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Ryan Reynolds on being Pikachu, anxiety and Canadian melodramas
Detective Pikachu himself, Ryan Reynolds, sits down with Marc Fennell to find out how he embodied a foot tall electric mouse, combats anxiety with improv and got his start on a Canadian teen melodrama.
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Ryan Reynolds on being Pikachu, anxiety and Canadian melodramas
Detective Pikachu himself, Ryan Reynolds, sits down with Marc Fennell to find out how he embodied a foot tall electric mouse, combats anxiety with improv and got his start on a Canadian teen melodrama.
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Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig on why he never made it as a rapper
It's been six years since alt-pop darlings Vampire Weekend released their last album. Marc Fennell caught up with lead singer Ezra Koenig to talk how fatherhood changes the songwriting process, heading on the campaign train with Bernie Sanders and why he never quite made it as a rapper.
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Murray Cook talks stepping away from The Wiggles empire
Generations of people know Murray Cook as the red Wiggle. Now several years into his retirement of the red skivvie, Cook tells Marc Fennell about life after the band, finding new passions and The Wiggles' lasting legacy of joy.
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Matt Corby explains how he got the nickname 'Captain Fiddlefingers'
Matt Corby has been in the Australian spotlight for almost 15 years, bursting into our lives as a teen on 'Australian Idol'. He tells Marc Fennell about moving past reality TV, how he accidentally found out he was going to be a father and about his unique nickname.
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Elizabeth Cambage thinks athletes need to have an ego
Marc Fennell catches up with Olympic basketballer Elizabeth Cambage to talk being six foot eight at 16-years-old, how she lets her Sasha Fierce come out on the court and why she's making noise for female athletes.
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Lupita Nyong'o likes to take roles that scare her
When you win an Academy Award on your first major film role - where to next? As Lupita Nyong'o told our own Marc Fennell, it was about getting out of the spotlight again.
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GOT's Aidan Gillen doesn't have a career plan
You might know him best as Game Of Throne's conniving Littlefinger but as Marc Fennell found out, Aidan Gillen is much more honest about his aspirations in real life.
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Jordan Peele on why he takes pleasure in scaring people
Bursting onto the scene with his debut feature film 'Get Out' in 2018, Jordan Peele has become Hollywood's most promising directors. He tells Marc Fennell what inspired his love for scary movies and the inherent 'otherness' of horror.
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Dean Lewis on why he needed to learn how to say no
Dean Lewis charmed with his singles 'Waves' and 'Be Alright' as he catapulted to international stardom. But sudden fame comes with a price as he tells Marc Fennell why he had to learn how to say no.
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Lily Allen: beating sensationalist media at their own game
"If you actually tell everyone, everything there is to know then they can't come after you."
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Henry Rollins' fans have made him a more empathetic person
Legendary punk performer Henry Rollins sits down with Marc Fennell and talks unforgettable fans, beating up the bad guys, the time when he was most scared and...baboons?
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Franz Ferdinand's Alex Karpanos commands a crowd with prison psychology
"There's no point winning over the people in the front who are going to be into it already."
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Keisha Castle-Hughes: From the spotlight at 13 to 'On The Ropes'
"There was this really odd sense in the country of being New Zealand's Lindsey Lohan."
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M-Phazes: The best gauge of success
You’ve heard his work on Madonna, Amy Shark and Eminem tracks. M-Phazes tells Marc Fennell how brutal the music biz can be.
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Fans camp out overnight for her poems: Lang Leav
Anyone who thinks poetry is a dead art hasn’t met Lang Leav and her *2 million followers* on social media.
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Tom Morello: On the front lines with Rage Against the Machine
He’s the guitarist of bands like Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave who’s no stranger to getting tear gassed. But Marc Fennell finds out about Tom Morello’s weirdest jobs along the way to stardom.
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Jamie Lee Curtis: Reflections on a life nearly lost to addiction
"I'm in trouble. I need help." Jamie Lee Curtis tells Marc Fennell about the drug addiction that nearly killed her and the words that saved her.
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Paul Kelly: Songwriting, grief & gravy
“I listen more than I talk.” Paul Kelly’s album ‘Nature’ is the number one album in the country. He invited Marc Fennell to see where the magic happens.
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Jorja Smith: Pre-show tea party
She's been called the best thing to happen to soul music since Amy Winehouse. Marc Fennell has a tea party with Jorja Smith before her set at Laneway Festival.
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MNEK: Writes for superstars/is a superstar
He’s written for the greats like Beyoncé and Madonna. MNEK tells Marc Fennell the worst habit when writing hit songs.
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Ruel: 15-year-old singer filling stadiums
What were you doing at 15? Well, Aussie singer Ruel is chatting with Marc Fennell, playing at a stadium in Tokyo and making the rest of us look bad.
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Troye Sivan: Searching for community online
“As soon as I posted the video online, it kind of took on another life.”
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CHVRCHES' Lauren Mayberry: The Joan of Arc of pop music
“I’m confident there won’t be any time in my career where I won’t be talked about in any way without a gender prefix on it.”
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The Strokes’ own Albert Hammond Jr
“There’s a great deal of shame and pain, and you don’t want to get out of it because you hate yourself.” The Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr talks overcoming addiction and family tragedy that changed everything.
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The History of Frankenstein with Marc Fennell
“That a teenage girl who no one would expect anything of, has a book that is still being discussed 200 years later. I think that’s pretty impressive.”
