Spanian is Australia's most controversial social influencer | Mark Bouris | Straight Talk Podcast

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Disclaimer: ***Guests on Straight Talk with Mark Bouris do not represent the views of the host or the show. Spanian is an unsuspecting social media influencer.  The former criminal, now hip-hop artist, influencer, and media personality, is telling his stories from the hood, and people love it.  Mark and Spanian discuss what it's like to experience the whiplash of prison life, to now attracting big-name sponsors who all want a piece of the controversial Spanian.  00:00:00 Intro 00:01:16 The reason why Spanian can't feel the cold 00:02:01 First run-in with the police 00:05:39 Learnings from jail 00:08:43 Connection to Indigenous community 00:12:11 Background and nationality 00:15:09 Trying to make sense of success 00:16:40 How many years spent in jail? 00:17:10 How Spanian found fame 00:22:20 Spinning out from newfound success 00:23:03 Is this the real Spanian? 00:25:46 How does Spanian make his content? 00:27:10 Who is Spanian's audience 00:28:34 It's All Eats series 00:30:08 Ramadan filming 00:30:55 What is stardom like? 00:32:56 Is Spanian shy? 00:34:24 Is fame good? 00:35:46 Spanian and Netflix? 00:37:28 People from the past and jealousy 00:41:30 What did Spanian do in prison? 00:43:36 Prison brawls 00:44:46 Prison screws 00:48:17 How bad are drugs in jail? 00:50:15 What is the prison currency? 00:52:38 Msrk's traumatic country experience 00:56:38 Message to young boys and men 00:59:37 What sport does Spanian follow? 00:59:53 bam bam tai tuivasa 01:02:40 Where does the name Spanian come from? Subscribe to Straight Talk with Mark Bouris on Spotify https://spoti.fi/3gnLgbz Subscribe to Straight Talk with Mark Bouris on Apple Podcasts https://apple.co/2SGnKib Follow Mark Bouris on Instagram https://bit.ly/2TiyQtJ Got a question or comment for Mark? Send an email to [email protected] Executive Producer: Jess Smalley Filmed: Simon McDermott & Jonathan Liondis