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I was in a horrible place recently. And even when a friend offered to listen, I told them I was fine. (I wasn't). This chat with my old colleague Larissa is about International Men's Day... and why she's championing it. We talk about why it feels 'controversial' to even celebrate men, and the awful stats (three-quarters of suicides are male) that prove why we need to. We get into why we (as blokes...

"𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗙𝗨𝗡𝗡𝗜𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗘𝗣𝗜𝗦𝗢𝗗𝗘 𝗦𝗢 𝗙𝗔𝗥!!" That's what was said about Episode 55 when it came out about a year ago. These nurses tell the best stories! Like...  What song was playing on the hospital stereo for their first deliveries as midwives 😂 The biggest baby they've delivered 😳 And how some husbands handle being there 😂  This is a quick 20 minute version that's ALL laughs! To he...

Kyla (from Cakes By Kyla) is back in the Podvan! It’s been ages (three kids ago, apparently!) since Kyla’s been in. We catch up on what’s happened since she closed the cupcake store after 8 crazy years, and how she’s gone back to her roots. Of course, with Kyla’s massive social media following comes a whole lot of drama... we talk about the controversy, how she’s developed a thick skin to deal wit...

It’s a "Thankful Thursday" Quick Fix, and for the first time in history, Jules and I recorded it  on  an actual Thursday. (And it has the World's Best Jingle) Julie shares what she's grateful for this week, including her "playground" kitchen and a big family holiday. If you'd like to hear the FULL episode this came from - just search for Episode 54 of the Podvan Pod...

"Why isn't anyone talking about this?" That's the question that sat with Richard and Lee for years... so they started a podcast ( Richly Told) to talk about it all themselves! In this episode, we get into all the stuff we usually hide: the feeling of being a "terrible employee," the courage it takes to talk about mental health, and that moment of finally admitting you m...

Well, this was the end of the 50 Guests In 50 Minutes (attempt) from a Sunday morning at Long Jetty Markets. We got the 50 guests.... It just went over a few episodes! Lots of laughs in this one, finishing with a couple of HILARIOUS kids and a Podvan Podband song!! Enjoy! 🤗

My guest today had NO idea he was the guest. This was a heap of fun. Wayne from Coast FM 963 thought he was just popping down to the waterfront to pre-record a quick chat for his show... until the awesome moment at the start of this one where he realised that he was actually the guest for this episode! (I think his heart is still recovering). We get into why he (and a third of all Aussies) volunte...

This is part three of the "50 Guests in 50 Minutes" special, and the stories just get crazier. Rani was adopted from Sri Lanka and only found out her real birth year (but still not the date!) after she Googled her biological name and found her sister who had been searching for her. We also hear from her daughter who has some terrifyingly funny sleepwalking stories and meet someone with a...

Now listen... This was recorded BEFORE the official announcement (I think it's pretty clear that I didn't know all of the details about the tour at that stage), but it was recorded at that time purely to capture the hilarity of a question Julie had been asked by her management. It's sooooo funny!! In fact, this episode has a LOT of laughs in it! We chat about/workshop what the stage se...

OK! So, this Quick Fix is a snippet from waaaaay back in Episode 51, recorded live at the Long Jetty Markets. We've got a whole bunch of guests with short stories like: The most mortifying thing a dog can possibly do at work, what it feels like when a theme park ride malfunctions while you're upside down, a useless superpower involving only lips, and a dare that ended with a bloke becoming...

It's been almost 20 years since Damien Leith won Australian Idol! In this chat, we find out what job he was doing when he auditioned, we get into some of his crazy celebrity run-ins and he tries to convince me to put something on hot chips that just sounds nuts! (Apparently it's a very Irish thing to do) He also finishes our chat with a beautiful, acoustic performance of his new single, &#...

In this episode, I tell Jules about seeing my 15-year-old daughter try on her formal dress for the first time... and how I basically crumbled into a million pieces. Julie then tells the beautiful story of her son Patty getting engaged, and how he was white as a sheet with nerves before it! Lots of laughs - and a lot of heart in this one. And in case you haven't heard, we're 2 episodes away...

