Figured Podcast
Join us as notable individuals walk us through their lives and share their challenges, achievements and experiences that shaped them into the people they are today. This is Figured Podcast...
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January 21, 2019 • 27 mins
It is our great privilege this week to present our guest, artist, photographer, film maker and musician, Jamie Preisz. He is a sensitive, deep thinking and profoundly courageous man. Jamie was awarded this years’ Archibald Packing Room Prize for his portrait of Aussie icon, Jimmy Barnes which not only illustrates the strength and resilience of both artist and subject, but also the obvious soul connection between the two men. Althou...
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January 14, 2019 • 23 mins
It is our great privilege this week to present our guest, artist, photographer, film maker and musician, Jamie Preisz. He is a sensitive, deep thinking and profoundly courageous man. Jamie was awarded this years’ Archibald Packing Room Prize for his portrait of Aussie icon, Jimmy Barnes which not only illustrates the strength and resilience of both artist and subject, but also the obvious soul connection between the two men. Althou...
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December 3, 2018 • 19 mins
Our guest this week is Keith Potger. He is a self-taught musician, playing the banjo, 6 and 12 string guitars and keyboards. He is one of the founding members of The Seekers who gained a worldwide following in the 1960s and in 2012 all four original members celebrated 50 years of The Seekers, a feat equalled by no other group in the world. They were Australians of the Year in 1967, the only group to receive such an honour and in 20...
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November 26, 2018 • 21 mins
Our guest this week is Keith Potger. He is a self-taught musician, playing the banjo, 6 and 12 string guitars and keyboards. He is one of the founding members of The Seekers who gained a worldwide following in the 1960s and in 2012 all four original members celebrated 50 years of The Seekers, a feat equalled by no other group in the world. They were Australians of the Year in 1967, the only group to receive such an honour and in 20...
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November 19, 2018 • 18 mins
Our guest this week is the adventurer, explorer, philanthropist Paul Templer. We invite you to join us in the second of this two part special, as Paul recounts the events leading up to the day on the Zambezi river where he was confronted and attacked by an enraged hippo that so nearly ended his life. Or as Paul describes it – a bad day at the office. His story is one of survival against the odds, bravery, despair and the determinat...
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November 12, 2018 • 34 mins
Our guest this week is the adventurer, explorer, philanthropist Paul Templer. We invite you to join us in this two part special, as Paul recounts the events leading up to the day on the Zambezi river where he was confronted and attacked by an enraged hippo that so nearly ended his life. Or as Paul describes it – a bad day at the office. His story is one of survival against the odds, bravery, despair and the determination to find me...
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November 4, 2018 • 3 mins
Keith Potger's newest song - She Was The One - played exclusively for Figured Podcast prior to its public debut on Friday 9th November at Smith's Alternative in Canberra Keith’s solo performances appeal to audiences for whom his music is a breath of fresh air: the fans who appreciate this wandering minstrel and his guitar. As a founding member of the internationally famous SEEKERS, he is known to countless fans and this is obvious ...
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October 29, 2018 • 37 mins
Dr Susan Blackmore is a freelance writer, lecturer and broadcaster, and a Visiting Professor at the University of Plymouth. She has a degree in psychology and physiology from Oxford University (1973) an MSc and a PhD in parapsychology from the University of Surrey (1980). She no longer works on the paranormal. Her research interests include memes, evolutionary theory, consciousness, and meditation. She practices Zen, campaigns for ...
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October 15, 2018 • 44 mins
In this extended episode, Figured Podcast is in conversation with the author, poet, satirist and social commentator Dr Anita Heiss. We met at the Melbourne offices of the publishing house of Black Inc. Anita states that she ‘grew up in a time where Australians believed they had the right to give you your identity but also take half of it away.’ But she also states eloquently that ‘no one can take away who we are. No one can take aw...
