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In the final episode of this four-part series, I delve into the critical role each team member plays in achieving your dental practice's 2025 goals. Building on the previous discussions about reflecting on the past year, setting goals, and creating actionable plans, this episode focuses on the importance of team engagement, motivation, and clear delegation. I also discuss the powerful impact of understanding the broader purpose of dental care, recommending the SBS Insight episode "The Dental Gap" as essential viewing to inspire meaningful team discussions.Watch the SBS Insight episode here: The Dental Gap https://www.sbs.com.au/ondemand/news-series/insight/insight-2020/insight-s2020-ep14/1727614531792Interested in taking your personal, team, and dental practice to the next level? Contact Julie today to explore the possibilities for growth and success! Visit our website, Dental Business Mastery, at https://dentalbusinessmastery.com.au/, and book a complimentary, obligation-free Discovery Call to discuss your specific needs and goals. Schedule your call here: https://tidycal.com/3l298p1/30-minute-meeting If you have any questions or would like more information, feel free to contact us via email at info@dentalbusinessmastery.com.au.

Vilken betydelse har sånt som åldersskillnad, utbildning och pendlingsavstånd till jobbet för relationens prognos? Lina & Björn djupdyker i forskningen.Klipp:10.11 Prinsessbröllopet 2013 - Brudparets löften18.22 What it's like to be in a relationship with an age gap | SBS Insight24.19 PAUS 1s30.10 When Harry Met Sally37.50 Frank Sinatra Love and MarriageRedigering: Peter Malmqvist.Kontakt: dummamanniskor@gmail.com Vill du slippa reklamen? Prenumerera på Dumma Människor för 19 kr/månaden (ink moms). https://plus.acast.com/s/dummamanniskor. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Insightful is the new podcast series from SBS, hosted by Kumi Taguchi. From sex and relationships to health, wealth, and grief Insightful offers deeper dives into the lives and first person stories of former guests from the acclaimed TV show, Insight.

This is the second part of our 3 part business journey series. If you missed last week's episode, go back to 395: Our Merrymaker Business Journey Part 1.Also! The waitlist for the MerryBody Teacher Training Program is now open. It's a 16 week course that will welcome personal growth, self-love and total mind-body transformation. Our second cohort will start in March 2024. If you have an inkling that this is maybe for you, we encourage you to join the waitlist so you are first to know about when our early bird opens.This is what we spoke about during the episodeBusiness relationships are super important, some will be amazing and integral for business growth!Going to conferences and networking events was a big positive, but not too many because they can get overwhelming.We said no to a book deal and self-published our very first hard copy cookbook. The self-publishing was a nightmare but we got through it. Listen to Episode 55: How Merrymaker Sisters Self-Published and Launched 2 Hard Copy BooksWe built a recipe app that went #1 in the App Store.We created the Merry Biz Hustle 4-week Challenge and had 49 sign-ups.We created the Merrymaker Club membership but ended up refunding people, and then publishing our second hard copy recipe book.We were featured in SBS Insight which became a very traumatic experience. But it led us to where we are today.In 2016, we moved to the Gold Coast. A year later, Carla signed up to the yoga teacher training and Emma signed up to the Pilates teacher training. We re-found our bliss and this changed everything!We got invited to teach in the studio and we created our own MerryBody 4-week program.We'll see you next week for Part 3!If you loved this episode, we would love to hear from you, send us an email to carla@themerrymakersisters.com or emma@themerrymakersisters.com or message us on our Facebook and Instagram accounts @themerrymakersisters.Always merrymaking,Emma + CarlaP.s if you ever need further help or guidance please contact Lifeline or Beyond Blue. Asking for help is pure courage. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week has Stocks post swim and Jules sipping Scotch by the fire, as they tuck into the biggest Podcasting stories of the week. Plus, we find out the surprising news that Jules is a genuine MAFS fan and the guys give us their 'best podcasts of the year' lists. Mentioned this week: [02:21] James Corden strikes deal for new podcast with SiriusXM [05:07] Trevor Noah is NOT going to create an echo chamber [06:51] Joe Rogan's big Spofify Decision [14:04] SBS Insight to get its own podcast [15:08] Directors rewatch their films [18:17] The Economist Goes Behind a Paywall Recommendations: Stocks and Jules Best Podcasts of the Year NEWS (S) The Rest is Politics (S) This Week on the Internet (J) Podlitical  KNOWLEDGE & EDUCATION (S) Acquired ENTERTAINMENT (S) Culture Club (S) Mamamia Out Loud (S) The Watch (J) Search Engine (J) The Drop with Osman Faruqi SPORT (S) 6 Trophies (S) No Laying Up (J) The Pool Room with Tony Armstrong  (J) Owned with Rex Chapman TRUE CRIME/ SCRIPTED (S) Sherlock and Co (J) Scamanda  (J) The Kinahans  GUILTY PLEASURE (S) Heavy Hands (J) McCartney: A Life in Lyrics Contact Jules and Stocks and follow BTP on Instagram HERESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We have one precious life to live and we have no idea how long we get to live it for. Yet some of us really struggle to show up as our whole and authentic selves for some (or even a lot!) of our time on this planet. Today's guest has spent his life rediscovering his relationship with himself and re-defining his relationships with others. All while learning how to advocate for his own wants, needs and desires and stand up and out for those in the LGBTQIA+ community. Steve is a prominent bisexual & HIV advocate best known for his work promoting bi-visibility and fighting HIV stigma. He has been featured on SBS Insight's Bisexuality episode, he made global headlines when he publicly disclosed his HIV status, and he works in a range of roles in LGBTQIA+ community health, recently being recognised with an ACON Honour award in Health & Wellbeing. From running pegging workshops to consulting Federal MPs, Steve always brings a message of inclusivity and joy. We chat Challenges of coming out as Bi-sexual or same sex attracted Transforming a monogamous relationship into a polyamorous relationship Deeply knowing yourself to design your life and relationship How including advocacy in your life can make an impact on both you and the world Better Relationships We empower couples to create thriving relationships so that they can play all out in life, set big goals and put plans in place to actually achieve them. Better World Many research studies have shown that great relationships are associated with better health, greater happiness, and even a longer life. If more of us had thriving, healthy, happy romantic relationships, we know we would have a better world. That's why, every time someone works with us, via our partnership with Buy1Give1 we also help someone else in the world. Yep a stranger, someone you'll never meet. Connect with Sammi & Nathan Jaeger  Website - https://www.fuelcollective.com.au/ Instagram - Date Forever - https://www.instagram.com/dateforever/ Instagram - Fuelled Up Life - https://www.instagram.com/fuelled.up.life/ Instagram - Nath - https://www.instagram.com/nathjaeger/ Instagram - Sammi - https://www.instagram.com/sammisomewhere/ Connect with Steve Spencer Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ssstorven/ Resources Mentioned ACON - https://www.acon.org.au/ Pegging Workshop - Studio Kink - https://www.studiokink.com/#/sydney-leather-weekend-2023 Bobby Goldsmith Foundation - https://www.bgf.org.au/

Let's Talk About Sex and Consent The very first time I heard Nathalie Mills speak was when I watched SBS Insight in May 2023 (episode 10). Nathalie was one of the guests talking about sex and consent and I was captivated by her energy and attitude towards sex and sexuality. I give my thanks to the producers of the show who put me in touch with Nathalie because I feel I have met a soul sister. Nathalie is French-Canadian, grew up in Haiti, was schooled by nuns, and received no sex education. Nathalie works as a nurse and runs her own clinic specialising in lymphodema therapy, Complex Decongestive Therapy and personal coaching. Nathalie has also commenced her journey learning the art of yoni repatterning and I cannot wait to learn more about this from Nathalie. If you want to connect with Nathalie you can reach out via her website and Facebook. www.livinginharmonie.com https://www.facebook.com/livinginharmonie I hope you enjoy this conversation! Please let me know your thoughts as well as liking and sharing this podcast amongst your network. With lush regards, Susan The Maven e. themaven@thespicyboudoir.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-maven/message

