In episode 35 of the Black Magic Woman Podcast I yarn with Kevin Yow Yeh a proud Wakka Wakka and South Sea Islander man who grew up on Butchulla Country in Hervey Bay and now resides in Meanjin (Brisbane) on Jagera Country. Kevin is happily partnered with Kamilaroi man, Bob Smith and together they have two son's. Kevin is the oldest of seven siblings across two families and remains closely connected to his family across Queensland's South East Corner. 

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In episode 34 of the Black Magic Woman I yarn with Leanne Caton a Kalkadoon Woman who was raised and educated in Darwin, with family and cultural connections in the NT, SA, WA and Qld.

With a career spanning over thirty plus years, Leanne was appointed in 2015 to the role of Executive Director of the Office of Aboriginal Affairs with the Northern Territory Government where she became the most senior Aboriginal Public Servant in the NT.  

In 2017, Leanne was appointed to the role of CEO of the Central Australian Aboriginal Legal Aide Service and commenced in the role of CEO of Yilli Rreung Housing Aboriginal Corporation in 2018.

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In episode 33 of the Black Magic Woman Podcast I yarn with Aunty Pat Mamanyjun Torres who is connected to the Jabirr-Jabirr, Nyul-Nyul, Bard, Djugun, Yawuru, and Garajarri lands of Western Australia. 

In 2018, Aunty Pat graduated with a Bachelor of Indigenous Languages and Linguistics degree through the Charles Darwin University at the Batchelor Institute, to record the remnants of language for her family’s Djugun and Jabirr-Jabirr languages.  

Aunty Pat is Owner/Director of the Mamanyjun Tree Enterprises Pty Ltd company which features Mayi Harvests and a cultural consultancy business called Mamanyjun Cultural Training. 

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Matt Rix is a Yuwaalayaay man through his Mother and Bagi (Grandmother) who come from the small community of Goodooga NSW. Matt grew up in Redcliffe and lives on Kabi Kabi Country in Noosa with his wife Tanya and son Cooper.

Matt has over 20 years experience working in banking commencing as a teller and progressing through various roles including Branch Manager, Learning and Development Consultant and was an original member of CommBank's Indigenous Careers Team where he spent the last 4 years.

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In episode 30 of the Black Magic Woman Podcast I yarn to Jodi Sampson the Managing Director of Jodi Sampson Services (JSS). Jodi identifies himself and is known and respected as a proud Gomeroi/Gamilaroi Man having being raised in Moree and kinnected to other parts of North-West New South Wales. Jodi now resides on the Gold Coast QLD where he has raised his 2 Sons (Engineers).

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In episode 29 of Black Magic Woman I yarn to Minister for Indigenous Affairs Ken Wyatt AM an Indigenous Australian politician who has been a member of the House of Representatives since 2010, representing the Division of Hasluck for the Liberal Party. He is the first Indigenous Australian elected to the House of Representatives, the first to serve as a government minister, and the first appointed to cabinet. Prior to entering Parliament, Wyatt served as senior public servant in the fields of Aboriginal health and education. 

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On this episode of Black Magic Woman podcast I yarn to the deadly brother Mitch Tambo, renowned for his didgeridoo playing, an actor, presenter and performer Mitch Tambo is one of Australia’s most talented entertainers. A proud Gamilaraay man, Mitch lights up any arena with a passion and deep commitment to his First Nations culture and the people he represents. 

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Episode 27 of the Black magic Woman Podcast is dropping today as I yarn with Uncle Jack Charles who is an Indigenous elder and activist who was born at the Cummeragunja Mission on the Murray River in Victoria in 1943. 

At 12 months old Uncle Jack was taken from his mother and raised in a Salvation Army boys’ home where he was taught nothing of his Indigenous heritage. 

Being part of the stolen generation affected uncle Jack deeply and he was just 17 years old when he was jailed for the first time, for petty crime to support his habit which would see him in and out of prison throughout the subsequent decades. 

Uncle Jack found an escape and became involved in theatre in the 1970’s, beginning his career in acting at age 19. 

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In Episode 26 of the Black Magic Woman Podcast I yarn with Madonna Thomson a proud Yagara and Githabul woman and member of the Jagera People who has worked for more than ten years in native title, cultural heritage and natural resource management. 

As Managing Director of Jagera Daran Community and Heritage Solutions, Madonna is an experienced founding operator of a successful and respected Queensland Indigenous business who works with Aboriginal communities across southeast Queensland, developing and sharing traditional knowledge about managing the state's natural resources and environment.

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