Delving Deeper

Have you ever wondered how the music in your favourite video games was written? How does a musician hear a description of a character, or a world, or an achievement, and write a melody to bring them to life? What creative limitations exist on composers for video games, and how do they work around them?

Balancing lofty business-goals with building a family isn't easy, as Kyle Dobbs knows. He's been in the fitness industry for >15 years, with experiences ranging from working 70hr weeks as a personal trainer in NYC, to managing trainers and their education nationally for a large company, before moving to full-time online work. A large driver of his career progression has been the desire to live a life true to his values; one in which family is front and centre.

Australia's best Super Smash Bros player joins Will to talk about the life of a high-level competitive gamer. We talk about why the game is so rewarding to play, what it's like to strive to improve in a quintessentially competitive pursuit in the absence of competition, and what processes Josh goes through in order to refine his play in advance of his upcoming assault on the global stage.

It's hard to be intellectually honest in the age of social media. Nobody knows that better than Luke Tulloch, a personal trainer, educator, and neuroscientist by training.

How would being a stripper affect your views of people and relationships? How can leveraging social media turn you into a professional athlete? Can you make money moving horse manure around?

What's the creative process of a prog musician? How do history and culture impact our tastes? What is the role of music education in the development of children?