If you’re in a long-term relationship, chances are at some point you’ve at least explored ways that you can navigate things when you disagree. Because ultimately it’s not the good bits that keep us together, it’s the way we handle the difficult bits. The slightly handy part of an long-term intimate relationship is that when words fail you, there’s the stuff that you hear about in Marvin Gaye songs. But what if when you get that feeling you can’t access the sexual healing because you’re in a band...
Aug 27, 2024•59 min
Monday is QnA day, and today Osher talks about the fun of funerals, the multicultural adventure we’re on, too many details about his coffee setup, and more. If you’d like to submit a question, drop a comment on the newsletter which you can sign up to here: http://oshergunsberg.substack.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 25, 2024•22 min
Coleman Hughes is touring Australia, in conversation with Josh Szeps. Today, Osher calls up Josh to talk about why it’s an important conversation to see and discovered something surprising about Josh’s ability to have uncomfortable conversations in real life. See Josh Szeps with Coleman Hughes in Sydney at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas on August 25, and in Melbourne at the Athenaeum Theatre on August 28. Get a 15 per cent discount for each event. Sydney: enter FODIOFFER15 when purchasing ticke...
Aug 22, 2024•27 min
Osher talks a lot about how important it is to be playful in your work, and how important it is to fully commit. Playful not as a way to faff about on the clock - but as a way to discover creative ways to solve problems, to be more productive and to keep a team engaged. And to fully commit as in “look if we’re going to do this, we’re going to pour everything into it, and let’s see what happens.” SMAC is an LA based dancer who grew up in SE QLD - while you may not recognise her name, but if I tol...
Aug 20, 2024•1 hr 6 min
Monday QnA. where Osher answers listener questions about MAFS, Sensory Overload and reveals about his ticklishness. Pop your questions in the comments here: https://open.substack.com/pub/oshergunsberg/p/any-questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Aug 18, 2024•16 min
Horrible bosses are quite the trope. We’ve all had the boss that makes things difficult right? But what makes a great boss? Amy Shark was with Osher the other day, and she spoke wonderfully about how cool her boss was… So how can we be a better boss? Even a better boss for ourselves? QUESTIONS? Monday’s episode will be a QnA - get your questions in here: https://open.substack.com/pub/oshergunsberg/p/any-questions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/l...
Aug 15, 2024•19 min
Osher’s guest today is Amy Shark - an acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter who after years of toil and being told no - burst onto the music scene with her breakout hit "Adore" in 2016 followed by her debut album, "Love Monster," which topped the charts, and earned her multiple awards, including Best Female Artist and Album of the Year. Her new album, Sunday Sadness is out right now. When Amy sings, she sings with heartfelt storytelling that has solidified her as a prominent figure in Australia...
Aug 13, 2024•48 min
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Aug 11, 2024•18 min
The other day when Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey were here, we touched on something dear to my heart - using music as a way to enhance your day. I’ve used music as a tool for as long as I can remember. To shift mood states, to help me remember things, and to concentrate. It’s the last one that had me thinking a bit - and it’s something I wanted to share with you in the hope it might be useful Spotify Playlists: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5kahhMRNRn3cGvZgnzNhzp?si=1d81b69c466c4ff9 htt...
Aug 08, 2024•18 min
What would you do if you had nothing to prove? If you were free to make any project you liked, in whatever shape you liked, to reflect your experience in that moment? Better yet - what if you got to do all of this with a close mate you’ve known for over 20 years? That pretty much describes the conversation Osher has around the new music from Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey. Two seminal Australian singer songwriters, they both have enormous careers and a legacy of music which has been the soundt...
Aug 06, 2024•1 hr 6 min
In today’s instalment of Osher’s 101 Rules of Show Business, he explores a rule taught to him by Charlie Clausen (TOFOP, Home and Away, DadPod.) It’s not exclusive to entertainment, and it works everywhere because decisive execution is the difference between an idea and a result. Say you’re pitching Netflix your fake news show. You’re in the meeting, you show them the reel, you answer their questions really well - If they love it, you’ll know pretty quickly. Sometimes in the room, sometimes the ...
