WHAT I'VE LEARNT

Beyond words, the Literacy Podcast aims to bring together experts and change-makers to discuss crucial issues in creating a literate world, such as access, equity, and the role of technology in learning.  Guests will offer valuable perspectives on how to ensure high-quality literacy education for all. This episode features Mona Jolly , the Transformation Director at PwC and Mussarrat (Musi) Quresh...

Beyond words, the Literacy Podcast aims to bring together experts and change-makers to discuss crucial issues in creating a literate world, such as access, equity, and the role of technology in learning.  Guests will offer valuable perspectives on how to ensure high-quality literacy education for all. This episode features Frances Corcoran, 'The Managing Director' and Selena Whitehead, &...

Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcast From food to fashion and art to music we’ve got you covered. We wanted to highlight some amazing moments of the podcast from May to June. This Episode Features Kate Ceberano: Revered Melbourne artist finds her at the dawn of a new era.  Kates 30th album, My Life Is A Symphony, released this month is a breathtaking celebration of her songwriting, featurin...

Beyond words, the Literacy Podcast aims to bring together experts and change-makers to discuss crucial issues in creating a literate world, such as access, equity, and the role of technology in learning.  Guests will offer valuable perspectives on how to ensure high-quality literacy education for all. This episode features Tom Richardson is Chief Executive Officer of Literacy Planet  Literacy Plan...

“I was alone in the middle of a forest, hanging from a zipline fifty metres above the ground. This was not within my comfort zone: I am a suburban mum whose idea of adventure is to get a double shot of coffee in my mocha. Still, I was with my two daughters on holidays in Tasmania, and we had decided to try ziplining for fun. The journey up the mountain had been exhilarating, but when I reached the...

  Yasmine Sherif , the Executive Director of Education Cannot Wait (ECW) – the United Nation’s global fund for education in emergencies and protracted crises – she is spearheading a global movement that delivers education to those left furthest behind in crisis settings.  Under her leadership, in just a few short years, ECW has mobilized over  US$1.5 billion dollars, and reached more than 7 millio...

Silva McLeod  This is the life story of Silva Mcleod, the first Tongan woman to become an airline pilot. She’s still one of only a handful. Told by Silva with frankness and wit, it’s quite a story. Silva takes us on a journey of cultural change from her beginnings as a poor island girl to her marriage to an Australian. The challenges of pursuing a flying career and its impact on her family are set...

Madi Franquiz  Youth Ambassador  At just 25 years old, Madi Franquiz stood on the floor of the United Nations 77th General Assembly to advocate for kids who missed the same benchmark as her: the 3rd Grade Literacy Benchmark. The “3rd Grade Benchmark,” is indicative of future success a child will have in school. It was a benchmark that I missed.  Living in poverty during her 2nd grade year, Madi&ap...

Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcast From food to fashion and art to music we’ve got you covered. We wanted to highlight some amazing moments of the podcast from March to April. This Episode Features Elia Donati: A passionate young entrepreneur who has a deep appreciation for his Italian heritage and the power of food to bring people together. Having spent the past nine years in Australia,...

Mona Jolly and Mussarat Quereshi  PwC New York  Guided by  purpose to build trust in society and solve important problems, the PWC community in NYC know they have an obligation to the communities in which they live and work. At a time in which establishing trust is more important than ever, they work to not only support communities directly but to empower their people to promote initiatives that a...

Revered Melbourne artist Kate Ceberano’s ruby anniversary finds her at the dawn of a new era.  Kates 30th album, My Life Is A Symphony, released this month is a breathtaking celebration of her songwriting, featuring her most iconic songs, Brave and Pash, and personal favorites from across her four-decade recording career, reimagined with Kate at a new peak of command amid the grandeur of the Melbo...

Well fresh from joining the powerhouse World Literacy Summit at Oxford in the UK featuring speakers and guests from over 85 countries and hundreds of literacy advocates. Her passion grew out of her concern for illiteracy and the lifelong impact on young people especially if they become an adult and are unable to read and write.   Samantha recognised digital was fast moving and changing the world,...

