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Whether you are a child, have a child or have ever met a child, you will undoubtedly know of The Wiggles and not just at home here in Australia - they have also captured the hearts of families around the world since their beginning back in 1991. Speaking of capturing hearts though, in their latest evolution with eight wonderful members, one particular Wiggle has shot to global fame as the "sexy wiggle" (or officially, Big Strong John) and we’re lucky to have him here with us today.
Like many of our guests, you’ll probably have seen John Pearce many times (either with The Wiggles or on his very busy socials) before hearing him today without knowing much of what came before his chapter in the purple suit. My favourite part of the show is getting to know the person behind the scenes and you may not have known that John was a member of The Justice Crew beforehand creating a very different kind of a music, that he was a member alongside his TWIN brother - one of 7 siblings, that his original ambitions were in sport and nutrition with a previous appearance on Australian Ninja Warrior and career in PT AND that he is about to become a father for the first time (in fact, any day now!)
I had read so much about him but knew nothing about his upbringing either and the amazing journey from commission housing to global superstar while keeping such a level humble head on his shoulders. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did!
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Our first #yaysofourlives episode in a while and our last for a while as Ang has some big news!!!
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You all know I find every single guest amazing in their own way and use a lot of superlatives to convey that, but every now and then a conversation leaves me almost speechless (which is very rare) and this was one of them. I recorded this one at Producey Studios who - shout out to the team - have been incredible for our return to in-person interviews since maternity leave, but it also meant we had a producer in the room who could validate my reaction so I knew I wasn't imagining how special this was - the minute John Kim left the room, both of us just stared at each other open-mouthed and in awe! And this chat isnât just special because of its timing with the new Cruel Intentions series premiering which stars John in one of the lead roles OR because he was also just announced as part of the cast of the live-action feature Voltron along the likes of Rita Ora... I mean, he's absolutely SMASHING it over in Hollywood... Itâs also special because - as youâll hear - it came at a pivotal time in his life with a lot of reflection and change AND happens to be the first podcast heâs ever done. What. An. Honour. John's been friends with Nic through our dear mutual friend, Dave Higgs, for years and Iâve wanted to share his story for a long time covering his incredible rise from the Eastern suburbs of Melbourne to Hollywood. But I didnât expect the privilege of catching him at this particularly pivotal moment in time and to be able to share his vulnerability, humility and eloquence to a podcast audience for the first time. I hope you are as awe struck and enjoy this as much as I did!
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My first blood relative arrived when I gave birth to my son Teddy.
Growing up, I always knew I was adopted; brought to Australia from South Korea at just five months old, it was never a secret.
But even after finding out you're adopted there are so many other questions, some of which people may choose to never find answers for.
As Adoption Awareness Month comes to a close, find out what life growing up adopted in Australia is really like.
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This week, we have a voice in your ears that needs no introduction - his music has been a formative part of so many of our lives and Iâm pinching myself to have him here for you today. Iâm talking of course about multiplatinum-selling singer and songwriter, Pete Murray. My husband, Nic, doesnât fangirl many people (if anyone) but as an OG follower who had Peteâs very first original independent EP, the only person more excited about this interview than me was him and that's rare! Pete's incredible career selling over 1.2 million albums, releasing three ARIA chart-topping albums and amassing 17 ARIA nominations is no secret, but perhaps even more so than any guest weâve had on before, itâs what came before thatâs so powerful in reminding us all that not only does nothing happen overnight, some magic strikes later in life than youâd expect. While the tender age of 21 years isnât old by any normal standards, I would never have guessed that this was the FIRST TIME Pete picked up a guitar after his earlier years showing every indication of a career in sport. I loved learning about his younger years, his process for writing, his fascinating combination of self-doubt and self-belief and everything in between. With fresh new music (check out his first new independent single in 20 years, Wouldn't It Be Good, here) and a new tour on the horizon we had so much to chat about and I hope you enjoy!