Welcome to the Maven's Private Diaries. My guest today is Samuel Hunter who I met during the recording of my appearance on SBS Insight talking about Midlife Sexual Awakenings. Samuel was there to discuss his experience as a sex worker.  Samuel has had a varied working life. He's been a mower man, a videographer, specialist salesman in the mining industry and before COVID experienced a moment that changed his life. Samuel made the ultimate career switch and became a sex worker.  In our chat we explored sex and disability, emotional celibacy, female orgasm, movies to watch, and surprisingly, Samuel's own personal experience of body shaming and how he feels about his ‘dad bod'. Samuel is certainly not a ‘dial-a-dick' sex worker and is someone I would recommend to women who need a safe space to explore and reconnect with their sexuality.  I admire Samuel greatly. Make sure you explore his website and the links to recommended viewing. I hope you enjoy this special chat. I certainly did. Websites: SamuelHunterEscort.com Touchingbase.org Documentary and Movies to watch: How to Please a Woman  Good Luck to you, Leo Grande (starring Emma Thompson) ScarletRoad.com.au - Impassioned about freedom of sexual expression, sex worker Rachel Wotton has become highly specialised in working with clients with disability. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-maven/message

James Frangos faced a home invasion in 2010, while in the house were his wife, daughter, son and grandchildren. Instead of resisting the ruthless robbers, he chose to let them steal what they found. His whole family was saved. He narrated this traumatic experience on SBS Insight. - Θύμα ένοπλων διαρρηκτών έπεσε το 2010 ο Ελληνο -Αυστραλός Τζέιμς Φράγκος, ενώ μέσα στο σπίτι του ήταν γυναίκα, κόρη και εγγόνια. Από το να αντισταθεί στους αδίστακτους ληστές προτίμησε να τους αφήσει να κλέψουν ότι βρήκαν και έτσι σώθηκε όλη η οικογένεια του. Την τραυματική αυτή εμπειρία εξιστόρησε στην εκπομπή Insight του δικτύου SBS. 

Jo Pybus is a late onset feminist who shares observations from her life in the middle-ages through another late onset pursuit; writing. Having been a late onset athlete, her love of an endurance event led her to write a novel and become an advocate for menopause awareness. Jo shared her views of menopause on SBS Insight. She s a regular columnist for Her Canberra and has written for Wb40 Magazine as well as other publications. You can follow Jo Pybus here:Linktree |  https://linktr.ee/jopybusFacebook | https://www.facebook.com/JoPybusWriter/Instagram | www.instagram.com/jo_pybus_writer--The Good Girl Confessional Podcast is proudly brought to you by Wb40 - Women Beyond Forty Magazine. -Join the Revolution here:https://wb40.comhttps://www.facebook.com/womenbeyondfortyhttps://www.instragram.com/womenbeyondfortyhttps://www.instagram.com/thegoodgirlconfessional

Dr. Graham Wong is a consultant psychiatrist and the Medical Director of the Epworth Hospital Mental Health Unit and the Director of the Electro Convulsive Therapy (ECT) Service in Melbourne. Dr. Wong explains how ECT (formerly referred to as “electroshock therapy”) is used in a modern context in the treatment of severe Major Depressive Disorder.   You can find Dr. Wong at: https://www.epworth.org.au/who-we-are/find-a-doctor/dr-graham-wong   The SBS Insight documentary that Dr. Wong referred to can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jq0n8Hh9J8E   For emergency support contact: 000 for police, ambulance or fire services  13 11 14 for Lifeline, a crisis support and suicide prevention service for all Australians 1300 726 306 Perinatal Anxiety and Depression (PANDA) National Helpline 1800 642 066 Centre for Grief and Bereavement 1800 250 015 Alcohol and Drug Support Line 1800 858 858 National Gambling Help Line 1300 22 46 36 Beyond Blue

Một ông bố gốc Việt là Davy Nguyễn, sống tại Sydney, trong một chương trình truyền hình của SBS Insight- chủ đề Favourite Child, đã chia sẻ một phương pháp giáo dục gây ngạc nhiên của mình bằng việc tạo ra danh hiệu “đứa con cưng nhất”. Theo ông, những người trẻ gốc Á sinh ra ở Úc vẫn chịu sự kỳ thị và sự kiên cường sẽ giúp chúng thành công.

The Rainbow KINection team had the privilege of talking to Nevo Zisin. Nevo is Jewish, Queer and Non- Binary. They are an activist, public speaker and the author of Finding Nevo written in 2017. This book is a memoir on gender transition. Nevo is based in Melbourne/Naarm. Despite being in lockdown they are still actively running workshops online with the topics of writing, gender inclusivity, unconscious bias & recruitment. They are a contact point in the Jewish community for other children and families confronting issues of gender and sexuality in their own lives. They have appeared on SBS Insight, Hack Live, One Plus One, The Morning Show and have spoken at The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne Writers Festival, Brisbane Writers Festival, Margaret River Writers Festival and now Rainbow KINection! *Please note this interview was conducted via phone so the quality of the audio is inconsistent.

Mrs Woog and Mrs Berry reflex on the wondrous week that was, the good, the bad, the challenging and uplifting. We talk about mental health and suicide in this episode.

Mrs Woog and Mrs Berry's commitment to preparation and structure continues. Note it down, it won't last long. Also: HELLO EVERYONE WHO IS HERE BECAUSE OF SBS INSIGHT!

