Moments of Clarity

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Rachel Rosaia. Rachel is a nurse who works in an oncology and haematology ward in a Melbourne hospital. Rachel has dedicated her working life to specialising and providing unbelievable care to patients battling cancer. She has also worked in palliative care. I wanted to talk to Rachel for a number of reasons. Firstly, she is incredibly passionate about her w...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Shani Graham.   Shani spent 20 years working for the Department of Education and Training as a teacher, school principal and teacher trainer. In 2006, she decided to make a "sustainable change" and set up a short term accommodation business with a sustainable focus. Shani and her partner, Tim, ran regular tours of the house and business, and were responsible...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Rebecca Scott. Rebecca Scott is one of the most driven, compassionate and innovative community leaders I have had the pleasure of meeting. Bec, along with her partner Kate, co-founded STREAT, a social enterprise that works to help end youth homelessness and disadvantage. STREAT offers disadvantaged youth aged 16-25 a supported pathway from the street to a su...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Ryan Creed.   Ryan is the co-founder of LifeCykel and the National Mushroom Network.    In today’s conversation, I speak to Ryan about being a high performance athlete, diet and exercise, working in a fly-in fly-out capacity in the mines, entrepreneurship and business, creativity, grit, freedom, the problems with a centralised economy and food system, relati...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Ged Kearney.   Ged Kearney is the Federal Member for Cooper. Ged has served in the parliament since March 2018, when she was elected in a by-election. Ged is the first woman to hold the seat. Ged is the Shadow Assistant Minister for Skills and the Shadow Assistant Minister for Aged Care. Ged started her working life as a nurse and rose to become Federal Secr...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Marcus Stewart.    Marcus Stewart is a Nira illim bulluk man of the Taungurung Nation. He is an advocate, negotiator and strategist with more than 15 years’ experience in Aboriginal affairs and has had many senior roles in the Victorian State Government. He was elected co-chair of the First Peoples’ Assembly of Victoria in 2019 and was the CEO at the Federat...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Nicole.   Nicole, or Mrs B as her students call her, is an educator who has been teaching for over 16 years. She has worked in both primary and secondary school settings and is currently in a wellbeing role, making good use of the psychology degree she completed as a mature age student. Nicole is a loving mother of 3 children and as you will hear during this...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Dr Shahir Masri.    Shahir is an air pollution scientist at the University of California, Irvine, and also teaches at the Schmid College of Science and Technology at Chapman University. He earned his doctorate from Harvard and undergraduate degree from UCLA. In 2018, Shahir launched a national grassroots advocacy project called "On the Road for Climate Actio...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Rudy Alvarez. Rudy is a language teacher at a primary school in Perth and father of 3 daughters. In today’s conversation we speak about growing up in El Salvador during the Civil War, his role as a teacher and union member in the fight against oppression, losing parents at a young age, using education and love as an antidote to violence, moving to Australia...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Sherry Maddock. Sherry Maddock is a gardener and placemaker and more recently founder and director of Planted Places, a social enterprise in the centre of Melbourne which exists to “cultivate relationships between people, plants and place”. She is also the Neighbourhood Engagement Coordinator for Collins Street Baptist Church. I am really excited today to br...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Dr Vhairi Mackintosh. Vhairi is an earth scientist by trade who, after realising that she could turn her passion for engaging young people in science and technology into her day job, made the jump from research into education a couple of years ago. Currently, she works as part of a new Victorian state government initiative equipping young people with the ski...

Hi everyone. Something different for you today. I have released a conversation I had with my mate Kyle as a bonus episode. A Yarn with Barn will continue to be randomly released whenever I decide to record a conversation with a friend. So please let me know what you think. The sound quality is not as good as it normally is but you will get used to it. Normal episodes will continue to be released e...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to James Hattam. James is a conservation ecologist and has been working with government and not-for-profits in Victoria and Tasmania for more than ten years, with experience in conservation covenants, philanthropic programs, marketing, communications, community engagement and not-for-profit governance. James is currently CEO at Tasmanian Land Conservancy and is...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I speak to Liz. Liz is a law graduate and runs a business as a licensed conveyancer. I speak to Liz about the coronavirus, her career so far, her passion project to bring blockchain technology into property law, and economics. We then move on to Liz’s personal life, in particular her sexuality and her journey coming out in a conservative European family, mental health,...

Today on Moments of Clarity I speak to Saskia Chowles. Sass is a Tattoo artist an amazing one at that, but she's not only a tattoo artist, she's a creative in every sense of the word. In today’s conversation I speak to Sass about her upbringing, her creative journey, being a woman and feminism, finding your identity, not being too harsh on yourself and much more. It wouldn't be 2020 without some c...

I will not be releasing a conversation today but rather a monologue regarding my initial thoughts and feelings regarding the Coronavirus/Covid-19 pandemic. My thoughts are with everyone affected by the crisis during this difficult time.    Waking Up with Sam Harris https://wakingup.com/

Today on Moments of Clarity, I have a conversation with my friend Rali. Rali is a freelance filmmaker and moved to Australia as a refugee when he was 18. I was fascinated and touched by Rali's openness to tell his story. A story of trauma, loss, pain, statelessness, migration, hope and appreciation. Moments of Clarity aims to open up the hearts and minds of people through stories told by everyday...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I have a conversation with Brother Harry Prout. Harry is a Marist Brother that has lived and worked in one of the most disadvantaged areas of Victoria for over 21 years. Through his work with the Exodus Community he is living his values by helping to provide dignity and hope to people that may otherwise be without. My name is Barney and if you enjoy this episode, pleas...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I have a conversation with Marwa about political correctness, faith, being a woman of colour and the power of language among many other topics. Marwa is an educator and is committed to ensuring her students understand their impact on the world. My name is Barney and if you enjoy this episode, please subscribe, leave a review and share. You can contact me via email at m...

Today on Moments of Clarity, I have a conversation with Paul Daniele about masculinity, dance, depression, hope, ethnicity, healing, music, spirituality and outrage. Paul is a mindful movement practitioner and works to empower others to be aware of their innate abilities. My name is Barney and if you enjoy this episode please subscribe, leave a review and share. Please contact me via email at mome...

The first ever episode of Moments of Clarity is an exciting one because I am talking to my cousin Clara who is somebody that ensures her values and actions align each and every day. Clara has a deep passion for coffee and sustainability and she discusses some of the success stories of her industry. We discuss social media, philosophy, mental health and our trip to Nepal among many other things. My...

Values. It is a word I often fall back on when encountering division and debate as I go about my day to day. I am constantly entering into intellectual, philosophical, spiritual and scientific conversations that all too often become a ping pong match. A ping pong match of who can remember the most from the last article they read, the last documentary they watched or the last podcast they listened...