Kirsty Forbes is an autistic support specialist for neurodivergent people and their families and professionals; and the Founding Director of both inTune Pathways and The Neurodivergent Co. Her work is informed by her extensive professional exp

BONUS EP - Ruth De Souza

Dec 7th, 2020 54m 35s

Dr Ruth De Souza is a nurse, academic, researcher, agitator, speaker and consultant specialising in cross cultural engagement and cultural safety. Ruth and Nelly met via mutual friends and bonded over various things; including a mutual love of

BONUS EP - 8yo Florence

Nov 10th, 2020 20m 57s

Today’s episode is a first – Nelly Interviews a family member! Florence is Nelly’s 8 year old daughter and as you’d expect, she has a big heart and some firm views. In this special bonus episode Florence shares her favourite person (her mum), h

Eddie Perfect

Aug 31st, 2020 57m 2s

Eddie Perfect is one of Australia’s most diverse, respected and prolific writer/ composer/ performers. His most recent work as Composer of Beetlejuice The Musical on Broadway won him a Tony Award for Best Original Score. Hello! How marvellous

Shiralee Hood, comedian

Aug 24th, 2020 48m 16s

Shiralee Hood is Australia’s #1 female Aboriginal comedian. Winner of the 2009 Deadly Funny competition and nominee for a 2012 VIPA Award, Shiralee has been rocking audiences throughout Australia with hilarious stories and an outrageously funny

Cal Wilson, comedian

Aug 17th, 2020 51m 53s

Cal Wilson came across the Tasman in 2003 and has gone on to become one of our most popular comedians. In 2018, Cal was invited by Netflix to the Montreal Just for Laughs comedy festival in Montreal to record a Netflix Original Comedy Special w

Maria Bamford

Aug 10th, 2020 53m 30s

Lady Dynamite, Ms Maria Bamford is comedy royalty. Stephen Colbert called her his “favourite comedian on earth” and Judd Apatow said she is “the funniest woman in the world.” They're both right. She's something special. Brutally honest, she is

Celia Pacquola

Aug 3rd, 2020 37m 24s

Celia Pacquola is a chameleon – a stand up comedian, writer and actor who springs between stage and screen and has become one of our best-loved and most in-demand performers.She was the youngest woman to host the Melbourne Comedy Festival gala

Kath Duncan

Jul 27th, 2020 42m 9s

Kath Duncan is a crip elder, producer, researcher, writer and performer who has been within Australia’s disability arts scene since the mid 1980s. Kath has worked for ABC, SBS, community tv and radio, and is co-founder of the queer crip spoken

Gregg Andrews

Jul 20th, 2020 42m 34s

Fierce, loud, black and proud Gregg Andrews is a wonderful human with a massive life story crammed into his young 22 years. Nelly met Gregg on the comedy circuit when she mentored him as part of Melbourne International Comedy Festival's Class

Dee Madigan

Jul 13th, 2020 36m 54s

Dee Madigan is a Creative Director and political strategist who specialises in ad campaigns for the non bastard types. You'll probably know her as a panellist on The Gruen Planet (ABC TV) and appears on Sky's The Contrarians, PM Live and The Pe

David Feeney

Jul 6th, 2020 38m 42s

Our guest is none other than former Australian Senator - now scruffy Arts Student and stay-at-home-dad - David Feeney. David is a former Australian politician. He was the Labor member for the division of Batman in the House of Representatives f

Rosie Batty AO

Jun 28th, 2020 32m 16s

Following the death of her son, Luke, in 2014, Rosie has been instrumental in successfully influencing an unprecedented national focus on family violence at both a political and societal level. Rosie was named Australian of the Year in 2015 and

Andy Ashcraft - Game Designer

Jun 21st, 2020 32m 48s

Andy Ashcraft has been designing games since he discovered D&D in the early 80’s. He got his first professional game-design gig in 1994 after running a 60+ player LARP. He teaches game design and interactive narrative at the New York Film Acade

Jason Tamiru

Jun 14th, 2020 21m 58s

Jason Tamiru is a proud Yorta Yorta man passionate about his people and culture. He has worked with many of Melbourne’s most iconic performing arts companies, museums and festivals and is currently a Producer at the acclaimed Malthouse Theatre.

Rosa Votta

Jun 8th, 2020 36m 3s

Rosa Voto is an Italian born performing artist and founder of the Melbourne school of Tarantella Dance. She joins us on this, our debut episode to talk about her childhood friend (and woman 60 years her senior) Tosca, her Nonno’s stinky donkey

Person Place Thing, a little podcast for Big Times

Jun 3rd, 2020 1m 7s

Hi there,My name is Nelly Thomas and you are listening to PERSON. PLACE and THING a little podcast for big times.What’s the podcast about?What’s it for?I don’t know about you, but I consume too much news. Too much doom and gloom. Then there’s t