Neil Mitchell Asks Why

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What's Neil Mitchell Asks Why about?

Neil Mitchell interviews well-known and interesting guests to find out why they made the choices they made.

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Neil Mitchell Asks Why episodes:

05.27.2024
"I was an absolute basket case": The powerbroker behind the politicians
Behind the people you see running the country, there is a powerful, faceless army of staffers, advisers and political analysts. They can win and lose an election. They can be responsible for the most excellent policies, and they can be responsible...
05.20.2024
“They’re just remorseless”: Why a father followed his son into policing
This a view of the world you don't normally get. It's a view of the world out there, most of us don't know about, from the front line of Policing. In this episode, I speak to two men: Senior Constable Tom...
05.13.2024
“I thought I was going to die”: Domestic violence and the search for answers
Jade Benham is a survivor of harrowing domestic violence at the hands of her former partner. She's also a Politician; And she's choosing now to share her very personal story with the world. In this episode, I'm also joined by Stephen...
04.30.2024
Why AI has no conscience and what is means for humanity
There's no denying AI will shape the future of human life: How we work, live and communicate. In this episode, I speak to Australia's leading expert on Artificial Intelligence, Professor Toby Walsh, the Chief Scientist at the UNSW AI Institute. He's...
04.23.2024
The Quarterly Review: With Tony Jones and Heidi Murphy
We're four months into the year, so i'm roping in friends and colleagues Tony Jones and Heidi Murphy, 'The Jock and the Beast', to re-cap this years events so far, debate and discuss the big issues. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy...
04.15.2024
Why FUNGI will change the world
In this episode, I dive into the unexpected, unassuming world of fungi - and what I've found is astounding. I speak to Mycologist Dr.Teresa Lebel and discover fungi has the potential to change, save and shape the world like you wouldn't...
04.08.2024
Why outer space is the wild west - and what it means for us on earth
Who controls space will control the Earth. What happens up there impacts every aspect of modern life: Satellites, GPS, power grids. And there are some weird things going on. What's happing in space today could help save the world - but...
04.01.2024
Have Australia's watchdogs lost their teeth?
After ten years as the Victorian Ombudsman, Deborah Glass is now free to explain how the systems designed to keep the bastards honest are working, when they are failing, and WHY they are so important. In one of her last interviews...
03.18.2024
Why Cannabis will be legalised in the next decade
They say it's inevitable. But what sort of world are we heading into with legalised cannabis? In this episode, former head of the AFP, barrister and advocate for cannabis reform Mick Palmer, and adolescent psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg, discuss the PROS...
03.11.2024
Why media is a 'bulls***ing job': With David Koch
For more than 20 years, David Koch had one of the most recognisable faces in Australian show biz. But very little is known about Kochie since he stepped down from his role as host of Sunrise in 2023, and what...
03.04.2024
The health change that could touch every life in Australia (if only the Government would listen)
If you were terminally ill, what would you pay to survive? It's an ugly question, but life is always above money. In this episode, multiple myeloma patient Geoff Nyssen and Professor Miles Prince, explain how Geoff's CART T cell treatment in...
02.26.2024
The changing faces of crime: With Andrew Rule & John Silvester
Andrew Rule and John 'Sly' Silvester are the odd couple of crime. One can write, the other can talk. They've built their careers writing, and talking, about the most unpleasant things in life. Murder. Armed robbery. Gang wars. They revolutionised the...
02.19.2024
Why Australia has reached it's immigration tipping point
Immigration is one of the greatest policy failures of the past 20 years. It's also one of the least understood. In this episode, Victorian Chamber of Commerce boss Paul Guerra and former Deputy Secretary for the Department of Immigration, Abul Rizvi,...
02.12.2024
Why this Australian of the Year is risking it all
Professor Richard Scolyer is the world's leading melanoma pathologist, and along with his colleague Professor Georgina Long, has been named co-Australian of the year. Thanks to them, Australia's national cancer, melanoma, has become a curable disease. Now Richard is on a...
02.03.2024
Why Harry Garside defies sporting stereotypes
Harry Garside surged into the public consciousness at the Tokyo Olympics. He won a lightweight bronze boxing medal, Australia's first for 33 years, and now he's chasing gold at the 2024 Paris Olympics. But he's not your average jock. In this episode,...
01.08.2024
Best of the Barneys: With Eddie McGuire, Extinction Rebellion and Dan Andrews
From making headlines with Eddie McGuire, debating protestors on the streets of Melbourne, to his last interview with former Premier Daniel Andrews, this episode is a compilation of some of the most memorable clashes of Neil Mitchell's radio career. See...
12.11.2023
The Best out of Left-Field: With Jordan Peterson, Fiona Patten & Sam Newman
Over his career, Neil has had his fair share of the weird, the whacky and the wonderful interviews. Perspectives from a different point of view, different ways of life and ways of thinking. From international superstar Jordan Peterson, to closer to...
11.30.2023
"What happens in the studio stays in the studio"... until now
Neil Mitchell has quit his day job. In this special episode, Neil sits down with two friends and colleagues, Heidi Murphy and Tony Jones, to look back at his radio career; The highs and lows, the behind the scenes chaos,...
11.20.2023
Why reality TV and meditation go hand-in-hand: With Luke McLeod
Luke McLeod has put himself through a gruelling reality TV series, not once, but twice. Now, the former Bachelorette star turned meditation guide, opens up on the challenges of life in the public eye, finding enlightenment and fatherhood. In this episode,...
11.01.2023
Why millennials can't agree on the Cup, and the fear of being "cancelled"
