Best Norman Hamilton Podcasts (2024)

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Mark Manson, author of 'The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F**k' on how the self-help industry gets it wrong 38:06

14h ago38:06

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In today’s episode, American author, speaker and blogger Mark Manson discusses how the mantra of relentless positivity, which drives so much of the self-help industry, is full of pitfalls. He explains how negative emotions have a purpose - to drive us to do something - and why the willingness to look like an idiot occasionally guards against self-e…

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Norman Swan researched the best way to parent kids under ten. Here's what he reckons 41:39

9d ago41:39

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In this episode we speak with health reporter Norman Swan, who has written a new book on the dos and don'ts of raising children up to the age of 10. Among other topics, Swan talks about how to set good eating habits, what to do about screen overload - and whether it's ever ok to let kids sip alcohol (answer: no). Hosting this conversation with the …

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Did Jesus Use Children as Drugs? 2:04:48

10d ago2:04:48

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In one of the strangest episodes to date, Dr. D.C.A. Hillman explains the ancient ingredients in the Theriac and the practice of using children as drugs. D. C. A. Hillman earned his Ph.D./M.A. in Classics and M.S. in Bacteriology from the University of Wisconsin Kykeon Analytics A fully anonymous mail-in drug checking lab service. Cannaclear Get 15…

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Eric Beecher on media, moguls and what it's like to be sued by a Murdoch 49:06

16d ago49:06

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The youngest ever editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, now owner of Private Media, publisher of Crikey, Eric Beecher has spent decades in and observing the media. In today's episode he discusses his conclusions on when it works best, and when it fails democracy, with his longtime friend, journalist David Leser. Beecher also discusses what it was li…

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Tim Minchin on social media, doubt and the surprising advice he gives uni students 36:36

23d ago36:36

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In today's episode, singer/songwriter Tim Minchin discusses the poison that is social media, how he emerged from his bruising time in LA and why he urges students to look after their bodies. In conversation with culture reporter Thomas Mitchell, he reflects also on his infamous George Pell song, and on the impending publication of his first non-fic…

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Author Markus Zusak on the magic - and mayhem - of mongrels 36:06

30d ago36:06

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In this episode we speak with Markus Zusak, the bestselling novelist behind The Book Thief and Bridge of Clay, who has penned his first non-fiction book, Three Wild Dogs and the Truth, about Reuben, Archer and Frosty, the pound dogs he and wife Mika brought into their family. Zusak talks about the mad mayhem of sharing your life with a mongrel, and…

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Missy Higgins on turning adolescent angst and mid-life heartbreak into song 34:35

1M ago34:35

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In this episode we speak with Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, who broke through two decades ago with her hit debut album The Sound of White, which dealt with teen and 20-something troubles. Now 41, Higgins has just produced a new album, The Second Act, which traverses the aftermath of the breakdown of her marriage. Higgins talks candidl…

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From Sydney to Singapore, Melbourne to Manila: meet the man playing Alexander Hamilton in the hit musical 39:17

1M ago39:17

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In this episode we speak with Jason Arrow, otherwise known as Australia's Alexander Hamilton. The South African-born, Perth-raised performer won the role for the musical's 2021 Sydney premiere, and has since played the titular character in Melbourne, Brisbane, Auckland, Manila, Abu Dhabi and Singapore. Hosting this conversation about everything fro…

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What Happened To The Kentucky Ibogaine Program? 1:48:47

2M ago1:48:47

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The first of two interviews about the Kentucky ibogaine program, this discussion is with the lawyer Bryan Hubbard, the former Chairman and Executive Director of the Kentucky Opioid Abatement Advisory Commission. We discuss the tremendous opposition the program faced for political, pharmaceutical, and social reasons and his efforts to ensure ibogain…

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What impact has that 'controversial' $443m investment made to the Great Barrier Reef? 30:18

2M ago30:18

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In this episode, we speak with Anna Marsden, managing director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation. Back in 2018, Marsden’s life changed overnight when she received news from then prime minister Malcolm Turnbull that the federal government was granting the foundation a record-breaking $443 million to help fortify the reef against the ravages of cl…

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Best-selling author Roxane Gay on body positivity, Trump and Channing Tatum 35:37

2M ago35:37

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In this episode, we speak with best-selling author and social commentator, Roxane Gay. A decade after the publication of her much-talked-about book, Bad Feminist, Gay offers her unapologetic views on everything from body image, to writer's block, to the likelihood of Kamala Harris becoming America's first female president, to her current writing pr…

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'Like a hurricane was inside the house': a survivor's tale of the Beirut port explosion 39:51

2M ago39:51

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In this episode, we speak with author Theodore Ell. From 2018 to 2021, Ell accompanied his wife on her diplomatic posting to Lebanon, and unexpectedly found himself a witness to a country on the brink. His new book, Lebanon Days, takes in an economic meltdown, mass protests and finally, tragically, the Beirut port explosion of 2020. Hosting this ep…

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Grappling with twin tragedies and tax reform: Allegra Spender's life as a federal MP 35:02

2M ago35:02

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In this episode we speak with the federal member for Wentworth, Allegra Spender, who was swept into Canberra on a "teal wave" at the 2022 election. Spender talks candidly with The Sydney Morning Herald associate editor Deborah Snow about the aftermath of the April stabbings at Bondi Junction, the impact of war in Gaza on her constituents, and her d…

