TV RELOAD

Featured Guest: 'KJ' from Australia Survivor’s Blood vs Water - currently on Network Ten.  The ex-flight attendant, now a stay-at-home mum of three, took on Australian Survivor with her sister Sophie. They both boasted a social game but it was KJ’s ability to tame her opinions and listen more than she talked that proved Kate was a serious contender for the top prize. We talk about that advantage,...

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Featured Guest 'Juicy Dave' from Australia Survivor’s Blood vs Water - currently on Network Ten.  As a Project Manager at a construction firm, Dave knew he would be very strategic in the game of Australian Survivor and he certainly proved that by getting the lay of the land, being flexible and making tough ruthless calls that he was a force to be reckoned with but as he became the latest castaway...

Featured Guest Jordie Hansen from Australia Survivor’s Blood vs Water - currently on Network Ten.  The victorian landscaper by trade is used to digging holes and getting himself out of them and boy did he dig a lot of holes during his time of the show…. despite the ease of which he makes friends on the outside Jordie played Australian Survivor like a PG villain. Always ruffling the features and ke...

Featured Guest TV legend Grant Denyer and we are going to unpack his latest gig, dancing up a storm on Channel Seven’s Dancing with The Stars: Allstars Edition. I don’t know if you are watching this current series but you really should. Catch up on the episodes you’ve missed and poor yourself a bloody Champagne on Sunday nights - cause it is very fun and grant is amazing in it.  I think he could p...

Featured guest Samatha Gash from Network Ten's Australian Survivor ! Samatha re entered the competition with her now husband Mark Wales and played a game of Blood vs Water with gusto, passion and determination.  Outside of the game, Samantha is a social entrepreneur with heart, grit and intelligence. Affectionately nicknamed Sammy. Her authentic storytelling bleeds a mission statement that has ins...

Synopsis:  Featured guest Jordan Schmidt from Australian Survivor on Channel Ten! Jordan as been playing the competition of blood vs Water with his cousin Josh and between the two, you’d be forgiven for thinking they were unstoppable . Although they are cousins, Jordan and Josh boasted their relationship is closer than most brothers. However, as we are now at the pointing end of the competition a...

Featured Guest: TV presenter Andrew Winter. Who is currently celebrating 20 years in Television. As we eagerly await the launch of his latest series of Selling Houses Australia on Foxtel - it is hard to imagine this show has been on our screens for 14 seasons.  Andrew is often described by the Media as ‘straight talking’ and he is known for cutting to the chase and actually saying what everyone el...

Synopsis:  Featured guest Michelle who is the latest castaway to be eliminated from Channel Ten’s Australian Survivor. Joining the popular reality TV companion themed 'Blood vs Water 'with her twin sister was not something Michele had foreseen in her future but with a slight twist of the arm - both twins took part in the 2022 competition and made it all the way to a rightful spot on the jury. I th...

SYNOPSIS: Featured guest Alexander Reid who is the latest "Reality TV sensation" from the Netflix Australia series 'Byron Baes!' This show has been given more flack than any Australian made series on record. From the announcement to the launch, everyone can’t stop talking about the polarising nature of this Doco-Reality-Series set in Byron and centring around 'Influencers.'  To say that you like t...

Synopsis:  Featured guest Jessie Hansen. Who is the latest eliminated castaway from Australian Survivor on Channel Ten. This season has seen the competition tackling an age old debate - 'Blood vs Water' and when Jessie’s brother asked him to join him on the 2022 series - it was a no brainer for the Survivor enthusiast.  However, in one of the biggest moves of the game, Jessie’s closest alliance Sa...

Featured guest Simone Holtznagle who is the latest recruit to leave SAS Australia on Channel Seven. Over the last few episode’s of TV reload - you would have heard me reference my personal relationships with Angie Kent and Khan Ong and now with this episode it might seems like I must be pretending that I know everyone… I honestly don’t know everyone but a bizarre anomaly was that three of my frien...

Featured guest Khanh Ong who is the eleventh person to be eliminated from Australian Survivor 2022. Channel Ten didn’t have to look far with this reality TV superstar, having competed in two seasons of Australian Masterchef and I don’t even think the producers at Endemol Shine Australia had any idea how great a player Kahn would prove to be. While he won 60,000 dollars before being eliminated last...

