Rachel Neylan is a Professional Cyclist who’s a part of the UCI Women's Continental Team, she’s an Olympian, a silver medalist at the World Championships and a very driven and fascinating human being. Rachel Came to my house after reaching out to say she listened to the podcast on Twitter. She’d even post #podsie photos of her training rides when she was in Rio in the lead up to last year’s Olympics. So she came around and we had a chat - a chat that was so engaging, that I didn’t end up talking...
Mar 01, 2022•26 min•Ep. 609
Kylea Tink is the Independent candidate for the seat of North Sydney in the upcoming federal election. She's the former CEO of the McGrath Foundation and most recently was the CEO of Camp Quality. However before those roles she worked at the highest levels of communications consultancy, a job that took her all over the world, including to the Pentagon when she went toe to toe with Donald Rumsfeld after questioning his justification on the US invasion of Iraq. There's also a story about when she ...
Feb 27, 2022•1 hr 28 min•Ep. 608
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Feb 24, 2022•18 min•Ep. 607
Julie Stevanja is co-founder and CEO of Stylerunner.com Her story is bloody inspirational. In particular what I love about her tale is not only the grit to keep going, and her ability to see a gap in the market - but how she knew and valued the power of her personal network so much that she relocated back to Australia to build the business, and now is running an internationally massive retail operation from an office in Alexandria in Sydney. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform...
Feb 22, 2022•20 min•Ep. 606
Nat's What I Reckon is a Comedian, Musician, Author and Cook from Sydney. He started a YouTube channel in 2006 which has grown into a mighty online empire with an audience of over 2.5 Million people that enjoy a good laugh and a full tummy. Go see his live shows. Tickets and Dates here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Feb 20, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 605
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Feb 17, 2022•18 min•Ep. 604
Erin Brockovich is probably the most famous name in Law in the world. Making a name for herself when she went up against utility company Pacific Gas & Electric and helped bring together the largest settlement ever paid in a direct-action lawsuit in U.S. history on behalf of the people of Hinkley, CA who had been affected by polluted water. Erin went on to become instrumental in numerous other high profile cases, usually up against massive corporate entities who are using their size to get aw...
Feb 15, 2022•20 min•Ep. 603
Clinical Psychologist and Author Dr Rachel Menzies focuses her work on how our inevitable death shapes our lives. She's co-written three books with her father on the subject including "Curing the Dread of Death: Theory, Research and Practice.", "Tales from the Valley of Death: Reflects from Psychotherapy on the Fear of Death" and " Mortals: How the Fear of Death Shaped Human Society". In between writing books she has a busy practice, and in addition to that clinical work, Rachel currently works ...
Feb 13, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 602
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Feb 10, 2022•12 min•Ep. 601
Dr Ian Chung has been practising for nearly fifty years in Sydney, Australia. We’ll get into his story shortly - however, he made a name for himself as "Dr Rock”, the doctor to call when you have a major international performer that can’t make the show and there are 20,000 people who have bought tickets and are on the way to the gig as you speak. That’s when you called Dr Chung. If you’ve read my book, you’ll know how I came to meet him - but I can’t tell you how glad I am that I did. Not only w...
Feb 08, 2022•20 min•Ep. 600
Campbell Walker (aka Struthless) is an Artist, Author, YouTuber and Animation Studio Boss from Sydney, Australia. His brilliant book "Your Head Is A Houseboat" is out now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 06, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 599
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Feb 03, 2022•14 min•Ep. 598
Ben St. Lawrence is an Australian middle-distance runner, a two-time Olympian and an all around interesting guy. We met at a Story Club show, one of his friends came up and said “hey you should get Ben on the podcast!” and we exchanged email addresses and then we were able to make it happen. Ben’s not the first Olympian I’ve had on the show, however his story - his particular triumph over adversity and refocus of his life is one worth hearing. We talked about finding the thing you were good at, ...
Feb 01, 2022•22 min•Ep. 597
Johann Hari is a brilliant investigate journalist whose new book "Stolen Focus" digs into the deep and profound reasons how second by second your attention, my attention, and I'd argue our very humanity - is being drained from us for profit that we don't participate in by forces bigger than us, and how we can fight to get it back. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 30, 2022•1 hr 29 min•Ep. 596
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Jan 27, 2022•15 min•Ep. 595
Today I want to take you back to 2015, when I met with actor, comedian and writer Nakkiah Lui. Nakkiah is a talented writer. She was playwright in residence at Sydney’s Belvoir Theatre and was also artist in residence for Griffith Theatre. You probably know Nakkiah best for her writing and acting on Black Comedy. You can see Nakkiah in her latest comedy ‘Preppers’ on ABC iview now. If you would like to hear my full conversation with Nakkiah, you can scroll through this feed to episode 96. Hosted...
Jan 25, 2022•19 min•Ep. 594
Emily Ehlers is an Author, Artist and Environmental Activist. Her latest book Hope is a Verb is out now. Follow her here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 23, 2022•56 min•Ep. 593
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Jan 20, 2022•10 min•Ep. 592
Hamish Blake is a Broadcaster, Author, Producer and living legend now from Sydney Australia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jan 16, 2022•1 hr 12 min•Ep. 591
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Jan 13, 2022•12 min•Ep. 590
Yumi Stynes is a broadcaster, podcaster, author and mother of four incredible kids. Yumi is a profoundly powerful and creative person, and has released books upon books upon books. Two books in her “Zero Fucks Cooking” series, Two books with the OG Dolly Doctor, Dr Melissa Kang - "Welcome to Your Period" and "Welcome to Consent" which we talk about today, on top of that, her latest book came out in late October - “Ladies, We Need to Talk”. Our conversation focuses on her book “Welcome to Consent...
Jan 09, 2022•45 min•Ep. 589
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Jan 06, 2022•15 min•Ep. 588
Stan Grant is a journalist, international affairs analyst, author, professor and proud Wiradjuri man hwo lives in Sydney Australia. His new book "With the Falling Of The Dusk" is out now. Of all the interviews I've done on this show - this is easily one of my all-time favourites. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jan 02, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 587
Osher's 3rd Annual pitch for the next 365 days. (And yes, he knows there's less than 22. He was out by a pool on holiday and on a roll. The full list is on Instagram ) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 30, 2021•27 min•Ep. 586
Layne Beachley AO is regarded as the most successful female surfer in history. Layne’s dedication to success saw her as the only surfer, male or female, to claim six consecutive world titles between 1998 and 2003. Layne went on to win a 7th world title in 2006 before retiring from the ASP World Tour in 2008. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 26, 2021•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 585
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Dec 23, 2021•13 min•Ep. 584
Ben Lee is a singer, songwriter, and spiritual adventurer. He grew up in Bondi. He now lives in LA. Between the two - there's quite a tale to tell, and many questions to ask along the way. Enjoy the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 19, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 583
Checking in to talk about dealing with the negative self-talk that can ruin your Xmas. Also a very bad impression of Michael Buble. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 16, 2021•8 min•Ep. 582
Leigh Sales from ABC TV's 7:30 Report on political bias, interviewing the heavy-hitters, and her uni days. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 14, 2021•20 min•Ep. 581
Dr Easkey Britton is a surfer, writer, artist, film-maker, coach and marine social scientist, with a PhD in Environment and Society. Find out more at: www.easkeybritton.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 12, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 580