Georgie Purcell and Joe McCracken are no ordinary politicians. Joe is a Liberal MP who came out as gay in his maiden speech to parliament. Animal Justice MP Georgie is a lawyer, a former stripper and covered head to toe...
10.25.2023
The Melbourne boy beating Elon Musk at his own game
What you're about to hear sounds like science fiction. Professor Nicholas Opie is leading the world in developing a brain chip, capable of mind control. Through the company he co-founded, Synchron, Nick Opie is close to helping millions of people...
10.09.2023
Why Tony Abbott is happy being old-fashioned
Tony Abbott was Australia's 28th Prime Minister, but he was only in office for two years before the revolving door hit him on the way out. He was a divisive figure as a politician, and now as a conservative commentator...
09.25.2023
Why we are not alone: With Ross Coulthart
Ross Coulthart is a distinguished investigative journalist with a sparkling career. But, he's made an extraordinary pivot into the realm of UFOs and the extraterrestrial. Coulthart has become the face of a growing, global fascination into the world of aliens. In...
09.11.2023
Why listening to this could save your life
Associate Professor Monique Watts is a cardiologist and one of Australia's leading heart failure specialists. She's speaking up with an urgent message for women. In this episode, Dr Monique Watts tells Neil Mitchell Why: Women need to think about their hearts Country people...
08.28.2023
Why Betty Klimenko's life should be the stuff of Australian folklore
Betty Klimenko was abandoned by her drug addicted mother, then adopted by a billionaire. She is now one of the wealthiest women in Australia. Her story is not widely known, but should be the stuff of Australian folklore. In this episode,...
08.14.2023
Anthony Albanese and Why he almost quit politics
It's a rare thing to interview a Prime Minister, uninterrupted, for an hour. In this episode, Anthony Albanese sits down with Neil Mitchell and reveals WHY: The Voice referendum is Australia's chance to get it right He doesn't like Scott Morrison There's still...
08.07.2023
Why Avi Yemini grew up with a "warped moral compass"
Avi Yemini is a self described attention seeker. He's a loud mouth, opinionated and largely shunned by the media, but, he might surprise you. In this episode, Avi Yemini tells Neil Why... The army saved his life He hates liars and politicians There is...
07.24.2023
Why Victoria's Chief of Police isn't "mister squeaky clean"
Shane Patton is Chief Commissioner of Victoria Police, but beneath the bureaucracy, he's a frontline officer through and through. Over his 40 year career, Shane Patton has seen things that will stay with him for life. He's chosen now to...
07.10.2023
From sleeping on the streets to the young rich list: With Mark Woodland
Mark Woodland is what you’d call an 'industry disruptor'. A self-made entrepreneur, millionaire and former soldier. He’s a young rich lister, with no business training to speak of. In this episode, Mark Woodland reveals WHY: He thinks national service is a good...
06.12.2023
Why Brian McNamee is STILL frustrated with the Victorian Government
Brain McNamee is one of Australia's most successful business people, but chances are you've never heard of him. Back in the 90s, Brian took a broken down government lab and turned it into a multi-billion dollar biotech company, called CSL. In...
06.05.2023
BONUS EPISODE: Why Neil is reflecting on this interview with Ben Roberts-Smith
Back in 2011, Neil interviewed Australia's three living Victoria Cross recipients at that time: Keith Payne, Mark Donaldson and Ben Roberts-Smith. Now, following Ben Roberts-Smith's highly public fall from grace, Neil is revisiting what the VC recipients had to say. In...
05.29.2023
Sophie Matterson: Why adventure will make or break you
Sophie Matterson is restless. It's what makes her adventurous, and led her to being a world record holder. She's the first woman to walk the width of Australia, with a herd of camels. But why did she do it? And...
05.15.2023
Kerry O'Brien: Why you’ve never heard him like this before
Kerry O'Brien is a veteran journalist with a reputation as a hard-nosed political interviewer. Since quitting his job with the public broadcaster, Kerry has softened his tough exterior, and is free to express his own opinion. In this episode of Neil...
05.01.2023
Why Matthew Guy is finally speaking out
Matthew Guy has led the Victorian Liberal party to election defeat… twice. For the first time since his 2022 loss, Matthew has chosen to talk about the trouble plagued campaign... Why? In this episode of Neil Mitchell Asks Why, Matthew explains why: The Liberal...
04.17.2023
Why one moment changed Tim Baker's life
Tim Baker was a freelance surf writer living a life of bliss, until one day all that changed. At just 50 years old, Tim was diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer. In this episode, Neil Mitchell finds out Why... Surfing can be therapeutic Tim...
04.03.2023
BONUS EPISODE: Why Neil is thinking about Olivia Newton-John and Jim Stynes
It's been 11 years since the legendary Jim Stynes passed away from cancer. Neil reflects on one of the most memorable interviews of his broadcasting career with Jim, and another Australian icon, Olivia Newton-John. In this episode, Neil Mitchell finds out...
03.20.2023
Why Leigh Matthews feels guilt and regret
Leigh Matthews is one of the most famous names in the AFL. His entire life has revolved around football, but very little is known about him outside his career. In this episode of Neil Mitchell Asks Why, Leigh explains Why: He’s afraid...
03.06.2023
Mick Hughes: Why it was worth it
Mick Hughes is a former Victoria Police detective and at one point was head of the Homicide Squad. He's chosen now to openly talk about his long and at times painful career... why? In this episode of Neil Mitchell Asks Why,...
02.20.2023
Why Georgie Purcell is dishing the "dirt"
Georgie Purcell is the recently elected Member of the Legislative Council for the Animal Justice Party, and her first step is to tell all about her personal life... why? In this episode of Neil Mitchell Asks Why, Georgie explains why: She told...
02.16.2023
Trailer - Neil Mitchell Asks Why
Welcome to Neil Mitchell Asks Why, a podcast series where Neil interviews high profile and interesting guests to find out why they made the choices they made. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What's Neil Mitchell Asks Why about?

