Men of Words Podcast

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Todays conversation is with meditation & mindfulness teacher, coach and founder of Mind Maverick - Janoah Van Kekem.
What a chat! Janoah provides us with non stop wisdom and gives a great re-telling of how he found his way to the mindfulness space. This served as a great check-in for myself and I know that people will get a lot from this one.
Huge thanks to Janoah! We recommend going to give him a follow @janoahvankekem
Please enjoy the conversation with Janoah Van Kekem.
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Josh Pyke. Oh boy.
When we started the podcast, we made a list of dream chats. This was one that was on there and we are stoked to have. He's had a bit on the last few years...

• Launched to fame around 2007 with Memories & Dust, followed by Chimney’s Afire
• 5 ARIA wins, 18 ARIA nominations, multiple Gold/Platinum accreditations.
• Multiple Triple J Hottest 100 entries.
• Run songwriting sessions with Indigenous communities (Indigenous Literacy Foundation)
• Raised over $50,000 through Busking For Change events.
• Incredibly influential advocate for creators. Represented musicians in national forums such as Parliament House roundtables, Q+A, and The Project, on key issues including copyright reform, Arts funding, and more recently, the impact of COVID-19 on the creative industries
• Josh Pyke Partnership - offering a mentorship and funding to an unsigned musician
• Acclaimed children’s book author - Lights Out Leonard, A Banana is a Banana, The Incredible Runaway Snot, Chatterpuss.
• New album - To Find Happiness recently released and is a deeply personal album.

Josh's lived experience and struggles with anxiety is something he can be really open and honest about and that's good for everyone to do. We are so grateful for him joining us and please enjoy the conversation!
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Australian Comedian representing us in the US... Monty Franklin joined us for a chat on his recent stand-up tour of Australia.
Monty (no surprises) is a funny fella! Not to mention he is sitting on the script of the century, making a movie called the Great Emu War with comedy legends in Australia next year!
Monty can speak to the grind of making a career out of comedy and the value in being a good bloke. There is no longevity in being a bad person as he will tell us about.
Big thanks to Monty for a chat, can't wait to see his work on the big screen, please enjoy our chat!
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Our 1st Women of Words chat for the year is a winner - we chat with Lola Berry!
Lola is an author, nutritionist, TV presenter, actor, yoga instructor and host her own podcast Fearlessly Failing - which if you enjoy the Men and Women of Words pods you'll LOVE it!
Lola has that thing... Liam and I both were feeling a little flat going into this chat but she has that way about her that she brings the people around her up and fills them up with positivity. It worked on us!!
Fearlessly Failing is also her latest book to be released and it's a great read. We recommend finding Lola's work any which way you can and please enjoy our conversation with Lola Berry.
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Todays chat is with Mr. Matthew Murphy or Murph as he has lovingly been known here in Australia for many years. He is the leader of the enormously successful and incredible band the Wombats and as a part of his side project, Love Fame Tragedy is making even more music if you can believe it!!
Murph is in LA so we joined him via Zoom as a throwback and it was head first into all things Mental Health. He is 19 months into sobriety, a father of 2, working prolifically and doing the work on himself. So open about all of it and we are very grateful for the conversation. Enjoy!
CW: This episode speaks about the devastating issues of gendered violence in Australia and may be triggering for some people to hear. Support services are available and we encourage anyone to speak out when they feel they can't.
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