Dirty Talks - Let's talk dirty! Everything related to Sustainability and why doing the "right" thing can be so hard. Let me guide you through the jungle of consumption & lifestyle choices, making this world a tiny bit better with each episode! https://dirtytalks.home.blog/
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Hosts Rachel Smith (from Rachel's List) and journalist and content writer Lynne Testoni are serving up weekly short bites of advice, tips and strategies, plus special guests, for freelancers who make a living from using their words. We're shooting for 15-minute episodes, but can't promise anything because we can both talk the leg off a chair.
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Two lifelong friends discuss the albums of their favorite band, RUSH. A part of Pantheon Podcasts.
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In this podcast, well-known and respected IO psychologists, consultants and researchers share leadership, and people management insights that lead to better talent and business outcomes. We publish roughly one episode a month.
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38% of Americans feel the two party system works great. This podcast is for the other 62% Every week, host Dan Sally dives deep into the most talked about issues of the day with activists, historians, and subject matter experts to go beyond the "red vs blue" narrative that dominates American politics and get to the heart of the issues the country faces today.
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Change Agents is about the art of change and the people who make it happen. It focuses on real and recent case studies where often ordinary people have brought about profound social, political, cultural and political change. It celebrates their success and challenges them to explain how they did it and the obstacles they overcame along the way. Change Agents is a collaboration between The Conversation and the Swinburne Business School and Swinburne University’s Department of Media and Commun ...
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Paul Merrill on moving from publishing to content
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This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne are chatting with Paul Merrill, a former editor in chief of weekly magazines, who established his own freelance content business five years ago. Paul talks about his early career in the golden era of magazines, the pressure of being a publisher in Australia and then how he set up his own business. Our chat…
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Sarah Aubrey on a career as a voice actor
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This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne have a special guest - voice actor Sarah Aubrey. A long-time actor, voice actor and freelancer, Sarah shares her career journey and how she found her niche in voice acting and voiceovers. She talks about: Training at NIDA and working as an actor Discovering her talent for voice work Managing the ups and do…
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Leonie Dawson on Marketing without Social Media
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This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne chat with the inspiring Leonie Dawson. Leonie is a marketer, author and course creator, helping businesses develop their marketing - all in just 10 hours a week. We love her approach to work/life balance! In this episode, we chat about: Why social media is not the only way to market How you can find your a…
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We're rounding out our summer mini season with the incomparable Tyler Warren! Tyler is an incredible multi-instrumentalist and vocalist who tours with Queen + Adam Lambert, records with his band Flarelight, and has released full album covers of both Permanent Waves and, most recently, Grace Under Pressure on his YouTube channel. Tyler talks to us a…
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Editor Virginia Jen on how print and digital work together
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This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne are chatting with Virginia Jen, subeditor, writer and now editor. Virginia has worked on some of Australia's most prestigious publications, including Vogue Living, Gourmet Traveller, Home Beautiful and InsideOut. Now at The Local Project, she shares her journey from print to digital and how the two mediums…
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This week we welcome back our friend Max Mobley to count down our top 5 favorite Alex Lifeson riffs. Max previously joined us on episode 97 to talk about his book "Rush FAQ," episode 122 to rank our top 5 Alex Lifeson solos, and again on episode 146 as part of our Hold Your Fire Redux series to talk about "Mission." You can learn more about Max, in…
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Austin L Church on the $300k flywheel and The Content Byte Summit
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This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne are chatting with Austin L Church. Located in Nashville, Tennessee, Austin is a writer, marketer, and coach - and is one of the keynote speakers at The Content Byte Summit later this year. Austin chats about his background and his amazing $300k flywheel concept, which is all about how to earn good money, w…
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Ep. 183: Mike Gormley, Former Director of Publicity at Mercury Records
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This week we're joined by Mike Gormley, who worked as the director of publicity at Mercury Records during the early days of Rush. After leaving Mercury, he was the artist manager for such bands as The Bangles, Oingo Boingo, and Concrete Blonde. He tells us about meeting the band, their early days on the road, and the difficulty selling the rock pre…
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Akash Arora on working as a travel writer and editor
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Travel writer, editor and journalist Akash Arora is living the dream - and this week Lynne and Rachel chat to him about what it takes to be a travel writer, what it really means to be on the road almost all the time, and how to get a pitch over the line with him. Akash was actually in the Maldives in an over-the-water villa during our recording, wh…
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This week, we attempt the impossible: ranking all of Rush's original studio album tracks. And guess what? We found it was impossible. So join us as we discuss out methods and frustrations and offer our sincerest apologies to anyone who has ever published a list of ranked Rush songs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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Rachelle Unreich on freelance writing, and telling her mother’s story
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This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne chat with freelance writer and author Rachelle Unreich. Rachelle talks about the journey to publication of her compelling memoir, A Brilliant Life, about her mother's story of surviving the Holocaust. She talks about how she used writing to help her through the grieving process, and what it was like to hav…
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In April 2020, a task force was created to plan a memorial for Neil Peart in a place familiar to all Rush fans, Lakeside Park in Port Dalhousie, St. Catharine's, Ontario. Two years later, this week's guest, sculptor Morgan MacDonald, was chosen to create the bronze statues that will honor the late drummer. Morgan tells us about the constant presenc…
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Moving from freelancing to starting your own agency, with Vanessa Keys
