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WHAT I'VE LEARNT
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…
Episodes
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Natassia Nicolao (Conserving Beauty)
If you ever thought about the daily use of makeup wipes and their impact on the environment then get ready … each wipe takes 100 years to dissolve in landfill!…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Peter & Suparna Cooper
Carlton player Chris Judd is just one of the many fans of one of Australia’s most highly regarded investors, Peter Cooper from Cooper Investors. Peters CI…
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What I've Learnt - Spring Series Gems (September) (2022)
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcast I am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our team share…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Barbara Kamler
Barbara Kamler Author Love, regardless— the second collection from Melbourne-based author poet Barbara Kamler—is an enthralling gallery of poetic portraits…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Nigel Featherstone
Nigel Featherstone “The day after I tried to kill my mother, I tossed some clothes, a pair of hiking boots, a baseball cap and a few toiletries into my…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Nikki Gemmell
Nikki Gemmell is the best-selling author of thirteen novels and four works of non-fiction. They have been translated into 22 languages. Her distinctive writing…
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Welcome To Spring (2022)
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcast I am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our team share…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Jack Delosa
Jack Delosa builds businesses. He is a 5X AFR Young Rich Lister, 2X best-selling author and the founder of Australia’s largest business coaching and training…
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What I've Learnt - Winter Series Gems (July) (2022)
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcast I am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our team share…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Dr Peter Dann
Australia’s State of the Environment Report was finally released recently – and its findings are a staggering picture of loss and devastation But there are…
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What I've Learnt - Winter Series Gems (June) (2022)
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcast I am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our team share…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Daniel Jaime
I created BaiLa as a result of a drastic change in my life, coming from the other side of the world with no expectations, no safety net, no English or people…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Madonna King
Madonna King Author of 'L Platers: How to support your teen daughter on the road to adulthood.' Madonna King is an Australian journalist, author and media…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Darcy Spinks
In an era of #metoo #inclusivity and #diversity the notion of beauty within and without is changing .. yet the beauty pageant world is alive and well with more…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Dr. Niki Vincent
Dr Niki Vincent was appointed as Victoria’s first Public Sector Gender Equality Commissioner in September 2020. She is responsible for overseeing the…
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What I've Learnt - Autumn Series Gems (May) (2022)
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcast I am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our team share…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Dr. Maree Bilandzic
Dr Maree Bilandzic is a senior research officer at the Hudson Institute of Medical Research in Melbourne. She has dedicated her career to Ovarian cancer…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Ling Ang
Filmmaker, Ling Ang, has been documenting her dreams through written records across the span of three years. Combining journals with her photographs from the…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Lahra Carey
I’ve known Lahra a fellow journalist since we both anxiously walked through the gates to a journalism Cadetship exam. We were in our 20s eager and determined…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Dr. Katie Allen
What makes a a super intelligent doctor And Professor with a stellar career In Medicine and academia, and a wife and mother of four immerse herself in the…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Sue Blashki (Repost)
Today I have a very special guest joining me on the podcast. Sue Blashki my beautiful mother. As Mothers Day is around the corner we’ve joined forces to tell…
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What I've Learnt - Autumn Series Gems (April) (2022)
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcast I am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our team share…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Natasha Sholl
Natasha Scholl Author Found Wanting Love and grief. Both a type of madness. And both obsessively documented. Love wins the documentation stakes but grief…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Natalie King
Professor Natalie King OAM is an Australian arts leader, cultural producer and curator with more than two decades of experience in international and Australian…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Brendon Gale
In a professional athletic career spanning 12 years, Brendon played 244 games in the (‘AFL”) with the Richmond Football Club from 1990 to 2001. Upon retirement…
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What I've Learnt - Summer Series Gems (March) (2022)
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve Learnt podcast I am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our team share…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Dr. Lynne Burmeister
Conceiving a baby can be easy for some and a roller coaster for others. The struggle is real and having the right support and guidance through the often…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Lisa Hunt
Byron Bay based Soul singer Lisa Hunt has performed with Pavarotti, Andrea Bocelli, Ray Charles, Eric Clapton, James Brown, Joe Cocker, Miles Davis, Macy Gray…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Janice Breen Burns (2022)
Janice Breen Burns is a highly respected fashion journalist, editor and features writer of more than 30 years experience in metro daily newspapers and more…
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What I've Learnt - Summer Series Gems (January-Febuary) (2022)
