WHAT I'VE LEARNT
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WHAT I'VE LEARNT
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 column called, 'What I've Learnt.' Everyone has a story to tell, and a lesson to learn. What I’ve Learnt is a Podcast from journalist Deborah Blas...
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209 episodes
Ultra Athlete Jason Dunn on Belief & Overcoming Adversity
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Jason Dunn is an elite, ultra-endurance athlete, having completed more than 14 IRONMAN competitions, multiple ultra marathons,...
Performance Dietitian Jessica Spendlove on Burnout and Recovery
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Jess Spendlove is a leading voice on wellbeing and high performance
Becoming a top performer is about talent, drive and a...
Minkie Spiro on Directing Great Actors and Creative Collaboration
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Award-winning film & television director Minkie Spiro likes to tell big stories. Her critically acclaimed body of work only pro...
What I've Learnt - Dr Amy Wilson
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Dr Amy Wilson is a senior OCRF ovarian cancer research foundation researcher and endometriosis patient with lived experience in...
What I've Learnt - Emma Rusciano
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Over the past few years, Em has found herself navigating the end of an 18-year marriage, dating again in her 40s, single parent...
What I've Learnt - Lucinda Hartley
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“We’ve lost the village”: Housing expert Lucinda Hartley on the loneliness crisis hiding in plain sight.
Australia...
What I've Learnt - Shelly Horton
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You’re going to love Shelly Horton as she explores all things Peri and Menopause!
She’s transformed her own perim...
What I've Learnt - Ruby Kraner-Tucci
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Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/
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What I've Learnt - Dane Hudson
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500+ scuba dives have taught this exec about business leadership Dane Hudson credits the late @visyforabetterworld former CEO R...
What I've Learnt - Bernadette Schwerdt
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Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/
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What I've Learnt - Amy Nobile Messing
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After leaving her 20 year marriage and finding her self single scared and confused in New York Amy @love.amy.nyc ❤️embarked on...
What I've Learnt - Kathryn Heyman
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“I did not tell my sister that our other sister was dying. Silence was the right choice, yet murky and painful”
In...
What I've Learnt - Fleur Marks
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Fleur Marks was a high performer who built a successful career on drive and relentless high standards. Until the pace that fuel...
What I've Learnt - Graeme Cowan
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What I've Learnt - Dr Nellie Torkamani
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As one of the top endocrinologists in Victoria Dr Nellie Torkamani is spearheading transformation for many women with mid life...
What I've Learnt - Melissa Browne
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Melissa Browne is an award-winning former accountant and financial advisor who’s spent 20 years building three successful busin...
What I've Learnt - "Sarah"
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Starting the new year with a riveting interview with a brave articulate Australian Iranian medical student who shines the light...
What I've Learnt - John Platt (December 2025)
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Jonah Platt, one of the leading Jewish advocates and speakers globally, and host of the award-winning podcast, "Being Jewish wi...
What I've Learnt - Jonah Platt
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As a surreal time in history with confluent sources of rage towards Jews enveloping so many western countries a NYC mayoral rac...
What I've Learnt - Robert Kenn
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Life is like the ocean. It can be calm or still, and rough or rigid, but in the end, it is always beautiful.”
Gerry Lopez...
What I've Learnt - Tammy Kanat and Sidra Moshinsky
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TAMMY KANAT
Fibre Artist with
Sidra Moshinsky
Director and CEO of the Jewish Museum of Australia
Beyond Words - Kieron Bryan
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Kieron A. Bryan is a keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and writer who transformed a 25-year prison sentence into a foundation for...
What I've Learnt - Poppy King
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POPPY KING
Poppy King was just 19 years old she started her own lipstick company in Melbourne Australia w...
What I've Learnt - Alex Ryvchin
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Alex Ryvchin is co-Chief Executive Officer of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry and the author of two internatio...
What I've Learnt - Madeleine West
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Madeleine West
Actor Mother of 7 Advocate Abuse survivor
Former Neighbours star Madel...
Beyond Words - Russ & Pendar (Rickshaw Run Himalaya)
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We're thrilled to launch the Rickshaw Run Himalaya & World Literacy Foundation campaign an epic fundraising journey where darin...
What I've Learnt - Kayte Nunn
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The Palazzo, the new book from bestselling author Kayte Nunn. It’s a thrilling destination murder mystery for fans of Lucy Fole...
What I've Learnt - Sarah Rosenberg
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Stigma, suspicion and a lack of support. That’s the view on why only 10% of sexual assaults are reported in Australia. As a res...
What I've Learnt - Wendy Sachs
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Wendy Sachs
Director
It’s a timely and tragic day to feature the Director of the October 8 film wit...
What I've Learnt - Kat Stewart
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Kat Stewart
Actor
Kat Stewart has built a reputation as one of Australia’s most outstanding actors....
What I've Learnt - Sherele Moody
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At 3am on Sunday 23 March, police were notified of the disappearance of a 19-year-old woman last seen in Erina on the NSW Centr...
What I've Learnt - Greg 'Diesel' Williams
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As the much loved footy Season looms with the excitement of packed stadiums team scarves and hot meat pies it’s the play...
What I've Learnt - David Southwick MP
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David Southwick is the Member for Caulfield in Victoria. David has held several Parliamentary Positions.
In April...
What I've Learnt - Maggie Zhou
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Maggie Zhou is a Melbourne-based writer, editor, slow fashion advocate and the co-host of the Culture Club podcast.
She'...
Beyond Words - Greg Zaralides
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Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/
Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmand...
What I've Learnt - Dr. Alison Thompson OAM (2025)
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Third Wave Volunteers are now in full deployment, with volunteer firefighters in Los Angeles battling the fires and our local v...
What I've Learnt - Ella Ward
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Author Ella Ward
What does the world feel like when it’s ending for you, and no one else? What does life f...
What I've Learnt - Maggie Alderson
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Maggie Alderson is the author of ten novels and four collections of her columns fromGood Weekendmagazine. Her children’s book E...
Beyond Words - Andrew Kay
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Andy Kay
In his role as CEO of the World Literacy Foundation, Andy spearheads a powerful literacy organisa...
What I've Learnt - Collette Dinningan
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Collette Dinnigan 🌺
Her style is one of simple yet sophisticated
beauty. Bellissima: A...