Tegan Higginbotham spent ten years writing a show about killer garden gnomes and then had to audition for her own lead role. Today she sits down with Sam and Sarah to talk about the joy of writing funny, flawed women, why she walked away from stand up comedy for eight years and what finally brought her back. Tegan also shares why she believes in the beauty of humanity even when the news has her spiralling, why young people have every right to be angry and why that gives her hope.

Guest:

Tegan Higginbotham

Insta - @teganhigginbotham

Gnomes out now on Stan

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Matt Day has been one of Australia's most quietly brilliant actors for over 35 years, from A Country Practice to Shackleton working with Kenneth Branagh. But today he's here to talk about the stuff in between, the long silences, the self doubt and the Logies Hall of Fame induction that made him realise just how fast time folds in on itself. He also gets into his life as a writer and director, why short films are a sucker's game and why he keeps making them anyway.

Guest:

Matt Day

Insta - @mattlday

Photography and short films - mattday.com.au

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*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

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Yael Stone has played some of the most complex women on screen but today she's just herself, and she's more interesting than any character she's ever played. She sits down with Sam and Sarah and opens up about her creative life, the role on Orange Is the New Black that took her into real prisons and changed everything, and the climate advocacy work she's doing now through Hi Neighbour, helping regional communities get ahead of the energy transition rather than left behind by it. She also gets into overcoming being a people pleaser, falling in love with the naughtiest kid in primary school and stealing push up bras from Kmart at fourteen.

Guest:

Yael Stone

Insta - @yaelstone

Learn more about Hi Neighbour - www.hineighbour.com.au

This episode is brought to you by The Collagen Co. Discover the new Golden Gaytime™ Glow Shake and explore the full Glow Shake range at thecollagen.co and use the code CRACKINGON15 for fifteen percent off your first order!

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Lifeline: 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au

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*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

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Actor, comedian and producer Maddy Tyers joins Sam and Sarah to talk about the reality of an acting career when the phone stops ringing, why she stopped waiting to be chosen and started creating her own work, and her new Stan comedy The Sunny Disposition. Maddy also opens up about her recovery from anorexia, how an eating disorder affected her experience of pregnancy and motherhood, the unexpected job at Starlight Children's Foundation that changed her life and led her to husband Jimmy, and why giving up isn't an option.

Guest:

Maddy Tyers (The Sunny Disposition, The Elephant Princess, LEGO Masters Australia)

Insta @maddytyers

The Sunny Disposition — streaming on Stan and 9Now.

When Anna Came To Stay — written by Maddy Tyers and illustrated by Siobhan Skipworth.

Support:This episode includes discussion of eating disorders, body image and recovery.

Butterfly Foundation: butterfly.org.au

Butterfly National Helpline: 1800 33 4673

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*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

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Sam and Sarah are back for another Q&A, answering your questions that you have sent in. They get into what their younger selves would think of their lives today, Sam's confession about being a bit of a psycho in her 20s and finding the right person at 33. Sarah shares what makes her RAGE and why we all need to get better at celebrating our wins big and small.

This episode is brought to you by The Collagen Co. Discover the new Golden Gaytime™ Glow Shake and explore the full Glow Shake range at thecollagen.co and use the code CRACKINGON15 for fifteen percent off your first order!

*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

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Cameron Daddo has spent decades being one of Australia's most beloved faces, but today he's pulling back the curtain on the parts nobody saw. He sits down with Sam and Sarah and opens up about the moment a piece of blue paper arrived at the door telling them their house was being repossessed and why not paying attention to their finances nearly cost them everything. He also gets into why vulnerability isn't weakness, the value of a relationship tune up and what 35 years of marriage actually looks like behind the hashtags and couple goals comments.

Guest:

Cameron Daddo

Insta - @camerondaddo

*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

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JR Reyne: Actor, musician and DJ, sits down with Sam and Sarah for a chat about grief and loss. He opens up about losing his godmother at 25, the rock bottom he's still learning to live with and the trip with his mum where they finally said goodbye together. They also chat about constant self doubt behind the cool exterior, why he diversifies to stay sane, and the music that instantly transports him back to the people and places he loves most.

Guest:

JR Reyne

Insta - @jjrreyne

@semio.studio

*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

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Joel Jackson didn't anticipate a career in acting when he was growing up, but when he applied to NIDA on a whim and was accepted, he soon fell in love with life on set.

Today Joel talks about the role of a lifetime that was ripped away two days before cameras rolled because of covid and the heartbreak that followed. Joel describes the months of isolation and financial insecurity as he slowly rebuilt his life after giving everything up for this dream.

Guest:

Joel Jackson (Peter Allen, Not the Boy Next Door, Deadline Gallipoli)

Insta - @joeljacksonofficial

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*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

Stay Connected:

@crackingonpodcast

Hosts

@samfrost

@__sarahroberts__

Get In Touch

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