An unashamed ‘life enthusiast’ and ever curious, Chrissie Swan loves to talk, almost as much as she loves to listen. And after 20 years of living in front of a microphone, she knows one thing for sure: everyone has a story - you’ve just got to let them tell it.
Join Chrissie as she podcasts live from her home with a regular crew of her friends and a hand-picked selection of interesting people from all over the world who share their stories and offer compelling, memorable and hilarious insights about what they’ve learned along the way.
This episode is a very special, personal episode. Very close friend, Josh Reid Jones joins us to talk about supporting friends even in the darkest times. Never stop reaching out. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Have you had a hard on for a herb? Raw dogged a potato? Whacked a knob of butter in a gash? Well the inuendo is spicy in this episode of The ChrissieCast with Salad for Days author and ABC chef Alice Zaslavski See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
I've never felt more hungry in a conversation than I have with vegan superstar chef Zacchary Bird. We discuss our favourite junk foods, family recipes and how to make a vegan cannoli. WARNING: Do not listen on an empty stomach See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Could she be the female reincarnation of John Farnham? Find out when Chrissie sits down with Kate DeAragugo sharing stories that live permanantly in their heads, Addiction and recovery and maybe have a little duet too. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
I love food, I love people, I really love people who love food, so I've spun the wheel and Karen Martini hath appeared. Maybe we can learn how to cook fish together. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
I love when my besties come into the studio. Clare Bowditch, Bestie, Wordsmith, Music Maker, Talker and all-round great human joins me for a chat and maybe a compound clean while she's at it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
You Bewdy, Tim Ross joins Chrissie for a trip down memory lane, stopping at quintessential Aussie childhood destinations along the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lock us in a room together with pointy bra's and a record player and we will have the time of our lives! Join Chrissie and Darren Hayes as they connect over nostalgia, Darrens new book Unlovable and Madonna Screams in gay panic . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We've had a lot of guests on the show it's so hard picking our favourite ones. Here are some highlights from Ben Abraham, Leigh Sales and Bob Geldof! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Welcome to 2025 - kicking off this years ChrissieCast with a rapid fire of thing you're dying to know about summer holiday season! January 20 we are jumping straight back in with Australian Music sweetheart Darren Hayes See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We've had so many great moments this year, we couldn't fit them all into one episode. So enjoy even more of our favourite bits from this past year! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We've had many great moments this year on the ChrissieCast! Enjoy some of our favourite bits of this past year. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tim Rogers joins us on The ChrissieCast for some more dopamine hits and a little peak into his diary. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Let's get a bit juicy as Producer Rach asks Chrissie all your burning questions See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Andy McClusky joins The ChrissieCast to talk about life as a musician, touring in other countries, and dopamine hits. Note: Chrissie's audio is a bit rough on this one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The delightful Dylan Lewis joins Chrissie in the Compound to chat about baby pics, the bad fences of Adelaide and being wired differently. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
The amazing Bob Geldof joins Chrissie today as we dive into some deep topics. We discuss talking about the death of a loved one to your children and how to handle delivering the news as well as what Bob thinks of people trying to imitate his accent. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Another week, another bunch of questions we're here to answer! This time we're covering some parenting questions and whether or not life after 50 is more liberating! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Here we are continuing with the questions you have submitted. Today we're covering whether letting your dog lick the dishes is clean or not, and what Chrissie's superpower would be! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We had so many important questions to address we couldn't possibly fit it all into one episode! So we're back at it again, this time tackling some important philosophical questions about love, morals... and bumbags. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
We're doing something a little bit different this episode! We've had so many questions sent in and we're here to answer them. Whether you've ever wondered how Big Brother changed Chrissie's life or if you're just curious about how things are going, you can tune in to get all the details. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
And here we though everyone knew about the little shopping guides at the end of each aisle at shops. Not Thorno apparently! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
James Young is a legend in the city of Melbourne, Australia. He joins Chrissie Swan, live from the compound, to discuss his love of live music and his iconic establishment Cherry Bar. He regales us with stories of Elvis and Lady Gaga … and what is the controversial relationship rule his wife Miranda started to enforce 36 years ago? ChrissieCasters… stack your heels and flip your flares for the inimitable - James Young. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Simon Burke, veteran Australian performer, actor and bringer of joy on PlaySchool for decades joins Chrissie Swan ‘Live From The Compound’ to discuss the amazing way their paths first crossed, the reality of being recognised everywhere from the age of 13 and Simon shares an unbelievable story regarding DNA, paternity and a woman he didn’t know. Don’t miss a second of this one ChrissieCasters. It’s Simon Burke! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Catherine Deveny and Chrissie Swan sit down at The Compound and the conversation is lively and varied, that’s for sure. Firstly - the merits or lack thereof of Panettone and marriage. And while they’re checking off the shopping list, why not discuss ADHD, dyslexia, BPD, feminism and atheism. Strap on your helmets, ChrissieCasters… comin at ya at high speed - it’s Cath Deveny. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Liane Moriarty has sold over 20 million copies of her various novels but still gets a thrill when she sees someone in the wild pull one out of their backpack. From humble beginnings as an ad copywriter responsible for writing direct mail, her gripping stories have now been translated into 40 languages and captured the attention of Hollywood heavyweights, and let’s face it, all of us who have unashamedly binged every single episode of Big Little Lies and 9 Perfect Strangers. She joins Chrissie to...
Jane Hall joins Chrissie to talk Temu, lip gloss, soap, cheesel socks and a weighted vest. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Martha Kalifitidis first came to our attention in 2018 on everyone’s favourite ‘hate-watch’ - Married At First Sight. Since then she has become ‘Queen of the influencers’ and has navigated her fame, her relationship and her new role as mother with her signature sass, candour and unaffected attitude. But what don’t we know about Martha? ChrissieCasters, please meet the ever-surprising Martha Kalifitidis. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Ben Lomas is pure sunshine and a life enthusiast. A lover of huge laughs, saunas, camping, laksa and the absurd, he is also a stand up comedian, gold medal behind the scenes tv guy, actor, tv preventer and giver of the best hugs of all time. When he speaks English with a Dutch accent I am weak. ChrissieCasters, please meet the adorable Ben Lomas… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Leigh Sales is a multi Walkley award-winning journalist, author, tv presenter, podcaster and author - and incidentally also one of Chrissie’s Queens. She joins Chrissie in this episode for a far-reaching chat about the art of being busy and remaining alive, public shaming and her latest baby (she has 2 human ones) - her new tv show The Assembly where 15 people with autism interview some of Australia’s most beloved celebrities and nothing is off limits. How will she cope when the tables are turne...
