Podcasts – The Chattering Classes

Tamp on everybody! Wiggo and Alyson join me to talk about communication skills with adults and youths, the friends that we collect and drift from when younger and the curiosity. Then Nick pops in to talk about music connections, sealed … Continue reading →

Author Joanne Rose joins me to discuss the process of writing and self publishing your first novel. More than that Joey Jo Jo is a former student of mine who I utilised as an unpaid intern for 4 years. We … Continue reading →

Wiggo and Gibbo continue our chat on movies, this time from 1995 to 1999, featuring some truly astounding movie years. We cover who were our voices in film, which actors we love, were in love with, and were afraid of. … Continue reading →

Wiggo and Gibbo joined me for part 1 of an epic, that is long, discussion about movies in the 90s. It was pretty difficult as we realised that we watched every movie ever released. Gibbo starts discussing movies we missed … Continue reading →

Angela Ward joins me in the backrooms of the public Library to discuss why we like teaching. We cover what kind of students we were, drama in and out of the classroom, and our love of year 7 camps. A … Continue reading →

Alyson came back to chat with me some more. We discuss a lot about being characters from older times, the odd things customers say, book recommendations and oiled moustaches. We then discuss our kids and how they suddenly want to … Continue reading →

We are back to finish off the rest of the century so far. We are starting in 2013, covering some unanswered questions and taking our sweet time getting to last year. Wiggo and Nick also give their picks from the … Continue reading →

Well hello old friends, we are back for a soft return. I thought I’d do a little project to amuse myself and I brought along Wiggo and Nick. We discuss my 25 films of the century so far. I pick … Continue reading →

It’s the soft ending of the podcast you’ve come to know and like over the past 12 years and joining me for this rude surprise is Nick, Wiggo and Alyson for the last time . . . maybe. We talk … Continue reading →

Author Inga Simpson (Willowman, Mr Wigg) joins me once again to talk about her latest book, The Thinning. It’s a book about hope and action against things we do and don’t notice. That’s pretty vague but I don’t like spoilers. … Continue reading →

Alyson and Wiggo join me to discuss a lot of stuff. Have we saved lives? Yes! Human lives? Find out. 1 band and 2 singers of discussion, what are the red flags we see in ourselves, how we were liars … Continue reading →

My dad spoke with me on the mic for the first time in 9 years. It was the day before he turned 75 and we discuss how that feels, and how it feels to see things change around you when … Continue reading →

Adam Lovgren joins me in the season opener to talk about how the US is going about now. We recorded just after the California fires and we discussed these, and our kids moving on without us. We then get into … Continue reading →

To end the year I go over the films, books and music I’ve enjoyed throughout the year. It’s just me talking. Merry New Year to you all from all of us at The Chatterings. See you in the new year. … Continue reading →

The 4 of us from the 200th are back for the season finale where we go through all the questions we hadn’t got to before. Funeral ideas, problematic sports, hot chips, art and artists, teaching strategies and unused talents. I … Continue reading →

Emily Squires joins me again to discuss many things about books and how creativity works. We go over miscommunication with your children and how to weigh up decisions that impact our kids. We also discover a book that the New … Continue reading →

The four of us are back, after some sound mishaps, and we finish answering questions for the 200th episode spectacular. We cover the nice times of your courtships, the books we would write but can’t find, Simpsons references galore and … Continue reading →

The 200th Episode is here and it is spectacular. I start the podcast with the producer Nick answering questions from people from the show’s past, but the mood changes with some special guests dropping by and much fun was had. … Continue reading →

Alyson asked me a question for the 200th episode but I thought we could spend a while discussing our shared history. But of course we get sidetracked immediately by ocean temperature, literary jaunts and severe haircuts. Plus we keep the … Continue reading →

My kids introduced me to Nova Weetman’s books and then I’ve taught her novels to students, so this was a great time for me. We discuss her writing process, Koala nocturnal habits, interconnectedness and talking to young people. You can … Continue reading →

Angela Ward and I recorded in front of very large windows looking over a golf course so we got very distracted from the start. Started off talking about golf, a couple of interruptions along the way, until we discussed teaching … Continue reading →

Nick, the producer, joins me in this mini episode, to talk about the weird kids at school, self-acceptance and affectations. We then unpack a compliment and the ways our brains operate under pressure. Nick goes out of focus, which is … Continue reading →

Wiggo and Alyson join me to talk about travelling about the world with and without your children. We have a somewhat serious medical chat, that I wasn’t sure I should leave in. But then we go onto discussions of travelling … Continue reading →

Sasha and Alyson, the front office ladies, are back to discuss their friendship in more depth than ever before. We go over the morning after pub carpet breath musk. How did they deal with rude teachers and how did they … Continue reading →

Leon Braun is back for the sequel to discuss his knowledge of Thailand and Laos, the connection to a famous Horror series, and the things that happen when we sleep. We finally get to the life of a diplomat living … Continue reading →