Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg

Emma Jane is an Associate Professor at UNSW specialising in gender, misogyny on the internet, the future of work, and the social and ethical impacts of emerging technology. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Amanda Keller is of the most respected and beloved media personalities in Australia. Amanda has consistently topped the ratings in one of the toughest radio markets in the world, and is a long-time host of The Living Room on Network Ten. Amanda came on the podcast back in 2014 where we discussed: fear, her experience with IVF and how she’s managed to work in breakfast radio for so long.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Steve Van Aperen is the Human Lie Detector. Steve has received extensive training from the world’s leading international investigative authorities (LAPD, FBI, US Secret Service) and has conducted behavioural interviews on 81 homicide and 2 serial killer investigations and has been consulted by various police departments, intelligence agencies and governments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Benjamin Law is an Australian journalist, author, screenwriter, activist and speaker. He shot to fame when the semi-autobiographical TV series based on his best-selling book “The Family Law” became a massive hit. Benjamin is a wonderfully smart and charming man, who brings a kind grace to the topic of a demographically changing face of Australia. When he speaks, people can be very reactionary - because the facts he speaks from can be uncomfortable to hear if you’ve never been challenged in your ways of thinking. Many people have a foregone conclusion as to the kind of man Benjamin Law is, but I’d invite them to look beyond the bile-filled Op-Ed articles of the conservative press and listen instead to the kind of man that Ben is. If you like this conversation, find him on twitter and tell him - he’s @mrbenjaminlaw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kylie Moore-Gilbert is a scholar of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies.She was falsely charged with espionage and imprisoned in Iran from September 2018 to November 2020 before being released in a prisoner exchange deal negotiated by the Australian government. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Karen Douglas is a Professor of Social Psychology who studies the psychological factors associated with belief in conspiracy theories, and the impact that those theories have on global health, politics and the environment. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Roland Goecke is Professor of Affective Computing at the Faculty of Science & Technology, University of Canberra, where he leads the Human-Centred Technology Research Program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Quentin Kenihan was an author, playwright, director, producer, actor and disability advocate. He was born with brittle bone disease and spent his life in a wheel chair. He lived a huge life and squeezed every last drop out of his forty-three years.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Professor Alistair Sproul is the Head of the School of Photovoltaic & Renewable Energy Engineering at UNSW. A globally recognised leader in his field, he's been working in renewable energy and energy efficiency for nearly 40 years. In this episode, we discuss why the political messaging around the energy transition timeline is wildly off the mark. While major parties debate slow-crawling policies, the laws of physics and the hard facts of economics are driving a change much faster than many imagine. Alistair shares Australia’s incredible history as a solar pioneer, explains why coal and gas are becoming "expensive old cars" prone to breaking down, and highlights the massive economic opportunity Australia has to lead the world in green energy exports. LINKS Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday newsletter Watch episodes of Better Than Yesterday on YouTube Watch full stories recorded live at Story Club on YouTube Get tickets for our next Story Club show Get Osher's latest book "So What? Now What?" here Send a pic of what you're looking at to [email protected]  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Checking in, May 13, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Elise Bialylew is a coach, meditation teacher and social entrepreneur. In 2012, Elise founded Mindful In May – a campaign that provides mindfulness education, tools and support for you to build a sustainable meditation practice in one month Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Indira Naidoo is a journalist, broadcaster and Author from Sydney Australia. Her latest book 'The Space Between the Stars' is out now.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Mike Munro is one of the most trusted and recognised names in Australian journalism. One of the early reporters on 60 Minutes, Mike has broken many prolific stories. We caught up in 2017 to discuss his documentary 'Lawless'. Mike gave us some insight into what it's like being a direct descendent of one of Australia's last bushrangers, how he found journalism and the power that the press has in Australian society.