In this episode Tommy Berry opens up about the sudden and tragic loss of his twin brother at the age of 23, Tommy and Sam talk about his idyllic upbringing in the lap of horses, living the rural life (with four kids!) in Dural, his thoughts on the Melbourne Cup and Tommy tells a great yarn about starting out working with Gai Waterhouse #toughasnails Episode notes -  Tommy tweets: @TommyBerry21  You can read more about Norse Syndrome here: https://rarediseases.info.nih.gov/diseases/12244/new-onset-refractory-status-epilepticus And epilepsy here: https://www.epilepsy.org.au/ This episode of Something To Talk About was recorded in Sydney on April 29th 2021. You can find Stellar magazine in print every Sunday, pick up the latest copy inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). 

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In an emotional and honest episode Sam opens up about her first Mother's Day without her mum Libby, who passed in November of last year at the age of 68. Clinical Psychologist Dr Sarah Hughes and Sam discuss themes of loss, celebration, grief and also touch on the feelings of people who don't have a relationship with their mother, or are looking to become a mother.  Ultimately, Happy Mother's Day to everyone listening. Episode notes -  You can read more from Dr Sarah Hughes here: https://www.drsarahhughes.com/ If there is anything triggering in this episode for you: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ This episode of Something To Talk About was recorded in Sydney on April 29th 2021. You can find Stellar magazine in print every Sunday, pick up the latest copy inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). 

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Gary Jubelin is very much the modern Australian hero. In this episode Gary opens up about the public support he received after charges were laid against him by the NSW Police, how a young delinquent teenager became one of Australia's most revered cops, the Bowraville murders and he answers the question posed by Sam: 'do you know who killed William Tyrrell?' Episode notes -  Season 3 of Gary's podcast I Catch Killers is being released through https://www.icatchkillers.com.au  You can find Gary's book by searching for 'I Catch Killers' on the likes of Booktopia, Amazon, wherever you get your books Help find William Tyrrell here: https://www.whereswilliam.org/  The I Catch Killers official facebook group is here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/844896725918656/  This episode of Something To Talk About was recorded in Sydney on April 29th 2021. You can find Stellar magazine in print every Sunday, pick up the latest copy inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).   

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It seems fitting that given all of the royal news at the moment the guest on this episode is someone who has been front and centre at a royal wedding. Many listeners will know Amber Petty as Princess Mary's bridesmaid, but there is so much more to the person behind the headlines. Sam and Amber discuss the impact of losing parents, the lows associated with being trapped in a toxic relationship, the importance of self-esteem and the mental health issues linked to loneliness. Episode notes -  You can find out more about Amber's new book called This Is Not A Love Song through booktopia.com.au Find Amber on insta here: @missamberpetty and Twitter here: @pettyamber If there was anything in this episode that was triggering for you: https://www.ruok.org.au/ This episode of Something To Talk About was recorded in Sydney and Melbourne on April 16th 2021. You can find Stellar magazine in print every Sunday, pick up the latest copy inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).   

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Paul Murray is someone who is not shy when it comes to offering an opinion. In this episode he and Sam talk about the recent controversy surrounding Magda Szubanski and Jenny Morrison, Christine Holgate's comments on the Prime Minister, the phenomenon of mediocre blokes, Paul's strong connection to regional Australia, how politics played out in the COVID pandemic and towards the end of this episode Paul opens up about the loss of his son Leo. Episode notes -  You can watch Paul on Sky News Australia, find it here: https://www.skynews.com.au/details/connect Find Paul on insta here: https://instagram.com/PMOnAir/ and also here: https://instagram.com/pmoffair/ If Paul talking about his loss is triggering for you, this might help: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/the-facts/grief-and-loss This episode of Something To Talk About was recorded in Sydney on April 16th 2021. You can find Stellar magazine in print every Sunday, pick up the latest copy inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).   

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Kate Ellis is a former Australian politician who represented the Division of Adelaide for the Labor Party from 2004 - 2019. In this episode Sam and Kate discuss in depth the toxic culture in Parliament House, how she dealt with the constant rumours about her private life whilst in office, the dangers of warfare politics, Brittany Higgins and Kate opens up about the challenges she sees in raising two young boys.  Episode notes -  You can read more about Kate Ellis here: https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members/Parliamentarian?MPID=DZU Kate's Twitter is: @KateEllis22 You can find Kate's new book by searching for Sex, Lies and Question Time This episode of Something To Talk About was recorded in Sydney and Adelaide on April 1st 2021. You can find Stellar magazine in print every Sunday, pick up the latest copy inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).   

