RIGHT-BRAINIACS!

RIGHT-BRAINIACS!

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RIGHT-BRAINIACS! episodes

  • Turning personal tragedy into positive change for the world with Grant Rutherford, Ella Ward, and Michael Farr.

    When something terrible happens you can either let it beat you, or turn it into something that benefits the world. Grant Rutherford, Ella Ward, and Michael chose the second option, and used creativity to help out thousands of people.

    Topics discussed:

    1. What creativity is to them.
  • How to turn something personal into something positive for society.
  • How you can use creativity to put good into the world.
  • And then a question from the book The Right-brain Warm-up: Imagine you are watching a time lapse movie of your entire life. What stands out? What is the accompanying soundtrack? Their answers are brilliant!

    • Grant Rutherford.

    Grant is an advertising creative, who, trying to make sense of the death of his beautiful daughter Chloe from Leukaemia in 2009, co-founded the Snowdome Foundation. Snowdome's mission is to bring cutting edge treatments and cures to Australians living with blood cancer. So far the foundation has raised over $35 million towards helping these patients live longer, better lives.

    https://www.snowdome.org.au/

    Ella Ward.

    Ella is is an Aussie mum, wife, advertising boss lady and now (unfortunately) one of Those Cancer People. For 19 years, Ella has worked at ad agencies in London and Melbourne, leading clients including Visit Victoria, Marks & Spencer and Defence Force Recruiting. When she’s not doing all of that other stuff; Ella’s oversharing on Instagram, and writing for publications including The Age and Frankie magazine.

    https://www.ellaward.com.au/

    Michael Farr.

    Michael is a product designer at Movember and lead instigator of the Tour De Parma — A parma powered mental health initiative that aims to start a more relaxed ‘normal’ environment for talking about the mental health with your mates. A maker of stuff and someone who’s constantly distracted by the next thing to create.

    http://tourdeparma.com/
    https://au.movember.com/

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

    32 min
  • The brain and creativity with Tania de Jong (AM), Katharine King and Lainie Chait (Electro Girl)

    This week Mind Medicine founder and social impact entrepreneur Tania de Jong (AM), Brain Gym Instructor Katharine King and Epilepsy trailblazer Lainie Chait (aka Electro Girl) talk about the brain and creativity.

    Topics discussed:

    1. What creativity is to them.
  • How the brain affects creativity.
  • How they use creativity to explore the mind and body.
  • They then answer a question fro The Right-brain Workout book, which is: "Describe a dream a cat might have about secretly wanting to be a dog." The answers are AMAZING.

    • It's a mind expanding episode of The Right-brain Warm-up!

    Tania de Jong

    Tania is a trail-blazing Australian soprano, global speaker, award-winning social entrepreneur, creative innovation catalyst and spiritual journey woman. She is also the co-founder of Mind Medicine, a charity that enables the development of regulatory-approved and research-backed psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy for the treatment of mental ill-health in Australia.

    https://www.taniadejong.com/
    www.creativeuniverse.com.au
    www.mindmedicineaustralia.org
    www.creativityaustralia.org.au

    Katharine King

    Katharine is a Brain Gym Instructor, Educational Kinesiologist and Mindset Coach who draws together over 15 years of experience working the field of movement, music and mindfulness to help people of various ages and abilities stimulate their cognitive function. Her work is all about Building Strong Brain Connections for Learning, Living and Healthy Ageing.

    https://kkingconsulting.com.au/

    Lainie Chait

    Lainie an author, performer and stand up comedian as well as a teacher in Animal Studies at TAFE. She is also the creator of Electro Girl- an autobiography and stage show about her journey living a symbiotic existence with epilepsy.

    http://electrogirl.com.au/

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

    26 min
  • Advertising, creativity, and selling yourself with Ben Coulson, Kieran Antill, and Julie Matthews.

    On this episode some of the most awarded and lauded advertising creatives in the world in Ben Coulson, Kieran Antill, and Julie Matthews talk about the power of creativity as it applies to advertising.

