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Stumble Through
by That's Not Canon Productions
For young Australian adults figuring life out. Each episode, Paula brings in peers and experts to talk about how we can get through this together. Settle in for life advice, practical skills, and hugs through airwaves. Produced by That’s Not Canon, graphics by Claudia Piggott, music by Jessica Fletcher, edited by Dominic Guilfoyle. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/stumble-through. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Episodes
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How to Make Friends as an Adult with Janani
You’d think that as adults we’d be past the angst and awkwardness of making friends. But if anything, making new friends get harder as we get older. There’s less time and more responsibility. And while we may have more choice over who we spend our time with, it feels like there are few...
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The Admin and Ethics of Dating Apps with Nic and Maddie from WTF Is Happening
Is our search for love making us bad people? Is liking dogs a personality trait? Why don't dating apps have Clippy? In this episode I team up with Maddie and Nic for fun, light hearted banter and serious philosophical questions. Maddie and Nic host WTF is Happening podcast, where they talk about...
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Fostering Connections Through Vulnerability with Dylan Conway from BrothersNBooks
Ever since Brené Brown’s TEDtalk, we’ve been waking up to the fact that vulnerability is the key to authenticity, connection, stronger relationships, and personal growth. An in-depth discussion about the courage and power of vulnerability with a member of the armed forces is perhaps not a typical...
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Car Trouble with Maddi Römcke
Have you ever been driving, and suddenly wondered what you would do if you broke down? Now you don’t have to! …. As much as you did before! This week’s guest is Maddi “Macgyver” Römcke; an actor, writer, theatre creator and generally joyful human being who, to use a totally overused phrase: has a...
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Self-Sabotage and How to Stop with Stephenie Zamora
Life is hard enough without us getting in our own way. And yet so often, that’s exactly what we do. In this episode I chat with my first international guest, Stephenie Zamora, about why we do this and how we can stop doing it. Stephenie is an author and coach, business and marketing strategist…
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How to Make The Most of Internships
Like many things in life, internships are not exactly like in the movies. Yes, it’s a way to get experience as a young professional, or someone who wants to completely change careers/industries. But internships are mostly menial work, and sometimes we can question if they are worth it if there...
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How to Understand Job Ads with Reegan Milne
Applying for jobs is not known for being fun, and anyone who says they’ve never had a mental breakdown while doing it is a liar. In this episode, Reegan Milne and I decode common buzz words, talk through red flags, and give tips on finding the “through-line” of what our potential new boss really...
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Creative Career Spotlight: Film with Dominic Murphy Moving Image
This month we welcome back one of my favourite Brits, Dom Murphy! Dom is a freelance videographer, editor, film-maker and extraordinarily good human. My audio sounds like it’s fueled by dial up internet while I work out the kinks of recording from home, but you can still hear everything clearly....
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Getting Back on the Horse
Starting is one thing, restarting is another. In this episode, I talk about getting back on track and explain last year's hiatus. I mean, it was the start of the pandemic so disruption was a given, but I really appreciate you listening so I wanted to give a bit more insight into why you stopped...
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Creative Career Spotlight: Comedy and Theatre with Laura Trenerry
Having a creative career is challenging at the best of times, let alone when there's a global pandemic cancelling everything. In this episode I got to talk to Laura Trenerry, a highly skilled theatre maker, comedian, performer, and one third of The Travelling Sisters. We chatted about finding the...
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Being A Good Friend as an Adult with Liz Best
Being a good friend is something we talk a lot about in school, but it’s not an issue we grow out of. In this episode Liz Best and I cover topics like having different friends for different needs, boundaries, reciprocity, and how adulthood shifts the way we look at some of the most important...
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Tax for Absolute Beginners with Vincents Accounting
WE ARE BACK! Second Album Syndrome is so 2020, and I am so very excited to finally share this episode with you all. I had the privilege of sitting down with Brent, Liam, and Nabeela from Vincents Accounting. They were kind enough to answer my many questions without a single eye-roll, and we…
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A Note from Paula
Hello folks! Just popping in to say that I’ve decided to make Stumble Through a monthly podcast so that it’s a more manageable commitment for me. As you know this podcast is something I love doing, and will continue to do, but I also need to be realistic with myself (and you!). So for the next...
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How to Isolate and Stay Well with Ben Warren
In this episode actor and creator Ben Warren returns to the podcast with just as much warmth and wit as before, with double the insights. He also brings EXCITING NEWS! International, intense, inside, in-tertainment; these are just some of the “i” words which describe the first ever…
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Procrastination with Harry Wallace
This is not about productivity hacks! This is a fun episode where we talk less about how to do things in less time and with more attention, and more about why it’s so hard to, you know, do the thing. Harry Wallace is a writer, journalist, theatre maker, adventurer, student, and a self-proclaimed...
