WHAT I'VE LEARNT
Episodes
What I've Learnt - Natassia Nicolao (Conserving Beauty)
17 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
If you ever thought about the daily use of makeup wipes and their impact on the environment then get ready … each wipe takes 100 years to dissolve i...
What I've Learnt - Peter & Suparna Cooper
10 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carlton player Chris Judd is just one of the many fans of one of Australia’s most highly regarded investors, Peter Cooper from Cooper Investors.Pete...
What I've Learnt - Spring Series Gems (September) (2022)
03 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcastI am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our te...
What I've Learnt - Barbara Kamler
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Kamler Author Love, regardless—the second collection from Melbourne-based author poet Barbara Kamler—is an enthralling gallery of poetic...
What I've Learnt - Nigel Featherstone
19 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel Featherstone“The day after I tried to kill my mother, I tossed some clothes, a pair of hiking boots, a baseball cap and a few toiletries into ...
What I've Learnt - Nikki Gemmell
12 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nikki Gemmell is the best-selling author of thirteen novels and four works of non-fiction. They have been translated into 22 languages. Her distinctiv...
Welcome To Spring (2022)
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcastI am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our te...
What I've Learnt - Jack Delosa
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jack Delosa builds businesses.He is a 5X AFR Young Rich Lister, 2X best-selling author and the founder of Australia’s largest business coaching and ...
What I've Learnt - Winter Series Gems (July) (2022)
01 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcastI am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our te...
What I've Learnt - Dr Peter Dann
25 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s State of the Environment Report was finally released recently – and its findings are a staggering picture of loss and devastationBut t...
What I've Learnt - Winter Series Gems (June) (2022)
18 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcastI am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our te...
What I've Learnt - Daniel Jaime
11 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I created BaiLa as a result of a drastic change in my life, coming from the other side of the world with no expectations, no safety net, no English or...
What I've Learnt - Madonna King
04 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Madonna KingAuthor of 'L Platers: How to support your teen daughter on the road to adulthood.'Madonna King is an Australian journalist, au...
What I've Learnt - Darcy Spinks
27 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In an era of #metoo #inclusivity and #diversity the notion of beauty within and without is changing .. yet the beauty pageant world is alive and well ...
What I've Learnt - Dr. Niki Vincent
20 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Niki Vincent was appointed as Victoria’s first Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner in September 2020. She is responsible for overseeing th...
What I've Learnt - Autumn Series Gems (May) (2022)
13 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcastI am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our te...
What I've Learnt - Dr. Maree Bilandzic
06 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Maree Bilandzic is a senior research officer at the Hudson Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne.She has dedicated her career to Ovarian cance...
What I've Learnt - Ling Ang
30 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Filmmaker, Ling Ang, has been documenting her dreams through written records across the span of three years. Combining journals with her photographs f...
What I've Learnt - Lahra Carey
23 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I’ve known Lahra a fellow journalist since we both anxiously walked through the gates to a journalism Cadetship exam. We were in our 20s eager and d...
What I've Learnt - Dr. Katie Allen
16 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
What makes a a super intelligent doctor And Professor with a stellar career In Medicine and academia, and a wife and mother of four immerse herself in...
What I've Learnt - Sue Blashki (Repost)
07 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have a very special guest joining me on the podcast. Sue Blashki my beautiful mother. As Mothers Day is around the corner we’ve joined forc...
What I've Learnt - Autumn Series Gems (April) (2022)
02 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcastI am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our te...
What I've Learnt - Natasha Sholl
25 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Natasha SchollAuthor Found WantingLove and grief. Both a type of madness. And both obsessively documented. Love wins the documentation stakes but grie...
What I've Learnt - Natalie King
18 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Professor Natalie King OAM is an Australian arts leader, cultural producer and curator with more than two decades of experience in international and A...
What I've Learnt - Brendon Gale
11 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In a professional athletic career spanning 12 years, Brendon played 244 games in the (‘AFL”) with the Richmond Football Club from 1990 to 2001.Upo...
What I've Learnt - Summer Series Gems (March) (2022)
28 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcastI am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our te...
What I've Learnt - Dr. Lynne Burmeister
14 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Conceiving a baby can be easy for some and a roller coaster for others. The struggle is real and having the right support and guidance through the oft...
