Osher Günsberg takes us on a Halloween journey -  from trick-or-treating in a bed sheet in 1980s Brisbane, to DJing in a Voldemort costume in his front yard while his wife drops a giant spider on unsuspecting adults. Along the way, he makes the case that Halloween isn’t just an American import - it’s a night where an entire community shows up for each other’s kids, and the memories are worth every piece of chocolate.

Topics covered:
How slasher films and E.T. taught Australian kids about trick-or-treating
Halloween in America vs. Australia and why our version hits different
Teaching Wolfie the art of misdirection (and accidentally making a three-year-old cry)
DJ Voldemort, Harry Potter, and Hermione
800 kids, one spider, and why it all matters

Coming up:
Story Club December 6th: live on stage with Hannah Ferguson, Mark Humphries, Gen Fricker, Claire Cavanagh, and Charlotte Mortlock. It's the last Story Club of the year get in quick before it sells out again. Get tickets here
Live streaming is coming back - subscribe to our YouTube to get involved.

LINKS
Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday newsletter
Watch episodes of Better Than Yesterday on YouTube
Watch full stories recorded live at Story Club on YouTube
Listen to the Story Club podcast
Get tickets for our next Story Club show
Get Osher's latest books here
Send a pic of what you're looking at to sendosheremail@gmail.com 

Osher G&uuml;nsberg takes us on a Halloween journey -&nbsp; from trick-or-treating in a bed sheet in 1980s Brisbane, to DJing in a Voldemort costume in his front yard while his wife drops a giant spider on unsuspecting adults. Along the way, he makes the case that Halloween isn&rsquo;t just an American import - it&rsquo;s a night where an entire community shows up for each other&rsquo;s kids, and the memories are worth every piece of chocolate.
Topics covered:
<ul>
<li>How slasher films and E.T. taught Australian kids about trick-or-treating</li>
<li>Halloween in America vs. Australia and why our version hits different</li>
<li>Teaching Wolfie the art of misdirection (and accidentally making a three-year-old cry)</li>
<li>DJ Voldemort, Harry Potter, and Hermione</li>
<li>800 kids, one spider, and why it all matters</li>
</ul>
Coming up:
<ul>
<li>Story Club December 6th: live on stage with Hannah Ferguson, Mark Humphries, Gen Fricker, Claire Cavanagh, and Charlotte Mortlock. It's the last Story Club of the year get in quick before it sells out again. <a href="https://www.factorytheatre.com.au/event/story-club-ft-osher-gunsberg-mark-humphries-more/">Get tickets here</a></li>
<li>Live streaming is coming back - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@osher_gunsberg?sub_confirmation=1">subscribe to our YouTube</a> to get involved.</li>
</ul>
LINKS
<ul>
<li>Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday <a href="https://makeitbetterthanyesterday.kit.com/7d9d18dcee">newsletter</a></li>
<li>Watch episodes of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa-1kXDagJXvgJa9MNymv4jnKkfdtCqBd">Better Than Yesterday on YouTube</a></li>
<li>Watch full stories recorded live at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@storyclublive">Story Club</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@storyclublive"> on YouTube</a></li>
<li>Listen to the <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/story-club-with-osher-gunsberg">Story Club podcast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://linktr.ee/osher_gunsberg">Get tickets </a>for our next Story Club show</li>
<li>Get Osher's latest books <a href="https://linktr.ee/osher_gunsberg">here</a></li>
<li>Send a pic of what you're looking at to <a href="mailto:sendosheremail@gmail.com">sendosheremail@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

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.

With every new day comes the opportunity to grow. Hosted by Osher G&uuml;nsberg - 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&rsquo;s authentic conversations. Sometimes we&rsquo;ll unpack the news or hear how Osher deals with life as a sober person with a different brain. But you&rsquo;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.

Helping you make today better than yesterday since 2013.

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Better Than Yesterday with Osher Gunsberg

Why Scaring Children Is Good for the Neighbourhood

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In this episode of Better Than Yesterday, Osher Gunsberg sits down with educator, father and author Ryan Martin to explore one of the most challenging, rewarding and deeply personal jobs in the world: parenting.

