Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg

Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg

With every new day comes the opportunity to grow. Hosted by Osher Günsberg - a best-selling author, podcaster, TV host, husband, dad, stepdad, electric mobility enthusiast and part-time climate worrier. This podcast is here to help make today better than yesterday. Since 2013, the show has set out to improve life for you and the people you love. Sometimes it’s authentic conversations. Sometimes we’ll unpack the news or hear how Osher deals with life as a sober person with a different brain. But you’ll always hear something you need to hear (and laugh while you do). Listen to feel less alone, build better habits and discover some solution-based approaches for when life gets tricky.

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September 28, 2025 14 mins

Or, how to spot when someone is building a bamboo control tower - Osher gives some thoughts about correlation, causation, the questions that challenge bad science, and the recent announcement in the US about the link between paracetamol and autism (which there isn't).

For more from Osher, including info on his new book (and his less new book) plus tickets to Story Club and more, head here.

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For two and a half years, journalist and author Casey Beros was the carer for her father as he passed away from cancer. In this chat, she not only tells Osher of her experience and how it changed her, but all the practical advice she wish someone had told her, including:

  • important tips about navigating the healthcare system
  • how to make sure carers can still care for themselves
  • dealing with grief and finding meaning 
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Is there a point to trying to improve?

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Even in an age of extinction, conservationist, social justice activist and entrepreneur Natalie Kyriacou (OAM) thinks the story of nature is far from just the final chapter in a slowly unfolding tragedy.
Here, she shows there is still so much to be in awe of, to hope and work for, and even to laugh at.

In this conversation, you'll hear:

  • What the devastation that ensued in the wake of the loss of a vulture population tell us...
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Could re-establishing healthy rites of passage be key in addressing the problems of our young men and women? Based on the knowledge and experience of father of the year 2025 Dr Arne Rubinstein, the answer is a powerful and resounding 'yes'.

In this conversation, he discusses:

  • What a healthy rite of passage really entails - and the dangerous substitutes we often see instead 
  • Why they're just as much for the parents as the ...
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A collection of some of the best bits from Better Than Yesterday's dads. 
You'll hear:

  • Hamish Blake talk about what play is to him and why its so important
  • Dave Hughes on what makes every moment more meaningful
  • Ryan Holiday on how he chooses to curate his life
  • Dr Billy Garvey on moving past unhealthy displays of masculinity and the secret to really connecting with your kids

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August 31, 2025 13 mins

Look: kids parties are a lot. But there's also a lot to be learned from them. Like the different ways that young boys interact, that you're not your kids, or that they're a great place to practice trying to stay calm.

Need some help in situations you find difficult? Check out So What, Now What?

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FINAL TICKETS FOR STORY CLUB, SEPTEMBER 7th, ON SALE NOW. 

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Brandon Jack set the bar high. As the son of legendary league figure Garry Jack and brother of Sydney Swans captain Keiren Jack, when Brandon himself began playing for the Swans, it was a position that was loaded with expectation and a pressure that didn't always pay off. 

After his career in sport ended, he was forced to forge a new identity, purpose, measure of success - and was left with a few stories to tell. 

Ch...

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August 24, 2025 14 mins

From a time of pre-pubescent revenge, to a time of cynicism, to actually the most wonderful time of the year, Osher tracks his history with Christmas, what saved it, and why it stands a testament to the different stages of his life. Recorded live from Story Club, December 2024.

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This a useful conversation, bush style. Tom Forrest (aka. Outback Tom) and his Grandad (aka. Grandad [or Steve]), famous for their viral campfire cooking videos, join Osher to discuss:

  • How and why they got started cooking and making videos together
  • Why, after living in both the city and the outback, Tom much prefers life in Kununurra
  • How life in the outback shapes your relationships, sense of community and ability to figure th...
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To hear more stories just like this, check out Story Club live and on the substack

Osher's new book is So What, Now What?

His previous book, now back in print, is Back After the Break

Do you have a question for Osher? Shoot a voice note to sendosheremail@gmail.com

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What do you get from giving something new a try? For sisters Eliza and Liberty Paschke, the answer is an entirely new life. From being self confessed 'spinsters' in their mid 30s (but don't get Osher started on that word), to throwing themselves into reality reno show 'The Block' despite having no reno-experience; Eliza and Liberty have made extending themselves, getting uncomfortable and giving as many things a go as they can thei...

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August 10, 2025 10 mins

On knowing what an incoming metal health crisis looks like and knowing what to do to prevent it. Osher gives his examples

For more practical tools, check out Osher's new book So What, Now What? out now!

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What do you need to truly stay happy in your own head, day after day? The answer won't be the same every day, and it definitely won't be the same for everyone. However, truly knowing the answers for ourselves is one of the single most important things we can do. And the sooner we can find those answers, the better. 

That's according to Ian Hickie, one of Australia's foremost experts on mental health, and James O'Loghlin, his c...

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August 3, 2025 14 mins

When's the last time you ask why you do what you do? 

From work to working out, Osher has had many reasons and motivations in the course of his life. Some of these have led him to unthought-of levels of performance and satisfaction. Others have led to a self destructive spiral.

For more helpful ideas, check out Osher's new book 'So What, Now What?'

Story Club is back August 10! Get tickets here

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July 29, 2025 64 mins

Sam Wood is here to share his biggest insights into what really motivates us, what doesn't, and ways to make change for the better that sticks.

He opens up to Osher about his own ever-changing 'whys', his surprisingly down to earth personal approach to exercise and fitness, his journey of step-parenting and, yes, some previously unheard tales from the Bachelor...

Check out 28 by Sam Wood here

It's your last chance to nab Osher's ne...

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Turning to some kind of higher power is a key component in many addiction recovery programs. And, as discussed in Osher's recent chat to 360, there's a good reason for that: it helps. 

But why? What does a high power even look like outside of religion? And how can this idea help us in our lives even outside of addiction? 

For more ideas like this, check out Osher's new book 'So What, Now What?'

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Matt Colwell, better known by his stage name 360, is not the person he was. In this raw and personal conversation, he takes Osher through his full journey - from the romanticised partying rockstar, to self described 'total junkie', to rehab, reset, recovery and reinvention.

He outlines the tricks his ego played to keep him in the grips of addiction, how small actions were crucial in transforming his body and mind, the tools he now ...

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🚨SPOILER ALERT FOR SUNDAY 20th OF JULY'S BROADCAST OF DWTS🚨

Osher's been a part of reality TV for a long time, but Dancing with the Stars made him do something he's never done before. 

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Cam Walker isn't here to tell about 'one weird trick that will 10x your life.' He's not even trying to inspire you. But he does know firsthand what it's like to be lost in the depth of feelings of doom, and exactly what helped him slowly reach a place a bit more colourful.

That's the basis for his new book 'Doom and Bloom: The case for creativity in a world hooked on panic.'

In this chat, he tells Osher all about it, plus his learn...

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