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We are back with a guest episode and Iâm thrilled to have one of Australiaâs most known and loved voices on the show this week, Jessie Stephens. Many of you will probably recognise Jessie as one of the hosts of Mamamia Out Loud (among many other shows in the prolific Mamamia network of which she is also an executive editor and which we are so excited to have joined in a new chapter for the show). While now she is dominating the airwaves (and has authored two books), you may not know she actually began as junior burger editorial assistant a decade ago and worked her way up the ranks to become one of the few people who can say theyâve been in the one workplace for ten years - an example that you donât have to leave your job to grow and find new yays. And one of the coolest parts? Jessie is an executive editor alongside her twin sister, Clare Stephens, who after studying different things but both doing their Masters of Research left academia to BOTH become newbie editorial assistants and theyâve worked their way up in different but parallel ways. And the two also have twin brothers, so it was fascinating to learn about such a uniquely special facet to her pathyay. She is also a little bit ahead of me as a working mum and a great source of inspiration having lent her wisdom to a chapter of The Juggle by my friend and manager Genevieve Day who you heard from a few episodes backs. Despite having many mutual friends, Iâd never chatted to Jessie before but youâd never know sheâs such a great conversationalist and I hope you enjoy as much as I did.
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We are back with our third episode of Seize the BĂ©bĂ© on a topic thatâs definitely been the most requested in my DMs and that I personally found sparked a level of desperation in me for information that Iâve never experienced before. We are talking, of course, about the elusive and emotionally charged topic of sleep and more particularly the dreaded "sleep regression" or (regressions as supposedly there are several). Even within parenthood where most topics are already a bit emotional or judgy, sleep seems especially sensitive, often because youâre usually only talking about it if youâre not getting enough, which is never anyoneâs best version of themselves. So, as with all these episodes, a big disclaimer to start - this is all anecdotal and not an exhaustive fully researched guide. I have no professional experience or scientific backing, just answering your questions about what we did and there are many sleep specialists who you can turn to for actual advice. I actually found this one quite hard to write as not only there an infinite amount of variables when choosing sleep techniques, every baby and family is different (perhaps moreso in this area than any) plus even what worked for us this time might not work next time. Having said that, I didnât care when I was in the depths of it - I still wanted to know what everyone else did just to get ideas or guidance even on where to start. So Iâll lay out what we ended up doing (which, to reassure anyone out there in the thick of it, did work wonderfully and quicker than I expected) and how we decided on that pathway, but just reminding you this area is VERY specific to you. For context, Iâm talking about our experience getting through the so-called four month regression which is the first major one that gets talked about. Teddy was born two weeks early and this hit almost exactly at 4 months and two weeks - heâs punctual that boy. I'm sure we'll be back again with new and different views and answers for regressions in future! But for now, I hope even parts of this are useful!
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As promised, here is part two of what could easily snowball into an 825-part series with my dear friend Dr Matt Agnew. Even still, there is so much we didnât get to about this fascinating human being and thatâs all without really touching on the Bachelor at all. For his proper intro and bio, go back to the first episode - we pick up here right where we left off which, as it turns out, wasnât very far into his pathYAY in the end. And thereâs so much more ahead, so who knows - part 3 could still come at you in the future but in the meantime I hope you enjoy!
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Dr Matt's Guide to Life in Space
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We are back with a guest episode for you and one that has been a long time coming. Iâm so excited to have finally sat down with a dear friend of mine Matt Agnew who much of Australia may know as âMatt from the bachelorâ but who I met outside of that context completely.
I think this was the first time I admitted I never actually watched his season (you guys know Iâm a true crime girly not a reality girly) and I deliberately didnât catch up on it because I wanted to focus on Matt NOT from the Bachie which hasnât been as exhaustively covered everywhere else (the link to Abbie's latest ep we discus is here). With all our guests I love to show a side people know a bit less about and even more so with a friend but then the great challenge is squeezing that all in to an hour when you want to showcase every single thing you think is great about them...
WHICH obviously I didnât manage to do so heads up that this is part one of a two parter where we set the scene around the early days of Mattâs way to yay - you really should read his LinkedIn to understand why itâs reductive to only refer to his TV stint rather than the FIVE DEGREES in hectic maths and science that heâs amassed including an actual pHd on space⊠plus two wonderful books, an amazing new business Pash, a stint on Sharktank⊠hopefully you get a dose of a Matt you might not already know but I think astrophysics, AI, dating and both of our experiences with sobriety deserve more time so youâll hear those in part two.
