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Brokenhearted BlockbusterLove ActuallyLove Actually Guest Kelly James Tighe reveals to host, Jill Collister a heartbreak involving clowns, puppets and Mormons. They also reveal to a LIVE audience their love for the polarizing holiday movie Love Actually. Love Actually is a 2003 romantic comedy directed by Richard Curtis that has 9 intertwined plots that examine the complexities of love, actually. It stars Hugh Grant, Bill Nighy, Emma Thompson, Liam Neeson, Laura Linney and Andrew Lincoln to name a few. Brokenhearted Blockbuster LIVE was recorded at Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette, Ca by Desired Effect. Please rate, review and...2021-11-261h 22
Brokenhearted BlockbusterMarriage StoryMarriage Story Guest, Serene Hammami throws a #toosoon movie at Host, Jill Collister with Marriage Story! They get all up in the business of DIVORCE. Marriage Story is a 2019 drama written and directed by Noah Baumbach, who Jill now feels that he might be secretly spying on her. It stars Scarlett Johansson and the hunky, Adam Driver with Laura Dern, Alan Alda, Ray Liotta and Julie Hagerty in supporting roles. The film follows a married couple, in theatre, going through a divorce. 2021-11-201h 34
BrainwavesThe Victorian Mental Health Royal Commission and Mental Health Reform Series Part 2 - Laura CollisterToday is our final episode of our 3 part series on the Victorian Royal Commission and Mental Health Reform. In the first week we spoke to the wonderful Cindy Smith, the CEO of the Australian Association of Social Workers. You can listen HEREIn the second week we spoke with the amazing Ingrid Ozols AM, a very powerful mental health and suicide prevention advocate. You can listen HEREThis week we are lucky enough to speak with Wellways very own CEO, Laura Collister. Laura first joined Wellways in 2005 after a successful academic career. During her time at Wellways, she has overseen the development of...2021-05-1200 min
Why'd You Push That Button?Why do you text like that?This week, Vox’s Kaitlyn Tiffany and The Verge's Ashley Carman ask why we type the way we do. Are we really that cool?First, they chat with Ashley's friend Laura who also types in all lowercase all the time. Then, Kaitlyn interviews The Verge’s copy editor Kara Verlaney about her thoughts on proper punctuation across the internet and all its forms. Finally, they interview linguist Lauren Collister about whether we’re just psychoanalyzing all of our typing habits for no reason, or if there’s real research around this topic. (Spoiler alert: there is!) 2018-11-0740 min
Wednesday BreakfastMental Health week- Feat Miwatj Program, Dennis Muller, Stand up to Willson Security, and Wellways education.Wednesday Breakfast 11th of October 2017Whats on:Dr Lucas de Toca in the studio talking about the Miwatj Mental Health Program - an indigenous mental health program managed and controlled by Aboriginal people Dennis Muller on the phone to talk about his latest rticle published in the conversation, highlighting the danger of hate fueled speech in areas of public discourse and just how damaging they are to civil society and discourse. Nina Ross and Gabrielle de Vietri from Artists Committee about the weeping woman demonstration at NGV on Saturday against Wilson Security's involvement in the Nauru detention centre. Wellways Director of Mental Hea...2017-10-1000 min
Not for PodcastWho’s Missing Out on the NDIS?On 1 July the nation-wide rollout of the National Disability Insurance Scheme began. By the time it’s fully implemented in 2019 it’s estimated 460,000 people with disability will receive a support package. The $22-billion-per-year scheme, twice the size of the previous system, has been largely welcomed by the disability sector, promising more support for more people. But not all Australians with disability will benefit – some will be eligible but won’t receive the support they are entitled to, while others simply aren’t covered despite having “significant and ongoing support needs”. In the second episode of a th...2016-07-1900 min