Better Than Yesterday with Osher Günsberg

Motivated Reasoning: Why We Believe What We Want with Peter Singer

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What does it actually mean to live a good life in a world that feels increasingly complex, divided, and emotionally charged?  In this c...

What does it take to stay on your path when everything's falling apart?

22 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rich Roll gets brutally honest about the seven-year financial nightmare that nearly broke him — cars repossessed, dumping rubbish behind grocery...

Daniel Sloss Gets Brutally Honest About Fatherhood and Becoming Bitter

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode, I'm joined again by the brilliantly fearless comedian Daniel Sloss. We take a deep dive into a wide range of topics, including t...

Connection and Community Through Sport with Broden Kelly

15 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Broden Kelly is best known as one of the members of comedy team Aunty Donna. But he's also a mad footy fan who started a podcast called The Footy with...

Why Winning Doesn’t Always Make You Happy with Ben Crowe

10 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest works with some of the most elite performers in the world — AFL premiership captains, Grand Slam champions, world title surf...

Solid Strategies for living in a traumatic world with Tahnee Schulz

08 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Trauma psychologist Tahnee Schulz—a critical incident first responder who has worked with those affected by events like the Sydney Lindt Caf&eac...

Alex Lee on using improv and comedy to bring history to life

03 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Lee is a well known face in television and comedy, so it's no surprise she was chosen to host the ABC's new comedy game show 'Tonight At The Muse...

Lucy Durack’s sure-fire method for achieving your wildest dreams

01 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today we have a rev-up from the incredible Australian musical theatre star Lucy Durack. She is living proof that persistence, strategic preparati...

How Social Media And Smartphones Are Rewiring Our Brains with Dr. Mark Williams

24 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

If you’ve stopped and looked up in the middle of a shopping centre or on your train or bus commute, there’s probably one think you’d...

Stop Yelling, Start Laughing: Maggie Dent's Non-Perfect Guide to Connecting with Your Kids

22 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

This episode features some of the most powerful messages from when parenting and resilience educator Maggie Dent came to the house. Maggie’s got...

When Australian Idol's Wes Carr Picked Up A Shovel It Changed What Happens When He Picks Up A Guitar

17 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

In 2008, Wes Carr had the things most artists dream of - national fame, chart-topping success, and millions of eyes watching him perform on the iconic...

Raising Resilient Kids: 3 Quick Lessons from Dr. Sarah Woodhouse

15 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Sarah Woodhouse, a trauma expert and psychologist, shares transformative insights on parenting. When I spoke with Sarah, she talked about the powe...

Trying To Belong In A World That Constantly Judges You (with Nikki Justice)

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When we tell ourselves stories about who belongs and who doesn’t: what’s that person doing in my street? How’d a person dressed like...

Three Things You Didn’t Know About Merrick Watts

08 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

As comedian and radio legend Merrick Watts prepares for his Grapes Of Mirth festival in Tasmania, I thought it would be a good time to look back at a ...

Why Sometimes Being Miserable Is Actually A Good Thing (with Eamon Evans)

03 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

What if I told you that the secret to happiness was to pay more attention to the times when life absolutely sucks? How can that make sense? ...

The Secret Weapon Against Increasing Polarisation (and how I’m terrified of it)

01 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

When I open my phone, it explodes in a cascade of fear, fury and furphies. That content does exactly what it is designed to do—leave me spinning...

Connecting Communities Through Creativity with Diesel (aka Mark Lizotte)

27 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

The man, the music legend - Diesel (aka Mark Lizotte) is my guest the week as he prepares to tour the nation for his By Request tour. It's a wide-rang...

Identity, Storytelling and Resilience with Stan Grant

25 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today is January 26th.  If you’ve listened to the show for a while you’ll probably have an idea about where I view the significance o...

The Concept Of Common Knowledge with Steven Pinker

20 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Steven Pinker is a cognitive scientist, bestselling author, and one of the most influential thinkers of our time. His latest book unpacks the concept ...

