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 and CONS of an Australia where cannabis is legal. 

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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 he’s planning for the future. 

In this episode, David Koch tells Neil Mitchell WHY finding fame was an accident, and why the future of small business is so important to him. 

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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 the US saved his life, after he was told he'd only have 10 years to live. 

Neil finds out WHY Australian lives are being lost, because they can't access this treatment. 

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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 way journalists wrote about crime, and they're responsible for bringing one of Australia's most notorious, and now infamous criminals, into public consciousness: Chopper Read. 

In this episode, Andrew Rule and Sly explain why they write, and why some cases still haunt them. 

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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, explain how it works, how it's failing, and what it all means for Australia. 

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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 journey to beat another cancer. His own. 

In this episode, professor Richard Scolyer tells Neil why he's become a human guinea pig.

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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, Harry Garside and his mum Kate, tell Neil Mitchell why:  

• Fame is a blessing and a curse
• He loves to wear dresses and pain his nail
• Harry got into mischief as a kid 
• Kate's cancer diagnosis brought their family closer together
• Withdrawn domestic violence charges drove Harry to an incredibly dark place 
• Writing poetry helps Harry make sense of it all 

This episode discusses sensitive issues around suicide. If you or someone you know needs support, please seek help from a mental health professional, or contact the Lifeline helpline: 13 11 14

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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.

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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 home with Fiona Patten and Sam Newman, this episode is a compilation of some of the more unusual conversations, that stuck with Neil over the years. 

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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, the on air (and off-air) spats, the deadlines, the regrets and the editorial decisions that made Mornings with Neil Mitchell so successful. 

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