The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show

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What's The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show about?

Australian Journalist and TV Presenter Jess Rowe jumps past the small talk, to show you a different side of her famous guests in these heartfelt and honest conversations.

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The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show episodes:

04.30.2024
'Why is pet loss grief so hard?' with Dr Katrina Warren
Grief over losing a pet can sometimes be more painful than losing a human due to the unconditional love and constant presence that our pets provide. So in this BIG question episode Jess asks Why Is Pet Loss Grief So...
04.26.2024
What is SAFE SPACE? and why I need your help with it
As you know I love to skip the small talk and have deep conversations with my guests, but to do that I need to create a SAFE SPACE to have these BIG talks. Coming up on the podcast, I’m going...
04.23.2024
How do you live in a world that wasn't meant to accommodate your body? with Elly-May Barnes
Misconceptions about disability can often lead to isolation and judgment, but with open conversations and greater understanding we can help break down barriers. In this BIG question episode Jess is joined by musician Elly-May Barnes who was diagnosed with cerebral...
04.16.2024
Denise Drysdale 'It didn't matter what I said, it was taken the wrong way'
Denise Drysdale joins best friend Jess straight out of the jungle reflecting on her experience of reality show ‘I’m A Celebrity … Get Me Out Of Here’ Hear these besties debrief on all the jungle goss including being ‘on a different...
04.09.2024
Jay Laga'aia 'What did I do wrong?'
Jay Laga’aia is a much loved actor, singer, TV presenter, and musical theatre star who is currently starring in Grease The Musical. He also has one of the biggest hearts thats had a profound impact on so many others, including...
04.02.2024
Simone Callahan ‘You have to have forgiveness’
Simone Callahan is a yoga teacher, mum of three and author who's passionate about sharing her love of yoga to help you transform your life. Her wellness journey was instrumental to her healing process when her marriage to Shane Warne...
04.01.2024
The pep talk I gave Denise before she entered the jungle for I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!
You might have heard that my bestie, Denise Drysdale has gone into the jungle for I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here! I was the last person to speak with her before she boarded the plane for South...
03.26.2024
What's it like to be locked up in Thailand's most notorious prison? With Holly Deane-Jones
In a rare first-hand glimpse, Holly Dean-Johns shares her experience of being an Aussie woman locked up in Thailand's most notorious prison, known as the Bangkok Hilton. In this BIG question episode Jess and Holly go deep into her journey from...
03.19.2024
Robert Irwin ‘I carry that with me everyday’’
Robert Irwin, son of the late Steve Irwin, has been fascinated with the natural world from a young age. Growing up at Australia Zoo, the Wildlife Warrior has always followed his true north and stayed devoted to his values, a...
03.12.2024
What’s it like being an 80’s child star? with The Love Boats Jill Whelan
Imagine growing up in the spotlight with the whole world watching? 80’s child star Jill Whelan starred in the iconic TV series The Love Boat playing captain stubing's daughter Vicky for almost 10 years on board Princess Cruise ships. In this...
03.05.2024
Michelle Bridges 'I don't feel that I need to apologise for it ‘
Michelle Bridges is Australia’s OG fitness queen and most influential personal trainer, winning our hearts with her mix of tough love and heartwarming compassion on The Biggest Loser. She’s also a mum, and successful businesswomen behind Australia’s most trusted health...
02.27.2024
Lisa Taddeo: What is the secret to unlocking our desires and tapping into our sexy side?
Lisa Taddeo, the New York Times Best Selling Author of 'Three Women,' is well-versed in the intricacies of female desire. That's why I've invited her to tackle my BIG question on reigniting our desires and reconnecting with that part of...
02.20.2024
Josh Szeps: Is fear of saying the wrong thing stopping us from sharing our opinions?
Fear of saying the wrong thing can hinder open and honest conversations, but arent uncomfortable conversations necessary for understanding and progress? In this BIG question episode Jess and broadcaster Josh Szeps discuss the fear of saying the wrong thing and the...
02.13.2024
Peter Overton: What is the secret to our happy marriage?
In this special BIG question episode for Valentines Day, Jess and her husband Peter Overton discuss what it is that keeps their love alive in this rare and candid conversation to celebrate their 20th anniversary. Find out who said 'I love...
02.06.2024
Jacqueline McKenzie ‘I've never felt so exhilarated in my life’
Joyous actor Jacqueline McKenzie first appeared on our screens in the early 90’s forging an incredible career on stage, film and television. Jacqueline brings a level of passion and energy to everything she does, including this conversation with Jess. Hear Jess...
01.30.2024
