“Where there is power concentrated — it’s not necessarily earned, it’s not warranted — but it is exercised and those are the conditions where wrongdoing happens” — Ange Lavoipierre. Comedian and journalist, Ange Lavoipierre shares what it was like growing up as the overachieving, cello-playing kid from Bathurst, NSW, and how a leukemia diagnosis changed their life. As well as thoughts on legacy, nicotine, and faith (including a speaking-in-tongues story), Ange gives her take on the thing more li...
Apr 13, 2023•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 276
"Doing your best by the people you're in contact with, and yourself, is the only way to live life" — Justin Hamilton. Hammo is Wil's longtime comedic sparring partner (a regular on FOFOP) but this chat shows a new side to the incredibly thoughtful comedian and writer. Hear about, his struggles growing up, early humour influences, and why he doesn't drive. See Justin Hamilton live: https://www.justinhamilton.com.au/gigs See Wil Anderson live: https://comedy.com.au/tour/wil-anderson-2023/ Read Wil...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 54 min•Season 1Ep. 275
Getting wilosophical with author, activist, and comedian, Mandy Nolan. See Many live: https://mandynolan2.bandzoogle.com/home See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 28, 2023•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 274
Getting wilosophical with Vir Das, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House. See Wil live: https://comedy.com.au/tour/wil-anderson-2023/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 21, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 273
Getting wilosophical (sort of) with English comedian, Nish Kumar. Recorded live at the Sydney Opera House. See Wil Anderson live: https://comedy.com.au/tour/wil-anderson-2023/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 272
Getting Wilosophical with Jock Zonfrillo See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 26, 2021•1 hr 48 min•Season 1Ep. 270
Getting Wilosophical with Hugh van Cuylenbeg. Hugh van Cuylenberg is a writer and speaker known for his work with The Resilience Podcast and his podcast, The Imperfects. His new book, "Let Go" is available now. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 19, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 269
Getting Wilosophical with Kram. Kram is an Australian musician best known as the drummer of Spiderbait. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 16, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 268
Getting Wilosophical with Adam Densten. Adam Densten is best known as one half of Gogglebox's "Adam & Symon." Together, they host the Adam & Symon podcast, and work on several other creative projects. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 12, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 267
Getting Wilosophical with Jan Fran... for the FOURTH time! Jan Fran is an award winning journalist who can be seen on Channel 10's "The Project," heard of Listnr's "The Briefing," as well as seen on the ABC's "Question Everything" alongside Wil. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 05, 2021•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 266
Getting Wilosophical with Jimmy Carr Jimmy Carr is a British comedian known for his work on shows such as '8 out of 10 Cats,' and his stand-up comedy shows. His new book, 'Before & Laughter' is a story of Jimmy turning it all around after being bored in his 20s. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Dara O'Briain WILOSOPHY with Aisling Bea See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 28, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 264
Getting Wilosophical with Eddie Perfect... again. Eddie Perfect is an Australian musician, writer and actor who has written music for Broadway musicals like Beetlejuice and King Kong: The Musical, as well as working with Kylie Minogue on an Australian tourism advertising campaign for British audiences. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE WILOSOPHY with Eddie Perfect WILOSOPHY with Gyton Grantley See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 25, 2021•1 hr 52 min•Season 1Ep. 263
Getting Wilosophical with Laurie Kilmartin. Laurie Kilmartin is an American comedian and writer. Her brand new comedy album, "Corset" is now available to stream on Spotfiy and other music streaming services. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Aisling Bea WILOSOPHY with Beth Stelling See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 21, 2021•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 262
Getting Wilosophical with Andy Griffiths. Andy Griffiths is an author of kids book such as the "Just" series, The Day My Bum Went Psycho, and more recently, the "Treehouse" series. Andy tells the story of his journey from being in a punk rock band, to making goofy, comedy books for kids. Plus, advice as to how to get kids interested in reading. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Max Barry WILOSOPHY with Christian O'Connell See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 14, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 261
Getting Wilosophical with Kaz Cooke. Kaz Cooke is an author and cartoonist from Australia known for her advice and self-help books for girls and women, such as 'The Modern Girl's Guide to Safe Sex,' and 'Girl Stuff.' Her new book, 'You're Doing It Wrong,' discusses the substantial amount of bad advice that has been given out to women throughout time! YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Clare Bowditch WILOSOPHY with Clementine Ford See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 07, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 260
Getting Wilosophical with Tosh Greenslade. Tosh Greenslade is an Australian actor and author best known for his work on Shaun Micallef's 'Mad as Hell.' In 2020, he published a satirical comedy book, 'The Scomo Diaries.' YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Shaun Micallef WILOSOPHY with Michelle Brasier See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 31, 2021•1 hr 28 min•Season 1Ep. 259
Getting Wilosophical with Declan Fay. Declan Fay is a comedy writer, director and podcaster who has worked on shows such as Rove & Ronny Chieng: International Student. He is also the creator of the narrative podcast, "Crossbread," which has garnered critical acclaim. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE WILOSOPHY with Ronny Chieng WILOSOPHY with Damien Power See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 28, 2021•2 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 258
