Really Interesting Women

Really Interesting Women episodes:

• 06.19.2024

  Susan Johnson

  Really Interesting Women - the podcast Episode 128 SUSAN JOHNSON The Australian newspaper has described Susan Johnson as, ‘One of the finest Australian writers.’ She describes herself as,  author, incurable Australian, friend, feminist, ambivalent mother skewered by love and struck by eternal wanderlust. Isn't...

  
• 06.05.2024

  Dr Sonia Henry

  Really Interesting Women - The Podcast Episode 127 DR SONIA HENRY Sonia Henry is a doctor practicing in rural Australia. I mean, really rural. She’s also a best-selling author, and an advocate, not only for the welfare of overworked doctors but for the...

  
• 05.22.2024

  Moya Dodd AO

  Really Interesting Women - the Podcast Ep. 126      MOYA DODD AO Moya Dodd is a lawyer, sports administrator and a former vice-captain of Australia’s women’s football team, the Matildas. She played in FIFA’s first ever women’s tournament in 1988.  Twenty-five...

  
• 05.08.2024

  Dr Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli AM

  Really Interesting Women - the Podcast Episode 125 Dr Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli AM It's hard to briefly describe Maria's bio  - but it goes a long way explaining it by understanding she is from a Southern Italian poor, migrant, working class background which instilled...

  
• 04.24.2024

  Catherine Branson AC KC

  Really Interesting Women - the Podcast Ep. 124 Catherine Branson AC KC In 1984 Catherine Branson made history when a dual appointment saw her became the first woman in Australia to be appointed Crown Solicitor and the first woman to be appointed as...

  
• 04.10.2024

  Amber Lawrence

  Really Interesting Women - the Podcast  Episode 123 AMBER LAWRENCE Amber started her professional career as a Chartered Accountant but she left that to pursue a dream.  After a very successful debut in the 2005 Tamworth Country Music Festival  - coming second in the...

  
• 03.27.2024

  Prof. Julie Rrap

  Really Interesting Women - the podcast Ep. 122 Professor Julie Rrap Julie has been a central figure in Australian contemporary art for 4 decades. Our conversation covers a lot and I guess that was inevitable given her enormous contribution to art both in...

  
• 03.13.2024

  Distinguished Professor Jenny Graves AC

  Podcast Episode 121 Distinguished Professor Jenny Graves AC FAA Jenny Graves is a leading evolutionary geneticist who was a very early adopter of gene mapping. She uses genome comparisons to explore the origin, function and fate of human sex genes and chromosomes....

  
• 02.28.2024

  Del Kathryn Barton

  Really Interesting Women - The podcast Episode 120      Del Kathryn Barton Del Kathryn Barton is one of Australia’s most recognisable and collectable artists.    She’s now widely recognised as one of Australia's leading figurative painters and a 2-time Archibald Prize winner....

  
• 02.14.2024

  Anna Funder

  Really Interesting Women - Podcast  Revisited on 'Throwback Thursday' Anna Funder Ep. 105.    Anna Funder is one of Australia’s most acclaimed and awarded writers and an international success. One of her books is currently being made into a film with a Hollywood...

  
• 02.07.2024

  Assoc. Prof. Michelle Telfer

  Really Interesting Women - the podcast Episode 119 Associate Professor Michelle Telfer MBBS (Hons.) FRACP GAICD Michelle Telfer, through her work as an expert in adolescent medicine and through her development and expansion of the Royal Children's Hospital Gender Service for 10 years,...

  
• 01.24.2024

  Tana Douglas

  Really Interesting Women - the podcast Episode 118 Tana Douglas Tana Douglas is acknowledged throughout the global music industry as a pioneer. She was the first female 'roadie' (road crew for rock bands). The first woman in a testosterone fuelled world. You talk...

  
• 01.10.2024

  Louise Herron AM

  Really Interesting Women - the podcast Episode 117 Louise Herron AM Louise Herron became the first woman appointed to lead the World Heritage-listed Sydney Opera House. During that time, she was charged with transforming the Opera House and overseeing a decade of renewal...

  
• 12.06.2023

  Heather Mitchell AM

  Really Interesting Women - the Podcast Episode 116    Heather Mitchell AM Heather Mitchell is one of this country’s most acclaimed actors. In a career lasting over 4 decades (and counting), she has been involved in film, theatre and television projects that...

  
• 11.22.2023

  Suzie Miller

  Really Interesting Women - The Podcast Episode 115      Suzie Miller Suzie Miller is this country’s most successful playwright.    Her recent play ‘Prima Facie’ has had sold out performances in Australia, London’s West End and New York’s Broadway and is...

  
• 11.13.2023

  Nicole Livingstone OAM

  Really Interesting Women - The Podcast Episode 114 Nicole Livingstone OAM Nicole Livingstone was part of the Australian swimming team for twelve years - starting when she was in Grade 8!  She went to 3 successive Olympic Games winning a silver and 2...