How To Stop People-pleasing and Have Strong Boundaries with Dr Hannah Korrel

18 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Today, we dive into the fascinating world of relationships, mental health, and neuroscience with neuropsychologist and author Dr. Hannah Korrel. ...

Practical ways to get unstuck today with Dr Emily Musgrove (best of 2025)

13 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Emily Musgrove (yes, that Dr Emily from The Imperfects) is here to help us answer the big question: Are you moving toward the kind of life you want...

If You Listen To This or Not - The Choice Wasn't Yours! Why You Don't Have Free Will with Prof. George Paxinos

11 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Professor George Paxinos, a leading global neuroscientist who has mapped more parts of the human brain than anyone in history. George’s groundbr...

The Best Thing We Can Do For Our Boys with Dr Billy Garvey (best of 2025)

06 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Billy Garvey is a senior developmental paediatrician with over 20 years’ experience and a PhD in supporting child development. He's also the ...

Why 'What if I'm Wrong?' is the Most Important Question We Can Ask with Ben Lee

04 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ben Lee is one of Australia’s most unique and enduring artists. He's been in the public eye since he was just 14, after being discovered by the ...

Dealing with pain by resetting the nervous system with Jessica Maguire (best of 2025)

30 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jessica McGuire is a physiotherapist and an author who has spent a whole career focusing on the complex relationship between pain and the nervous syst...

Make Better Decisions Under Pressure with Psychologist and Poker Champion Maria Konnikova

28 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Maria Konnikova, is a a psychologist, author, and professional poker player. Her work explores the intersection of psychology, decision-making, and hu...

How they get you: Avoiding sneaky economics with Chris Kohler (Best of 2025)

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Kohler: presenter and national finance editor for 9News, author of the new book How They Get You: Sneaky Everyday Economics and Smart Ways to Ho...

Sexual fluidity, gender identity and drag with Shane Jenek (aka Courtney Act)

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Shane Jenek, who you might know better as Courtney Act, is one of Australia’s most famous drag queens, a global icon, and an absolute legend. In...

Inside Australia's Growing Gambling Crisis with Kate Seselja

16 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It seems like everywhere you turn these days, a gambling ad is popping up encouraging us to have a punt. But behind the bright ads and loud voiceovers...

Releasing Resentment is as Simple as Tony Abbot Saving a Cat

14 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Osher reflects on a time when simply hearing Tony Abbot's voice sent waves of resentment through his body. But this week, something strange happened, ...

Relationship Neuroscience Expert Thais Gibson: Rewiring Your Attachment Style and Moving Through Power Struggles

09 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you've ever found yourself repeating the same patterns in your relationships - the same types of partners, the same conflicts, the same thoughts an...

Facing Fear and Breaking Barriers - Lessons from Layne Beachley

07 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As seven-time world champion surfer Layne Beachley was recently honoured with the DAWN award at the Sport Australia Hall of Fame (SAHOF) in Melbourne,...

Chef, Entrepreneur and Content Titan Vincent Lim: The Ingredients That Made Him 'the Wolf of Wok Street'

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you go from being a kid, eye-level to a wok burner in your family's takeaway restaurant, to a go-to name for Chinese cuisine for millions of pe...

This is what overcoming fear and anxiety sounds like

30 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is not just an example of how Osher would calm his body and mind and overcome fear - it's an example of him doing just that, in real time. For mo...

How Shane Jenek (aka. Courtney Act) Authored an Answer to Division, Defamation and Moral Panic

25 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There are many things that could rightly make Shane Jenek furious - from social media algorithms platforming 'right wing talking points' intended to d...

I did something very cheeky live on air during Australian Idol.

23 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Why did Osher and James take so long to make their announcements on Australian Idol? It was to build tension, right? Well, not that's not the whole st...

Breaking Down, Rebuilding, Unmasking and Finding a New Manual for Your Brain, with Em Rusciano

18 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The last five years have been a revolution in the way Em Rusciano sees herself, as double-whammy diagnoses of ADHD and autism illuminated a lifetime o...