Emerging research shows that our early years have a lasting impact on not only our mental and physical health, but our health, wellbeing, and lifespan. I'm joined by Dr. Sarah McKay, a neuroscientist based in Australia, to discuss the intersection of nature, nurture, and a woman's brain. About Dr. Sarah McKay Dr. Sarah McKay sums up her research with the words, ‘Nature, Nurture and Neuroplasticity'. Sarah is a neuroscientist and science communicator who specializes in translating brain science research into simple, actionable strategies for peak performance, creativity, health, and wellbeing. As the director of The Neuroscience Academy, Sarah offers training in applied neuroscience and brain health for ‘helping professionals'. Sarah has authored the popular science book, The Women's Brain Book - The Neuroscience of Health, Hormones, and Happiness, which explores women's health from 'womb to tomb' through the lens of neurobiology. In 2019, she hosted an episode of ABC's flagship science TV show Catalyst exploring biohacking, brain health, and longevity.  In 2020, Sarah will take part in Homeward Bound, a women-in-STEMM leadership expedition to Antarctica. Sarah grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand, and after completing her neuroscience degree at Otago University, won a scholarship to Oxford University for her Ph.D. training. After 5 years of medical research in Sydney, Australia, Sarah hung up her lab coat to build a science communications business. Sarah combines a wry sense of humor with an uncompromising mind, and whether she's writing or speaking on the TEDx stage she tells science stories in a fun and compelling way. She features in print media such as The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and Sydney Morning Herald. Sarah is also on SBS Insight, ABC Radio National, ABC Catalyst, and Channel 7 Mornings. Sarah lives on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia with her Irish husband. Together they're raising two boys and a cocker spaniel, and they spend time sailing, surfing, mountain biking, or skiing. First of all, Sarah explains what neuroplasticity is. It's a relatively new avenue of neuroscience that Sarah's dedicated her studies to. She shares how her studies brought her to start her own science business. While there is increasing evidence that the first few years of our lives impact our health and wellbeing, Sarah provides evidence of how the love and care of someone outside your immediate family can help turn your life around. This gives a strong argument to the nurture side of the debate - and how important activating with love and kindness to others has such a lasting impact. From a family first point of view, we talk about how new mothers and new families need to have support systems put in place immediately. As opposed to returning to work just weeks after giving birth, an emphasis on connecting and building love within the family unit will help solidify that new baby's positive mental health later in life. We discuss the links between puberty and perimenopause and how girls and women should have support during these times in their lives. Our brains and bodies are undergoing some intense transformation that should run as naturally as possible.  Sarah explains what actually causes the hot flashes that women experience during perimenopause. While there could be an argument for taking artificial hormones to suppress these and other effects that come with perimenopause, I believe it's important we don't suppress our hormones during these incredibly changing times. How can you show love and support to those around you at all times? How do you manage your perimenopause symptoms? As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com.   In This Episode: What neuroplasticity is How the love and care of one other person can turn someone's life around What support systems we need to put around a new mom and family How the social constructs around a child impact their mental health throughout puberty How puberty and perimenopause are biologically linked in the brain What causes hot flashes during perimenopause What happens when we suppress the hormones present during perimenopause   Quotes: “Now we have very clear evidence that, yes, what happens in those first few years of life are a strong determinant, not the only determinant, but they are a large determinant to your mental and physical health, and loosely, health, wellbeing, and lifespan.” (19:56) “A lot of the culture with managing emotions that we see in young people is just a bit of a mental mishmash between the emotional part of the brain developing faster than the top-down control part of the brain.” (36:05) “There's more that we don't know than what we do know. Really it's about being educated and informed and working with a healthcare provider that will help you make the right decisions for you.” (53:23)   Resources Mentioned Buy The Women's Brain Book by Dr. Sarah McKay Get The Applied Brain Science Toolkit Find Dr. Sarah McKay Online Find Dr. Sarah McKay on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn Join the KetoGreen Community on Facebook Buy Keto-Green 16   Check out the full episode page Find Dr. Anna Online Follow Dr. Anna on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Emerging research shows that our early years have a lasting impact on not only our mental and physical health, but our health, wellbeing, and lifespan. I’m joined by Dr. Sarah McKay, a neuroscientist based in Australia, to discuss the intersection of nature, nurture, and a woman’s brain. About Dr. Sarah McKay Dr. Sarah McKay sums up her research with the words, ‘Nature, Nurture and Neuroplasticity’. Sarah is a neuroscientist and science communicator who specializes in translating brain science research into simple, actionable strategies for peak performance, creativity, health, and wellbeing. As the director of The Neuroscience Academy, Sarah offers training in applied neuroscience and brain health for ‘helping professionals’. Sarah has authored the popular science book, The Women's Brain Book - The Neuroscience of Health, Hormones, and Happiness, which explores women’s health from 'womb to tomb' through the lens of neurobiology. In 2019, she hosted an episode of ABC’s flagship science TV show Catalyst exploring biohacking, brain health, and longevity.  In 2020, Sarah will take part in Homeward Bound, a women-in-STEMM leadership expedition to Antarctica. Sarah grew up in Christchurch, New Zealand, and after completing her neuroscience degree at Otago University, won a scholarship to Oxford University for her Ph.D. training. After 5 years of medical research in Sydney, Australia, Sarah hung up her lab coat to build a science communications business. Sarah combines a wry sense of humor with an uncompromising mind, and whether she's writing or speaking on the TEDx stage she tells science stories in a fun and compelling way. She features in print media such as The Wall Street Journal, The Guardian, and Sydney Morning Herald. Sarah is also on SBS Insight, ABC Radio National, ABC Catalyst, and Channel 7 Mornings. Sarah lives on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, Australia with her Irish husband. Together they're raising two boys and a cocker spaniel, and they spend time sailing, surfing, mountain biking, or skiing. First of all, Sarah explains what neuroplasticity is. It’s a relatively new avenue of neuroscience that Sarah’s dedicated her studies to. She shares how her studies brought her to start her own science business. While there is increasing evidence that the first few years of our lives impact our health and wellbeing, Sarah provides evidence of how the love and care of someone outside your immediate family can help turn your life around. This gives a strong argument to the nurture side of the debate - and how important activating with love and kindness to others has such a lasting impact. From a family first point of view, we talk about how new mothers and new families need to have support systems put in place immediately. As opposed to returning to work just weeks after giving birth, an emphasis on connecting and building love within the family unit will help solidify that new baby’s positive mental health later in life. We discuss the links between puberty and perimenopause and how girls and women should have support during these times in their lives. Our brains and bodies are undergoing some intense transformation that should run as naturally as possible.  Sarah explains what actually causes the hot flashes that women experience during perimenopause. While there could be an argument for taking artificial hormones to suppress these and other effects that come with perimenopause, I believe it’s important we don’t suppress our hormones during these incredibly changing times. How can you show love and support to those around you at all times? How do you manage your perimenopause symptoms? As always, you can ask me anything and let me hear your thoughts in the comments on the episode page. If you have questions, email team@drannacabeca.com.   In This Episode: What neuroplasticity is How the love and care of one other person can turn someone’s life around What support systems we need to put around a new mom and family How the social constructs around a child impact their mental health throughout puberty How puberty and perimenopause are biologically linked in the brain What causes hot flashes during perimenopause What happens when we suppress the hormones present during perimenopause   Quotes: “Now we have very clear evidence that, yes, what happens in those first few years of life are a strong determinant, not the only determinant, but they are a large determinant to your mental and physical health, and loosely, health, wellbeing, and lifespan.” (19:56) “A lot of the culture with managing emotions that we see in young people is just a bit of a mental mishmash between the emotional part of the brain developing faster than the top-down control part of the brain.” (36:05) “There’s more that we don’t know than what we do know. Really it’s about being educated and informed and working with a healthcare provider that will help you make the right decisions for you.” (53:23)   Resources Mentioned Buy The Women's Brain Book by Dr. Sarah McKay Get The Applied Brain Science Toolkit Find Dr. Sarah McKay Online Find Dr. Sarah McKay on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter | LinkedIn Join the KetoGreen Community on Facebook Buy Keto-Green 16   Check out the full episode page Find Dr. Anna Online Follow Dr. Anna on Facebook | Instagram | Twitter

Tình yêu lãng mạn có thể bị ngăn cấm vì nhiều lý do, như văn hoá tôn giáo, xã hội và pháp lý - ngay cả trong năm 2020. Chương trình phóng sự của SBS INSIGHT tìm hiểu tại sao một số mối quan hệ yêu đương bị phản đối, trong trường nhiều hợp thậm chí còn bị xem là bất hợp pháp và những ảnh hưởng lâu dài mà những mối quan hệ đó mang lại đối với các cá nhân và những người xung quanh.

Does Robbie win? Squirrel Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hFZFjoX2cGg --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/twovetstalkpets/message

Anton remembers his childhood growing up in Durban, South Africa, and reflects on the lessons he learnt from the local drag queens. Anton Enus has been a news broadcaster for three and a half decades. He has worked as a news reporter, producer and presenter on two continents. He has been on assignment to numerous African states, including Uganda, Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. Since 1999 he has anchored SBS World News and has occasionally been a guest presenter on SBS Insight. His bucket list includes finishing that fiction manuscript that has for years been gathering dust in a drawer. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook. The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia. To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.

Nevo is a Jewish, queer, non-binary writer, activist and public speaker with a particular focus on issues surrounding gender, sex, culture and sexuality. They run workshops in schools and workplaces around trans issues. They are also the author of award-winning Finding Nevo, a memoir on gender transition and a contributor to Kindred: A Queer Young Adult Australian Anthology.Based in Melbourne / Naarm / Birraranga, Nevo has had a complex relationship with gender. Assigned female at birth and transitioning to present as male at the age of 17 and in year 12, Nevo now identifies outside of a female / male gender binary and uses they/them pronouns. They are a contact point in the Jewish community for other children and families confronting issues of gender and sexuality in their own lives.They have appeared on SBS Insight, Hack Live, One Plus One, The Morning Show and have spoken at The Wheeler Centre, Melbourne Writers Festival, Brisbane Writers Festival, Margaret River Writers Festival and many others.

