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Something To Talk About
When Australia's celebrities are ready to talk, they come to Something To Talk About. A new episode of the Stellar podcast is available every Sunday.
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288 episodes
Melissa George is ready to talk about Shane & Angel
Melissa George was just 16 when she became a household name as Angel Parrish on Home And Away.
Nearly three decades later, she's built one of Au...
Bridey Drake: The brutal reality of being judged by 11 million people
Bridey Drake has built a career as one of Australia's biggest content creators, from her childhood bedroom on the NSW Central Coast.
Since first...
Jodi Gordon on shame, sobriety and starting over
For more than 20 years, Jodi Gordon lived much of her life in the spotlight. But behind the scenes, she was quietly struggling. Four years ago, she re...
The hidden benefits of peaking later in life
Frances Whiting has spent almost 30 years writing her beloved Sunday column in Queensland’s Sunday Mail. But behind a career built on telling other pe...
Chrissie Swan’s second (and last) podcast interview
Chrissie Swan doesn’t do many interviews. “I’m like Halley’s Comet,” she jokes of the astrological phenomenon that only appears every 75 years or so....
Breakfast TV’s ‘crab girl’ Taylor Haynes on going viral
One minute, Taylor Haynes was doing a live cross at the Sydney Fish Market. The next, the Today show reporter was going viral around the world.
...
‘Ready for war’: Jessica Hull’s path to Olympic gold
Jessica Hull is one of the fastest women in the world and the first Australian woman in history to win an Olympic medal in the 1500 metres. But she sa...
Tammy Hembrow on "absent mum" claims and the sexist double standard
Tammy Hembrow is one of the most talked-about people on the internet, but depending on your algorithm, you might only know one version of her. The dev...
After 20 rounds of IVF and $150,000, Erin Holland is finally pregnant
Erin Holland’s road to motherhood has been anything but easy.
When she last joined the podcast in January, Erin was in the middle of a four-year...
Tommy Little: “This is going to be real vulnerable”
It may surprise you that Tommy Little is big on self-awareness. Having carved out a two decade long career in stand-up, radio, and television that has...
Dr Chris Brown: romance, renos and a wild encounter with “cocaine hippos”
Dr Chris Brown is a man who doesn't stay still for long. Since moving networks from Ten to Seven three years ago, the former Bondi Vet, I'm A Celeb an...
Lisa Wilkinson breaks her silence
Across more than four decades as a journalist and television presenter, Lisa Wilkinson has told plenty of compelling stories. But in the past five yea...
Sneak peek: an Easter weekend teaser
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Twenty years after Idol, Jessica Mauboy can’t forget the body shaming
When a 16-year-old Jessica Mauboy stood on a makeshift stage in the middle of the desert for her Australian Idol audition, she was just a shy kid from...
Amber Sherlock thinks TV still isn’t ready for women over 50
In November last year, newsreader and weather presenter Amber Sherlock was let go from her role at the Nine Network, an announcement that made headlin...
Melanie C on sexism, ageism and the Spice Girls’ group chats
Thirty years ago this July, a catchy song called ‘Wannabe’, sung by a then-unknown pop group called the Spice Girls, hit radio airwaves – and a global...
Astronauts, trolls and aliens: 2026 Australian of the Year
Like many of us, Katherine Bennell-Pegg grew up with a dream of one day becoming an astronaut.
But unlike most childhood dreamers, Katherine ac...
Why Rove McManus doesn’t test his comedy at home
For more than a decade, Rove McManus was one of the most familiar faces on Australian TV. Rove Live helped launch the careers of some of Australia's b...
Tanya Hennessy: "Why I need to apologise to every mother I’ve ever met"
Tanya Hennessy had just begun her seventh round of IVF when she joined the Stellar podcast last April.
Just weeks after we recorded that episod...
