WHAT I'VE LEARNT

Hosted by Deborah Blashki- Marks

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Oct 2026

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Rock legend Keith Urban, the iconic KD Lang, and the unforgettable Lionel Richie are just some of the names Deborah interviewed in the Melbourne Age column called, 'What I've Learnt.' Everyone has a story to tell, and a lesson to learn. What I’ve Learnt is a Podcast from journalist Deborah Blashki-Marks. "What I've Learnt' is a unique platform for International and national talent to delve deep into their own challenges, successes, failures, and life lessons. As a journalist of over 30 years, Deborah has been lucky enough to interview some of the most influential people from around the world - actors, musicians, designers, doctors, business professionals and writers. Now, introducing ‘What I’ve Learnt’ the podcast. Deborah shares conversations with world-class celebrities such as Kate Ceberano, Eric Bana, Deborra-Lee Furness, Troye Sivan, Katie Noonan, Michael Klim, Nick Littlemore, Jane Harper, Marcia Hines, Anthony Koutoufides, and many more. Find us on: Instagram: @what.ive.learnt Facebook: What I've Learnt CREDITS: Host and Executive Producer: Deborah Blashki Marks ( mindfilmandpublishing.com ) Audio and Video Production: Luke Evans ( Luke.j.evans3@gmail.com ) Artwork: Rebecca Bana Photography Original Music: Jonah Orbach Voice Production: Matia Marks Design: Thien Bang ( thienbang.studio )

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October 17, 2026Episode 1430 min

Time-Management Expert Kate Christie on Creating Your Life List & Making It Happen

Send us Fan Mail Kate Christie is Australia’s leading time management expert, bestselling author, and dynamic keynote speaker. With five acclaimed books and a reputation for entertaining, high-impact presentations, she helps individuals and organisations reclaim hours of lost time. Kate empowers her audiences to design lives of purpose through smarter time habits and strategic planning. A sought-after consultant across industries, she’s also a respected media voice, featured on TV, radio, podcasts, and as a columnist for CEO World Magazine and Mamamia. Kate’s mission is simple but powerful: find your lost time and use it to live deliberately, productively, and joyfully. Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/ Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBk Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

October 10, 2026Episode 1332 min

Author Nick Bendel on What 500 Lunches with Strangers Taught Him

Send us Fan Mail Nick Bendel is a keynote speaker, corporate trainer, coach and author specialising in social courage. After spending six years having lunch with 500 strangers, he developed a framework that helps people overcome hesitation, build stronger relationships and create more opportunities. Today, he works with organisations and individuals who want to turn potential into action. Through the 500 lunches, Nick noticed a consistent pattern. The people who created the most opportunities weren't necessarily the smartest or most confident. They were often the people most willing to initiate conversations, ask questions and take small social risks. That insight led him to develop the concept of social courage and dedicate his work to helping others build it. Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/ Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBk Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

October 4, 2026Episode 1245 min

Radio host Robin Bailey on Grief, Forgiveness & Finding a Way Forward

Send us Fan Mail Robin Bailey has had the rug pulled out from under her more than most. As her career flourished (Robin is one of Australia’s longest serving female voices on commercial radio), her world fell apart when Tony, the father of their three boys, suicided when their children were aged only 10, 12 and 14. Robin slowly rebuilt their lives, and then five years later, her beloved husband Sean died of liver cancer 11 months after they married. However, she keeps standing back up, determined to live a life full of hope and colour. In her memoir Flamingos Aren’t Born Pink , Robin bares all with a level of unexpected honesty from someone in the public eye. She is currently one of Robin, Kip & Corey on KIIS FM 97.3 Brisbane Breakfast, but has been on Brisbane radio for decades. As the women in her family have taught her, Robin believes in not just surviving, but thriving, and hers is not just a story of tragedy, but one of resilience courage and authenticity Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/ Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBk Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

September 5, 2026Episode 1135 min

Broadcaster Christian O'Connell on Connection & Being Human

Send us Fan Mail For almost 30 years Christian O’Connell has connected with millions of people live on air by embracing the unscripted moments that make us human. He arrived in Australia a complete unknown and took his Melboume breakfast show to number one in just 15 months. Today he hosts Australia’s first national commercial breakfast show and is the first broadcaster ever to top the ratings in two countries. But the ratings are only half the story. O’Connell is one of the most compelling storytellers in broadcasting — and what he really builds isn’t a radio show, it’s a community. His whole career proves a single idea: authentic connection, not polished perlection. We explore his new book Unscripted, the panic attacks that almost took him off air as host of one of the most successful radio spots in the Country and why he showed kindness empathy and love when confronted by the trauma of the Bondi massacre in Sydney offering his listeners a safe space to be heard and heal. Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/ Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBk Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