Perhaps itâs fitting that a lot of part 1 was spent on what Matt calls his "salad of mental heatlh issues" about which he speaks so vulnerablty and powerfully as we move into Movember and a sharper focus on menâs health (for reference the Jess Rowe episode we mention is here). So a content warning that we do briefly touch on suicide and similar in this episode - please take care while listening and see Lifeline's number below. Otherwise this was above all a chat between firends and I hope you enjoy!If this conversation raises any emotional distress for you, please reach out to someone, or call Lifeline for 24 hour crisis support and suicide prevention services on 13 11 14.
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Dr Matt's Guide to Life in Space
Is My Phone Reading my Mind? The real facts about Artificial Intelligence
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Welcome to our second episode of Seize the BĂ©bĂ©, thank you all so much for the lovely feedback on our debut episode with Gen covering the juggle - Iâm so glad it was as reassuring for you guys as it was for me. Weâre going back to back just for this week - firstly, because Iâve owed you answers on travelling with a baby since Italy which is now MONTHS ago and, secondly, because weâre freshly back from more travel with Teddy to Sydney then are going overseas again tomorrow so it seemed timely.
For those of you who arenât interested in the parenthood content, weâll be back next week with a regular interview episode and those will then keep dropping fortnightly. For today though, I thought the easiest way to set this one out was to give you the top twenty tips Iâve found useful travelling with Teddy so far.
I must add a disclaimer quickly for this segment that my inner A type is so tempted to try and make this a neutral and comprehensive layout of the entire landscape on each topic, but the juggle episode will tell you there's simply not enough time. These episodes are simply me answering your questions from my personal anecdotal experiences based on yes, a lot of research, but also our personal choices, the fact that I often was recommended something by a friend and didnât bother trying anything else, Teddyâs age at the time, etc.
So Iâm sure Iâll miss many other great options or tips on these subjects, but just keep in mind every baby and family is different (and my own answers will probably differ in future chapters of our life). For context, our biggest trip was with Teddy at four months before solids or crawling so of course thatâs relevant too.
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As promised, welcome to the very first episode of our new motherhood segment - Seize the BĂ©bĂ© (I know, I couldn't help myself). This all came about when I realised I'd been screenshotting my own TED Talk length answers about adjusting to mum life on socials to hundreds of different people wanting to make sure I answer as thoroughly as possible and felt those fuller answers needed somewhere better to live⊠plus I wanted to signal more clearly to those who arenât as interested in this content whatâs heavily parent related and what isnât.
The most hotly asked questions so far have been around sleep, breastfeeding and the juggle as a working Mum, but Iâm starting with the latter because itâs particularly timely for two reasons. Firstly, I personally feel my management of the juggle has taken a very steep dive over the past few weeks so itâs very close to home right now. And secondly - one of the mum role models I turn to often and incidentally, my manager, Genevieve Day, who is a huge part of how I maintain any kind of juggle, just released her new book CALLED The Juggle featuring interviews with some of our very own past guests on the topic so a conversation on this topic was meant to be.
One thing I've really had to grapple with is letting go of perfectionism at work now thereâs less time to play with, so sadly you donât get the nice new intro I was hoping to organise to accompany the new segment because youâd be waiting all year for these episodes otherwise. I also feel like I got so distracted by Genâs wisdom that we kind of venture into sleep and feeding anyway and Iâm not sure I delinate clearly enough how Nic and I juggle working with parenting but hopefully you can gather most of it amidst what was otherwise such a cathartic and validating conversation.
I hope you guys enjoy and please let me know your thoughts on the segment! Next up will likely be sleep and travelling with a babyâŠ. Stay tuned!
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Every now and then I get a particular guest in my head and canât rest until Iâve tried everything in my power to reach them because their story is so extraordinary. In this case, there are literally only a handful of people in HISTORY on this particular pathYAY so to be able to sit down with not an astronaut... and not only one of less than 100 female astronauts in the world... but the first EVER AUSTRALIAN astronaut is literally a dream.
