Sue Brierley speaks with Mia Freedman about her other son - Mantosh - and his battles with mental illness. 

Sue Brierley speaks with Mia Freedman about her other son - Mantosh - and his battles with mental illness.&nbsp;

Riveting stories. Fascinating lives. Australia’s #1 interview podcast, with Kate Langbroek.

Riveting stories. Fascinating lives. Australia&rsquo;s #1 interview podcast, with Kate Langbroek.

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Sue Brierley on what really happened to Mantosh.

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Waleed Aly spent more than a decade on our screens four nights a week on The Project. He’s one of the most recognisable people in Australian media, yet he has never had a social media account and very few of us know much about him at all.

In this conversation, Kate and her former Project colleague go back to Vermont in Melbourne’s east, where the son of Egyptian migrants grew up in a house where big ideas were argued over the dinner table, and where his English-teacher mum still corrects his grammar. He talks about how close his dad came to giving up on Australia altogether, the trip to Cairo at 20 that changed his faith, and how the woman he married first told him she wouldn’t marry him “if you were the last man on earth”.

Waleed opens up about keeping his kids out of the public eye, the backlash that came with his Gold Logie, the night he lost his father, and whether he really did cry on the last night of The Project. And he explains why he’ll never go into politics, why he’s a pessimist who wishes he were an optimist, and the peace that comes from accepting you’re not in control.

Reasoning with Chaos: Dispatches from disorder by Waleed Aly is available now. 

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Host: Kate Langbroek

Executive Producer: Bree Player

Video, Content and Social Producer: Jess Chan

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Waleed Aly spent more than a decade on our screens four nights a week on The Project. He&rsquo;s one of the most recognisable people in Australian media, yet he has never had a social media account and very few of us know much about him at all.
In this conversation, Kate and her former Project colleague go back to Vermont in Melbourne&rsquo;s east, where the son of Egyptian migrants grew up in a house where big ideas were argued over the dinner table, and where his English-teacher mum still corrects his grammar. He talks about how close his dad came to giving up on Australia altogether, the trip to Cairo at 20 that changed his faith, and how the woman he married first told him she wouldn&rsquo;t marry him &ldquo;if you were the last man on earth&rdquo;.
Waleed opens up about keeping his kids out of the public eye, the backlash that came with his Gold Logie, the night he lost his father, and whether he really did cry on the last night of The Project. And he explains why he&rsquo;ll never go into politics, why he&rsquo;s a pessimist who wishes he were an optimist, and the peace that comes from accepting you&rsquo;re not in control.
<a href="https://www.allenandunwin.com/browse/book/Waleed-Aly-Reasoning-with-Chaos-9781761474316">Reasoning with Chaos:&nbsp;Dispatches from disorder&nbsp;by Waleed Aly is available now.&nbsp;</a>
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Host: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/katelangbroek/?hl=en">Kate Langbroek</a>
Executive Producer:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/breeplayer/?hl=en"> Bree Player</a>
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Waleed Aly: The Private Life Of A Very Public Man

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In 2005, Nic Russell’s two-year-old daughter, Kenzie, was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer. Months later, while Kenzie was still in treatment, Nic was diagnosed with breast cancer herself. Kenzie died just after Christmas that year. She was three.

In the years since, Nic has started a children’s grief charity in her daughter’s name, campaigned for women’s access to life-saving cancer treatment, been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease and, in 2022, had a heart transplant.

In this conversation, Nic tells Kate about growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, fighting to get doctors to listen, the comedian she says saved her life, and what grieving people actually need from the rest of us.

Nic Russell's memoir, Bollix: When Life Isn’t All It’s Craic’d Up To Be, is out now.

