Broad Radio On The Go

Annie Louey is a comedian, and celebrant among other things, so we welcome her as a new co host on Broad Radio this week alongside Jo Stanley. Annie talks about her skill in working out if a couple will make a sucessful marriage, and her work trying to understand more about the way we deal with death and grief. And with 18 teams now in the AFLW league, and a cross over with the AFL bring the game...

They say a picture tells a thousand words so when Cathy Wilcox draws her cartoons she is often conveying and condensing big ideas for all of us. During the federal election of 2022 Cathy's cartoons were spot on and we chat with her today about the responsibility of the cartoonist, the fun in caricatures and how it can lose you friends, and how trolling and twitter are a regular part of her job! Th...

This week it was revealed that in the lead up to the federal election in 2022, Dr Monique Ryan was told she had unelectable hair! So, Jo and Serpil Senelmis discuss their physical attributes and what they think would be electable and non-electable about them. Broad Radio's own Diana Nguyen has adapted an Alice Pung book for the MTC called Laurinda, so we find out what it's like to see her work on...

In Ep 83 Nelly Thomas gets and intro to Jo's new obcession which is SIX the musical after seeing it live, they talk with Chelsea Dawson who playes Catherine Howard, one of Henry VIII's wives in the show, and we discover how this new interpretation is re-framing history, and what we can learn and enjoy from that! Jo then tells Nelly about her close encounter with Dame Emma Thompson at her local cin...

It's episode 82! We’re all about POWERFUL women this week, when Nelly Thomas and Jo Stanley share their sadness at news of the death of Olivia Newton John, how her music shaped their young lives and how they both wanted to be leather bitch Sandy, but were blonde sandy before the transformation in Grease! Then they tear into the topic of breaking down barriers in parliament, with Mutthi Mutthi and...

In episode 81 we discover that big things have happened in parliament this week when it comes to paid domestic violence leave and the fight that's gone on for years with many working tirelessly behind the scenes to establish it, when we hear from Michelle O'Neil, president of the ACTU. (There were some glitches in the feed so we bring you part of the interview, it's powerful stuff.) Then Jo and Mi...

Advocacy is the name of the game in this episode when Jo Stanley and Mignon Stewart catch up with MasterChef star and Beyond Blue spokesperson Julie Goodwin. Julie tells all about her moment when she realised she couldn't do it all and the role that anxiety and depression have played in her life. She also tells us what she learned about the power of stepping back and seeing where others stepped fo...

Returning to Broad Radio after finishing off her final season of Home Delivery we talk goodbyes and going home with Julia Zemiro and discuss a decade of memories, stories, surprise revelations and magnificent vehicles. We also find out why you should always tell your best story, like being hit in the head with a coconut and discover some hilarious NZ animal tales from Cal. we also discover Jo and...

Cal Wilson joins Jo Stanley on this ep of Broad Radio on the go. Cal is the host of the Moth, a story telling night that happens around the world where people get up and tell a tale about a topic. Jo and Cal consider what it is about storytelling that links us and how happiness can come from the most simple things.. like seeing your kid eat McDonalds! We also talk to Mary Wooldridge, the CEO of th...

Jo Stanley and Rana Hussein join you for episode 77 or Broad Radio on the Go. Sometimes people in Australia worry about asking the wrong questions of 1st nations people, so Denice and Derek Kickett are doing something about that in their podcast Kickstarting the yarn, we talk to Denice about how to start the conversation, and what it's like making a podcast with your husband! https://keyasset...

In this episode we welcome Rana Hussein as co host. Rana tells us she was brought up to work in the service of others, and has done so her whole career including a role in sport helping to make it more inclusive, but she really just wants to talk about Top Gun and we find out what her ultimate dream is, have you said your dream out loud? It's scary stuff. Jo and Rana then meet Jane Jones, mother o...

Myf Warhurst returns as guest co-host with Jo Stanley! The gremlins are in the machine, Jo is coming to us from home with a sik child, Myf is coming to us from the studio having almost gotten stuck in Brisbane last night! Modern life!! Our first guest has been described as a merchant of hope, and doesn't that seem right! Kon Karapanagiotidis, CEO and founder of Asylum Seeker Resource Centre, share...

George McEncroe co hosts today with Jo Stanley who’s refreshed from a week on Hamilton Island and starting the celebrations of turning 50! We start with a chat with our own Shelley Ware who shares her work on Naidoc week and we discuss the theme ‘Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up!’ and work out how we do just that. We find out how to navigate Menopause like a Queen with our favourite cover girl from the 9...

