Tea With Alice

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Misty Heggeness sits over a cup of tea and talks exhaustion, care-privilege and what work counts as work. Misty is a researcher into, among other things, the ways that economic calculations ignore certain kinds of work that undeniably contribute to the economy. This was a fascinating conversation.  Find Misty's work at https://www.mistyheggeness.com/ Support this podcast at patreon.com/alicefraser  

Vidya Rajan talks about the line between public and private, the childcare responsibilities of people without children, and having a body on stage.

Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders talk about the dangers of AI and its possibilities for democracy. Alice talks about refusing to decide how she feels just yet. Nathan and Bruce's book can be found here: https://www.schneier.com/books/rewiring-democracy/

Oliver Darkshire talks antiquarian bookselling, snobbery, and the pros and cons of being categorised on a specialty shelf.

KrackerJak, Australian Professional Wrestling legend and educator talks with Alice over tea about blood and ageing, wily age and teaching people how to hurt themselves.

Musician, Broadcaster and activist Tim Shiel talks about child development, living forever, quitting your job, Green Music Australia, burnout and work.

Poetry and dyslexia, sharing our flaws and facing our place in society as we age.

Abigoliah Schamaun - drinking tea made by the sun, using up the expensive things rather than saving them for a special occasion. Burning it all down and starting again. Cryptocurrency and trying to stay balanced. Small activism, fighting fear.

Alice sits with Richard Glover to discuss phases of life, appropriate pleasures, and what happens next.

Alice talks to the magnificent Vince Mancini of Pod Yourself and Frotcast fame. Vince is funny and thoughtful and I really enjoyed this conversation.

Helen Zaltzman and Martin Austwick of The Allusionist talk rude mugs, identity in a foreign land and making a living talking about words.

Erica Halverson talks about how the arts can save education, and what the point of teaching art and the arts actually is when push comes to shove.

Reginald D Hunter, legendary comedian lies in bed and talks to Alice about when to coddle the audience and when to take them to uncomfortable places.

A solo tea with Alice this week.

The lovely Marcel Blanch De Wilt sat with Alice and talked about mental health, the utility of diagnoses and creating community in a world of scarcity.

The magnificent Michelle Brasier talks precious minutes; whether life happens between or through the process of doing lots of stuff, and the balance between beauty and age. A really wonderful Tea With Alice

Avril Speaks talks to Alice about names, creation and the drive towards communication.

Alice talks to her baby and you in the Middle of the night. Starring baby Fraser. The triumphant launch of season three of Tea with Alice. Find and support the podcast online at Patreon.com/AliceFraser

The briliant Ian Smith joins Alice over Aspirational Peppermint tea to talk about chips on shoulders, Nepo Babies and how to navigate class and privilege in a way that doesn't rub us all up the wrong way. Support this podcast on patreon at Patreon.com/AliceFraser

Nelly Thomas is an activist, author and comedian. She talks with Alice about how we think of ourselves, the relationships we cultivate and the stories we tell. Find Nelly online at nellythomas.com

Mina Starsiak Hawk, podcaster and reality star sits with Alice and talks family Christmas, what we owe the people we love, and how to say no when you want to give in.

Sian Docksey sits over a cup of Billionaire Neighbour tea talking the arts, finances, creativity and inspiration, and whose work is worth what.

Cerys sits with Alice in Edinburgh and talks about accommodations, social battery, the language of needs and the future of work.

Aaron talks over not-tea about a weird corporate gig that he just did with Alice, about performing standup standing up, consent in performance and kink, being fetishised and more.

Steffan Alun sits with Alice backstage at the Underbelly Bristo Square, to the strains of a beautiful one woman musical about codependency, and talks the pros and cons of self-diagnosis, community, self-isolation and how much we can understand or control the roles we play.

Matt Lieb talks over tea and many LA healthful beverages about impact, parenting, the stress of straddling the culture wars, race science and what the real problem is in America. Find Matt at Pod Yourself A Gun

AJ LaMarque is a comedian, writer and human community hub. This was such a fun conversation, characterised by coming out of isolation and rebuilding self. It's one from a while ago, but so good I was excited to find it and bring it to you.

Sarah Pappalardo has a chat over tea with Alice about parenting choices, heteronormative expectations and how to navigate the world of work. Sarah Pappalardo is the co-founder and managing editor of Reductress, and a writer, performer and playwright living in Brooklyn. Support this podcast at patreon.com/AliceFraser

Melissa Febos sits over tea with Alice and talks about the traps and joys of memoir; writing about real people, and how art can be reality, shape reality and help process reality.

Alice has tea and talks to Jesse Thorn over tea about what we choose to talk about, privacy, Burt Reynolds and sexiness, masculinity and imperfection and Marvel superheroes.

Jordan Morris talks to Alice over Herbal Tea on privacy, mental health and how to negotiate levels of selfhood.

Alice sits with Nato Green and talks about kitchenware, jazz, how to negotiate the firehose of content, mental health, helping your children navigate the world.

DeAnne Smith talks over tea with Alice about doing comedy about their exes TO their exes, creating boundaries and formatting the past through narrative.

Chris Rivas, actor and author, podcaster and storyteller sits with Alice over tea to discuss selling yourself, branding yourself, being yourself and communicating your self. From nose jobs to Hollywood jobs to buddhism, this is a very Tea With Alice Tea With Alice.

Maris Kreitzman, author, blogger, podcaster, publishing industry maven, talks with Alice about writers rights, the publishing industry and how to look after each other

Baratunde Thurston sits with a cuppa to talk about which bits of identity are relevant and when, how to be patient with teaching complicated things and being complicated things and the joy of the great outdoors.

Laurie Kilmartin sits with Alice over tea and talks about success, failure, writing for late night television, how to survive life and maintaining work in the face of difficulty.

Josh Gondelman talks over tea about duty, being a sucker and Effective Altruism

Amy Carver, screenwriter, director, producer and Patreon supporter comes on the podcast to talk conscious uncoupling, sticking to your principles or whether your principles should stick to you and building the life you want with the privilege you're given.

After a year of Maternity Leave, Alice welcomes you back to the table.

Justine Rogers is a legal academic, an old friend and an ex member of Alice's old girl-group, Aggressively Helpful. We talk about family dynamics, and I talk about my baby for the first time on the podcast.

Damian Smith is a comedian and podcaster who has made a career out of the onstage persona of in his words, an Arrogant, Intellectual, Low-Ethos Sociopath. He and Alice have tea and talk about the ways they're similar and the ways they're different.

Dan Ilic of A Rational Fear is a very old friend of mine, and a relentless participator in things, creator of work and the genesis of jobs for other people. We chatted in our separate houses in Sydney Lockdown about climate change, helplessness and activism.

Cal Wilson talks to me over a fancy hotel tea about creativity, lockdown gardening and self expression.

Craig Quartermaine is a friend of the podcast and a friend of mine. We had a lovely chat about work, success, racism and opportunities deserved and undeserved.

Adam Richard came on the podcast to talk about weight, work, how to dress, giving up comedy and being a nerd.

Visa is a thinker who thinks about thinking - I've known him for a while on twitter, and I've always enjoyed watching the process of him organising thoughts in webs and threads. This episode we talked about enthusiastic nerdery, online selfhood and making connections.

Colt Cabana is a lovely human, a deep thinker in disguise. We talked about how covid affected the world of wrestling, the upside of being objectified and how to use your body.

Justin Hamilton is a good friend and an excellent interlocutor. We discussed culture, age, artistry and existential angst. A lovely time.