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How to Accept a Compliment with Peter Wood
Hello! We recorded this before physical distancing became a thing, so don’t worry! Peter and I are both at home, minimising our contact with the outside world. In this episode I talk to performer Peter Wood about how to take a compliment, and why it’s so tricky to do. Usually I would have cut out...
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Death, dying and mortality with Steve Pirie
Hello! At 35:00 we discuss a submission to the Things I’ve Never Said segment which comes with a trigger warning around suicidal thoughts. To the listener who submitted it: you are cared for, you are as deserving as anyone else to be here drawing breath. No matter how logical it seems, you not...
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Creative Career Spotlight: Costume in Film and TV with Annaleese Cochrane
Welcome back! This week we get to hear what it’s like to work for one of the biggest production studios in the world, and how it would be so good if ruminating wasn’t a thing. Annaleese is a gem. She has done extremely well under pressure and become a sparkling, determined, multi-talented…
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Why does achieving hurt? With Zane C Weber
Welcome back! It has been a while, and I do apologise for the delay. Life has been a bit rough and frantic on my end, and so it’s taken me a lot longer than I thought to get this baby going again. Thank you all for your patience. This week we talk about the painful side of achieving things. We…
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Season 1 Outtakes and Bloopers
It’s the season finale! Here are some chuckles and extra bits that I couldn’t leave in the episodes, but wanted you to have anyway. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. We will be back with Season 2 on Wednesday January 29th, 2020! Until then, you can get in touch by emailing...
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Emotional First Aid with Janani Jeganathan
Bones aren’t the only thing that can break, and our mental health is just as instrumental to our well being as physical health. I’ve brought back my favourite med student, Janani, to have a chat about how we can take care of ourselves (and each other) in after a punch in the feels. This will be…
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Going Plastic Free with Jennifer Laycock
Hooray it’s a bumper episode! In this episode we get into the specifics of what it means to be plastic free. We talk about beginner, middle and champion level ways to incorporate it into your life. Jen, who you may remember from our episode on job searching, is a really passionate educator on the...
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Basic First Aid with Janani Jeganathan
Remember when we had to do life-saving in PE? Or those first aid courses? Yeah, me neither. Which is why I think this is one of the most useful episodes we have made so far. Click through to see the most researched show notes I have ever done. There are numbers for non-emergency medical services...
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Career Spotlight: with Teri Steer
We’re long overdue for another career spotlight, and so this week I chat to my friend Teri Steer about her career path to becoming a stage manager at La Mama. La freaking Mama. That’s so cool I’m not even going to swear about it. Teri is a stage manager, designer, and a familiar face in Melbourne...
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Freelancing with Shashin Weeratunga
Freelancing is rewarding, empowering, difficult, wobbly, and a way of working that in many ways allows you to live life on your own terms. Freelancing is the most adult thing I can imagine because it requires you to be entirely responsible for your work, your time, your choices, your admin,...
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Breakups with Aimee Duroux
Breakups are, among other things, painful. Pain is a good teacher though. A tough, unnerving, total a****le, but a good teacher. I think we live in a society where we associate breakups with the end of romantic relationships, but they are far more widespread and nuanced than that. In this episode…
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Uni VS Reality with Aidan Rowlingson
In this episode I speak with inimitable Aidan Rowlingson; an actor, director, producer, entrepreneur, proud Butchulla man, and self-acknowledged unicorn (because he really is that rare and magical). We chat about what university doesn’t prepare you for, some lessons we learned the hard way, and…
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Emotional Labour and Disability with Madeleine Little
Folks, this is one I’ve super excited about, and have been sitting on for a while. It’s such a rich conversation, and I really hope this episode is as useful for you as it was for me. Madeleine Little is a disabled artist, theatre maker, and researcher. She is also incredibly kind, articulate…
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Mounting a Fringe Show: An Extra Taste with Boys Taste Better With Nutella
Surprise! I had so much fun with Peter and Kristen, I asked them if they could stay and answer just a few more questions. In this episode we focus on financing a fringe show, and a few other bits of wisdom that I am so pleased I get to share with you. It would be so amazing if you could share one...
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Mounting a Fringe Show with Boys Taste Better With Nutella
You guys. I am so excited to share this episode with you. I sit down with two creative powerhouses Kristen Maloney and Peter Wood. Kristen is a producer, writer, director and casserole lover. Peter is an actor, writer, and dramaturg, and can turn anything into brilliant choreography. To make sure...
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Dating Apps with Bridget Morrison
Dating has never been easy. Never. Which means it is one of the most interesting, absurd and hilarious human experiences to discuss. Now we live in a world where the logistics and a bunch of admin is done for us, but it’s a wild west of behaviour protocols and expectations. Of swipes, ghosts,...
