If you feel like you're not living the kind of life you want, and if you feel like you're avoiding more than you're taking action to change that, then you might be what Dr Emily Musgrove calls 'stuck'. In this episode, Dr Emily, the clinical psychologist (regularly heard on 'The Imperfects' podcast') and author of the new book 'Unstuck: A Guide to Finding Your Way Forward to the Life You Want to Live' tackles this all too common feeling and shares simple ways to disarm the many things that paral...
Jul 08, 2025•53 min
What happens when the person you are is out of step with the person you thought you were, in some way? Or, what do you do when the effort you put in doesn't match the reception you expected to get back? Off the back of Osher's second performance on Dancing with the Stars, he has some ideas on these topics - and they could be very useful the next time you encounter criticism, or the restriction created by your own expectations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 06, 2025•19 min
You might know actor Tim Pocock from his roles in Dance Academy or X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Even as a child, he graced the Sydney Opera House starring in operas directed by Baz Lurhman. But that world of artistic expression was in stark contrast to the other world Tim was part of for so long - one of repression by conservative catholicism under Opus Dei - made all the worse as he began to realise who he truly was. In this chat, Tim reveals his experiences of shame, bullying and conversion thera...
Jul 01, 2025•1 hr 18 min
Depending on your algorithm, you’re being fed death, destruction, calamity, chaos, fire, floods, and horror more and more and more. Chatting with Sally Gold the other day. It’s pretty clear we only really have so much room between our ears for stuff like that. So when a friend who lives in Africa reached out to me the other day asking, “How do we stay sane when everything’s such a mess?” I sent her a voice note, which turned into this podcast. Pre-Order 'So What, Now What?' here Get tickets to S...
Jun 29, 2025•16 min
Sylvia Jeffreys knows the power that lies in asking the right questions about your finances. She's been talking a lot on that topic recently, with some of the best money minds around, as part of her podcast 'The Pay Off'. In this conversation, she shares the best of what she's learned so far, both from the experts and from her own life. Get your tickets to Story Club here Pre-order the new book 'So What, Now What? Send Osher email here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 1 min
Osher offers his reflections on his first dance - including what was really hardest about the process, why deliberately going into something you're not good at is so good for you, the power of habit and a way he reacted to the process that really surprised him. Find tickets to Story Club here Pre-order Osher's new book 'So What, Now What?' here Email Osher here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 22, 2025•19 min
Are you truly being yourself? How can you be sure? What could be gained when you embrace your authenticity - or, what do you miss when you don't? Kat John, authenticity coach, speaker, podcaster and author of 'Authentic: Coming Home to Your True Self' explains to Osher why understanding and answering these questions are essential. Check out Osher's Dance-it-out playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2umndwMFXAWsK5IJm0UEZs?si=7511cc6da35e4415 And Kat's here: https://open.spotify.com/pla...
Jun 17, 2025•56 min
Do you struggle with coming up with ideas on your own? Or properly realising the vision in your head? What if the greatest creativity isn't found in isolation, but emerges only when we truly open ourselves to the brilliance of others? Osher offers 4 questions for genius ideas and effortless collaborative creativity. Pre-order “ So What, Now What? ” Story Club LIVE, Tickets here July 6th Factory Theatre Marrickville Ft Marlee Silva, Merrick Watts, Phil O’Neill and Nadia Townsend, Zoë Norton Lodge...
Jun 15, 2025•17 min
The pressure to work more, constantly comparing yourself to other people, the endless list of self-improvement 'shoulds', and even full blown mental health struggles - what do we do when the biggest obstacles are the ones inside our own heads? Comedian Chris Ryan might not have every answer, but in this chat with Osher, she certainly has a way of illuminating the problems. For tickets to show Extreme Tenant (Melbourne only, sorry) head here Pre-order “ So What, Now What? ” Story Club LIVE, Ticke...