I am so honoured to have Katherine Bennell-Pegg in your ears this week (who has just a few days ago earned an honorary doctorate, so should really be DOCTOR Katherine Bennell-Pegg) who qualified as the first Astronaut under the Australian flag in April this year and first Australian female astronaut under any flag. She is an incredibly impressive woman and an absolute ICON for women in STEMM with two masters degrees across four international countries, positions with Airbus and NASA before becoming director of Space Technology at the Australian Space Agency where she remains today.
I donât know how but she has also generously makes time to speak about her career around the country and so excitingly, with us, as well as being a Mum to two girls Clara and Hazel. The I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did!
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Yayberhood, you asked for more guests, and we've got two of the very, very best in today's episode.
Unless you've been living under a rock, you've likely already heard of sisters Bianca and Bridgett Roccisano, who recently celebrated the rebrand of their eponymous label with an insane collection shot in Paris. These girls know how to make waves and are behind two multi-million dollar businesses including the Worldâs First and Original Breast Lift tape, globally recognised as Booby Tape.
There's been branded private jets, Forbes lists, thousands of stockists in over 40 countries around the world, and even a copycat situation with one Kim Kardashian but what you might not know is how the two got their start and how it shaped them as women and business moguls today. From the stricter upbringing they had from their immigrant family growing up in regional Victoria, to hustling customers into restaurants with garlic bread, and thinking that $13 an hour that they made in their first business was an absolute killing, Bianca and Bridgett are not to be underestimated.
There are so many surprises, even more pearls of wisdom - this episode is an absolute banger.
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I am SO excited to have another guest for you this week and a very special one thatâs been in the making for a long time. If you were anywhere near the Paris Olympics this year, it was impossible to miss the incredible Fox sisters whose medal tally as a duo rivalled some of the top performing COUNTRIES in the games!
And while youâll all remember our episode with 2024 flag bearer and Aussie golden girl Jess Fox after Tokyo a few years ago, this year was all about her younger sister NoĂ©mie Foxâs Olympic debut which saw her not only beat Jess in her kayak cross event but become the first ever gold medallist in this new event after years of a technicality squashing her Olympic dream. Having met NoeÌmie back then when the Olympics still wasnât on the cards, it made my life to see her time to shine in Paris and I am SO grateful to have caught up with her while itâs still fresh in her mind - I mentioned we tried to record while she was actually in the village, but it worked out far better that we got to catch up a afterwards as things turned out.
There are so many beautiful facets to this story - a whole family of Olympians and their French connection, the long wait in the wings and the complexity of patience, NoeÌmieâs entire career outside of the sport as a corporate girlie, and what I feel shines through the most - the INCREDIBLE power of mindset and choosing a narrative for yourself. If you havenât already been, I hope you are as impacted by her humility and good sense as I am!
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We are back with another incredible guest whose brand you will likely know and love but whose backstory you may know less about. If you follow me on socials, especially as we just came back from a trip, youâll know we are BIG fans of July Luggage with their unique polycarbonate hard shell, silent move 360 spinner wheels and quality so high they come with a lifetime warrantyâŠ. But do you know the fellow Melbournian co founder and the quite unexpected way he ended up, as he humbly puts it, selling suitcases on the Internet?
Athan Didaskalou started off, of all places, in a charcoal chicken shop stopping off in co-working, coffee sales and even considering shellac nail kits before July was born in 2018. And despite the enormous success youâll have seen July experience in the past few years growing into a multimillion dollar company, he has equally lived through losing 95% of sales when travel came to a halt but survived (and thrived) to tell the tale so this is a fascinating one. Other fun facts - Athan met his business partner in a cafe who previously founded Brosa Furniture and is married to the CEO of the incredible Rationale Skincare, so there is SO much to unpack in this one and my sleep deprived mum brain missed half of what I wanted to ask. But we cover so much interesting ground and I hope you enjoy as much as I did.
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We are so lucky to have had so many wonderful Olympians on the podcast over the years, so to celebrate Olympic fever during Paris 2024 we are throwing it back to some of our favourites who are competing again this year. Olympians aren't allowed to do audio or video interviews from within the Olympic village, so we sadly had to postpone a few follow ups to these that we had locked in. But one thing we love about the podcast is being able to reflect on how far we've come and having a record of how we felt a moment in time. So I hope you enjoy looking back as much as we did!
