Ever considered what your environmental impact as a creative is? This episode I'm joined by mother daughter duo, Olivia and Orla from Zozii Active - An ethical and sustainable activewear company that is changing the way we purchase our workout gear. We discuss where we're going wrong as an industry and ways we can be making a difference for our planet in the studio, on stage, behind the scenes and in everyday life.  London Theatre District Statistics:https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/green_theatre_summary.pdf

Ever considered what your environmental impact as a creative is? This episode I'm joined by mother daughter duo, Olivia and Orla from Zozii Active - An ethical and sustainable activewear company that is changing the way we purchase our workout gear. We discuss where we're going wrong as an industry and ways we can be making a difference for our planet in the studio, on stage, behind the scenes and in everyday life. London Theatre District Statistics: <a href="https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/green_theatre_summary.pdf" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/green_theatre_summary.pdf</a>

25. SUSTAINABILITY w/ Zozii Active

News room for whats happening in our dance industry. Quick updates on all upcoming auditions, shows, workshops, training programs and where to find out more information. It's all about spreading the love and making sure we're all up to date! If you want it promoted, get in touch with me!!

24. SHOWBIZ THINGZ

HELLO DANCE PODERS! Welcome to 2021 and THE CATCH UP with me! Here we'll get to know each other a little more and have a debrief at the start of each week! Life updates, what's coming up for the podcast and our industry and SO MUCH MORE!! This first episode back will get you up to speed on my move back across the country, going viral and my current situation. ENJOY!

23. THE CATCH UP

Chatting with 7 year old Kenzie aka Combo Girl and her gorgeous mum Tammy about what it's like growing up in today's dance industry, what she loves about our community and what we could all work harder on for this next generation coming through. We also uncover why Kenzie hates mashed potatoes and apparently I look like Lauren Elton with white hair... Love that for me. ENJOY!

22. COMBO GIRL w/ Kenzie & Tammy

Matt Antonucci

Matt is mostly based in London working as a professional dancer/choreographer. Right now, he's back in Australia and is ready to share his knowledge and passion for creativity with other young professionals and emerging artists through his three day mentorship and training program, 'The Intensive by Matt'. This course aims to nurture dancers who are ready to reinvest and reinvent themselves through the transition from student to professional. The Intensive will include advanced technical exercises, various choreography, improvisation and creative tasks, discussions, goal setting and personal feedback. As a bonus, He has the fabulous Sarah Boulter joining him throughout the course to provide the dancers with further guidance and advice. First program starts tomorrow 8th -10th December 2020 with more to come in the future.

21. THE INTENSIVE w/ Matt Antonucci

Maddy Hassan is the creator and director of Dancers Unite - An annual performance night combining some of the best dancers in Melbourne to raise money for various charities.  She sat down with me to explain how others can get involved and what to expect from the night!It was established in 2015 with the goal to raise money and awareness for various charities by bringing together the dance community to educate young girls and boys about real world issues. Being 15 at the time, a school project turned into a fundraising event that I felt important to carry on. The performance night consists of a number of dance schools performing their best dances, a small amount of very talented solo acts and one or two singing show pleasers. The event also offers snacks and drinks, games and prizes and a fun MC to guide the night. To ensure the focus does not deflect from the cause we are raising awareness for, a guest speaker from the foundation will attend and make a brief keynote on the charity, the importance of being aware and thanking the dancers and supporters for their contribution. Funds raised through tickets, purchases on the night and other such donations go towards the chosen charity. We have fundraised for Make A Wish Foundation, Royal Children’s Hospital and The Australian Lung Foundation. In 2020 we gained five amazing sponsors who supported our show and hope to further this. Unfortunately, this year’s show was cancelled due to Covid-19, however much more is being planned for our 2021 show.

