Thankyou Water started with a desire to make an impact on the world water crisis.  With their bottled water, they started taking shelf space and, before too long, it was time to expand.  Not only did they add to their product line with food and body care products, they added to their dream of seeing clean water for all, to eradicating global poverty in our lifetime.  Daniel Flynn, co-founder of Thankyou Water, now “Thankyou”, is our guest in this episode, as they launch a new chapter again in the social enterprise that is taking everyday products and making them world-changing.

We also catch up again with Chloe Maxwell to unpack the obsession with celebrity.  She’s seen both sides of the camera and explores just how newsworthy a celebrity’s haircut really is.

Episode Timeline

02:33     Introducing Co-Founder of Thankyou and Author of Chapter One, Daniel Flynn

05:31     The New Project:  Chapter One

09:43     What’s The End Game for Thankyou?

27:40     Celebrity Obsession with Chloe Maxwell

Show Links

To find out more about Thankyou go to:  Thankyou

Or head straight to checking out the new project, Chapter One:  Thankyou. Chapter One

The story that had Luke wondering if our celebrity obsessions was too much:  Celebrity Haircut

It’s been 23 years since Luke’s relationship with our guest in this episode began.  Matt White has been a part of Australia’s TV sporting landscape as a commentator since 1992.  His interest in media began long before that, starting his working life at a local newspaper, where he noticed the significant disposition difference between sports journalists and the rest of the team.  Little did he know what lay ahead, but now, we wouldn’t know the V8’s without him.  Ahead of the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, Luke and Susie caught up with Matt to hear his story and get his thoughts on how one of the world’s most popular sports has changed.

Luke also uncovers one of Susie’s quirks.  She can’t paraphrase a show she’s excited about.  If it’s a 22 minute episode of a sitcom, Susie will take 28 minutes to retell the story.  Ten minutes into a TED Talk, Susie took twelve minutes to catch Luke up. 

Episode Timeline:

02:18   Introducing Matt White

12:18   V8 Supercars and how the sport has changed

18:40   Susie’s inability to paraphrase

Show Links:

Check out Network Ten’s coverage of the V8’s:  tenplay.com.au

To find out about the Clipsal 500:  Clipsal 500

The TED Talk:  Dan Barber:  How I Fell in Love With a Fish

The Everybody Loves Raymond Episode Susie can’t summarise is called “Baggage”.

It’s been 23 years since Luke’s relationship with our guest in this episode began.  Matt White has been a part of Australia’s TV sporting landscape as a commentator since 1992.  His interest in media began long before that, starting his working life at a local newspaper, where he noticed the significant disposition difference between sports journalists and the rest of the team.  Little did he know what lay ahead, but now, we wouldn’t know the V8’s without him.  Ahead of the Clipsal 500 in Adelaide, Luke and Susie caught up with Matt to hear his story and get his thoughts on how one of the world’s most popular sports has changed.

Luke also uncovers one of Susie’s quirks.  She can’t paraphrase a show she’s excited about.  If it’s a 22 minute episode of a sitcom, Susie will take 28 minutes to retell the story.  Ten minutes into a TED Talk, Susie took twelve minutes to catch Luke up. 

Episode Timeline:

02:18   Introducing Matt White

12:18   V8 Supercars and how the sport has changed

18:40   Susie’s inability to paraphrase

Show Links:

Check out Network Ten’s coverage of the V8’s:  tenplay.com.au

To find out about the Clipsal 500:  Clipsal 500

The TED Talk:  Dan Barber:  How I Fell in Love With a Fish

The Everybody Loves Raymond Episode Susie can’t summarise is called “Baggage”.

She’s a singer, a comedienne, a writer, a television and radio presenter, podcaster, star of the stage, mother, wife and the list goes on.   The best thing, though, is that the opportunity for each of these were presented to her and she took them, even though it was scary.  Em Rusciano is not afraid to speak up.  Her writing and manner is engaging, funny, provocative, honest and pushes buttons. Consequently, she’s attracted a strong following of all she does as well as significant, personal criticism.    Luke calls her a thought leader and, though she disagrees, she reveals her motivation as wanting to change the world for the better for her children and all children.