Welcome to our final episode in Western Australia, for real this time. In Part Two of our discussion of Eric Edgar Cooke, we discuss Cooke’s final crimes, his trial and subsequent execution, and two of the many destroyed lives that Cooke left in his wake – John Button and Darryl Beamish, the two men who went to prison for crimes that Cooke had committed.EPISODE NOTES:Eric Edgar Cooke had unknowingly terrorised the people of Perth for years. People started locking their doors and coming home before dark because of the shootings on Australia Day, the robberies, the brutal stabbing murder of Pnena Berkman, not knowing that the criminal they were afraid of was all the same man.The “power” that overcame Cooke, driving him to hurt people, came again and again, until finally he was captured after the murder of teenaged babysitter Shirley McLeod. Then came months of police trying to unravel crime after crime, trying to understand how one man could be capable of committing so many disparate crimes. From the moment he was captured, Cooke knew there was only one destination for him – the gallows.For John Button and Darryl Beamish, however, the nightmare wouldn’t end until long after Cooke’s death. It wasn’t until the early 2000s, over fifty years since the crimes were committed, that Button and Beamish would get new appeals.This episode would not have been possible without Broken Lives, by Estelle Blackburn. An unbelievably thorough dive into the story of Eric Cooke that was the catalyst for Button and Beamish’s appeals. Get it wherever you get books.You can read/watch the SBS Insight about John Button’s case herehttps://www.sbs.com.au/news/insight/at-19-i-was-charged-with-my-girlfriend-s-murder-a-crime-i-never-committedYou can listen to a way better podcast than ours, the ABC’s Wrongful, about Darryl Beamish here https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/earshot/wrongful-the-darryl-beamish-story/9065874If you like what we do please consider supporting us on PATREONSubscribe to the podcast on ITUNES, STITCHER, SPOTIFY or your podcatcher of choice.Find us on FACEBOOK, TWITTER, INSTAGRAM or EMAIL us on murderinthelandofoz@gmail.comwww.thatsnotcanonproductions.com

Connect with Lindsay, Derek, Sarah, and other like-minded edupreneurs in the Teachers' Lounge on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teacherslounging/  Share the show with others by pointing them towards wealthyteachers.com About Sarah: Dr Sarah McKay is an increasingly influential brain health commentator, neuroscientist, TEDx speaker and TV presenter who specialises in translating brain science research into simple, actionable strategies for peak performance, creativity, mental health and wellbeing. Sarah is Director of The Neuroscience Academy, which offers professional development program in applied neuroscience and brain health, is currently filming an upcoming episode of the ABC TV science show Catalyst. And she is the author of The Women's Brain Book. The neuroscience of health, hormones and happiness. Dr McKay completed a MSc and D.Phil in neuroscience at Oxford and she sums her PhD thesis up in few words: ‘Nature, Nurture or Neuroplasticity?' After five years of postdoctoral research, Sarah hung up her lab coach to pursue a career in science communications. Sarah combines a wry sense of humour with an uncompromising mind and a natural ability at making the complex simple and practical. Whether she is writing, speaking or teaching, she tells impeccably researched evidence-based stories in a simple, fun and compelling way. Sarah has been published extensively for consumers and professional audiences. She's been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Australian Women's Health, Daily Life, Sydney Morning Herald, Body & Soul, and can be been heard and seen on SBS Insight, ABC Radio National, ABC Catalyst, Channel 7, The Exchange TV and others. Sarah has won numerous awards for her blog, in particular for supporting wellness and mental health. Sarah's blog can be read by visiting, www.yourbrainhealth.com.au and The Neuroscience Academy can be found at theneuroacademy.com. She lives on the Northern Beaches in Sydney, Australia with her husband and together they are raising two surfer dudes. www.yourbrainhealth.com.au www.theneuroacademy.com facebook.com/YourBrainHealth/ https://www.instagram.com/sarahmareemckay/ https://twitter.com/sarahmmckay www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmmckay/?originalSubdomain=au Music: Helios by Romos

Connect with Lindsay, Derek, Sarah, and other like-minded edupreneurs in the Teachers' Lounge on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/teacherslounging/  Share the show with others by pointing them towards wealthyteachers.com About Sarah: Dr Sarah McKay is an increasingly influential brain health commentator, neuroscientist, TEDx speaker and TV presenter who specialises in translating brain science research into simple, actionable strategies for peak performance, creativity, mental health and wellbeing. Sarah is Director of The Neuroscience Academy, which offers professional development program in applied neuroscience and brain health, is currently filming an upcoming episode of the ABC TV science show Catalyst. And she is the author of The Women's Brain Book. The neuroscience of health, hormones and happiness. Dr McKay completed a MSc and D.Phil in neuroscience at Oxford and she sums her PhD thesis up in few words: ‘Nature, Nurture or Neuroplasticity?’ After five years of postdoctoral research, Sarah hung up her lab coach to pursue a career in science communications. Sarah combines a wry sense of humour with an uncompromising mind and a natural ability at making the complex simple and practical. Whether she is writing, speaking or teaching, she tells impeccably researched evidence-based stories in a simple, fun and compelling way. Sarah has been published extensively for consumers and professional audiences. She’s been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Australian Women’s Health, Daily Life, Sydney Morning Herald, Body & Soul, and can be been heard and seen on SBS Insight, ABC Radio National, ABC Catalyst, Channel 7, The Exchange TV and others. Sarah has won numerous awards for her blog, in particular for supporting wellness and mental health. Sarah’s blog can be read by visiting, www.yourbrainhealth.com.au and The Neuroscience Academy can be found at theneuroacademy.com. She lives on the Northern Beaches in Sydney, Australia with her husband and together they are raising two surfer dudes. www.yourbrainhealth.com.au www.theneuroacademy.com facebook.com/YourBrainHealth/ https://www.instagram.com/sarahmareemckay/ https://twitter.com/sarahmmckay www.linkedin.com/in/sarahmmckay/?originalSubdomain=au Music: Helios by Romos

In this episode we talk to Dr Alan Pearce who is a Neurophysiologists and Associate Professor at La Trobe University in Melbourne. Alan is the Research Manager at the Australian Sports Brain Bank Victoria. In this episode we talk to Alan about his appearance on the SBS Insight program about concussion in sport. We go in depth with a very long discussion about concussion and CTE, brain injury, dementia, how studies on CTE are put together and much, much more! We are so lucky to have one of Australia's leading experts in the field of brain trauma on the podcast. If you would like to get in contact with Alan you can email him at alan.pearce@latrobe.edu.au You can get more information and on Concussion and CTE by going to Brainbank.org.au For research donations please visit NeuroPearce.com  you can also donate by going to the Sports Health Check website. If you enjoy our podcast make sure you go to your podcasting app and give us a five star rating. Also, give us a great review, it all helps us to spread the word! We would love your feedback on this episode so if you have anything to say just email us at podcast@leaguefreak.com You can also follow Andrew Ferguson and The Glorious League Freak on their respective twitter accounts. Check out The Rugby League Project for all your Rugby League statistics. Also check out The Official Website Of The Glorious League Freak for all your Rugby League news and opinions. Become a supporter of the Rugby League Project Patreon. Visit Rugby League Podcasting Network and NRL Rumours as well as NRL Breaking News #RugbyLeague #NRL #RFL #SuperLeague #NSW #QLD #Sport #Rugby #IntRL #RugbyWorldCup #RLWC #Podcast #LiveSport #GreatAustralianPodcasts #NRLPodcast #SuperLeaguePodcast #RugbyPodcast #SportPodcast #RugbyLeaguePodcast #Concussion #CTE 

