Five of My Life

By Nigel Marsh

What's Five of My Life about?

In the Five Of My Life challenge, author Nigel Marsh chats to people from all walks of life, about the 5 choices - a Film, Book, Song, Place and Possession - that enable them to tell the stories of their lives.

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Five of My Life episodes:

04.15.2024
#153 Robert Connolly
Multi-award winning Robert Connelly is one of Australia's most acclaimed film makers, with an international career spanning over 30 years. Perhaps best known as the director and writer of Balibo and the producer of Romulus My Father, this conversation took...
04.01.2024
#152 Brett Mason
Former politician and diplomat, Brett Mason, was first elected to Australian Federal Parliament in 1998. Going on to enjoy a long and varied career, including stints both as senator for Queensland and Australia's ambassador to the Netherlands. Also a successful...
03.18.2024
#151 Tom Nash
Tom Nash is a quadruple amputee, giving him a unique view on life and how to make the best of it. His experience serves sharply to put ones own problems in their proper perspective. As a gifted story teller and...
03.07.2024
#150 Celebrating IWD with Wendy McCarthy
To celebrate International Women's Day we are re-releasing this episode with the feminist icon Wendy McCarthy. Wendy is one of Australia's most revered public figures. An author and businesswoman, she has worked for reform in many important sectors in Australia....
03.04.2024
#149 Michelle Stephenson
Michelle Stephenson has enjoyed high profile success across a wide range of international media roles. Perhaps best known for presenting the national news on Australian radio for over a decade, this conversation was a delightful and thought provoking 'turning the...
02.19.2024
#148 Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones is one of the highest profile rugby coaches the world game has ever seen - with controversial stints coaching the English, Australian and Japanese national teams. This episode was recorded the day after it was announced that he...
02.12.2024
#147 Maeve O'Meara
Maeve O'Meara's whole life revolves around food. In this episode the much loved celebrity chef, author, journalist, and businesswoman takes us on a safari through her childhood, career and relationships - all through the lens of her deep love of...
02.05.2024
#146 Josh Szeps
The first guest for 2024 is Josh Szeps. He is a well travelled Australian radio presenter, TV producer and presenter, founding host of Huff Post Live, writer and most recently, highly successful podcast host. On his podcast Josh strives to...
12.25.2023
#145 Sean Turnell
Sean Turnell is an economics professor who has recently published a book called 'An Unlikely Prisoner'. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said what Sean Turnell endured in his 650 days of incarceration "is something that no human being should have to...
12.18.2023
#144 ⏰ A Strategy to Help You Cope with Unwelcome Change - 5 Minutes with Nigel
Each fortnight Nigel takes 5 minutes to reflect on the guests, community and thoughts that arise from the Five of My Life podcast. Contact Nigel and Find him everywhere HERE Produced by DM Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
12.11.2023
#143 Doug Taylor
Doug Taylor is the CEO of the Smith Family - Australia's largest children's education charity. In this open chat, he shares his facsinating, moving and inspiring backstory, as well as career lessons and passions - all via his 5 of...
12.04.2023
#142 ⏰ Christmas Musings - 5 Minutes With Nigel
Each fortnight Nigel takes 5 minutes to reflect on the guests, community and thoughts that arise from the Five of My Life podcast. Contact Nigel and Find him everywhere HERE Produced by DM Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
11.27.2023
#141 Jamie Durie
Jamie Durie is one of Australia's most successful exports. Best known for his work as a television host of over 50 different design shows around the world, his work with Oprah and his successful horticulturalist and design businesses, Jamie's story...
11.20.2023
#140 ⏰ How Do We Pick Our Guests? - 5 Minutes With Nigel
This week I explain the various ways that I choose the guests that appear on the Five of My Life and how much I love the suggestions that come from the 5ML community. Contact Nigel and Find him everywhere HERE Produced by DM...
11.13.2023
#139 Chris Meredith
Chris Meredith is a 'sixer' - meaning he's a guest nominated by a previous guest. During this engaging chat with Nigel, Chris shares how he conquered his fear of sharks and fell in love under an umbrella. He's a man...
11.06.2023
#138 ⏰ Two Short Poems To Help You Through Your Day - 5 Minutes with Nigel
Each fortnight Nigel takes 5 minutes to reflect on the guests, community and thoughts that arise from the Five of My Life podcast. Contact Nigel and Find him everywhere HERE Produced by DM Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10.30.2023
