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 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 Continue Reading
Associate Professor Gemma Carey – researcher, academic, and author
This time our guest is Dr Gemma Carey. She is a researcher, academic, associate professor, and author. We had a fascinating discussion with Gemma about how lives are messy and complex, and how we can find a way through. Annie and I are going to adopt one of Gemma’s sayings Continue Reading
Anna Spargo Ryan – working writer, editor, and prize-winning published author
This time on Conversations with Annie & Kate our guest is Anna Spargo Ryan. Anna is a working writer, editor, and a prize-winning published author. She is also a digital marketer who worked on the iconic Aussie TV show Neighbours and for the Formula One. We had a fascinating chat Continue Reading
Pip Marlow, CEO, advocate for equity & inclusion for all
This time our guest is Pip Marlow, CEO, mother of warrior daughters, advocate for equity and inclusion for all, and a woman who is making her dad proud every day. Annie and I had a wide-ranging conversation with Pip that included daughters, dogs, surprises from new jobs, how netball became Continue Reading
Dr Devora Lieberman, fertility expert & menopause myth buster
This time our guest on Conversations with Annie & Kate is Dr Devora Lieberman. She is passionate about women’s health, is an acknowledged fertility specialist, and often writes and speaks about fertility-related issues to professional as well as consumer audiences. Here are some of the sites Devora mentioned in the podcast: https://www.menopause.org.au/ https://www.endometriosisaustralia.org/ Continue Reading
Annalie Killian – active innovator, connector of interesting people, and change-maker
This time our guest is Annalie Killian – once a catalyst for magic at a large financial services organisation she is an active innovator, connector of interesting people, and change-maker. Annalie has also worked out how to network using Zoom! Annalie’s life purpose is about connecting smart thinkers and do-ers Continue Reading
Damana Madden – software engineer, girl geek, technologist
For this episode of the Conversations with Annie & Kate we had another fascinating chat, this time with Damana Madden. Apart from having the coolest headphones, Damana has diverse experience working across many industries as a software engineer, and has some strongly held opinions. Damana Madden is a Software Development Manager at Amazon and an all Continue Reading
Dr Emma Beckett – food expert, science communicator, and wearer of excellent dresses with pockets
Our next podcast guest is Dr Emma Beckett, food expert, science communicator, and wearer of excellent dresses with pockets – Annie & Kate had a fascinating and wide-ranging chat with her. Dr Emma Beckett is a food and nutrition scientist and lecturer at the University of Newcastle Central Coast. She Continue Reading
Language matters and so do allies
As the news spreads of Dyson Heydon’s sexual misconduct and it is reported that Three women to sue former High Court judge Dyson Heydon over sexual harassment allegations it is clear that there remains much work to do. Although Heydon says, in a statement released via his lawyers, that he Continue Reading