Download our free app to listen on your phone

Neil Mitchell Asks Why episodes:

"I was an absolute basket case": The powerbroker behind the politicians

“They’re just remorseless”: Why a father followed his son into policing

“I thought I was going to die”: Domestic violence and the search for answers

Why AI has no conscience and what is means for humanity

The Quarterly Review: With Tony Jones and Heidi Murphy

Why FUNGI will change the world

Why outer space is the wild west - and what it means for us on earth

Have Australia's watchdogs lost their teeth?

Why Cannabis will be legalised in the next decade

Why media is a 'bulls***ing job': With David Koch

The health change that could touch every life in Australia (if only the Government would listen)

The changing faces of crime: With Andrew Rule & John Silvester

Why Australia has reached it's immigration tipping point

Why this Australian of the Year is risking it all

Why Harry Garside defies sporting stereotypes

Best of the Barneys: With Eddie McGuire, Extinction Rebellion and Dan Andrews

The Best out of Left-Field: With Jordan Peterson, Fiona Patten & Sam Newman

"What happens in the studio stays in the studio"... until now

Why reality TV and meditation go hand-in-hand: With Luke McLeod

Why millennials can't agree on the Cup, and the fear of being "cancelled"

The Melbourne boy beating Elon Musk at his own game

Why Tony Abbott is happy being old-fashioned

Why we are not alone: With Ross Coulthart

Why listening to this could save your life

Why Betty Klimenko's life should be the stuff of Australian folklore

Anthony Albanese and Why he almost quit politics

Why Avi Yemini grew up with a "warped moral compass"

Why Victoria's Chief of Police isn't "mister squeaky clean"

From sleeping on the streets to the young rich list: With Mark Woodland

Why Brian McNamee is STILL frustrated with the Victorian Government

BONUS EPISODE: Why Neil is reflecting on this interview with Ben Roberts-Smith

Sophie Matterson: Why adventure will make or break you

Kerry O'Brien: Why you’ve never heard him like this before

Why Matthew Guy is finally speaking out

Why one moment changed Tim Baker's life

BONUS EPISODE: Why Neil is thinking about Olivia Newton-John and Jim Stynes

Why Leigh Matthews feels guilt and regret

Mick Hughes: Why it was worth it

Why Georgie Purcell is dishing the "dirt"

Trailer - Neil Mitchell Asks Why