The Post-School Podcast with Uncle Nathan

Bailey Flint is an Aussie-born athlete, actor and musician currently living in the USA to chase his dream of playing in the NFL. After growing up around Melbourne with absolutely no passion for sports and not-so-flash grades, Bailey fell in love with NFL and dedicated his life to reaching the top. A jack-of-all-trades, Bailey is also a budding singer/songwriter and is completing a Masters degree t...

Join us as we dive into the world of mental health, influencers, and just straight-up enjoyment of life. Today I sat down with Blaze Angel, a young social media influencer and surfer from the Northern Beaches of Sydney. Blaze had a tough time through high school after being bullied to the point where she repeated a year and even considered dropping out multiple times. She would find out well after...

Join us as we dive into the world of crime, policing and enforcement. Today I sat down with Jack, someone close to me whose career path out of high school has been quite extraordinary. Jack has travelled the world to fulfil his dream of becoming a law enforcement officer. From heading to France to join the French Foreign Legion to caring for Children without Homes in WA, firearms instructing for a...

Join us as we dive into the reality of life after school. Today I sat down with Jackson Holtham, a troubled high-school kid who was expelled before year 12, turned high-performance snowboard coach who lives and breathes the mantra he preaches. He participates in Ultra Marathons to put his body under the stresses that his athletes feel at competition, all to improve his work. Jackson is the real de...

Join us as we dive into the nuances that exist in Australia's dating culture.  Today I sat down with Nat Larcos, a Cyprus-born, well-travelled, educated and enthusiastic young person to explore her experience living across Europe and Australia and really get deeper into the differences in lifestyle. Nat is a serious multi-tasker, with her own business, a uni degree, a dating podcast and a soc...

Join us as we dive into the world of self-worth and confidence. Today I sat down with Annelise McCarthy, a young speaking coach with a passion for empowering other humans! Annelise has had over 19 years of public speaking experience and is an incredible speaker who articulates her message in a way that is easy to understand and extremely memorable.  We spoke about many things during this epis...

Join us as we dive into the ups and downs of early adulthood. Today I sat down with my step-brother, Mark Mcmanus, to really break down the lessons he's learnt since deciding to give up on his dream as a professional footballer to focus more on the things he loves to do. Mark goes into the decision to leave football behind after living in Europe for 3 years since the age of 18, he describes the pr...

Join us as we dive into the intensity of dealing with poor mental health, as well as how rewarding it can be to pull through the other side. Uncle Nathan sits down with Mat and Ayden from Flow Apparel to chat about how their clothing brand came about after 2 seemingly distant mates bonded through mutual struggle. This chat is an incredibly powerful, insightful and downright interesting one so I en...

Join us as we dive into the intensity of dealing with poor mental health, as well as how rewarding it can be to pull through the other side. Uncle Nathan sits down with Mat and Ayden from Flow Apparel to chat about how their clothing brand came about after 2 seemingly distant mates bonded through mutual struggle. This chat is an incredibly powerful, insightful and downright interesting one so I en...

Join us as we dive into the journey of a professional surfer and his mission to better our mental health. Cooper Chapman is a well-known name in Australia and the world, having competed on the global stage since the age of just 15! Cooper is passionate about soaking as much as he can from each day and creating a world full of 'good humans' through his mental health company 'The Good Human Factory'...

Join us as we dive into the life of a very well-known Travel Vlogger who tragically had his hand blown up in a firework accident. Luke Damant is an incredibly inspiring human who provides us with some amazing stories and interesting perspectives that I think are super important to understand as a young person in the 21st century. We talk all things travel, following your dreams, hard work and pers...

Join us as we dive into the power of a gap year (or 4...) and just how important it is to experience life from every angle. We talk about why you shouldn't go to uni for the sake of it, how to truly discover yourself during your gap year, and how to manage the expectations placed on you by others. Rhyality Fenton is a seriously impressive young person. After spending 4 years away from the books, R...

Join us as we dive into the idea of following your dreams rather than an income, mixed with some super insightful convo about keeping positive each day and staying motivated to improve. Sam Higginson has truly tried it all! He's lived in multiple countries, completed multiple degrees, dipped his toes into multiple different career paths, and is now jumping between a passion for music and a passion...

Join us as we dive into useful hacks for maintaining direction during and after the HSC, as well as the in's and out's of turning a passion into a business. Jude Dolan turned his passion for soccer into a business venture during the stresses of COVID and his HSC. In just 12 months, he's signed sponsorship deals with the likes of Rebel Sport & Bankwest Stadium and worked with brands such as FIF...

Join us as we dive into the world of social media, what it's doing to society and how you can use it to build a brand worth following. Wazzeh signed a pro scooter contract at just 15 and has travelled the world for the past 10 years, getting paid to do it! He has amassed over 120K followers on Instagram and started his own clothing brand that sells globally!  Don't forget to leave a rating an...

Join us as we dive into everything from managing your money at uni, smashing group assessments, nailing online classes, the importance of choosing your major, and so, so much more. Chatting with Dr Amanda White and Dr Nelson Ma from the UTS Faculty of Accounting about all things uni! Learn the in's and out's from arguably the best two academics at UTS (and in Sydney).  Don't forget to leave a...

Welcome to the Post-School Podcast! The whole idea behind this thing is to inspire you through the power of storytelling... Join me as I learn about the many different ways people have turned their passion into their living, in the hopes of reciprocating some of that success in all that we do.  Find Uncle Nathan on Instagram @unclenathanco or visit the website at unclenathan.com to get in tou...