracks like his 2017 hit Sunday Sesh. He’s performed with and alongside some of Australia’s best and is currently working on his upcoming album Bebo Luv. In this episode, we endeavour into his past—exploring a chaotic upbringing, his progression as an artist, and his musical journey—touch on what’s happening now, including his candid experiences with bipolar disorder, self-care, therapy, and work with and alongside Youth Justice NSW, and discuss what’s next for both the artist and the person. We finish with The Halfachickenlaksa Show’s signature reflective questions—diving into his thoughts on success, fear, resilience, and the meaning of life.

ONSTREET GARAGE - LIFE & LANDCRUISERS

Alex Henebery is the Director and licensed builder at TopBuild NSW and TopBuild Central Coast. He’s also the creator of Onstreet Garage, a YouTube channel where he shares his love for building cars, racing, and off-roading. In his downtime, Alex enjoys camping, 4WDing, and fishing in the great outdoors. On this episode, Alex sits down to talk about Life & LandCruisers!

THE HERO'S JOURNEY

Nadine is a provisional psychologist with a background in psychology and philosophy. She wrapped up her Masters in Professional Psychology last year and spent 6 months in private practice before heading to India. Before that she spent years on the phones with Lifeline as a crisis supporter, mentoring, coaching and assessing students and Crisis Supporters, and supervising shifts which involved managing and preventing imminent and non imminent suicide, initiating emergency interventions, managing self harm, addiction, DV, child protection and more.  She’s also a yoga instructor, trained in India, and has been practicing yoga and meditation for nearly a decade. The past 3 years she has taken a deep dive into Tantra, with now a practitioner with ongoing mentorship She has spent the last 6 months living in an Osho ashram in India where she continues her life practise of meditation and Tantra  On the side, she’s volunteered as a youth mentor and in aged care, and in her downtime, she’s usually in nature, hiking, camping, cooking something up, reading sci-fi, or just vibing with a tree somewhere

BIG BANGS & BIG BANGS - FROM THE FOOTY FIELD TO THE UNIVERSE

Veeral Patel (aka Vee) is a Titled Sports and Exercise Physiotherapist based in Sydney, Australia, with 10 years of clinical experience. He works with a wide range of clients—from everyday athletes to elite performers—and recently supported the Australian U18’s Water Polo team during their World Cup in Argentina. Over the course of his career he’s worked across Sydney’s premier sporting clubs and private practices.  In this episode, Vee sits down to talk about everything from the body to the mind, and all that falls in between.