Maddy Hassan is the creator and director of Dancers Unite - An annual performance night combining some of the best dancers in Melbourne to raise money for various charities. She sat down with me to explain how others can get involved and what to expect from the night! It was established in 2015 with the goal to raise money and awareness for various charities by bringing together the dance community to educate young girls and boys about real world issues. Being 15 at the time, a school project turned into a fundraising event that I felt important to carry on. The performance night consists of a number of dance schools performing their best dances, a small amount of very talented solo acts and one or two singing show pleasers. The event also offers snacks and drinks, games and prizes and a fun MC to guide the night. To ensure the focus does not deflect from the cause we are raising awareness for, a guest speaker from the foundation will attend and make a brief keynote on the charity, the importance of being aware and thanking the dancers and supporters for their contribution. Funds raised through tickets, purchases on the night and other such donations go towards the chosen charity. We have fundraised for Make A Wish Foundation, Royal Children’s Hospital and The Australian Lung Foundation. In 2020 we gained five amazing sponsors who supported our show and hope to further this. Unfortunately, this year’s show was cancelled due to Covid-19, however much more is being planned for our 2021 show.

20. DANCERS UNITE w/ Maddy Hassan

Kelley Abbey

Dancers, your Christmas list is about to have another item added to it…I sat down with Co-Producers Kelley Abbey and Louise Telford to ask all of those questions you’re dying to know!Light The Way Dance Collective is the first of its kind. A documented celebration of Australian dance industry greats across multiple generations and genres. From choreographers, tap icons, ballet and commercial dancers to contemporary industry leaders and creatives. There are over 50 incredible people in this book, including some of the biggest names in the business.

Dancers, your Christmas list is about to have another item added to it… I sat down with Co-Producers Kelley Abbey and Louise Telford to ask all of those questions you’re dying to know! Light The Way Dance Collective is the first of its kind. A documented celebration of Australian dance industry greats across multiple generations and genres. From choreographers, tap icons, ballet and commercial dancers to contemporary industry leaders and creatives. There are over 50 incredible people in this book, including some of the biggest names in the business.

19. LIGHT THE WAY w/ Kelley Abbey & Louise Telford

Mother daughter duo Kali &amp; Charlie from Dance Matters Podcast share their journey so far with dance, life and podcasting! Kali has some fabulous tips and tricks for new parents entering the dance world, Charlie shares her love of dance, they let me in on some funny stories they've encountered with guests so far and how they manage work, school, extra curricular activities, cohosting a podcast, starting a YouTube channel, meal planning, family life and MORE!

18. DANCE MATTERS w/ Kali & Charlie

Paul Malek

Want to know how to stay current in the dance world? Paul and I discuss the importance of personal evolution in an ever changing and fast paced industry. Staying true to your core values whilst experimenting with new pathways and concepts to ensure we avoid being pigeonholed and breaking free of mainstream short term trends. Paul has had such a unique career so far and his knowledge/hunger to always be doing more for our industry is like no other.

17. EVOLVING w/ Paul Malek

Paul and I are discussing all issues surrounding payment in our industry and the importance of speaking up. This topic is nothing new, it’s been a battle we’ve been having for years and years that sadly is still not resolving itself. The AFL situation has simply highlighted the need for continuing education in the community. Exposure as payment from organisations such as AFL is not acceptable.Our industry needs to be seen as a workplace and not a voluntary hobby. We are not all sitting around waiting for chances to be “seen.”  We rely on our training, experience and hard work to make money. For the majority of us, this is our entire lively hood. So much goes into producing a live performance and isn’t a matter of just getting out there and dancing. It’s already hard enough to convince others that dance is a viable career path. Requesting free performances for events as big as an AFL Grand Final is such a slap in the face and goes against everything we’ve been working so hard to erase from our industry. #PAYTHEDANCERS