If this episode has brought anything up for you, support is available: Lifeline: 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au

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Host: Kate Langbroek

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Video, Content and Social Producer: Jess Chan

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In 2005, Nic Russell&rsquo;s two-year-old daughter, Kenzie, was diagnosed with a rare childhood cancer. Months later, while Kenzie was still in treatment, Nic was diagnosed with breast cancer herself. Kenzie died just after Christmas that year. She was three.
In the years since, Nic has started a children&rsquo;s grief charity in her daughter&rsquo;s name, campaigned for women&rsquo;s access to life-saving cancer treatment, been diagnosed with Parkinson&rsquo;s disease and, in 2022, had a heart transplant.
In this conversation, Nic tells Kate about growing up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles, fighting to get doctors to listen, the comedian she says saved her life, and what grieving people actually need from the rest of us.
<a href="https://www.thenile.com.au/books/nic-russell/bollix/9781776891870">Nic Russell's memoir, Bollix: When Life Isn&rsquo;t All It&rsquo;s Craic&rsquo;d Up To Be, is out now.</a>
If this episode has brought anything up for you, support is available: Lifeline: 13 11 14 or lifeline.org.au
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<li aria-level="1">Listen: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/judith-lucy-wrote-the-book-on-wellness-then-she-got-cancer/">Judith Lucy Wrote the Book on Wellness. Then She Got Cancer</a></li>
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Nic Russell Lost Her Daughter, Survived Cancer, Has Parkinson’s and Needed a New Heart. This Is Her Story.

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Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esme Creed-Miles are bringing Jane Austen’s Sense & Sensibility to a new generation — and one creative choice has already sparked a very passionate debate.

While in Australia promoting the new adaptation, Daisy and Esme sat down with The Spill’s Laura Brodnik to talk about becoming the Dashwood sisters, the friendship they first formed years before making this film, and why they felt so safe and supported by one another on set.

They also address the conversation surrounding the film’s historically unconventional hair and styling choices, why Esme believes some of the criticism misses the point, and why Daisy says a new adaptation should offer audiences something distinctive rather than simply recreate what has come before.

Plus, they talk falling in love with Jane Austen, sisterhood, romance, and the unexpected Love Island memories that connect them to the very first time they worked together.

Find more celebrity interviews and entertainment conversations on The Spill, wherever you get your podcasts.

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Host and Executive Producer (No Filter): Bree Player

Executive Producer (The Spill): Monisha Iswaran

Video, Content and Social Producer: Jess Chan

Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.

 

Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esme Creed-Miles are bringing Jane Austen&rsquo;s Sense &amp; Sensibility to a new generation &mdash; and one creative choice has already sparked a very passionate debate.
While in Australia promoting the new adaptation, Daisy and Esme sat down with The Spill&rsquo;s Laura Brodnik to talk about becoming the Dashwood sisters, the friendship they first formed years before making this film, and why they felt so safe and supported by one another on set.
They also address the conversation surrounding the film&rsquo;s historically unconventional hair and styling choices, why Esme believes some of the criticism misses the point, and why Daisy says a new adaptation should offer audiences something distinctive rather than simply recreate what has come before.
Plus, they talk falling in love with Jane Austen, sisterhood, romance, and the unexpected Love Island memories that connect them to the very first time they worked together.
<a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/the-spill/">Find more celebrity interviews and entertainment conversations on The Spill, wherever you get your podcasts.</a>
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<li aria-level="1">Listen: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/jason-donovan-viper-room-kylie-minogue-no-filter/">"I Didn't Know How to Deal With It": Jason Donovan on the Years That Almost Broke Him</a></li>
<li aria-level="1">Listen: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/cassandra-thorburn-stage-three-rare-breast-cancer-diagnosis/">Cassandra Thorburn: "I Have My Own Platform To Say My Truth"</a></li>
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<li aria-level="1">Listen: <a href="https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/no-filter/jessie-stephens-twins-motherhood-interview/">"I Went to a Really Dark Place": Jessie Stephens on the Six Months Nobody Saw</a></li>
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Guest: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/daisyedgarjones/?hl=en">Daisy Edgar-Jones</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/esme_creedmiles/?hl=en">Esm&eacute; Creed-Miles</a>
Host and Executive Producer (No Filter):<a href="https://www.instagram.com/breeplayer/?hl=en"> Bree Player</a>
Executive Producer (The Spill): Monisha Iswaran
Video, Content and Social Producer: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/jeschann">Jess Chan</a>
Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land on which we have recorded this podcast.
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Daisy Edgar-Jones & Esmé Creed-Miles On The Sense And Sensibility Controversy

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