Something To Talk About

Tammy Hembrow is one of the most talked-about people on the internet, but depending on your algorithm, you might only know one version of her. The devoted mother of three. The fitness entrepreneur helming a multimillion-dollar empire. The glamorous influencer generating headlines everywhere she goes. In this episode of the  Stellar  podcast, Tammy sits down for her most candid interview...

Erin Holland’s road to motherhood has been anything but easy. When she last joined the podcast in January, Erin was in the middle of a four-year fertility journey with her husband Ben Cutting and had just learnt the latest in a long line of IVF transfers had failed. Now, just ahead of Mother’s Day, she’s back with an update – and ready to share some beautiful news. In today...

It may surprise you that Tommy Little is big on self-awareness. Having carved out a two decade long career in stand-up, radio, and television that has traded on his self-deprecating style of humour, Tommy is now in pursuit of something much bigger.  In this episode of the Stellar podcast, Tommy reveals why he believes he’s been the common denominator in all of his breakups and weighs in...

Dr Chris Brown is a man who doesn't stay still for long. Since moving networks from Ten to Seven three years ago, the former Bondi Vet, I'm A Celeb and Dancing With The Stars host is back front and centre to launch two new projects that have taken him across Australia and around the globe, leaving him with what he calls a “very healthy” relationship with his frequent flyer account. And...

Across more than four decades as a journalist and television presenter, Lisa Wilkinson has told plenty of compelling stories. But in the past five years, she has spent more time making headlines than reading them. Now, Lisa sits down for her first interview in more than four years to unpack the personal toll of the legal battles that have consumed her life since June 2022, and discuss the unlikely...

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When a 16-year-old Jessica Mauboy stood on a makeshift stage in the middle of the desert for her  Australian Idol  audition, she was just a shy kid from Darwin with a massive voice. Within a few years, she was catapulted from the Top End to the top of the charts. Earlier this year, Jessica returned to the  Australian Idol stage – this time as a mentor, stepping in to fill Kyle...

In November last year, newsreader and weather presenter Amber Sherlock was let go from her role at the Nine Network, an announcement that made headlines and had paparazzi camped outside her house. Suddenly, after almost 20 years at the network, Amber found herself without the security of a full-time job, only three weeks ahead of her 50th birthday.  Now, she is looking towards the future...

Thirty years ago this July, a catchy song called ‘Wannabe’, sung by a then-unknown pop group called the Spice Girls, hit radio airwaves – and a global phenomenon was born.  For Melanie C, who was just 22 at the time and one-fifth of the group that brought “girl power” to a new generation, the sudden blast of “Spice mania” was intoxicating, intimidatin...

Like many of us, Katherine Bennell-Pegg grew up with a dream of one day becoming an astronaut.  But unlike most childhood dreamers, Katherine actually achieved hers. In 2024, she became the first astronaut to officially represent Australia and the first Australian woman to receive professional astronaut wings. On January 25 this year, she was named the 2026 Australian of the Year for her trai...

For more than a decade, Rove McManus was one of the most familiar faces on Australian TV.  Rove Live helped launch the careers of some of Australia's brightest talents – including Carrie Bickmore, Peter Helliar, Hamish Blake and Andy Lee – it attracted some of the biggest stars on the planet, and created viral moments before internet virality even existed.  In 2026, after 25...

Tanya Hennessy had just begun her seventh round of IVF when she joined the  Stellar podcast last April.  Just weeks after we recorded that episode, she found out she was pregnant.  On December 20, five days before Christmas, Tanya’s long-awaited first child, a baby girl named Scottie – whose full name is Scotland Jack Poole – was born and she was thrust i...

You might know her as Ivy Forrester on The Bold And The Beautiful, the long-running soap opera that has been broadcast around the world for nearly 40 years. That role marked Ashleigh Brewer’s breakout in the US, after she first came to notice working in Australian children’s shows like The Sleepover Club and H20: Just Add Water, before joining the cast of Neigh...