What I've Learnt - Lisa Hunt
07 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Byron Bay based Soul singer Lisa Hunt has performed with Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, James Brown, Joe Cocker, Miles Davis, M...
What I've Learnt - Janice Breen Burns (2022)
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Janice Breen Burns is a highly respected fashion journalist, editor and features writer of more than 30 years experience in metro daily newspapers and...
What I've Learnt - Summer Series Gems (January-Febuary) (2022)
21 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve learnt podcastI am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our te...
What I've Learnt - Marie Ryder
07 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
“Each of us has many stories to tell. Stories of success. Stories of disappointment. Stories of love and stories of loss. Tell me your story, al...
What I've Learnt - Nigel Barker
31 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Nigel Barker is an internationally renowned photographer and entrepreneur who opened his New York studio in 1996. He served 17 seasons as photographe...
What I've Learnt - Sarah Andrews
24 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On a dark night sailing across the Pacific Ocean, Sarah Andrews’ story took a dramatic turn. A harrowing storm caught up with her, sunk the boat she...
What I've Learnt - Samantha Gowing
17 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sam Gowing put food as medicine on the map in Australia by using her unique blend of nutrition, fine dining and business expertise. Before it was the...
What I've Learnt - Gabriel Chenkov-Shaw (Nine To Five Fitness)
10 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriel Chenkov - ShawTesting testosterone, a fierce focus on fitness and exploring the impact of partying too hard on your health are just some of th...
What I've Learnt - Melissa LaBozetta
03 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Melissa LaBozzetta, an Italian-Australian artist based in Melbourne, a Global Ambassador for the Non-Violence Project Foundation (NVPF) supporting uni...
What I've Learnt - Dani Valent
27 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dani Valent is one of Australia’s most respected food communicators. She is a long time freelance journalist and restaurant critic, award-winning co...
What I've Learnt - Lillian Ahenkan (Flex Mami)
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ghanaian-Australian Lillian (aka Flex Mami) is a multidisciplinary millennial making waves in the Australian entertainment industry. Entrepreneur, Au...
What I've Learnt - Jess King
13 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jess king is a self described Curve Model and uses her platform to share body positivity. She’s funny, inspiring and proud of her curves wearing the...
What I've Learnt - Layne Beachley
06 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
‘Lock up Layne’s surfboard, it’s a distraction from her studies. It’ll amount to nothing.’ Well that’s what Her school report card said.Th...
What I've Learnt - Janice Breen Burns
29 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Janice Breen Burns is a highly respected fashion journalist, editor and features writer of more than 30 years experience in metro daily newspapers and...
What I've Learnt - Marcia Hines
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Australia’s beloved musical treasure Marcia Hines career spans five decades, she’s has released 22 albums, sold 2.6 million copies, and garnered c...
What I've Learnt - Angela Ceberano
15 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The core values at Angela Ceberano’s successful agency Flourish PR are based on honesty and integrity. Their mantra: Never, ever, ever give up. It s...
What I've Learnt - Nick Littlemore
08 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
300 million streams and counting PNAUs Nick Littlemore’s Collab with global legends Elton John and Dua Lipa “cold Heart” is a brilliant remix of...
What I've Learnt - Adam Schwab
01 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Schwab is a former corporate lawyer, company founder, angel investor and the co-founder of Luxury Escapes, a Melbourne-based travel company. He ...
What I've Learnt - Don Henry
25 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Don Henry AM is Enterprise Professor of Environmentalism at the Melbourne Sustainable Society Melbourne universityWell finally the prime minister has ...
What I've Learnt - Maurice Terzini
18 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Maurice Terzini is a true self-made man, starting at 16 years old packing shelves, today, three decades later, along with slew of high and low moments...
What I've Learnt - Scotty So
11 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Artist Scotty So was recently been mistaken for the prominent politician and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam on an Italian news site his life ...
What I've Learnt - Zali Guechia Ghelardini
05 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Zali is a stunning powerhouse who has worked and modeled for creative campaigns for brands including Champion and Adidas. Not afraid to push boundarie...
What I've Learnt - Lisa Barron
27 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As Spring fashion looms large against the backdrop of this brave new world creative fashion designers like Lisa Barron are at the optimistic helm as a...
