Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg

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Blindboy is a musician, TV producer, satirist, author and podcasting legend from Limerick in Ireland.He’s one half of the band RubberbanditsFind him on twitter @Rubberbandits, and see their brilliant Youtube page will give you some ideas of what they’re about.As you know I adore podcasting, I’ve been doing it for years - and like you I have my favourite podcasts that I check in with every week.However, the last few months, every time I get a chance to listen, I’m purely devouring the Blindboy podcast. If you’ve never listened - start from the beginning, that’s all I’ll say.How to describe the Blindboy podcast?Well in the words of my Irish mate Joe - “Blindboy? He’s got brains coming out of his ears!”It is an extraordinarily intelligent show, where each week Blindboy points his curiosity at the world and through a lens of critical theory dives into all kinds of topics and issues - all with a central focus on mental health.Blindboy is very open about his own struggles and his own regime of recovery, which lead him to dive into studying psychology at uni for some time before his band had a breakout hit and academics took a backseat.But because of that, when he talks about Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, transactional analysis or indeed Freudian archetypes - you know he’s not talking out of his arse.Having said that - his episode on transactional analysis was so devastatingly crisp and powerful, in one hour it explained more to me than hundreds of hours and thousands of dollars of therapy taught me.But he’s not just about mental health. History, art, politics, religion - music - oh so much music.His two-part podcast on the history of disco just has to be heard. To have him on this show is a true honour, and I hope that this taste of what Blindboy has to offer gives you an opening into what he’s doing and that you add his show to your weekly listen.Just a note up top.Blindboy wears a plastic bag on his head.With eyeholes and a mouth hole, he speaks from behind this shopping bag mask.He does it because when the first Big Brother came out he was horrified at what that level of fame did to the people involved, for the little reward they got in return.So he became Blindboy, and behind his mask he’s able to speak extraordinary truth that someone who had a career to risk could never ever say.He uses some fruity language.So perhaps this one is for when the kids aren’t in the car.Blindboy is touring Australia coast to coast this weekHe’s sold out pretty much everywhere but if you get a chance to go - good lord, enjoy it.Enjoy this Skype chat with Blindboy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Gabby Bernstein is an author, motivational speaker and coach from New York - she’s written six NYT Best Selling books, and her seventh “Super Attractor” is out now. I first met Gabby about nine years ago when we were both a part of the Summit conference scene in LA and Utah, and I’ve kept an eye on what she’s been working on since then. She and I share a journey of sobriety, however what Gabby’s done with where her direction has taken her since is astonishing. She’s found a way to empower people and share her lessons about bringing things into your life you’d rather have in your life into your life. We have talked about manifesting on this show before, and Gabby is a weapons-grade manifestation machine. The New York Times have called her a guru for the next generation - she may be that but she’s also someone who’s got a lot to say to help you get where you want to be. She’s in Australia right now, there’s a seminar in Sydney this weekend on Feb 2nd in Darling Harbour you can get more intel at gabbybernstein.comCan’t wait for you to hear this. Let her know you heard her here. Enjoy this Skype adventure from a few weeks back with Gabby Bernstein. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Stan Grant is an Australian television news and political journalist. He is currently the ABC's indigenous and international affairs analyst, and professor of global affairs at Griffith University in Queensland, Australia.He’s written a number of books, two which absolutely stand out are Talking to My Country, and his latest book Australia Day.You see Stan is an Aboriginal First Nation Australian man.His father was an elder of the Wiradjuri people - a country that stretches across central NSW - from Wagga Wagga and Leeton to West Wyalong, Parkes, Dubbo, Forbes, Cootamundra, Cowra and Young among other places.Stan has spent much of his career abroad - covering conflict, has witnessed the unimaginable horrors of war, and has lived for years in countries far from his own.These days, Stan is back.And he’s written a book called Australia Day.A book about not just about a difficult day in our community - the 26th of January, the day we as a nation celebrate Arthur Phillip planting a flag and declaring this country for England - for some it’s the day that Australia as we know it began. For others it’s the day that Australia as they knew it ended.It’s a complex thing to talk about.There’s a lot of emotion around what it is to be Australian, and the role of the legacy of colonialism on us all, Indigenous or otherwise - and where we go from here.It’s a hot-button topic.One that deserves a long conversation and a deep exploration.While you listen to this, try to consider what things would be like if it were you and your family affected by this situation.Try to see what it might be like or have been like for people in this country when the Europeans came.Do I have the answers? Absolutely not.But I know it starts with listening, seeing and empathy.I like to try and have an idea about what might make today better than yesterday.Here’s one…I mean we could simply declare Australia a republic, recognise Aboriginal Australians in the founding constitution of that republic and instead of January 26 we could pick a date in summer and call it “Independence Day!” But that’s just me.So let’s go.Come to my house and enjoy a cuppa and a conversation with a man that speaks as if he’s free styling poetry, Stan Grant. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Jamie Simmonds is the former Director of the Strengthening Grantham, which was the project to relocate the small Queensland town of Gratham following the statewide deadly floods in 2011.  The Grantham relocation is now regarded by industry and academics globally as the leading example of a managed retreat.What’s a managed retreat? It’s a policy of slowly moving people and property and communities away from parts of the country that will now be unsafe to live in. Be it because they keep burning down, keep flooding, or are just now underwater because of Sea Level Rise…In his role as director, Jamie successfully implemented an historic, Australian-first land swap process. Oversaw the creation, planning and construction of a new estate of 120 lots. Delivered the project in only 11 months, from the time of the flood event to seeing the first families moving into their new homes, a timeline that has yet to be replicated anywhere else in the world.Jamie’s work includes advising communities on how to adapt to climate change or natural disasters, but also advocates that community mental health support is made a top priority throughout the process of a relocation.Jamie is an American born Australian Citizen who is now based in Brisbane, Australia. Earlier this year he toured towns in the U.S. to view their relocation efforts and advise on how future efforts could be improved, an initiative that will continue as climate adaption continues to grow in urgency. Jamie has written a book about his work and it is going to be released in the first half of 2020. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Donate to help with Bushfire recovery:https://www.rfs.nsw.gov.au/http://frrr.org.auThis week's Guest:Dr Nick Fuller is a Leading obesity expert at University of Sydney and RPA Hospital and Creator of Interval Weight Loss.His current position as research program leader within the Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney involves working with government and industry to identify and develop cost-effective treatments for the treatment and management of obesity and related physical and mental disorders.He’s the Bestselling Author of Interval Weight Loss and Interval Weight Loss For Life.95% of people fail on their weight loss attempts.Not because of a lack of willpower, but because of the biological protections left over from our time on earth as hunter gatherers. Dr Nick Fuller uses science to teach the body how to overcome these protections so a person can lose weight without the body fighting it.It’s a great conversation that I hope you get a lot out of.For more drnickfuller.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.