Since The Project was axed eight months ago, speculation has been rife about what Sarah Harris will do next.  Now, we finally know the former TV host is making the move into radio, joining Nova’s new breakfast show, Ricki-Lee & Tim, in a newsreader role.  In this episode of the Stellar podcast, Sarah reflects on the role cancel culture played in the end of The Project, why she...

Ricki-Lee was just 18 when she became a household name on the second season of Australian Idol in 2004.  Thrust into the spotlight at a time when famous women’s bodies and choices were the subject of intense media and public scrutiny, Ricki-Lee was able to block out the critics and build a formidable career as a recording artist, performer, TV presenter and radio host.  Now in 2026...

When Georgie Tunny was a young girl growing up in Queensland, she dreamed of becoming a sports reporter so she could one day interview the Brisbane Lions and cover the Olympics.  Fast forward to 2026, and Georgie has taken over as anchor of the  10 News national weekend bulletins. Later this year, she’s releasing her debut novel, Over To You , which is set in the high stakes world...

Sarah Abo was just four years old when her parents moved her and her younger sisters from Syria to Australia in search of a better life.  Growing up in Melbourne, and rarely seeing people like her on TV, Sarah became determined to change that as she built a successful journalism career at SBS and then 60 Minutes.  Then, in 2023, she was thrown into the deep end when she became the co-hos...

Dave Hughes has one of the most recognisable voices in the Australian entertainment industry, and has been making people laugh through his stand-up career, radio shows and regular TV appearances for more than 30 years.  But in August 2024, his breakfast radio show Hughesy, Ed and Erin was pulled from the air. Then, while he was adjusting to a new, slower pace of life in 2025, Dave broke six r...

Erin Holland first stepped into the spotlight at the age of 24 when she was crowned Miss World Australia.  In the 12 years since, Erin has built a career in which she wears many hats: classical singer, model, television presenter, brand ambassador and cricket commentator.  It’s a workload that saw her board more than 130 flights last year, travelling not only the world but jetting...

In 2022, best friends and business partners Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills decided to host an afternoon dance party at a bowling club in Brisbane.  Three years later, Disco Club has become a movement, with thousands of women, between the ages of 18 and 81, turning up to dance their worries away in a safe, inclusive environment.  In this episode of the Stellar podcast, Lise and Sarah share t...

It’s been a big year at Something To Talk About - and the content won’t be stopping over the holiday season. Whatever your plans are this summer, we’ll be right here in your ears with new podcast episodes and videos dropping every Sunday morning. Thank you to everyone who has trusted us with their story this year, and thank you to our listeners and viewers for your support. Our b...

A lot of people have been cancelled in 2025, and Clare Stephens has spoken to a few of them. The writer, editor and podcaster joins Sarrah Le Marquand to unpack the psychology behind outrage culture, the emotional toll of public shaming, and the double standards that still define how we judge women in the public eye. Alongside publishing her debut novel The Worst Thing I’ve Ever Done , this...

Anna Robards was only 26 when she met her now husband Tim Robards on the inaugural season of The Bachelor in 2013.  Once the finale aired, Anna was thrust into the spotlight and found herself trying to navigate one of the most publicly scrutinised relationships in the country and a new career in media. Then, after a stint on reality show SAS Australia and a near-fatal birth experience, Anna l...

For almost two decades, Danielle Spencer took the back seat to raise her two sons while her ex-husband Russell Crowe’s Hollywood career soared.  Now at 56, and part of the "sandwich generation" juggling the needs of young adults and ageing parents, Danielle is releasing her first album of original music in 15 years and she’s determined to increase the visibility of women over 35 i...

Since leaving the Seven Network in 2020, Melissa Doyle has reinvented herself as an author, a radio host, an investigative journalist and a documentarian. And now she’s about to embark on yet another career-defining adventure when she sits down for a series of conversations with Oprah Winfrey, who is returning to Australia for her first tour in 15 years.   In this episode of the St...