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In Detail is a new podcast that takes you behind the scenes of creative business. Hosted by three architects, Mick Moloney, Kate Fitzgerald and Warwick Mihaly, we’re going to tackle the awkward questions, open up on our own experiences, and bring you the business insights that we wish we had when we were starting out. We want to hear from you too. If you’ve got a pressing question that you’ve always wanted to ask, then get in touch. We need your help to lift the cone of silence around these topics and reveal what it’s really like to run a creative business. Music - Sean Gorman & Salary

Kate FitzGerald + Warwick Mihaly + Mick Moloney


    • Jun 16, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 50m AVG DURATION
    • 39 EPISODES


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    S04E05 Sidelines & Penny Farthings Pt 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2025 51:44


    Tune in for part three of three of our discussion on sidelines. This is our last episode talking about the things architects do to supplement their practice incomes, and we're bringing out the big guns. We interrogate Kate on her side hustle, New Resident, and find out everything she's doing to make it her main hustle.As always, none of this is financial or legal advice. Do your own research. Make your own decisions. You rube.In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com

    S04E04 Sidelines & Penny Farthings Pt 2

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2025 42:25


    This week is part two of our discussion on sidelines. Not drop shipping or crypto schemes - we mean the sort of things architects do to supplement their practice incomes. It's more delicious chitchat about money, wealth creation and identity. As always, none of this is financial or legal advice. Do your own research. Make your own decisions. You rube.In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com

    S04E03 - Sidelines & Penny Farthings - Pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 55:58


    This week, we're talking sidelines. Not drop shipping or crypto schemes - we mean the sort of things architects do to supplement their practice incomes. Kate breaks down the Penny Farthing principle and introduces us to Debt Recycling. Warwick argues for paying yourself properly, while Mick warns against marrying an architect. It's a chat about money, identity, and why the big wheel might be more important than the little wheel. (As always, none of this is financial or legal advice. Do your own research. Make your own decisions. You rube.)In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com

    S04E02 - Starting Again Pt 2 - The Subtle Art of Saying Nah

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2025 52:13


    In our second episode of season 4, we reflect on our awesome chat with Bec Caldwell of Maytree Studios. What did we learn? What did we like? Were there enough swear words?In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com

    S04E01 - Starting Again Pt 1 - Interview with Bec Caldwell

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2025 52:18


    Welcome back to season 4 folks! It's been a while, but good things come to those who wait. Today we enjoy a fab conversation with Bec Caldwell of Brisbane architecture practice Maytree Studios. We chat to her about her big reset, deliberate business, employee ownership and a stack more.In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com 

    S03E10 - Epilogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2023 58:27


    Out final episode of Season 3! In which we reflect on our discussions of the previous nine episodes, and what we've learned from each other along the way. As you've come to expect, it's a real kumbaya moment. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our

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    S03E09 - Komrade Kate vs Captain Order

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2023 53:56


    This episode took us all by surprise. We assumed we all produced our work in more or less the same way, following similar workflow paths to the rest of the creative industry, but it turns out we were wrong. Come along for another ride as we chat about authorship, career development, productivity, scale and Kelpies. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our

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    S03E08 - The Employment Episode - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2023 60:01


    In this, the long-awaited second part of the Employment Episode, we dive deep on interview strategy. We talk employment contracts, payroll, benefits and employment law, all while reminding our dear listeners that we are not, in fact, lawyers. And to round things out, we dip our toes gently into the calming waters of workplace culture. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsor Architeam

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    S03E07 - The Employment Episode - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2022 66:25


    Are you thinking about hiring your first employee? When's the right time to go about doing so, and how exactly is the best way to get the best people? Well, as it turns out, we've all had different experiences in this endeavour. Including, it should be noted, one of us who has become an expert in the ancient art of the accident hire. Which wacko would that be? Have a listen to part 1 of the Employment Episode find out. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsor Architeam

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    S03E06 - The Timesheets Knifefight Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 14, 2022 51:50


    There has been a looming threat of an episode on timesheets casting a shadow over the In Detail recording studios for three seasons now, and the day has finally dawned. In an epic battle of Warwick "Data" Mihaly vs. Mick "Do-Whatever" Moloney, the knives are out, the debate is roaring and Kate is... Medium. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsor Architeam