Getting Wilosophical with Christiaan Van Vuuren. Christiaan Van Vuuren is an actor, writer and director from Sydney who is known for his web series "Bondi Hipsters." His new miniseries, "Big Deal," sees him investigate Australia's political donation system and how it influences democracy. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Craig Reucassel WILOSOPHY with Charles Firth See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 24, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 257
Getting Wilosophical with Charlie Pickering. Charlie Pickering is a comedian and writer from Australia known for his satirical news show, The Weekly. Charlie has appeared on WILOSOPHY twice in the past, in 2015 and 2020. His newest project, "The Time Traveller's Guide to Not Dying" is an Audible original show that is available now. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Charlie Pickering (Part 1) WILOSOPHY with Charlie Pickering (Part 2) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 17, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 256
Aisling Bea is an Irish comedian, actress and writer perhaps known best for her comedy-drama series, “This Way Up,” which she wrote and produced. Starting off the recording by having a postage dilemma, Aisling and Wil have a long and thoughtful conversation about comedy, life and philosophy. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Dara O’Briain WILOSOPHY with Jen Kirkman See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Oct 10, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 255
Getting Wilosophical with Luke Darcy Luke Darcy is a former Australian rules footballer and current radio and television presenter covering AFL. Luke and Wil chat about the Darcy family’s history with AFL, his time playing for the Western Bulldogs, and moving into the media after his playing career. Luke’s new podcast ‘Empowering Leaders’ is available now via LiSTNR. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Neroli Meadows WILOSOPHY with Wayne Schwass See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio...
Oct 03, 2021•1 hr 34 min•Season 1Ep. 254
Getting Wilosophical with Dr. Yves Rees Dr. Yves Rees is a writer, historian, podcast and currently a lecturer in History at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Dr. Rees’ new book, “All About Yves” is a memoir about the trans experience in which they explore their realisation that they were transgender at age 30. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Hannah Mouncey WILOSOPHY with Anna Piper Scott See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 26, 2021•1 hr 40 min•Season 1Ep. 253
Getting Wilosophical with Max Barry Max Barry is an Australian author known for novels such as 'Syrup,' 'Jeniffer Government,' and his most recent novel, 'The 22 Murders of Madison May.' A high school friend of Wil's, Max was on of the first guests to ever appear on WILOSOPHY way back in 2015. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Todd Sampson WILOSOPHY with Ben Lee See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 19, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 252
Getting Wilosophical with Bridie Jabour. Bridie Jabour is a writer and journalist who had her life changed during a near death experience in a truck accident that nearly killed her whole family. She speaks about her new book, 'Trivial Grievances' and how she became better at what's important. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Clem Bastow WILOSOPHY with Clare Bowditch See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 12, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 251
Getting Wilosophical with Suren Jayemanne. Suren Jayemanne is a writer and stand-up comedian, as well as a qualified (but not practising!) accountant. Suren speaks to Wil about getting into comedy after working as an accountant, and his experience being raised Catholic. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Dilruk Jayasinha WILOSOPHY with Jan Fran See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Sep 05, 2021•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 250
Getting Wilosophical with Jenna Owen. Jenna Owen is a writer and comedian best known for her work as one half of comedy duo Freudian Nip. She has worked on SBS's The Feed, as well as directing and writing for The Chaser's War on 2020. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Vic Zerbst WILOSOPHY with Mark Humphries See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 29, 2021•1 hr 51 min•Season 1Ep. 249
Getting Wilosophical with Dave Woodhead.Dave Woodhead is a comedian and radio announcer, who currently hosts the Lunch shift on Triple J. Dave talks about his experience growing up in Darwin and getting into comedian in his teens, to where he is now. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE WILOSOPHY with Linda Marigliano WILOSOPHY with Alex Dyson See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 22, 2021•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 248
Getting Wilosophical with Luke Heggie Luke Heggie is a stand-up comedian who was recently nominated for Best Show at the 2021 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. He speaks with Wil about his stand-up journey and balancing working another job while doing comedy. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Osher Gunsberg WILOSOPHY with Becky Lucas See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 17, 2021•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 247
Getting Wilosophical with Danielle Walker. Danielle Walker is a stand-up comedian and writer from Townsville who won the Best Newcomer award at the 2018 Melbourne International Comedy Festival. She speaks about her journey into stand up comedy and her life growing up in the country. YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE: WILOSOPHY with Nina Oyama WILOSOPHY with Tom Ballard See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 15, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 246
Getting Wilosophical with Luke McGregor Luke McGregor is a writer, comedian and actor from Australia known for his work on shows such as 'Rosehaven,' 'Luke Warm Sex' and 'Utopia.' YOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE WILOSOPHY with Celia Pacquola WILOSOPHY with Charlie Pickering See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Aug 08, 2021•1 hr 32 min•Season 1Ep. 245