Jun 10, 2025•55 min
Have you ever wanted more clarity around how your brain works? Often, it can be knowledge that can mean the difference between having the perspective and tools to make changes in your life, or not. There are countless books on the subject, but here, Osher details 7 that have been instrumental to his own life, that have helped his own clarity on the inner workings of our minds - in other words, the books he thinks about (and recommends) when he thinks about thinking. For more, links to those book...
Jun 08, 2025•19 min
Merrick Watts is a comedian, radio and TV personality, actor, event and festival manager, highly certified sommelier, parent, fitness nut, SAS Australia selection-passer, entrepreneur and drink developer. And he has a jet-ski license. So if you wanted to talk to someone who can tell you exactly what it takes to balance your commitments and still go after your passions and curiosities, and to get a good dose of inspiration and wisdom while you do it, Merrick's your guy. It's exactly what he talks...
Jun 03, 2025•1 hr 3 min
When it came to writing a second book, Osher hadn’t lived enough since the extra bits were added to the second edition of his memoir to write another memoir based on only five years. Instead, he wrote the book he wished he had during times when his mental health wasn’t doing well. It’s the kind of book one grabs when they’ve tried everything else but still feel stuck, or they’re trying to understand how someone they care about keeps going in circles, and things seem to be getting worse. It’s spe...
Jun 01, 2025•20 min
In a job where stress, trauma and the unexpected greet you everyday, with lives on the line, how do you cope? Sally Gould, author of 'Frog: the secret diary of a paramedic' gives Osher the answers - including what she always does and says to stay calm and control a room, how she debriefs and deals with trauma, why humour is essential, and the 'magical' things that have made her fall in love with what she does. Find out more about Sally and her book Check out Osher's substack and more here See om...
May 27, 2025•1 hr 6 min
When that person up ahead in the right turn only lane puts their blinker on way too late and starts to merge across the solid line towards your lane, what are your thoughts about that person? When you you distinctly recall asking your partner to empty the recycling bin yesterday, and now it’s a jenga pile of jam jars and plastic packets - what are your thoughts about that person? Just to speculate, they’re not positive thoughts are they? However - do you realise that what’s happening there with ...
May 25, 2025•19 min
Marlee Silva has achieved some incredible things - and some of the biggest lessons and inspirations in her life have come from directly from the NRL itself. In this episode, Marlee reveals those key lessons, as well as talking about role models and mentoring, the mindsets that have led to her success, why there's nothing like State of Origin, how both the women and men's NRL games have changed - and how they can change us too. Search for Marlee's podcast 'Marlee and Me' as well as her previous o...
May 20, 2025•1 hr
When you look at Australian politics, you’ll know that preference deals play a big role in who eventually ends up in power. But preferences can put you in a powerful position too. In this episode Osher talks about how you can make a preference deal with yourself to win a better day today - particularly if you're feeling terrible about something that 'should' have happened or something you 'could' have done... Read more from Osher, get tickets to Story Club, get in touch and more here See omnystu...
May 18, 2025•12 min
When we look to someone for answers, 'I don't know' is maybe the last thing we want to hear. But it could be one of the best things a leader can say - a gateway to honesty, curiosity, and flexibility, to a bigger picture, to much better decisions, and to a revolutionary process called 'blindspotting'. Renowned leadership and management thought leader and author Dr Kristin Ferguson leads Osher through this process, with examples of just how much it can change our business and personal lives. Find...
May 13, 2025•51 min
Osher talks about what it’s like to host the Real Housewives Of Sydney Reunion. The short version is: it’s intense. How intense? Well, arguably one of the most emotional gigs of his TV career, leading to one of the most fascinating physical reactions he’s ever had from doing his job. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 11, 2025•18 min
This is what you need to know to make sense of the election and what it should mean for us all going forward. Nine's chief political editor Charles Croucher unpacks the key elements that decided this election, whether Trump played a role, what the liberal party must learn and what the Albanese government has to take action on He also speaks more broadly about the importance of a strong opposition, the place of kindness in leadership, and just how much the way we get information on politics has c...