Claudia Karvan ‘That was a game changer for me'
Claudia Karvan is an actor, producer, and storyteller behind many of our favourite TV shows. Claudia’s superpower is her authenticity and rawness, which she brings to everything she does both on and off the screen. Her stories of hope, and...
01.23.2024
Rebecca Gibney ‘Letting go of that was hard’
Rebecca Gibney is one of our most beloved and respected actors. While she’s been a permanent fixture on our big and small screens for over forty years, it's her warmth, authenticity and those sparkling eyes that really draw us in. In...
01.16.2024
Male Escort Mitch answers your BIG burning Questions
One of our most listened to episodes is with former male escort, Mitch Larson and it turns out there’s more you want to know! So we’ve invited him back on the show to answer your BIG burning questions including: How much...
01.09.2024
Carlotta 'I never thought it would get to this'
Australian Icon, activist, and performer Carol Spencer AM is better known as Carlotta, Queen of the Cross and star of Les Girls a must see attraction for visitors to Sydney in the 60’s & 70’s. She was also the inspiration...
01.02.2024
The BIG jewels of wisdom and learnings we can take into the New Year
As you know my goal for every episode is to show you a different side of my guests that you don't usually get to hear. So in this episode, I’d love you to join me as I look back on...
12.26.2023
James Parr: How can I learn to love my body?
Do you want to talk to yourself in a kinder way when you look in the mirror? For this episode, I'm joined by Queer, First Nations Triathlete, Model and Disability Advocate James Parr. James wants to help people change the way...
12.19.2023
Shelley Craft 'It was very difficult to get through'
Shelley Craft has been a familiar face on our TV screens for nearly three decades, starting her career on the kids show Saturday Disney right through to Australia's longest running and most successful reality TV show, The Block. While Shelley exudes...
12.12.2023
Bryan Brown answers your BIG Questions
We’ve invited our favourite lovable Aussie icon Bryan Brown back into the studio to celebrate his new book The Drowning, and to answer your BIG questions. In this special Q&A; episode find out how Bryan keeps things spicy in his marriage,...
12.05.2023
Jessie Stephens: Can we Choose to be Happy?
My BIG question for this episode is Can we Choose to be Happy? and what choices can we make that can help our mental health? To help me answer that question is author, podcaster and broadcaster, Jessie Stephens. Jessie has been...
11.28.2023
Matt Preston ‘I don't know when people are staring at me’
Matt Preston is one of Australia’s most famous and loved personalities. An award-winning food journalist, best-selling cookbook author and TV personality Matt is larger than life. For a man who has been in the public eye for over a decade,...
11.21.2023
Chanel Contos: Is Consent just about saying yes or no to sex?
For this episode, I'm joined by NSW young woman of the year, activist and a voice for her generation Chanel Contos. Chanel is leading the charge for cultural change around consent through education and conversations like this one, and not...
11.14.2023
Zoë Ventoura 'It's bigger than I would have ever expected’
Zoe Ventoura is one of Australia’s most loved actors, best known for her role as Melissa in Packed To The Rafters, a character whose shock death left Australian audiences heartbroken. In her very first podcast appearance, Zoe explains why she’s never...
11.07.2023
Paula Joye: Is there a secret to ageing beautifully?
If beauty is being comfortable in your own skin, what about those of us who dont always feel great when we look in the mirror? For this episode I’m joined by award winning journalist and magazine editor Paula Joye who’s...
11.01.2023
Wendy Harmer Part 2 ‘I would just flatline, I would just stare at a wall’
Wendy Harmer has been entertaining us for 40 years, holding our collective hands through some of the biggest news events of our time. In Part two of her conversation with Jess, Wendy reveals what drove her to get out of...
10.31.2023
Wendy Harmer Part 1 'That was a very brutal lesson'
Entertainer and national treasure Wendy Harmer has lived an extraordinary life. After being born with a severe facial deformity, she went on to perform as a stand-up comedian, a national television host, and became the highest paid woman in the...
10.31.2023
PREVIEW: From Backlash to Triumph: Wendy Harmer's Unforgettable Role as The Logies' First Female Lead
Wendy Harmer opens up to Jess Rowe about her groundbreaking role as The Logies' first female host. Facing unexpected backlash, her story reveals the pressures and scrutiny women in the limelight endure. This article delves into Harmer's comedic choices, the...
10.24.2023
Christian Wilkins 'I was definitely shocked'
Christian Wilkins lives to perform, whether its acting, dancing, modelling or reporting from the red carpet beside his famous dad Richard. However early life wasnt always easy for Christian, growing up he felt like an outsider and different from the...
10.17.2023
Pia Miranda 'I shut my mouth and I didn't say anything '