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Madonna King is a journalist, author and media commentator. In this episode Sam and Madonna talk about many themes that are of the moment. Teenage anxiety, consent and the dangers of demonising young men are discussed in depth, they applaud young women such as Brittany Higgins for speaking out and later in the episode Madonna discusses her work on domestic violence particularly around the death of Hannah Clarke and her three children. Episode notes -  You can read more about Madonna King here: https://madonnaking.com.au/ She tweets: @madonnaking She Chairs Queensland's anti-bullying taskforce which you can read more on here: https://campaigns.premiers.qld.gov.au/antibullying/taskforce/ The national sexual assault, domestic family violence counseling service can be found here: https://www.1800respect.org.au/ This episode of Something To Talk About was recorded in Sydney and Brisbane on February 24th 2021. You can find Stellar magazine in print every Sunday, pick up the latest copy inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).     

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Pastor Jon Owen is the CEO of the Wayside Chapel in Sydney's Kings Cross area. In this episode for the Easter weekend Sam and Jon talk about his experiences growing up in Australia after emigrating from Malaysia, his time spent working in the slums of India, and a wonderful life dedicated to helping people. Themes of loneliness, isolation and grief are touched on - but ultimately is it true that all we need is love? Episode notes -  You can read about Pastor Jon and The Wayside Chapel here: https://www.waysidechapel.org.au/ If some of the themes in this episode are triggering: https://www.lifeline.org.au/ and here: https://www.ruok.org.au/ And here's a cute leftover chocolate idea from our friends at delicious.com.au: Melt the chocolate down, and spread it onto any leftover hot cross buns (genius) This episode of Something To Talk About was recorded in Sydney on April 1st 2021. You can find Stellar magazine in print every Sunday, pick up the latest copy inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).   

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With the AFL and NRL back in full swing, in this episode Sam catches up with a legend of the NRL, Steve 'Blocker' Roach. Blocker was the country's leading prop during the late 1980s, playing 185 games for Balmain over 11 years, he ran out for Australia, and was an original Blues enforcer for State of Origin. Blocker has a fascinating life off the field, he's open about needing to see a psychiatrist after retirement, the damage done after many concussions, he has a wonderful marriage, three amazing sons and a new grand-daughter. Blocker is also seen as a mentor for many up and coming players and broadcasters in the changing face of the code.  Episode notes -  Blocker is part of the NRL Hall of Fame: https://www.nrl.com/hall-of-fame/players/steve-roach/ This might be of interest on the management of concussion in Rugby League: https://app.education.nsw.gov.au/sport/File/3397 You can read more about Blocker's son Aidan and his journey to the Olympics here: https://www.olympics.com.au/olympians/aidan-roach/ This episode of Something To Talk About was recorded in Sydney March 10th 2021. You can find Stellar magazine in print every Sunday, pick up the latest copy inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania). 

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Sunrise weatherman Sam Mac joins Sam on this episode. Lots of topics covered as two good friends catch-up, the guys discuss how often they've been declared a love item in the press, how good tiger mums are when you need someone to police those trolls, the challenges of being in a relationship and then having a relationship break up in the public eye, Sam M's amazing band with Dr Chris Brown, and the importance of his role as an RUOK? ambassador. Episode notes -  Learn more about RUOK? here: https://www.ruok.org.au/ You can pre-order Sam Mac's book The Accidental Weatherman here: https://www.hachette.com.au/sam-mac/accidental-weatherman Information on pet rescue: www.petrescue.com.au Find Sam Mac on the insta: @sammacinsta Find Coco the Cat on insta: @lifeofmisscoco And Tone Deaf Leopard on the insta here: @tonedeafleopardmusic And you can read a little bit about how awesome Xantippe is here: https://www.australias.guide/wa/location/xantippe/ This episode of Something To Talk About was recorded in Sydney March 18th 2021. You can find Stellar magazine in print every Sunday, pick up the latest copy inside The Sunday Telegraph (NSW), the Sunday Herald Sun (Victoria), The Sunday Mail (Queensland), Sunday Mail (SA) and Sunday Tasmanian (Tasmania).   

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