Best Kirsty Webeck Podcasts (2024)

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Tara Moss Is Going To Die 1:01:26

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TARA MOSS IS GOING TO DIE Tara Rae Moss is a force and a shape-shifter. She is the bestselling author of 14 books of fiction and non-fiction, an experienced keynote speaker and documentary host, an award-winning advocate, holistic healer, funeral celebrant and practicing seiðkona. Since 1999 she has written fourteen bestselling books under the name…

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La Petite Mort: Anita Isalska Is Going To Die 45:15

4d ago45:15

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LA PETITE MORT: ANITA ISALSKA IS GOING TO DIE Travel enthusiast Anita Isalska is a freelance writer and editor who specialises in Eastern Europe, France, and Australia. Anita has authored several Lonely Planet guidebooks, including their Malaysia, Israel & the Palestinian Territories, and Romania & Bulgaria titles - but her most recent book, Lonely…

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Andy Griffiths Is Going To Die 53:40

11d ago53:40

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ANDY GRIFFITHS IS GOING TO DIE Andy Griffiths is one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors. He has written forty books—many in collaboration with illustrator Terry Denton—which have sold over 12 million copies in Australia, won 90 children’s choice awards and 10 Australian Book Industry Awards—including Book of the Year for The 52-Storey T…

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La Petite Mort: David Paris Is Going To Die 43:41

18d ago43:41

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LA PETITE MORT: DAVID PARIS IS GOING TO DIE As someone who has worked within political parties, unions and non-government organisations on social and environmental issues for the past 20 years, David Paris has been no stranger to the occasional brutality of public and private life. But when his health began deteriorating, he found himself facing an…

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Benjamin Law Is Going To Die 1:09:38

25d ago1:09:38

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BENJAMIN LAW IS GOING TO DIE Writer and broadcaster Benjamin Law is the brainchild behind a million projects that you love - The Family Law, Gaysia, the Quarterly Essay Moral Panic 101, Wellmania, and MTC's Torch The Place (to name but a few). He's also a regular writer for The Good Weekend, The Monthly, Frankie, The Guardian and AFR, as well as mo…

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La Petite Mort: The Last Hurrah Funerals 47:03

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LA PETITE MORT: THE LAST HURRAH FUNERALS The Last Hurrah Funerals are a bespoke funeral service based in Naarm, who offer 'authentic and unique funerals' that take extra care to build a service truly personal and fitting. In their words: 'The Last Hurrah hold no specific ethos in regard to how the dead should be farewelled; instead our primary aim …

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Kirsty Webeck Is Going To Die 1:14:06

1M ago1:14:06

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KIRSTY WEBECK IS GOING TO DIE The brilliant Kirsty Webeck entered the Australian comedy circuit in 2013 and is now a regular fixture on the Australian comedy circuit. She's toured Australia with Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow, appeared on the Opening Night Comedy Allstars Supershow in 2021, 2022 and 2023 and The Oxfam Gala in 2024…

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Celebrating Chris Wilson 50:44

2M ago50:44

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CELEBRATING CHRIS WILSON Widely known as ‘Australian Blues royalty’, Melbourne musician Chris Wilson was an Australian blues and roots musician who sang and played harmonica, saxophone and guitar. He performed as part of the Sole Twisters, Harem Scarem and Paul Kelly and the Coloured Girls, and fronted his band Crown of Thorns. Wilson's solo albums…

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Osher Günsberg Is Going To Die 1:07:27

2M ago1:07:27

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OSHER GÜNSBERG IS GOING TO DIE Osher Günsberg is easily one of Australia’s most recognisable media personalities. From his radio career in Brisbane, to music television in the 2000’s, host of the original Australian Idol, The Bachelor franchise and The Masked Singer - Osher has been a guest in Australian living rooms across generations. He’s one of…

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Poh Ling Yeow Is Going To Die 1:02:44

3M ago1:02:44

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POH LING YEOW IS GOING TO DIE The feverishly beloved and brilliant Poh Ling Yeow is a multi-talented artist known for her diverse creative pursuits - including painting, cooking, and television presenting. Since her breakthrough on MasterChef Australia, Poh has emerged as a prominent figure in the Australian culinary landscape. She's also experienc…

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Celebrating Aidan Fennessy 44:11

