Five of My Life
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Five of My Life
In the Five Of My Life challenge, author Nigel Marsh chats to people from all walks of life, about the 5 choices - a Film, Book, Song, Place and Possession - that enable them to tell the stories of their lives. Contact Nigel and discover his books at nigelmarsh.com
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#190 Ant Duckworth
Ant Duckworth is passionate about building Dear Coco into the world’s next great coffee company.
It’s well on its way — but the start hasn’t bee...
#189 Tim Husband
Tim Husband is a global leader in improving animal care — designing and directing some of the world’s best Zoos.
Not a future he could have imag...
#188 Dr Marianne Jauncey
Dr Marianne Jauncey is the Director of the ground breaking Medically Supervised Injecting Centre in Sydney. Her work providing people who inject drugs...
#187 Kylie Moore-Gilbert
In 2018 Australian University lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert travelled to a routine conference in Iran. What followed is the stuff of nightmares.
...
#186 Gary Bell
Gary Bell grew up in a slum the son of a penniless miner and sweet factory worker.
His early adulthood as an uneducated convicted fraudster, vi...
#185 Dianne McGrath
Dianne McGrath trained, and was selected for, a one way trip to Mars.
She also has completed a 40,000 nautical mile round the world yacht race.<...
#184 Sean Maloney
Sean Maloney is the voice of rugby. For years he has commentated on the game at every level - Super Rugby, The Rugby Championship, World Cups and Lion...
#183 Markus Zusak
The Book Thief author Markus Zusak has sold over 20 million copies of his books - in over 40 languages - around the world. A charming character and w...
#182 Gail Holmes
The youngest of seven children, and only girl, Gail Holmes has lead a fascinating life.
Whether it be flying a plane before driving a car, build...
#181 Anna Bryant
"The 1980s put a whole generation of women into therapy”.
Anna Bryant is one of Australia’s leading social researchers with decades of global e...
#180 Tim Olsen
Tim Olsen is one of Australia’s most recognised and respected art identities. In his role running one of the country’s leading galleries he has nurtur...
#179 Katie Duncan
Death is Katie Duncan’s business.
As a certified Death Doula her passion is to better prepare and support people through their, and their loved...
#177 Maz Farrelly
For years Maz Farrelly produced a number of the biggest shows on earth - Big Brother, X factor, Celebrity Apprentice, to name just a few.
Discov...
From the Vault: #68 Anthony Albanese
In this wide ranging conversation Anthony Albanese reveals, amongst other things, his mistakes, genuine passion for music, admiration for the Queen an...
#183 Peter Greste
Professor Peter Greste spent 400 harrowing days in an Egyptian jail on fabricated terrorism charges. An experience that is the subject of a major new...
#176 Lucy Wark
Lucy Wark is the founder of Normal, a sexual wellness brand giving everyone the tools, information and confidence to explore sexuality without stress...
#175 James Weir
James Weir is a national treasure.
One of the country’s finest comedic writers his newspaper columns have been delighting fans, and setting rea...
#174 Jacinta Tynan
Jacinta Tynan has spent over 30 years in the media industry in her varied roles as a TV presenter, journalist, reporter and columnist. Also a successf...
#173 Top Ten: Song Choices
I always politely decline when people ask me what my Five choices would be if I were the guest, not the host, of the show.
However when asked by...
#172 Paul Sinton-Hewitt
Paul Sinton-Hewitt’s parkrun is truly a global phenomenon.
From humble beginnings in 2004 it has grown to be one of the world’s biggest - and mo...
#171 Pip Courtney
Pip Courtney is an Australian icon.
Her work on ABC’s Landline TV programme for over 30 years has made her a national treasure - her compellin...
From the Vault: #64 Jacqui Lambie
For Jacqui Lambie - Senator for Tasmania - no topic was off limits when she took The Five Of My Life challenge.
Nominated by Jan Fran, Jacqui te...
From the Vault: #74 Naomi Mourra
Leaving the Jehovah Witness church is always difficult, but even more so when you're a Lebanese Lesbian. Stand-up Naomi Mourra has taken her challengi...
From the Vault: #4 Osher Günsberg
Host Nigel Marsh speaks to Osher Günsberg, one of Australia’s most recognisable and loved media personalities. Currently on our screens as the host of...
From the Vault: #93 Holly Wainwright
Holly Wainwright has had a long career as a journalist and editor, most recently as head of Content at Mamamia - Australia's only women's media compan...
From the Vault: #18 Dr. Charlie Teo
The globally renowned neurosurgeon is named as one of Australia’s most trusted people for taking on the cases others class as hopeless and synonymous...
From the Vault: #107 Amanda Keller
Amanda Keller is one of Australia's most successful and most loved media personalities. Whether it be hosting the nation's most listened to radio show...
From the Vault: #26 Matt Okine
Crab fishing with his dad in QLD and a cheating girlfriend. Host Nigel Marsh unlocks the funny stories behind Matt Okine's success in comedy, writing,...
#170 Anita Jacoby
Anita Jacoby is a legend in the media industry having enjoyed pivotal roles at every major network. Over her career she has produced a number of iconi...
#169 Sir John Hegarty
Knighted for his lifelong service to creative industries Sir John Hegarty has been central to the global advertising scene for over six decades. His p...
From The Vault: #11 Richard Glover
From The Vault: To honour Richard Glover as he hands over the reins to ABC’s Sydney Drive program we are reissuing Episode 11 - his wonderfully entert...
#168 David Gonski
David Gonski has been called ’The Chairman Of Everything’ - Coca-Cola, Hoyts, Film Australia, NIDA, The Australian Stock Exchange, The Sydney Theatre...
#167 Paige Kennedy
Paige Kennedy is an alternative pop artist who’s breakthrough single ‘Lingerie Model’ saw their online following explode and garnered rave reviews for...
#166 Joe Hildebrand
Joe Hildebrand is one of Australia’s best known journalists and media presenters.
Creator and host of the News Show ’The Real Story with Joe Hil...
#165 Kerri Sackville
Kerri Sackville is a prolific writer who, on top of her columns in the Sydney Morning Herald, Sunday Life and Melbourne Age, has published five bestse...
#164 Andy Miller
As CEO of Heaps Normal Andy Miller has helped transform an entire industry: and changed Australian drinking culture.
A fascinating , thoughtful...
#163 Sarah Bailey
Sarah Bailey is an impressive triple threat: successfully managing to combine writing a series of bestselling crime thrillers with running an award wi...
#162 Heather Mitchell
The glowing global accolades Heather Mitchell received for her performance as Ruth Bader Ginsburg came as no surprise to her fans, as Heather has been...
From The Vault: #29 Chris Mitchell
From The Vault: As the media landscape becomes relentlessly ever more simplistic, shouty and siloed I wanted to re-release this thoughtful and moving...
#161 Jonathan Seidler
Jonathan Seidler is the bestselling author of ‘It’s a shame about Ray’ and ‘All the beautiful things you love’. His writing regularly features in The...