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Period Health with Karli Riesen
If you or someone you love has a uterus, then this episode is for you! As we mention in the episode, we are not medical professionals and you should get in touch with your GP if you have any questions or concerns after listening. We have done our googles, but not a PHD. Periods are bloody normal,...
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Self-talk with Johanna Lyon
Self-talk is probably one of the most intimate and important things we can master for our own good. The way we talk to ourselves links to the way we see ourselves, and the way we interact with the world. It’s an aspect of our communication skills that we never get enough time on in school. This...
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Travelling with Ben Warren
In this episode Paula sits down with Ben Warren, a man who is genuinely the life and soul of every party. Ben is intelligent, kind, and a bloody good laugh. Which explains how he made our chat about paperwork bearable. Ben has so many beautiful insights into how travel enriches and challenges us,...
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Side Hustles and Monetising Them with Zane Weber
With our growing ability to sell anything through the internet, and the rise of the gig economy magnified by hustle culture, side hustles are the norm. I actually can’t think of a single person I know who doesn’t have one (monetised or not). And with the current economy, stagnant wage increases,...
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Not Getting What You Want with Steve Pirie
Ah yes, not getting what you want. It can be pretty nifty in life actually. Failure, as we’ve said before on Stumble Through, is a big part of any process. In this episode we unpack how you can use failure, and the options you have when faced with it. Steve Pirie is many things, all of them…
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Stigma Around School Touring with Matt Caffoe
Within creative communities, there is a bit of stigma around working in an educational context. People can view it as lesser work, or a two-year maximum commitment. Paula talks to Matt Caffoe, creative director of Mashed Theatre Inc., about what working in different spaces can do for your craft,...
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Social Media as a Career Tool with Aimee Duroux
Social media. We’re all on it in some shape or form, but do we know how to use it? In this episode Paula talks to local social media maven Aimee about how she uses social media to run her earring business (High Key Obsessed), how it informs her creative practice, and can enable and build creative...
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Juggling Multiple Priorities as a Creative with Peter Wood
From now on, let us all assume that everyone (yes, everyone) is busy, tired, and probably stressed. Why? Well it might have something to do with all the priorities we are juggling. Everyone knows that this is a basic fact of adult life, but it's still tough to deal with. This week, Paula chats to...
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Self help, or bullsh*t? with Reegan Milne
We all want to grow, and to improve ourselves in one way or another. Growth is hard, and figuring out what advice to take on board to reach your goals is a MINEFIELD. This week Paula chats with Reegan Milne about how to find advice that is right for you, and sniff out someone who could be…
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(Proper) Self-care with Kate Lund
Recently self-care seems to have become synonymous with expensive facemasks and canceling plans. What is self-care, actually? And how can we practice it properly? Kate and Paula talk strategies, awareness and making time for yourself. Kate Lund is a photographer, illustrator, plant mama, and a...
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Achieving Goals Through Habits with Nicolas Angelosanto
Trying to achieve a goal? Not sure how to get there? Keep falling off the wagon? Same! Let’s figure out how to get through it. Nic is an award-winning actor and theatre maker, and short-film maker. You can check out his work on his website, and Art for Earthlings. Website:...
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Career Spotlight: Acting with Mitch Wood
For our first career spotlight, we have a frank discussion with the ever-charismatic Mitch Wood about acting. Process, growth, managing survival jobs; let’s get into it. You can find Mitch here: IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm8973042/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mitch.wood/ Note: The...
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Private Health Insurance with Dominic Murphy
Do we REALLY need it? This week Paula has a friendly debate with Dom on just that. Dom is an experienced video and content director, editor and producer. He’s also British, and a brilliant cook. You can find him here: Website: https://www.dmmovingimage.com/ Instagram:...
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Coping While Job Hunting with Jennifer Laycock
For many (including us), job hunting is a modern form of psychological torture. This week Jen and Paula talk about how they manage the job-hunting process, and the stress that goes with it. Jen talks about how you can make your own opportunities. Paula talks about the benefits of having a...
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Creative Collaboration with Claudia Piggott
Collaboration plays such a key role, not only in the creative process and career progress of artists, but in everyday life. How do we make sure we are collaborating, and not being used, though? This week we talk to Claudia Piggott, a multidisciplinary artist and designer who kicks goals in so…
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For young Australian adults figuring life out. Each episode, Paula brings in peers and experts to talk about how we can get through this together. Settle in for life advice, practical skills, and hugs through airwaves. Produced by That’s Not Canon, graphics by Claudia Piggott, music by Jessica Fletcher, edited by Dominic Guilfoyle.
Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/stumble-through.
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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