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Ep2.21 – Laurie Steed on the unedited writers life

I take a deep dive into the myth of the writer’s life with author, mentor and journalist, Laurie Steed. In this unflinching conversation, Laurie talks about: • Daydreaming on a trampoline • How an existential crisis in his mid 20’s led to a life changing epiphany. • Writing fiction and finding the emotional truth within […]

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Ep2.20 – Barry Divola – Driving Stevie Fracasso

If you love music like do, then you’re going to love this episode of Josh Langley Gets to Know. I chat with music journo for Rolling Stone, Who Magazine and Sydney Morning Herald, Barry Divola, about his new road trip novel, ‘Driving Stevie Fracasso’. We discuss: • Barry’s childhood • Where his passion for music […]

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Ep2.19 – Kitty Black – On talking to kids about feelings, and living with ADHD

Talking about the emotional wellbeing of kids is close to my heart and that’s why this chat I had with fabulous WA kid’s author Kitty Black is so special. Kitty is about to release two books that discuss feelings and emotions, ‘Follow Your Feelings – Lucy and Sad’ and ‘Follow Your Feelings – Max and […]

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Ep2.18 – Ming Johanson – You can be creative and successful

Meet Ming Johanson, Mother of Unicorns and CEO of Marketing Jumpstart. If you’re serious about making a living from your art, writing or whatever, then you need to watch this. https://marketingjumpstart.com.au/

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Ep2.17 – Amelia McInerney – Who Fed Zed

Amelia McInerney is on a roll! After the success of Book Chook, Bad Crab and My Bird Bertie, Amelia is back with her new book, Who Fed Zed out through Allen and Unwin. We talk about how Who Fed Zed was inspired by a personal story about food allergies, and how the writing just flowed. […]

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Ep2.16 – David Allan-Petale, author of Locust Summer

Download the audio version Locust Summer is one of the must reads for 2021 and I was lucky enough to talk to the author, David Allan Petale. David’s life story is one of adventure, travel, discovery and inspiration and we unpack a lot of it during our conversation, including his time working as a journalist […]

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Ep2.15 – Cameron MacIntosh, author of the Max Booth kids series

I loved doing this interview with author of the Max Booth Super Sleuth series, Cameron Macintosh and finding out what motivates him as a writer and what inspired his latest book series.

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Ep2.14 – Professor Helen Milroy – Connecting to nature, childhood trauma, and dissociation

*Trigger warning. This conversation involves discussions about childhood trauma. This was a very important conversation for me to have and validated things I’d been thinking and feeling for a long time. I hope it helps you in some way too.* My interview with WA’s Australian of the Year for 2021, Professor Helen Milroy, starts out […]

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Ep2.13 – Georgie Donaghey – Celebrating 10 years of Creative Kids Tales

I take you behind the scenes of one of Australia’s biggest children’s author services, Creative Kid’s Tales with owner and founder Georgie Donaghey. We discuss how she started the business 10 years ago, and how it’s grown to have 4 divisions, over 1,300 members and is now a big industry player.

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Ep2.12 – Brigid Lowry – on self-kindness, anxiety, Buddhism, and melancholy

Oh gee, where do I start with this interview? It started out as a grey day with a tinge of sadness, but after chatting with Author and Zen student, Brigid Lowry I felt ok with being human again and the weather of feelings that comes with it. We chat about her latest book out through […]

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