My guest this week is the incredible film maker, speaker & activist Kelli Jean Drinkwater, and she has a huge fire in her belly about how fat people are represented onstage! Fat people have been virtually invisible in the creative arts, but Kelli Jean’s mission is to bring them into the limelight! In order to combat weight stigma and create a world in which all bodies belong, it is VITAL that fat people are represented in the creative arts. And not just as a boring STEREOTYPE, but as fully rounded, amazing, positive and UNAPOLOGETIC humans! Join me for a fantastic conversation as Kelli Jean & I unpack how things are changing in the industry & what still needs to be challenged. And hear all about Kelli Jeans’ simply INCREDIBLE projects! This is a fabulous & inspiring episode from an artist who professionally BLOWS PEOPLE’S MINDS!     Shownotes   My guest is Sydney based film maker, speaker and activist Kelli Jean Drinkwater, who is totally fired up about fat representation in the media. Louise talks about how she & Kelli Jean first met several years ago on the set of Insight, a tv program in which there was an ‘ambush’ of fat activists and Kelli Jean was in the front line of host Jenny Brockie’s fatphobia. Her anger acts as fuel to change how fat people are being represented. We can get fired up in 2 ways, because although on one hand representation and casting of fat characters are getting better, there’s still a long way to go! There’s been a recent spate of films and tv shows especially in the USA which feature fat narratives, but they are still centred around cis gendered, white, heterosexual perspectives, and also the smaller side of fat people being cast. We have stories like Shrill, where the character is fat and staying fat, and Dietland, adapted from the amazing novel by Sarai Walker, where it’s still very good & fat positive but still some decisions made in that process which reflect weight bias. Like in both Shrill & in Dietland the main fat characters had love interests or sexual partners that were just awful men! In Shrill, her love interest feels ashamed of her and makes her leave out of the back door. She’s meant to be this onto it fat woman and wh???? So eventually he comes around and says ok meet my friends, and she doesn’t dump him. And in Dietland the main character is a virgin, and rather than having a good experience she has this awful experience with a fetishist and a feeder who then rapes her. And it’s like - “ok, so that’s the kind of sex we’re going to see?” It could be done differently, and that’s frustrating. And then there’s the movie “Dumplin”, which Louise liked, she never saw anything like that when she was growing up. And it’s lovely to see the thin character (the mum, Jennifer Aniston), as the one always dieting, miserable and insecure. There’s some great characters in this - the fat auntie, who is always supportive of her. But then the aunt dies, and we’re not told why but it’s implied it’s because she was fat!? The love interest in Dumplin was great, he’s the hot guy and he is also lovely, he has no qualms about being attracted to her, and they just get together and it’s all ok. This is a narrative we need to see. Love is possible no matter what you look like. The hot guy can want to be with the fat girl. Kelli Jean related to her love of Dolly Parton, and the camp friends! Also the swimsuit scene at the end - they were in swing dresses and not bikinis??? There are things like that that we’re still not seeing, and Kelli Jean is keen as a film maker to push things further, to include more inclusivity and positivity to fat characters. Having a fat character in a story is not good enough, we need to see it handled properly. Kelli Jean’s first documentary was Aquaporko, all about the fat women’s synchronised swimming team that she started. The women are all extremely smiley, and they’re all in fantastic swim hats - which she got online from Esther Williams. Kelli Jean loved the beach and has always loved swimming and being in the water. But for years she did not go to the beach or swimming because of how she felt about her body. It’s such a basic thing, to swim and be in water, but for fat people this can be fraught. Aquaporko is a beautiful, fun, unapologetic and confronting story of fat people being in their bodies and loving it. And also of being in public, and taking up space. It was an important and transformative film for the people who were involved. That’s why she did Aquaporko, she did not want other people to not do things they love for years and years. The film came about after Kelli Jean got some friends together and at a Sydney public pool they taught themselves synchronised swimming, just for laughs. There was no agenda, but people would clap us when we got out of the pool. It got some traction and media attention, a chapter started in Brisbane & in Melbourne. The Melbourne team practised & became quite good. It got to the point where they were going to do a performance at the pool, Kelli Jean thought - well, I am a film maker, and so the film was born! It premiered at the Mardi Gras film festival in Sydney, and everyone loved it. It won the audience award. It’s colourful, it’s different, it’s a bit camp, it’s just very joyful. It’s shown in 47 countries now as part of different film festivals. It still gets requests to screen. Now Kelli Jean has made a feature film, Nothing to Lose, this also gets attention, but Aquaporko is just loved. Nothing to lose is Kelli Jean’s first feature film. She co-directed it, without funding. It’s the story - in 2013 she was approached by Kate Champion, a very well known choreographer and theatre director for Force Majeur. She wanted to a dance theatre production exploring the fat dancing body, body politics and explore why this is such a taboo subject. In clubs, Kate’s eye was always drawn to bigger people dancing. Realising that she is a very slim, trained dancer, Kate realised she needed to collaborate with a fat artist who understands not just the performance but also the politics. Kelli Jean was the perfect choice! Kelli Jean offered artistic direction on the production, and decided to make a film about it on the way. It took 3 years off and on to make the show, and the film goes from the auditions to opening night. The show and the film explore not just the choreography and what fat bodies can do, but also about the people involved and their relationship to their bodies. It was amazing to have this show, commissioned by the Sydney Festival, choreographed by an accomplished person like Kate Champion. This really is ‘mainstream’ art in Sydney! At the time, nothing like it had been done. Dance theatre isn’t just dance, it’s theatre as well. It was very well received, and there was lots of media attention on it from all over the world. Just the concept of fat people dancing blew people’s minds. In the film they talked about the level of interest - is that just ‘the freak show’ or are people genuinely interested? But it got really positive reviews, almost all positive. Which was a bit disappointing as no piece of art is perfect. On Kate’s advice Kelli Jean and the cast decided during the performance time not to read comments or reviews. To allow themselves to just do the shows without worrying about how it was being received. Which is a good idea - there is an underground, Reddit based group of people who almost professionally hate fat people for no apparent reason. The show toured to Melbourne but not internationally. It’s almost like the people putting on these shows are ok with it because it is very ‘of the moment’ - it is controversial, which gets attention and therefore money. But they are still very cautious about it. Which is why it was good to work with Kate because she is not cautious! So it’s the same thing: yes, you can do a fat story - BUT, it has to be a white woman, and fat but not massively fat - and not TOO happy. And of course that is part of the story - you don’t just go I’m fat & I’m happy about that, we carry all of this baggage around with us all of the time. And so it makes sense that the characters who are written also carry this around - it would be weird if they didn’t. But there is ways we can push. And to not tour internationally is a shame, because it would have gone off! But this is why it’s great that Kelli Jean made the film. Everyone who worked on the film did it for free, for years. Because they believed this story needed to get out, and because the show did not tour. The film premiered at a queer film festival in San Francisco in 2018 and a massive premiere at Quuer screen at Mardi Gras in 2018. It has gone on to have a number of international screenings too, so it is getting seen! Also SBS on Demand bought it, so Australians can view it for free (link in resources). The film is the legacy of the show, and they’re all so glad it’s having success. Louise was in the audience (again) for Kelli Jean’s TED Talk which she gave at the Opera House. That came about from a funny story: Kelli Jean was in the audience at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas at the Opera House in Sydney, listening to Sarai Walker, author of Dietland, who was talking about radical fat acceptance. Her talk was all about the need to stop distracting from ideas of pure, radical acceptance by talking about ‘health’. At the end of her talk all of the questions were about health! Kelli Jean got up and caused a scene! She got up and said - I don’t have a question, but I just want to say I am embarrassed that here we are at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, and here we are again talking about health! It was very triggering for Kelli Jean, because of the Insight experience and how she was hijacked there. Kelli Jean was like, “oh my god it’s happening again”. Afterwards, Edwina Throsby who was the head of TEDx Sydney, came up and said I want you to do a TED talk. Kelli Jean got a standing ovation for her comment at Sarai’s talk (Louise was not brave enough to get up!). For Kelli Jean, it’s not a choice. “I can’t not say something.” Kelli Jean felt bad for getting a standing ovation and taking the focus off Sarai, but she thanked her later for saving her. Here we are, Festival of Dangerous Ideas, with an accomplished novelist with some amazing ideas. And people still could not let go of their bullshit around health.? The entitlement of that - the idea that they can say “no you’re wrong, this is a wrong idea” - rather than “I’m really challenged by what you’re saying”. It’s just “No, you’re wrong, and you’re going to die because you’re fat”. People cannot let that go, because letting that go challenges and threatens their whole way of being in their own bodies, and their own relationships with their bodies. If we go “Hey, we’re fat, we’re going to live in our bodies and wear bikinis and show our bodies and love them and have sexy time and eat whatever the fuck we want”, people can’t deal. A lot of people invest so much time into trying to maintain a thin body, that to suggest that time could be better spent is too much. Small people don’t have it easy either: they may feel they have to invest a lot into maintaining it, because of a belief that it maintains happiness or acceptance or health. Engaging in diet culture is tiring for all of us. If you challenge that, they freak out. People get defensive and don’t want to listen. Kelli Jean gets it - it’s a massive capitalist machine. There’s a lot of money to be made by making sure women hate their bodies. The sexist, [atriarchal structure of capitalism is a lot to challenge. But come on - if you’re paying for a talk which is specifically to challenge you, be challenged! Kelli Jean is sure that if TED talks had a question time, the exact same thing would have happened. The TED talk was one of the scariest things Kelli Jean has ever done. But if someone says to you hey, do you want to talk to potentially millions of people on the main stage of the Opera House about something that you love - you’re not going to say no! There were 2500 people at the Opera House, but there were also 20 000 people watching live around the world! And no auto cue - Kelli Jean had to remember the whole thing off by heart. She did have notes stuffed down her bra. This was also one of the first TED talks to ever address the topic of fat positivity. So it got picked up by TED.com - they call it “Big Ted” in the USA & put on their platform. So now nearly 2 million people have watched it! Of course, when the talk went up there was a huge number of hateful comments. Kelli Jean spoke to the TED people to say that this is really damaging for fat people who might read these comments, so they actually disabled the comments both here and in the USA. Kelli Jean never read them, but heard how awful and violent they were, and she didn’t want people exposed to that. Kelli Jean knows how awful it can be, and knows it’s coming if she puts something out there. But she feels for the people who may not know and be impacted by the vitriol and outright hatred. It’s awful to think there are people out there who have nothing better to do than hate on people, especially women, who are ok with themselves. That threatens the patriarchy, the status quo, and it freaks people out. Some people (??Dylan Meryn?) meet people who troll them & find out they are just sad or have difficult lives or whatever. Kelli Jean does not want to do that! But she does want people to understand that people who troll like that are sad & have their own issues. So the resistance to fat representation centres on 2 main ‘arguments’: 1) “but what about health”, and 2) hatred. Without doubt the most vitriol comes from straight men. But as a queer woman, Kelli Jean could not care less if they find her attractive or if she offends them visually. Which is possibly why they find people like her threatening! This trolling and hatred fuels Kelli Jean’s fat activist fire. And it doesn’t feel like a choice for Kelli Jean. and it’s wonderful to see how far activism has come. There are some really popular and mainstream artists, like Lizzo, and this is very different from when she grew up. Kelli Jean loves the fact that so many fat younger people are owning it, wearing crop tops etc and just unapologetic about their size. As a teenager she never ever saw stuff like that! She bought into it for ages - and then, just got jack of it! Although she’s been in this thinking and activism space for a long time, it is still a process. There are still hard times. Kelli Jean is now directing a short film called “The Rainbow Passage”, it’s about Cadence Autumn-Bell. It’s her story about her transition, and her girlfriend is also transitioning, and they’re in Bathurst (small NSW country town). While fat positivity is important, Kelli jean also wants to focus on body positivity overall, and all of the intersections and layers of this, affirming gender diversity, differently abled bodies, being intergenerational, holding space for people of colour and their stories. Because it’s all interconnected. Intersectional feminism is the only way really! The other project is top secret, and we’re super excited about it! All of these ideas of loving who you are and pushing back against the dominant narrative are interconnected. We talk about the Insight show & how people questioned whether or not Kelli Jean was a swimmer. She just is! At the end of the Insight taping, kelli Jean told them that they could not show any of the scenes from Aquaporko on the show, because they’d treated her so awfully. Kelli Jean is often asked to take part in shows like this and she usually says no, because she will not set herself up for another ambush. It’s understandable that many fat activists are wary about appearing in the media, because they are so often ambushed with the interviewer’s own internalised weight stigma. The host of Insight, Jenny Brockie, obviously has her own issues with weight, because we’d never seen her so un-objective and accusatory towards a guest on the show. Jenny Brockie really went for Kelli Jean, but as usual she handled it like a champ! Resources: A link to the SBS Insight show which they called “Fat Fighters” (we did not know this was going to be the title, another aspect of the ambush) The transcript from the SBS show Insight Sarai Walker’s (author of Dietland) talk at the Festival of Dangerous ideas on radical Fat Acceptance Shrill by Lindy West - the book. Shrill the tv series. Dietland the book and the tv series Dumplin Aquaporko Aussie people can watch Nothing to Lose on SBS on Demand Watch Kelli Jean’s Ted Talk Find out more about Kelli Jean here