August 29, 2026Episode 1030 min

Clinical Psychologist Dr Shefali on Conscious Parenting & Connection

Send us Fan Mail New York Times best seller Dr Shefali joins me to explore the complexity of childrens anxiety, emotional fragility, or vulnerability in today’s chaotic world, and stresses you are not alone. The stats are real! Nearly 60% of teen girls reported persistent sadness - the highest percentage ever recorded. 1 in 3 adolescents experience an anxiety disorder, but girls are nearly twice as likely as boys to be affected. Expectations and distractions for boys can be disturbing complex. Most parents feel overwhelmed, confused, and unsure how to guide their children through screens, pressure, social media, and constant stimulation. The problem isn’t that you don’t care. It’s that no one ever taught you how to parent consciously. Dr. Shefali’s has a 3-Phase Method for raising empowered, emotionally resilient, and conscious children. Something unprecedented is unfolding in the inner lives of our children.🙏 On the surface, they are achieving and adapting. Beneath it, many are struggling to stay connected to themselves. 📘 Girls are battling anxiety, perfectionism, and self-doubt despite their achievement. 📘 Boys are navigating impossible mandates around masculinity, strength, and identity. Both are growing up inside a digital culture that amplifies comparison, commodifies worth, and fractures authenticity. Without conscious parenting, children internalize the noise. With conscious guidance, they return to themselves. Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/ Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBk Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

August 22, 2026Episode 937 min

Ultra Athlete Jason Dunn on Belief & Overcoming Adversity

Send us Fan Mail Jason Dunn is an elite, ultra-endurance athlete, having completed more than 14 IRONMAN competitions, multiple ultra marathons, and placing second overall at the Athletics Australia 100k National Road Running Championships. It is through these sporting endeavors that he honed his mindset and resilience. Jason had a successful career in finance and wealth management. He is a Leader, Founder, CEO, high-performance mindset coach, keynote speaker entrepreneur, and elite ultra-endurance athlete. Jason now pursues his interests as an author. His first book UNLIMITED, self-published in late 2023, sold in print, ebook and audio, with sales of 3,500+ across all formats and 18 countries in 18 months. Trunnis Goggins II, a best-selling author and the brother of NYT best-selling author David Goggins, described Jason as “The refined David Goggins". Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/ Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBk Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

August 15, 2026Episode 827 min

Performance Dietitian Jessica Spendlove on Burnout and Recovery

Send us Fan Mail Jess Spendlove is a leading voice on wellbeing and high performance Becoming a top performer is about talent, drive and ambition. Staying a high performer is about consistency, habits and non-negotiables. Her journey began as an elite athlete, where she became a state and national swimming champion across breaststroke, butterfly and individual medley. Before moving into the corporate arena, she spent over a decade at the forefront of elite sport, working with seven professional teams, Olympic medallists, world champions, premiership-winning sides and the Special Forces Command. From her early years as an elite athlete, to supporting top performers in business, sport and the military, and now navigating life as a new mum, she understands that wellbeing and performance evolve across different seasons. Her mission: to help you and your team succeed not at the cost of your health, but because of it. Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/ Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBk Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

August 6, 2026Episode 746 min

Minkie Spiro on Directing Great Actors and Creative Collaboration

Send us Fan Mail Award-winning film & television director Minkie Spiro likes to tell big stories. Her critically acclaimed body of work only proves her innate versatility to create cinematic masterpieces. Her hit series All Her Fault with Aussie Sarah Snook has become a global sensation, beating all records for the platform with over 2 billion hits in the first week. This mystery thriller is Sarah Snook’s first TV role since Succession and also stars Dakota Fanning, Michael Pena and Jake Lacey. Directing Peacock’s latest hit series The Five Star Weekend streaming now follows Hollis Shaw, a widowed food author played by Jennifer Gardner who hosts a Nantucket getaway with four friends from different life stages after a devastating loss. The series explores grief, friendship, and personal growth against a coastal backdrop. Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/ Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBk Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

July 31, 2026Episode 631 min

What I've Learnt - Dr Amy Wilson

Send us Fan Mail Dr Amy Wilson is a senior OCRF ovarian cancer research foundation researcher and endometriosis patient with lived experience including an ovarian cancer scare. Amy brings personal and professional insight to the OCRF mission: to detect ovarian cancer earlier, improve treatment outcomes, and prevent the disease altogether . Having just had her first child she is hopeful and dedicated to closing the gender health gap and to improving healthcare for women in every stage of life. Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/ Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBk Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

July 19, 2026Episode 530 min

What I've Learnt - Em Rusciano

Send us Fan Mail Over the past few years, Em has found herself navigating the end of an 18-year marriage, dating again in her 40s, single parenting, rebuilding her career independently and questioning many of the beliefs she’d carried since childhood about love, worthiness, approval and what it means to be a “good woman.” Her new national tour “Addicted To Love” grew out of that experience, but the conversation itself is really about what happens when the life you built no longer fits and you’re forced to start listening to yourself again. Deborah's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/what.ive.learnt/ Mind, Film and Publishing: https://www.mindfilmandpublishing.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/what-ive-learnt/id153556330 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3TQjCspxcrSi4yw2YugxBk Buzzsprout: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1365850

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