3M ago44:11

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CELEBRATING AIDAN FENNESSY Aidan Fennessy was an Australian playwright, stage director and actor, known for his work with the Melbourne Theatre Company, where he was at one time associate director. A brilliant and revered playwright, his writing career began in the 1990’s, and took off with National Interest in 2012, a critically acclaimed dramatis…

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Clementine Ford Is Going To Die 1:10:34

3M ago1:10:34

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CLEMENTINE FORD IS GOING TO DIE Writer, podcaster, columnist, activist, feminist - Clementine Ford has very much lived her life unapologetically in the public eye since her early days of blogging and stirring shit UP. As a human being who has received more than an okay number of death threats, how does she feel about planning her dream Funeral? And…

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La Petite Mort: Andrea Goldsmith Is Going To Die 55:10

4M ago55:10

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LA PETITE MORT: ANDREA GOLDSMITH IS GOING TO DIE Writers obsessed with the themes of death and mortality often find comfort in the words of fellow artists interrogating same. What is it that they're seeking in the musings of those who turn to face the Reaper? What does it tell them not only about their own creative practice, but life itself? Andrea…

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Ben Quilty Is Going To Die 48:36

4M ago48:36

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BEN QUILTY IS GOING TO DIE Australian artist Ben Quilty has always been an outspoken human - passionate about art, social justice, and the general messy business of Being Human. But as someone who has had a front-row seat to death and mortality - not just through his work, but also through his activism - how does he feel about planning his own Fune…

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Celebrating Dane Crawford 47:28

4M ago47:28

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CELEBRATING DANE CRAWFORD In these special episodes, we celebrate the life of a person who has died via someone who loved them deeply - keeping the memory of them alive through shared recollections, joy and grief. These conversations can be intensely raw, and many tears are shed. Please move gently as you listen. TW: Grief, suicidal ideation. Dane …

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Amy Taylor Is Going To Die 52:53

4M ago52:53

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AMY TAYLOR IS GOING TO DIE Frontwoman for Australian punk icons Amyl and the Sniffers, Amy Taylor has always leaned into a robust zest for life and a beautiful, chaotic energy. That lust for experience explodes in your face every time she performs - marching around the stage with an unbridled and infectious exuberance. Yet alongside this love of li…

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Celebrating Niki Chawla 1:00:31

5M ago1:00:31

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CELEBRATING NIKI CHAWLA In these special episodes, we celebrate the life of a person who has died via someone who loved them deeply - keeping the memory of them alive through shared recollections, joy and grief. These conversations can be intensely raw, and many tears are shed. Please move gently as you listen. TW: Violence against women, murder, j…

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Sam Pang Is Going To Die 1:15:28

5M ago1:15:28

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SAM PANG IS GOING TO DIE You know comedian, radio and television presenter, writer and occasional Logies host Sam Pang from - well, everywhere. He's the first to leap in with a witticism (or devastating sledge) when the occasion calls for it, and not shy about naming and shaming those who could use taking down a peg or two. But how do you plan a Dr…

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La Petite Mort: Malia Dewse Is Going To Die 37:31

5M ago37:31

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LA PETITE MORT: MALIA DEWSE IS GOING TO DIE Why do so many of us resist writing a will until it's too late? Holistic end-of-life planning is more than formal documents (will and advanced care plan). It reflects our values, interests and the breadth of our lives: emotional housekeeping, end-of-life, our legacy and more. It needs doing before it’s re…

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Tony Birch Is Going To Die 1:07:31

5M ago1:07:31

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TONY BIRCH IS GOING TO DIE The brilliant writer and academic Dr Tony Birch was born in inner-city Melbourne, into a large family of Aboriginal, West Indian and Irish descent. An altar boy and exceptional student at his local Catholic primary school, in adolescence, Birch went 'off the rails' as a teenager. He was expelled from two high schools for …

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Celebrating Mike Noga 46:30

6M ago46:30

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CELEBRATING MIKE NOGA In these special episodes, we celebrate the life of a person who has died via someone who loved them deeply - keeping the memory of them alive through shared recollections, joy and grief. These conversations can be intensely raw, and many tears are shed. Please move gently as you listen. TW: Substance abuse, mental health, sui…

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Mark Watson Is Going To Die 1:00:50