My guest this week is the incredible film maker, speaker & activist Kelli Jean Drinkwater, and she has a huge fire in her belly about how fat people are represented onstage! Fat people have been virtually invisible in the creative arts, but Kelli Jean’s mission is to bring them into the limelight! In order to combat weight stigma and create a world in which all bodies belong, it is VITAL that fat people are represented in the creative arts. And not just as a boring STEREOTYPE, but as fully rounded, amazing, positive and UNAPOLOGETIC humans! Join me for a fantastic conversation as Kelli Jean & I unpack how things are changing in the industry & what still needs to be challenged. And hear all about Kelli Jeans’ simply INCREDIBLE projects! This is a fabulous & inspiring episode from an artist who professionally BLOWS PEOPLE’S MINDS!     Shownotes   My guest is Sydney based film maker, speaker and activist Kelli Jean Drinkwater, who is totally fired up about fat representation in the media. Louise talks about how she & Kelli Jean first met several years ago on the set of Insight, a tv program in which there was an ‘ambush’ of fat activists and Kelli Jean was in the front line of host Jenny Brockie’s fatphobia. Her anger acts as fuel to change how fat people are being represented. We can get fired up in 2 ways, because although on one hand representation and casting of fat characters are getting better, there’s still a long way to go! There’s been a recent spate of films and tv shows especially in the USA which feature fat narratives, but they are still centred around cis gendered, white, heterosexual perspectives, and also the smaller side of fat people being cast. We have stories like Shrill, where the character is fat and staying fat, and Dietland, adapted from the amazing novel by Sarai Walker, where it’s still very good & fat positive but still some decisions made in that process which reflect weight bias. Like in both Shrill & in Dietland the main fat characters had love interests or sexual partners that were just awful men! In Shrill, her love interest feels ashamed of her and makes her leave out of the back door. She’s meant to be this onto it fat woman and wh???? So eventually he comes around and says ok meet my friends, and she doesn’t dump him. And in Dietland the main character is a virgin, and rather than having a good experience she has this awful experience with a fetishist and a feeder who then rapes her. And it’s like - “ok, so that’s the kind of sex we’re going to see?” It could be done differently, and that’s frustrating. And then there’s the movie “Dumplin”, which Louise liked, she never saw anything like that when she was growing up. And it’s lovely to see the thin character (the mum, Jennifer Aniston), as the one always dieting, miserable and insecure. There’s some great characters in this - the fat auntie, who is always supportive of her. But then the aunt dies, and we’re not told why but it’s implied it’s because she was fat!? The love interest in Dumplin was great, he’s the hot guy and he is also lovely, he has no qualms about being attracted to her, and they just get together and it’s all ok. This is a narrative we need to see. Love is possible no matter what you look like. The hot guy can want to be with the fat girl. Kelli Jean related to her love of Dolly Parton, and the camp friends! Also the swimsuit scene at the end - they were in swing dresses and not bikinis??? There are things like that that we’re still not seeing, and Kelli Jean is keen as a film maker to push things further, to include more inclusivity and positivity to fat characters. Having a fat character in a story is not good enough, we need to see it handled properly. Kelli Jean’s first documentary was Aquaporko, all about the fat women’s synchronised swimming team that she started. The women are all extremely smiley, and they’re all in fantastic swim hats - which she got online from Esther Williams. Kelli Jean loved the beach and has always loved swimming and being in the water. But for years she did not go to the beach or swimming because of how she felt about her body. It’s such a basic thing, to swim and be in water, but for fat people this can be fraught. Aquaporko is a beautiful, fun, unapologetic and confronting story of fat people being in their bodies and loving it. And also of being in public, and taking up space. It was an important and transformative film for the people who were involved. That’s why she did Aquaporko, she did not want other people to not do things they love for years and years. The film came about after Kelli Jean got some friends together and at a Sydney public pool they taught themselves synchronised swimming, just for laughs. There was no agenda, but people would clap us when we got out of the pool. It got some traction and media attention, a chapter started in Brisbane & in Melbourne. The Melbourne team practised & became quite good. It got to the point where they were going to do a performance at the pool, Kelli Jean thought - well, I am a film maker, and so the film was born! It premiered at the Mardi Gras film festival in Sydney, and everyone loved it. It won the audience award. It’s colourful, it’s different, it’s a bit camp, it’s just very joyful. It’s shown in 47 countries now as part of different film festivals. It still gets requests to screen. Now Kelli Jean has made a feature film, Nothing to Lose, this also gets attention, but Aquaporko is just loved. Nothing to lose is Kelli Jean’s first feature film. She co-directed it, without funding. It’s the story - in 2013 she was approached by Kate Champion, a very well known choreographer and theatre director for Force Majeur. She wanted to a dance theatre production exploring the fat dancing body, body politics and explore why this is such a taboo subject. In clubs, Kate’s eye was always drawn to bigger people dancing. Realising that she is a very slim, trained dancer, Kate realised she needed to collaborate with a fat artist who understands not just the performance but also the politics. Kelli Jean was the perfect choice! Kelli Jean offered artistic direction on the production, and decided to make a film about it on the way. It took 3 years off and on to make the show, and the film goes from the auditions to opening night. The show and the film explore not just the choreography and what fat bodies can do, but also about the people involved and their relationship to their bodies. It was amazing to have this show, commissioned by the Sydney Festival, choreographed by an accomplished person like Kate Champion. This really is ‘mainstream’ art in Sydney! At the time, nothing like it had been done. Dance theatre isn’t just dance, it’s theatre as well. It was very well received, and there was lots of media attention on it from all over the world. Just the concept of fat people dancing blew people’s minds. In the film they talked about the level of interest - is that just ‘the freak show’ or are people genuinely interested? But it got really positive reviews, almost all positive. Which was a bit disappointing as no piece of art is perfect. On Kate’s advice Kelli Jean and the cast decided during the performance time not to read comments or reviews. To allow themselves to just do the shows without worrying about how it was being received. Which is a good idea - there is an underground, Reddit based group of people who almost professionally hate fat people for no apparent reason. The show toured to Melbourne but not internationally. It’s almost like the people putting on these shows are ok with it because it is very ‘of the moment’ - it is controversial, which gets attention and therefore money. But they are still very cautious about it. Which is why it was good to work with Kate because she is not cautious! So it’s the same thing: yes, you can do a fat story - BUT, it has to be a white woman, and fat but not massively fat - and not TOO happy. And of course that is part of the story - you don’t just go I’m fat & I’m happy about that, we carry all of this baggage around with us all of the time. And so it makes sense that the characters who are written also carry this around - it would be weird if they didn’t. But there is ways we can push. And to not tour internationally is a shame, because it would have gone off! But this is why it’s great