Fruitful Conversations
99 episodes - English - Latest episode: 9 months ago -Lynne Schinella chats to people about people. From leadership to friendship, from mindfulness to playfulness, from academics to the human in the street, people share their stories to teach and inspire us to be better versions of ourselves.
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Episode 19 - Lynne Schinella, Find Your Inner Fruit
July 25, 2023 00:00 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBWho gets up your nose? Who do you like hanging out with? What annoys other people about YOU? Is that even possible? In this last episode of the season I share a quick rundown of the Fruit personality characteristics before diving into stories and scenarios which allow us to see ourselves and each other in a different way. Perspective is everything! And then we take a good look at how we can bring out our own inner Fruit to be the very best versions of ourselves. You may find a slice o...
Episode 18 - Moya Sayer Jones, Little Sister
June 30, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBFor almost twenty years, Moya Sayer Jones wrote comedy for TV, print and theatre, too much to mention here, but including Ferals, Bananas in Pyjamas and Petals. She’s also the author of four fiction books. But it was when she wrote her first non fiction book, a collection of stories about families suffering disadvantage, that her career took another turn and Moya founded Only Human Stories. We talked about growing up as the youngest of four sisters, her early adventures in writing and cycl...
Episode 18 - Moya Sayer Jones
June 30, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 43.4 MBFor almost twenty years, Moya Sayer Jones wrote comedy for TV, print and theatre, too much to mention here, but including Ferals, Bananas in Pyjamas and Petals. She’s also the author of four fiction books. But it was when she wrote her first non fiction book, a collection of stories about families suffering disadvantage, that her career took another turn and Moya founded Only Human Stories. We talked about growing up as the youngest of four sisters, her early adventures in writing and cycl...
Episode 16 - Seriya Cutbush Sound Healing
June 10, 2023 07:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBWhat I love about this season in the Northern Rivers is that I get to talk to people with very different backgrounds and life journeys to myself. Because this is how I open up and learn. If you are a practical Apple who doesn’t like woo woo, ignore this podcast at your peril. Because it is packed full of useful shit. Seriya Cutbush is a yogini (that’s a female. Yogi, people) certified in a bunch of stuff. Daoist yin yoga, Sivananda hatha yoga, kahuna bodywork and shamanism, a massage the...
Episode 15 - Susi Muddiman, Art and Soul
May 03, 2023 20:00 - 57 minutes - 39.5 MBI was excited to chat to today's guest. Susi Muddiman. OAM, is the Director of the Tweed Regional Art Gallery and Margaret Olley Centre just outside Murwillumbah. She’s a local from Lismore and has worked as the director of three regional galleries in NSW over the last 20 years. She has always worked in this sector for which she is overflowing with passion and I suspect it never feels like work for her. We talked a lot about art, as you would expect, what it means, what it can do for u...
Episode 14 - Toni Scanlan, Acting Up
April 19, 2023 22:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBToni Scanlan is a stage and television actress, singer, dancer, teacher and director, probably best known to TV viewers as Senior Sargent Helen Blakemore on police drama Water Rats. Her acting credits are too long to list but notably she won Best Actress in a Lead Role, twice, in the Sydney Theatre Awards, once for King Tide and once for All My sONS. Born a Perth girl to a single mum, Toni trained in London before making Sydney, and then the Northern Rivers of NSW, home. We talked about a...
Episode 13 - Rev Rosie Wynter, Poster Girl for God
April 04, 2023 03:00 - 54 minutes - 37.6 MBIt's Easter 2023 (and some of you may not remember this is a Christian festival) so it's timely that I introduce you to the the Poster Girl for God. Stay with me. You won’t regret it. The Rev Rosie Wynter is a bit of a find. She’s been a model, a successful retail business owner, a musician, worked in natural therapies for 10 years, had a catering company, renovated houses and had bed and breakfasts (currently still does) and now is an Anglican priest. Our lovely conversation, which includ...
Episode 12 Anna Mortimer, Food for Thought
March 22, 2023 23:00 - 44 minutes - 30.9 MBToday’s episode is a classic if you’re thinking about jumping off a cliff – metaphorically! and changing your career. Anna Mortimer is co-owner and head chef (the only chef actually) at the unassuming and fabulous little French bistro in Brunswick Heads called Honour. But before cheffing she was a communications and management consultant for big corporations such as Deloitte. Here she shares that journey between different worlds. We chatted about her time in Paris, from working in a Michel...