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October 8, 2018 • 30 mins
Alice Nelson was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Best Young Australian Novelists for her first novel, The Last Sky. Alice’s short fiction, essays and reviews have appeared in publications such as The Sydney Review of Books, The Asia Literary Review, Southerly Magazine and the West Australian Newspaper. Her second novel, The Children’s House, has recently been published by Penguin Random House.
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October 1, 2018 • 24 mins
Our guest this week is the investigative journalist at the Age newspaper, Nick McKenzie. His journalistic focus is on the criminal justice system, human rights, social justice, politics, business, foreign affairs and defence. He has won Australia's top journalism award, the Walkley, seven times and his work has also been the catalyst for major inquiries, including Australia's biggest bribery investigation. He is the author of The S...
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September 24, 2018 • 27 mins
Skateboarding, snowboarding chef, Tobie Puttock's story is one of travel, hard work, seeking meaning and fabulous cooking! He is renowned for his delicious Italian food and his association with River Café, Jamie Oliver and Fifteen. His reputation as a skilled and creative chef grew exponentially with his experience as a restaurant owner, tv chef and author. His latest book SuperNatural reflects his interest in promoting a healthy l...
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September 10, 2018 • 29 mins
Our guest this week is the novelist and journalist, Ruby J Murray. The Sydney Morning Herald celebrated her as the Best Young Novelist for her debut novel, Running Dogs, which was also shortlisted in the 2013 NSW Premier’s Literary Awards. Fittingly for a lover of books, we met with Ruby at the Geelong Library and Heritage Centre.
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September 3, 2018 • 25 mins
Nick Verso has gained a well deserved reputation as a skilled writer, director and producer of film and tv. His directorial portfolio includes the Emmy award winning Nowhere Boys, Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and Grace Beside Me. The Last Time I Saw Richard and Boys In the Trees and Flight saw Nick as both writer and director.
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August 20, 2018 • 29 mins
Founder of BKindred and Happiness Hacker Penny Locaso, has been voted by The Age and the Sydney Morning Herald as the most influential female entrepreneur in Australia. She is a highly praised TedX and keynote speaker and was one of the first Australian women to be accepted into the Singularity Universities Executive Leadership program at the NASA Research Centre. Penny is determined to encourage us to ditch busy and get human. In...
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August 13, 2018 • 24 mins
Our guest today is Adam Ferrier, the founder of the Thinkerbell agency which combines creativity and scientific enquiry to produce measured magic. Adam is a consumer psychologist, brand strategist, author and keynote speaker with regular appearances on radio and tv, including the Gruen Transfer.
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August 7, 2018 • 24 mins
It is with immense pleasure that we open Season 2 of Figured Pod with the living treasure that is Athol Guy. Best known as a member of the Seekers, he is also a successful business man, patron, entrepreneur, politician and keen historian! We caught up with Athol in the beautiful surroundings of Mount Macedon on a chilly winter's morning in July 2018.
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May 15, 2018 • 30 mins
It is no surprise that to follow a career as a cultural anthropologist it is necessary to have a deep and abiding interest in people and societies. For David Boarder Giles, this is a source of endless fascination. From how people dress to patterns of speech and behaviour, body language and motivations. At the centre of this is a desire to be the best version of himself, which has been, and continues to be, a central focus.
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May 7, 2018 • 30 mins
Join us in this first part of a special two part interview, as we discuss anthropology, anarchy and affluence with cultural anthropologist Dr David Boarder Giles. He describes his work as naval gazing on the meta level. Broadly, anthropologists investigate what it means to be human. On a more specific level, cultural anthropologists cast their academic gaze on the foundations and practices of individual cultures. David’s work is fo...
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April 30, 2018 • 27 mins
Tea Uglow works as the Creative Director of Google's Creative Lab in Sydney where she explores the intersection of digital and culture and inspires other creatives to embrace technology to create new and beautiful meanings of art and life. To do this she draws on her knowledge of history, art, science, languages, imagination and ideas not yet discovered.
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