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Episode 42- Iryna Yaminska

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Iryna Yaminska is a filmmaker with a huge passion for culture and going off the beaten track. Iryna’s first adventure came at the early age of 19, hitchhiking 4000km to Iraq. She has traveled solo to 65 countries and recently completed a documentary series on the bizarre culture of Pakistan. 

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Shelley Q is an Australian actress and singer, born and raised on a farm in Narrogin, Australia. An exciting new face to the American film industry, Shelley will be next seen in the title lead role of Karissa in the US feature film 1 Million Followers – a role she landed after responding to a worldwide casting call in 2021. Shelley recently wrapped filming in Thailand and Canada, marking her international debut.

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Jermaine D’Vauz is a social media expert and promotes the country’s most popular radio shows in Sydney, Australia.

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Mona Afshar was born in Iran and immigrated to Australia in her late 20s.

Mona is an Iranian- Australian Actress based in Perth.

Mona has taken the reigns in organising demonstrations here in Perth in support of the "woman, life, freedom" movement against the Islamic Regime in Iran. The movement sparked with the death of Mahsa Amini. A young Kurdish girl who was vacationing in Tehran with her brother before being detained by the Morality Police. Three days later she slipped into a coma and died.

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Kym “Bid” Bidstrup is a former international journalist/foreign correspondent, radio talk show host, and news presenter.

25 years ago he returned to his first loves; acting and filmmaking.

More recently he has produced radio plays and exhibited his work as a photographer.

He follows a Native American faith (Hopi) and lives in the remote coastal town of Esperance, Western Australia.

His favourite quote is from the late Lakota activist, Russell Means; “reason is the white man's curse.”

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Simon Lekias is one of the top fashion photographers in Australia. Simon has crafted original imagery for many international brands and publications, his work is immediately recognisable on the covers of HARPERS BAZAAR, INSTYLE and ELLE.

With his characteristically playful, candid and considered style, Simon Lekias has been at the forefront of contemporary Australian fashion photography for more than two decades.

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Kristy Nita Brown loves to write junior fiction about small characters who do big things. She joins us to discuss all things writing and her new chapter book, “Looking for Lilly.”

A debut author from Western Australia, Kristy draws inspiration from her interactions with young people via her work in education, film and music, and as a household CEO.

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Jane Armstrong is a senior metal health nurse and life coach who has dedicated her life to helping people. Jane has worked in numerous hospitals in Perth, including Graylands Psychiatric hospital .

Jane is also the CEO of Homelessness We Care - a company dedicated to feeding the homeless in Perth, Western Australia.

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Episode 29 - Marcus Rader

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Marcus Rader is an entrepreneur, investor and ghost hunter…!

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Reuben Christman was born in Fremantle, Western Australia. At an early age, his music teacher snatched the instrument in his hand and replaced it with a trumpet. This moment would alter the direction his life would take. 

Reuben soon developed a passion for the instrument and later went on to study music at the University of Western Australia. After playing in many bands, some which would take him on the road and across the country, he would in recent years, form The Old Road Trio - a strictly jazz outfit. On the side Reuben is a composer of classical music. In 2020 he participated in the WASO young and emerging composers program, writing a solo cello work titled ‘Halleratio’.

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Episode 25 - Tammie Anna-Louise Haebick

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Tammie Anna-Louise Haebick comes from Liverpool, New South Wales, Australia. Her childhood resembles that of the young boy in the Sixth Sense movie, with the first spiritual experience coming at the age of four, when seeing a dead man hanging in a tree in her back yard. Now in her late 40’s, Tammie is a well known paranormal investigator.

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Troy Coward’s life as a business owner/actor took a serious turn in 2012, finding himself embroiled in one of the most gruesome murder cases in Western Australia’s history. The real life drama took everything from Troy; his construction business, investment properties and his pride leaving him homeless. A lawsuit against the police is still ongoing 8 years later. Today,  Troy is co-founder of a mental health and suicide prevention foundation called, ‘Beacon Fight for Life’,  leading him to run for a seat in Parliament in 2020.

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Episode 23 - Stev Makhlouta | Deli’s Continental

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Stev Makhlouta is a co-owner of Deli’s Continental. An entrepreneur, Stev will take us through the pitfalls’s of starting a business in food and how he is dealing with the hype and pressure of opening one of the most anticipated venues here in Perth, Western Australia; with some journalists even hailing that this could be the rival to the number 1 fast food giant in the world - Subway!

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Sally Carbon, an Olympic and World Cup gold medalist, 9 time author, business owner, company director and mother of three made the massive shift from writing children’s books to fast, spicy adult novels. Why? Because she was inspired to exercise her creativity as much as she exercised her body to become a world-class athlete.

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Episode 18 - Stephen Parry Valentine

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Stephen Parry Valentine and his wife Jessica host one of Youtube’s most popular travel channels called, ‘Flying the Nest.’ Travelling to over 80 countries and with over 870,000 subscribers, Stephen shares his journey with us including the preparation, work load, advertising strategies favourite destinations and most importantly, being a new Dad.

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A very special podcast for me because this famous guest happens to be my sister, Fern Nicholson.

Trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts London, Fern Nicholson’s career began in musical theatre in the UK. She starred in Jesus Christ Superstar at the tender age of 11. As a teenager, Fern moved to Australia with her family.  She got married in her 20s and started her own family and raised four children. Her entertainment career was put on hold.

In the year 2000, Fern opened her first acting school and production company. Her unique teaching methods and passion for the craft would later propel her students to reach world wide stardom, starring in successful shows such as: Avengers End Game, Thirteen Reasons Why, House of Cards and Romper Stomper. It would be nearly 2 decades later that Fern would step in front of the camera again as an actor, starring in the TV series, Itch and The Heights; The feature film Dirt Music, acting alongside David Wenham (Lord of the Rings) and Kelly Macdonald (Boardwalk Empire) as well as an upcoming, big budget Netflix series.

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Comedian Leo Kearse is part of the new wave of raw, bold, American-inspired comedians taking the big UK clubs by storm. His “Extinction Rebellion” video slamming woke lefties went viral, selling out shows in the UK. Meanwhile, Leo’s popularity abroad is rocketing, with 2019 seeing him perform in 20 countries. Among various credits, Kearse has written for the BBC including; Breaking The News, Mock The Week and The Mash Report.

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Shelley Q was born in a small country town near Narrogin, Western Australia.

She discovered a love for music at the age of three, listening to the classic icons of the 50's & 60’s. But her world changed at the age of 10 when seeing the movie , 'Walk the Line'. She taught herself the guitar and learned every song in the movie.

Shelley moved to a boarding school in Perth and when times got tough, the guitar became her best friend. Her talent was soon discovered and Shelley went from playing in the school common-room by herself, to a half-time football spectacle in front of thousands. A single and music video soon followed along with appearances on TV.

Shelley's other passion is acting and she has been cast in a feature film, shooting in Perth during the months of April and May this year.

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Cyla Maguire is who you would call an inspiring human being. Her childhood could be lifted straight out of a documentary, where the main character ends up in a life of crime or worse, dead. Cyla was shifted from house to house, finally being fostered by an Indigenous Elder who became the mother figure she needed. In her teenage years, Cyla finally found a place she would call home and people she would call family - a boxing gym. Boxing saved her life in many ways, and after turning Pro, Cyla was involved in a near-fatal car accident. This was a defining moment in her life. Cyla has become a role model to many, including myself. Now she shares her story for the first time in this podcast.

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Desiree Crossing is a Perth based oil painter, specialising in portraits. Her works aim to create an intimate moment of connection between viewer and subject, and explore themes of loss, solitude and invitation.

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