Pia Miranda is one of Australia's best-loved and critically acclaimed actors. Since bursting onto our screens in the much-loved film Looking for Alibrandi, Pia has become part of Australian film and television history, and a familiar face for generations of...
10.10.2023
Dr Matt Agnew 'You don't need to know the response'
The last time Jess caught up with Dr. Matt Agnew was one of the most intimate conversations she’s ever had on the podcast, when Matt opened up about his long private battle with mental illness for the first time. In this...
10.03.2023
Collette Dinnigan 'I got told I had two years'
Collette Dinnigan is one of Australia's most famous designers. Her work has appeared in movies and television and is worn by fashion icons worldwide including the Duchess of Cambridge, Nicole Kidman, Kylie Minogue, Angelina Jolie, Beyoncé, and Halle Berry, But...
09.26.2023
Bryan Brown 'Why is that coming out of my mouth?'
Actor, Author, Producer, and Australian icon Bryan Brown has been on our screens since the 1970s in a career that has captured the hearts of audiences around the world . From a working-class upbringing in Sydney’s West, Bryan has appeared...
09.19.2023
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese 'I was more damaged that I was letting on'
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is motivated by love and hope, lessons he learnt from his single mum Maryanne growing up in a council house in Sydney. It was from Maryanne that he also learned the values of social justice and...
09.12.2023
Mel B 'I’m probably going to get told off for telling you that '
Melanie Brown MBE aka Mel B is one of the world’s most iconic entertainers. One fifth of the most successful girl band ever the Spice Girls, ‘Scary Spice’ has become of the most recognisable women in the world. She’s also...
09.05.2023
How do I parent my teen through tough times? with Jess
According to the latest National mental health and well being survey there has been a huge rise in mental illness for young people, in fact 2 out of 5 young people are struggling. As Parents it can be confronting if...
08.29.2023
What goes through the mind of a male escort? with Mitch Larsson
Did you know that more Aussie women than ever before are choosing to spend time with a male escort ? So this weeks episode aims to bust some common myths around the male professional sex worker and why women are...
08.22.2023
Shelley Craft: How can we make the rest of our life the best of our life?
Did you know that our genes only count for 20% of our health outcomes? Which means most of us have more control over our ageing than we think. So my BIG question this week is How can we make the...
08.15.2023
Grant Denyer 'I got tired of living in fear and shame'
Grant Denyer is one of Australia’s most iconic and loved presenters. In a career spanning over 20 years, he shows up as one of the hardest working people in showbiz, but behind his success Grant has struggled with ‘enormous’ imposter...
08.08.2023
Melissa Tkautz ‘I’m going to get emotional here’
Melissa Tkautz is a true icon of the Aussie Entertainment Industry. She’s an actress, ARIA winning recording artist, and star of The Real Housewives of Sydney. Her work ethic and laser focus to perform at her best is hard to...
08.01.2023
Rachel Ward ‘It took a long time for me to live that down'
Rachel Ward is an award winning film and television director and like many women, her life is a series of reinventions. She was a Hollywood star in the 80s, and soon after that, she made her name in the Thorn...
07.30.2023
Bonus: The BIG best friend test with Denise Drysdale
In this bonus episode you’ll get a rare peek inside this special friendship between two stars of Aussie Television. Brace yourself for some serious laughter as besties Jess & Denise ask each other a series of questions about each other...
07.20.2023
Denise Drysdale ‘I was made aware of it very early on’
Denise Drysdale, affectionately known as Ding Dong, is an Australian Entertainment icon. The two time Gold Logie winner has been performing since she was a young girl, and shares a deep love with her audiences, in fact Denise says she...
07.20.2023
Maz Compton: How do I know if I need a break from alcohol?
Did you know that women in midlife are the only demographic where alcohol consumption is going up? So My BIG Question this week is around our relationship with alcohol, and how to know when its time for a break. To help...
07.18.2023
Nakkiah Lui 'I'm trying to unlearn that behaviour'
Kamilaroi and Torres Strait Islander woman Nakkiah Lui has many strings to her bow: actor, comedian, playwright, TV host, podcaster, director, storyteller, publisher but none that she identifies more proudly with than writer. Nakkiah is also a fashionista starring on...
07.11.2023
Marcia Hines 'The audience don't need to know that'
Marcia Hines (AM) is a musical treasure with a career spanning five decades. Not only does she entertain us on stage and in music, Marcia has woven her spirit into the hearts of Australians through inspiration, reinvention and the grounding...
07.06.2023
Mitch Tambo: How do you remain true to who you are and block out the noise and the haters?
For this episode I'm joined by singer-songwriter, instrumentalist and proud Gamilaraay man Mitch Tambo. Mitch is passionate about using his voice to stop us from turning our heads away from the pain of his people and instead look at what...

