It's a Cross-over Episode over Different Time Zones. Two Podcasts. One Episode.  Myself being in Melbourne, Australia and my mate/cousin Steve Joseph in Toronto, Canada. We talk growing up as kids of Sri Lankan Migrants in Western and Caucasian societies. Depsite different geographic upbringings we share similiarites and the adjustments we had to face. 

Steve Joseph Linktree & Podcast Link

We interview Lahiru, a innovative Engineer based in Queensland who is helping Australia transition to Renewable Energy future. We talk about Climate Change, the benefits of renewables and barriers that Australia face to acheive net carbon zero. 

Links regarding Documentaries and Films regarding Climate Change 

2040 (Documentary and Film) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2040_(film)

David Attenborough - A Life on our PLanet (Documentary) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Attenborough:_A_Life_on_Our_Planet

David Attenborough - Breaking Boundaries (Documentary) - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breaking_Boundaries

We talk to Bradley Dryburgh - a bloke from the ‘Gong. He has a lust for life and bloody fit. Like running ultra marathons fit. Brad lives with a condition called Cystic Fibrosis - which affects many organs in his body mainly his pancreas, liver and lungs. Despite this, he lives a super-human life (seriously) and is not defined by his condition (despite what the doctors told his parents as an infant . We discuss this pretty inspirational story.

This is 2-part series. This Episode is part 1. Part 2 will be released very shortly.

Links:

https://www.instagram.com/bradleyjdryburgh/?hl=en
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-15/living-with-cystic-fibrosis-podcast-host-writes-eulogy/101966498
https://www.cysticfibrosis.org.au/about/
https://open.spotify.com/show/0F7u8INlXQ0KvtjwK6Zf12?si=c384203dff294cc1

We talk to Mike Webb aka “Magic Mike not a stripper”. Mike is bloke who grew up in a big family in the ‘burbs of Canberra. After trialling a career in finance he decided to risk it all and become a full time magician. Today he performs shows far and wide with audiences including the Australian Cricket Team and is mentored by the likes of Hamish and Andy. You may have seen him on Australia’s got Talent with that card trick. We talk the ups and downs of his magical story. Pardon the pun.


Magic Mike (Not a stripper) Links to Videos and sites mentioned in the episode:

https://www.michaelwebbmagic.com.au/

https://www.instagram.com/magicmike_notastripper/

https://youtu.be/LuFlOzKxWdo

https://youtu.be/yQmgCVgxKyY


Mental Health Resources:

Beyond Blue - beyondblue.com.au
Lifeline - 13 11 14

We chat to Jeff Tho. A man with no limitations. I was lucky enough to cross paths with Jeff as a teenager and not surprised with the level of success he has achieved across multiple platforms. Some of his highlights include representing Australia as a both a player and coach in Badminton, practising as a dentist, creating his own Sports Brand Volant and the successful 'The Badminton Podcast'. We discuss Jeff's drive for success and the personal story behind this.

Further Links about Jeff and his story:

Volant - volantbadminton.com

LinkedIn- www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrey-tho-02625676

Instagram - www.instagram.com/jefftho/

Badminton- www.badminton.org.au/newsevents/meet-jeff-tho/

The Badminton Podcast - https://anchor.fm/thebadmintonpodcast

Today I talk to Anei Thou, a proud Aussie brought up in Western Suburbs of Melbourne. His Story in unique - Anei was born in Sudan where he fled with family due to brutal civil war in Sudan and subsequently arrived in Australia as a refugee. This Civil war nearly lasted half a century resulting in two million deaths and millions displaced. He talks about his family’s journey to Australia and growing up as a Black African in the Western suburbs of Melbourne.

Links:

Sudanese Civil War - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudanese_Civil_War

Anei Thou’s Personal Blog - https://www.sudo-australianmd.com/about

Kakuma Refugee Camp - https://www.unhcr.org/ke/kakuma-refugee-camp

African Gang Panic in Australia - https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/one-election-later-the-lessons-from-melbourne-s-african-gang-panic-20211118-p59a4u.html

Today, I talk with our regular guest Bec Martin. She's a teacher and co-founder of Evolve Education, an educational platform that educates students about digital wellbeing and online safety.

We discuss the issues of Sharenting - i.e. Parents sharing their children's image and information over social media and Gender Inequality specifically society assigning roles based on someone's sex. As always, there is some banter and laughs just to keep it interesting.

For more information about Evolve Education - - https://www.evolve-edu.com.au

Today’s guests are Iain and Tim Stewart, a couple of lads (and I should mention identical twins) from the eastern 'burbs of Melbourne who provide us an insight to the company they’ve created called Exegenics. This start-up was the brainchild of Iain, an Engineer who created a possible game-changing algorithm to optimise chilled water plants in large buildings, factories and warehouses. 10-15% of our energy usage revolves around cooling - so that’s a huge market. Tim has used his sales experience to propel this business with the assistance of Energy Labs, a local start-up accelerator to hopefully tackle climate change and make a few bucks in the process.

Check out their website and start-up accelerator below.

Exergenics - https://www.exergenics.com/
Energy Lab - https://energylab.org.au/

I talk to Matthew Guest in today's episode. He is an Intensive Care doctor and humble man heralding from the outskirts of Shepparton where we discuss his unique tale of representing Canada internationally in Field Hockey including the 2016 Olympics Games in Rio. We discuss what it takes to become an elite athlete and how he represented a country that is literally on the other side of the world. Finally, Matt discusses his personal encounter with post-concussion syndrome and the need for a paradigm shift to our approach to concussions.

Further Information about this Episode:

- https://www.braininjuryaustralia.org.au/post-concussion-syndrome-mild-traumatic-brain-injury/
- https://ckgbby.com/our-team/stefan-sigalet/
- https://olympic.ca/team-canada/matthew-guest/
- https://au.linkedin.com/in/drmatthewguest
- https://theconversation.com/for-an-unlucky-10-of-people-with-concussion-the-symptoms-may-be-long-lasting-116825