Outside the Cave

Man Cave Head of Community Al Green speaks with Mandy Dante, the founder and CEO of Flourish Girl, an organisations that works with teenage girls aged 13-18 to develop self-awareness, self-confidence and social connectedness in school communities. Flourish Girl has worked with more than 6,300 teenage girls in 45+ schools all across Victoria. Mandy and Al talk about the menstrual cycle, the roles leaders play in communities, the values lacking in our existing political leaders, the unseen impacts of COVID-19 on young people and how those young people will change the world for the better. Thank you Mandy for your clear, decisive and empathetic leadership!

Man Cave Head of Community Al Green speaks with World Beauty Fitness & Fashion Pro, bodybuilder, fitness model, coach and personal trainer, Robbie Frame.

In this labyrinthine conversation, Robbie and Al talk about modern masculinity, the psychology of bodybuilding, their teenage selves' insecurities, the importance of father figures and more.

Robbie has spent 10+ years in the fitness industry understanding how to build healthier bodies for himself and his clients, and you can learn more about his work here: https://www.robbieframefitness.com/

Man Cave Head of Community Al Green speaks with Maria Thattil, a writer, speaker, creator and activist in the inclusion and equality space and Miss Universe Australia. Maria has been talking publicly about sexism in the past few weeks, after her experience of being added to a boys' group chat, though this is just one part of her unique spirit. In this wide-ranging chat with Al, Maria speaks with openness, depth, humour and incredible insight as the two cover sexism, gender, the pressure they felt as teenagers and even their First Times. Maria, thank you for your leadership and role modelling!

Man Cave Head of Community Al speaks with Harry Garside, Olympic boxer, bronze medallist and breaker of stereotypes - including the stereotype of what a podcast is meant to be! Harry gets a chance to go below the surface and explore some vulnerable edges, role modelling what it means to be a healthy man in 2021. Al and Harry’s connection actually goes back a long way; Al is a former facilitator at Reach and worked with Harry several years ago, when Harry was a teenager. His heart and perspectives on life are beautiful and we were blown away by his openness, authenticity and raw passion in this interview. Music by Spoonerverse.