Hi, Welcome to the What I’ve learnt podcast I am Luke, one of the producers for the show. As a producer I live my work and helping Deborah and our team share…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Marie Ryder
“Each of us has many stories to tell. Stories of success. Stories of disappointment. Stories of love and stories of loss. Tell me your story, allow me to…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Nigel Barker
Nigel Barker is an internationally renowned photographer and entrepreneur who opened his New York studio in 1996. He served 17 seasons as photographer and…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Sarah Andrews
On a dark night sailing across the Pacific Ocean, Sarah Andrews’ story took a dramatic turn. A harrowing storm caught up with her, sunk the boat she called…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Samantha Gowing
Sam Gowing put food as medicine on the map in Australia by using her unique blend of nutrition, fine dining and business expertise. Before it was the zeitgeist…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Gabriel Chenkov-Shaw (Nine To Five Fitness)
Gabriel Chenkov - Shaw Testing testosterone, a fierce focus on fitness and exploring the impact of partying too hard on your health are just some of the themes…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Melissa LaBozetta
Melissa LaBozzetta, an Italian-Australian artist based in Melbourne, a Global Ambassador for the Non-Violence Project Foundation (NVPF) supporting unique…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Dani Valent
Dani Valent is one of Australia’s most respected food communicators. She is a long time freelance journalist and restaurant critic, award-winning cookbook…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Lillian Ahenkan (Flex Mami)
Ghanaian-Australian Lillian (aka Flex Mami) is a multidisciplinary millennial making waves in the Australian entertainment industry. Entrepreneur, Author of…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Jess King
Jess king is a self described Curve Model and uses her platform to share body positivity. She’s funny, inspiring and proud of her curves wearing them with…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Layne Beachley
‘Lock up Layne’s surfboard, it’s a distraction from her studies. It’ll amount to nothing.’ Well that’s what Her school report card said. The 8-time surfing…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Janice Breen Burns
Janice Breen Burns is a highly respected fashion journalist, editor and features writer of more than 30 years experience in metro daily newspapers and more…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Marcia Hines
Australia’s beloved musical treasure Marcia Hines career spans five decades, she’s has released 22 albums, sold 2.6 million copies, and garnered countless…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Angela Ceberano
The core values at Angela Ceberano’s successful agency Flourish PR are based on honesty and integrity. Their mantra: Never, ever, ever give up. It seems to be…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Nick Littlemore
300 million streams and counting PNAUs Nick Littlemore’s Collab with global legends Elton John and Dua Lipa “cold Heart” is a brilliant remix of the…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Adam Schwab
Adam Schwab is a former corporate lawyer, company founder, angel investor and the co-founder of Luxury Escapes, a Melbourne-based travel company. He has…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Don Henry
Don Henry AM is Enterprise Professor of Environmentalism at the Melbourne Sustainable Society Melbourne university Well finally the prime minister has…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Maurice Terzini
Maurice Terzini is a true self-made man, starting at 16 years old packing shelves, today, three decades later, along with slew of high and low moments, he has…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Scotty So
Artist Scotty So was recently been mistaken for the prominent politician and Chief Executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam on an Italian news site his life changed…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Zali Guechia Ghelardini
Zali is a stunning powerhouse who has worked and modeled for creative campaigns for brands including Champion and Adidas. Not afraid to push boundaries, the…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Lisa Barron
As Spring fashion looms large against the backdrop of this brave new world creative fashion designers like Lisa Barron are at the optimistic helm as always…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Julia Tink
Julia Tink is co-founder of St Remio, the socially conscious global coffee brand. Melbourne mother and businesswoman Julia Tink has learnt a lifetime of…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Pacha Light
If you haven't heard of Pacha Light yet remember the name because the rising star in Aussie surfing is about to be everywhere. She is making her mark whole…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Dr. Ginni Mansberg
Dr. Ginni Mansberg is a well-known celebrity doctor in Australia. She is a Sydney GP on TV with Embarrassing Bodies Down Under (Channel 9), Sunrise & Morning…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Christina Hobbs
Christina Hobbs is a woman with purpose. She’s worked as a humanitarian and financial inclusion expert for the United Nations for over a decade, in…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Holly Ransom
Holly Ransom is a globally renowned content curator, powerful speaker with the belief that if you walk past it, you tell the world it’s okay. Named one of…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Evan Thornley
Evan Thornley is an entrepreneur in technology and the non-profit sector as well as a former parliamentarian for the Australian Labor Party. He seems on a…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Suzie Betts
Australian-owned and operated BOOB ARMOUR is designed to protect breasts and prevent injury in women and girls playing impact and hardball sports, including…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Eric Bana
Actor, comedian, philanthropist, and racing car driver - just some of Eric Bana’s passions. What a life force he is! Whatever he does he embraces with…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Hunter Johnson
Hunter Johnson is the Founder & CEO of The Man Cave, a charity that has impacted the lives of 20,000 young men across Australia. He also leads STUFF™, a…
WHAT I'VE LEARNTWhat I've Learnt - Susan Berg
On a late October afternoon in 1985, Susan Berg joined her parents and her 16-year-old brother on a family boat trip in Victoria’s Western Port Bay. It was the…