Ash Brewer on baby news, sobriety and why she’s ready to talk about her eating disorder
You might know her as Ivy Forrester on The Bold And The Beautiful, the long-running soap opera that has been broadcast around the world for nearly 40...
What Sarah Harris did next
Since The Project was axed eight months ago, speculation has been rife about what Sarah Harris will do next.
Now, we finally know the former TV...
Ricki-Lee is about to make the biggest move of her career
Ricki-Lee was just 18 when she became a household name on the second season of Australian Idol in 2004.
Thrust into the spotlight at a time whe...
Georgie Tunny on life after The Project
When Georgie Tunny was a young girl growing up in Queensland, she dreamed of becoming a sports reporter so she could one day interview the Brisbane Li...
Sarah Aboㅤ: working with Karl Stefanovic, being “the other” and those pesky salary headlines
Sarah Abo was just four years old when her parents moved her and her younger sisters from Syria to Australia in search of a better life.
Growin...
“Alcohol controlled me”: Dave Hughes on being sober for 33 years
Dave Hughes has one of the most recognisable voices in the Australian entertainment industry, and has been making people laugh through his stand-up ca...
Erin Holland on her FIFO marriage
Erin Holland first stepped into the spotlight at the age of 24 when she was crowned Miss World Australia.
In the 12 years since, Erin has built...
Lise and Sarah: why 2026 is the year to dance like no-one is watching
In 2022, best friends and business partners Lise Carlaw and Sarah Wills decided to host an afternoon dance party at a bowling club in Brisbane.
...
A holiday message from Something To Talk About
It’s been a big year at Something To Talk About - and the content won’t be stopping over the holiday season.
Whatever your plans are this summer...
Clare Stephens on the stars who were “cancelled” in 2025
A lot of people have been cancelled in 2025, and Clare Stephens has spoken to a few of them. The writer, editor and podcaster joins Sarrah Le Marquand...
Anna Robards on the five words that changed her life
Anna Robards was only 26 when she met her now husband Tim Robards on the inaugural season of The Bachelor in 2013.
Once the finale aired, Anna...
Danielle Spencer: reinvention, red carpets and co-parenting with Russell Crowe
For almost two decades, Danielle Spencer took the back seat to raise her two sons while her ex-husband Russell Crowe’s Hollywood career soared.
...
Melissa Doyle on the moment Oprah called
Since leaving the Seven Network in 2020, Melissa Doyle has reinvented herself as an author, a radio host, an investigative journalist and a documentar...
Buddy and Jesinta Franklin have some news
After more than two decades of living life at full speed, Jesinta and Lance “Buddy” Franklin have found a new rhythm. From AFL stadiums and global run...
David & Lisa Campbell on marriage, Magda and morning TV
After nearly 17 years of marriage, David and Lisa Campbell decided it was time to embark on a passion project that would fulfil each of them in a very...
Ariarne Titmus chose love over the Olympics
When Ariarne Titmus announced her retirement a few weeks ago, the news dominated headlines across Australia.
At 25, the world champion has calle...
Abbie Chatfield & Adam Hyde: sex, sexism and sounding off
Abbie Chatfield has been on the Stellar podcast more times than almost anyone - but this time, she’s not alone.
In their first-ever joint interv...
The new "bouncing back" after baby: Sarah Davidson on post-motherhood ambition
When Sarah Davidson last joined Something To Talk About in 2023, she was in the midst of one of life’s hardest chapters – navigating pregnancy loss, u...
Why Sophie Monk’s husband gave up his career to be her “cheerleader”
Sophie Monk has been famous for 25 years – from her breakout role as a 19-year-old on Popstars to her current reign as one of Australia’s most recogni...
Samantha Armytage on love, loss and her second act
After more than two years away from the spotlight, Samantha Armytage is back — and she’s entering what she calls her “act two”.
In this conversa...
How being selfish saved Turia Pitt
How would you feel if somebody called you “selfish”? For most, it would be considered one of worst things you could say about a person, but in her lat...