The Humankind Podcast

In 2012, Ben won Big Brother. He proposed to his partner, Ben Williams, during the grand finale of the show.

Ben has been a media personality ever since. He has worked as a presenter on television and breakfast radio, and produced a 16-week podcast series featuring Australian LGBTI influencers.

Join Josh and Belle as they speak with Ben about Reality TV, Big Brother and more.

Hosts: Joshua Goldsmith and Belle Polgar

Producer: Stefan Bradley

Marketing: Cailey Wittert and Dylan Dexter

Dan Shandler and Brandon Friedman are best friends. In 2015, they entered the world of sex education.

Their start-up, Elephant Ed, is transforming the way sex education is taught across Australia. Elephant Ed sends young and relatable facilitators to deliver fun and engaging workshops. They provide sex education for young people, by young people.

Join Josh and Belle as they speak with Dan and Brandon about co-founding a start-up, a career in sex education, their friendship and more.

Hosts: Joshua Goldsmith and Belle Polgar

Producer: Paul Waxman

Marketing: Cailey Wittert and Dylan Dexter

Alex and Charley are 14-year-old twin sisters.

In January 2017, Alex and Charley's father tragically passed away. Only months later they started Parachute for Kids, a not-for-profit organisation to assist children impacted by trauma.

Join Josh and Belle as they speak with Alex and Charley about their community work, finding meaning in tragedy, life as twins and more.

You can find more about Parachute for Kids on Instagram @parachuteforkids

Hosts: Joshua Goldsmith and Belle Polgar

Producer: Paul Waxman

Marketing: Cailey Wittert and Dylan Dexter

Alisha is Director of Events and Fundraising at NSW Labor and a reality TV personality.

In 2018, Alisha quit her job as an advisor to Bill Shorten to appear on Nick 'The Honey Badger' Cummins' season of The Bachelor, where she was branded the resident 'mean girl'. Alisha was most recently on Bachelor in Paradise. She had a whirlwind romance with Jules Bourne (another contestant), which she famously ended on national TV.

Join Josh and Belle as they speak with Alisha about politics, reality TV and more.

Hosts: Joshua Goldsmith and Belle Polgar

Producer: Paul Waxman

Marketing: Cailey Wittert and Dylan Dexter

Michael is a stand-up comedian and a writer for Channel 10's The Project. Leaving a career in law for comedy, Michael has performed around Australia and internationally. In 2019, he performed his biggest tour yet with 50/50, chronicling his diagnosis and treatment for testicular cancer. Join Josh and Belle as they speak with Michael about his life, his career, turning his life health battle into a comedy show and more.

Hosts: Joshua Goldsmith and Belle Polgar

Producer: Paul Waxman

Marketing: Cailey Wittert and Dylan Dexter

Dan Poole was the Young Victorian of the Year in 2018 for his work as a social entrepreneur (most notably, Society Melbourne and Anika Legal) and pro bono lawyer.

Through Society Melbourne, Dan has played an active role in bringing more than 20 young people out of homelessness through directed employment, training and housing opportunities. His efforts have culminated in being one of the most profitable social enterprises in Australia.

As a co-founder of legal access-to-justice start-up Anika Legal, he is at the service to the 160,000 people across Australia who currently do not have access to free, quality legal advice each year (despite desperately needing it), and to the countless law students who do not have access to practical legal training.

Together, we can all learn from Dan.

*** Dan Poole's Life Goals Template can be found here: http://bit.ly/2Nl90zN ***

Join Josh and Belle as they speak with Dan about his pursuit of social justice, how he juggles his time, where his passion was born and more.

Hosts: Joshua Goldsmith and Belle Polgar

Producer: Lee Robinson

Marketing: Cailey Wittert and Dylan Dexter

Once working in corporate sales, Darren Levy now publishes weekly videos on YouTube, to his 550,000+ subscribers, documenting his experience as an Uber driver.

Join Josh and Belle as they discuss with Darren what life is like as a professional YouTuber, the story behind the success of 'Funny Uber Rides' and more.

Hosts: Joshua Goldsmith and Belle Polgar

Producer: Lee Robinson

Marketing: Cailey Wittert and Dylan Dexter

Zara is is one of the voices behind Australia's most popular podcast - Shameless.

As of August 2019, Shameless has been downloaded four million times. They were crowned Australia's Most Popular Podcast of 2019 at the Australian Podcast Awards, were named in Apple's 'Best of 2018' podcasts, and have been written about in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Age and Marie Claire. They sold out our first live show in under ten minutes and have quickly become a leading voice for young women.

Join Josh and Belle as they speak with Zara about her career, her life and more.

Hosts: Joshua Goldsmith and Belle Polgar

Producer: Lee Robinson

Marketing: Cailey Wittert and Dylan Dexter

Robin Moss is a Jewish educator with a twist. Join Josh and Belle as they discuss Robin's personal life, cook books and his passion for volunteerism along with some other interesting conversations.

This episode was produced by Lee Robinson.

Adina Bankier-Karp is a high school educator with a focus in Jewish studies, an advocate for organ donation, and Josh's year nine teacher. Join Belle and Josh as they talk passions, respect in the classroom, the ethics of organ donation, and gratitude.