#137 Neil Mullarkey
In this episode, Nigel travels to London to sit with internationally renowned improviser Neil Mullarkey at his old haunt - The Comedy Store. Alongside multiple film, TV and radio appearances, Neil is also a best selling author and communication expert. The...
10.23.2023
#136 ⏰ Life Lessons From Improv - 5 Minutes with Nigel
Each fortnight Nigel takes 5 minutes to reflect on the guests, community and thoughts that arise from the Five of My Life podcast. Contact Nigel and Find him everywhere HERE Produced by DM Podcasts See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
10.16.2023
# 135 Nance Haxton
Over her 20 year career, two time Walkley Award winning journalist, Nance Haxton, has always had a passion for justice. As the self-styled 'Wandering Journo', Nance relentlessly travels the country to find the stories that need to be told. Across...
10.09.2023
#135 How to Use Five Of My Life When Dating
In this weeks sneak peak episode, something a little different. An avid Five of My Life listener from the UK, Catherine, has adopted an unorthodox but successful tactic using the podcast format to help her dating game. Follow The Five of...
10.02.2023
#134 Brad Banducci
Brad Banducci is the CEO of Australia's largest retailer. The company he heads, serves 24 million customers each week. Through the Five of My Life Challenge, Brad shares his passion for retail, his competitive nature and his seemingly infinite curiosity...
09.25.2023
#133 Sneak Peak: Brad Banducci
Brad Banducci is the CEO of Australia's largest retailer. The company he heads, serves 24 million customers each week. I muse on the corporate world, in this sneak peak, and ponder the Five of My Life choices from a man...
09.18.2023
#132 Angela Catterns
Angela Catterns is one of the nations most loved and respected broadcasters, with a voice as smooth as chocolate and a wit as sharp as a knife. Honest, challenging and refreshing her unique combination of intellect and personality made for...
09.11.2023
#131 Sneak Peak: Angela Catterns
Five of My Life has a beautifully stealth way of eliciting intimate and wonderfully human moments from it's guests - via the format. This is demonstrated beautifully next week in Nigel's conversation with media personality and radio host Angela Catterns....
09.04.2023
#130 Ross Coulthart
Ross Coulthart is a five times winner of Australia's national journalism prize, The Walkley Award. Winner of a Gold Logie for Best Public Affairs TV Reporting and winner of a gold medal for International Investigative Journalism at the New York...
09.03.2023
#129 The 5th Anniversary of Five Of My Life - Tanya Plibersek
Since it's inception and birth five years ago there have been over 120 episodes of Five of My Life - all wonderfully rich, engaging conversations with generous and interesting people. So to celebrate this milestone we are giving you some...
08.31.2023
#128 The 5th Anniversary of Five Of My Life - Julia Zemiro
Since it's inception and birth five years ago there have been over 120 episodes of Five of My Life - all wonderfully rich, engaging conversations with generous and interesting people. So to celebrate this milestone we are giving you some...
08.30.2023
#127 The 5th Anniversary of Five Of My Life - Rob Carlton
Since it's inception and birth five years ago there have been over 120 episodes of Five of My Life - all wonderfully rich, engaging conversations with generous and interesting people. So to celebrate this milestone we are giving you some...
08.29.2023
#126 The 5th Anniversary of Five of My Life - Jacqui Lambie
Since it's inception and birth five years ago there have been over 120 episodes of Five of My Life - all wonderfully rich, engaging conversations with generous and interesting people. So to celebrate this milestone we are giving you some...
08.28.2023
#125 The 5th Anniversary of Five of My Life - Todd Sampson
Since it's inception and birth five years ago there have been over 120 episodes of Five of My Life - all wonderfully rich, engaging conversations with generous and interesting people. So to celebrate this milestone we are giving you some...
08.21.2023
#124 Angela Mollard
Angela Mollard is one of the nations most popular journalists, with a high profile across television, radio, newspapers and magazines. Her deft and relatable commentary on her views, own life and struggles makes her one of the most trusted and...
08.14.2023
#123 Sneak Peak: Angela Mollard
In this sneak peak of my conversation with journalist, columnist, feature writer, commentator and author - Angela Mollard - you'll hear a woman that has been telling stories her whole life. Through her Five of My Life choices, Angela tells...
08.07.2023
#122 Paul Fairweather