Episode 11 Arabella Douglas Part 2
March 09, 2023 21:00 - 46 minutes - 31.9 MBArabella Douglas Is a Minyunbal Traditional Owner from Fingal Head in the Bundjalung nation and CEO of Currie Country, an organisation who offers cultural education and events. She is also an environment and planning lawyer, board director and sustainability consultant to both government and corporates. In this second episode with Arabella, we drill down to what drives her, the work she does, her dreams, goals and ambitions and what makes her tick. Fascinating stuff. Enjoy Arabella Dou...
Episode 10 Arabella Douglas Part 1
February 23, 2023 01:00 - 39 minutes - 27 MBArabella Douglas Is a Minyunbal Traditional Owner from Fingal Head in the Bundjalung nation and CEO of Currie Country, an organisation which offers cultural education and events. She is also an environment and planning lawyer, board director and sustainability consultant to both government and corporates. We’ve split her podcast into two episodes. because there was just so much interesting stuff to learn. In this episode Arabella talks broadly about indigenous culture and history, her grea...
Episode 9 Janet Swain All About the Music
February 11, 2023 01:00 - 52 minutes - 35.9 MBJanet Swain is all about the music. She’s had such a diverse and eclectic musical career which has seen her live in Tokyo, Singapore and Kuwait before settling back in Mullumbimby here on Bundjalung country 9 years ago. She is a big hearted singer/songwriter who plays bassoon, piano and ukulele and shares her passion working with community choirs where she’s had wide ranging success. We talked about her forthcoming show in late February 2023 at the Adelaide Fringe, Delphi Goes Bassooning...
Episode 8- Mandaley Perkins, Husk Distillery
January 25, 2023 22:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBMandaley Perkins was born in Darwin in1960 to a father who’d survived being a prisoner of war on the Burma Siam Railway, enduring horrendous conditions over three years in many of the forced labour camps along the route from what is now southern Thailand to Myanmar. She’d known nothing of this until she broke her neck in the last term of university and, in an effort to encourage his daughter to dig deep into her own resilience reserves, her father finally spoke of it for the first time. Sh...
Episode 7 - Pauline Menczer, World Surfing Champ
December 02, 2022 23:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MBToday’s guest is a cracking good chick. Pauline Menczer is an original Aussie Battler. Born in the Bondi of old where money was skint and life was tough, Pauline has battled rheumatoid arthritis from an early age and now also suffers from a rare and terrible auto immune disease pemphigus vulgaris. And yet. Against all odds and in a time where “girls can’t surf” Pauline became World Surfing Champion in 1993, winning nearly every one of her tournaments in the world that year. She received n...
Episode 6 - Mandy Nolan
November 24, 2022 19:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBMandy Nolan is a much loved part of the furniture here on Bundjalung Country where she’s lived and been an active member of the community for 30 years. She’s a comedian, author, a journalist, an MC, a speaker, a humour therapist, a comedy instructor, a painter, a regular columnist , a podcast host and social commentator. A staunch feminist, she is also mother to five children. In the last federal election in 2022, she ran as Greens candidate , losing by a sliver of a margin. Her life is l...
Episode 6 - Mandy Nolan, Funny Business
November 24, 2022 19:00 - 47 minutes - 32.3 MBMandy Nolan is a much loved part of the furniture here on Bundjalung Country where she’s lived and been an active member of the community for 30 years. She’s a comedian, author, a journalist, an MC, a speaker, a humour therapist, a comedy instructor, a painter, a regular columnist , a podcast host and social commentator. A staunch feminist, she is also mother to five children. In the last federal election in 2022, she ran as Greens candidate , losing by a sliver of a margin. Her life is l...
Episode 5 - Brett Haylock
November 03, 2022 03:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBBrett Haylock is a seasoned commercial show producer and co -owner and Ringmaster of the Brunswick Picture House in Brunswick Heads. How he got to be there is an engaging story, starting with a drama loving kid in a tiny country school to accepting a Laurence Olivier award at Covent Garden for the internationally lauded show, La Soiree. With his business partners, you’ll hear how they actually changed the make up of London’s entertainment scene and the legacy he left. And you’ll love th...
