Nathan Buckley – Out of The Woods
For Nathan Buckley, self-reflection is critical for becoming the person and parent you want to be. Placed on a pedestal during his playing career (for good reason), Bucks was Collingwood’s favourite son, and GOD he felt the pressure. Communicating only through criticism, both to himself and his teammates, Bucks says he was “demented” in the […]
Poh Ling Yeow – When The Relationship Ends
Have you ever made a really bad decision? Made a call that you couldn’t undo? It’s a fear for many, and for others, living with the reality of a ‘roll of the dice’ gone wrong, is cause for great sadness, and discomfort. But, there is wisdom in mistakes. And for Poh Ling Yeow, learning to […]
Michael Klim – The Race Of His Life
What would it feel like to have the very thing that made you great – your body, strength and co-ordination – slowly and painfully taken away from you? As a swimmer, Michael Klim was on top of the world – he was literally ‘World Swimmer of the Year’. Trips to the Olympics, medals of every […]
Nathan Cavaleri – The Ups & The Blues
Its hard to imagine a life more remarkable, or as unique as that of this week’s guest – Nathan Cavaleri. Nathan rose to fame as ‘Australia’s 8 year old wunderkind blues prodigy’, who was regularly on Aussie TV screens in the 90’s, but there is so much more to Nathan and his story than that. […]
Pallavi Sharda – Where We Belong
What would you do if a teacher said you couldn’t achieve your dreams because your hair and skin colour weren’t acceptable? When this became Pallavi Sharda’s reality she moved to India by herself and became the first Australian women to lead a Bollywood movie In this episode we meet Pallavi Sharda, a powerhouse actress, who […]
Elizabeth Day – The Me-est Version Of Me
We’re not sure if podcasts can date. But if they could we would want to date Elizabeth Day’s podcast – ‘How to Fail?’. (A proposition Hugh awkwardly put to Elizabeth in the final moments of the show). We really do love Elizabeth, and her podcast THAT MUCH. This incredible conversation covers alot of ground. Elizabeth […]
Pat Cummins – Love, Loss & Life
They say that by the time he retires, Pat Cummins could be one of Australia’s most successful cricket captains. And if 2023 is anything to go by, “they” might be right. Pat captained the team winning The ODI World Cup, The ICC World Test Championship and retaining The Ashes. And individually, he was not only […]
Gina Chick – Don’t Fight Life
Gina Chick grew up… different. She wasn’t like the other kids, and they let her know about it. But as an adult she learned to see her “different” as a strength, which led to her most well-known achievement, outlasting everyone else for 67 days in the Tasmanian wilderness to win ALONE Australia. But as you’ll […]
Hamish Macdonald – How To Be You
As co-host of The Project, Hamish Macdonald has seen and done more than most journalists could ever dream to achieve in their entire career. Before The Project and a stint hosting ABC’s Q+A program, Hamish worked and reported around the world from war zones to natural disasters, winning a bunch of prestigious awards including a […]
Steve Hooker – The Ups & Downs & Ups
Not many of us have won Olympic Gold. And even fewer of us have jumped over a 6m high bar. But Australian pole vaulting champion Steve Hooker has done both. And boy oh boy does he have a story to tell!? That was rhetorical btw, he definitely does have a story to tell. What would […]