What's The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show about?

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The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show episodes:

'Why is pet loss grief so hard?' with Dr Katrina Warren

What is SAFE SPACE? and why I need your help with it

How do you live in a world that wasn't meant to accommodate your body? with Elly-May Barnes

Denise Drysdale 'It didn't matter what I said, it was taken the wrong way'

Jay Laga'aia 'What did I do wrong?'

Simone Callahan ‘You have to have forgiveness’

The pep talk I gave Denise before she entered the jungle for I’m A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here!

What's it like to be locked up in Thailand's most notorious prison? With Holly Deane-Jones

Robert Irwin ‘I carry that with me everyday’’

What’s it like being an 80’s child star? with The Love Boats Jill Whelan

Michelle Bridges 'I don't feel that I need to apologise for it ‘

Lisa Taddeo: What is the secret to unlocking our desires and tapping into our sexy side?

Josh Szeps: Is fear of saying the wrong thing stopping us from sharing our opinions?

Peter Overton: What is the secret to our happy marriage?

Jacqueline McKenzie ‘I've never felt so exhilarated in my life’

Claudia Karvan ‘That was a game changer for me'

Rebecca Gibney ‘Letting go of that was hard’

Male Escort Mitch answers your BIG burning Questions

Carlotta 'I never thought it would get to this'

The BIG jewels of wisdom and learnings we can take into the New Year

James Parr: How can I learn to love my body?

Shelley Craft 'It was very difficult to get through'

Bryan Brown answers your BIG Questions

Jessie Stephens: Can we Choose to be Happy?

Matt Preston ‘I don't know when people are staring at me’

Chanel Contos: Is Consent just about saying yes or no to sex?

Zoë Ventoura 'It's bigger than I would have ever expected’

Paula Joye: Is there a secret to ageing beautifully?

Wendy Harmer Part 2 ‘I would just flatline, I would just stare at a wall’

Wendy Harmer Part 1 'That was a very brutal lesson'

PREVIEW: From Backlash to Triumph: Wendy Harmer's Unforgettable Role as The Logies' First Female Lead

Christian Wilkins 'I was definitely shocked'

Pia Miranda 'I shut my mouth and I didn't say anything '

Dr Matt Agnew 'You don't need to know the response'

Collette Dinnigan 'I got told I had two years'

Bryan Brown 'Why is that coming out of my mouth?'

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese 'I was more damaged that I was letting on'

Mel B 'I’m probably going to get told off for telling you that '

How do I parent my teen through tough times? with Jess

What goes through the mind of a male escort? with Mitch Larsson

Shelley Craft: How can we make the rest of our life the best of our life?

Grant Denyer 'I got tired of living in fear and shame'

Melissa Tkautz ‘I’m going to get emotional here’

Rachel Ward ‘It took a long time for me to live that down'

Bonus: The BIG best friend test with Denise Drysdale

Denise Drysdale ‘I was made aware of it very early on’

Maz Compton: How do I know if I need a break from alcohol?

Nakkiah Lui 'I'm trying to unlearn that behaviour'

Marcia Hines 'The audience don't need to know that'

Mitch Tambo: How do you remain true to who you are and block out the noise and the haters?