Episode 5 - Brett Haylock, the RingMaster
November 03, 2022 03:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBBrett Haylock is a seasoned commercial show producer and co -owner and Ringmaster of the Brunswick Picture House in Brunswick Heads. How he got to be there is an engaging story, starting with a drama loving kid in a tiny country school to accepting a Laurence Olivier award at Covent Garden for the internationally lauded show, La Soiree. With his business partners, you’ll hear how they actually changed the make up of London’s entertainment scene and the legacy he left. And you’ll love th...
Episode 4 - Belinda Jeffery - the Human Hug
September 22, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBIf ever you need a bit of calming down or a reminder that being nice has many rewards, you just have to listen to today's guest, the beautiful gentle soul who is Belinda Jeffery, She's an award winning author who has worked as cook (she won’t say chef) a TV food presenter on Better Homes and Gardens, a food writer, a teacher, a café owner and a restaurant reviewer. She lives and works here on Bundjalung Country where she haunts the farmers markets each week and cooks up a storm and plans h...
Episode 4 - Belinda Jeffery
September 22, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBIf ever you need a bit of calming down or a reminder that being nice has many rewards, you just have to listen to today's guest, the beautiful gentle soul who is Belinda Jeffery, She's an award winning author who has worked as cook (she won’t say chef) a TV food presenter on Better Homes and Gardens, a food writer, a teacher, a café owner and a restaurant reviewer. She lives and works here on Bundjalung Country where she haunts the farmers markets each week and cooks up a storm and plans h...
Episode 3 - Michael (Wizz) Weir, the Gentle Storyteller
September 22, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBMichael Weir is hard to define by career. He’s kinda anything he wants to be. A businessman, a musician, a mentor, a storyteller, a leader of hip hop workshops, a producer, an artist, a writer. Above all he’s a proud Wiradjuri man and everything he does is designed to honour his heritage, share stories and educate people and inspire the next generation of indigenous creatives. We talked about his youth and his life, fatherhood and how and why he dedicates so much time to young indigenous pe...
Episode 4 Belinda Jeffery - a Hug in Human Form
September 22, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBIf ever you need a bit of calming down or a reminder that being nice has many rewards, you just have to listen to today's guest, the beautiful gentle soul who is Belinda Jeffery, She's an award winning author who has worked as cook (she won’t say chef) a TV food presenter on Better Homes and Gardens, a food writer, a teacher, a café owner and a restaurant reviewer. She lives and works here on Bundjalung Country where she haunts the farmers markets each week and cooks up a storm and plans h...
Episode 3 - Michael (Wizz) Weir
September 22, 2022 14:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBMichael Weir is hard to define by career. He’s kinda anything he wants to be. A businessman, a musician, a mentor, a storyteller, a leader of hip hop workshops, a producer, an artist, a writer. Above all he’s a proud Wiradjuri man and everything he does is designed to honour his heritage, share stories and educate people and inspire the next generation of indigenous creatives. We talked about his youth and his life, fatherhood and how and why he dedicates so much time to young indigenous pe...
Episode 4 - Belinda Jeffery - a Hug in Human Form
September 22, 2022 14:00 - 43 minutes - 29.6 MBIf ever you need a bit of calming down or a reminder that being nice has many rewards, you just have to listen to today's guest, the beautiful gentle soul who is Belinda Jeffery, She's an award winning author who has worked as cook (she won’t say chef) a TV food presenter on Better Homes and Gardens, a food writer, a teacher, a café owner and a restaurant reviewer. She lives and works here on Bundjalung Country where she haunts the farmers markets each week and cooks up a storm and plans h...
Episode Two - Christine Manfield
September 21, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBChristine Manfield is a determined, resilient, accomplished woman. She’s a chef, a restauranteur, a culinary ambassador for Australia, an award winning author, a food judge and an inveterate traveller with a lust for life. For 25 years she’s hosted incredible gastronomic trips for foodies to exotic locations all over the world. We talked a lot about food, her obsession with India and with spice, her complete devotion to cultural immersion no matter where she is, her brand and where her head...
