This episode of Random Acts of Conversation, I have a lovely lighthearted chat with Nadia, known online as 'A Girl Tasting Whiskey'. We chat about whiskey (with an e, and without one), trying out new things, and how starting out with a bit of a joke-flex turned into a real flex. Theres plenty of laughs, and some whiskey education along the way for …

Inala is a force of creativity, generosity, kindness and action. We have a wonderful yarn about growing up without smart phones, going from Contemporary Dance to Human Rights Law, and how to navigate a range of challenges of advocacy, listening, sharing and understanding. She has a wonderful book - Marrul: Aboriginal Identity & The Fight For Rights…

A very special episode of Random Acts of Conversation, recorded live at a Yes23 Fundraiser, chatting with Rueben Berg about Voice, Treaty, Truth and the upcoming referendum on the Voice to Parliament. We talk about shared futures and aspirations for that future, how the voice can work, what it means to have a voice to parliament and we also speak t…

Coming back with a new season of Random Acts of Conversation, and kicking it off with my dear friend Rob Mills. A fixture on the Australian entertainment scene, Rob is a gifted performer and a ripper bloke. His new book Putting On A Show is available now through Affirm Press - it looks at What's going on behind the bravado of the 'average Aussie bl…

Rhiannon is a Melbourne based barrister and passionate advocate for increasing awareness and support for families who have experienced pregnancy loss. October is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month so we thought it was a good time to have this chat. A content warning for listeners of this podcast, as we discuss pregnancy, pregnancy loss and o…

Joe is a proud Wiradjuri/Wolgalu, First Nations Aboriginal man born in Cowra, raised in Wagga NSW, Australia. Joe played in the National Rugby League for South Sydney Rabbitohs, Penrith Panthers and Canterbury Bulldogs before switching Joe to professional Boxing in 2009. Joe is a 2x WBF World Jnr Welterweight champion and won an WBC Asia Continenta…

Max is a comedian, TV producer, and the creator of Laughscape - an award winning app where comedy meets mindfulness, people can be gently rocked to sleep with comedic stories and can get some daily de-stressors into their lives. He is also a dad, and long suffering resident of protest alley - and we chat about life, laughs, apps, sleeping, and the …

We know that people need feeding, the land needs looking after and animals deserve good lives - Farmer Steph decided to do the ultimate tree-change and get into Regenerative Farming to do just that! We talk about what regenerative agriculture entails, the importance of looking after animals and the land, cow flatulence, weiners, what it means to do…

Australia's number 1 Middleweight Boxer, Michael Zerafa, comes on for a yarn about the importance of good people in your corner, how to endure losses and what it means to fight for a living.By Josh Reid Jones

It has been a while between in-person yarns, but we are back with some good ones. First up is a chat with Josh Burns, Federal MP for Macnamara in Melbourne. We chat politics, why you'd want to be a politician, factions, the upcoming election, and why there aren't more beards in Parliament. Stay tuned for the podcast link as well for all the podcast…