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…
How much is play a part of your life? Turns out that finding a way to incorporate play into your work, your life, even the mundane - can actually make you far more productive... And possibly make life a little bit more colourful. Search “Better Than Yesterday” where you get…
Has anyone ever shouted at you “Oi! It’s worktime not playtime!“? On today’s episode with Ali Abdaal, we explore why incorporating play into our work and might just be the most powerful cheat code ever when it comes to boosting productivity. Search “Better Than Yesterday” where you get your podcasts.
During a recent gameshow development workshop with a live audience, I was explaining why certain elements of the format fit together, and how certain suggestions from the crowd would or wouldn’t work. I found myself using the reasoning “it’s one of the rules of show-business, you always…” By the end…
I am willing to bet that you know at least two phone numbers. Your own mobile, and the number for long-closed mechanic or pizza shop from years ago… The reason you remember that other number is because it was set to music. I’ll round out my multi leg with the…
Do you ever sing-narrate your life? Ever wonder why you remember things a bit better when you chuck a melody over the top? After chatting with Teeny Tiny Stevies the other day I went down the rabbit hole on memory, melodies and music. Now if only I can get our…
I am willing to bet that you know at least two phone numbers. Your own mobile, and the number for long-closed mechanic or pizza shop from years ago… The reason you remember that other number is because it was set to music. I’ll round out my multi leg with the…
Addiction is a misunderstood disease. By the time you’re asking someone to “behave responsibly”, their dopamine system is so disregulated that any message which gets in the way of the addictive behaviour from happening is futile. Sure, it might be a choice the first time however once it stops being…
Kath Koschel is an inspirational human who has faced numerous challenges in her life. In her mid-twenties, Kath broke her back and had to fight against predictions that she would never walk again. After piecing her life back together, she was hit by a car while cycling and forced to…
Chris Cheers is a psychologist and author based in Melbourne, Australia. He’s spent over 20 years helping people understand their minds and overcome the challenges of life. As a psychologist, he's worked with all kinds of people from right across the spectrum of background, socio-economic status and sexuality. On top…
The most searched query about me? ‘Osher Gunsberg Feet’. No, not really. But here they are anyway, knock your socks off (see what I did there?) On today’s new episode I will be revealing the answer to one of the most googled questions about me. Search…
What happens when you meet anger with kindness? The great Nazeem Hussain spent the afternoon with me and we covered all (well, a lot of) the uncomfortable topics, racism and online harrassment, just to name a few, when he switched up his approach around responding to negativity. The result was…
This weekend, good luck with your To-Do List around the house. Have you tried writing a To Not Do List? It’s just as satisfying and helps get your To-Do List done better. (The “Fat Sabbath” idea doesn’t sound too bad though. Might pop that one back in rotation…) …
Have you ever been faced with anger, meanness, (or just pure rage) - and met it with kindness? Off the back of this week’s pod with @nazeemhussain, I had a run-in with a cranky bloke in my neighbourhood and while I did ok - watching how someone else handled the…
You failed? Great! ‘The Guilty Feminist’ podcast host, comedian and writer Deborah Frances-White believes that embracing our failures is the key to success. We won’t always get everything right, but that’s OK. We learn the most by failing. Deborah Frances-White joined Osher in Sydney while she was in town for…
Even if you don’t care about cars, you can’t deny the massive global success of Mighty Car Mods. With nearly 4M subscribers and over 1 Billion views on YouTube, Marty & Moog have been representing the culture of vehicle modification for over 16 years - and they’re only getting bigger.…
Everyone has a story about how we were affected by the Covid Pandemic. In this episode, Osher speaks with broadcaster and DJ Linda Marigliano about being stuck in Australia, away from the man she fell in love with and not knowing if they’d ever make it. This all happened while…
We have come a long way. Ten years ago when this podcast began, would we as a society have been ready to hear Jelena Dokic’s story? Australia watched and cheered as Jelena Dokic dominated international tennis. From the outside it seemed as though Jelena had everything. But behind the scenes,…