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This week, Rachel and Lynne chat with agency content director, Vanessa Keys. Vanessa shares her career journey from work experience in glossy magazines, to securing feature writing roles before travelling to London and working in large agencies. Now the head of content and strategy at Slice, her Adelaide-based content agency established with collea…
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Ep. 180: Geddy Lee’s ”My Effin’ Life”
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Slow down! We didn't talk with Geddy, but we did the next best thing: we read his best-selling memoir, "My Effin' Life." This week, we take a deep dive into the book and discuss the life and times of the one and only Geddy Lee! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Something for Nothing
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Making business finance accessible with Justine McLean
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This week Lynne and Rachel chat with Justine McLean, who is on a mission to help small business owners and freelancers understand their finances. Her new book, Business Money Magnet, is all about how to master your money, boost profitability, and be the boss of your financial destiny. Justine talks about: How to be less anxious about money How to m…
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Writing your first novel, with Siobhan O'Brien
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This week, Rachel and Lynne chat with writer Siobhan O'Brien, who has just released her first novel to much acclaim - All the Golden Light - details here: https://www.harpercollins.com.au/9781460762004/all-the-golden-light/. Siobhan talks about the writing process and how writing fiction was so different from her previous non-fiction projects. She …
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All about LinkedIn and how to make it work for you, with Cathy Anderson
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This week on the podcast, Lynne and Rachel are speaking with Cathy Anderson, a senior editor at LinkedIn Australia. Cathy shares her inside knowledge on how LinkedIn works, and how to make the most of the platform. It's a valuable and revealing conversation. We talk about: The special courses available for journalists through the platform How to in…
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All about pricing for freelancers with Jasmine Parasram
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This week, Rachel and Lynne chat with the Pricing Queen, Jasmine Parasram, and talk all things pricing, an issue that we know freelancers, both new and experienced, struggle with. Jasmine talks about: How to price your work Hourly pricing vs value and project-based pricing When (and if) to discount Charging with confidence How to attract high-payin…
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Louise Milligan on storytelling, investigative reporting and her new book, Pheasant’s Nest
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This week Rachel and Lynne welcome investigative journalist Louise Milligan to the podcast hot seat. Louise talks about her work on Four Corners and her previous non-fiction books, Cardinal, The Rise and Fall of George Pell and Witness, An Investigation into the Brutal Cost of Seeking Justice, as well as Pheasants Nest, her newly released novel. Th…
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Combining freelance writing and news journalism with Caroline Riches
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We just love to meet freelancers who have managed to combine different types of writing into a successful career. This week, Rachel and Lynne chat with Caroline Riches, a news journalist for 25 years who works in the SBS newsroom part time and then does freelance writing work for the rest of the week. We talk about: Balancing the two roles Why she …
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Stories from our audience: when freelancing kicked you in the ass
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This week, Rachel and Lynne are doing something different! They have turned the microphone over to some of their listeners. In this great compilation episode, listeners and former guests share some of their stories about difficult times as freelancers and how they recovered. It's all about real-life experiences and resilience - and learning from ou…
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Jessica Mudditt on leaving journalism to start her own publishing company
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This week Rachel and Lynne have a return guest - Jessica Mudditt. A journalist and author, Jessica has embraced risk and adventure to start her own publishing business, Hembury Books, which provides coaching and ghostwriting services to non-fiction authors. Jess talks about what helped her decide to make this career shift, how and why self-publishi…
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From magazine editor to content creator on the tools: Meet Natasha Dickins
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This week on the podcast, Rachel and Lynne are chatting with Natasha Dickins, a former magazine editor who has carved out a great career creating content for DIY clients. Natasha talks about her love of good tools and DIY projects and how she has turned this into a career. She talks about: Her career writing in magazines Her love of being 'on the t…
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Using evergreen marketing to avoid slow seasons as a freelancer - with Prerna Malik
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This week on The Content Byte, Rachel and Lynne have one of the founders of Content Bistro, Prerna Malik. Prerna and her husband Mayank are copywriters and specialists in the area of evergreen marketing. In a fascinating chat, Prerna talks about: Mistakes freelancers make with their marketing How to create a constant flow of work The power of story…
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Combining journalism with media training – with Theresa Miller
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This week, Lynne and Rachel are chatting with TV journalist turned media trainer, Theresa Miller. Theresa has a great story of creating a new career in media training and coaching, working with corporates and training senior executives in how to deal with the media. Her story is fascinating and inspiring and covers: How to use journalism skills as …
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Lisa Almond on copywriting and life-or-death crises
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This week on the website, Rachel and Lynne are chatting with Lisa Almond, a copywriter and paramedic. We thought it was such an intriguing combination that we just had to get her on the podcast! We chat about: Her background in writing and journalism What appealed to her about being a paramedic Training in a new career while balancing existing work…
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Nicole Webb - journalist turned media expert and book publicist
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This week Rachel & Lynne are chatting with media expert and publicist Nicole Webb. Now based in Singapore, Nicole has had a diverse and exciting career and she talks about her new service of book publicity, the challenges of modern publishing and how it came about. In our chat, we cover: Nicole's career as a TV journalist, presenter and producer Tr…
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Working with freelancers with Rounded's Grant McCall
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This week Rachel and Lynne are chatting with the founder and head of product at Rounded - our sponsor. A former freelancer, Grant tells the story of how the company was founded and what it's like dealing with sole traders as customers. His inside tips are valuable! During our conversation, he talks about: How businesses often ignore the potential o…
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