Paul and I are discussing all issues surrounding payment in our industry and the importance of speaking up. This topic is nothing new, it’s been a battle we’ve been having for years and years that sadly is still not resolving itself. The AFL situation has simply highlighted the need for continuing education in the community. Exposure as payment from organisations such as AFL is not acceptable. Our industry needs to be seen as a workplace and not a voluntary hobby. We are not all sitting around waiting for chances to be “seen.” We rely on our training, experience and hard work to make money. For the majority of us, this is our entire lively hood. So much goes into producing a live performance and isn’t a matter of just getting out there and dancing. It’s already hard enough to convince others that dance is a viable career path. Requesting free performances for events as big as an AFL Grand Final is such a slap in the face and goes against everything we’ve been working so hard to erase from our industry. #PAYTHEDANCERS

16. KNOW YOUR WORTH w/ Paul Malek & Millie Slennett

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How our mind explains things:[topic-start]
“The way that the mind works, very frequently, is that we start from a decision, or we start from a belief, and then the stories that explain it come to our mind. Conclusions come first, and rationalizations come later.”[topic-end]
How we come to believe things:[topic-start]
"The real cause of your belief in a political position, the real causes are rooted in your personal history. They’re rooted in who are the people that you trusted and what they seemed to believe in, and it has very little to do with the reasons that come to your mind, why your position is correct and the position of the other side is nonsensical."[topic-end]
Who is Daniel Kahneman:[topic-start]
Nobel prize winning psychologist and economist who helped created the field of behavioural economics.

The Nobel Prize-winning psychologist on why we think and act the way we do — and why facts matter less than we think in forming our beliefs.
With his book Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman emerged as one of the most intriguing voices on the complexity of human thought and behavior. He is a psychologist who won the Nobel Prize in economics for helping to create the field of behavioral economics — and is a self-described “constant worrier.” It’s fun, helpful, and more than a little unnerving to apply his insights into why we think and act the way we do in this moment of social and political tumult.
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Daniel Kahneman — Why We Contradict Ourselves and Confound Each Other

Real scenarios of a hospital during a war:[topic-start]
“... we were hand squeezing his ventilator as we ran out of oxygen" and when we finally found the physician to get more oxygen, he said "We don't have any oxygen left, you're going to have to let him go"[topic-end]
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An investigative journalist who won the Pulitzer Prize for her coverage of Memorial Hospital (the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina).

Sheri Fink on the tragedy of being forced to choose who's life to save

When people are dying and you can only save some, how do you choose? Maybe you save the youngest. Or the sickest. Maybe you even just put all the names in a hat and pick at random. Would your answer change if a sick person was standing right in front of you? In this episode, we follow New York Times reporter Sheri Fink as she searches for the answer. In a warzone, a hurricane, a church basement, and an earthquake, the question remains the same. What happens, what should happen, when humans are forced to play god? Produced by Simon Adler and Annie McEwen. Reported by Sheri Fink.  In the book that inspired this episode you can find more about what transpired at Memorial Hospital during Hurricane Katrina, Sheri Fink’s exhaustively reported Five Days at Memorial You can find more about the work going on in Maryland at: www.nytimes.com/triage Very special thanks to Lilly Sullivan.  Special thanks also to: Pat Walters and Jim McCutcheon and Todd Menesses from WWL in New Orleans, the researchers for the allocation of scarce resources project in Maryland - Dr. Lee Daugherty Biddison from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Howie Gwon from the Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Emergency Management, Alan Regenberg of the Berman Institute of Bioethics and Dr. Eric Toner of the UPMC Center for Health Security.  Support Radiolab by becoming a member today at Radiolab.org/donate.    