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Allegra Spender is the Independent Candidate for the federal seat of Wentworth. Through her work as an analyst at McKinsey in London worked with Retail, Consumer Goods and Non Profit sectors before joining Her Majesty’s Treasury as a Policy Analyst. Further work in the healthcare sector in the Uk and Australia was coupled with volunteer work at a horticulture non-profit in Kenya. For eight years she was the Managing Director of Carla Zampatti Pty Ltd a company that brings in over 30M a year in revenue across 30 retail stores and their online operations. She was the Chair at the Sydney Renewable Power company, an impact investment operation that among other things deployed a 520kw Solar Power Installation in the Sydney CBD And Until January Allegra was the CEO of The Australian Business and Community Network - which works to improve the educational and career outcomes of Australia’s youth through corporate volunteers mentoring students in the workplace. That is until she decided to pull the pin on this incredible run and decide to run for office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Sonya Pemberton is an Emmy-winning science documentary maker.She’s recently made JABBED - Love, Fear and Vaccines, URANIUM - Twisting the Dragon's Tail, and #VITAMANIA all about how many, if any, vitamins we need daily. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

My guest this week is Dr Monique Ryan.She’s the independent candidate for the seat of Kooyong in the upcoming federal election in Australia.Dr Ryan is one of many people running as independents in the upcoming election, and I hope this conversation perhaps ignites a little passion in you to explore who in your area really represents how you feel about the world.Coming from an incredibly esteemed medical career already, Dr Monique Ryan has been working as Head of the multidisciplinary Royal Children’sHospital Neuromuscular Clinic and Research Unit in Melbourne, where her team of clinicians and researchers have been dedicated to improving the diagnosis and management of children affected by muscular dystrophies, myopathies and neuropathies.moniqueryan.com.au Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Checking in, April 15, 2022 Links to what I mention in this chat: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/better-than-yesterday-with-osher-g%C3%BCnsberg/id711028488?i=1000391410858 or https://play.acast.com/s/the-osher-gunsberg-podcast/ep-20-courtney-actshane-jenek https://equalityaustralia.org.au/open-letter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Fleur Brown is an author, speaker and creative entrepreneur. She is the founder of an award-winning PR agency, and a co-founder of TEDX Sydney. Fleur specialises in helping people to create and grow their personal brands, and is a cult survivor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Paul Callaghan is an an Aboriginal man belonging to the land of the Worimi people.He’s an Author, Storyteller, Dancer and First Nations consultant from just outside of Newcastle in Australia.He has written many books - the latest of which is “The Dreaming Path” which really is a must-read guide for thriving in modern life, and it does so by drawing on 60,000 years of culture and wisdom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Carly Findlay OAM is an award-winning writer, speaker and appearance activist who I first spoke to on the podcast in 2017. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sean Doherty a native of Forster on the New South Wales north coast, a legend of Australian surf journalism, he has written about surfing for 25 years.He was editor of Tracks magazine for 10 years, a senior writer at both Surfing World and Surfer magazines, author of best-selling surfing biographies and producer of several award winning surf/conservation movies. Sean lives between Bells Beach and Byron.He’s also Patagonia’s Australian head of brand engagement and the National Chairperson for the Surfrider Foundation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Tom Batrouney is a surfer, environmentalist, entrepreneur and ultra-runner from Sydney.He’s the co-founder of Blaek Store, a responsible clothing and homeware store, he is the Head Environmental Technician & Community Advocate at the Seabin Project which has over 700 ocean cleanup bins installed across the world.Tom’s putting all of the things he’s passionate about together into an enormous fundraising effort. From 7am this Friday the 8th of April, Tom is going to run 10km loops of the Manly Dam.As long as people keep donating, Tom’s going to keep running.He’s hoping to raise $500,000 and the event is appropriately called “Run Forever”.Donate Here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Todd Sampson is an award-winning documentary maker and television host who first appeared on our screens on the very successful ABC series Gruen.Todd first joined me at my kitchen table, where we discussed discovering caffeine at 40, the plasticity of our minds and how to cultivate the most underrated advantage: creativity.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dan Adams is the co-founder of Amber Energy.They’re an Australian independent energy retailer with the mission to get Australia to 100% renewables as quickly as possible by using market forces to encourage investment in renewable projects. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Checking in, March 25, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today we’re going back to 2015 and hearing from broadcaster, author, academic, father and Gold Logie winner, Waleed Aly.