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In this episode, I tell Jules about seeing my 15-year-old daughter try on her formal dress for the first time... and how I basically crumbled into a million pieces. Julie then tells the beautiful story of her son Patty getting engaged, and how he was white as a sheet with nerves before it! Lots of laughs - and a lot of heart in this one. And in case you haven't heard, we're 2 episodes away...

With the sad news yesterday of Jane Goodall's passing, we thought we'd look back at an episode where her name randomly popped up - and led to an amazing story! It was during my visit to Lithgow and a chat with Melinda from Kanimbla Wombats - who was hanging out with Jane just last year. If you don't now anything about Jane Goodall and the amazing things she did - have a listen to this....

"You're deaf but you're not deaf enough." I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with the brilliant Mikaela Magro, a 19-year-old legend from the Central Coast who plays for the Australian Women's Deaf Football Team . I had so many questions! We chat about the amazing technology - like the magnet screwed to her skull (that doubles as a brilliant party trick), and the surp...

About a year ago, I pulled into the Triple M carpark with the Podvan (which was a WEIRD moment - after years of driving past it every weekday on my way to a competing breakfast radio show!) and I had a great chat with Maz Compton. Maz does the show with Paddy Gerrard and we go waaaaaay back! In fact, she said that I was the first person to ever put her on air! We went to all sorts of places - incl...

First up, a bit of a warning on this one. This episode deals with the loss of a child. There's tears, there's (surprisingly) a lot of laughs - and there's actually a positive message out of the whole thing. It's a beautiful episode - but I wanted to give you a heads-up, so it didn't come out of the blue and trigger something for you. 🤗 When the Podvan rolled up to the Cancer C...

"I don't feel comfortable asking people for money." This is a bit of a different one... it's a podcast within a podcast! My business coach (Marcus Kroek) asked me to go on his Business Unlocked podcast, to talk about my journey from employee to business owner. We chat about everything from how I learned to define my own version of success (it's actually not about the money) t...

Oh man, if you haven't heard this story - you're in for a treat!! (And it's super short and sweet!) Julie had a great idea: let's bring back our old radio segment, Thankful Thursday! Simple, right? WRONG. What if someone listens on a Saturday? Or starts on a Thursday but finishes on a Monday?! The panic was real, but the jingle I came up with to solve this ridiculous, self-inflicte...

I had the absolute pleasure of having a last-minute sit-down with the brilliant Jen, who runs the Central Coast 'Walk It Off' ladies group. What started as a chat about mental health quickly went in soooo many incredible and unexpected directions. Jen opens up about how she lost 44 kilos, and the huge mental and emotional journey that comes with it. We also get into her life as a female ca...

Kofi and Talula jumped in the Podvan about a year ago in Long Jetty, while they were here backpacking around Australia. In this Quick Fix, you'll hear how Kofi dropped out of uni and started a "Solo Travel Vlog" from scratch - to the point where he now has over 100,000 followers on his socials and travels the world for a job! If you enjoy this Quick Fix, you can just scroll back thro...

I really hope Julie doesn't read the title of this one.. . But, I mean - it's actually what's coming up in this episode!! We talk about some of the things I brought back from Thailand (including a strange rash 😳) and Julie sings a VERY strange song. (Please let me know if you've ever heard it before!!!) It's a good episode full of nonsense and laughs. Enjoy! Huge thanks to my...

About a year ago, I rolled up to the Triple M carpark in Gosford to have a chat with Maz (one half the brekky team there) - and then the other half of the show barged in... 😂 Enjoy! If you want to hear the whole episode - it's number 46!!

For my 200th episode, I wanted to introduce my Podvan family... to my actual family! It's my Mum and Dad! So, in this one, we talk about the time I was at my absolute lowest, and they drove 10 hours from Melbourne for a surprise hug I didn't even know I needed. We also finally get the story about why I went to a psychiatrist when I was three years old (what?!), and we find out what they re...

"If you hadn't done what you did... would you be alive right now?"  "No." That’s how the chat started with the incredible Jon and Nicky, and their story only gets more unbelievable from there. It's a journey that spans decades, through multiple cancer diagnoses, unbelievable heartbreak, and a mental health crisis that brought Nicky to a breaking point where she was read...