that Kelli Jean made the film. Everyone who worked on the film did it for free, for years. Because they believed this story needed to get out, and because the show did not tour. The film premiered at a queer film festival in San Francisco in 2018 and a massive premiere at Quuer screen at Mardi Gras in 2018. It has gone on to have a number of international screenings too, so it is getting seen! Also SBS on Demand bought it, so Australians can view it for free (link in resources). The film is the legacy of the show, and they’re all so glad it’s having success. Louise was in the audience (again) for Kelli Jean’s TED Talk which she gave at the Opera House. That came about from a funny story: Kelli Jean was in the audience at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas at the Opera House in Sydney, listening to Sarai Walker, author of Dietland, who was talking about radical fat acceptance. Her talk was all about the need to stop distracting from ideas of pure, radical acceptance by talking about ‘health’. At the end of her talk all of the questions were about health! Kelli Jean got up and caused a scene! She got up and said - I don’t have a question, but I just want to say I am embarrassed that here we are at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas, and here we are again talking about health! It was very triggering for Kelli Jean, because of the Insight experience and how she was hijacked there. Kelli Jean was like, “oh my god it’s happening again”. Afterwards, Edwina Throsby who was the head of TEDx Sydney, came up and said I want you to do a TED talk. Kelli Jean got a standing ovation for her comment at Sarai’s talk (Louise was not brave enough to get up!). For Kelli Jean, it’s not a choice. “I can’t not say something.” Kelli Jean felt bad for getting a standing ovation and taking the focus off Sarai, but she thanked her later for saving her. Here we are, Festival of Dangerous Ideas, with an accomplished novelist with some amazing ideas. And people still could not let go of their bullshit around health.? The entitlement of that - the idea that they can say “no you’re wrong, this is a wrong idea” - rather than “I’m really challenged by what you’re saying”. It’s just “No, you’re wrong, and you’re going to die because you’re fat”. People cannot let that go, because letting that go challenges and threatens their whole way of being in their own bodies, and their own relationships with their bodies. If we go “Hey, we’re fat, we’re going to live in our bodies and wear bikinis and show our bodies and love them and have sexy time and eat whatever the fuck we want”, people can’t deal. A lot of people invest so much time into trying to maintain a thin body, that to suggest that time could be better spent is too much. Small people don’t have it easy either: they may feel they have to invest a lot into maintaining it, because of a belief that it maintains happiness or acceptance or health. Engaging in diet culture is tiring for all of us. If you challenge that, they freak out. People get defensive and don’t want to listen. Kelli Jean gets it - it’s a massive capitalist machine. There’s a lot of money to be made by making sure women hate their bodies. The sexist, [atriarchal structure of capitalism is a lot to challenge. But come on - if you’re paying for a talk which is specifically to challenge you, be challenged! Kelli Jean is sure that if TED talks had a question time, the exact same thing would have happened. The TED talk was one of the scariest things Kelli Jean has ever done. But if someone says to you hey, do you want to talk to potentially millions of people on the main stage of the Opera House about something that you love - you’re not going to say no! There were 2500 people at the Opera House, but there were also 20 000 people watching live around the world! And no auto cue - Kelli Jean had to remember the whole thing off by heart. She did have notes stuffed down her bra. This was also one of the first TED talks to ever address the topic of fat positivity. So it got picked up by TED.com - they call it “Big Ted” in the USA & put on their platform. So now nearly 2 million people have watched it! Of course, when the talk went up there was a huge number of hateful comments. Kelli Jean spoke to the TED people to say that this is really damaging for fat people who might read these comments, so they actually disabled the comments both here and in the USA. Kelli Jean never read them, but heard how awful and violent they were, and she didn’t want people exposed to that. Kelli Jean knows how awful it can be, and knows it’s coming if she puts something out there. But she feels for the people who may not know and be impacted by the vitriol and outright hatred. It’s awful to think there are people out there who have nothing better to do than hate on people, especially women, who are ok with themselves. That threatens the patriarchy, the status quo, and it freaks people out. Some people (??Dylan Meryn?) meet people who troll them & find out they are just sad or have difficult lives or whatever. Kelli Jean does not want to do that! But she does want people to understand that people who troll like that are sad & have their own issues. So the resistance to fat representation centres on 2 main ‘arguments’: 1) “but what about health”, and 2) hatred. Without doubt the most vitriol comes from straight men. But as a queer woman, Kelli Jean could not care less if they find her attractive or if she offends them visually. Which is possibly why they find people like her threatening! This trolling and hatred fuels Kelli Jean’s fat activist fire. And it doesn’t feel like a choice for Kelli Jean. and it’s wonderful to see how far activism has come. There are some really popular and mainstream artists, like Lizzo, and this is very different from when she grew up. Kelli Jean loves the fact that so many fat younger people are owning it, wearing crop tops etc and just unapologetic about their size. As a teenager she never ever saw stuff like that! She bought into it for ages - and then, just got jack of it! Although she’s been in this thinking and activism space for a long time, it is still a process. There are still hard times. Kelli Jean is now directing a short film called “The Rainbow Passage”, it’s about Cadence Autumn-Bell. It’s her story about her transition, and her girlfriend is also transitioning, and they’re in Bathurst (small NSW country town). While fat positivity is important, Kelli jean also wants to focus on body positivity overall, and all of the intersections and layers of this, affirming gender diversity, differently abled bodies, being intergenerational, holding space for people of colour and their stories. Because it’s all interconnected. Intersectional feminism is the only way really! The other project is top secret, and we’re super excited about it! All of these ideas of loving who you are and pushing back against the dominant narrative are interconnected. We talk about the Insight show & how people questioned whether or not Kelli Jean was a swimmer. She just is! At the end of the Insight taping, kelli Jean told them that they could not show any of the scenes from Aquaporko on the show, because they’d treated her so awfully. Kelli Jean is often asked to take part in shows like this and she usually says no, because she will not set herself up for another ambush. It’s understandable that many fat activists are wary about appearing in the media, because they are so often ambushed with the interviewer’s own internalised weight stigma. The host of Insight, Jenny Brockie, obviously has her own issues with weight, because we’d never seen her so un-objective and accusatory towards a guest on the show. Jenny Brockie really went for Kelli Jean, but as usual she handled it like a champ! Resources: A link to the SBS Insight show which they called “Fat Fighters” (we did not know this was going to be the title, another aspect of the ambush) The transcript from the SBS show Insight Sarai Walker’s (author of Dietland) talk at the Festival of Dangerous ideas on radical Fat Acceptance Shrill by Lindy West - the book. Shrill the tv series. Dietland the book and the tv series Dumplin Aquaporko Aussie people can watch Nothing to Lose on SBS on Demand Watch Kelli Jean’s Ted Talk Find out more about Kelli Jean here

