In this episode John chats with Simon Kneebone – a cartoonist who’s work has been featured in a number of places, including many social and community organisations. Simon had his start as a cartoonist by simply doodling and drawing pictures during his time at university. Someone he had studied with remembered his drawings, and offered …
John and Oscar Trimboli, who is what some might call a professional listener, discuss the finer points of listening. Oscar is an expert in communication whose goal is to create 100 million deep listeners worldwide. He highlights how listening starts with you, and not with the speaker. Discover how you can listen better, how you …
Alix Sampson a young, bisexual and socially innovative woman from the inner north of Melbourne, Australia joins the So…Podcast to talk about her community connection project that (literally) walks the talk. Brunswick Sole Mates, was an idea that Alix “birthed organically” in response to issues that had been challenging her local community. She loves to …
John Mckenna talks to Dr Edward Upjohn MB.BS MMed FACD FACMS, a dermatologist in Melbourne, Australia, about different types of skin cancers and treatments. Dr Edward Upjohn talks about the three different types of skin cancers and how to potentially identify them: Melanoma Squamous cell carcinomas (SCC) Basel cell carcinoma (BCC) Your General Practitioner (GP) …
When you walk past hard rubbish on the street, what do you see? Meg Renou doesn’t just see a pile of junk, she sees inspiration. She describes herself as a bowerbird due to her love of collecting discarded objects and giving them a new and different life John talks to Meg about her reclaimed, reformed …
This episode covers a sensitive topic. Before you listen please be aware that we are discussing suicide, the impact of suicide and resources surrounding suicide prevention. John talks with Shayne Connell, the CEO of LivingWorks. LivingWorks is an organisation that has been running for over 40 years and is focussed on suicide prevention. Shane believes …
How can technology keep your loved ones in Aged Care safer and more connected? John O’Callaghan from Acsess Health talks about his game-changing products in Aged Care support. Acsess Health was founded in 2004 and are innovative leaders in using technology to improve accessibility. In this episode we dive into the world of technology, how …
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During the conversation with Philip Liu from Melbourne Australia, who is a strong advocate for international students, we covered the following areas: Conscious and unconscious racist perceptions towards people of Asian descent. Be yourself, don’t change because of peer pressure How international students in Australia can remain resilient and not feel like they need to say …
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“I’m not shaking your hand mate, I don’t care who you are.” This is one of the quotes that stuck in my mind, as I was producing this episode you are about to experience. It’s a response from a client who was interacting with a Chief Executive Officer from an Australian Disability Service Provider. The …
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Tim Ferguson and I had a funny chat, to be expected, as he is a professional comedian. (From his website cheekymonkeycomedy.com) Tim is a widely acclaimed comedian, writer and producer. He’s toured the world performing stand-up and musical comedy, co-writing dozens of live stage comedy shows and light entertainment programmes. What made this conversation meaningful …