Ilana says “My birthday was coming up and I never celebrate my birthday normally, but for my 50th I said, ‘This is one I want to spend with my friends and family’. We started thinking about a nice gathering as well as an overseas trip. We had so many plans, I don’t even remember them now.   Then cancer came and changed things. At the time I was going through menopause and there were a lot of chang...

Elia Donati is a passionate young entrepreneur who has a deep appreciation for his Italian heritage and the power of food to bring people together. Having spent the past nine years in Australia, he has blended his cultural background with his experiences to create a unique approach to food service and entertainment.  Elia believes that food is not just about nourishment but also about evoking emot...

Amazing people inspire us to challenge ourselves. This Literacy story went global in many media outlets as it was so inspiring. Amazing People Schools UK supports young people, in both primary and secondary schools, to harness these innate character strengths, believe in themselves, and flourish. An example of this the global literacy success was featured in many international media outlets. It hi...

Kishan Gopal ( Tata literacy  Services) With almost a million beneficiaries in 17 states of India the TATA adult literacy program is transformative. The Adult Literacy Programme was set up to help the Government of India improve adult literacy rates, using the Computer Based Functional Literacy (CBFL) solution. Using the CBFL model, non-literate adult learners can achieve functional literacy (read...

Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcast I am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our team share so many wonderful stories. From food to fashion and art to music we’ve got you covered. With spring just around the corner, we wanted to highlight some amazing moments of the podcast from January and February. This Episode Features Rita Reich...

Kate Legge  Three decades into her marriage, journalist Kate Legge discovered that her husband, the Maserati-driving media executive Greg Hywood, was cheating on her. That was bad, but it gets worse. Hywood – for many years chief executive at Fairfax, publisher of The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and now the chairman of Free TV – admitted when confronted that he had been cheating on and off,...

He’s On a literacy mission and is an investor in Edsoma a powerful literacy APP. The world has experienced a shift since the pandemic broke out. Now, self-education has taken a stronger stand than ever, with remote learning and parents actively being school teachers’ assistants. This has, however, enabled poor quality learning and reading. To fix the situation, Kyle Wallgren got the idea to build...

Tom Richardson Chief Executive Officer Literacy Planet  Tom is on a mission to transform the way people learn. He is humbled to be leading the Literacy Planet team who are inspiring a lifetime of learning. Tom is a proud dad of three kids and loves nature, the outdoors, adventure and travel. Less Literacy Planet is a research and evidence-aligned literacy program, combining the science of reading,...

Sophie Walker  Australian Birth Stories  Nearly 300,000 women give birth in Australia each year and one third of them describe their birth experience as traumatic. “I wish someone had told me!' is the most common phrase for women after they give birth for the first time. Sophie’s ground-breaking new book The Complete Australian Guide to Pregnancy and Birth is out this month. Author of “Austra...

From the recent battlefields of Ukraine to the refugee camps of Greece and Syria, Dr. Alison Thompson has spent more than two decades helping those when they need it the most. And as the tragedy in Turkey unfolds with more than 20,000 deaths and thousands more impacted by the devastating earthquake Dr Alison’s team is on the ground to assist providing much needed resources to save lives . This is...

Taking care of our brain as we age is a critical choice .. Save Your Brain is a new book by renowned By Dr Ginni Mansberg, In it she provides simple steps and proven strategies to reduce your risk of cognitive decline - before it's too late The evidence is clear - almost half of all cases of dementia and cognitive decline are preventable. But sadly none are treatable. So what are the lifestyl...

Australian born pianist Rita Reichman began her performance career as a 3 year old child prodigy, the performance being on ABC TV. She has had an extraordinary education, beginning here with Jascha Spivakovsky and then at age 9 was invited to study at the Interlochen Center for the Arts in Michigan. Two years later she was accepted to study at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia, as one...

Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcast I am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our team share so many wonderful stories. From food to fashion and art to music we’ve got you covered. With spring just around the corner, we wanted to highlight some amazing moments of the podcast from November to December.... Kim Krejus is the Director of...