Discovering we're going to be OK by fixing a bike chain by the side of the road

16 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The difference in opinion on how we approach (or don't approach) Net Zero is just the latest story you could use to worry about how divided we are - a...

Are We on the Verge of a Manhood Revolution? with Dr Zac Seidler

11 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

As Global Director of Men's Health Research at Movember, Dr Zac Seidler calls male identity and mental health 'the issue of our times'. He's seen the ...

Money in Politics - and the Actions That Can Beat It (featuring Allegra Spender)

09 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We know that money influences politics - but just how much? And is there anything we can do to oppose it? As she's proved again and again, most recent...

How Reading Rescued Luke Bateman's Inner Child - and Changed His Life

04 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are there parts of yourself, maybe long lost from your past or your childhood, that are waiting to be heard, to be honoured, to expand the person you ...

Why Vulnerability, Recovery and Agency Takes Guts, with Melissa Leong

28 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For Masterchef judge Melissa Leong, life has served far more than just delicious food. And as she tells Osher, whether it's been the choices she'...

How Brisbane Made Sylvia Jeffreys Who She Is

26 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It's no surprise that our the experiences of our early lives form us: from our work ethic, to our worldview, even our approach to raising children. Bu...

Shelley Craft's Surprising Secrets to Success

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Without a doubt, Shelley Craft remains one of the most loved personalities on our TV screens - just as she has been for three decades. From Saturday D...

All I Recently Learned about AI (feat. Matt Agnew)

19 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Osher's time at the recent SXSW resulted in a lot of new thoughts (and wonders and worries) around AI. He recounts them, along with reliving some of t...

How Stoicism Can (Still) Help Us All, with Brigid Delaney

14 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While sometimes it might seem the appeal of stoic philosophy is limited to only a certain group of people or a certain set of circumstances, Brigid De...

The Big Reveal - A true story of how the Rocky Horror Picture Show changed my life

12 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From ideas of belonging, to what's great in art, to funny feelings in the tummy and figuring out what they mean (eventually): this is why, for Osher, ...

Pub Choir's Astrid Jorgensen - We're Average. That's Perfect. Here's Why.

07 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you're longing for a life of more freedom, more feeling and more fulfilment, the answer could sound like a very average rendition of your favourite...

How Health 'Kicks' Trip Us Up, and the 'Steps' to Take Instead

05 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Speaking from experience, Osher explains how getting real results requires taking small steps around your ego.For books, tickets to Story Club, to get...

The Skills of Being Happier, with Happiness Researcher and Expert Declan Edwards

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Could it be that happiness isn't the product of success, but the other way around? According to happiness researcher and happiness coach Declan Edward...

Jim and Pam from the Office cause Autism in Babies

28 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Or, how to spot when someone is building a bamboo control tower - Osher gives some thoughts about correlation, causation, the questions that challenge...

Caring for a Parent - Essential Advice from Someone Who’s Been There, with Casey Beros

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

For two and a half years, journalist and author Casey Beros was the carer for her father as he passed away from cancer. In this chat, she not only tel...

Yeah, but when does it get better than yesterday?

21 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

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The Wonder and Hilarity of Nature - and How to Keep Fighting for It, with Natalie Kyriacou, OAM

17 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Even in an age of extinction, conservationist, social justice activist and entrepreneur Natalie Kyriacou (OAM) thinks the story of nature is far from ...

Father of the Year 2025: Dr Arne Rubinstein - the Power of Rites of Passage

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Could re-establishing healthy rites of passage be key in addressing the problems of our young men and women? Based on the knowledge and experience of ...

Four Fathers for Father's Day: Hamish Blake, Dave Hughes, Ryan Holiday, Dr Billy Garvey

02 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A collection of some of the best bits from Better Than Yesterday's dads. You'll hear: Hamish Blake talk about what play is to him and why its so...

My Problem with Kids Parties

31 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Look: kids parties are a lot. But there's also a lot to be learned from them. Like the different ways that young boys interact, that you're not your k...

