Gimme Empathy

Brisbane musician and clinical psychologist Emma White (June Low) talks to Scott about music, mental health and the importance of finding Ani DiFranco as a teenager. Stick around at the end to hear Emma play a jaw-dropping new song called "Wild Loving Heart".

Scott talks to musician and podcaster Seja Vogel (Sekiden, Regurgitator) about moving from Germany to Australia as a child, working at Megamart with her rock band, making a cottage industry out of miniature felt synthesisers and how a nightmare gig supporting Goldfrapp sparked the idea for her podcast, HearSej.

Continuing the conversation begun in episode 57, Scott and Murray Bowler continue their late-night examination of seven big life questions, covering top inspirations, where they see themselves in 2029 and the nature of happiness versus contentment.

Scott's frequent bandmate Murray Bowler returns to the podcast to pose a series of seven questions about life and philosophy. In the first part of this conversation, Scott and Murray exchange life "achievements", top five memories, definitions of success and speculations as to what their 20-year-old selves would think of them now.

Scott talks to 4ZZZ Station Manager Grace Pashley about growing up on the Sunshine Coast, spending time in a Texan co-op, the trials and triumphs of running a community radio station and the prospect of a 4ZZZ Family Band.

He's been a social worker, community radio host, drummer, activist, café manager, swampy and Senator. House of Reps candidate for Brisbane Andrew Bartlett talks to Scott about his history in activism and politics, from 4ZZZ to the Australian Democrats to the Greens.

Secret Dungeons & Dragons nerd Scott confers with his Dungeon Master Brook Heath Bacon on art, architecture and the finer points of tabletop role-playing games.

Scott's fellow 4ZZZ contributors Craig Garrett and Shona Hawkes talk journalism, activism and the extraordinary experience of living and working in Timor-Leste.

Sound engineer Annette Guilfoyle traces her amazing path from town planning work on Joh Bjelke-Petersen's doomed "world's tallest building" project to booking and mixing bands in Melbourne to touring the world looking after stage monitors for Paul Weller, Goldfrapp, Taylor Swift, Spiritualized, Blondie, Florence + the Machine and many more.

Musician Keir Nuttall charts his course down the mountains from rough and ready Toowoomba to fronting caustic alt-rock-funk band Transport to making a successful career in pop music with his wife, Kate Miller-Heidke.

Scott reunites with drummer, friend and inaugural podcast guest Ash Shanahan to talk about life changes, marriage breakups, the driving culture of Tweed teens and the songs of the Finn brothers.

The three members of new wave/punk band WHALEHOUSE talk to Scott about band dynamics, Guitar Hero, home-made costuming and camp mentoring at Girls Rock Brisbane.

Scott delves back into the archives with a Jeremy Neale interview recorded five years ago for the podcast Only Talking Sense. 2013-era Jeremy tells of getting his start in music playing video game-inspired pop-punk, assembling the full 12-piece garage ensemble Velociraptor and how he became involved in so many different bands and creative ventures across Brisbane.

Scott enjoys a few late night drinks with bandmates Phillipa Perrott and Harley Young while visiting Melbourne. They talk Nick Cave, Joni Mitchell, Harley's worst songs and the life and legend of Phillipa's characterful grandfather, Bob Lord.

Scott talks to his new bandmate Adele Pickvance about her life and adventures, from migrating to Australia from Manchester as a teenager to playing bass in The Dave Graney Show and The Go-Betweens to singing karaoke with Sleater-Kinney.

Scott ascends the concrete and glass tower of Z Block at the Queensland University of Technology to talk to Dr John Willsteed, Senior Lecturer of Music, former member of seminal Brisbane bands Xero and The Go-Betweens, sound designer for film and television and one of the loveliest music producers around.

Filmmaker, musician and former cult video store proprietor Andrew Leavold talks to Scott about drumming in wild punk bands, the pleasures and disappointments of running Brisbane's iconic Trash Video and the long, hard road to finishing his passion film project, The Search for Weng Weng - a documentary about a 2'9" Filipino action star from the 1980s.

Musician/community radio host/audio engineer/local legend Branko Cosic talks to Scott about Simpsons-inspired songwriting, the steady rise of his band Tape/Off and finding his friends at the dearly departed DIY venue The Hangar.

Lloyd Martin, lead guitarist of The Bear Hunt, talks to Scott about the highs of music, the stresses of signwriting and how he and his mother built a new life in Australia after escaping his violent biological father.

Bec Wilson, lead singer of The Bear Hunt, talks to Scott about songwriting influences, pilates training and her relationship with her lead guitarist/fiancée Lloyd.

Bus-driving musician Angela Hibbard returns to talk public transport etiquette, kaiju movies and what exactly it means to have empathy.

Writer/performer Kaitlyn Plyley returns to talk about the highs and lows of being a fan, from stalking Muse and John Mayer at airports to falling into emotional synchronicity with the albums of Taylor Swift. Plus, flightless birds, the botany of Tolkien and the bliss of boring BBC podcasts.

Scott and Sydney musician Paul Macadam talk weird sleep, trains versus buses and which NRL team is the You Am I of the competition. Paul then plays a lovely song called "Cartoons From The Nineties".

