How many things that you enjoy manage to end on a high? In this episode, we explore an example of Australian cultural cringe, a persistent pop-culture icon and someone who quit when the time was right.

(Not to mention, this podcast now includes MP3 chapter artwork as a nice, little extra, so check out the app Overcast to see it.)

How do fans respond to the release of something that doesn’t fit their expectations? How is the current pandemic affecting podcasting? What does it mean to quantify yourself today and is it good for you?

This week, my younger sister Jodie joins me on the podcast to discuss growing up, the habits that stick with us and the argument of nature versus nurture.

Typography surrounds us—yet so many people ignore it. By paying better attention to type, how can we better appreciate its influence on us and how we communicate?

In celebration of my wife Natasha’s birthday this week, I invited her on the podcast to discuss one of her absolute favourite things: cake. We ask the big questions, such as ‘What constitutes a cake?’ and ‘What role does cake play in our lives?’.

A strange, yet mundane interlude to usher in a week of remote work…

A non-essential person considers what it means to be essential and discusses the televisual triumph that is Dave Holstein’s Kidding (no spoilers!).

No day is free of silence or sound but how do we feel when confronted by each of them? With which do we generally prefer to surround ourselves?

As use of powerful and accessible digital technology proliferates worldwide, how can we reconsider our approach to work and also reassess how we interact with news and information on the Web?

Algorithms surround us in the technology that we use, the systems in which we work and even in the way that we approach everyday tasks. As we become more rational and process-driven in our lives, are we losing something more human about ourselves?