Aug 04, 2024•27 min
Following Maggie Dent’s appearance on the show this week - Osher takes a moment to reflect on what it even means to be a man in 2024. The way we have reframed the role and place of women in our community gives us a far more wonderful world to be in than 30, 50 or 100 years ago. For all of us. Feminism has given women the choice to be feminine, masculine, a CEO, a stay at home mum, girly, sexual, powerful, none of the above or all of the above, each of those choices to be seen as a choice to be r...
Aug 01, 2024•28 min
Best-selling author and parenting educator Maggie Dent opens up to Osher about the challenges and sensitivities of teenage boys, the impact of evolutionary factors on boys’ behaviour, and the importance of creating a safe and supportive environment for teens. This episode is packed with key insights and great wisdom for parents guiding and understanding their children, especially during challenging times. A mother and a grandmother from WA who has literally decades of personal experience to ...
Jul 30, 2024•1 hr 21 min
In Osher’s ongoing series “101 Rules of Showbusiness”, today he explores rules 20-24 which include the vital rule 23: NEVER EAT THE LAST MUFFIN. You never know who just walked past the lunch table and spied that choc chip delight, and how much the day can go sideways if it’s not there when they’re done filming/exploding/fixing something. Always ask everyone if they want it. This rule also explains why sometimes you won’t see a full muffin alone on the tray, but 1/2 or 1/4 of a muffin sitting the...
Jul 28, 2024•17 min
If you’re already at saturation with how tumultuous it’s been since the assasination attempt on Donald Trump, and you’re already overwhelmed even though we’re still 4 months away from a US election, and then there’s our own election right around the corner - you’re not alone. In the interests of being able to cope for the next while, on this episode Osher has a bit of a mental health plan for keeping our heads level. And it’s got to do with control. During this conversation Osher mentions Man’s ...
Jul 25, 2024•20 min
Abby is the Abby in Stav, Matt and Abby on B105 in Brisbane. She’s a brilliant radio announcer, mum of three boys and the woman who married Osher and Audrey. This conversation is one Osher has been wanting to have for a long time, mostly because it debriefs a few things about that radio job in a way that hasn't been spoken about before. Osher and Abby also cover the importance of sleep and mindset about sleep, the impact of framing situations and how eliminating one word from your vocabulary can...
Jul 23, 2024•59 min
In this episode Osher explores rules 14-19 of his 101 RULES OF SHOW BUSINESS, including this cracker he learned from Dan Machpherson: Rule Number 16: If you arrive at your call time, you’re 20min late. The time on your call sheet isn’t the time you’re pulling into the carpark. It’s not the time you’re making a cuppa in the kitchen. It’s the time you’re ready to go. Get there 20 mins early to do all that other stuff, because working in entertainment is a dance between hundreds of people trying to...
Jul 21, 2024•17 min
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Jul 18, 2024•17 min
When it comes to foreign policy, sometimes a credible military consequence is required to ensure that diplomacy can work. Keeping peace between nations is vital, however sometimes the decision to move to violence is made by someone else - and then a government has few options on the table. But what happens when our government’s decision to send our military into a war zone under the auspices of protecting our country no longer serves us? Today Osher speaks with Mark Wales, a former SAS commander...
Jul 16, 2024•1 hr 2 min
In this episode Osher explores rules 10-13 of his 101 RULES OF SHOWBUSINESS, including this beaut: Rule Number 13: Nothing works unless everything works. Every moment you’re at work is a moment you’re not with your family or doing something you love. Time is money and you only get so many hours alive, so don’t waste either. To avoid days slowing down, budgets getting blown or work grinding to a halt - be helpful. For more (and every episode ever) head to oshergunsberg.com Hosted on Acast. See ac...