  
• 10.25.2023

  Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft

  Really Interesting Women - the Podcast Episode 113.        Dr. Bronwyn Bancroft Dr Bronwyn Bancroft is a proud Bundjalung woman and a very successful artist. But the journey has been a long one and she's overcome hurdles that most of...

  
• 10.11.2023

  Collette Dinnigan AO

  Really Interesting Women - The podcast  Episode 112    Collette Dinnigan AO Collette Dinnigan is one of the country’s most successful fashion designers.  Her creations have been worn by the likes of Taylor Swift, Beyonce, Oprah Winfrey, Nicole Kidman, Julia Roberts, Princess Mary,...

  
• 09.27.2023

  Danielle Laidley

  Really Interesting Women Podcast  Ep. 111      Danielle Laidley Danielle Laidley had an illustrious career as an AFL player and in 1996 won a premiership with the North Melbourne Football Club. She subsequently became one of the youngest head coaches in...

  
• 09.13.2023

  Nikki Gemmell

  Really Interesting Women Podcast - Episode 110 Nikki Gemmell Nikki Gemmell is an international best-selling author of over 20 books and a Walkley Award winning commentator and opinion writer for The Australian newspaper.    Her subject matter and distinctive writing style led to...

  
• 08.30.2023

  Caroline de Mori AM

  Really Interesting Women - Podcast Episode 109 Caroline de Mori AM This is a great story of an extraordinary woman. Caroline was a journalist, ran a PR company and was a successful business woman who ran her own company with 4 of her...

  
• 08.16.2023

  Marita Cheng AM

  Podcast ep. 108 Marita Cheng AM Marita is a former Young Australian of the Year. 11 Years on from that award her work improving the lives of others is quite extraordinary. Marita and her brother were raised by their single mother in...

  
• 08.02.2023

  Janine Kirk AO

  To describe Janine Kirk as a prominent business, education, health and community leader would be accurate...but doesn't do justice to her actual achievements and commitments. Our conversation will shed some light on this.  Janine has a wealth of executive experience and...

  
• 07.19.2023

  Jean Oelwang

  Podcast Episode 106 Really Interesting Women - Jean Oelwang Jean Oelwang is the founding CEO and President of Virgin Unite, the non-profit foundation of the Virgin Group. Since its launch, it has inspired a number of global initiatives – like The Elders...

  
• 07.05.2023

  Anna Funder

  Really Interesting Women - Podcast Anna Funder    Ep. 105 Anna Funder is undoubtedly one of Australia’s most acclaimed and awarded writers. Her 2003 book Stasiland won, amongst many other things, the Samuel Johnson Prize which is for the best non-fiction writing in...

  
• 06.21.2023

  Tanya Hosch

  Really Interesting Women - Podcast Ep. 104      Tanya Hosch Tanya Hosch is the first indigenous person (male or female) appointed to the AFL executive. She is the General Manager of Inclusion and Social Policy and is responsible for Aboriginal and Torres...

  
• 06.07.2023

  Jamila Rizvi

  Podcast Episode 103 Really Interesting Women Jamila Rizvi Jamila is the Deputy Managing Director of Future Women which is an organisation that supports professional women to accelerate their careers, works with men to overcome unconscious bias and helps organisations tackle barriers to gender...

  
• 05.24.2023

  The Rev. Dr. Margaret Mayman

  Really Interesting Women   Podcast Episode 102 Ordained as a Presbyterian Minister in 1983, Rev. Dr. Margaret Mayman has been a strong progressive religious voice for justice on matters like marriage equality, abortion, and refugees. She is perhaps best known for her...

  
• 05.10.2023

  Denni Francisco

  Really Interesting Women - The Podcast  Episode 101    Denni Francisco Denni Francisco is an award winning designer who uses stunning indigenous artists works to create prints for her clothes. And she's about to make Australian Fashion Week history as the first...

  
• 04.26.2023

  Jane Yuile

  Really Interesting Women - the podcast  Episode 100         Jane Yuile This episode was challenging for me and, I suspect, Jane. Although she made me feel very comfortable very quickly.  Persist with the audio on this episode - I'll explain why.  Jane...

  
• 04.12.2023

  Chloe Dalton OAM

  Podcast Episode 99 - CHLOE DALTON OAM Chloe Dalton is one of this country’s very few elite athletes in 3 different sports: played in the WNBL, won a gold medal in Rugby 7s at the Rio Olympics, and in 2019 made...

  
• 03.29.2023

  Carla Raynes

  Really Interesting Women - Podcast Episode 98 Carla Raynes Carla has worked in the homelessness field for nearly 2 decades. She’s seen the issue from all angles. And thought....'I’m seeing the same people all the time. There has to be a better...

  
• 03.15.2023

  Professor Sharon Lewin AO

  Podcast Episode 97 Professor Sharon Lewin AO FRACP FAHMS Sharon Lewin is a remarkable woman.  For a start, she has been heading up two global pandemics. Simultaneously.   In 1989 Dr Lewin (as she then was), instead of seeking a medical appointment in some...

