After a painful divorce and the loss of her dog, Dianne Whelan traded her bills for a canoe and became the first person to traverse the entire Trans Canada Trail. 

She joined Carla to reveal how six years in the wild proved the world is far kinder than the news leads us to believe.

After a painful divorce and the loss of her dog, Dianne Whelan traded her bills for a canoe and became the first person to traverse the entire Trans Canada Trail.&nbsp;
She joined Carla to reveal how six years in the wild proved the world is far kinder than the news leads us to believe.

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How a 50-Year-Old filmmaker dropped out of society to conquer a 24,000km trail

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/0de28a90-ebeb-4b8b-ac0f-b405002e4c72/transcript

Acting heavyweights Richard Roxburgh, Damon Herriman, and Toby Schmitz joined Carla Bignasca to reveal how a €160,000 painting of a "white rectangle" can destroy a 20-year friendship. 

The trio discusses why their new play Art is triggering "rock concert" levels of laughter from audiences who relate to the absurdity of modern life.

Acting heavyweights Richard Roxburgh, Damon Herriman, and Toby Schmitz joined Carla Bignasca to reveal how a &euro;160,000 painting of a "white rectangle" can destroy a 20-year friendship. 
The trio discusses why their new play Art is triggering "rock concert" levels of laughter from audiences who relate to the absurdity of modern life.

Roxburgh, Herriman, and Schmitz face off in studio ahead of Brisbane premiere

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/cd92c8ca-ba45-4535-bda3-b409005886a9/transcript

Listen to 4BC Afternoons with Carla Bignasca, weekdays from Midday - 3pm.

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Full Show: 4BC Afternoons with Carla Bignasca, March 10th, 2026

When panic buying hits Brisbane, Carla opens her courtroom to handle the people stockpiling fuel, toilet paper, and eggs. 

From suggestions of medieval public stocks to a "smoke 'em if you got 'em" style egg-eating punishment, the jury weighs in on how to handle the city's most selfish shoppers.

When panic buying hits Brisbane, Carla opens her courtroom to handle the people stockpiling fuel, toilet paper, and eggs. 
From suggestions of medieval public stocks to a "smoke 'em if you got 'em" style egg-eating punishment, the jury weighs in on how to handle the city's most selfish shoppers.

Carla’s Court rules on the "egg-straordinary" stupidity of Brisbane hoarders

https://api.omny.fm/orgs/88b564ea-a9a6-4751-910a-a5d800019396/clips/fd83d462-faf2-4b4b-b365-b4090043f912/transcript

How a 50-Year-Old filmmaker dropped out of society to conquer a 24,000km trail

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