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.
Dave Thornton joins Chrissie live from the compound to discuss how she is allegedly single-handedly responsible for the demise of Florence’s dining scene, we find out how ‘Molly the bus’ made Dave a ‘real man’ and we add ‘Girls… that man is a shyster’ to our lexicon. Enjoy, ChrissieCasters! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ben Abrahams, an Australian musician, artist, and writer, shares his journey of embracing his true self despite a deeply religious upbringing. His story is a beautiful reminder that the ugliest truth is better than the prettiest lie. Get ready to fall in love with your new favorite song from this incredibly talented and gentle soul. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jane Hall joins Chrissie to chat all things jet lag, European adventures, and budget-busting bargains. From reinventing herself in Italy to snagging the perfect Aldi puffer, this episode is packed with laughs, travel tales, and unexpected gems. Don’t miss it! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Cindy Gallop, the radical, groundbreaking CEO and Founder of MakeLoveNotPorn, joins Chrissie to talk open, honest sex education, the power of living life on your own terms, and in true Cindy fashion, she reminds us all to 'fuck that shit for a game of soldiers! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ash Williams, raconteur, tennis ace, and grower of magnificent hair, is back to discuss poached eggs, BBQ conversation staples, and Stanley Tucci. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
John Edward, world-famous psychic medium, joins Chrissie to discuss everything from braised chicken legs to astrology charts. He even plays a round of 'Is it Haunted?', a game Chrissie created just for him, and answers some of her pressing questions, like 'Will I regret my purchase of a deep fryer?'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dave Thornton is back to discuss the merits of the words ‘Tater Tots’ and other confusing Americanisms. They also discuss the various panel show and radio regrets that we have had / endured. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Eli Harwood, also known as Attachment Nerd, agreed to sit down with Chrissie, to talk all things connection, attachment theory, how we arrive at our own attachment style and how that impacts every relationship we have. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jane Hall is back from London, and Chrissie shows off her new Jeffrey Dahmer glasses. They discuss Instagram "meanies" and share their funniest online shopping fails. Chrissie reveals her latest fascination with pyromania, and they play "What's in the Belly Bag?". See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jodi Rodgers, qualified sexologist and relationship counsellor, best known for her appearance on the delightful ‘Love On The Spectrum’, joins Chrissie to explore stories of autism and orgasms and Chrissie floats the idea of free vibrators for everyone. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Chrissie delights Christie with some pretty snazzy homemade segment intros, and Christie delights Chrissie by flipping through a trashy mag and commenting in the voice of her Mum Shirley. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Colette Mann, veteran performer, joins Chrissie fresh from packing up and moving to London. They run the gamut, from body image to what not to do when you’re divorcing, to dealing with grief and the amazing story of how she’s already been to Chrissie’s house decades before it was even a glimmer her eye. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ash Williams is back to discuss everything from poached eggs, to BBQ conversation staples and Stanley Tucci. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Nikki Britton, stand-up comedian, actor and loving dog mum to Malcolm, joins Chrissie to discuss their love at first DM, play a round of ‘What’s in the BellyBag?’, and end up in the dark, by a lake, with an errant dog and a bellowing woman, screaming ‘Malcolm!’ Listen on the Nova Player app and follow us on Instagram . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dave answers Chrissie’s question of “What’s your favourite protein?” in a most surprising way and yes, Chrissie may have hosted ‘The Great Australian Spelling Bee’ but…can she spell? Listen on the Nova Player app and follow us on Instagram . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Description: Liam Pieper, author and journalist joins Chrissie and shares what it was like to grow up in a dilapidated mansion/ commune and how it feels to ghostwrite bestsellers and never get the credit. Listen on the Nova Player app and follow us on Instagram . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jane Hall and Chrissie discuss the greatest potato crisps of all time, play a guessing game to find out where the hell Chrissie got her chic jumpsuit and Jane regales us with a fish and chip shop ‘How Very Dare You!’ Listen on the Nova Player app and follow us on Instagram . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Hugh Howser, Nashville’s greatest bonvivant joins Chrissie to discuss women’s bell bottom jeans, his grandma Swopie, and overordering Nashvillian things like devilled eggs and breakfast sausage. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Christie and Chrissie discuss honesty and parenting and the shortcuts you can and can’t take in the current cost of living crisis and Christie’s mum Shirley makes another encore appearance. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Liz joins Chrissie to chat about the human yearning to belong to someone, the emotional fall out of being raised by secrets and why the truth is always the best option no matter how ugly you think it is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Ash and Chrissie discuss the pros and cons of steak Dianne, we are schooled on how ash got the nickname of ‘Meaty’ and Chrissie reveals how she singlehandedly ruined Christmas for hundreds of fancy families. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Tim Collins, internet sensation joins Chrissie to chat about Gen Z versus Millennials, a random cameo he made for a guy called Bob and why we both have difficulty remembering the difference between the names Kristin and Kirsten. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dave and Chrissie delve into the trickiness of accidental stealing, how to deal with blunt people in social situations and Thorno offers Chrissie a career challenge then takes it away. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Poh Ling Yeow, food queen, joins Chrissie to discuss the joys of being alone, unconventional breakups, a super unusual childhood and who is Sharon? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Jane and Chrissie have entered their budget busting era, they play a round of what’s in the BellyBag and chat about mounting horses and faking it til you make it. We also find out the most popular google search question asked of Jane Hall. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Heidi Clements, a sober, thrift shop obsessed dog lover currently living in California, joins Chrissie to unpick the lies we tell ourselves, explain why she's not the only one who's never been fully herself in a romantic relationship and admits to eating cake out of her rubbish bin and secretly praying to her vagina to die on a regular basis. Listen on the Nova Player app and follow us on Instagram . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Christie Whelan-Browne, actor, comedian, dancer and all round good egg joins Chrissie for a chat about plumber poo panicks, Chrissie's new favourite thing EVER makes it's debut, Christie comments on articles in the voice of her Mum and they discuss the importance of the sisterhood. Listen on the Nova Player app and follow us on Instagram . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Tim Minchin, a globally recognised comedian, actor, writer, musician, poet, composer and songwriter joins Chrissie for some ‘moist’ banana bread, an impromptu Peter Allen singalong and doesn’t freak out when Chrissie bursts out in tears. Listen on the Nova Player app and follow us on Instagram . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Ash Williams, stand-up comedian joins Chrissie for a chat about how they connected as friends, a rollick through an exploration of self and empathy, how to deal with pushy Russians love interests and what to do when you hate your job. Listen on the Nova Player app and follow us on Instagram . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
On the eve of her Australian Tour, Maria Bamford, New York Times best selling author and multi award winning stand-up comedian gets into the nitty gritty of 12 step programs, making up songs about relationship counsellors and how our one true source of human connection may well just be a barista called Kimmy. Listen on the Nova Player app and follow us on Instagram . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