"If you hadn't done what you did... would you be alive right now?" "No." That’s how the chat started with the incredible Jon and Nicky, and their story only gets more unbelievable from there. It's a journey that spans decades, through multiple cancer diagnoses, unbelievable heartbreak, and a mental health crisis that brought Nicky to a breaking point where she was ready to end it all. We also talk...

I was super excited to show Julie my new party trick: an AI bot that writes songs about our episodes on the spot. I just needed a subject. Enter Bev, a lovely ceramic artist we met on the beach. Perfect, right? Except... in my excitement, I told the AI her name was Val... Remember, if you'd like to hear the whole episode it came from, just search for Episode 44 of The Podvan Podcast! NEW EPISO...

If you get a chance, fire up the video version of this episode on Spotify or YouTube! The family just got back from Thailand - where Tiana and I weren't allowed to take our ADHD Meds with us... And yet we still managed to pull together a podcast episode from a chaotic week in Phuket! We have soooo many laughs - and we hope you will too! I'd love to hear from you! ⬇️ Facebook | Instagram | FB Group...

"You didn't know they didn't have a gun. You didn't know what they were capable of." I had psychologist Heather Irvine-Rundell from The READ Clinic back in the van, and I decided to share a story that messed me up for years. It involved my five-year-old son and a hooded figure trying to break in at 1am. Fun times. Heather so brilliantly explains what actually happens in our brain during a moment o...

Oh man, if you haven't heard this story - you're in for a treat!! (And it's super short and sweet!) My kids (Jordan and Tiana) joined me in the Podvan about a year ago - and I'm still laughing about this story... Remember, if you'd like to hear the whole episode it came from, just search for Episode 42 of The Podvan Podcast!  NEW EPISODES every MONDAY

I had the absolute honour of sitting down with Adrian Date, a man who spent nearly 20 years as an intensive care paramedic. I've always wanted to chat with an ambo, and this chat went to places I never expected! Adrian tells me about the time he drove straight into a brawl between two bikie gangs, shares a deeply personal story behind his tattoo, and we talk about the heartbreaking privilege of be...

Well this episode is a little different! After a reel I made about the NDIS went completely bonkers online, I got quite curious about the whole thing. The universe then delivered Imbi and Darren, old family friends I hadn't seen in 20 years since our kids were in mother's group together. It turns out they're NDIS Plan Managers (a job I didn't even know existed), but the biggest lesson I learned is...

"He lies Rabs, all the gear and no idea." Well, it seems Jules and I have sorted out what's going on my tombstone. So that's one thing ticked off the list. This was one of those classic Podvan chats that went everywhere and nowhere all at once. We talked about the weird and wonderful world of online comment sections, whether our phones are actually reading our minds, and the new TV show that has J...

This one comes from waaay back in episode 42! We parked up at Umina beach, and I invited a bunch of collectors down. Some amazing stories about the things they have - and why! Remember, if you'd like to hear the whole episode it came from, just search for Episode 42 of The Podvan Podcast! NEW EPISODES every MONDAY PATREON EXCLUSIVE episodes for members at podvan.com.au/members

Ever wondered why you are the way you are ? And why you do things the way you do? In another awesome chat with Clinical Psychologist Heather Irvine-Rundle from The Read Clinic, we talk about how childhood experiences, including trauma and adverse events, can shape the adults we become and, most importantly, what can be done about it. Heather takes us through how the brain develops in those crucial...

Rosie Waterland's "Just The Gist" podcast had over 10 million downloads, and her memoir "The Anti-Cool Girl" was a best-selling award winner. I recorded this chat with Rosie at Words on the Waves, where she was promoting her new book Broken Brains , co-written with Jamila Rizvi. We got into what it means to live with trauma, the invisibility of mental illness, and how she’s learned to stop chasing...

People have talking about really copping the winter blues lately. Do you need a laugh or 2? Here you go! Julie’s back in the Podvan and somehow we cover everything from what people always say to tall people, to my dodgy hacked chairs, to GTA5 life lessons and a bit of how to get backstage at a racetrack. Just a bit of classic Podvan banter. Get bonus episodes and more for $10 a month at http://pod...