The marvellous Paul Fairweather describes himself as a multi ‘potentialite’ - having had success as an architect, designer, inventor, property developer and artist. Find out what happened when Paul found himself at the pub with a bunch of Archibald Portrait...
07.31.2023
#121 Sneak Peak: Paul Fairweather
Paul Fairweather has been described as 'multi potentialite' and he believes that what the world needs most, right now, is creative thinking. Don't miss his full episode next week and hear his creative responses to the Five of My Life...
07.24.2023
#120 Stephanie Dowrick
In 1977 Stephanie Dowrick co-founded the independent feminist publishing house 'The Women's Press' from her home in London. The Women's Press went on to become the largest feminist publisher in the English language during the key period of the second...
07.17.2023
#119 Sneak Peak: Stephanie Dowrick
I simply can't believe that I haven't heard this piece of music before. It floored me,... and I am eternally grateful to next weeks guest on the Five of My Life, who introduced it to me, Stephanie Dowrick. This remarkable...
07.10.2023
#118 Stewart MacFarlane
Stewart MacFarlane was born in Adelaide in the 50's, and entered the South Australian School of Art at just 16 years old. At 21 he travelled to New York to study at the School of Visual Arts, and to pursue...
07.03.2023
#117 Sneak Peak: Stewart MacFarlane
I stumbled on an artist, completely by chance, and fell in love with his art. After researching and discovering that he was in fact an accomplished Australian artist, I decided to reach out and see if he'd take the Five...
06.26.2023
#116 Sarah Grynberg
Sarah Grynberg is a highly experienced media executive, who has produced some of the best known and most loved shows in Australia. She's also the host of her own chart topping podcast, 'A Life of Greatness', where she interviews global...
06.19.2023
#115 Sneak Peak: Sarah Grynberg
Every day is a fresh beginning; Listen, my soul, to the glad refrain, And, spite of old sorrow and older sinning, And puzzles forecasted and possible pain, Take heart with the day, and begin again. An excerpt of the poem 'New Every Morning' by Susan...
06.12.2023
#114 Frances Fitzgerald
Frances Fitzgerald is a member of the European Parliament for Dublin and former Deputy Prime Minister of Ireland. She has spent her life working to deliver change and reform, first as a social worker and family therapist for ten years,...
06.05.2023
#113 Sneak Peak: Frances Fitzgerald
One of my favourite traditions on Five of My Life is the 'sixth question'. This is when, at the end of every interview, I ask my guests who they want to hear take the Five of My Life Challenge next. ...
05.29.2023
#112 Five Of the Best - Founders
I've always admired people who create something new and meaningful from nothing. Particularly, when their creation is something that makes society better. It takes courage, vision and incredible tenacity to overcome the naysayers and inevitable obstacles. In this special 'Founders'...
05.22.2023
#111 David Leser
David Leser is a multi-award winning Australian journalist, author of seven books, moderator and keynote speaker. A former Middle East and North American correspondent, he has a reputation for in-depth coverage on complex social and political issues, which you can...
05.15.2023
#110 Sneak Peak: David Leser
Five of My Life listeners from around the world contact me with feedback and suggestions regularly and I love it. Next week's guest was a suggestion from a lovely chap, Nicolas Shorter, who emailed me. He recommended that I invite...
05.08.2023
#109 On the Road: Andy Griffiths Live from the Castlemaine Festival Pt 2
Five of My Life hit's the road again this week, with part two of two special episodes recorded live at the Castlemaine State Festival. In part two, acclaimed children's author Andy Griffiths takes the Five of My Life challenge and...
05.01.2023
#108 On the Road: Live from the Castlemaine State Festival Pt 1
Five of My Life hit's the road this week, with part one of two special episodes recorded live at the Castlemaine State Festival. In part one, Nigel takes to the stage to be interviewed by curator of the 'Dialogues Program,'...
04.23.2023
#107 Amanda Keller
Amanda Keller is one of Australia's most successful and most loved media personalities. Whether it be hosting the nation's most listened to radio show or presenting a number of top rated TV programs, Amanda has been at the head of...
04.17.2023
#106 Sneak Peak: Amanda Keller
Amanda Keller is a national treasure, achieving multi-awarded success as a television and radio presenter, comedian, journalist and author. In next weeks episode she shares her fear of not being able to have kids, her solace in privacy and much...
04.10.2023
#105 John Collee
John Collee is is highly regarded and awarded screenwriter who's film scripts include well known successes like Happy Feet and Master & Commander. A qualified doctor, he's also a respected journalist and best selling novelist. He exudes a charming and...

