

Why a silver medal isn’t good enough for Jessica Hull
Jessica Hull is one of the fastest women in the world and the first Australian woman in history to win an Olympic medal in the 1500 metres. But she says that silver medal in Paris was never the end goal. It was proof of what’s possible. On this episode of the Stellar podcast, Jessica shares why th…

Tammy Hembrow on "absent mum" claims and the sexist double standard
Tammy Hembrow is one of the most talked-about people on the internet, but depending on your algorithm, you might only know one version of her. The devoted mother of three. The fitness entrepreneur helming a multimillion-dollar empire. The glamorous influencer generating headlines everywhere she goe…

“I’m finally pregnant”: Erin Holland’s 20-round IVF journey
Erin Holland’s road to motherhood has been anything but easy. When she last joined the podcast in January, Erin was in the middle of a four-year fertility journey with her husband Ben Cutting and had just learnt the latest in a long line of IVF transfers had failed. Now, just ahead of Mother’s Da…

Tommy Little: “This is going to be real vulnerable”
It may surprise you that Tommy Little is big on self-awareness. Having carved out a two decade long career in stand-up, radio, and television that has traded on his self-deprecating style of humour, Tommy is now in pursuit of something much bigger. In this episode of the Stellar podcast, Tommy re…

Dr Chris Brown: romance, renos and a wild encounter with “cocaine hippos”
Dr Chris Brown is a man who doesn't stay still for long. Since moving networks from Ten to Seven three years ago, the former Bondi Vet, I'm A Celeb and Dancing With The Stars host is back front and centre to launch two new projects that have taken him across Australia and around the globe, leaving …

Lisa Wilkinson breaks her silence
Across more than four decades as a journalist and television presenter, Lisa Wilkinson has told plenty of compelling stories. But in the past five years, she has spent more time making headlines than reading them. Now, Lisa sits down for her first interview in more than four years to unpack the pe…

Sneak peek: an Easter weekend teaser
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Twenty years after Idol, Jessica Mauboy can’t forget the body shaming
When a 16-year-old Jessica Mauboy stood on a makeshift stage in the middle of the desert for her Australian Idol audition, she was just a shy kid from Darwin with a massive voice. Within a few years, she was catapulted from the Top End to the top of the charts. Earlier this year, Jessica returned …

Amber Sherlock thinks TV still isn’t ready for women over 50
In November last year, newsreader and weather presenter Amber Sherlock was let go from her role at the Nine Network, an announcement that made headlines and had paparazzi camped outside her house. Suddenly, after almost 20 years at the network, Amber found herself without the security of a full-ti…

Melanie C on sexism, ageism and the Spice Girls’ group chats
Thirty years ago this July, a catchy song called ‘Wannabe’, sung by a then-unknown pop group called the Spice Girls, hit radio airwaves – and a global phenomenon was born. For Melanie C, who was just 22 at the time and one-fifth of the group that brought “girl power” to a new generation, the sudd…