Why kids are in fact the greatest, far better than adults, potentially better than you. Nevo Zisin is a Jewish, Queer, non-binary activist, public speaker and author of Finding Nevo, a memoir on gender transition. They run workshops and professional development in schools and workplaces around gender inclusivity. They have appeared on SBS Insight, Hack Live, One Plus One, The Morning Show and other media. Nevo is a contact point in the Jewish community for other children and families confronting issues of gender and sexuality in their own lives. Queerstories is an LGBTQI+ storytelling night programmed by Maeve Marsden, with regular events around Australia. For Queerstories event dates, visit www.maevemarsden.com, and follow Queerstories on Facebook. The Queerstories book is published by Hachette Australia, and can be purchased from your favourite independent bookseller or on Booktopia. To support Queerstories, become a patron at www.patreon.com/ladysingsitbetter And for gay stuff and insomnia rants follow me - Maeve Marsden - on Twitter and Instagram.   See omnystudio.com/policies/listener for privacy information.

Are you curious about how we can optimize our brain health? Ever wondered whether our mental and physical wellbeing are a result of nature or nurture? Have you ever pondered how the women’s brain works (a question for both men and women)? Dr. Sarah McKay is an increasingly influential brain health commentator, neuroscientist and TEDx speaker who specialises in translating brain science research into simple, actionable strategies for peak performance, creativity, mental health and wellbeing. In today’s podcast with Dr. Sarah Mckay we will discuss the fascinating topic of the brain and she will share the science behind what makes the brain happy, healthy and in optimal condition. On this episode you will discover: •  What shapes our brain •  The fundamental need for connection •  The Women’s Brain •   How women and men are socialized to be different •   The surprising research around PMS •   Why our expectation of our health is so important •   Why purpose is key to happiness •   The importance of napping And so much more! If you are interested in the brain and enjoy Sarah’s insights, you will love her Neuroscience Academy. The Neuroscience Academy is a 10-week, accredited, the professional-development program in applied neuroscience and brain health. Sarah’s next course starts on the 1st of October (so be quick). You can learn more about the course here. Dr. McKay completed an MSc and Ph.D. in neuroscience at Oxford University in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics. She sums up her Ph.D. thesis up in four words, ‘Nature, Nurture or Neuroplasticity?’ After five years at the lab bench conducting neuroplasticity research, Sarah worked up the courage to hang up her lab coach and pursue a career teaching others about the mind and brain. She lives on the Northern Beaches in Sydney, Australia with her husband and together they are raising two little surfer dudes. Sarah writes for numerous publications and has been published extensively for consumers and professional audiences. She’s been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Australian Women’s Health, Daily Life, Sydney Morning Herald, Body & Soul, and has been heard and seen on SBS Insight, ABC Radio National, Balance by Deborah Hutton, Channel 7, The Exchange TV and others. Sarah has won numerous awards for her blog, in particular for supporting wellness and mental health. Sarah’s blog can be read by visiting, www.yourbrainhealth.com.au and The Neuroscience Academy can be found at theneuroacademy.com.

You have NO idea how excited we are about this week's special guest! Dr. Sarah McKay is a neuroscientist who specializes in women's brains! Holy crap. Could we have found a more perfect person for this podcast? Dr. Sarah is truly amazing. Beyond brilliant, hilarious and down to earth...we were easily turned into huge fans.  You might be asking what the heck does neuroscience have to do with transformation work? Everything. This is real science. This is how the brain operates. Once we know how the brain works we can train the brain to work the way we WANT it to work. For this week's topic in our private Facebook group we will be talking about the brain and all that it does to keep us from experiencing true transformation. What are your experiences with each? What methods are you using to connect the mind and body? Come and share your experience with us! Join us in the group today! A little more background on Dr. Sarah with her official bio-- "Dr Sarah McKay is an increasingly influential brain health commentator, neuroscientist and TEDx speaker who specialises in translating brain science research into simple, actionable strategies for peak performance, creativity, mental health and wellbeing. Sarah is the author of The Women's Brain Book (Hachette 2018) the director of The Neuroscience Academy, which offers professional development programs that focus on applying neuroscience, positive psychology and mind-body medicine to life and work. Dr McKay completed a MSc and PhD in neuroscience at Oxford University in the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics. She sums her PhD thesis up in four words, ‘Nature, Nurture or Neuroplasticity?’ After five years at the lab bench conducting neuroplasticity research, Sarah worked up the courage to hang up her lab coach and pursue a career teaching others about the mind and brain. She lives on the Northern Beaches in Sydney, Australia with her husband and together they are raising two little surfer dudes. Sarah combines a wry sense of humour with an uncompromising mind and a natural ability at making the complex simple and practical. Whether she is writing, speaking or teaching, she tells impeccably researched evidence-based stories in a simple, fun and compelling way. Sarah writes for numerous publications and has been published extensively for consumers and professional audiences. She’s been quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Australian Women’s Health, Daily Life, Sydney Morning Herald, Body & Soul, and has been heard and seen on SBS Insight, ABC Radio National, Balance by Deborah Hutton, Channel 7, The Exchange TV and others. Sarah has won numerous awards for her blog, in particular for supporting wellness and mental health. Sarah’s blog can be read by visiting, www.yourbrainhealth.com.au and The Neuroscience Academy can be found at theneuroacademy.com." Thank you for listening! We appreciate you! Don't forget to subscribe on iTunes, Google Play or Stitcher to get your episodes automatically sent to you each week! We would also love for you to submit a review on iTunes! A few things mentioned in this episode... Lean Inside: 7 Steps to Personal Power by Jay Dr. Sarah McKay's website, Your Brain Health Dr. Sarah's Book, "The Women's Brain Book: The Neuroscience of Health, Hormones and Happiness" The Neuroscience Academy The Doing the Work Private Facebook Group If you are currently struggling to achieve a goal, manifest your dreams, or just get over the hump in an area of transformation--we are here to help! Contact us through the contact form or via Facebook to sign up to have a coaching session on a future episode. We would love to help! And a free coaching session from Jay is pretty darn amazing too. Thank you for listening. We are so honored to have you with us each week. Please note that some of the links are affiliate links through Amazon. We get a little money if you end up purchasing the item through the link. This money helps to keep our podcast on the air! We do not link to anything that doesn't naturally come up in our podcast interviews/conversations. We are not asked to link to any specific product or service. 

Chris talks to Merie Polkamp about her Melbourne cycling experiences and what led to her writing the article: Male cyclists, what the hell is your problem? We discuss gendered perceptions about cycling, social media reactions, criticisms to her article, barriers to cycling accessibility, lack of suitable infrastructure, and differences between Melbourne and overseas cycling conditions.Local news includes Paul Farren memorial get together, 2017 Sydney-Melbourne Alpine 1200 dotwatching, Sarah Hammond on SBS Insight, with more events on our facebook and events calendar.

What happens when the drive for health becomes unhealthy? asks Jenny Brockie, host of SBS Insight, as she explores our nations “health obsession” with a roomful of people and three 20+ year olds struggling to recover from disordered eating and eating disorders. As I watched the show I found myself reflecting on the power of […]

Straight Shooting enjoyed its first live calls from listeners which was very successful. On the show we discussed the SFP support of Mike Bairds enclosed lands act, listeners emails read out, and our dissatisfaction with the SBS Insight gun segment.