6M ago1:00:50

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MARK WATSON IS GOING TO DIE Hyperactive, prolific and emotionally generous UK comedy superstar Mark Watson has won numerous awards for his work in standup over the years. Yet with all his success - in television, radio, and as the author of seven (!) novels, with an eighth on the way in 2025 - he's struggled a great deal with anxiety and mental hea…

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318 Clip - Tom Gleeson, Concetta Caristo, Chloe Petts and Alice Snedden 8:25

6M ago8:25

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Recorded live at the MICF at Basement Comedy, we discover that Concetta's boyfriend Ben is hot, Chloe takes over reading out the questions and Tom discovers a new show idea, Hard Dad. One more chance to see it next week, 3pm Saturday the 20th, With a line up including Nina Oyama, Cam James and Tom Ballard. Get tickets at https://www.trybooking.com/…

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La Petite Mort: Sista Zai Zanda Is Going To Die. 42:36

6M ago42:36

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LA PETITE MORT: SISTA ZAI ZANDA IS GOING TO DIE Every second week on MHIGTD we explore a conversation about mortality and survival with human beings who have skin in the game. And today we're asking the question: what does African philosophy teach us about the eternal nature of life? Sista Zai Zanda (Sista Zai/VaChihera) is an Afrofuturist, Poet an…

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MICF Clip Pete Helliar, Mel Buttle, Emma Holland, Guy Williams 5:41

6M ago5:41

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A short clip from a brilliant episode recorded at Basement Comedy Club for MICF. Two more chances to see it if you're in Melbourne, next weeks line up is Tom Gleeson, Concetta Caristo, Chloe Petts (UK) and Alice Snedden (NZ). Then the following week we have Nina Oyama, Tom Ballard, Cameron James and ?? Plus Four Burners starts tomorrow at Tasma Ter…

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Adam Liaw Is Going To Die 58:46

6M ago58:46

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ADAM LIAW IS GOING TO DIE. As irritatingly clever and kind and funny as he is, it pains me to tell you that chef, TV host and writer Adam Liaw is definitely going to die. But he's okay about it! Sort of, kind of, whenever he actually gives the idea of his own mortality some thought - which isn't often. In this episode, Adam puts his formidable brai…

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316 Preview Joel Kim Booster, Lara Ricote, Danielle Walker, Chris Parker 12:50

6M ago12:50

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Joel Kim Booster, Lara Ricote, Danielle Walker, Chris Parker join for the first of four MICF live podcasts. To hear the full episode head to patreon.com/dykwia and become a $5 a month member. If you're in Melbourne come to the shows over the next 3 Saturdays, 3pm at Basement Comedy, tickets at joshearl.com.au/gigs Also my new stand up show Four Bur…

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La Petite Mort: Behrouz Boochani Is Going To Die 35:40

7M ago35:40

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LA PETITE MORT: BEHROUZ BOOCHANI IS GOING TO DIE Every second week on MHIGTD we explore a conversation about mortality and survival with human beings who have skin in the game. And today we're asking the question: How do you retain your humanity when you've borne witness to some of the greatest atrocities the world has to offer? Associate Professor…

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Miriam Margolyes Is Going To Die 48:41

7M ago48:41

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MIRIAM MARGOLYES IS GOING TO DIE. What does planning a Dream Funeral look like for an 82-year-old national treasure (or 'national trinket' as she'd rather be known)? In this extraordinarily broad conversation the actress, writer, and straight shooter unpacks ageing, religion, a complex relationship with her body, losing friends and lovers, and how …

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307 - Mike Goldstein, Lara Ricote, Guy Williams and Alex Ward MICF 2023 53:16

7M ago53:16

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Mike Goldstein, Lara Ricote, Guy Williams and Alex Ward live from MICF 2023 Get tickets to the new MICF season at the Basement Comedy Club March 30, April 6, 13 and 20 at 3pm. Tickets are at joshearl.com.au/gigs Plus my brand new stand up show Four Burners on as part of the MICF from April 8-21 at 8:35. Tickets also at joshearl.com.au/gigs And if y…

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306 - Ed Gamble, Deanne Smith, Mark Watson and Sara Schaefer MICF 2023 1:05:36

7M ago1:05:36

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Ed Gamble, Deanne Smith, Mark Watson and Sara Schaefer recorded live at the MICF Festival Club last year. Get tickets to the new MICF season at the Basement Comedy Club March 30, April 6, 13 and 20 at 3pm. Tickets are at joshearl.com.au/gigs Plus my brand new stand up show Four Burners on as part of the MICF from April 8-21 at 8:35. Tickets also at…

