Episodes
Reverse Engineering a Breakdown to Then Know What to Watch for Next T…
Checking in, September 9, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Better Make it Quick: Bryan Fogel
Cyclist, playwright, author and Oscar-winning director Bryan Fogel is best known for his documentary "Icarus", which explored illegal doping in sports. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
448: There's no health care threat like loneliness, with Andrew Dowli…
Andrew Dowling is an internationally recognised social entrepreneur and loneliness expert. Andrew is currently founder & CEO of Stitch, the world's leading social community for older adults, and also founder of the non-profit...
Slurring my words in a hospital ward
Checking in, September 2, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Better Make it Quick: Turia Pitt
There are very few Australians who don’t know who Turia Pitt’s name. She’s made a huge impact on so many people’s lives in this country. Eleven years ago, Turia Pitt was running an ultra-marathon in Western Australia, when sh...
447: David Knoff's Mental Health and Resilience Techniques learned th…
David Knoff is an Antarctic Expedition Leader, an Author, and a leadership expert who specialises in remote leadership, hostile environment diplomacy, and resilience. He served with the Australian Army and has been deployed t...
My new (new) hip and the Monty Hall problem
Checking in, August 26, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Better Make it Quick: Chas Licciardello
Chas Licciardello is a comedian and member of the satirical comedy group The Chaser. The impact that The Chaser have on Australian TV, culture and politics is not to be underestimated. They were fearless and there hasn’t been...
446: Why you don't have free will, and that's OK - with Prof George P…
Professor George Paxinos, AO is a leading global neuroscientist who studied at Berkeley, McGill in Canada and Yale and is Professor of Medical Sciences at NeuRA and the University of New South Wales, Sydney. George has mapped...
You Are Not Listening To Me
Checking in, August 19, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Better Make it Quick: Sophia Hamblin-Wang
Sophia Hamblin Wang is the chief operating office of Mineral Carbonation International, an Australian company that’s working on decarbonising the atmosphere and repurposing the CO2 from many industrial processes by locking it...
445: Reckoning with our History so we can Move Forward as One, with Y…
Yvonne Weldon is a proud Waradjuri woman born into a family legendary in the fight to achieve justice for Aboriginal people. With 30 years' experience working in key government and Aboriginal organisations driving positive re...
The Barrier Method (of Sticking to Your Plan)
Checking in, August 12, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Better Make it Quick: Tom Nash
Tom Nash is a DJ, storyteller and quadruple amputee from Sydney. We spoke about his battle with meningococcal septicaemia, learning who your real friends are, and relearning how to do what you love. Hosted on Acast. See acast...
444: Detaching from Outcomes with Melanie Zanetti aka Chilli Heeler
Melanie Zanetti is an actor who splits her time between Australia and Los Angeles. She’s appeared for years on our screens in films and television - everything from the supernatural thriller “Raven’s Hollow” to “Young Rock”. ...
Being OK with the Eventual Destruction of Darwin
Checking in, August 5, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Better Make it Quick: Sandra Sully
Sandra Sully is an Australian journalist and icon. She has been a trusted and highly respected newsreader on Network Ten for nigh on thirty years. Sandra first came on the show in 2018. We spoke about what journalists' role i...
443: Living Younger, Longer with Australia's other dad Dr Norman Swan
Dr Norman Swan is a physician and journalist most recently known for Coronacast - the Walkley Award winning Podcast that he hosts with Tegan Taylor. Combining his decades of experience in journalism and healthcare, Dr Swan ha...
What Does Success Look Like?
Checking in, July 29, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Better Make it Quick: Dr Richard Denniss
Dr Richard is the Chief Economist and former Executive Director of The Australia Institute. He is a prominent Australian economist, author and public policy commentator. Richard came on the show at the beginning of the COVID-...
442: Mental Illness and Vulnerability in Australia with Sarah Krasnos…
Sarah Krasnostein was born in America and is based in Australia. She’s got a PhD in criminal law and is the award-winning author of The Trauma Cleaner, The Believer and her new work is the latest in the brilliant Quarterly …
Even I didn't believe I'd be able to cope with the pain, yet here we …
Checking in, July 22, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Better Make it Quick: Jess Ducrou
Splendour In the Grass is back this weekend! And to celebrate the founder of the festival Jess Ducrou is on the show. Jess is a champion and leader in Australia’s live music scene. She started out working in record stores …
441: Finding your identity as an Australian with Mawunyo Gbogbo
Mawunyo Gbogbo is an Australian music journalist and Author. Born in Ghana, she moved to Musswelbrook as a kid, eventually finding her way to New York and then back to Australia. She’s currently a Music & Pop Culture Reporter...