Episode 2 - Christine Manfield, Cheffy Fringe Dweller
September 21, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBChristine Manfield is a determined, resilient, accomplished woman. She’s a chef, a restauranteur, a culinary ambassador for Australia, an award winning author, a food judge and an inveterate traveller with a lust for life. For 25 years she’s hosted incredible gastronomic trips for foodies to exotic locations all over the world. We talked a lot about food, her obsession with India and with spice, her complete devotion to cultural immersion no matter where she is, her brand and where her head...
Episode 2 - Christine Manfield
September 21, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBChristine Manfield is a determined, resilient, accomplished woman. She’s a chef, a restauranteur, a culinary ambassador for Australia, an award winning author, a food judge and an inveterate traveller with a lust for life. For 25 years she’s hosted incredible gastronomic trips for foodies to exotic locations all over the world. We talked a lot about food, her obsession with India and with spice, her complete devotion to cultural immersion no matter where she is, her brand and where her head...
Episode 2 Christine Manfield, Cheffy Fringe Dweller
September 21, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 29 MBChristine Manfield is a determined, resilient, accomplished woman. She’s a chef, a restauranteur, a culinary ambassador for Australia, an award winning author, a food judge and an inveterate traveller with a lust for life. For 25 years she’s hosted incredible gastronomic trips for foodies to exotic locations all over the world. We talked a lot about food, her obsession with India and with spice, her complete devotion to cultural immersion no matter where she is, her brand and where her head...
Season Two - the Northern Rivers of NSW
September 12, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MBWelcome back to Fruitful Conversations where we chat to people who can teach and inspire us to be better versions of ourselves. This season I'm focusing on the beautiful people in my home on Bundjalung Country. You'll hear from chefs to politicians to artists and musicians, all with something nourishing to share. Enjoy! www.lynneschinella.com.au [email protected] 0419 186 984
Season Two, Episode 1 - the Northern Rivers of NSW Intro
September 12, 2022 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.98 MBWelcome back to Fruitful Conversations where we chat to people who can teach and inspire us to be better versions of ourselves. This season I'm focusing on the beautiful people in my home on Bundjalung Country. You'll hear from chefs to politicians to artists and musicians, all with something nourishing to share. Enjoy! www.lynneschinella.com.au [email protected] 0419 186 984 If you like what you hear, we'd love you to leave a review on Apple podcasts. Thanks for listening in....
Episode 32 - Lynne Schinella - This Too Shall Pass
October 12, 2021 22:00 - 24 minutes - 16.6 MBIn this last episode of the season I went solo and decided to share some of my biggest life lessons with you, in the hope they may be useful, and so my pain wasn't in vain :) But first we take a quick look at the top 3 most listened to episodes just in case you missed them. Then I'll share my story of the spectacular rise and fall of Lynne Schinella and you'll understand why I am super enthusiastic about the work that I do now, helping teams and companies connect more effectively in the wo...
Episode 31 - Pip Harrison - Deeds Not Words
September 23, 2021 09:00 - 42 minutes - 29.3 MBPip Harrison became MD of Tourism Australia in Sep 2019, realising a lifetime dream. And although all leaders have challenges nothing could have prepared Pip for the 2 years ahead. Pip found her calling in her love of tourism early. From being a tour guide in India, Turkey and Britain she’s held roles with STA Travel, Contiki and Trailfinders in London, had 6 years with Hamilton Island and prior to taking on the MD role she was Executive General Manager International for Tourism Australi...
Episode 30 - Lisa Ronson - It's All About the Team
September 02, 2021 02:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBWhen you're chatting to Lisa Ronson time flies. The Chief Marketing Officer of Coles has a hugely impressive CV of senior marketing positions across a wide range of industries from Westpac to Telstra to Tourism Australia. She is highly awarded and in the two years she has been at Coles she has helped transform a bricks and mortar retailer into a digital retailer with a steely focus on both customer and sustainability. We talked about the challenges of leadership, the courage to be yours...
Episode 30 - Lisa Ronson It's All About the Team
September 02, 2021 02:00 - 39 minutes - 26.8 MBWhen you're chatting to Lisa Ronson time flies. The Chief Marketing Officer of Coles has a hugely impressive CV of senior marketing positions across a wide range of industries from Westpac to Telstra to Tourism Australia. She is highly awarded and in the two years she has been at Coles she has helped transform a bricks and mortar retailer into a digital retailer with a steely focus on both customer and sustainability. We talked about the challenges of leadership, the courage to be yours...