  
• 03.01.2023

  Jackie French AM

  Podcast Episode 96 Jackie French AM Jackie’s books have sold millions of copies and been published in 36 languages and have won more than 60 literary awards. She’s written well over 200 books and they cover a range of different genres: general...

  
• 02.15.2023

  Associate Professor Meru Sheel

  Podcast Episode 95  Assoc. Prof. Meru Sheel The seeds of an astonishing career were sown in India where, as a child, Meru Sheel witnessed first-hand the devastation of diseases such as polio and tuberculosis.    As an infectious disease epidemiologist, she...

  
• 02.01.2023

  Rachael Neumann

  Ep 94 Rachael Neumann Rachael Neumann is shaking up the traditional Venture Capital model and, as a result, has been able to encourage many more women to become involved in the industry.  When she and her female business partner launched Flying Fox...

  
• 01.18.2023

  Michelle Deshong

  Ep. 93    Michelle Deshong This was a really interesting conversation with an ending that left me with goosebumps. Michelle Deshong is a Fulbright Scholar, Churchill Fellowship recipient and former NAIDOC Scholar of the year. She’s a leader and advocate, with extensive...

  
• 12.14.2022

  Imam Sherin Khankan

  Ep 92     Imam Sherin Khankan Imam Sherin Khankan has described herself as being born between two worlds – Muslim and Christian. Her early influences have been profound. She studied sociology of religion and philosophy from the University of Copenhagen as...

  
• 11.30.2022

  Disting. Prof. Larissa Behrendt AO

  Ep 91   Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO Distinguished Professor Larissa Behrendt AO FASSA FAAL is an inspirational indigenous leader.  She’s a lawyer, academic, writer, filmmaker, indigenous rights advocate and lots more.  Larissa was the first indigenous Australian to graduate from...

  
• 11.16.2022

  Dr Kirstin Ferguson

  Ep 90    Dr Kirstin Ferguson Kirstin Ferguson is an award-winning and globally recognised leader, executive coach, company director, writer and speaker. She is one of Australia’s most prominent leadership experts.  Kirstin has an incredible and varied career starting as an Officer...

  
• 11.02.2022

  Major General Elizabeth Cosson AM, CSC

  Ep. 89    Maj. General Elizabeth Cosson AM, CSC Liz Cosson was the first woman to be promoted to the rank of Major General in the Australian Army.  She enlisted in the Army in 1979. She was selected with 32 other women...

  
• 10.19.2022

  Her Excellency, The Right Honourable Dame Cindy Kiro, Governor-General of NZ

  Ep 88   The Rt Hon. Dame Cindy Kiro, Governor-General of New Zealand Dame Cindy Kiro's story is an extraordinary one.  Her mother was born in a hut with a mud floor. Her Father was from a poor family who lived in...

  
• 10.05.2022

  Professor Jenny Martin

  Ep. 87 Professor Jenny Martin Jenny Martin is a dual-trained clinical pharmacologist and practicing general physician, has studied politics and health economics at Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, is serving as Chair of Clinical Pharmacology in the School of Medicine...

  
• 09.21.2022

  Ilana Atlas AO

  Ep. 86    Ilana Atlas AO Ilana Atlas is an exceptionally successful business woman....who still suffers from imposter syndrome. But she knows how to deal with it and she shares that secret with us.  In fact Ilana shares a lot of her...

  
• 09.07.2022

  Prof. Lyria Bennett Moses

  Ep. 85  Professor Lyria Bennett Moses Lyria is my first guest that is the daughter of a previous guest, Annabelle Bennett (ep. 37). And they are both....well, quite brilliant. Lyria is currently the Director of the UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law...

  
• 08.24.2022

  Senator Lidia Thorpe

  Ep. 84      Senator Lidia Thorpe Lidia Thorpe's sense of injustice is always close to the surface. Her first hand experiences inform her. Growing up, her dinner table conversations and education with the family matriarchs were also hugely influential. Her...

  
• 08.10.2022

  Traci Houpapa MNZM

  Ep. 83    Traci Houpapa Traci Houpapa is a company director and business advisor from New Zealand. But a simple scratching of the surface reveals a unique and inspiring story.  Her early life influences could well have something to do with...

  
• 07.27.2022

  Natalie Walker

  Ep 82   Natalie Walker Natalie Walker is, amongst many other achievements, the inaugural CEO of two start-up businesses with huge agendas - Supply Nation and Inside Policy.  She was Australia's representative on the G20's Women Business Leaders Taskforce. She’s held positions...

  
• 07.13.2022

  Professor Michelle Haber AM

  Ep. 81  Professor Michelle Haber AM FAA FAHMS Michelle Haber has dedicated her entire professional life to improving clinical outcomes for children with cancer. She is one of this country’s leading researchers and has become the face of Australian childhood cancer...

  
• 06.29.2022

  Professor Bronwyn Fox

  Ep. 80   Professor Bronwyn Fox Professor Bronwyn Fox has come a long way since blowing things up in her back yard with her brother. Mind you that curiosity and practical application of their ideas was probably quite informative, because from...