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While I was up in Sydney, I was lucky enough to spend time with Madison de Rozario, three-time Paralympian who is heading off for her fourth in Tokyo this year. Madi made her Paralympic debut in wheelchair racing at just 14 years old at the Beijing 2008 games taking home three silver medals since then as well as a string of other accolades and achievements. She is an incredible role model and advocate for the visibility of the disabled community, reshaping our perception of disability and truly going after your dreams.
As youâll hear, she is delightfully bubbly, humble and articulate and itâs no surprise to me that she was named the 2020 Barbie Australian Shero (thatâs she-hero) as part of Barbieâs Global Role Model campaign inspiring women the world over with a one of a kind doll. As one of my favourite childhood brands, Iâve loved learning how Barbie is inspiring the limitless potential of every girl introducing different body types, hair, skin and everything in between and as youâll see in the episode image, Madiâs doll comes complete with her racing chair. Madiâs excitement and drive is infectious and I hope you enjoy hearing her story!
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We are so lucky to have had so many wonderful Olympians on the podcast over the years, so to celebrate Olympic fever during Paris 2024 we are throwing it back to some of our favourites who are competing again this year. Olympians aren't allowed to do audio or video interviews from within the Olympic village, so we sadly had to postpone a few follow ups to these that we had locked in. But one thing we love about the podcast is being able to reflect on how far we've come and having a record of how we felt a moment in time. So I hope you enjoy looking back as much as we did!
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Welcome back to our Power Your Inner Runner podcast series in partnership with Nike Running and Rebel. This is our second of three episodes with elite Nike athletes who are sharing their best running tips and tricks - whether youâre a complete beginner all the way through to a pro looking for a fresh perspective.
Itâs been so wonderful to see how many of you enjoyed our kick-off episode on mindset with the wonderful Catriona Bisset and have already been implementing some of your learnings into your training. My top takeaway was the power of running with friends â Iâve been enjoying running alone for the mental benefits but hadnât realised how much harder it can be to push into new distances when youâre on your own. So, I locked in my first long run with Ang and a few friends just a few days after this chat with Catriona and went from a solid 10km plateau to a lovely 18KM RUN and I could have kept going but didnât want to overdo it by going too hard too fast. Iâm so thrilled with the breakthrough and hope that some of you found Catrionaâs chat useful too â do keep sharing your runs with us along the way, itâs so much fun to do this as a yayborhood!
Given I also had a sneak peek of this episode, I had the chance to implement some other tweaks recommended by todayâs Nike athlete which were equally as impactful so Iâm VERY excited to share this one with you. In case you were worried, the episodes arenât sequential, so if youâre only tuning in now donât worry each segment stands alone and you can listen in whatever order you like. I met this wonderful woman during my first foray into running when we were training for the half marathon in 2019 and even though Iâve heard her story before, I was blown away all over again this time. While Catriona was a sprinter focusing on the 800m, weâve got a long-distance perspective today from a superstar Olympic marathoner.
Yep, Iâm THRILLED to have the inimitable Sinead Diver with us today who, like Catriona, took a less conventional pathway into running. She is not only one of our best performing marathon runners ever at the Olympics coming in the top 10 in Tokyo â she was also our oldest athlete competing at 44 years old to cross just the line just four minutes behind the race winner. The twist? Sinead only started running AFTER her second child at aged 33 when she was roped into a fun run at the Tan in Melbourne. In her debut marathon, she finished in SECOND place overall then won Melbourne Marathon just four years later and she just keeps getting faster and faster.
So, if youâve ever been told you canât do it or had sceptics doubting your potential, Sinead is your woman showing how she continues to surprise with her sights set on Paris 2024 as she continues to improve each year. She also answers so many of our burning questions specific to longer distances, especially around the elusive management of eating, drinking and nature calling along the way! Coming into running later in life, sheâs a fabulous brain to pick about getting your body and mind into those 30 and 40km distances and living to tell the tale! Sheâs humble, funny and full of warmth â I hope you enjoy!