We also catch up with Alexandra Tselios from thebigsmoke.com.au about the world of Netflix.  It’s the new dating app and can make or break relationships.  Who knew that a stack of tv shows and movies could be so relationally powerful?

Episode Timeline:

02:53   Introducing Em Rusciano

14:02   How Em Rusciano responds to being called a “Thought Leader”

17:26   Netflix:  The New Dating “App”

Show Links:

To find out more about Em Rusciano, go to:  Em Rusciano

More about Alexandra Tselios and The Big Smoke at The Big Smoke

She’s a singer, a comedienne, a writer, a television and radio presenter, podcaster, star of the stage, mother, wife and the list goes on.   The best thing, though, is that the opportunity for each of these were presented to her and she took them, even though it was scary.  Em Rusciano is not afraid to speak up.  Her writing and manner is engaging, funny, provocative, honest and pushes buttons. Consequently, she’s attracted a strong following of all she does as well as significant, personal criticism.    Luke calls her a thought leader and, though she disagrees, she reveals her motivation as wanting to change the world for the better for her children and all children.

We also catch up with Alexandra Tselios from thebigsmoke.com.au about the world of Netflix.  It’s the new dating app and can make or break relationships.  Who knew that a stack of tv shows and movies could be so relationally powerful?

Episode Timeline:

02:53   Introducing Em Rusciano

14:02   How Em Rusciano responds to being called a “Thought Leader”

17:26   Netflix:  The New Dating “App”

Show Links:

To find out more about Em Rusciano, go to:  Em Rusciano

More about Alexandra Tselios and The Big Smoke at The Big Smoke

He’s loud.  And we mean, really loud.  There’s a record to prove it.  David DeVito has an unlikely story.  A classically trained artist, moves to the Gold Coast to find that the dream he went searching for is not there.  So, he does what he can do – wash dishes.  It was a move that shaped his life towards his two passions of restaurant-life and singing.  He made it to the finals of Australia’s Got Talent, launching him as an internationally-performing opera singer.  Now, he is back in the kitchen of his own restaurant, whilst continuing to perform and, with his fiancée by his side, it seems his fairytale story from dish washer to opera singing restauranteur is unfolding.

And, Susie’s become obsessed with petrol prices after watching them drop to a low we haven’t seen in a long time.  Not everyone is getting to enjoy the sub-$1 per litre petrol, though.

Episode Timeline:

01:43   Introducing David DeVito

10:02   A Special Project for the Centenary of the ANZAC

12:27   The record-breaking recording

21:19   Susie’s petrol price obsession

Show Links:

To find out more about David’s restaurant:  DeVito Waterfront

To see David’s ANZAC Song, “We Will Remember (Heroes Forever)”:  We Will Remember

He’s loud.  And we mean, really loud.  There’s a record to prove it.  David DeVito has an unlikely story.  A classically trained artist, moves to the Gold Coast to find that the dream he went searching for is not there.  So, he does what he can do – wash dishes.  It was a move that shaped his life towards his two passions of restaurant-life and singing.  He made it to the finals of Australia’s Got Talent, launching him as an internationally-performing opera singer.  Now, he is back in the kitchen of his own restaurant, whilst continuing to perform and, with his fiancée by his side, it seems his fairytale story from dish washer to opera singing restauranteur is unfolding.

And, Susie’s become obsessed with petrol prices after watching them drop to a low we haven’t seen in a long time.  Not everyone is getting to enjoy the sub-$1 per litre petrol, though.

