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Jan Fran is OMG DED

The new host of The Pineapple Project podcast, Jan Fran, wants us to do death better.

The award-winning ABC podcast, The Pineapple Project returns with its fourth season, a brand new host and a prickly new topic. Walkley award-winning journalist Jan Fran (creator, writer and presenter of The Frant , guest presenter on Network Ten’s The Project and previously co-host for SBS’s The Feed ) is taking on the tricky topic of… Death.

It’s literally the only certainty in life. But why do we find it so hard to talk about? We don’t learn about it in school. We don’t talk about it with friends. And many of us won’t know what’s involved in the process until the gritty moments in which we have to deal with it.

Jan wants that to change. She’s on a mission to help arm us with the logistical know-how we need to die a good death – and help those around us do the same.

Her journey takes us through everything you need to manage a death. From understanding what happens in the hours after we die, to the secrets of funeral homes; it’s an insider’s guide to what is coming to all of us.

If you’ve ever put off writing a will, wondered whether your family can see your social media DM’s after you’re gone, or had to deal with death in the workplace, The Pineapple Project has you covered.

The podcast features a special guest appearance from comedian Rhys Nicholson in his most dramatic role to-date, as the Grim Reaper.

In Jan Fran’s own words, “If I could dish out one piece of unsolicited advice, it would be to talk to your fam about death and ask your loved ones what they’d like at their funerals because – and trust me on this – it’s very hard to get answers from a dead person!!!

“After death comes admin, and while we can’t stop the former from happening, we can at least make the latter more manageable.”

Jan brings to The Pineapple Project her trademark insight, levity and curiosity. The podcast kicks off today, with new episodes dropping weekly.

The Pineapple Project – it’s the podcast that makes life sweeter and less prickly.

Your first taste of a new season of The Pineapple Project is available now on the ABC listen app, Apple Podcasts , or wherever you get your favourite podcasts.

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Alex Saundry (who played for two years for GWS in AFL Women’s competition before she was delisted at the end of 2018) has launched a new podcast called All In with Sam Lane and Emma Race (also part of The Outer Sanctum radio show and podcast). The podcast debuted last Tuesday with special guest Tayla Harris.

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Angela Bishop has a new podcast for 10 Speaks.

Starstruck with Angela Bishop.

Join Network 10’s entertainment editor Angela Bishop as she takes time away from the red carpet to take a walk down memory lane and relive some of her favourite celebrity interviews.

In the past 30 years, she’s seen it all, but what’s shown on TV is often just a smattering of what’s actually recorded.

In Starstruck, a new 10 Speaks podcast, Ang spills the beans on some of her fave celebs and what really went on behind the scenes before and after the cameras started rolling. There’ll be laughter, tears, and ‘did they really say that?’ moments.

Here’s the trailer: Starstruck with Angela Bishop on acast

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READY SET TOKYO

Exciting podcast returns to shine a spotlight on Tokyo 2020

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The ABC has launched a history podcast The Eleventh, which re-lives the events leading up to the sacking of Prime Minister Gough Whitlam on November 11, 1975.
http://about.abc.net.au/media-room/the-eleventh/

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Launching this Thursday.

https://10play.com.au/starstruck-with-angela-bishop

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Judith will be on News Breakfast tomorrow (March 5) to talk about the podcast.

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Starstruck With Angela Bishop.

10’s Angela Bishop Spills The Tea On New Podcast. Only On 10 Speaks.

Lacking a little showbiz in your life now that awards season is over? Never fear entertainment lovers, 10 Speaks’ new podcast Starstruck With Angela Bishop , is here to fill that celebrity-shaped void in your life.

Network 10 entertainment editor and Studio 10 host Angela Bishop, has selflessly taken time away from the glamorous red carpets and hottest parties in all of Tinseltown, to relive her favourite celebrity interviews.

Celebrating a remarkable 30 years at Network 10 last year, the hardest working woman in showbiz has really seen it all, but what’s shown on the telly is often just a smattering of what’s actually recorded.

In Starstruck with Angela Bishop , Ang dishes on some of her favourite celebs and what really goes on behind-the-scenes when the cameras aren’t rolling. There’ll be laughter, tears, and ‘did they really say that?’ moments.

Early episodes feature interviews with Robbie Williams, Sasha Baron Cohen (who could forget their infamous interview on Bondi Beach?), plus music legends Tom Jones and Barry Gibb.

Starstruck With Angela Bishop is available to listen now with new episodes set to be released every fortnight.

Other 10 Speaks podcasts include Australian Survivor: Talking Tribal , female-driven conversations on Short Black With Sandra Sully , political and current affairs discussion The Professor And The Hack plus Hammer It Home With Barry Du Bois .

