RIGHT-BRAINIACS!

RIGHT-BRAINIACS!

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RIGHT-BRAINIACS! episodes

  • Comedians and creativity with Tommy Little, Cal Wilson, and Steve Philp.

    This week Tommy Little, Cal Wilson, and Steve Philp chat with host Alex Wadelton about comedy and creativity.

    Topics discussed:

    1. What creativity means to them.
  • How they're staying creative in the midst of the pandemic.
  • Ways that they supercharge their creativity.

    • Tommy is one of Australia's most loved comedians. He tours to sold-out theatres, is host of the top-rating HitFM show The Carrie and Tommy Show, and is a regular on The Project and Hughesy We Have a Problem.

    https://www.instagram.com/mrstommylittle/

    Cal is New Zealand born stand-up comedian, radio and television presenter living in Melbourne. She’s a regular on Hughesy we have a problem, Have You Been Paying Attention, and has also written two children’s books.

    https://calwilsoncomedy.com.au/

    And Steve is a Sydney based Stand up Comedian originally from Newcastle who tells jokes on stages all over Australia and before TV show's such as Ready Steady Cook, The NRL Footy Show, and Better Homes and Gardens.

    https://www.standup.com.au/comedian/steve-philp

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

    32 min
  • Art and creativity with Nigel Camilleri, Ed Bechervaise, and Priya Namana.

    This week, Nigel Camilleri, Ed Becherviase, and Priya Namana talk about the power of creativity in the work that they do everyday in the field of documentary producer, commercial artist, and fine artist respectively.

    Topics discussed:

    1. What creativity means to them.
  • Who their creative heroes are.
  • Why we need creativity more than ever.

    • A bit about each guest.

    Firstly, Priya Namana.

    Priya is a contemporary artist with a practice based in video and installation, around feminist posthuman theories and liminal spaces. For the last four years, she has been the Project Producer and Director for Polyglot Theatre's 5678 film club where she has collaborated with over 20 filmmakers and artists to activate the imaginations of young people to create short-form content that inspires the next stage in their lives. All while finishing her Masters at VCA in contemporary art!
    https://finearts-music.unimelb.edu.au/about-us/news/meet-priya-namana
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X-ylDbYN1E

    Next, it’s Nigel Camilleri.

    Nigel has had the privilege to travel the world and work with some fascinating people from Andre Agassi in Las Vegas, Gabriel Macht, and a variety of athletes, artists and high school students each with a unique story to tell. Creating these connections is what he love most about what he does, whether that comes to life in a documentary, TV series, photograph or vertical banner ad with no sound.
    https://safari.global/

    And Ed Bechervaise.

    Ed is a creative strategist and creative director currently working with the Icon agency and a practising abstract artist under his urban art pseudonym Unwell Bunny. He has exhibited his artwork in a number of cities around the world. He’s had eight solo shows in Melbourne and Paris.
    Work: https://frictioncreativethinking.com/
    Art: https://www.unwellbunny.com/

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

    32 min
  • The intersection of sport and creativity with Jane Ballantyne, Matt Robinson and David Smith

    This week host Alex Wadelton talks to Matt Robinson, Jane Ballantyne, and David Smith as they talk about the intersection of sport, creativity, and business.

    Topics discussed:

    1. What creativity means to them.
  • How sport is creative.
  • And how you can be more creative everyday.

    • A bit about the guests.

    Firstly, Jane Ballantyne.
    Jane is a Business Executive and Sports Administrator with over 20 years of Leadership, management and private consulting experience with leading brands and organisations like Racing Victoria, Australian Grand Prix Corporation, the Football Federation of Australia, Australian Football League, and Nike.
    https://oxil.io/

    Next, David Smith.

    David runs an indie sports advertising agency in Melbourne called Blood UTD. They work in the cross over between sport and culture. Prior to that, he was a regional creative director on nike and EA Sports at Wieden+Kennedy.
    http://bloodutd.com/

    And finally, Matt Robinson.

    Matt leads the Australian office of analogfolk, a global independent agency with offices in London, Amsterdam, New York, Portland, Hong Kong, Shanghai, and Sydney. Their sports clients include Nike, Blink Fitness, Unibet as well as brands such as Hyundai, Jacobs Creek, Curtin University, and TAL.
    https://analogfolk.com/

    This podcast is hosted by ZenCast.fm

    31 min
  • The business of creativity with Russel Howcroft, Andrea Clarke, and Dan Monheit.

    This week host Alex Wadelton talks to Russel Howcroft, Andrea Clarke, and Dan Monheit about the power of creativity.

    Topics discussed:

    1. What creativity means to them.
  • How they're staying creative in the midst of the pandemic.
  • Ways that they supercharge their creativity.

    • Russel Howcroft is one of Australia’s most loved media personalities, and a regular panellist on ABC TV’s high rating Gruen, hosted by Wil Anderson. He wrote and presented the top rating ABC documentary ‘How Australia Got Its Mojo’. He is now Partner and Chief Creative Officer at PwC, and chairman of AFTRS (Australian Film Television & Radio School).

    https://rightbrainworkout.com/

    Andrea Clarke is a former television news reporter and Washington D.C. correspondent, Andrea covered major news events for Al Jazeera English, the Pentagon Channel and Thomson Reuters before working on humanitarian aid programs to re-build Iraq and Afghanistan. Andrea then led the communication campaign for the Save Darfur advocacy movement to stop the genocide in Sudan. She is now the founder of CareerCEO and author of the book: 'Future Fit: How to Stay Relevant and Competitive in the Future of Work' which won the Australian Business Book of the Year in 2019.

    https://www.careerceo.com.au/
    https://www.amazon.com.au/Future-Fit-Stay-Relevant-Competitive-ebook/dp/B07PH2M369

    Dan Monheit is a Co-Founder of Hardhat, a creative agency built for today. A student of the old and a driver of the new, Dan works with ambitious marketers to build enduring brands. Hardhat clients include Tigerair, Bupa, Victoria University and Simply Energy. Dan is also creator/host of the innovative ‘Real Big Things’ event series, a seasoned presenter at global conferences including SXSW, a university guest lecturer and co-host of Bad Decisions, a behavioural economics podcast.

    https://hardhat.com.au/
    https://baddecisions-podcast.com/

    Russel mentioned his son's Instagram animation series: https://www.instagram.com/isolationanimation/

    32 min

About RIGHT-BRAINIACS!

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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.