Resetting Your Idea of Success, with Brandon Jack

26 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Brandon Jack set the bar high. As the son of legendary league figure Garry Jack and brother of Sydney Swans captain Keiren Jack, when Brandon himself ...

The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

24 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From a time of pre-pubescent revenge, to a time of cynicism, to actually the most wonderful time of the year, Osher tracks his history with Christmas,...

Outback Tom and Grandad - How Where You Are Changes Who You Are

19 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This a useful conversation, bush style. Tom Forrest (aka. Outback Tom) and his Grandad (aka. Grandad [or Steve]), famous for their viral campfire cook...

How I Got Kicked Out of a Band and Still Adjacently Won a Grammy

17 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

To hear more stories just like this, check out Story Club live and on the substack Osher's new book is So What, Now What? His previous book, now ...

What Putting Yourself Out There Gives Back, with Eliza and Liberty Paschke

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What do you get from giving something new a try? For sisters Eliza and Liberty Paschke, the answer is an entirely new life. From being self confessed ...

Keeping an Eye on Yourself

10 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

On knowing what an incoming metal health crisis looks like and knowing what to do to prevent it. Osher gives his examples For more practical tools, ch...

Truly Knowing Your Mind, with Professor Ian Hickie and James O'Loghlin

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What do you need to truly stay happy in your own head, day after day? The answer won't be the same every day, and it definitely won't be the same for ...

Why you need to work out your why

03 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When's the last time you ask why you do what you do?  From work to working out, Osher has had many reasons and motivations in the course of his l...

What's Your Why? with Sam Wood

29 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sam Wood is here to share his biggest insights into what really motivates us, what doesn't, and ways to make change for the better that sticks. He ope...

Why a higher power gives us power, even when it's got nothing to do with God

27 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Turning to some kind of higher power is a key component in many addiction recovery programs. And, as discussed in Osher's recent chat to 360, there's ...

Redemption, Reinvention and the Realities of Addiction, with 360

22 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Matt Colwell, better known by his stage name 360, is not the person he was. In this raw and personal conversation, he takes Osher through his full jou...

The one thing I thought I'd never do on reality TV, I did on Dancing with the Stars

20 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

🚨SPOILER ALERT FOR SUNDAY 20th OF JULY'S BROADCAST OF DWTS🚨 Osher's been a part of reality TV for a long time, but Dancing with the Stars made h...

Creating a Better Life, with Campbell Walker (aka Struthless)

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Cam Walker isn't here to tell about 'one weird trick that will 10x your life.' He's not even trying to inspire you. But he does know firsthand what it...

Motorcycles, Mentorship and Manhood

13 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The true story of how some men with forearm tattoos told Osher the secrets of the world, and how to know if a Harley was tuned just right...  Get...

What to Do when You Feel ‘Stuck’ in Life, with Dr Emily Musgrove

08 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

If you feel like you're not living the kind of life you want, and if you feel like you're avoiding more than you're taking action to change that, then...

Dancing with my (Ideal) Self - Staring into the Mirror on Dancing with the Stars

06 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What happens when the person you are is out of step with the person you thought you were, in some way? Or, what do you do when the effort you put in d...

Caged by Belief, Freed by Truth, with Tim Pocock

01 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You might know actor Tim Pocock from his roles in Dance Academy or X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Even as a child, he graced the Sydney Opera House starrin...

The Simple Solution for Staying Sane when it Feels like the World is Ending

29 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Depending on your algorithm, you’re being fed death, destruction, calamity, chaos, fire, floods, and horror more and more and more.Chatting with...

How Talking about Money can Pay Off, with Sylvia Jeffreys

24 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sylvia Jeffreys knows the power that lies in asking the right questions about your finances. She's been talking a lot on that topic recently, with som...

What my 'Dancing with the Stars' Debut Showed Me

22 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Osher offers his reflections on his first dance - including what was really hardest about the process, why deliberately going into something you're no...

Life-Changing Authenticity, with Kat John

17 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you truly being yourself? How can you be sure? What could be gained when you embrace your authenticity - or, what do you miss when you don't? Kat ...