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Debunking milk myths: Farmer and food writer Matthew Evans on the white stuff 31:16

3M ago31:16

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In this episode we speak with Matthew Evans, the Australian chef and restaurant critic turned Tassie farmer and food writer. Evans, who has written a new book called Milk, talks about the science behind dairy products, the truth and lies around them - and answers the curly question of whether cheese dreams are real. Hosting the conversation, in whi…

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Solving Australia's chronic housing crisis 33:20

3M ago33:20

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In this episode we speak with economics commentator Cameron Murray, author of the book, The Great Housing Hijack, which looks at the factors behind Australia's housing crisis. Murray was one of the few who predicted the boom in home prices after the COVID-19 pandemic. Hosting a conversation that covers Murray's analysis of the underlying causes of …

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‘Live, give, get uncomfortable’: Nedd Brockmann on that epic run across Australia - and his next crazy challenge 32:24

3M ago32:24

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In this episode we speak with Nedd Brockmann. The 25 year old sparky captured the attention of the country in 2022 when he ran from Perth to Sydney, raising $2.5 million for homelessness in the process. With a second book and a Kayo documentary in the works, he’s now come up with a new way to challenge himself - and hopefully break a world record. …

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'I've got to work out who the hell this guy is:' The true story behind 'Fake' 39:00

3M ago39:00

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In this episode, we speak with former Good Weekend staff writer Stephanie Wood. Stephanie's 2017 story about her real-life relationship with a man who deceived her with a web of lies received an incredible response from readers, such that she left the magazine to write a book about the experience, Fake, which was published in 2019. That story has n…

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Athletics champ Tamsyn Manou on Australia’s ‘resurgence’ in the lead-up to Paris 2024 34:44

4M ago34:44

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In this episode we speak to Tamsyn Manou (née Lewis). The former track star long ago traded her running shoes for the microphone, and is headed to France next month as a Nine Wide World of Sports expert athletics commentator. In this chat, she takes us into everything from the headspace occupied by aspiring Olympians right now, to the things she's …

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Max Chandler-Mather on housing, heckling and the perfect door knock 31:20

4M ago31:20

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In this episode we speak to Max Chandler-Mather, the 32 year old Greens MP who's shaking up Canberra with his uncompromising take on the housing crisis. Chandler-Mather talks with Good Weekend senior writer Jane Cadzow about his own experience as a renter and how it feeds into his policies and politics, his success with door-knocking at the 2022 fe…

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Liz Ellis on healing the wounds within netball 37:57

4M ago37:57

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In this episode, we speak with retired Australian netball champion and TV presenter Liz Ellis, who was recently appointed chair of Netball Australia, following a series of crises. Netball was riven with issues last year, including a team departing the national league, a pay dispute with players, and the loss of critical national funding. Hosting th…

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Did Robert Farquharson kill his three sons? A science-led reappraisal 24:41

4M ago24:41

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In this episode we speak with the chief executive of the Australian Academy of Science, Anna-Maria Arabia, who leads a growing band of people expressing concern about the evidence used to convict Robert Farquharson of the murder of his three sons. The Victorian father drove his car, with the three boys inside, into a dam on Father’s Day, 2005, for …

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Introducing: Trial by Water 4:00

4M ago4:00

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From The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, Trial by Water is a new investigative podcast series about Robert Farquharson, who has been locked up for decades for an unthinkable crime: murdering his three sons in a dam on Father’s Day, 2005. Now scientists and lawyers are asking the question: did we get it wrong? And is this man in prison for a crime he…

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How the world-famous Bondi Icebergs pool became a literal life saver 36:09

4M ago36:09

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In this episode we speak with documentary maker Ian Darling, whose latest movie - The Pool - is premiering at the Sydney Film Festival in June before a national cinema release. The film is a paean to Bondi Icebergs, a picturesque pool on the edge of Australia’s most famous beach. Hosting this episode, which explores Darling's shift from stockbrokin…

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The law student who thought Kathleen Folbigg innocent - then went on to secure her freedom 28:04

5M ago28:04

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In this episode we meet Rhanee Rego, the young Novocastrian who became interested in the case of Australia's "worst serial child killer", Kathleen Folbigg, when studying law. Six years later, Rego was instrumental in securing the release of Folbigg, who'd been jailed in 2003 for killing her four infant children. With Folbigg's convictions now quash…

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What lessons are there still to learn from the Holocaust? 33:02

5M ago33:02

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In this episode we meet Rachelle Unreich, Melbourne-based author of the book, A Brilliant Life: my mother's inspiring story of surviving the Holocaust. Recently shortlisted for The Age’s non-fiction book of the year, this mother-daughter memoir weaves the remarkable story of Rachelle's mother Mira, who survived four concentration camps from the age…

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Bestselling author Johann Hari on the whole Ozempic conundrum 45:36

5M ago45:36

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In this episode we meet bestselling author Johann Hari, who has gone down an Ozempic rabbit hole to work out how and why this weight loss drug works. Hari writes about his findings in a new book, Magic Pill, including his own dramatic drop in clothes size. Whilst marvelling at how drugs like this are changing obesity management, he remains conflict…

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