Episodes below
- Brett Ashby – a Rolling & Flowing Contemporary Artist - Melbourne based public, performance and contemporary artist, Brett Ashby talks to John McKenna on ‘So…’ podcast about flowing, ‘rolling’, and growth through art, creation, and…
- How to Lose Friends & Influence White People - Why are all television newsreaders blonde? This is something Antoinette asked herself when she was at the gym almost 4 years ago and confronted with…
- The Power of Representation and Role Modelling - International students in the Australian news and media often carry the negative connotations of being “foreign”, “problems” that are “exploited”. Belle Lim is here to…
- Women’s Experiences of Violence Across the Lifespan - CONTENT WARNING: Violence against women and abuse. Violence against women is a major global public health problem. In Australia, one in six women have experienced…
- Disability Advocacy & Counselling, Working together - In Australia we live in a world of ‘Royal Commissions’. Currently, the conversations are around the Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of…
- Shedding leaf light with Trace Balla - Children’s author and illustrator Trace Balla has always had a great fascination with trees and nature. Growing up, if she felt lonely she found companionship…
- The strength in being vulnerable – Rugare Gomo - In Australia we rely on the Western media to hear about what’s happening across the globe. It shows us filtered versions of important world events…
- SHHHH! Can we talk for a moment about turning down the noise? - It may sound like a contradiction, to have a chat about being more quiet. But that’s exactly what John does with Christine Jackman in this…
- Danielle Matthews “How do I tell stories?…I sing” - The creative behind I’ve Never BIN to Me (YouTube) joins the So…Podcast to talk about the power of music. After taking inspiration from the viral…
- Drawing the talk with Simon Kneebone - In this episode John chats with Simon Kneebone – a cartoonist who’s work has been featured in a number of places, including many social and…
- Listening or pretending to? - John and Oscar Trimboli, who is what some might call a professional listener, discuss the finer points of listening. Oscar is an expert in communication…
- Violence against women, walking without fear - Alix Sampson a young, bisexual and socially innovative woman from the inner north of Melbourne, Australia joins the So…Podcast to talk about her community connection…
- Take off your clothes, look at your skin - John Mckenna talks to Dr Edward Upjohn MB.BS MMed FACD FACMS, a dermatologist in Melbourne, Australia, about different types of skin cancers and treatments. Dr…
- Reclaim, Reform, Restore - When you walk past hard rubbish on the street, what do you see? Meg Renou doesn’t just see a pile of junk, she sees inspiration.…
- It’s Okay to Talk About Suicide - This episode covers a sensitive topic. Before you listen please be aware that we are discussing suicide, the impact of suicide and resources surrounding suicide…
- Wake up Aged Care Providers: Technology can help - How can technology keep your loved ones in Aged Care safer and more connected? John O’Callaghan from Acsess Health talks about his game-changing products in…
- Good & bad experiences for International Students in Australia - During the conversation with Philip Liu from Melbourne Australia, who is a strong advocate for international students, we covered the following areas: Conscious and unconscious…
Collective messages from Disability Service Providers across Australia - Auslan Version Available “I’m not shaking your hand mate, I don’t care who you are.” This is one of the quotes that stuck in my…- Disability, it’s a joke, for some - Tim Ferguson and I had a funny chat, to be expected, as he is a professional comedian. (From his website cheekymonkeycomedy.com) Tim is a widely…
- Supporting those who are missing out on podcast - Christina Canters from Podcast Services Australia and producer and host of ‘Stand Out Get Noticed’ podcast joined me to talk about “Supporting those who are…
- Social isolation is not new to us - In the spirit of staying connected during these times, the following 12 recordings are from individuals who live with disabilities such as, Schizoaffective disorder, Deaf…
- Lawyer lottery, will yours take a risk? - Samantha Lovrich is the co-founder of Legal Tech Helper and legal operations coach. In this interview we talk about the importance of lawyers stepping into…
- He sells words because his words sell - Tom Valcanis is a copywriter and journalist that sells words. He writes words for businesses, not-for-profit, and more so they can get their point across…
- Deaf and proud - Brent Phillips is a proud third generation deaf Australian. He identifies himself as Culturally and linguistically Deaf. Brent is also an Executive Director – Language,…
- Is a conscious death a perfect death? - Annie Whitlocke is a Death Elder and Palliative care liaison coordinator at Buddhist Council of Victoria. To be honest, I went into this interview with…
- Need more space for a sneaky kiss & cuddle? Try the Accessible Toilet!! - One of Bruce Bromley’s (from Equal Access Group) favourite phrases is “Everyone, Everywhere, Everytime” especially when it comes to addressing accessibility for people with disabilities…
- What motivates some people to be on not for profit boards? - You can never over emphasize the importance of compassion and humanity, especially when it’s a not for profit organisation, where outcomes are measured by the…
- Holiday Accessible Accommodation, no longer in the “Too Hard Basket” - The holiday bug will definitely bite you after Kerry Willliams from Accessible Accommodation explains how her business continues to develop a great resource that provides…
- Is Divorce a dirty word? - Eliza Tipping talks with me about her book she is writing on the different aspects of divorce, from a personal perspective and her findings after…
- Are children resilient enough or are they being mollycoddled? - It was great getting Terry Laidler’s take on a range of topics ranging from the resilience of children in Australia and the impacts of family…
- Inclusive Meaningful Volunteering, goes beyond stuffing envelopes - Camellia Sayed from Volunteering Victoria along with Marnie Higgs talks with me about the Victoria ALIVE project which aims to improve disability Inclusion in the…
- Little Bird That’s Fallen From The Nest - Mum, Dad & I talk about their journey as parents of a child with a severe physical disability, which is me 🙂 – 1962 Options…