Jul 14, 2024•13 min
Following Snezana Wood’s (link her episode here) episode this week, Osher explores what it means to challenge yourself with something you don’t think you can do, and opens up about one of his long-term goals. If there are things you’ve always wanted to do, perhaps this may be of use to you in starting the journey towards those things real. Because there’s a big difference between a dream and a goal. If you feel like you want to share yours, there’s a contact form at oshergunsberg.com Hosted on A...
Jul 11, 2024•16 min
Snezana Wood’s story might be one that you think you know - however there’s a lot more to her than you could possibly imagine. Today Osher speaks to this powerful mother of four who has a heck of a story to tell - it’s so good that there’s a whole book about it, which is incredible considering how busy a busy mum of four kids with a a degree in Molecular Genetics and Biotechnology must be. Her new book Untold: A story of love, motherhood, heartbreak and change is out now. For every episode e...
Jul 09, 2024•1 hr 3 min
Osher is slowly working his way through the 101 Rules of Show Business and today's rules a doozy. Even if you never work in entertainment, it’s a rule that can remind you when it’s time to step aside from something (even a relationship!). Also Rule 9 will blow your mind. You’ll never think about getting fired the same way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 07, 2024•18 min
Anyone who’s said “I’ll race you” to get their kid to the bathroom/dinner table/daycare/doctor - knows that working play into things is a very effective motivator. In recent times it’s been called “Gamification”. But how much play is in your life? And besides getting things done - what other value can play bring to you as an adult? Following on from his chat with Dr Ali Abdaal ( https://www.oshergunsberg.com/the-secret-to-maximising-productivity-is-play-and-other-insights-from-dr-ali-abdaal/ ), ...
Jul 04, 2024•19 min
Dr Ali Abdaal is a world-renowned expert in Productivity. He spent a few years working with the NHS in the UK before leaning full time into the videos he was making, initially to help other med students pass their exams. This grew into a larger offering around making sure your work ethic and your values are aligned in the best way possible… Today Osher and Ali speak about scientific ways of approaching productivity, methods to make sure that we’re doing more good work in less time, and therefore...
Jul 02, 2024•55 min
During a recent gameshow development workshop in front a live audience, Osher started to explain to the audience the way certain elements of the format worked together, and why some suggestions that the audience made while interesting - wouldn’t actually work. His reasoning “it’s one of the rules of show-business, you always…” Feeling it was high time to compile a list of advice that has its roots in the entertainment industry - in the hope that these lessons can be of value to people who wo...
Jun 30, 2024•22 min
Off the back of Teeny Tiny Stevies' excellent episode this week , Osher reflects on how music is tied with learning, and creating his own helpful songs for the little (and not so little) people in his life. He also explores how music can help big and little people wrangle the emotions that come pre-packaged with life. What do you think? Get in touch at oshergunsberg.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 27, 2024•16 min
The Aria Award winning kids’ group Teeny Tiny Stevies, sisters Byll and Beth Stephen have been singing helpful songs for little people for nearly a decade, giving parents and kids alike a common touchpoint for the important development moments in young lives. (Osher insists they gave he and Wolfie the most funnest ever song to sing about pooping ). On their latest record, they add songs about dealing with Climate Change - and still make it sound delightful which is a true skill unto itself. They...
Jun 25, 2024•41 min
After an argument with your partner have you ever caught yourself thinking “if only things were like they used to be” ? News flash - that wont make it better. Osher and Audrey celebrated ten years together over the weekend, and over that time how many different relationships do you think they had? (With each other that is) Here’s a clue - it’s more than how many years they’ve been together. In this episode, Osher reflects on the many different ways “things used to be”, and highlights how reinven...
Jun 23, 2024•18 min
Did you used to do a little but the little wouldn’t do it so the little got more and more? After Diane Young’s brilliant SXSW live episode, Osher puts together a primer on how addictive behaviours can mess up our dopamine to such a point that we’re no longer choosing to use. A helpful listen for those who struggle, or who care about someone who’s struggling. For 12 step meetings if you’re using alcohol look here For support if someone you care about is struggling look here For immediate crisis s...
Jun 20, 2024•20 min