After 25 years working in education, including being named Principal of the Year in the Northern Territory, Ryan brings a wealth of experience to the conversation. His book, Little F*ckers, offers an honest, practical and distinctly Australian perspective on raising strong-willed children.

Ryan shares how his own experience of being expelled from high school shaped his approach to discipline, connection and resilience. Together, he and Osher unpack why connecting with children before correcting their behaviour matters, how focusing on the good can transform family dynamics, and why protecting our kids from every disappointment might actually be holding them back.

They also explore the challenges of raising neurodivergent children, the impact of smartphones and screens on communication, the importance of teaching gratitude and social skills, and the emotional reality of watching your children grow up and become independent, all with a laugh and using language often never used when discussing parenting.

LINKS 
Ryan's book 'Little F*ckers: A book for parents of cranky, crazy, lazy, fabulous, amazing little humans' is available now
Follow Ryan on Instagram
Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday newsletter
Watch episodes of Better Than Yesterday on YouTube
Watch full stories recorded live at Story Club on YouTube
Listen to the Story Club podcast
Get tickets for our next Story Club show
Get Osher's latest books here
Send a pic of what you're looking at to sendosheremail@gmail.com 

 

In this episode of Better Than Yesterday, Osher Gunsberg sits down with educator, father and author Ryan Martin to explore one of the most challenging, rewarding and deeply personal jobs in the world: parenting.
After 25 years working in education, including being named Principal of the Year in the Northern Territory, Ryan brings a wealth of experience to the conversation. His book, Little F*ckers, offers an honest, practical and distinctly Australian perspective on raising strong-willed children.
Ryan shares how his own experience of being expelled from high school shaped his approach to discipline, connection and resilience. Together, he and Osher unpack why connecting with children before correcting their behaviour matters, how focusing on the good can transform family dynamics, and why protecting our kids from every disappointment might actually be holding them back.
They also explore the challenges of raising neurodivergent children, the impact of smartphones and screens on communication, the importance of teaching gratitude and social skills, and the emotional reality of watching your children grow up and become independent, all with a laugh and using language often never used when discussing parenting.
LINKS&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Ryan's book 'Little F*ckers: A book for parents of cranky, crazy, lazy, fabulous, amazing little humans' is <a href="https://www.panmacmillan.com.au/9781761778186/">available now</a></li>
<li>Follow Ryan on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ryan_martin_writes/">Instagram</a></li>
<li>Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday <a href="https://makeitbetterthanyesterday.kit.com/7d9d18dcee">newsletter</a></li>
<li>Watch episodes of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa-1kXDagJXvgJa9MNymv4jnKkfdtCqBd">Better Than Yesterday on YouTube</a></li>
<li>Watch full stories recorded live at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@storyclublive">Story Club</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@storyclublive"> on YouTube</a></li>
<li>Listen to the <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/story-club-with-osher-gunsberg">Story Club podcast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://linktr.ee/osher_gunsberg">Get tickets </a>for our next Story Club show</li>
<li>Get Osher's latest books <a href="https://linktr.ee/osher_gunsberg">here</a></li>
<li>Send a pic of what you're looking at to <a href="mailto:sendosheremail@gmail.com">sendosheremail@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;

Expelled from School to Principal of the Year: Ryan Martin on Raising Little F*ckers

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Mike Goldman has been the unmistakable narrator of Big Brother Australia for 25 years, but there's far more to his story than what you hear on TV.

In this episode of Better Than Yesterday, Mike takes Osher Gunsberg behind the scenes of one of Australia's most iconic reality television shows, sharing how he landed the role, what really happens behind the cameras and why the show's return continues to mean so much to him.

He also opens up about the secrets to building a lasting career in the entertainment industry, the importance of work ethic and why being someone people can rely on is often more valuable than talent alone.

Mike also takes Osher beyond his life in showbiz, sharing the deeply personal journey to becoming a father, including the challenges of IVF, and recounts the terrifying experience of escaping a house fire in the early hours of the morning — a moment that put everything into perspective.

It's a funny, honest and surprisingly moving conversation about family, resilience, career longevity and making the most of every opportunity.