    Topics discussed:

    1. What creativity is.
  • What got them into, and what they love about, advertising.
  • How advertising can do more than just sell stuff.
  • They then each answer a question from The Right-brain Workout, which is: "Write an advert to encourage people to apply for the position of being you."

    • Ben Coulson

    Ben is one of the most respected and awarded Chief Creative Officer’s in the world. He has twice been ranked in the top five creative directors in the world at Cannes and is currently ranked top 10 Chief Creative Officers in the world by the WON report.
    https://www.bestadsontv.com/profile/2095/Ben-Coulson

    Julie Matthews

    Julie is the Director of Creative Solutions for OMD Create Sydney, helping to deliver creative direction across a spectrum of content touch points. Over 15 years across 5 countries, she has worked on some of the world’s most loved brands including Qantas, Optus, L'Oreal, Proctor & Gamble and Unilever.
    http://juliematthewscreative.com/

    Kieran Antill

    Kieran has repositioned multiple national and international brands working across Sydney, Melbourne and New York during his time as Executive Creative Director of JWT Melbourne, Managing Partner of Leo Burnett NY and Co-Founder of Ne-Lo, and was ranked by the Gunn report as the #1 Art Director worldwide.
    https://ne-lo.com/

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

    34 min
  • Writing, walking, and the human psyche. Authors Jono Lineen, Ali Berg, and Darby Hudson discuss what separates us from every other living being.

    This week, authors Jono Lineen, Ali Berg, and Darby Hudson talk about why movement is so important to human creativity. It's an amazing and inspiring chat that meanders off and discovers new thoughts.

    Topics discussed:

    1. What creativity is to them.
  • How they find connection with humans through the solitary writing process.
  • Why creativity is so important to us as a species.
  • They finish by answering a question from The Right-brain Workout, which is: "Your new colleague is a bear. What do you suggest for lunch? Where are you even working?"

    • In this episode, we are talking to three brilliant, published authors whose work inspires people to engage with creativity beyond the page and into the real world.

    Jono Lineen

    Jono is the author of a range of books including River Trilogy, Into the Heart of the Himalayas and Perfect Motion. His PhD was on the relationship between walking and creativity investigating the creative habits of Plato, Darwin, Goethe, and Steve Jobs. He is also a curator at the National Museum of Australia.
    https://www.penguin.com.au/authors/jono-lineen

    Darby Hudson

    Darby is a poet, whose work has been featured Best Australian Poems, Meanjin, Cordite, and many other publications. He wrote and illustrated a novella called Walk and his debut anthology Falling Upwards is out now on Five Islands Press.
    http://www.darbyhudson.com/

    Ali Berg

    Ali is the co-author with Michelle Kalus of The Book Ninja and While You Were Reading. Both novels have been sold around the world and The Book Ninja has been optioned for a film. Together they founded Australian social initiative Books on the Rail, which encourages people to share their books on public transport. She’s also a Freelance Copywriter.
    https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Ali-Berg/140154530
    https://www.booksontherail.com/

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

    32 min
  • Having the GUTS to change your career- Dave Gibson, Siobhan Fitzgerald, and Jay Hynes on being creative with your life journey.

    In this episode, Dave Gibson (creative director turned co-founder of Hawke's Brewing Co.), Siobhan Fitzgerald (ad writer turned founder of Gabberish.com and TheGoodBits.com) and Jay Hynes (art director turned photographer) talk all about how and why they changed what they did mid-career.

    Topics discussed:

    1. What creativity is to them.
  • How and why they decided to change careers.
  • How their life is different because of that.
  • They then answers this question from The Right-brain Workout: "Think of the funniest thing you could say or do on your death bed."

    • Dave Gibson.

    David is co-Founder of Hawke's Brewing Co., a highly awarded independently-owned beer company created in conjunction with former Australian Prime Minister, the Hon Bob Hawke AC. Prior to founding Hawke’s Brewing Co., David was a highly-awarded Creative Director at AdWeek’s ‘Agency of the Decade’, Droga5 New York.
    https://www.hawkesbrewing.com/

    Siobhan Fitzgerald.

