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Virginia Trioli peels back the public persona of some of Australia’s biggest names - what they love, the road not taken and the things they do only when the cameras and microphones are off.

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    • Sep 12, 2023 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 17m AVG DURATION
    • 24 EPISODES


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    Adam Hills: The comedian's World Cup dream finally came true

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 20:00


    He played rugby from a young age, but ended up with a massively successful career in comedy. Then a league for players with a disability was formed.

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    Adam Liaw: The reality star is on the hunt for Australia's national dish

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 20:00


    The reality TV cook always has a new project on the boil, with his success coming from always having a seven-year itch with his career.

    Sigrid Thornton: From Snowy River, to Seachange, to household name

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2023 20:00


    The actor boasts a rich and impactful career at home in Australia. But she told Virginia Trioli that a significant fork in the road nearly saw her chase the bright lights of Hollywood.

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    Briggs: The rapper went from being 'mega broke' to breaking through

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2023 20:00


    He was a no-show at his tram driver induction, but Briggs needed the money far less than he needed to follow his creativity.

    Maggie Dent: The beloved parenting author nearly ended her life as a teen

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2023 20:00


    It was a dark fork in the road that ultimately led to a joyful career working with children and giving common-sense advice to struggling parents.

    Charlie Pickering: From chasing the corner office to taking centre stage

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2023 20:00


    The comic's career has been all about the work: in stand-up comedy, as host of The Weekly, and now on ABC Radio Melbourne.

    Judith Lucy: The comedy legend bares all and talks about a very intimate portrait — You Don't Know Me podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2023 20:00


    All it takes is a few questions to uncover her life offstage, colourful Irish-Catholic upbringing, and the time her private parts went public.

    Ernie Dingo: Australia's greatest outdoorsman is actually a bit of a recluse — You Don't Know Me podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2023 20:00


    The living legend opens up about what he's like when the cameras are off, and he's alone with the sounds of the bush.

    Kate Ceberano: 30 albums, 40 years performing, a lifetime of music — You Don't Know Me podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 20:00


    Australia's legendary diva actually wanted to be a flamenco dancer but settled for singing when it became clear it was her true calling.

    Tim Minchin: the man, the myth, the legend, the hair — You Don't Know Me podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 20:00


    Australia's music man has a deep love for his chainsaw, a hatred of social media pile ons, and a love/hate relationship with Broadway.

    You Don't Know Me returns for a second season — You Don't Know Me podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 1:06


    Private lives, guilty pleasures, and decades-long regrets are all laid bare in season two of You Don't Know Me with Virginia Trioli.Each episode Virginia profiles a well-known Australian at the most personal level, with just seven questions.

    Episode 12: Virginia Trioli

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2022


    In episode 12 of YDKM: The interviewer becomes the interviewee. When Matt Preston turns the tables on Virginia Trioli, she spills the beans about a life lived in an "ecstasy of worry", the hard road to motherhood and the glimmer of self-respect she is able to find in a moment that still deeply disappoints her.

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    Episode 11: Richard E. Grant

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2022


    In episode 11 of YDKM with Virginia Trioli: Growing up in southern Africa without a television, a life on the screen was beyond anything Richard E. Grant could have imagined. The Withnail and I, Downton Abbey and Star Wars actor tells Virginia Trioli about his unusual addiction to a diva queen, dreams of starring in a Tarantino movie and his wife's challenge to him in the days before her death.

    Episode 10: David Campbell

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2022


    In episode 10 of YDKM with Virginia Trioli: Singer, actor and all-round nice guy, there is much more to David Campbell than being the son of Jimmy Barnes. David opens up about trying to make his own mark, dealing with a sense of abandonment and the time he almost became the lead singer of rock band Foreigner.

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    Episode 09: Virginia Gay

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2022


    In episode nine of YDKM with Virginia Trioli: It's Virginia squared as Virginia Gay joins Virginia Trioli to share her life of chaos. The celebrated singer, actor, writer and director is also a self-confessed goddess of abundance with a competitive streak.

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    Episode 08: Richard Tognetti

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2022


    In episode eight of YDKM with Virginia Trioli: Richard Tognetti, the artistic director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra, may be one of our most celebrated and gifted musicians, but he once dreamed of giving it all away to be a 'liftie' on the ski slopes. These days he dreams of making music in the kitchen.

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    Episode 07: Myf Warhurst

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2022


    In episode seven of YDKM with Virginia Trioli: Myf Warhurst, co-host of music quiz show Spicks and Specks, has a never say never attitude that saw her bungy jump out of a helicopter. It's a philosophy she also applies to 70s country music and romance reality TV shows.

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    Episode 06: David Hallberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2022


    In episode six of YDKM with Virginia Trioli: One of the greatest dancers of his generation, David Hallberg took a leap of faith to come to Australia. Now the artistic director of the Australian Ballet, he tells Virginia Trioli about sneaking out his bedroom window, being bullied as a young boy who wanted to dance and the thrill of long, deserted roads.

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    Episode 05: Anthony Callea

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2022


    In episode Five of YDKM with Virginia Trioli: He's been tied to the floor of a helicopter, almost met the Spice Girls and loves nothing more than some trash TV, but singer-songwriter Anthony Callea takes being the CEO of himself very seriously.

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    Episode 04: Grace Tame

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2022


    Grace Tame may be a survivor of child sexual abuse, but she does not let the abuse define her life. The former Australian of the Year tells Virginia Trioli about that Scott Morrison side-eye, drawing for John Cleese and her love of watching movies that are so bad they're good.

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    Episode 03: Tracy Grimshaw

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2022


    In episode three of YDKM with Virginia Trioli: Tracy Grimshaw is used to being the one to ask the questions. So, when Virginia Trioli turns the tables on the TV current affairs queen, it takes some surprising turns. As she prepares to step down as host of A Current Affair, Grimshaw talks about her unusual obsession, galloping through herds of giraffes and the other career she desperately wanted.

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    Episode 02: Dr Norman Swan

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2022


    In episode two of YDKM with Virginia Trioli: He's one of Australia's best-known doctors, but Norman Swan is plagued by impostor syndrome, thoughts that he is not a nice person and the spectre of his mother.Plus he tells Virginia Trioli of his one true pleasure.

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    Episode 01: Shaun Micallef

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2022


    What's in a middle name? Comedian and actor Shaun Micallef gives Virginia Trioli the lowdown on the time he shot light beams from his eyes and his penchant for kickboxing movies.But is it all lies, damn lies?

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    Introducing You Don't Know Me with Virginia Trioli — You Don't Know Me podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2022 3:11


    You Don't Know Me is the new podcast from ABC Radio. Virginia Trioli sits down with people from stage and screen. They're the ones you've heard on the radio or grown up with over the years. A set of seven questions open up a world of possibilities with some unexpected answers. You'll discover the moments that have made these remarkable Australians who they are.Join Virginia Trioli every week for a look behind the curtain. Because for all you see on screen, hear on radio, and read online; You Don't Know Me.

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