Episode 29 - Jean Beech Just Get on With It
August 19, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBToday's guest is someone I've wanted to interview for a while, but the time hasn't been right. She hasn't been well the last 18months and not up to it. Now it's August 2021, half of the Australian population are in lockdown. I'm in northern NSW and my elderly parents are across the border in QLD. So I thought it was the perfect opportunity to interview my mum. Jean Beech was born Jean Lambie in a little place called Kalimpong, near Darjeeling in India, at the foothills of the Himalayas. H...
Episode 29 - Jean Beech - Just Get on With It
August 19, 2021 06:00 - 39 minutes - 27.5 MBToday's guest is someone I've wanted to interview for a while, but the time hasn't been right. She hasn't been well the last 18months and not up to it. Now it's August 2021, half of the Australian population are in lockdown. I'm in northern NSW and my elderly parents are across the border in QLD. So I thought it was the perfect opportunity to interview my mum. Jean Beech was born Jean Lambie in a little place called Kalimpong, near Darjeeling in India, at the foothills of the Himalayas. H...
Episode 28 - Lauren Tischendorf - Swimming with Sharks
July 19, 2021 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBToday’s guest is a real find. Lauren Tischendorf recently became the first woman to swim solo around Lord Howe Island in a single 35 km stretch. And if you think that doesn’t sound too hard, think sharks, a treacherous 2.5 metre swell and a lazy 14 hours in the water. We talked about fear, the mental and physical strength you need for this sort of endurance sport, her love for championing women and the people who inspire her as she continues to inspire us. Lauren is an educator, a teache...
Episode 28 - Lauren Tischendorf Swimming with Sharks
July 19, 2021 07:00 - 41 minutes - 28.5 MBToday’s guest is a real find. Lauren Tischendorf recently became the first woman to swim solo around Lord Howe Island in a single 35 km stretch. And if you think that doesn’t sound too hard, think sharks, a treacherous 2.5 metre swell and a lazy 14 hours in the water. We talked about fear, the mental and physical strength you need for this sort of endurance sport, her love for championing women and the people who inspire her as she continues to inspire us. Lauren is an educator, a teache...
Episode 27 - Jacqueline Nagle - Resilience is Not a Destination
July 09, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBTodays guest is Jacqueline Nagle, speaker, mentor and facilitator of Any Given Tuesday. And when we talk about people sharing their stories here to teach and inspire us to be better versions of ourselves...well, Jacqueline gives us plenty to choose from. In this episode we focus on two of her stories, both business related, both huge but one of them including loss of a friend. We spoke a lot about foundational resilience and mental strength, how we can all build both and how’s it’s not o...
Episode 27 - Resilience is Not a Destination with Jacqueline Nagle
July 09, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBTodays guest is Jacqueline Nagle, speaker, mentor and facilitator of Any Given Tuesday. And when we talk about people sharing their stories here to teach and inspire us to be better versions of ourselves...well, Jacqueline gives us plenty to choose from. In this episode we focus on two of her stories, both business related, both huge but one of them including loss of a friend. We spoke a lot about foundational resilience and mental strength, how we can all build both and how’s it’s not o...
Episode 27 - Jacqueline Nagle - Resilience is Not a Destination
July 09, 2021 07:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBTodays guest is Jacqueline Nagle, speaker, mentor and facilitator of Any Given Tuesday. And when we talk about people sharing their stories here to teach and inspire us to be better versions of ourselves...well, Jacqueline gives us plenty to choose from. In this episode we focus on two of her stories, both business related, both huge but one of them including loss of a friend. We spoke a lot about foundational resilience and mental strength, how we can all build both and how’s it’s not o...
Episode 26 - Carmen Platt - Better Than Nothing Is Not Good Enough
June 22, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBToday you’re going to hear from Carmen Platt. She’s the no nonsense founder of the Generous and The Grateful – love that name, right? An organisation that distribute bulky essential used items to people to help furnish their homes like washing machines, sofas and beds with the idea that if you can set up a safe home for someone, then they can get on with rebuilding their lives more easily. We talked about travel, and how it helps us grow, the desire for many of us to want to help but how...