    Agony Architect - 01

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 10:01


    Hungry for some In Detail goodness but don't feel up for our usual hour of chit chat? Well, today we're serving up the perfect bite sized snack just for you.  Agony Architect is a bonus series of shorts where we answer your burning questions about creative business. To kick it off with a gesture at symmetry, we have a question from Mike (it really isn't Mick, we swear!), who wants to know about fees, specifically how to get more of them when you're first starting out in business.  Got a question for a future Agony Architect? Email us at indetailshow@gmail.com or tweet us (while you still can) at @indetailshow. Thanks to Adelaide at Mihaly Slocombe, for suggesting we launch Agony Architect in the first place. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsor Architeam

    S03E05 - Knight Bacon Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 5, 2022 66:28


    In this, the second half of our Knight Bacon reflections, we get a bit wild. There are Mexican data cartels, gotcha photoshoots, black swan events, blame games and ninja negotiations. And if we may say so ourselves, the audio quality is just delightful. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsor Architeam

    S03E04 - Knight Bacon - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 28, 2022 54:55


    In the first of a two-part series (we love a multi-parter), we're exploring some of the white knights who've come along over the years and saved our bacon. They're our Knight Bacons. Is this our most terribly-named episode yet? You be the judge.  In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsor Architeam

    Agony Architect - Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2022 0:28


    Because we love our listeners so much, we're launching a new segment to the In Detail show, Agony Architect. It's a chance for you to ask us your most burning creative business questions. Got a question? Email us at indetailshow@gmail.com or tweet us (while you still can) at @indetailshow. Thanks to Adelaide at Mihaly Slocombe for the idea ;)

    S03E03 - Marketing 103

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2022 53:51


    In our third and final episode on marketing, Marketing 103, we speak to the wonderful Amy Edwards of Brisbane-based marketing consultancy Markedly. She corrects us on all that we got wrong in our first two marketing episodes and we discover that we got one or two things right, too. Thank you, dear listeners, for your patience regarding Kate's terrible audio in this episode. You'd think we'd have it worked out by now.  In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsor Architeam

    S03E02 - Marketing 102

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 14, 2022 50:45


    In our second episode on the marvelous mysteries of marketing, Marketing 102, we explore the opportunities for a more established creative studio to connect with its audience and reach potential clients. And Warwick answers that ridiculous cliffhanger he left dangling at the end of episode 1. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsor Architeam

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    S03E01 - Marketing 101 (Marketing on Fumes)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2022 53:04


    We're back for Season 3 asking the question - how do you start marketing with no projects, no cash, and nothing to lose? In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsor Architeam

    Season 3 - Coming Soon

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2022 0:25


    Reports of our deaths were greatly exaggerated - we'll be back with Season 3 very soon... In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney  Find us: www.indetail.show  Twitter: @indetailshow  Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com  Big thanks to our sponsor Architeam

    S02E12 - Epilogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2021 65:29


    Fire up your retrospectoscopes as we look back at our favourite stuff from Season 2 and jump into questions and comments from our listeners. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney  Find us: www.indetail.show  Twitter: @indetailshow  Mail: indetail.show@gmail.com  Big thanks to our sponsors Architeam and Streamtime

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    S02E11 - The Mundane, the Creative, the Sensitive and the Strategic

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 67:51


    As a small studio grows into a not-so-small studio, when is the right time to add administrative support to the team? We discuss our thought processes behind this question and the broader subject of growth. Then Mick and Kate grill Warwick about the secret sauce behind his and Erica's decision a few years ago to employ a studio manager.

    S02E10 - Karen Alcock learnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2021 49:05


    In this episode we reflect on what we learned during our conversation last episode with Karen Alcock, director of MAArchitects. What are the risks and rewards of buying into a creative business? What succession planning should we be doing? How can we keep our businesses nimble? And what levers can we pull to unlock greater profitability? In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow mail: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsors Architeam and Streamtime

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    S02E09 - Interview with Karen Alcock

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2021 60:33


    We're excited to have Karen Alcock on the podcast today, a towering presence in the Melbourne architecture scene since her days at Neometro and now as director of MAArchitects. We talk with Karen about taking leaps of faith, buying into and out of architecture businesses, growing and sustaining a team, and working out which activities most deserve the attention of a busy practice director.  In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney  Find us: www.indetail.show  Twitter: @indetailshow  mail: indetail.show@gmail.com  Big thanks to our sponsors Architeam and Streamtime

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    S02E08 - Heroes & Villains - Part 4

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 53:52


    Part 4 of our deep dive into clients types, today we're finally talking about the heroes - all those magnificent clients that keep us coming back for more.  In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsors Architeam and Streamtime

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    S02E07 - Heroes & Villains - Part 3

