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Dec 2024
47m 52s

Best of 2024, part 1: What giving gives ...

Osher Günsberg
About this episode

For this special Christmas Day episode, here are some of the best bits of 2024, including:

Nazeem Hussain on how giving can give you a sense of purpose and control (and the beauty of calling your mate a dickhead)

Linda Marigliano on the anticipation and anxiety of starting a family, the long journey she took in getting there, and why having a baby doesn’t have to mean the end of career ambitions

Amy Shark on the realities of earning a buck in the Australian music industry today vs eras past, what the work really looks like, and just how great Taylor Swift is… 

Plus some surprisingly festive ukulele.

Merry Christmas!

You can read Osher’s Christmas piece, and plenty more, here

Get in touch with Osher here

 

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