Who's a Good Dog

Kate is the envy of kids everywhere for getting to speak to children’s entertainer Emma Watkins. Emma is the first female member of Australian kids band The Wiggles - who have had two billion views on YouTube, sold more than seven million CDs and 23 million DVDs, and perform live to an average of one million people a year. Emma is a trained dancer who’s famous for wearing a yellow skivvy, leading kids in easy-to-do dance routines and showing little girls they can aspire to be children’s entertainers too. She spent some time inside the costumes of Wiggles characters Wags the Dog and Dorothy the Dinosaur prior to joining the main lineup in 2013. She is extremely popular with Kate’s darling niece, Poppy, who will not be disturbed when she is watching The Wiggles on telly in Sydney. Emma has two flawless poodles called Dali and Rupi, who sat on her lap throughout the recording. Emma tells Kate all about the group dynamics of her many different animals, why her dogs are more often recognised at the park than she is, and how their household is actually run by a cat who behaves like Mariah Carey. 

For the kids on your life, but also if you just like dance and joy and the colour yellow, follow Emma on Instagram, as well as on the main Wiggles account. Check out Emma, the rest of the Wiggles and four new supporting members in their new YouTube series Fruit Salad TV. 

You can find Kate on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Her book, Good Dog, is published by Harper Collins in Australia, the US and the UK. 

Who’s A Good Dog? is a Stripped Media podcast, produced by Arlie Adlington. 

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Kate is joined today by one of her favourite journalists: Zing Tsjeng. Zing is executive editor at Vice, presenter of documentaries including Empire of Dirt, and author of the brilliant book series Forgotten Women. She hosted a BBC podcast called United Zingdom, about whether she should give up her Singaporean passport to get a British one. She also… adopted a classically beautiful kokoni spaniel cross called Judy in 2020. Zing tells Kate the truth about Judy’s appearance on the front cover of Time Out London with drag race royalty Bimini Bon Boulash, how she behaves during office hours and what it took to get Judy from Cyprus during a global pandemic. 

You can see exquisite pictures of Judy (and Zing) on Instagram and follow Zing on Twitter. You can support local book shops by getting all four of Zing’s Forgotten Women series on Bookshop.org.

You can find Kate on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Her book, Good Dog, is published by Harper Collins in Australia, the US and the UK. 

Who’s A Good Dog? is a Stripped Media podcast, produced by Arlie Adlington. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Kate chats to national treasure Sir Tony Robinson, the only knighted guest (so far) on this podcast. Tony is best known as an actor for his role as Baldrick in the TV show Blackadder and as presenter of the show Time Team. He’s hosted many documentaries since, including Walking Through History, Around The World By Train and The Worst Jobs in History. His latest work is currently on telly, and you can watch The Thames on Channel 5 and Britain’s Forgotten Wars on Channel 4. He tells Kate how his darling Westie, Holly Berry, came into his life, where she sleeps at night, and whether she’s ever recognised him on the TV. She also demonstrates what a fierce guard dog she is when a groceries delivery arrives during recording. 

Want more Tony? Of course you do. Sign up for top notch dog content and political opinions on his Instagram or his Twitter. You could also support the RSPCA or your local dog shelter in Holly’s name. 

You can find Kate on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Her book, Good Dog, is published by Harper Collins in Australia, the US and the UK. 

Who’s A Good Dog? is a Stripped Media podcast, produced by Arlie Adlington.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the first ever episode of Who’s A Good Dog, Kate talks to gorgeous actor/model/filmmaker Phoebe Tonkin. Phoebe starred in The Vampire Diaries, The Originals and The Circle. She got her big break playing Cleo, a teenager who inconveniently turns into a mermaid when she touches water, in iconic Australian TV show H20: Just Add Water, which has been watched by 250 million people in 120 countries around the world. In 2022, she’ll star alongside Brad Pitt and Margot Robbie in the film Babylon. She’s also a Chanel ambassador, an environmental activist… and a lifelong dog fan.

Phoebe tells Kate all about her tiny perfect family dog, Lola, as well as what it’s like to work on set with a wolf (and a snake!!!), why the first word she ever said was a golden retriever’s name, and how dogs could cure loneliness. It’s extremely nice. 

If you’d like more Phoebe, you can join nearly 8 million followers on her Instagram and buy her fancy sustainable tracksuits at Les Jours. 

You can find Kate on Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. Her book, Good Dog, is published by Harper Collins in Australia, the US and the UK. 

Who’s A Good Dog? is a Stripped Media podcast, produced by Arlie Adlington. 

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.