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2021 58:21


    We've seen the awesome exploits, powerful narratives and dramatic explosions of heroes and villains play out on the big screen, but what about the heroes and villains in our own lives and work? This is the first of a four-part deep dive into the clients of architecture studios and the types of heroes and villains they represent. We explore their impact, best management strategies and our own tendency for heroic and villainous acts. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsors Architeam and Streamtime

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    S02E06 - Heroes & Villains - Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2021 59:24


    We've seen the awesome exploits, powerful narratives and dramatic explosions of heroes and villains play out on the big screen, but what about the heroes and villains in our own lives and work? This is the second of a four-part deep dive into the clients of architecture studios and the types of heroes and villains they represent. We explore their impact, best management strategies and our own tendency for heroic and villainous acts. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us:  www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsors Architeam and Streamtime

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    S02E05 - Heroes & Villains - Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 52:36


    We've seen the awesome exploits, powerful narratives and dramatic explosions of heroes and villains play out on the big screen, but what about the heroes and villains in our own lives and work? This is the first of a four-part deep dive into the clients of architecture studios and the types of heroes and villains they represent. We explore their impact, best management strategies and our own tendency for heroic and villainous acts. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsors Architeam and Streamtime

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    S02E04 - Documentation

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 6, 2021 58:25


    What is documentation? Why do we produce it? Should it be beautiful? ...Why does Warwick have so many rules? in this ep we ask some big questions about every architect's favourite stage. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsors Architeam and Streamtime

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    S02E03 - Architeam Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2021 73:20


    In this ep we go over all the cool stuff we learned at the 2021 Architeam Conference... for those of us who remembered to attend. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsors Architeam and Streamtime

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    S02E02 - Michael McCormack learnings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2021 56:50


    In this episode Kate, Warwick and Mick sift through the wreckage of their interview with Milieu Property director, Mike McCormack. Will they find any nuggets of creative business gold?   In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us:  www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com Big thanks to our sponsors Architeam and Streamtime

    S02E01 - Interview with Michael McCormack

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2021 58:42


    In Detail is back for Season 2 (...pause for applause...). Join Kate, Warwick and Mick as they talk shop with Milieu Property director, Mike McCormack and unpack what it takes to be a design-driven developer in Melbourne.  In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney  Find us:  www.indetail.show  Twitter: @indetailshow  Email: indetail.show@gmail.com  Big thanks to our sponsors Architeam and Streamtime

    S01E08 - Epilogue

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 44:32


    In the final episode of Season 1, we reflect on what we have learned from making In Detail. Fees, business planning, fee proposals and maintaining solvency - lowest prices are just the beginning! In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com

    S01E07 - Business Plans, Low Fees, Budget Blues

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2021 59:44


    In the second last episode of Season 1, we're answering questions about business plans, setting fees, and projects that come in over budget. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com

    S01E06 - Mixed Grill 3 - Warwick Mihaly

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 60:03


    In this episode, we put Warwick Mihaly on the rotisserie until he's crispy and golden on all sides. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com

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    S01E05 - Mixed Grill 2 - Kate FitzGerald

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 26, 2020 61:23


    In this episode, we turn the grill to 11 on Kate FitzGerald from Whispering Smith. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com

    S01E04 - Mixed Grill 1 - Mick Moloney

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2020 63:28


    In this episode, we turn the heat to high and grill Mick about Moloney Architects. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com

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    S01E03 - Writing the Perfect Fee Proposal (Part 2)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 9, 2020 40:47


    Part 2 of a 2-part episode on writing the perfect fee proposal. In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com

    S01E02 - Writing the Perfect Fee Proposal (Part 1)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2020 46:26


    Part 1 of a 2-part episode on writing the perfect fee proposal. (... may need to be part 1 of 50). In Detail is hosted by Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com

    S01E01 - Fees

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2020 46:43


    In the first episode of In Detail Warwick Mihaly, Kate FitzGerald and Mick Moloney jump straight into a discussion about fees. Find us: www.indetail.show Twitter: @indetailshow Email: indetail.show@gmail.com

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    S01 - Launch

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2020 0:48


    In Detail is a new podcast that takes you behind the scenes of creative business. Hosted by three architects, Mick Moloney, Kate Fitzgerald and Warwick Mihaly, we're going to tackle the awkward questions, open up on our own experiences, and bring you the business insights that we wish we had when we were starting out. We want to hear from you too. If you've got a pressing question that you've always wanted to ask, then get in touch. We need your help to lift the cone of silence around these topics and reveal what it's really like to run a creative business. You can follow us on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts, or visit our website at www.indetail.show Season 1 launches on 4 November 2020, we're looking forward to talking to you soon.

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