May 06, 2025•55 min
Something happened on the other side of that election result which I would really love to talk about. Something which we’ve I’ve noticed missing among all the forensic dissection of how the libs lost this or the greens lost that. There’s a massive, glaring fact which I haven’t seen discussed yet, so I thought I’d put it out there. It’s got to do with what we’re being told we are vs what we actually are. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
May 04, 2025•24 min
Sometimes it can feel like everything is out of our control - that things happen to us rather than for us or with us . But what if instead of fearing change, we could know that we were ready for it, and that we could harness it deliberately to steer us toward the life we want? This is exactly what this chat between Osher and Andrea Clarke will help you do. Andrea is a work futurist, speaker and author of two books: 'Futurefit: how to stay relevant and competitive in the future of work' , and her...
Apr 29, 2025•54 min
There’s two kinds of people when it comes to holidays. Those who are more than happy to spend two straight weeks napping by the pool, and those who struggle with suddenly not having something to do. Osher is most definitely in the latter cohort. In this episode he shares how over time, he’s had to learn a lot about what to do when he’s not working. Mostly because when he goes too hard in either direction (work or play) - it’s not a good time for me or anyone. :: Subscribe to Osher’s Substack her...
Apr 27, 2025•15 min
This episode was recorded live at SXSW 2024 - and it might be a very different example of what a politician sounds like from what you've been hearing recently. Here, Allegra not only reveals to Osher and an eager crowd the realities of political life in Canberra, the best and worst things about the job and why some other politicians are focused on the wrong things, but also the importance of empathy, having hard conversations, how she personally stays mentally strong and how we can focus more on...
Apr 22, 2025•52 min
It’s Monday, and Osher’s got a story about the time he traded bagels for having a baby, and the mortifying experience of being emasculated by a plastic cup. Story Club Tickets at storyclublive.com May 11 The Comedy Store, Sydney. Ft: Osher Günsberg Zoë Norton-Lodge Nat’s What I Reckon Hannah Reilly Blair Joscleyne (aka Moog) and Gracie Otto See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 20, 2025•19 min
Like many, Dr Billy Garvey recently watched the limited series 'Adolescence'. However, unlike many, as one of the country's leading voices on childhood development and mental health, he is able to offer some crucial insights into the issues the program presents, the solutions we must all be a part of, as well as what he wished the program showed... But before that, Dr Garvey shares with Osher some research-backed insights into parenting more broadly, as well as practical tools for calming and co...
Apr 15, 2025•1 hr 4 min
Our brains do some amazing things when it comes to creating meaning and recognising patterns. Sometimes it can fill us with awe. Sometimes it can make a heartbreaking situation feel worse. For more from Osher and tickets to the next Story Club, head here Get in touch with Osher here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 13, 2025•16 min
You think you and your siblings are close? Michael and Andrew Tierney haven't just shared their lives as brothers together, but for 36 years and counting, they've shared songs, spot-lit stages and the story of one of Australia's biggest musical acts and exports: Human Nature. And they've managed to do it in harmony - both musically and non-musically. In this conversation with Osher, they look back on this incredible journey and ahead to the music they are now making together under the Tierney Br...
Apr 08, 2025•52 min
Have you ever stopped to think about exactly what your relationship to money is like? Why do you do what you do with it and where did you learn (or not learn) to do it? Following an example of Osher's own money story, now is your chance to think about just that. For more thoughts from Osher, and tickets to Story Club, head here See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Apr 06, 2025•18 min
This is a must-hear money chat. In this episode, Osher talks to Nine national finance editor, presenter and social media sensation Chris Kohler about some of the biggest issues in our economy right now - including banks, supermarkets and the cost of living, as well as some important things that might be escaping our attention... Plus, Chris reveals how confusion and loyalty are ripping you off, and what you can do about it. Check out Chris's TikTok , instagram and X here. Get in touch with Osher...
Apr 01, 2025•51 min
Turns out the way to beat the fear created by political campaigning is to use your words. A lot of them. And big ones. Osher tells you how - and why this will lead to a calmer mind and a more informed opinion. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 30, 2025•13 min