This time our guest is the amazing Yvonne Adele, who came to prominence as the media personality Ms Megabyte, and she has built a career on communicating about technology. Yvonne was Australia's first lifestyle technology personality and is a technologist, public speaker, and author. Annie and I had a fascinating chat with her that ranged... Continue Reading →
Pia Andrews – open source ninja and award winning public service leader
This time our guest is the open source ninja and award winning public service leader Pia Andrews. Annie and I had a fascinating chat with Pia. We discussed the challenges of remote working in the time of covid, how she undertakes servant leadership to build her teams, and about her hope for the future of... Continue Reading →
Jane Caro – feminist, public school advocate, & writer
This time our guest is the delightfully feisty and articulate Jane Caro. We had a fascinating discussion that ranged across issues from how to be your authentic self to why women should not burn it all down right now. Jane Caro has a low boredom threshold and so wears many hats; including author, novelist, lecturer,... Continue Reading →
Erin Riley – communicator, PhD researcher, community activist, and mum
This time our guest is someone I've known for years via a group of policy wonks who used to meetup in Sydney pubs. Erin Riley is a communicator, PhD researcher, community activist, and mum. She shared with us some insights into her life as a carer, PhD researcher, small business owner, and a mother. Another... Continue Reading →
Helena Dix – Maker of melodic noises, Aussie diva, and quarantine queen
On this episode we had a chat with Australian opera singer Helena Dix while she and Annie are in the same COVID quarantine hotel in Sydney. Helena shared some fascinating insights into the early years of her career, how she is working to make opera a better place for the next generation, and how she... Continue Reading →
Dr Amy Coopes: hack-turned-quack, doctor, journalist, parent
Our guest this time is Dr Amy Coopes - journalist, writer and editor at Croakey News, a social journalism collective for health, and a junior doctor with the Victorian Rural Generalist Program. We had a fascinating chat that ranged from journalism in a post-truth and post-consequence world to the life of a baby rural doctor,... Continue Reading →
Kim Crawley – Cybersecurity writer and autistic advocate
Our guest on the pod today is Kim Crawley, who got her start in cybersecurity via an interest in malware. She shared about her career journey, and about her experiences as a neurodivergent person who is also a self-advocate for the autism community (check out the hashtag #ActuallyAutistic) . Kim also shares some good tips... Continue Reading →
Lynn Dang – developer of people, diversity champion, supporter of refugees
Our guest this time is Lynn Dang - she is focused on making a difference by shifting the dial on diversity in the workplace and on helping refugees. She had a challenging start as a refugee after the Vietnam War, got a start in technology, and now has an amazing career that enables her to... Continue Reading →
Isabelle Kingsley – researcher, educator and science communicator
This time our guest is Isabelle Kingsley. She is passionate about science communication and education. Isabelle started out as a high school science teacher but later switched gears and worked as a science communicator and educator. We had a great chat about how she was a born teacher - giving her younger siblings assignments and... Continue Reading →
Dr Desirée Kozlowski – researcher on pleasure and human resilience
This time our guest is Dr Desirée Kozlowski. She has done some fascinating research on the importance of emotional intelligence in clinical settings, and on gender roles, and she also teaches undergraduate psychology at Southern Cross University. We had a wide ranging discussion that included how to find your happy place, and the importance of... Continue Reading →