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Episode 1 can be heard here

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Podcast Ranker has resulted in a number of radio stations really taking the piss when it comes to their podcast feeds

FFS, stop adding extra “mini” episodes to game the rankings

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The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age expand podcast library

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age are increasing their podcast library with three new series, the relaunch of the popular Real Footy, and expansion of the weekly news podcast Please Explain.

The expanded podcast library follows on from the success of The Last Voyage of the Pong Su in October 2019 which won the podcast category at the Victorian Quill Awards.

“Podcasts are a key part of our commitment to high-quality, independent journalism. They build on the excellent journalism we publish every day and add another layer of content for our readers to engage with,” said Herald editor, Lisa Davies.

The Age editor, Alex Lavelle, said: “Our podcasting team has grown as part of our strategy of engaging new audiences and catering for the expectations of our subscribers. It was great to see our latest investigations podcast, The Last Voyage of the Pong Su, win a Quill Award last week, building on the success of Phoebe’s Fall, Wrong Skin, and our regular Please Explain and Real Footy podcasts.”

The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age have a proven record with podcasting, collecting several awards over the past few years.

Wrong Skin was named Podcast of the Year at the 2019 Australian Podcast Awards and Phoebe’s Fall, the Herald and Age’s first investigative podcast, won the 2016 Radio Current Affairs category of the Victorian Quill Awards and the NSW Kennedy Award for Outstanding Radio Current Affairs. Both Wrong Skin and Phoebe’s Fall also won gold medals at the New York Radio Festival.

Good Weekend Talks

Good Weekend Talks will join the podcast library from this month, bringing the weekend lifestyle staple to life for readers’ ears. The podcast will showcase the magazine’s best features, narrated by professional voice actors, followed by a discussion between editor Katrina Strickland and the magazine’s writers such as Jane Cadzow, Tim Elliot, Melissa Fyfe and Konrad Marshall.

“The aim is to add another layer to our storytelling, discussing the most compelling issues raised in our features and introducing listeners to the writers and writing process behind them,” Strickland said.

“Ash Barty, the anti-vaxxer movement, Scott Morrison’s Pentecostal church, the Melbourne doctor who mapped the clitoris and the man who runs the AFL are just some of the subjects that will be covered on Good Weekend Talks.”

The Televisionaries

The Televisionaries will also launch in March, discussing all things television and streaming: from the buzziest shows online to the guilty pleasures we watch in secret.

Host Louise Rugendyke, editor of S at The Sun-Herald, hosts a lively discussion each week with the best TV writers at The Age and Herald, including Michael Idato, Paul Kalina and Kylie Northover.

The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald culture editor, Matthew Burgess, said: “The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age are renowned for in-depth coverage of quality television, from the popular Guide and Green Guide weekly sections to daily news coverage online.

“We are keen to bring our passion and expertise about television to a new platform, in a fun and informative podcast from our top TV critics. They live and breathe television and are the authorities on what you should be watching and why.”

Naked City

In April, Naked City will see John Silvester, Walkley Award-winning crime writer, columnist and co-author of the best-selling books that formed the basis of the hit Channel 9 series Underbelly, return to the gangland wars. Delving into the archive of tapes and interviews spanning his four decades in crime reporting, Silvester will take us on a first-hand journey through some of Australia’s most notorious underworld crimes.

“I have been covering crime in Australia since 1978 and in the Naked City podcast I will take you deep into my world, where you will hear from the key players in some of our most notorious and infamous cases,” said Silvester.

Real Footy

Returning for its fourth season, Real Footy brings listeners all the stories behind the AFL: reviewing, previewing and analysing footy in the way only The Age and Herald know how. Join host Michael Gleeson and regular guests Caroline Wilson, Jake Niall and Jimmy Bartel as they unpack all things footy. It hits all good podcast services on March 16.

Please Explain

Please Explain, The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age’s weekly news podcast hosted by national editor, Tory Maguire, cuts through the noise and gives listeners insight into the stories that drive the nation. In 2020, the podcast series will be expanded with different specials to complement the existing weekly upload.

Over summer, Please Explain presented a special six-part series on climate and weather.

Please Explain is available every Thursday.

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I thought they may have launched a food based podcast to compliment MasterChef, where they could interview the new judges, contestants, guests etc and talk about the week that was etc. A host like Julie Goodwin would’ve been good IMO.

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Southern Cross Austereo today launched a new podcast The Briefing, hosted by Tom Tilley.

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Decent line up of presenters.

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He told Mediaweek his alarm is now going off at 4am with the aim of reaching PodcastOne’s Sydney studios by 5am.

Sounds responsible to me in this climate!

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