Featured guest Angie Kent who you might now as a darling reality TV. From Gogglebox to the jungle - from The bachelorette to the dance floor - there isn’t a network or production company that hasn’t hit her up for a job in the last few years. Angie wears her heart on her sleeve and is one of the most relatable personalities on the TV circuit. I feel like we have only just seen the tip of the icebe...

Featured guest Ben Watson from Australian Survivor. Who is the 10th person to be eliminated from the Network Ten series  It may appear that I have become the Australian Survivor Podcast but I promise you - I have a great Married At First Sight coming up. Thanks to the team at Channel Nine and also a chat with one of the fallen SAS competitors competitors from Channel Seven but I have been lucky en...

Synopsis:  Featured guest Michael 'Croc' Crocker from Australian Survivor who is the 9th person to be eliminated from the Network Ten series  This year the global phenomenon produced by Endemol Shine Australia has had me hooked from day one and I have been lucky enough to get some time with Mick, appropriately nick named 'Croc' to discuss all the mess and mayhem from his time on the show. The ex N...

Synopsis:  Featured guest Amy Ong from Australian Survivor, who is the 8th person to be eliminated. From the Network Ten series  This year the global phenomenon produced by Endemol Shine Australia follows the theme Blood vs Water which sees competitors playing alongside their loved ones. Amy joined the 2022 castaways with her brother Kahn Ong and while we never got to see them both reunite - it wa...

Synopsis:  Featured Guest Erin Vincent who is the Executive Producer on Q&A. I have been a fan of the ABC show for many years and what Erin brings to Q&A is her natural love of good journalism. From working behind the scenes on some of the best news broadcast jobs - it has been this program that has allowed Australian audiences to hear much needed conversation from which she orchestrates b...

SPECIAL GUEST ADRIAN SWIFT: CHANNEL NINE'S HEAD OF CONTENT PRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT I have kept in touch with Adrian Swift over the years and what I have always loved about this man is his storytelling ability. Not only does he understand the fabric of engaging an audience - with the shows he makes - he is one of those characters that comes into your life who draws you in with his infectious war...

Dylan Lewis has been in our lives, though radio and television for as long as I can remember. He is a genuine soul who connects with his audience by being his authentic self.  It is absolutely hilarious that he has just won another reality show but it is also really heart warming to know that he is just as loved now as he has always been. I feel like this is going to remind studio bosses and execu...

Today on the podcast I return to talk television for 2022 with Alex Mavroidakis from ITV Studios. Mav is not only an Executive Producer I have worked with but someone who is currently at the top of his game. He has started the year for his 7th time with an Australian TV staple, 'I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.' Which has again won the hearts of its audience with his mantra "Humour, Heart and H...

I have two of the lead actors, both Elodie Yung and Aiden Canto from Binge’s latest big budget series The Cleaning Lady on this episode of the pod. Their series revolves around a highly intelligent Cambodian doctor living in the U.S.A as a cleaner, while waiting for a medical treatment to save her son. The female lead played by Yung witnesses a brutal murder that places her in a situation that is...

Today on the podcast I have one of my favourite housewives from the latest series of The Real Housewives of Melbourne - It Is Simone Elliott. We have come to the end of another RHOM series and with only the finale left, we as an audience have well and truely picked our sides over the most explosive divide ever seen on the franchise.  Simone has laughed, cried, stood up for herself and won over the...

Today on the podcast I have one of ABC Australia's most prized TV content makers Kalita Corrigan. Kalita has just launched my favourite new program 'Books that Made Us.' .An insightful look into Australian Authors who have made an impact on the world with best selling novels that reflect our Australian culture. As an Executive Producer for ABC Arts, Kalita oversees a vibrant slate of series and fe...

This week on the podcast I have Yvie Jones! Yvie joins TV Reload to promote her latest TV project 'Snackmasters,' which launches on Channel Nine at 7:30 Monday the 29th of November. The series is absolutely mind blowing, as famous chefs try to recreate some of Australia's most iconic snacks. From classic candies to fast-food faves, viewers will get a sneak peek into confectionery production to see...