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We are so lucky to have had so many wonderful Olympians on the podcast over the years, so to celebrate Olympic fever during Paris 2024 we are throwing it back to some of our favourites who are competing again this year. Olympians aren't allowed to do audio or video interviews from within the Olympic village, so we sadly had to postpone a few follow ups to these that we had locked in. But one thing we love about the podcast is being able to reflect on how far we've come and having a record of how we felt a moment in time. So I hope you enjoy looking back as much as we did!
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Welcome to the very first episode of our Power Your Inner Runner podcast series. I am so thrilled to be partnering with Nike Running and rebel, to bring you three elite Nike athletes who will help us build our running toolkit - whether this be your first venture into running or youâre seasoned and ready to go further, faster and fresher than ever.
If youâve been listening since the early days, youâll have witnessed the transformative power of sport in my life, with the remarkable conversion from non-runner â or dare I say even anti-runner â to signing up, voluntarily, for my second half marathon this year and ACTUALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO IT. Six transformative months back in 2019 with the incredible team at Nike taught me all about gradually building your distance, warming up and warming down, fuelling yourself properly and, crucially, wearing the right gear.
Iâve been revisiting all those lessons again, turning back to longer runs as a physical, mental and therapy-like outlet during lockdown spurring me to sign up for another 21.1km at Melbourne Marathon. When that was pushed back to December, we had some extra time up our sleeves to consult the experts and with just over six weeks to go, Iâm SO excited to be able to share them with you thanks to the support and generosity of rebel and Nike.
I was surprised but thrilled to see how many of you in the yayborhood are also on your own running journey! And thank you all so much to those who submitted questions for our guests. The next three episodes have been split into different themes, focusing on the topics YOU want to hear about most!
Introducing, Catriona Bisset...
As to our very first guest, Iâm delighted to have with us the incredible Catriona Bisset â Olympian, Nike Athlete and Lifeline Ambassador, to help us lay some strong foundations with mindfulness and mindset. If Iâve learnt anything over the past few years, itâs that your mind will often give up way before your body will, so getting your head in the game first is crucial.
Catriona found her first successes in running at just six years old but took a hiatus from the sport to work on her mental health, pursuing studies in architecture at university. When she did resume racing, however, in a very short amount of time she became the first Australian woman in a decade to break the two-minute barrier â and went from strength to strength to race earlier this year in the 800m at the Tokyo Olympics.
Youâll hear all of the details in between from Catriona herself as we cover her pathYAY first then her tips and tricks for managing mental health, building speed, and navigating the relationship between success and the self. What a CRACKING first episode to kick off with, I hope you all enjoy.
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We are so lucky to have had so many wonderful Olympians on the podcast over the years, so to celebrate Olympic fever during Paris 2024 we are throwing it back to some of our favourites who are competing again this year. Olympians aren't allowed to do audio or video interviews from within the Olympic village, so we sadly had to postpone a few follow ups to these that we had locked in. But one thing we love about the podcast is being able to reflect on how far we've come and having a record of how we felt a moment in time. So I hope you enjoy looking back as much as we did!
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Iâm joined this week by our first Wulli Wulli woman, Beach volleyball Olympian and Commonwealth silver medallist, Taliqua Clancy. Youâve probably seen Iâve been reflecting on Seize the Yayâs commitment to diversity (of all kinds), but also, in light of the past few weeks, the best way to contribute to the BIPOC dialogue specifically and Taliqua is the first of a few wonderful guests coming up who offer some generously personal and thought provoking insights to the conversation.
Growing up in Kingaroy QLD (otherwise known as âpeanut townâ) over 200km from the nearest beach, you wouldnât expect Olympic success at beach volleyball to be in Taliquaâs future. And yet, she reached the quarter finals in the Rio Olympics becoming the first Aboriginal Olympian to compete in the sport and is on her way to the slightly delayed Tokyo Olympics next year. Taliqua is also an Ambassador for our mutually beloved Cadbury who are launching an amazing Smart Watch campaign this week to support us all staying active in #iso which youâll hear more about. I hope you enjoy as much as I didâŠ
NOTE: Terra Nullius is the concept we discussed, that you might want to research.
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