Episode Timeline:

01:43   Introducing David DeVito

10:02   A Special Project for the Centenary of the ANZAC

12:27   The record-breaking recording

21:19   Susie’s petrol price obsession

Show Links:

To find out more about David’s restaurant:  DeVito Waterfront

To see David’s ANZAC Song, “We Will Remember (Heroes Forever)”:  We Will Remember

There are not many like her.  Melinda Tankard-Reist is bold, intelligent and not willing to stand by and watch our women and girls be sexually exploited in any way.  It results in physical threats and targeted, vitriolic, social media attacks, but Melinda puts the cause above others feelings towards her.  Melinda uses her voice as she is best able and encourages others to do the same stating that “silence is the language of complicity, speaking out is the language of change”.  Hear from Melinda herself why pornography and the sexualisation of women and girls needs to change and what you can do to be a part of the solution.

Susie might not have the impact of Melinda Tankard-Reist, but watching a simple episode of Fuller House has got her thinking about the power of TV and how significantly standards have changed in the last 29 years.

Episode Timeline:

03:00   Introducing Author, Speaker and Advocate, Melinda Tankard-Reist

20:35   What is the goal of Melinda’s work?

22:54   What is the personal cost for being an advocate?

24:36   Fuller House and the Degradation of Society

Show Links:

To find out more about Melinda Tankard-Reist, go to:  Melinda Tankard-Reist

To find out more about Collective Shout, go to:  Collective Shout

To find out more and support the Porn Harms Kids Movement:  Porn Harms Kids

There are not many like her.  Melinda Tankard-Reist is bold, intelligent and not willing to stand by and watch our women and girls be sexually exploited in any way.  It results in physical threats and targeted, vitriolic, social media attacks, but Melinda puts the cause above others feelings towards her.  Melinda uses her voice as she is best able and encourages others to do the same stating that “silence is the language of complicity, speaking out is the language of change”.  Hear from Melinda herself why pornography and the sexualisation of women and girls needs to change and what you can do to be a part of the solution.

Susie might not have the impact of Melinda Tankard-Reist, but watching a simple episode of Fuller House has got her thinking about the power of TV and how significantly standards have changed in the last 29 years.

Episode Timeline:

03:00   Introducing Author, Speaker and Advocate, Melinda Tankard-Reist

20:35   What is the goal of Melinda’s work?

22:54   What is the personal cost for being an advocate?

24:36   Fuller House and the Degradation of Society

Show Links:

To find out more about Melinda Tankard-Reist, go to:  Melinda Tankard-Reist

To find out more about Collective Shout, go to:  Collective Shout

To find out more and support the Porn Harms Kids Movement:  Porn Harms Kids

Casey Barnes played alongside Bryan Adams, Eskimo Joe and Vanessa Amorosi and had a number one song in Europe singing Marco Demark’s remake of Tiny Dancer.   That was before he hit the stage of Australian Idol in 2009.  Since that time, his career has continued to soar and this year has seen him return to Nashville, working alongside Australia’s Rick Price, to pull together a whole new album. Though he had the hit in Europe with a dance track, his style is now more Americana – country meets blues meets folk.  In this episode, we talk about how his music has taken shape, his family life, and how touring life isn’t always all it’s cracked up to be.

A Facebook post and comment, on the topic of second-hand information, caught Susie’s attention recently.  So, we tracked down the man behind the comment and discuss the web of rumors and gossip and how to handle it when someone tries to bring you in on them.

Episode Timeline:

02:50   Introducing Casey Barnes

26:24   Getting to Know You With Casey Barnes

33:24   The Web of Rumors and Gossip with Garry Mac

Getting to Know You

If you could give someone a book as a gift that would make their life better, what would you give?

“The Secret” by Rhonda Byrne

What is your favourite quote to live by?

“You never know unless you give it a go”

“You’re never gonna know unless you ask the question”

“Perseverance pays off”

What is your favourite family activity, past or present?
Family picnic

What are your recent highs and lows?

Low:   An underwhelming accommodation experience in Nashville
High:  Recording in Nashville at The Sound Emporium in Nashville

Show Links:

To find out more about Casey Barnes, go to:  Casey Barnes

Check out Casey’s video for “The One You Love”:  The One You Love