How Collaboration is Key to Creativity

15 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you struggle with coming up with ideas on your own? Or properly realising the vision in your head? What if the greatest creativity isn't found in i...

Why the greatest challenge in life is yourself, with Chris Ryan

10 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The pressure to work more, constantly comparing yourself to other people, the endless list of self-improvement 'shoulds', and even full blown mental h...

The 7 Best Books for Better Thinking

08 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever wanted more clarity around how your brain works? Often, it can be knowledge that can mean the difference between having the perspective ...

Purpose, Parenting, Posca - and how you can do everything you want, with Merrick Watts

03 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Merrick Watts is a comedian, radio and TV personality, actor, event and festival manager, highly certified sommelier, parent, fitness nut, SAS Austral...

New Book Reveal with my Illustrator Campbell Walker (Struthless)

01 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When it came to writing a second book, Osher hadn’t lived enough since the extra bits were added to the second edition of his memoir to write an...

The Paramedic Secrets to Handling Anything, with Sally Gould

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In a job where stress, trauma and the unexpected greet you everyday, with lives on the line, how do you cope?Sally Gould, author of 'Frog: the secret ...

Escaping the trap of “I have reasons, you have excuses”

25 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When that person up ahead in the right turn only lane puts their blinker on way too late and starts to merge across the solid line towards your lane, ...

The power of Origin and how NRL can change us with Marlee Silva

20 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marlee Silva has achieved some incredible things - and some of the biggest lessons and inspirations in her life have come from directly from the NRL i...

A preference deal with yourself

18 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When you look at Australian politics, you’ll know that preference deals play a big role in who eventually ends up in power. But preferences can ...

Why better decisions lie in your blindspots, with Dr Kirstin Ferguson

13 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When we look to someone for answers, 'I don't know' is maybe the last thing we want to hear. But it could be one of the best things a leader can say -...

What I learned from wrangling the Real Housewives Of Sydney

11 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Osher talks about what it’s like to host the Real Housewives Of Sydney Reunion. The short version is: it’s intense. How intense? Well, arg...

Election '25: What happened and what NEEDS to happen now with Charles Croucher

06 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is what you need to know to make sense of the election and what it should mean for us all going forward. Nine's chief political editor Charles Cr...

Osher's Election Reflection (aka, we are more alike than we think)

04 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Something happened on the other side of that election result which I would really love to talk about.Something which we’ve I’ve noticed mi...

Mastering changes in your life with Andrea Clarke

29 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sometimes it can feel like everything is out of our control - that things happen to us rather than for us or with us. But what if inste...

What I did when taking a break became more exhausting than working

27 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There’s two kinds of people when it comes to holidays.Those who are more than happy to spend two straight weeks napping by the pool, and those w...

What people-focused politics can do, with Allegra Spender

22 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This episode was recorded live at SXSW 2024 - and it might be a very different example of what a politician sounds like from what you've been hearing ...

How I traded bagels for a baby - my last ever meal of gluten

20 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

It’s Monday, and Osher’s got a story about the time he traded bagels for having a baby, and the mortifying experience of being emasculated...

This is how we help young men - unpacking 'Adolescence' with Dr Billy Garvey

15 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Like many, Dr Billy Garvey recently watched the limited series 'Adolescence'. However, unlike many, as one of the country's leading voices on chi...

Dealing with dementia by thinking about shapes in the clouds

13 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Our brains do some amazing things when it comes to creating meaning and recognising patterns. Sometimes it can fill us with awe. Sometimes it can make...

Sharing a Lifetime in Song, with the Tierney Brothers

08 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

You think you and your siblings are close? Michael and Andrew Tierney haven't just shared their lives as brothers together, but for 36 years and count...

Why the most important relationship in your life is the one between you and money

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Have you ever stopped to think about exactly what your relationship to money is like? Why do you do what you do with it and where did you learn (or no...

How confusion is ripping you off and the biggest issues in our economy right now, with Chris Kohler

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is a must-hear money chat. In this episode, Osher talks to Nine national finance editor, presenter and social media sensation Chris Kohler about ...