Bre Jones from Sydney band Library Siesta talks to Scott about genocide dreams, expressing friendship through spite and the hard decisions that come from living with a chronic health condition. Then she plays a song called "Silence".

The lost 2013 interview with musician, academic and author Dr Ian Rogers continues as he talks about the history of his doom sludge band No Anchor, his PhD thesis about aspiration among independent musicians and the purpose and current state of music criticism in a changed world. Part two of two.

In the third Only Talking Sense interview unearthed from 2013, Scott talks to musician, academic and author Dr Ian Rogers about his part in the rise and fall of one of Brisbane's most beloved indie rock bands of the noughties: Iron On. This episode contains discussion of a suicide from the 1hr 10min mark. Part one of two.

Scott catches up with former Slow Push bandmate Maegan McKewen. They talk buggered ankles, the nursing profession, dreaming of baby animals and Cat Power vs. Sarah Blasko.

Scott talks to Nell Forster, resident live sound engineer of The Bearded Lady, about cracking into the local music industry, living a nocturnal lifestyle and how to record an orchestra.

Scott talks to his gig-going buddy, the video game animator James Fearn-Wannan about working for Sega, Casiotone keyboards, making dinosaurs move and the aftermath of long-term relationship breakups.

Patience Hodgson and John Patterson recount their lives together in Brisbane band The Grates, from garage recordings to touring America to settling down and opening a café. Originally recorded in May 2013 for Scott's first attempt at a podcast, Only Talking Sense.

Five years after recording episode 29's interview with Cam Smith, Scott returns to the squeaky chairs of Incremental Records to go over what's changed in the recording engineer/musician's musical and personal life.

Musician/recording engineer Cam Smith talks to Scott about his upbringing in rural Western Australia, how he built a name for his studio (Incremental Records) and playing in a whole lot of Brisbane bands. Originally recorded in May 2013 for Scott's first attempt at a podcast, Only Talking Sense.

Scott talks to drummer and fellow community radio host Linda Dark about journaling, drawing, Townsville and why she's taking a break from playing in bands.

Kellie Lloyd from the band Screamfeeder joins Scott to talk about managing her music and work commitments, learning how to be calm, the process of giving up alcohol and the writing of her song "Stopless".

Travel back in time as teenage Scott interviews his grandmother, Mabel, about her life and travels before present-day Scott fills in the blanks with a follow-up interview with his mother, Ruth.

Past guest Jeremy Neale turns the tables and interviews Scott about childhood, playing music and the evolution of life priorities.

Radio host, zine-maker and punk rocker Alex Campbell talks to Scott about discovering riot grrrl culture, starting bands and staying DIY in a capitalist system.

Violinist, singer and microbiologist Phillipa Perrott talks to Scott about orchestral tours of Europe, experimenting with bioaerosols and pulling pranks with her identical twin sister.

Scott's bandmate Harley Young talks about his travels around the world, his home suburb of Sandgate, getting nervous onstage and the huge blowup the two had while on tour in Newcastle.

Scott talks to his cousins Jeff and Jono Hansen about universal basic income, the value of art, crowdfunding and a whole lot about movies.

Scott talks to musician Dale Peachey about his bands (including Dollar Bar and Seaplane), songwriting, hating high gives, dealing with grief and living with addiction.

Scott talks to Amy Morgan about automation, the economy in Star Trek, video games, depression and the isolation of men.

Scott talks to Ruby Roberts about gut bacteria, the inner narrator, growing up hippie in Armidale and her relationship with ep. 17 guest Tim Steward.

Scott's bandmate Tim Steward (Screamfeeder, We All Want To) recounts growing up in 1970s punk London and moving to the other side of the world as a teenager, plus health scares and songwriting.

Scott catches up with his old TAFE buddy Cat Stanley to discuss working in archiving, avoiding stress via sensible goal-setting, the prospect of immortality and pursuing the zen art of bludging.

Scott talks to his pal Nick Oberhardt about work, friendship and the divergent paths their lives have taken since high school.

In the fourth and final episode of Gimme Empathy's Melbourne subseries, Scott reconnects with his high school friend Gehan Palipana. On a cloudy day in a suburb called Sunshine, they talk long-distance relationships, mental health, environmentalism and Wolverine.

In his third Melbourne adventure, Scott catches up with writer, poet, podcaster and former 4ZZZ radio colleague Kaitlyn Plyley. They discuss ambition, Twitter, friendships, Lorde and The Hunger Games. They talk about The Hunger Games A LOT. Seriously.

In the second part of the Melbourne series, Scott matches wits with his brother-in-law Andrew Hurst. Over a glass of red they discuss cycling, ethics in defence engineering, the psychology of being a sports fan and something called "Egg Friday".

Scott travels to chilly Melbourne to talk to his sister Miranda about the psychology of toddlers, employee share schemes and living a life without hobbies.

Scott talks to his fellow community radio announcer and ex-girlfriend Sam Kelly about Vegemite sandwiches, artifical intelligence, eagle-cameras and the YouTube culture wars.