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,…
Today Osher speaks with Sylvia Jeffreys, an incredibly accomplished journalist and presenter, originally from Brisbane Australia. Sylvia has a matter-of-fact, get-after-it vibe about her which makes the career success she’s had make perfect sense. Sylvia is very open about how she juggles family life and home life, also how she…
Would you believe that a conversation with a singer-songwriter will change how you think about exercise? In this ep Osher chats with singer-songwriter Angie McMahon about exercise, minding her mental health, overcoming fear of performing, and assessing her relationship with alcohol.
Dr Adam John Bayes is a Psychiatrist & Senior Research Fellow, Black Dog Institute. Dr Bayes is a clinician scientist with a special interest in mood disorders (depressive and bipolar conditions) including diagnosis, classification and treatment. He has a special interest in interventional psychiatry (e.g. rapidly acting antidepressants such as…
