Latest Episodes

Closure Optional Ep. 58 – Prof. Leon Petchkovsky, Psychiatrist

Professor Leon Petchkovsky Phd. is a retired Professor of Psychiatry, the Director of the Pinniger Clinic in Robina, and is currently writing a book about Nurturance as it relates to Developmental Neuroscience and Psychology. If that sounds like a lot, it is, he’s 76, and very clever. This is a great conversation about what can […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 57 – Elliot Compton, Martial Artist

Elliot is a pure, professional Martial Artist – inside the gym and out. He is currently signed to One Championship Fight Series, with an impressive 58 professional fights so far in his career. He’s a 4 x CMT Champion, got a slew of belts around his waist and has had the honour of fighting (and […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 55 – Phillip J Watt, Sociopolitical Activist

Phillip is a social / political commentator, author, and currently works as a Hypnotherapist in Coffs Harbour. On our Mayventure travels this month, we stopped in to visit him in his office to discuss all things metaphysical, social, and a little bit political, in order to discuss a lot of ideas about better ways of […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 54 – Emmy and Marcus, The Cutaways

Emmy and Marcus are 2 of the 4 members of the Brisbane Punk Band, The Cutaways. This is a lovely, raw conversation about music, identity, and how those things are so closely intertwined. Emmy discusses her experiences as a trans-woman in the Punk community and the world at large while I get overly emotional about […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 52 – Back to the Centre

In this episode I’m talking about how to get yourself untangled from the tentacles of life, good and bad, through examining a phrase one of my trainers taught me in Muaythai. I discuss the ways that we can lose ourselves in Cults and bullshit, how this works in fighting, and how I think it’s probably […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 51 – Rohan Thomas, D.I.Wireless Films

Rohan is a Filmmaker, and is the creator of the first (and only) Aussie Punkrock Podcast way back in 2009 but has stopped doing the podcast to now focus on making films. In 2016 he released a full-feature documentary called “The Other Option” about the Punk scene in Southeast Asia, and he’s currently working on […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 50 – Priestess Desire, Dominatrix

Holy shit what a world… this is a wonderful conversation, much more normal than you would imagine actually, between a naive prude and a powerful Mistress. Priestess Desire is a professional Dominatrix and right before we recorded this podcast, she was kind enough to give me a tour of her office. I don’t think I’ve […]

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Closure Optional Ep. 49 – Dusty Rich, Comedian

Dusty is one of a kind; he grew up in the turmoil of Apartheid South Africa, then escaped to England to do drugs and sell electricity to poor people, then cleaned up his act by becoming the drugs himself and channelled all that chaos and trauma into one of the best live performances you’ll ever […]

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