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When people are dying and you can only save some, how do you choose? Maybe you save the youngest. Or the sickest. Maybe you even just put all the names in a hat and pick at random. Would your answer change if a sick person was standing right in front of you? In this episode, we follow New York Times reporter Sheri Fink as she searches for the answer. In a warzone, a hurricane, a church basement, and an earthquake, the question remains the same. What happens, what should happen, when humans are forced to play god? Produced by Simon Adler and Annie McEwen. Reported by Sheri Fink.  In the book that inspired this episode you can find more about what transpired at Memorial Hospital during Hurricane Katrina, <a href="http://www.sherifink.net" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sheri Fink’s</a> exhaustively reported <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Five-Days-Memorial-Storm-Ravaged-Hospital/dp/0307718972/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1471783956&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=five+days+at+memorial" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Five Days at Memorial</a> You can find more about the work going on in Maryland at: <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/triage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.nytimes.com/triage</a> Very special thanks to Lilly Sullivan.  Special thanks also to: Pat Walters and Jim McCutcheon and Todd Menesses from WWL in New Orleans, the researchers for the allocation of scarce resources project in Maryland - Dr. Lee Daugherty Biddison from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Howie Gwon from the Johns Hopkins Medicine Office of Emergency Management, Alan Regenberg of the Berman Institute of Bioethics and Dr. Eric Toner of the UPMC Center for Health Security. Support Radiolab by becoming a member today at <a href="https://pledge3.wnyc.org/donate/radiolab-it/onestep/?utm_source=wnyc&amp;utm_medium=radiolab-redirect&amp;utm_campaign=pledge&amp;utm_content=show-notes" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Radiolab.org/donate</a>.

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This was an 8-year total war that left innumerable casualties in its wake: thousands of hollowed out buildings and economic losses in the billions."

An 8-part series on the brutal business battle between Netflix and Blockbuster, and later HBO.

This is Episode 1 of an 8-part series on the brutal business battle between Netflix and Blockbuster, and later HBO.It all started around 1997, with a guy named Marc Randolph and his mathematician friend Reed Hastings. Randolph and Hastings knew they’d have to take on Blockbuster, but what they didn’t anticipate was that their business model would take on network television and eventually change the entire movie industry.This was an 8-year total war that left innumerable casualties in its wake: thousands of hollowed out buildings and economic losses in the billions.Support us by supporting our sponsors!

Business Wars

This is Episode 1 of an 8-part series on the brutal business battle between Netflix and Blockbuster, and later HBO.It all started around 1997, with a guy named Marc Randolph and his mathematician friend Reed Hastings. Randolph and Hastings knew they’d have to take on Blockbuster, but what they didn’t anticipate was that their business model would take on network television and eventually change the entire movie industry.This was an 8-year total war that left innumerable casualties in its wake: thousands of hollowed out buildings and economic losses in the billions. Support us by supporting our sponsors!

Netflix vs Blockbuster - Sudden Death | 1

You don't have to like tennis to like this. There is so much to learn from how this rivalry made each player better. This series explores the unique tennis rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal-- two very different players, both exceptional, in pursuit of perfection. Swiss-born Roger Federer was seemingly born with a racquet in his hand and at a young age he quickly masters the game, but what he needs to reach the top is to learn how to master his emotions. Meanwhile, Spaniard Rafael Nadal learns the game under the tutelage of his uncle Toni on the clay courts of Mallorca, where the decision to make him a left-handed player separates him early from his competition.

A 7 part series on Federer and Nadal

In this series we explore the unique tennis rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal-- two very different players, both exceptional, in pursuit of perfection. Swiss-born Roger Federer was seemingly born with a racquet in his hand and at a young age he quickly masters the game, but what he needs to reach the top is to learn how to master his emotions. Meanwhile, Spaniard Rafael Nadal learns the game under the tutelage of his uncle Toni on the clay courts of Mallorca, where the decision to make him a left-handed player separates him early from his competition. Support us by supporting our sponsors!

Sports Wars

In this series we explore the unique tennis rivalry between Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal-- two very different players, both exceptional, in pursuit of perfection. Swiss-born Roger Federer was seemingly born with a racquet in his hand and at a young age he quickly masters the game, but what he needs to reach the top is to learn how to master his emotions. Meanwhile, Spaniard Rafael Nadal learns the game under the tutelage of his uncle Toni on the clay courts of Mallorca, where the decision to make him a left-handed player separates him early from his competition.  Support us by supporting our sponsors!

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