Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg

Andrew Dowling is an internationally recognised social entrepreneur and loneliness expert. Andrew is currently founder & CEO of Stitch, the world's leading social community for older adults, and also founder of the non-profit charity WipeOutLoneliness.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Checking in, September 2, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are very few Australians who don’t know who Turia Pitt’s name. She’s made a huge impact on so many people’s lives in this country. Eleven years ago, Turia Pitt was running an ultra-marathon in Western Australia, when she and several other competitors became caught in an out of control bush fire. Turia received burns to more than half of her body. Since then, Turia has told her story and used...

David Knoff is an Antarctic Expedition Leader, an Author, and a leadership expert who specialises in remote leadership, hostile environment diplomacy, and resilience. He served with the Australian Army and has been deployed to diplomatic postings in both Pakistan & Iraq. When the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, David was Station Leader at Davis Station, Antarctica, where he was leading a team of...

Checking in, August 26, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chas Licciardello is a comedian and member of the satirical comedy group The Chaser. The impact that The Chaser have on Australian TV, culture and politics is not to be underestimated. They were fearless and there hasn’t been anyone like them since. You can also watch Chas on Planet America on ABC TV. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for priv...

Professor George Paxinos, AO is a leading global neuroscientist who studied at Berkeley, McGill in Canada and Yale and is Professor of Medical Sciences at NeuRA and the University of New South Wales, Sydney. George has mapped more parts of the brain than anyone in history. He has a remarkable understanding of how we as humans react to our environment - and indeed how in altering our environment we...

Checking in, August 19, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sophia Hamblin Wang is the chief operating office of Mineral Carbonation International, an Australian company that’s working on decarbonising the atmosphere and repurposing the CO2 from many industrial processes by locking it up in building materials like concrete and plasterboard. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Yvonne Weldon is a proud Waradjuri woman born into a family legendary in the fight to achieve justice for Aboriginal people. With 30 years' experience working in key government and Aboriginal organisations driving positive reform in health, education and child protection she is is an independent councillor for the City of Sydney and is the first Aboriginal councillor in the City's 180-year history...

Checking in, August 12, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tom Nash is a DJ, storyteller and quadruple amputee from Sydney. We spoke about his battle with meningococcal septicaemia, learning who your real friends are, and relearning how to do what you love. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Melanie Zanetti is an actor who splits her time between Australia and Los Angeles. She’s appeared for years on our screens in films and television - everything from the supernatural thriller “Raven’s Hollow” to “Young Rock”. However, it’s her work on a TV show called Bluey that is her most high-profile gig to date. Melanie Zanetti plays the voice of Chilli Heeler, the mum of the two young girls Bi...

Checking in, August 5, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sandra Sully is an Australian journalist and icon. She has been a trusted and highly respected newsreader on Network Ten for nigh on thirty years. Sandra first came on the show in 2018. We spoke about what journalists' role in the community were when there were just a few ways we could get our news. What she learned in her training that she still uses today, and how we can ensure that the news we...

Dr Norman Swan is a physician and journalist most recently known for Coronacast - the Walkley Award winning Podcast that he hosts with Tegan Taylor. Combining his decades of experience in journalism and healthcare, Dr Swan has a way of cutting through myths, half-truths and misconceptions about our health and lifestyle choices that deliver the absolute facts to us - in my experience allowing me to...

Checking in, July 29, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dr Richard is the Chief Economist and former Executive Director of The Australia Institute. He is a prominent Australian economist, author and public policy commentator. Richard came on the show at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. It's interesting to look back, and hear his predictions about what would happen, and how they compare to what is happening now. We discuss climate change, and wha...

Sarah Krasnostein was born in America and is based in Australia. She’s got a PhD in criminal law and is the award-winning author of The Trauma Cleaner, The Believer and her new work is the latest in the brilliant Quarterly Essay series. Not Waving, Drowning: Mental Illness and Vulnerability in Australia is an intense exploration into the lives of three women and their treatment by the State when t...

Checking in, July 22, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Splendour In the Grass is back this weekend! And to celebrate the founder of the festival Jess Ducrou is on the show. Jess is a champion and leader in Australia’s live music scene. She started out working in record stores and is now the CEO of Secret Sounds Group who are responsible for Falls Festival, Splendour In the Grass, and bringing huge artists to tour around Australia.  Hosted on Acas...

Mawunyo Gbogbo is an Australian music journalist and Author. Born in Ghana, she moved to Musswelbrook as a kid, eventually finding her way to New York and then back to Australia. She’s currently a Music & Pop Culture Reporter for Double J Radio and ABC news. Her memoir “Hip Hop & Hymns” is a glorious account of life as an African Australian living in regional Muswellbrook. Hosted on Acast....

Checking in, July 15, 2022 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Guy Sebastian is a best-selling singer and songwriter, with three number albums in Australia. Seven of his albums have gone either platinum or multi-platinum. He’s been a judge on X Factor Australia and is currently a coach on The Voice Australia. Today we're going back to 2018 when Guy and I discussed our relationships to our body, and our health; how to become more structured and taking creative...

Professor Lucy Easthope is a Disaster Planner and author of the new book "When the Dust Settles". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.