In this episode of This Australian Life we talk with Kristin, Kristin has had an amazing life.

*spoiler alert* Growing up in a working class Irish home in the UK, Kristin lets us in on what it’s like to grow up in a family she describes as ‘loud talkers and big drinkers.’ We learn how that affected her and what affect music and other forms of art have had on her life as she made her way through a myriad of careers the likes of which most of us couldn’t even boast one of to the success that she has achieved. She helped start and run a number of magazines, has interviewed celebrities, traveled all over the world with an aid organization and even worked in parliament making recommendations where hundreds of thousands of dollars – probably much more – were at stake.

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In this episode of This Australian Life, we explore the life and world of Hini.

*spoiler alert* Hini has had an amazing life and grew up Mormon in New Zealand where they struggled to come to grips with a younger sibling who survived a near-death experience – a fact which couldn’t have not shaped the entire fabric of their existence at the time. Things got worse for Hini once their parents divorced – something which is traumatic for most of us but when it happens in a Mormon household… is the biggest of deals.

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In the second half of our show we talk with Morgyn McCarthy, a M.I.C.A. paramedic in Victoria. Morgyn’s interview is amazing in her ability to express the physical vulnerabilities a paramedic must face as well as the emotional hardship and how one can ever learn to cope.

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In the second half of our show, we talk with Micah Scott, CEO of Minus18. Micah is an amazing personality who started helping other LGBTIQ+ youth come out at the ripe age of 16- before he was even out himself. In this discussion Micah shows us what it takes to run an organization, but more importantly what it takes to run one’s own life, so as to not let work become the only thing he focuses on in the day.

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In this episode of This Australian Life we talk with Duncan Parviainen about his life as a yoga teacher (teaching the likes of Megan Markle), a dancer, a scientist and much more. Duncan is a pleasure to listen to with a real art for storytelling. Perhaps his next profession? Tune in to find out more.

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In this episode of This Australian Life, we talk with Ellen Grimshaw about her journey as an actor. Ellen grew up in the Sunshine Coast and from an early age experienced bullying; however not to be deterred by this, Ellen moved on to pursue her dream of becoming an actor, which luckily for us has made for some interesting radio along the way.

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In the second half of our show we have a unique opportunity to speak with Bruce,  Elle’s father. In this segment we hear about what it what was like for Bruce to both witness and participate in Elle’s life,  to watch his daughter struggle with something he ultimately couldn’t fix.

* age corrected from when the episode was recorded

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In this episode of This Australian Life – first we talk with Caitlin McGrane about her research into locative media a.k.a all the tracking that goes on in your phone! Particularly Caitlin talks with us about her research into how women interact with their phones and her own experiences as such.

In the second half of our show we chat with Jean Luc Syndikas about his Gay Life Drawing events in Melbourne. Jean Luc shares a little bit about his life growing up in a family of artists and what impact that has had on him as he searches for community and attempts to create his own.

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In this second half of our show we talk with Bruce – a man who has lived an interesting life as the first person to be diagnosed with HIV in Queensland as well as a counselor in recovery working in a drug and alcohol outpatient clinic.

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