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Ep. 162 Alison Whyte

Alison Whyte is one of Australia’s most accomplished and versatile actors, celebrated for her commanding presence across stage and screen.

Born in Tasmania she began her artistic journey as a ballet dancer before training at the Victorian College of the Arts, where she honed the craft that would define her career.

She rose to national prominence with her breakout role in the satirical television series Frontline, earning a Silver Logie Award for Most Outstanding Actress.

Her screen career spans acclaimed performances in Satisfaction, The Dressmaker, and The Jammed and, I reckon even more impressively, in theatre, she has starred in productions with the Melbourne Theatre Company, Sydney Theatre Company, and Belvoir, including standout roles in Death of a Salesman, The Testament of Mary, and Summer of the Seventeenth Doll.

She is the recipient of multiple industry awards including Green Room, Helpmann and Sydney Theatre Awards for her work on stage, as well as Logie and ASTRA Awards for her work onscreen.

She is currently at the Belvoir Theatre’s ‘the true history of the life and death of King Lear & his three daughters’.

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Ep. 161 Mandy McElhinney

Mandy McElhinney is one of Australia’s most respected screen and stage actors, celebrated for performances that move confidently between sharp comedy and emotionally charged drama.

She has amassed an extensive list of credits across television, film, and theatre since her career began in 1994. As an actor, she became a household name not through those mediums but as “Rhonda” in the hugely popular AAMI insurance commercials, a role that turned her into a pop‑culture icon.

She went on to deliver acclaimed performances as Matron Frances Bolton in “Love Child”, mining magnate Gina Rinehart in “House of Hancock”, and Nene King in “Paper Giants: Magazine Wars”.​

Alongside recent work in series such as “Wakefield” and “Home and Away”, McElhinney now stars as Eileen in “Ghosts Australia”, confirming her status as a distinctive and enduring presence in Australian storytelling.

We had a great chat about her work and her journey in life.

If you'd like to see her most recent work Ghosts Australia is on channel 10 and Paramount+

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Ep. 160 Amanda MacKenzie

Amanda MacKenzie is one of Australia's most influential voices in climate change advocacy and policy communication.

As the Chief Executive Officer of the Climate Council, she has spent over a decade transforming how Australians understand and engage with climate science, policy, and action.

And whilst terms such as ‘policy communication’ seem like government speak, the reality is both brilliant and simple. The organisation's success under my Amanda’s leadership lies in its ability to translate complex climate science into understandable, accessible, actionable information for policymakers, media, and the general public.

It’s not a ‘one size fits all’. It doesn’t just present dry scientific data and have you try and interpret its significance. It’s a communications strategy that connects climate science to everyday concerns about health, economics, and community wellbeing.

Amanda MacKenzie’s contributions to climate advocacy and public policy have been widely recognized here and overseas.

I enjoyed this conversation because she simplified a complex subject...or a subject that has been made complex. Unnecessarily.

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