Episode 26 - Better Than Nothing Is Not Good Enough with Carmen Platt
June 22, 2021 06:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBToday you’re going to hear from Carmen Platt. She’s the no nonsense founder of the Generous and The Grateful – love that name, right? An organisation that distribute bulky essential used items to people to help furnish their homes like washing machines, sofas and beds with the idea that if you can set up a safe home for someone, then they can get on with rebuilding their lives more easily. We talked about travel, and how it helps us grow, the desire for many of us to want to help but how...
Episode 25 - Rochelle Courtenay - Ending Period Poverty
May 20, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBIt was a sobering yet uplifting chat I had with Rochelle Courtenay, founder of the charity Share the Dignity. Rochelle started this so every woman and girl could have access to sanitary products, no matter what their situation. You may be shocked to hear, as I was, when this was originally brought to my attention, that not everyone has access to period products. We talked about the real issues facing so many women in Australia and what Share the Dignity does about it. These issues are wa...
Episode 25 - Ending Period Poverty with Rochelle Courtenay
May 20, 2021 08:00 - 37 minutes - 25.6 MBIt was a sobering yet uplifting chat I had with Rochelle Courtenay, founder of the charity Share the Dignity. Rochelle started this so every woman and girl could have access to sanitary products, no matter what their situation. You may be shocked to hear, as I was, when this was originally brought to my attention, that not everyone has access to period products. We talked about the real issues facing so many women in Australia and what Share the Dignity does about it. These issues are wa...
Episode 24 - Maz Farrelly - The Perfumed Steamroller
April 22, 2021 06:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBI was going to write an intro for my next guest but her website says it all. Maz Farrelly has been to more showbiz parties than Kim Kardashian’s Spanx and down more red carpets than a Dyson vacuum. Her contacts contain bigger names than the toilet queue at the Oscars and if you can stick a name plate on it and hand it over to loud applause, she’s won it from BAFTAs to Logies. If you’ve watched it, Maz probably made it – here in Australia, LA and London - the biggest shows in the world. H...
Episode 24 - The Perfumed Steamroller with Maz Farrelly
April 22, 2021 06:00 - 58 minutes - 40.3 MBI was going to write an intro for my next guest but her website says it all. Maz Farrelly has been to more showbiz parties than Kim Kardashian’s Spanx and down more red carpets than a Dyson vacuum. Her contacts contain bigger names than the toilet queue at the Oscars and if you can stick a name plate on it and hand it over to loud applause, she’s won it from BAFTAs to Logies. If you’ve watched it, Maz probably made it – here in Australia, LA and London - the biggest shows in the world. H...
Episode 23 - Fiona McIntosh - The Fear of Failure
April 08, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBAuthor Fiona McIntosh doesn't waste time. In 20 years she has published 39 books across the genres of fantasy, crime, children's and in the last decade or so, historical romantic adventure fiction. Fiona is a marketer turned writer and this business experience shows. We talked about where her endless drive comes from, her highly successful masterclasses for writers, how she started her writing journey and how she finds her stories in all corners of the world. She also happens to be my ve...
Episode 23 - The Fear of Failure with Fiona McIntosh
April 08, 2021 03:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBAuthor Fiona McIntosh doesn't waste time. In 20 years she has published 39 books across the genres of fantasy, crime, children's and in the last decade or so, historical romantic adventure fiction. Fiona is a marketer turned writer and this business experience shows. We talked about where her endless drive comes from, her highly successful masterclasses for writers, how she started her writing journey and how she finds her stories in all corners of the world. She also happens to be my ve...
Episode 22 - Robert Plath - The Accidental Sailor
March 17, 2021 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBRear Admiral Robert Plath AM was such a pleasure to chat to. He had some great stories to share and much prudent advice to impart to us civilians from his 38 years in the Australian Navy. We talked about his story to join the navy, the influence of his dad and what it means to be a father himself. He shared many stories of life in the navy, what it was like in the eighties and what it’s like today, debunking the myth that it is as inflexible as some would have us think, as well as stories ...
Episode 22 - The Accidental Sailor with Robert Plath
March 17, 2021 20:00 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBRear Admiral Robert Plath AM was such a pleasure to chat to. He had some great stories to share and much prudent advice to impart to us civilians from his 38 years in the Australian Navy. We talked about his story to join the navy, the influence of his dad and what it means to be a father himself. He shared many stories of life in the navy, what it was like in the eighties and what it’s like today, debunking the myth that it is as inflexible as some would have us think, as well as stories ...