Cracking On with Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts

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 - @teganhigginbothamGnomes out now on StanThis 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!Support services:If this conversation raises anything for listeners, support is available.Lifeline: 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.auBeyond Blue: 1300 22 46 36 | beyondblue.org.auBoth services also offer online chat support.*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:@crackingonpodcastHosts @samfrost@__sarahroberts__Get In TouchBrands/ Partnerships: [email protected] is a MIK Made production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 DayInsta - @mattldayPhotography and short films - mattday.com.auThis 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!Support services:If this conversation raises anything for listeners, support is available.Lifeline: 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.auBeyond Blue: 1300 22 46 36 | beyondblue.org.auBoth services also offer online chat support.*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:@crackingonpodcastHosts @samfrost@__sarahroberts__Get In TouchBrands/ Partnerships: [email protected] is a MIK Made production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 StoneInsta - @yaelstoneLearn more about Hi Neighbour - www.hineighbour.com.auThis 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!Support services:If this conversation raises anything for listeners, support is available.Lifeline: 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.auBeyond Blue: 1300 22 46 36 | beyondblue.org.auBoth services also offer online chat support.*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:@crackingonpodcastHosts@samfrost@__sarahroberts__Get In TouchBrands/ Partnerships: [email protected] is a MIK Made production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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 @maddytyersThe 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.auButterfly National Helpline: 1800 33 4673 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. Stay Connected: @crackingonpodcast Hosts @samfrost @__sarahroberts__ Get In Touch Brands/ Partnerships: [email protected] This is a MIK Made production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.Stay Connected:@crackingonpodcastHosts@samfrost@__sarahroberts__Get In TouchBrands/ Partnerships: [email protected] is a MIK Made production Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.