My guest today was the catalyst for fundamentally changing how consent education works in Australia. In 2021 Chanel posted on Instagram: “Have you or a close friend been sexually assaulted by someone who went to an all-boys school in Sydney?” Within 24 hours, 204 People had responded “yes” to the…
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When you think of an someone who’s addicted to methamphetamines, where their life is, where they live, what their job is, what their relationship with their family is like, what it the image that comes to your mind? I’ll bet that picture isn’t a successful middle-aged man, with a beautiful…
Belinda Chapple. She was a member of the massive Australian girl group Bardot. Bardot formed in 1999 on the reality TV series Popstars on Channel 7. Popstars filmed the whole process, from auditioning thousands of ladies, down to the top 25 and then eventually the top five that formed Bardot.…
Dr. Zac Seidler is a trailblazing clinical psychologist who has dedicated himself to addressing the overlooked crisis of male mental health. His groundbreaking work on an effective therapy model specifically designed for men, hopes to break down the barriers that prevent them from seeking support. Za’c Developed Men in Mind',…
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…
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…
If you hurt yourself, doing something you loved, would you do it again? What if it was something that because you were so passionate about it that had you ended up becoming one of the best in the world at it - which then became a gig that paid really,…
How would you feel if your identity, who you felt as a person - was denied time and again. What if it was at a national level? That’s what my guest today goes through on a daily basis - because there’s a narrative about her that isn’t really about her.…
If you’re unaware who he is, Thomas Mayo is an extraordinary man. Based in Darwin, he’s 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…
How long do you think it would take you heal from an illness that changed your life? Picture this - you’re 19, and have just lost both your arms and legs after contracting meningococcal disease. How long do you think it would take you to heal? Well for Tom Nash,…
Do you feel a connection with nature but you’ve never taken the time to understand it? Or perhaps sat down and really thought about the often overlooked connections between nature and human expression? Dr. Prue Gibson is a prominent Australian author and esteemed research academic specializing in plant studies at…
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Rob Morrison & Deane Hutton are two legendary scientists and science communicators from Adelaide, Australia. For 18 years, they brought science to the living rooms of my country as hosts of “The Curiosity Show”. Absolute pioneers in kids television, they assumed intelligence of their audience and brought complicated concepts to…
If you’re completely unaware of who Rich Roll is - let me bring you up to speed. A star of the Stanford University Swim Team, eventually alcohol and addiction played havoc with his life and career, a path that lead him to jails, institutions and ultimately rehab at the age…
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Oh hey there! You've stumbled upon the key to my Inner Circle. Subscribe now to receive exclusive updates, insider insights, and special surprises just for you. (I might even invite you to lunch). In celebration of 25 years in TV, I've also been nominated for a Gold Logie. Bananas, right?…
Harry Jowsey is a superstar. With 9 million combined followers on IG and TikTok, he has pivoted from an appearance on Too Hot To Handle on Netflix into a career where he is absolutely in charge of his worth, his value and has agency about every single thing he gets…
Alok Vaid-Menon is a performance artist, standup comedian, author, advocate, fashion icon and poet from Texas. Their book “Beyond The Gender Binary” is absolutely game-changing. 00:00 Intro 03:53 Interview start 04:28 Anti LGBTQIA+ Violence 12:43 Homophobia's underlying causes 17:14 Gender stereotypes 24:03 Questioning authority 32:50 "Beyond the Gender Binary" 38:53…
Sam Alderton Johnson is a proud Koori man, a father of five and the Founder and Director at Impact Policy. Sam lives in South Sydney and remains deeply connected to his community of origin in Glebe. His background in delivering on sensitive projects within the NSW public service and across…
Claire O’Rourke is a journalist, activist and author with experience in writing and campaigning all over the world. Claire has held a number of leadership positions, including most recently at Amnesty International Australia and as National Director of community-led renewable energy advocacy organisation Solar Citizens. Claire’s book - Together We…
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 has a way of cutting through myths, half-truths and misconceptions about our health and…
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 more parts of the brain than anyone in history. He has a remarkable…
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