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305 - Josie Long, Ray O'Leary, Leo Reich, Grace Jarvis (MICF 2023) 49:53

7M ago49:53

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Josie Long, Ray O'Leary, Leo Reich, and Grace Jarvis joined me at last years MICF. Leo had just come from the football, Josies mum loses at trivia and Ray upsets his mum with a prank. Get tickets to this years MICF shows, March 30, April 6, April 13, and April 20 at The Basement Comedy Club. Tickets at joshhearl.com.au/gigs Also my stand up show is…

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La Petite Mort: Peter Goldsworthy Is Going To Die 38:44

7M ago38:44

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LA PETITE MORT: PETER GOLDSWORTHY IS GOING TO DIE Every second week on MHIGTD we explore a conversation about mortality and survival with human beings who have skin in the game. And today we're asking the question: What happens when you're a doctor who is diagnosed with a terminal illness? Novelist and GP Peter Goldsworthy was faced with this speci…

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304 - Luke Heggie, Nina Oyama, Chloe Petts, Tim Batt (MICF 2023) 55:39

7M ago55:39

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Recorded live at the 2023 MICF at Morris House with Luke Heggie, Nina Oyama, Chloe Petts (UK) and Tim Batt (NZ) Get tickets to the new MICF season at the Basement Comedy Club March 30, April 6, 13 and 20 at 3pm. Tickets are at joshearl.com.au/gigs Plus my brand new stand up show Four Burners on as part of the MICF from April 8-21 at 8:35. Tickets a…

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303 - Nick Cody, Lizzy Hoo, Kirsty Webeck, John Hastings (MICF 2023) 58:35

7M ago58:35

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Recorded live at the 2023 MICF at Morris House with Nick Cody, Lizzy Hoo, Kirsty Webeck, John Hastings. Get tickets to the new MICF season at the Basement Comedy Club March 30, April 6, 13 and 20 at 3pm. Tickets are at joshearl.com.au/gigs Plus my brand new stand up show Four Burners on as part of the MICF from April 8-21 at 8:35. Tickets also at j…

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Gen Fricker Is Going To Die 47:59

7M ago47:59

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GEN FRICKER IS GOING TO DIE. In 2018, radio host, comedian and writer Gen Fricker's life changed dramatically after an assault in the workplace - which made her reassess her own mortality and existence up to that point. In this Dream Funeral episode, Gen interrogates the Maori grief ritual of Tangihanga, ruminates on what she wants to leave behind …

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302 - Dave Hughes, Denise Scott, Ryan Shelton and Urvi Majumdar (MICF 2022) 56:08

7M ago56:08

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Dave Hughes, Denise Scott, Ryan Shelton and Urvi Majumdar join me for a super funny episode that closed out the 2022 MICF season. Get tickets to the new MICF season at the Basement Comedy Club March 30, April 6, 13 and 20 at 3pm. Tickets are at joshearl.com.au/gigs Plus my brand new stand up show Four Burners on as part of the MICF from April 8-21 …

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301 - Danielle Walker, Concetta Caristo, Cameron James and Chris Parker 59:35

7M ago59:35

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In the lead up to MICF 2024 I'll be posting some previously Patreon only episodes. Recorded back in 2022 live at the MICF we find out who can't make eye contact, how Danielle is going to die and what Concetta and her boyfriend Ben do for fun. Plus I talk about fucking an Octopus for some reason. Get tickets to the new MICF season at the Basement Co…

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La Petite Mort: Nadine Chemali Is Going To Die 39:14

7M ago39:14

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LA PETITE MORT: NADINE CHEMALI IS GOING TO DIE Every second week on MHIGTD we explore a conversation about mortality and survival with human beings who have skin in the game. And today we're asking the question: How do you show up as an activist in a time of global crisis when you’re struggling with your own personal grief? Nadine Chemali is a writ…

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Holly Madison is Going To Die 38:23

8M ago38:23

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HOLLY MADISON IS GOING TO DIE. Bestselling author, actress and television personality, Holly Madison spent five seasons starring on the E! hit television show, The Girls Next Door, and two on her own hit spin-off, Holly’s World. Her memoir Down The Rabbit Hole, debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list, spending three weeks in the coveted…

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