What I've Learnt - Julia Tink
19 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Tink is co-founder of St Remio, the socially conscious global coffee brand. Melbourne mother and businesswoman Julia Tink has learnt a lifetime...
What I've Learnt - Pacha Light
13 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If you haven't heard of Pacha Light yet remember the name because the rising star in Aussie surfing is about to be everywhere. She is making her ...
What I've Learnt - Dr. Ginni Mansberg
23 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Ginni Mansberg is a well-known celebrity doctor in Australia. She is a Sydney GP on TV with Embarrassing Bodies Down Under (Channel 9), Sunrise &a...
What I've Learnt - Christina Hobbs
16 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Hobbs is a woman with purpose. She’s worked as a humanitarian and financial inclusion expert for the United Nations for over a decade, in ...
What I've Learnt - Holly Ransom
09 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Holly Ransom is a globally renowned content curator, powerful speaker with the belief that if you walk past it, you tell the world it’s okay. Named...
What I've Learnt - Evan Thornley
04 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Evan Thornley is an entrepreneur in technology and the non-profit sector as well as a former parliamentarian for the Australian Labor Party. He seems...
What I've Learnt - Suzie Betts
26 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Australian-owned and operated BOOB ARMOUR is designed to protect breasts and prevent injury in women and girls playing impact and hardball sports, inc...
What I've Learnt - Eric Bana
28 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Actor, comedian, philanthropist, and racing car driver - just some of Eric Bana’s passions. What a life force he is! Whatever he does he embraces...
What I've Learnt - Hunter Johnson
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Hunter Johnson is the Founder & CEO of The Man Cave, a charity that has impacted the lives of 20,000 young men across Australia. He also leads ST...
What I've Learnt - Susan Berg
14 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On a late October afternoon in 1985, Susan Berg joined her parents and her 16-year-old brother on a family boat trip in Victoria’s Western Port Bay....
What I've Learnt - Shelley Reys AO
06 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Shelley Reys was a little girl, she watched her father win ‘the race that stops a nation’. Frank Reys became the only Aboriginal jockey to wi...
What I've Learnt - Bettina Liano
31 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Ok, like who didn’t have or want a pair of those flattering dark denim Bettina Liano jeans .., they were the most coveted jeans in the 90s, and th...
What I've Learnt - Arj Barker
23 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian Arj Barker has always had an ability to identify the idiosyncrasies of Australian culture but with an affection developed through his own fam...
What I've Learnt - Sue Blashki
08 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Today I have a very special guest joining me on the podcast. Sue Blashki my beautiful mother. As her 80th birthday is around the corner we’ve joine...
What I've Learnt - Rosie Batty
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sadly it was a tragedy that brought mother Australian of the Year Rosie Batty into the limelight.On an otherwise ordinary day in early 2014 her only c...
What I've Learnt - Dan Rosen
26 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dan Rosen exemplifies what is possible if you have passion, a dream, and in Dan's case a love of music - your skills can take you wherever you wa...
What I've Learnt - Ayuol Manyok
20 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Her striking face, sky-high cheekbones, deep dimples, and full lips plastered across banners on trains, town halls, and adorning Melbourne Fashion Fes...
What I've Learnt - Elliot Perlman
06 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Passionate, witty, vulnerable, intelligent, and honest – critics describing the work of bestselling author Elliot Perlman.A born storyteller I recal...
What I've Learnt - Natalie Miller
29 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Oscar and BAFTA-nominated film “The Father” in cinemas this month was of course brought to you by the doyenne of Australian Cinema, Natalie Miller...
What I've Learnt - Eve Mahlab AO
15 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
As we celebrate International Women’s Day and an extraordinary Newsweek with gender and alleged sexual assault issues front and center, I’m thrill...
What I've Learnt - David Briskin
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
With some twenty years experience in retail and finance, David Briskin is hailed for kick-starting mid-luxe accessories brand Mimco as Managing Direct...
What I've Learnt - Every Breath Counts Coalition
15 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
It’s hard to imagine not being able to breathe, suffocating slowly because your Doctor or clinic has actually run out of oxygen!That’s the horrifi...
What I've Learnt - Jane Harper
08 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Award-winning author Jane Harper taps into the insatiable desire for authentic crime thrillers with “The Dry” her best-selling novel that has put ...
