Double A Chattery with Amanda Keller and Anita McGregor
Double A Chattery with Amanda Keller and Anita McGregor
One is an Australian media legend who doesn’t shy away from toilet humour on the radio, the other has a proper job as a forensic psychologist. Amanda Keller and her best friend Anita McGregor are often seen walking around their neighbourhood or catching up over a cup of tea discussing the things we’re all talking about (or not talking about) Double A Chattery is your weekly hit for smart, funny…Social links:
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A Double A Chattery Christmas Special
It’s our final episode for the year, and it’s a special one! Anita’s son Ben joins us in the studio while he’s home from Canada for Christmas. Ben is an advanced care paramedic, and we talk about the work he does, the situations he’s been in (from London’s busiest ambulance service to disaster res…
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Think Before You Go "No-Contact"
This week on Double A Chattery, we wade into one of the trickiest topics there is: going no contact with family. Anita breaks down what narcissism actually is as a clinical diagnosis, and why the word is being thrown around far too loosely online. Together, she and Amanda unpack the rise of adult …
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When Is a Risk Worth It? Dr Richard Harris on Tough Calls and Big Stakes
This week on Double A Chattery, we’re joined by Dr Richard “Harry” Harris, the anaesthetist and cave diver who helped rescue the 12 Thai boys and their coach in 2018. Harry talks through what was really happening in those crucial days, why he initially didn’t want to sedate the boys, how he made a …
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Did Women Really “Ruin” the Workplace?
We're talking about feminism, power, and what it means to live – and work – alongside men in 2025. After a huge emotional response to last week’s conversation with end-of-life vet Dr Lissi Kennedy, Amanda and Anita read some beautiful listener stories about saying goodbye to beloved pets, and the …
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Navigating Pet Loss with Dr Lissi Kennedy
This week on Double A Chattery, we're opening up about one of the hardest love stories we live — loving an ageing pet. We're joined by Dr Alicia (Lissi) Kennedy, an end-of-life veterinarian and founder of Cherished Pets, who calls herself a “social-hearted vet”. Lissi talks about the grace of agei…
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The Art of Giving (and Re-Giving)
This week on Double A Chattery, we’re unwrapping the strange, funny and revealing world of gift-giving. From the science of why some presents miss the mark to the social minefield of re-gifting, we talk about what our gifts really say about us. Facebook Instagram The Double A Chattery …
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Dr Sharonne Zaks on Trauma-Informed Care
We sit down with Dr Sharonne Zaks AM, a Melbourne-based dentist internationally recognised for pioneering trauma-informed dental care. Sharonne explains how the dental chair—one of the most vulnerable places a person can be—can re-trigger memories for survivors of trauma. Her work has transformed …
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Life After Lockdown: How COVID Changed Us Forever
Who are we now, five years after COVID first shut the world down? From lockdown memories to hybrid work, empty campuses and vanishing “weak ties,” the conversation explores what we’ve gained, and what we’ve lost, since 2020. Amanda recalls driving to work with a permission slip as an “essential” …
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Melanie and Jess Return to Double A Chattery
We're welcoming back two very special guests, Melanie and her daughter Jess, who first joined the show earlier this year to share their story in the lead-up to Melanie donating a kidney to Jess. Now, they’re back to tell us what happened next. When we last heard from them, Jess had just been diag…
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Ask Us Anything: 100 Episodes of Friendship, Feels & Fairy Porn
We're celebrating100 episodes of Double A Chattery — a milestone that feels both like yesterday and a lifetime in the making. In this special “Ask Us Anything” edition, we answer your questions that range from the heartfelt to the hilarious: how our friendship began (hint: it involves a kilt and ba…
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