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Five of My Life episodes:

#153 Robert Connolly

#152 Brett Mason

#151 Tom Nash

#150 Celebrating IWD with Wendy McCarthy

#149 Michelle Stephenson

#148 Eddie Jones

#147 Maeve O'Meara

#146 Josh Szeps

#145 Sean Turnell

#144 ⏰ A Strategy to Help You Cope with Unwelcome Change - 5 Minutes with Nigel

#143 Doug Taylor

#142 ⏰ Christmas Musings - 5 Minutes With Nigel

#141 Jamie Durie

#140 ⏰ How Do We Pick Our Guests? - 5 Minutes With Nigel

#139 Chris Meredith

#138 ⏰ Two Short Poems To Help You Through Your Day - 5 Minutes with Nigel

#137 Neil Mullarkey

#136 ⏰ Life Lessons From Improv - 5 Minutes with Nigel

# 135 Nance Haxton

#135 How to Use Five Of My Life When Dating

#134 Brad Banducci

#133 Sneak Peak: Brad Banducci

#132 Angela Catterns

#131 Sneak Peak: Angela Catterns

#130 Ross Coulthart

#129 The 5th Anniversary of Five Of My Life - Tanya Plibersek

#128 The 5th Anniversary of Five Of My Life - Julia Zemiro

#127 The 5th Anniversary of Five Of My Life - Rob Carlton

#126 The 5th Anniversary of Five of My Life - Jacqui Lambie

#125 The 5th Anniversary of Five of My Life - Todd Sampson

#124 Angela Mollard

#123 Sneak Peak: Angela Mollard

#122 Paul Fairweather

#121 Sneak Peak: Paul Fairweather

#120 Stephanie Dowrick

#119 Sneak Peak: Stephanie Dowrick

#118 Stewart MacFarlane

#117 Sneak Peak: Stewart MacFarlane

#116 Sarah Grynberg

#115 Sneak Peak: Sarah Grynberg

#114 Frances Fitzgerald

#113 Sneak Peak: Frances Fitzgerald

#112 Five Of the Best - Founders

#111 David Leser

#110 Sneak Peak: David Leser

#109 On the Road: Andy Griffiths Live from the Castlemaine Festival Pt 2

#108 On the Road: Live from the Castlemaine State Festival Pt 1

#107 Amanda Keller

#106 Sneak Peak: Amanda Keller

#105 John Collee

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