What I've Learnt - Paul Grabowsky
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Paul Grabowsky is a pianist, composer, arranger, conductor – and is one of Australia’s most distinguished artists. His recent collaboration with ...
What I've Learnt - Sigrid Thornton REPLAY
25 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A diminutive figure arrives clicking her heels on my parquetry floor, furtive and fresh from shooting on the set of her award winning television serie...
What I've Learnt - Deborra- Lee Furness (REPLAY)
18 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Due to demand and interest in this very special interview, we have re released it for those that missed it as it was our first episode. Enjoy - Warm...
What I've Learnt - Caroline Burkie
11 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Caroline Burkie, head of the UK and EU World Literacy Foundation - a global organisation. Based in 7 countries including Australia, that focuses on l...
What I've Learnt - Paul Bangay
04 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
For 30 years Paul Bangay has fulfilled his clients’ aspirations for gardens that are expressive of the timeless elegance, and classic simplicity for...
What I've Learnt - Troye Sivan
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The master of melancholy and pop, icon Troye Sivan was one the most articulate intelligent subjects I’ve interviewed. Big blue eyes and a flop of c...
What I've Learnt - Tottie Goldsmith
21 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Goodwill Champion for her Aunty Olivia Newton John's cancer and wellness centre, and recipient of an OAM for her services to the Arts, Tottie Gol...
What I've Learnt - Jane Badler- Hains
14 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
One of the most inspiring, energetic creative people I’ve known, Jane Badler Hains, a beautiful talented New Yorker arrived in Melbourne in the 80s ...
What I've Learnt - Jon Stevens
07 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Emerging from Kokoda in March, Jon says it changed both himself and his son Levi - They learnt a lot including, “War is hell! “He also reflects on...
What I've Learnt - Katie Noonan
30 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Katie Noonan’s pure angelic voice makes her one of Australia’s most versatile and beloved vocalists. A mother, singer, producer, songwriter, pian...
What I've Learnt - David Bromley
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Some interviews just move me. Complex, creative and fragile, artist David Bromley works adorn everything from mall murals to surfboards, furniture to...
What I've Learnt - Bruce Keebaugh
16 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Ever creative and faced with the Armageddon of a global pandemic, the King and Queen of Melbourne events Bruce and wife Chyka, morphed from a crisis i...
What I've Learnt - Dr Chantel Thornton
13 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr Chantel Thornton is a specialist breast and oncoplastic surgeon, specialising in the surgical treatment of breast cancer and preventative breast ca...
What I've Learnt - Susan Barton
09 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
If there was ever a true living saint in this world, then her name would be Susan Barton.Susan is the founder of the Lighthouse Foundation, a hub for ...
What I've Learnt - Emily Lubitz
05 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Critically acclaimed Emily Lubitz is at the helm of acclaimed indie folk band Tin Pan Orange. Together with her brother Jesse, their stylised folk mu...
What I've Learnt - Joanna Murray- Smith
02 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
“All your nerve endings have to be alive to life .. you have to be prepared to plumb your own history and experiences that are often difficult. It’...
What I've Learnt - Lior
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Supporting legends Carole King and James Taylor on their Australian tour, singer songwriter Lior is humble but they did choose him! It’s the same f...
What I've Learnt - Alyce Platt
25 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Spending time with Alyce Platt her infectious laugh and warm smile makes her feel more like a friend than a guest. She has graced our television scree...
What I've Learnt - Deborah Conway
24 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Brimming with raw talent, beauty and a fierce intellect, the winner of the 2019 National Live Music Awards Living Legend, and edging close to 40 years...
What I've Learnt - Sigrid Thornton
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A diminutive figure arrives clicking her heels on my parquetry floor, furtive and fresh from shooting on the set of her award winning television serie...
What I've Learnt - Deborra- Lee Furness
18 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Warm and relaxed I loved interviewing Deb at home. As she sunk into my white velvet couch surrounded by black and white floral silk cushions, she was...
What I've Learnt - TRAILER
29 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Rock legend Keith Urban, the iconic KD Lang, and the unforgettable Lionel Richie are just some of the names Deborah interviewed in the Melbourne Age c...