It's ep 73 and we’re working for change this week – in the world around us... and in ourselves – when Jo Stanley and Anjali Rao talk to some women doing the heavy lifting. Antoinette Lattouf, journalist and author of ‘How to Lose Friends and Influence White People’ is working to make Australia’s media less white and to try to get everyone to acknowledge their racial bias. Vanessa Hamilton is a Sex...

This week we talk the joys of parenting teens, diversity in fashion and bring the LOLs, when Jo Stanley and Diana Nguyen chat with Madonna King. She joins us after after our chat last week fell through thanks to a teensy internet hiccup! Madonna is an award-winning journalist and thought-leader, and joins us to talk teen girls, the pressures on them these days and the outcome from long lockdowns o...

Jo Stanley is joined by guest co-host, powerhouse vocalist and sports broadcaster, Brihony Dawson, in a show all about embracing who we really are. From hosting Channel 9’s Women’s Footy through to singing on some of our biggest stages, Brihony is as fun as they are fascinating. If you’re new to Brihony you’ll fall in love with them fast. Our original line up with Audrey Aura and Madonna King fell...

Nelly Thomas and Jo Stanley are supporting women who support women, Nelly tells us about her new project the podcast 'The Single Life of Us' talking about being back on the shelf after 40. Then 4 x Olympic Gold Medalist, Libby Trickett, joins us to talk about normalising conversations about mental health and finding joy despite the challenges of life. We then take a deeper dive into perinatal ment...

Jo Stanley and Serpil Senelmis are grabbing post-election life by the hands and are bringing you a refreshing show. Breathe deep and let’s go! We bring you author and political reporter for The Guardian, Amy Remeikis, to pick apart what our government looks like post-election, and what people wanted and hoped for when they voted this time around, why we need to maintain the rage! Things are changi...

Jo Stanley, Proud Coastrek ambassador and founder of Broad Radio, is thrilled to bring you the Broad Radio Coastrek Collection. In this episode, we’re putting a spring in your step as you pound the pavement, trek the grass or pummel the sand.  We talk to one of Australia's most powerful speakers, who is also an author and coach, Kemi Nekvapil. She is focused on helping women find our power. S...

Jo Stanley, Proud Coastrek ambassador and founder of Broad Radio, is thrilled to bring you the Broad Radio Coastrek Collection. In this episode, we’re thrilled to welcome a special guest who we’ve been fans of ever since ‘Puberty Blues’ hit the bookshelves in 1981.  She’s the queen of the one liner, the mother of chick lit (or c*it lit), a world-wide best-selling writer - the fun and feisty,...

Jo Stanley, Proud Coastrek ambassador and founder of Broad Radio, is thrilled to bring you the Broad Radio Coastrek Collection. In this episode, we’re talking to one of Australia’s most-loved writers, while we keep you company on your trek.  Over the years, so many Australian women have benefited from Kaz Cooke's ability to demystify pregnancy, childbirth, toddlers and puberty with her books...

Jo Stanley, Proud Coastrek ambassador and founder of Broad Radio, is thrilled to bring you the Broad Radio Coastrek Collection. In this episode, we welcome a special guest who has had us glued to the screens for an incredible 17 Paralympic medals (including six gold), 10 world championship medals and four Commonwealth Games medals.  Swimmer Ellie Cole shares her experience at the games and we...

Jo Stanley, proud Coastrek ambassador and founder of Broad Radio, is thrilled to bring you the Broad Radio Coastrek Collection. Broad Radio is a project for women, by women, and we love being able to focus on women’s health.  Dr Rosie Worsely is an expert in the field of menopause, something that affects every women, including many of our Coastrekking friends. This interview is packed with in...

Be inspired and let us keep you company while you train with this chat with the Fearless trailblazer, founder of Coastrek, Di Westaway. Jo Stanley, proud Coastrek ambassador and founder of Broad Radio, is excited to bring you the Broad Radio Coastrek Collection. In this episode, we’re thrilled to welcome a very familiar special guest, adventurer Di Westaway - the founder of Wild Women On Top and C...

In epsiode 68 Jo Stanley welcomes guest co-host, journalist and presenter, Mignon Stewart, as together they bring the critical and the creative. Women in the United States are fighting for their reproductive rights, with a nationwide march planned on Sat 14 May. We’re joined by filmmaker Rachel Feichter, to share what the battle is like on the ground, what overturning the Roe V Wade ruling means a...