    Siobhan is co-founder and Chief Creative Officer of good sex story site The Good Bits. A former advertising creative director and writer published across industry and mainstream platforms, Siobhan is also founder of the advertising industry’s creative journal Gabberish.
    https://thegoodbits.com/
    https://www.gabberish.com/

    Jay Hynes.

    Jay Hynes is a commercial photographer and National Photographic Portrait Prize finalist. Before transitioning to photography, Jay spent over a decade as a senior art director at leading ad agencies, and from 2010 to 2012 he co-headed Melbourne’s prestigious AWARD School.
    http://jayhynes.com/

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

    36 min
  • How the Nicky Winmar statue turned from idea to reality with Aaron Tyler.

    This week is the anniversary of the moment in 1993 that indigenous footballer Nicky Winmar stood up to racist abuse, pulled up his jumper, pointed to his skin and yelled out “I’m black and I’m proud to be black!”

    It’s seen as a pivotal moment in race relations in Australia, signifying the moment when it became obvious that racism has no place in sport, or indeed anywhere.

    So, on this episode of The Right-brain Warm-up I talk to Aaron Tyler, the man I worked with to build a monument to this moment, which now sees a ten foot high bronzed replica of Winmar’s iconic stance standing outside Perth’s Optus Stadium, forever strong and proud.

    Topics discussed:

    1. What creativity is to Aaron.
  • How he used creativity to fund a statue of iconic indigenous footballer Nicky Winmar.
  • What we can all do to be more creative.
  • He then answers this question from The Right-brain Workout: "You are George Shaw. The year is 1797. Describe the platypus for the first time in your letter to Mother England."

    • Aaron Tyler

    Aaron is a freelance ad creative and artist from Melbourne. He is the brains behind various ideas for public awareness initiatives including ‘Tram Coach’ for Yarra trams and ‘Reverse the Threat’ for the Australian Cyber Security Centre (ACSC). His art is about the Australian story. His art project ‘Straya Cash’ went viral and ignited a national conversation about icons and the Australian identity.
    www.aarontyler.com.au

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

    31 min
  • Nick Pearce from Homie, Nicholas Marchesi OAM from Orange Sky Laundry, and Tim Hodgson from Gotcha4Life

    Today we have three incredible guests who are in the social entrepreneur and social change space that are doing incredible things for Australians across the land.

    They are Nick Pearce from social enterprise fashion label Homie, Nicholas Marchesi OAM from Orange Sky Laundry, and Tim Hodgson from mental health charity Gotcha4Life.

    Topics discussed:

    1. How they use creativity to positively impact people's lives.
  • Why creativity is important to help out our fellow humans,
  • What we can all do to be more creative.
  • A vampire, a werewolf, and a demon walk into a bar, but the bouncer blocks the door and pointed to the ‘NO DOGS ALLOWED’ sign. How do they talk their way in?

    • Nick Pearce

    Nick is the co-founder of Melbourne-based streetwear label and social enterprise Homie, which donates 100% of profits to helping young Aussies experiencing homelessness. He was co-winner of the Victorian Young Achiever Award in 2017.
    https://homie.com.au/

    Nicholas Marchesi

    Nic is the co-founder of a free mobile laundry service for Aussies experiencing homelessness called Orange Sky Laundry. He and his Orange Sky co-founder Lucas Patchett were Young Australians of the Year in 2016.
    https://orangesky.org.au/

    Tim Hodgson

    Tim is the CEO of Gotch4Life, a not-for-profit foundation that funds sustainable educational workshops, training programmes and products building this mental fitness in communities across Australia. He was also the Chief Commercial and Marketing Officer of the Invictus Games in Sydney 2018.
    https://www.gotcha4life.org/

    As always we finish with a question from the book The Right-brain Workout too.

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

    30 min
  • Changing the world with creativity featuring Tanya Hosch, Fabian Marrone, and Tom Whitty.

    This week, Tanya Hosch, Fabian Marrone, and Tom Whitty talk about how creativity has the power to change the world.

    These three guests are some of the amazing people I know. It's a really inspiring chat!

