My guest is Sophie Matterson. In 2019 Sophie's desire for a different kind of life led her to set an audacious goal – to walk across the width of Australia, covering an astounding 5000 kilometres, from Shark Bay in Western Australia to Byron Bay in New South Wales. Sophie was…
It’s not all good, and not all bad. Unfortunately lately, it’s mostly bad. Maggie Dent's take on social media and young people is pretty interesting/and that’s just the tip of the iceberg! Search "Better Than Yesterday" where you get your podcasts.
For decades, Dean Yates decades was the ideal warzone correspondent: courageous, compassionate, dedicated. After years of facing the worst moments imaginable - including the Bali bombings and the Boxing Day tsunami, it was one final incident which undid him. In July 2007, two of his staff members were brutally gunned…
This rule is a big f**kin’ deal. Just ask Joe Biden. Every mic is a live mic. Inside voice needs to stay inside, no matter what. You never know who’s listening or recording. You’re literally wearing a wire, and the van outside is full of people that hear every word.…
Abby Coleman is on B105 every morning, and she’s a total superstar. I’ve wanted her to come on the podcast for a long while, and I can’t thank her enough for her openness and honesty. We cover a lot: raising boys, her overcoming an eating disorder, and what it was…
Abby Coleman is on B105 every morning, and she’s a total superstar. I’ve wanted her to come on the podcast for a long while, and I can’t thank her enough for her openness and honesty. We cover a lot: raising boys, her overcoming an eating disorder, and what it was…
Abby Coleman is on B105 every morning, and she’s a total superstar. I’ve wanted her to come on the podcast for a long while, and I can’t thank her enough for her openness and honesty. We cover a lot: raising boys, her overcoming an eating disorder, and what it was…
Celeste Mountjoy is a Melbourne based artist, who has become a voice for a generation of women that, she says, are no longer prepared to smile politely at the outrages, uncertainties, and absurdities of life on the path to adulthood. Celeste uses her art to share her observations on being…
Rule Number 19: You can only ever sleep your way to the middle. Recently on Mondays I’m working through my 101 Rules Of Showbusiness. Rule 19 is very important. Nobody, really, nobody sleeps their way to the top. If you see a successful person, killing it in their craft, you…
I love my country. I love Australia so much, I became an Australian. And if push came to shove, I’d do whatever my haggard old frame that’s filled with prosthetics could do in order to defend it. As someone who grew up around the military (my Mum worked as a…
This week, former SAS Commander, Author and winner of #survivorAU (@mark.a.wales) was my podcast guest. We have the idea that an SAS Soldier or a Navy SEAL or Commando will be all noise, threat and twitchy danger. Nope. Like every person I’ve met who have served in intense combat -…
I love my country. I love Australia so much, I became an Australian. And if push came to shove, I’d do whatever my haggard old frame that’s filled with prosthetics could do in order to defend it. As someone who grew up around the military (my Mum worked as a…
I love my country. I love Australia so much, I became an Australian. And if push came to shove, I’d do whatever my haggard old frame that’s filled with prosthetics could do in order to defend it. As someone who grew up around the military (my Mum worked as a…
Professor Gaia Bernstein is an expert in privacy and policy law, and is co-director of Gibbons Institute of Law Science and Technology. Her latest book "Unwired: Gaining Control over Addictive Technologies" explores device addiction and what it’s doing to us. Rather than blaming users, the book really shatters the illusion…
Rachel Green has been CEO of SANE Australia since 2021. She’s a mother of 3, and has a long and celebrated career in policy, particularly as a part of the national mental health commission, work at the Black Dog institute’s Lifespan project, and CEO of Independent Community Living Australia. She…
A new episode today adding to my 101 rules of show business, including this cracker… Rule Number 13: Nothing works unless everything works. Every moment you’re at work is a moment you’re not with your family or doing something you love. Time is money and you only get so many…
So you think you know @snezanawood? Turns out there’s far more to this remarkable mother of four who has a has a degree in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology and once scrubbed toilets for a job, than how she met her husband… Search "Better Than Yesterday" where you get your podcasts.
Have you ever wanted to prove someone wrong so badly, that you end up doing exactly what they said you couldn't? I mean, spite can be a heck of a motivator (just ask Larry David) but it’s not very sustainable. But what about proving yourself wrong? What if it’s a…
Zoe Marshall is a podcaster, broadcaster and entrepreneur from Australia. She’s worked in media for over a decade, from writing a weekly newspaper column to hosting a radio who with her husband Benji Marshall - a prominent football player in Australia. Zoe’s podcast “The Deep” is well worth the listen…
So you think you know @snezanawood? Turns out there’s far more to this remarkable mother of four who has a degree in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology and once scrubbed toilets for a job, than how she met her husband… Search "Better Than Yesterday" where you get your podcasts.
David Finnigan, an accomplished Australian playwright, climate researcher and author who has been working in this space for over 20 years. His theatre work is visionary to say the least. Among his notable works is "Kill Climate Deniers," a bold and audacious play that cleverly weaves together politics, climate change,…
What if I told you, that there was a simple way to improve your creativity, self-awareness, focus, concentration, and reduce your stress and anxiety? It’s free. It’s not exercise. It’s not sleep. Any ideas? Turns out - a way to achieve all of those things is solitude. Not sitting in…
Rule Number 7: The moment your heart doesn’t race when you turn on the microphone, get out of the chair and give someone else a go. I’m slowly working my way through the 101 Rules of Show Business on Monday’s episodes, and rule 7 is a doozy. Even if you…
Has anyone ever shouted at you “Oi! It’s worktime not playtime!“? On Wednesday's episode with Ali Abdaal, we explored why incorporating play into our work and life might just be the most powerful cheat code ever when it comes to boosting productivity. Search “Better Than Yesterday” where you get your…