Really Interesting Women

Ep. 77  Roma Torre

Roma Torre is a 2 time Emmy Award winning TV journalist and theater critic. 

She is best known for her time at New York City’s first 24 hour local news station, the much loved and re…

Ep. 76   Robin White

Robin White started her career as an operations manager in the rail industry. As a result of being discriminated against and denied promotion, she reassessed.... everything. You s…

Ep. 75   Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM

Rosalind Croucher is the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission. 

She's been pretty busy these last couple of years.

It's a fascinating care…

Ep. 74 Tzipi Livni

Ex Mossad, former Israeli Foreign Minister, Minister of Justice and chief negotiator of Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. An incredible journey. 

Tzipi Livni has been widely considere…

Episode 73  Belinda Hutchinson AC FRSN

Belinda Hutchinson has become one of the most sought-after directors among private companies, public sector and not for profit organisations, in Australia. 

She i…

Ep. 72 Baroness Susan Greenfield CBE FRCP (Hon)

Baroness Susan Greenfield is, by any standards, quite an extraordinary woman.

 An English scientist, writer, broadcaster, and member of the House of Lord…

Ep. 71 Dame Elizabeth Anionwu DBE FRCN   - Really Interesting Women podcast

Dame Elizabeth Anionwu’s amazing career and life had as its foundation, very humble beginnings.  

 A tough childhood in the 1…

Ep. 70 Gretchen Carlson - Really Interesting Women podcast

Gretchen Carlson has been on a journey. From child prodigy on the violin, to becoming Miss America to Stanford and Oxford, to also becoming o…

Ep. 69 Amy Richards - Really Interesting Women podcast

Amy Richards describes herself as an author, producer and organizer. But those generic terms hardly describe her enormous global influences on mo…

Ep. 68 Dr Patrice Newell AM
Patrice Newell has been a model, newsreader, host of morning TV and then, in the late 80’s left all that and became a renowned sustainable land manager and writer/researche…

Ep. 67 Stephanie Alexander AO

Stephanie Alexander is a food pioneer having been an enormous influence on our food culture since the 1960’s. 

She’s been a restaurant owner/chef for 30 years and has writ…

Ep. 66 Fleur McDonald

Another extraordinary woman.  Fleur is often referred to as ‘the voice of the outback’. She is this country’s leading rural literature author and has drawn inspiration from havin…

Ep. 65 Marilyn Darling AC

Marilyn Darling AC, is best known as an Australian philanthropist and patron of the arts. With her husband, Gordon Darling, she instigated and has provided ongoing funding to…

Ep. 64    Simone Clarke

Simone Clarke is the CEO of UN Women Australia.

She has over 25 years’ experience working in Executive Leadership roles for the United Nations, International NGO's, Community Se…

Ep. 63 Pauline Nguyen

Pauline Nguyen's story is a remarkable tale and commences from a very early age as one of survival.  She shows an extraordinary resilience as well as forgiveness....in situations…

Ep. 62 Jodi Geddes

Jodi Geddes and her co-founder, Kate Pollard had both led very successful careers – but after deciding to start families, they experienced first-hand how isolating and career-slowin…

Ep. 61 Prof. Lisa Jackson Pulver AM PhD

An extraordinary story from an extraordinary woman.

That this story played out at all is remarkable. Having run away from home as a 14 year old with her father, …

Ep. 60 Robynne Murphy
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https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/really-interesting-women/id1526764849?i=1000539205221

Forty years ago, director Robynne Murphy, one of the leaders of Wollong…

Ep. 59   Charlotte Wood AM

Charlotte Wood is one of Australia's best and most successful authors. 

She’s the author of six novels and three books of non fiction. Her last fictional work, The Weekend, w…

Ep. 58 Distinguished Professor Genevieve Bell AO FTSE FAHA

This was one of the most interesting conversations I've had. And that's saying something. Genevieve's background is technical and almost over…