    Topics discussed:

    1. What creativity means to them.
  • How creativity can incite real positive change in the world.
  • What you can achieve in the midst of the global pandemic at the moment.

    • They also answer a question from my book The Right-brain Workout (https://rightbrainworkout.com/) which is "Think of your earliest memory. Describe what happened in the moment right before that."

    Tanya Hosch.

    Tanya is the General Manager, Inclusion and Social Policy for the Australian Football League. She was formerly the Joint Campaign Manager for Recognise, and was a founding director of the Australian Indigenous Leadership Centre. We worked together on creating a statue honouring indigenous footballer Nicky Winmar.
    https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/06/nicky-winmar-statue-unveiled-at-optus-stadium-in-perth

    Fabian Marrone.

    Fabian is the Chief Marketing Officer of Monash University, and a key driver behind their platform of “If you don’t like it, change it.” In 2019 he was named the Chief Marketing Officer of the Year by the Australian Marketing Institute.

    Tom Whitty.

    Tom is a journalist, musician, TV Executive Producer. He was Executive Producer of ABCTV’s Australia Talks, the former managing editor of Channel Ten’s The Project, and is also the creator and host of the new podcast, Time To Die. Oh, and he’s also won five UN Day Media Awards, the equal most in history. We have done a few things together, including the Future Landfill campaign which undid Woolworth's ill-conceived Ooshies promotion for the Lion King.
    https://www.futurelandfill.org/

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

    35 min
  • Acting, writing, and producing creatively with Nadine Garner, Benjamin Stevenson, and Adam White.

    One of Australia's most respected actors Nadine Garner is joined by bestselling author and stand-up comedian Benjamin Stevenson, and feature film producer Adam White to talk about what creativity is to them and their work.

    Topics discussed:

    1. As always, I ask "What creativity is to you?"
  • Then we hear about their creative process.
  • And what people can do to be more creative everyday, no matter what you do.

    • Nadine Garner is one of Australia’s most respected actors. Her career has spanned film, television and theatre for more than 25 years. ON film, she’s won AFI Award, and a Film Critics Circle of Australia Award. And on stage she has won a Helpmann Award.

    https://www.rgm.com.au/entertainment/nadine-garner/

    Benjamin Stevenson is an award-winning stand-up comedian and author. His first novel, Greenlight, was shortlisted for the Ned Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Fiction, and published in the USA and UK. His latest book, Either Side of Midnight is out now on Penguin Random House.

    https://www.penguin.com.au/authors/benjamin-stevenson

    And Adam White is an independent film producer with his production company Future Pictures, whose debut feature film “Lone Wolf” starring Hugo Weaving and Tilda-Cobham-Harvey, based on Joseph Conrad’s “The Secret Agent”, is due for release whenever the hell this pandemic finishes.

    https://futurepictures.tv/

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

    34 min
  • Photography special with Stu Morley, Nicky Finlay, and Adam Luttick

    This week three of the finest creative minds from the field of photography in Australia (Adam Luttick, Stu Morley, and Nicky Finlay) come together to talk about what makes them creative and what inspires their life in photography.

    Topics discussed:

    1. As always, I ask "What creativity is to you?"
  • Then, we talk about what inspired them to get into photography.
  • And also what it makes them feel.

    • Stu is a photographer and videogragrapher working in and around beauty, fashion and advertising. He is also is the director of Disco Studios in St Kilda, Melbourne and runs the content production company Tiny Disco with his lovely wife Chelsea Morley.

    stumorley.com

    Adam is a Melbourne based independent photographic artist. He also produces interior installation pieces where he works closely with interior designers and architects.

    lutsphotography.com

    And Nicky is the General Manager and co-owner of Hell Studios, where she oversees three photographers and two retouchers, as well as running the studio.

    hellstudios.com.au

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

    26 min

About RIGHT-BRAINIACS!

From the publisher's feed

Host Alex Wadelton leads a game show featuring an ever-evolving panel of four Right-brainiacs, where each panellist is challenged to answers a series of completely random questions with the most creative, entertaining, philosophical, world-changing, and funniest answers possible.