LINKS 
Follow Mike on Instagram
Catch Mike on the latest season of Big Brother airing on 10
Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday newsletter
Watch episodes of Better Than Yesterday on YouTube
Watch full stories recorded live at Story Club on YouTube
Listen to the Story Club podcast
Get tickets for our next Story Club show
Get Osher's latest books here
Send a pic of what you're looking at to sendosheremail@gmail.com 

 

Mike Goldman has been the unmistakable narrator of Big Brother Australia for 25 years, but there's far more to his story than what you hear on TV.
In this episode of Better Than Yesterday, Mike takes Osher Gunsberg behind the scenes of one of Australia's most iconic reality television shows, sharing how he landed the role, what really happens behind the cameras and why the show's return continues to mean so much to him.
He also opens up about the secrets to building a lasting career in the entertainment industry, the importance of work ethic and why being someone people can rely on is often more valuable than talent alone.
Mike also takes Osher beyond his life in showbiz, sharing the deeply personal journey to becoming a father, including the challenges of IVF, and recounts the terrifying experience of escaping a house fire in the early hours of the morning &mdash; a moment that put everything into perspective.
It's a funny, honest and surprisingly moving conversation about family, resilience, career longevity and making the most of every opportunity.
LINKS&nbsp;
<ul>
<li>Follow Mike on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/mikegoldmanlive">Instagram</a></li>
<li>Catch Mike on the latest season of <a href="https://10.com.au/big-brother">Big Brother airing on 10</a></li>
<li>Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday <a href="https://makeitbetterthanyesterday.kit.com/7d9d18dcee">newsletter</a></li>
<li>Watch episodes of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa-1kXDagJXvgJa9MNymv4jnKkfdtCqBd">Better Than Yesterday on YouTube</a></li>
<li>Watch full stories recorded live at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@storyclublive">Story Club</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@storyclublive"> on YouTube</a></li>
<li>Listen to the <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/story-club-with-osher-gunsberg">Story Club podcast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://linktr.ee/osher_gunsberg">Get tickets </a>for our next Story Club show</li>
<li>Get Osher's latest books <a href="https://linktr.ee/osher_gunsberg">here</a></li>
<li>Send a pic of what you're looking at to <a href="mailto:sendosheremail@gmail.com">sendosheremail@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>
&nbsp;

From Child Voiceover Star to Big Brother Icon: The Rise of Mike Goldman

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This episode comes to you direct from Malibu, overlooking the ocean and appreciating the beauty of the United States while reflecting on why Australia is still, and always will be, home.

LINKS
Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday newsletter
Watch episodes of Better Than Yesterday on YouTube
Watch full stories recorded live at Story Club on YouTube
Listen to the Story Club podcast
Get tickets for our next Story Club show
Get Osher's latest books here
Send a pic of what you're looking at to sendosheremail@gmail.com 

This episode comes to you direct from Malibu, overlooking the ocean and appreciating the beauty of the United States while reflecting on why Australia is still, and always will be, home.
LINKS
<ul>
<li>Sign up to the Better Than Yesterday <a href="https://makeitbetterthanyesterday.kit.com/7d9d18dcee">newsletter</a></li>
<li>Watch episodes of <a href="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa-1kXDagJXvgJa9MNymv4jnKkfdtCqBd">Better Than Yesterday on YouTube</a></li>
<li>Watch full stories recorded live at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@storyclublive">Story Club</a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/@storyclublive"> on YouTube</a></li>
<li>Listen to the <a href="https://omny.fm/shows/story-club-with-osher-gunsberg">Story Club podcast</a></li>
<li><a href="https://linktr.ee/osher_gunsberg">Get tickets </a>for our next Story Club show</li>
<li>Get Osher's latest books <a href="https://linktr.ee/osher_gunsberg">here</a></li>
<li>Send a pic of what you're looking at to <a href="mailto:sendosheremail@gmail.com">sendosheremail@gmail.com</a>&nbsp;</li>
</ul>

High in Malibu (not that kinda high)

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Why Scaring Children Is Good for the Neighbourhood

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