This week’s guest is a botanist and manages part of the science division at the Royal Botanic Gardens in Melbourne, Doctor Alastair Robinson. We talk about what botany actually is, plus why carnivorous plants are his area of expertise. We also chat about what inspired him to study plants from a very young age, and how being out in the field is exceptionally interesting and sometimes dangerous. Plus how working at the Botanic Gardens has been a very rewarding experience.

Dr Alastair Robinson

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This week’s guest is co-founder and co-director of gay introduction and dating agency, Beau Brummell Introductions, Vinko Anthony. We talk about outsourcing your love life, the time and energy it takes to make these connections and how his previous work informed where he is today.

Vinko Anthony, co-founder and co-director of Beau Brummell Introductions. Photography: Sealey Brandt

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This week’s guest is the owner-operator of cake creation business, Miss Trixie Makes Tea, Alice Bennett. We talk about why cake is so great, how a pandemic helped inspire and effect positive growth for her business and the nostalgic power of sweets.

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This week’s guest is the founder and owner of Piccolina Gelateria, Sandra Foti. We talk about the importance of self-belief, the precision required to make gelato and how for Sandra, business has always been on the brain.

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This week’s guest is Paralympian, osteopath and keynote speaker, Jessica Gallagher. We talk about how her challenges and triumphs have allowed her to personally connect with so many different audiences, how special and rewarding that connection is for both Jess and the crowd, plus how while she is an extremely successful elite athlete it was also important for her to find other things in life to fuel her passion. 

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This week’s guest is Shaun Parker, a director, choreographer and dancer, and the Artistic director of Shaun Parker and Company. We talk about storytelling through dance, how his childhood and lived experience informs his work, and his queer mentorship program, Queer Bites.

For more information head to shaunparkercompany.com

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Emily Chats to musical director, vocal coach, teacher and yogi Daniele Buatti. They talk about the connective power of music, piano improvisation (with beautifully played examples) plus why live performance is irreplaceable.

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WARNING: This episode is NOT suitable for children.

Emily talks to Dash Kruck about being Santa, the unlikely truth about the serious side of the job, Santa School and the rewarding nature of playing the most jolly man in the world.

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This week’s guest is Graham Ho, the owner/operator of Melbourne based multidisciplinary florist, Tweed Twigs. Graham creates beautiful and very unique boutiques and arrangements for weddings, as well as being an architect. We talk about whether practising architecture informs his floristry, the sensory experience of flowers, and we take a little peek behind the curtain when it comes to designing and installing wedding flowers.

Graham Ho, Tweed Twigs

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Sarah Davis is the co-founder and director of the charity, Drive Against Depression. We talk about why she and her husband started the charity, the amount of hard work and passion required to run a charity and how the positive change Drive Against Depression encourages, inspires them to keep going.

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