With the sad news yesterday of Jane Goodall's passing, we thought we'd look back at an episode where her name randomly popped up - and led to an amazing story! It was during my visit to Lithgow and a chat with Melinda from Kanimbla Wombats - who was hanging out with Jane just last year. If you don't now anything about Jane Goodall and the amazing things she did - have a listen to this....

"You're deaf but you're not deaf enough." I had the absolute pleasure of sitting down with the brilliant Mikaela Magro, a 19-year-old legend from the Central Coast who plays for the Australian Women's Deaf Football Team . I had so many questions! We chat about the amazing technology - like the magnet screwed to her skull (that doubles as a brilliant party trick), and the surp...

About a year ago, I pulled into the Triple M carpark with the Podvan (which was a WEIRD moment - after years of driving past it every weekday on my way to a competing breakfast radio show!) and I had a great chat with Maz Compton. Maz does the show with Paddy Gerrard and we go waaaaaay back! In fact, she said that I was the first person to ever put her on air! We went to all sorts of places - incl...

First up, a bit of a warning on this one. This episode deals with the loss of a child. There's tears, there's (surprisingly) a lot of laughs - and there's actually a positive message out of the whole thing. It's a beautiful episode - but I wanted to give you a heads-up, so it didn't come out of the blue and trigger something for you. 🤗 When the Podvan rolled up to the Cancer C...

"I don't feel comfortable asking people for money." This is a bit of a different one... it's a podcast within a podcast! My business coach (Marcus Kroek) asked me to go on his Business Unlocked podcast, to talk about my journey from employee to business owner. We chat about everything from how I learned to define my own version of success (it's actually not about the money) t...

Oh man, if you haven't heard this story - you're in for a treat!! (And it's super short and sweet!) Julie had a great idea: let's bring back our old radio segment, Thankful Thursday! Simple, right? WRONG. What if someone listens on a Saturday? Or starts on a Thursday but finishes on a Monday?! The panic was real, but the jingle I came up with to solve this ridiculous, self-inflicte...

I had the absolute pleasure of having a last-minute sit-down with the brilliant Jen, who runs the Central Coast 'Walk It Off' ladies group. What started as a chat about mental health quickly went in soooo many incredible and unexpected directions. Jen opens up about how she lost 44 kilos, and the huge mental and emotional journey that comes with it. We also get into her life as a female ca...

Kofi and Talula jumped in the Podvan about a year ago in Long Jetty, while they were here backpacking around Australia. In this Quick Fix, you'll hear how Kofi dropped out of uni and started a "Solo Travel Vlog" from scratch - to the point where he now has over 100,000 followers on his socials and travels the world for a job! If you enjoy this Quick Fix, you can just scroll back thro...

I really hope Julie doesn't read the title of this one.. . But, I mean - it's actually what's coming up in this episode!! We talk about some of the things I brought back from Thailand (including a strange rash 😳) and Julie sings a VERY strange song. (Please let me know if you've ever heard it before!!!) It's a good episode full of nonsense and laughs. Enjoy! Huge thanks to my...

About a year ago, I rolled up to the Triple M carpark in Gosford to have a chat with Maz (one half the brekky team there) - and then the other half of the show barged in... 😂 Enjoy! If you want to hear the whole episode - it's number 46!!

For my 200th episode, I wanted to introduce my Podvan family... to my actual family! It's my Mum and Dad! So, in this one, we talk about the time I was at my absolute lowest, and they drove 10 hours from Melbourne for a surprise hug I didn't even know I needed. We also finally get the story about why I went to a psychiatrist when I was three years old (what?!), and we find out what they re...

"If you hadn't done what you did... would you be alive right now?"  "No." That’s how the chat started with the incredible Jon and Nicky, and their story only gets more unbelievable from there. It's a journey that spans decades, through multiple cancer diagnoses, unbelievable heartbreak, and a mental health crisis that brought Nicky to a breaking point where she was read...

"If you hadn't done what you did... would you be alive right now?" "No." That’s how the chat started with the incredible Jon and Nicky, and their story only gets more unbelievable from there. It's a journey that spans decades, through multiple cancer diagnoses, unbelievable heartbreak, and a mental health crisis that brought Nicky to a breaking point where she was ready to end it all. We also talk...