06/09/2026
EP039 | TODD MAGUIRE
From rugby league and policing the Gold Coast to operating deep undercover as “Donny”, Todd Maguire’s career took him into a world most of us will never experience.
But this conversation goes well beyond the war stories.
Todd speaks openly about losing his partner Karen to su***de, the grief and guilt that followed, and how becoming an undercover operative gave him somewhere to escape when he didn’t know how to deal with what he was carrying.
We talk undercover policing, reckless behaviour, PTSD, hypervigilance, the challenge of becoming “Todd” again, and the lessons he’s learnt about recovery, vulnerability and having better conversations.
There’s plenty of humour in this one too — and some genuinely practical takeaways, including why Todd believes some of the best conversations happen shoulder to shoulder rather than face to face.
EP039 | BECOMING DONNY — Todd Maguire
🎧 Available now on all major podcast platforms.
