Podcast Episodes

How Japanese spirituality can help make everyday life more beautiful

Growing up in Tokyo, Hiroko Yoda  never thought of herself as religious, but after her mother died, she began exploring the spiritual traditions of h…

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Hip Hop, home, and humanity—'Trials' on reckoning with his origin story

Dan Rankine (aka 'Trials') was the only little Aboriginal boy living in his rural Welsh village when he woke up shaking from a nightmare. That's when…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Learning from the mighty matriarchs of the animal kingdom

Erna Walraven was one of the first female zookeepers to work at Sydney's Taronga Zoo in the 1980s. She ignored practical jokes from her male colleagu…

1 month, 4 weeks ago

Brooke Boney quit her ideal job to pursue her secret dream

The Gamilaroi journalist on the tiny coalmining town that made her and still sustains her, how eating worms led to a job on breakfast TV, and why she…

2 months ago

Encore: Australia's TV mum Noni Hazlehurst on her life on stage and screen

The much loved actor has been on Australian TV screens and theatres for nearly 50 years. (R)

Noni Hazlehurst comes from a long line of performers, her…

2 months ago

'Angertainment', algorithms and the online outrage industry

Political advisor Ed Coper on the cold-blooded machine that is feeding angry people angry content online to make them even angrier, and what we can d…

2 months ago

Luke Bateman on surviving a gambling addiction and the magic of his mum’s love

The former Canberra Raiders player on hiding his fantasy reading habits as a kid in Western Queensland, the joy of doing hard things, and how books b…

2 months ago

How a teen father used the local skate park to change the world

Jayden Sheridan was just 17 years old when he found out he was going to be a father, and immediately Jayden knew he needed to give his son better opp…

2 months ago

Jimmy Wales says it is possible to have a collaborative, trusting world online

The Wikipedia co-founder has developed seven rules for building trust to create a better world, both on the internet and IRL.

Growing up in Huntsville…

2 months, 1 week ago

Changing prisoners' minds with Vedic meditation at Rikers Island

Joh Jarvis was a high-flying boss when grief from a terrible loss began to overwhelm her. She tried therapy, exercise and healthy eating. Then she fo…

2 months, 1 week ago