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Years & Years: Olly Alexander on fame & sleep paralysis
“It’s like having a waking nightmare.” Years & Years singer Olly Alexander tells Marc Fennell about when he was waking up unable to move or scream.
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Aimen Dean: From Al-qaeda to MI6 Spy
“Tell me about the first time you met Osama bin Laden.” Marc Fennell meets Aimen Dean, Al-Qaeda operative turned British spy.
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Camp Cope: The changing face of what’s normal
All-girl music trio Camp Cope are at the forefront of campaigns against assault and for gender equality in the music industry. They sit down with Marc Fennell.
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Amy Shark: Friends, family, failure and fame
“When vulnerability is an essential element of your music, how do you work out what you’re willing to share?” Marc Fennell asks Amy Shark about friends, family, failure and fame.
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Yassmin Abdel-Magied: On life after national outrage
Outrage and abuse forced Yassmin Abdel-Magied to flee her home.
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Karamo Brown: Surprise fatherhood; toxic masculinity
"This skewed definition of masculinity has to die. Let's shoot it in the head and bury it."
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Leigh Whannell: Learning what not to do
“It’s so hard to actually make a film it’s amazing that any actually turn out good.” Marc Fennell talks to SAW creator Leigh Whannel about his new film 'Upgrade'.
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Torture Therapy: Giving survivors their lives back
How do you bring someone back from the unthinkable? Marc Fennell meets the counsellors helping torture survivors.
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Diplo: Working with kids; Indigenous Hip-hop; Justin Bieber
He's the man behind huge acts like Major Lazer and Jack Ü. He's collaborated with just about everyone. Marc Fennell talks music with Diplo.
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Keith Urban: Fire; Family; Stephen Colbert
Keith Urban chats with Marc Fennell about growing up, the fire that destroyed his house, and his beef with Stephen Colbert.
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Leon Bridges: Soul; style and civil rights
Leon Bridges tells Marc Fennell he used to pinch his mum’s car to go to gigs. But he wrote her a song too, so it evens out.
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Postnatal Psychosis: The stigma of mothers with mental illness
The pressure of being a new parent can be scary enough. But for women who suffer from postnatal psychosis, that's just the beginning of their problems.
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Lena Waithe: Changing the world instead of reflecting it
Co-writer of Master of None, Lena Waithe, chats to Marc Fennell about #MeToo, activism in Hollywood & why young queer people are still being kicked out of home.
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Steven Spielberg: From Pong to Ready Player One
From playing Pong on the set of Jaws to making a whole movie about his love of video games. Steven Spielberg talks to Marc Fennell about his new film ‘Ready Player One’.
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John Boyega: How Star Wars emptied his Bank Account
Star Wars star John Boyega tells Marc Fennell how taking big risks paid off for him...eventually.
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Ryan 'Chinglish': How video games can save lives
Next time someone tells you video games are a waste of time tell them about Ryan "Chinglish". Marc Fennell spoke with him at Blizzard's Blizzcon, about how games changed his life.
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Wafia: Stage fright, role models and Syria in crisis
“My instinct was to write a really sad song, but that didn’t feel right.” Wafia talked to Marc Fennell about writing her song ‘bodies’ after her Syrian family was denied refugee status.
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Willem Dafoe: The 'blank canvas' approach, haunting roles, and the strain of acting
“Do you get haunted by roles?” “Tell me about your ‘blank canvas’ approach?” “What are the long-term impacts of acting?” Marc Fennell asked Willem Dafoe.
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Luc Besson: Making movies the French way
“In America, you can’t make a film where the Indians are the good guys and the cowboys are the bad guys… it’s about their “I was lucky to get nothing when I was young.” French writer/director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element), told Marc Fennell how learning to entertain himself as a kid in a household without a TV is actually what inspired his creativity.
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Kakenya Ntaiya: FGM and the UN
She was the first Masai woman to ever get a PHD and it landed her in the United Nations: this is the incredible true story of Kakenya Ntaiya.
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Dan Sultan: On Australia Day
“It’s like getting spat in the face when they wave that f*cking flag around.”
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Tom Cruise: What makes him tick?
“Sometimes I’ll come up with a character and then I’ll put it into a movie and I’ll re-write the whole script based on that.”
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Motez: From Iraq to the World
He survived Hussein’s Iraq. Moved to Australia. Now DJs on the world’s biggest stages.
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Jada Pinkett-Smith hates racial tokenism, sex trafficking and sheltered upbringings
“Asking for acknowledgement diminishes dignity and it diminishes power.” Director/Activist Jada Pinkett-Smith hates racial tokenism, sex trafficking and sheltered upbringings. She spoke with @Marc Fennell.
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Jennifer Lawrence: Filming Mother! and struggling in NY
On filming Mother! and growing up as a struggling actor in NY.
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Inside Aardman Animation: The people who brought you 'Wallace & Gromit'
Peter Lord has built an empire out of plasticine. And surprisingly it's still standing.
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Snow Patrol: Dementia; Depression; Falling out
Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody spoke to Marc Fennell about coming to terms with his dad’s dementia.
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Kyah Simon: Learning through injury
At 8 years old Kyah Simon knew she would play for Australia. She spoke to Marc Fennell about what inspired her.
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Ghostwriter Michael Visontay: Bringing stories to the surface
All work, no recognition. Marc Fennell learns about the life of a ghostwriter.
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