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taylor Hanson is a singer and songwriter from Tulsa, Oklahoma.He's in a band called Hanson.The new album is Red Green Blue - I’ve heard it, makes me want to go for a long drive with some highway under the wheels for a while.To listen and to check tour dates - hanson.netGet your live podcast tickets now: https://oshergunsberg.com/tickets/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Checking in, March 18, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Susan David PhD is an award-winning Harvard Medical School psychologist, and author of the number one best-selling book Emotional Agility.I asked her to come on the show a couple of months into the COVID-19 pandemic to help us navigate the fear and uncertainty the Corona Virus had brought into our lives.Two years on, her advice based on decades of research is more helpful than ever. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Singer is an ethical and political philosopher best known for his work in bioethics and his role as one of the intellectual founders of the modern animal rights movement.His book "Animal Liberation" is a cornerstone of ethical treatment of animals and has had far reaching effects in both kitchens and farms all across the planet.His work is absolutely timeless, the questions he poses for us to answer remain pertinent. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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James Mathison has been my friend for over 20 years. We presented on Channel [V] together, hosted Australian Idol and more recently reunited for our podcast Idle Australians.James is going to change the world. In 2016 he contested Tony Abbott’s federal seat of Warringah and is one of the most informed and intelligent people I know.He joined me at my kitchen table on the day of the last Australian Federal Election in 2019. We discussed democracy, social media and James presented some interesting solutions to political problems that we still have today. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Anika Molesworth is a Founding Director of Farmers for Climate Action – a national network of over 5,000 Australian farmers undertaking climate change action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Rachel Neylan is a Professional Cyclist who’s a part of the UCI Women's Continental Team, she’s an Olympian, a silver medalist at the World Championships and a very driven and fascinating human being. Rachel Came to my house after reaching out to say she listened to the podcast on Twitter. She’d even post #podsie photos of her training rides when she was in Rio in the lead up to last year’s Olympics. So she came around and we had a chat - a chat that was so engaging, that I didn’t end up talking to her about going to ride for Australia in Rio. Occasionally as an interviewer I get so caught up in the conversation that the ground we are covering is so engaging that it’s sometimes as good a story as the thing that they’re really known for. I texted Rachel afterwards to apologize and she responded that it was in fact a relief to not have to talk about Rio again. Reason being it was a quite emotional journey that she’d covered many times - which involves talking about the death of her Father at the start of 2016. For whatever reason, we didn’t go there but when the chat was over I didn’t feel I’d missed out on getting an authentic connection with Rachel at all. If you’d like to know in greater detail about Rachel’s path to the Olympics there’s a great SBS article which you can read.So come to our old apartment in Bronte, the first time I’d had an Olympian in that house, I still get a thrill meeting athletes of that calibre. This is a cup of tea at my kitchen table with Rachel Neylan. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kylea Tink is the Independent candidate for the seat of North Sydney in the upcoming federal election. She's the former CEO of the McGrath Foundation and most recently was the CEO of Camp Quality. However before those roles she worked at the highest levels of communications consultancy, a job that took her all over the world, including to the Pentagon when she went toe to toe with Donald Rumsfeld after questioning his justification on the US invasion of Iraq.There's also a story about when she went head-to-head with Peter Dutton that had me giggling with glee. Enjoy the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Julie Stevanja is co-founder and CEO of Stylerunner.com Her story is bloody inspirational. In particular what I love about her tale is not only the grit to keep going, and her ability to see a gap in the market - but how she knew and valued the power of her personal network so much that she relocated back to Australia to build the business, and now is running an internationally massive retail operation from an office in Alexandria in Sydney.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nat's What I Reckon is a Comedian, Musician, Author and Cook from Sydney.He started a YouTube channel in 2006 which has grown into a mighty online empire with an audience of over 2.5 Million people that enjoy a good laugh and a full tummy.Go see his live shows. Tickets and Dates here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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