Taryn Brumfitt is here, she’s the 2023 Australian of the Year. Leader of the @bodyimagemovement, an Adelaide-based organisation that teaches people to love and appreciate their bodies. She has made two brilliant films, Embrace and Embrace Kids - the first film explores the serious issue of women’s body loathing and…
Abbie Chatfield is the most exciting figure in Australian media today, and she’s only just getting started. A finance degree graduate who arrived on reality TV fresh from a career in corporate real estate, Abbie absolutely exploded on to our screens in Matt Agnew’s season of The Bachelor Australia. However…
For me, @survivorAU is For me is simply the greatest game ever invented by humans. It combines all the strategy and game-theory of a chess match with the hardest CrossFit class you’ve ever done, with all the delicate diplomacy of an intergovernmental climate conference, all while camping for 55 days…
Catherine Martin has won four Oscars from nine nominations, the most Oscar wins of any Australian. In collaboration with her husband Baz Luhrmann, she has set the standard for an unmistakable visual aesthetic in feature films. I was overjoyed when Catherine said yes to talking with me and we had…
Liz Ellis is a former Australian netball player and sports commentator, and about to host the brand new season of GLADIATORS on Ten. Liz is considered one of the greatest netball players of all time, having won multiple world championships, 4 x MVP awards and two Commonwealth Games gold medals.…
It was such a joy to speak with @bodyimagemovement on this week’s show - because I don’t talk very much about my own path when it comes to body image, or the experiences I had (some of which started when I was very young). Link to listen in the profile…
Daniel Sloss is a superstar stand-up comedian, whose recent Netflix specials have cemented him as a true modern voice in dark comedy. 00:00 Introduction 03:29 Interview start 06:03 The Joys and Struggles of Fatherhood 09:32 Reflecting on Personal Growth and Love 27:38 Freedom of Speech in Comedy 28:37 The Impact…
Over the many seasons I’ve had the privilege to host reality TV, one thing I’m immensely proud of is the amount of support given to participants. Since the earliest, earliest days on Idol to now - the shows I work on do an industry-leading job of off-camera support. I rarely…
Even the greatest Survivor player to ever play the game knows when it’s time to rethink strategy. @kinggeorgeofbankstown is on the podcast this week and he’s putting it all out there, especially when it comes to getting other people to do what you want them to do. Devilish? Dastardly? The…
Catherine Martin has won four Oscars from nine nominations, the most Oscar wins of any Australian. In collaboration with her husband Baz Luhrmann, she has set the standard for an unmistakable visual aesthetic in feature films. I was overjoyed when Catherine said yes to talking with me and we had…
Liz Ellis is considered one of the greatest netball players of all time and is the host of @GladiatorsAU. She’s got a lot to say about work ethic, resilience, women's sport and something we don't really hear about, elite female athletes and fertility. Search “Better Than Yesterday” where you get…
Joff Bush is a composer and multi-instrumentalist from Brisbane, Australia. Joff is behind the music for the hit TV show, Bluey. 00:00 Introduction 04:13 Interview start 06:09 Inspiration for the Score 09:37 Workload 09:45 Joff's Introduction to Bluey 12:09 Approach to Scoring 14:27 Joff's Musical Background 19:11 Concept of Musical…
In the world of professional surfing, Tom Carroll is a legend. Through the 80s and 90s, he dominated professional surfing, becoming the first surfer to sign a multi-million dollar contract. In 1983 and 1984 he twice achieved the pinnacle of his sport when he became back to back world champion.…
What would you have liked to accomplish by 25? Was being the co-founder and CEO of an independent Australian news commentary platform providing informed, progressive opinions on subjects that sit at the intersection of feminist, social and political issues on your list? What about having completed a Bachelor of Laws…
Professor Brian Greene is a world renowned theoretical physicist, mathematician, and string theorist. The primary goal of string theory is to unify the two pillars of modern physics, quantum mechanics and general relativity. Among his most influential contributions are the first semi-realistic models based on explicit string compactifications, the discovery…
You’ve heard about people ‘reinventing themselves’ but did you ever wonder how it was actually done? Libbi Gorr is a multi-award winning radio and TV broadcaster who as the satirical character Elle McFeast became the first woman in Australia to helm her own national night-time variety show Elle McFeast Live.…
Men, do you ever ask yourself what happens to my wife’s career when the baby comes along? How long will she take off work? Will that time off be beneficial to our family but detrimental to her career? When will she go back to work? Can she go back to…
Toni Lodge is a comedian, podcaster and author originally from Perth, WA. Originally working in commercial radio, Toni has leapt to the world of podcasting where she’s found enormous success with her show “Toni & Ryan”. In her book I Don’t Need Therapy (and Other Lies I Tell Myself) Toni…
Grace Tame is an Australian of the Year, author, and a voice that's shaking the foundations of our society. She gained prominence for her advocacy and determination to overturn Tasmanian laws that prevented survivors from speaking out about their experiences through the Let Her Speak campaign. Until April 6 2020…
When I moved to America, and over the following ten years of living there - to be without our public health system really opened my eyes to how much of an incredible asset that is to our country. That the standard of care that is available to those of us…
Thomas Mayo is a Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man. He is the Assistant National Secretary of the MUA, the Chairperson of the Northern Territory Indigenous Labor Network and a director on the Australians for Indigenous Constitutional Recognition board and is a signatory of the Uluru Statement…
There’s a new film called ‘Uproar’ that comes out in Australia this week, it stars Julian Dennison, Minnie Driver and the exquisite Rhys Darby. Set around the 1981 springbok tour of NZ, it’s as hilarious as it is staggering in how powerfully it tells the story of a kid trying…
Diane Young is a Psychotherapist and a Director and Clinical supervisor at South Pacific Private on Sydney’s northern beaches. 0:00:00 Introduction 0:12:52 Addiction from the outside 0:16:14 Avoidant behaviour 0:22:21 Alcoholism 0:24:11 Trauma 0:31:41 Repression 0:36:12 Emotional maturity 0:38:43 Rehab 0:42:03 First day of rehab 0:44:45 Denial 0:50:35 Wrong approaches…
Have you ever thought about the story behind your favourite band? How did they create their sound, how did they become a world-wide sensation, how did it all start? In 1994, three young teenage boys from Newcastle, Dan, Ben and Chris aged 14, entered a competition to record a song…