TV RELOAD

This is a really fun chat with Marley, he is our 2021 winner of Big Brother. I got to spend the morning with him and he was beyond delightful. So calm, so cool and far more honest than you would expect.

I ask him about the new house being built for the next season. We discuss his interesting relationship dynamics with fellow contestants like Ari and Daniel and I ask him about his thoughts on the manipulation of the game, which kept in evicted housemates and saw one through to the very end, We also talk about the challenges and if they need to be more mindful and less physical…. 

There is something in this chat for everyone but there are some really important life lessons that extend out of Big Brother and into our world, I really enjoyed this chat and hope you do too.

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Today’s guest is Melissa Maclean, the executive producer of Travel Guides Australia on Channel Nine. Melissa is a woman who knows her stuff. With a passion for storytelling and a wealth of experience on shows like Gogglebox and Common Sense. Todays guest knows how to work with cast and crew on shows that gives a voice to the everyday person. 

We talk about casting, producing, how covid has impacted production and we also talk about why she switched from her love of documentary film making for factual and reality TV. 

There are some fun stories along the way with her highs and lows but let's face it Travel Guides Australia is a hit. And people are tuning in - in droves. 

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Today’s guest is Vanessa Gazy! Series creator, executive producer and writer of the new series Eden. Vanessa might have started with some humble beginnings in Canberra but dreaming of writing and storytelling has led her to the front line, as one of Australia’s brightest and smartest players in Television. With a journalistic mind at times and a thirst for the human condition - on this podcast we get to discuss women in the industry, Vanessa's upcoming work but also we talk a lot about her work on Eden.

I am so inspired by Vanessa and I am sure you will be too. She is bright, empathetic and is bringing you original content that will expand the way in which you watch TV/cinema. 

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Todays guest is smoking hot, I have the talented actor Joel Jackson. You may have heard me swooning over him a few weeks back after attending a screening of the new series Ms Fishers Modern Murder Mystery... which launches on Acorn TV on the 7th of June… he plays Mrs Fishers partner in more ways than one but today he talks about his career and how he carved an authentic back catalogue of characters

Which has included award winning turns in Deadline Gallipoli and Not The Boy Next Door. The later having Joel play the iconic Peter Allen. He studied at Nida and now is a well sort after actor. Joel’s upbringing is quite fascinating when you hear about his origins for equality in storytelling. I know you will love this chat - as he is very charming and intelligent.

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This weeks guest is a cracker, I have Aaron Saidman.

He is is an American creator-developer, documentary filmmaker and television producer. He is known for a number of non-fiction television series and documentary feature films.

You would have seen a fair chunk of his work over the years, l very much remembered his work on the Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath series, which was brilliant. A fair few of you would know Saidman for his work on The Paris Hilton Documentary which made a lot of noise in the media last year.

This chat was arranged by Binge and HBO Max to support Selena + Chef which is a new cooking show on their network which has just launched series 2. It is a really fun show with Selena Gomez as the host and for you fellow Australian Curtis Stone is on episode one and he is really awesome on that episode.

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Todays episode is a BONUS mid week special to coincide with the launch of Mr Inbetween series 3. Which premieres on May 26th at 8:30 on Foxtel. The final series of one Australia’s most original characters - Ray Shoesmith. 

He is a hit man but the twist really lies in the characters likability. 

I saw the characters first incarnation as a short film called The Magician at the St Kilda Film Festival in 2004. Which was nearly 20 years ago. The story resonated with Nash Edgerton who is one of Australia’s best storytellers. Nash believed in this story from the ground floor and since then - we have seen a feature film and then this widely successful current FX series which is in its third - but sadly final series.

The show is quite violent but the heart and soul in this story is like nothing you have ever seen before. I have Scott Ryan, writer, creator and star of the Mr Inbetween. We discuss the origins of Mr In-between, violence in cinema, why the show is coming to an end and he reveals if he is sad about the final chapter of this iconic character. 

I absolutely loved this chat and I hope you do too.

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ALISTAIR MCKINNON is the Matchbox Productions Managing Director. He has a very interesting story which led him to some great experience at ABC Australia and now he is at the helm of Matchbox.

From a young boy in regional Victoria to one of the countries most powerful content creators.

We talk about everything from 'Stateless' with Cate Blanchett, the upcoming series, 'Things I know to be true,' with Nicole Kidman and move onto Housewives of Melbourne, where we discuss who of the housewives could be on Celebrity Gogglebox.

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On todays episode I am chatting with Angourie Rice an Australian Actress who is know for her rolls in, 'The Nice Guys', With Russell Crowe and Ryan Gosling, 'Spiderman' with Tom Holland but at the moment - Angourie is playing Kate Winslet's Daughter in 'Mare of Easttown.'

This show is currently available on HBO MAX and if you are in Australia… it is on Binge. The show centres around a detective in a small Pennsylvania town investigating a local murder while trying to keep her life from falling apart.

I don’t want to say more than that because it is subtle and compelling without me talking storylines. Trust me. The characters are so good I can even tolorate them eating while talking - which is my number pet hate. 

Angourie is from Melbourne Australian and I caught up with her last week. Yes you will see her in the next Spiderman film and yes I will ask her about that, but I will mainly talk Easttown with no spoilers and you will probably fall in love with her - as I did. 

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On todays episode I will be chatting with Brian Walsh, the Executive Director at Foxtel.

Brian Walsh was part of the management team that launched Foxtel and through the years he has overseen acquisitions and the launch of entertainment channels. He is an amazing Executive Director of Australian Television. With an amazing body of work. 

Foxtel has been a huge player in Australian television industry - whether you have watched Game of Thrown’s, Big Little Lies, Worldwide Award shows or just a 'little part of the business,' their sport? At some point in your life you would have had a subscription to one of the most premium services available in this country. 

Enjoy the bombshell Dropped about THE FUTURE of Gogglebox and plenty more TV Reload exclusives

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