• 1 hour 1 minute
    How to Overcome Insecurity and Stop Letting Fear Run Your Life with Jaemin Frazer

    In this episode of Better Than Yesterday, Osher Günsberg sits down with life coach and author Jaemin Frazer for a thought-provoking conversation about insecurity, self-worth, identity and the stories we tell ourselves that shape our lives.

    They explore Jaemin's remarkable journey from church pastor to sought-after coach, including how questioning long-held beliefs transformed the way he understands purpose, responsibility and personal freedom, and ultimately deconstructed everything he knew about his faith.

    Jaemin discusses why he believes that insecurity isn't simply a lack of confidence, but the fear that our deepest doubts about ourselves might actually be true. Together, they unpack where those beliefs come from, why so many of us unknowingly sabotage our own happiness, and what it really takes to create lasting personal change.

    Osher and Jaemin also discuss the hidden "secondary gains" that keep us stuck, why agency is one of the most powerful tools we have, how our childhood experiences shape adult behaviour, and what parents can do to help their children build genuine confidence.

    Whether you're navigating self-doubt, feeling trapped by old patterns, or simply curious about challenging preconceived notions about yourself or your life, this episode offers practical insights that challenge conventional thinking and encourage a deeper understanding of yourself.

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    7 July 2026, 5:15 pm
  • 27 minutes 56 seconds
    Stop Avoiding Your Feelings: The Science of Emotional Agility with Susan David

    In this episode of Better Than Yesterday, I'm revisiting a powerful conversation I had with world-renowned psychologist and author Dr Susan David about the science of emotions, resilience, and creating meaningful change.

    Susan shares the ideas behind her groundbreaking work on emotional agility - the ability to accept difficult emotions, understand what they’re telling us, and respond in ways that align with our values. We explore why fighting uncomfortable feelings often makes them stronger, how simply naming our emotions can change the way we experience them, and why discomfort is an essential part of living a meaningful life.

    She also offers practical tools for managing stress, anxiety, comparison, and self-doubt — including how to move from 'have to' goals to 'want to' goals, and how small habit changes through “piggybacking” can create lasting transformation.

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    5 July 2026, 5:15 pm
  • 59 minutes 30 seconds
    The Dark Side of Health Misinformation: How Desperate People Get Exploited with Hannah McElhinney

    In this powerful conversation, Osher Gunsberg sits down with journalist and author Hannah McElhinney to explore the complex world of chronic illness, medical misinformation, and what can happen when people lose trust in the systems designed to help them.

    Hannah shares the deeply personal story that inspired her latest book - the loss of her cousin Lauren, and the journey to understand how someone searching for answers to chronic pain and illness could become drawn into alternative treatments, online health communities, and misinformation.

    Having had his own experience with chronic pain, Osher and Hannah unpack the desperation that drives some people to seek out alternative solutions, the need to feel heard, and the longing for a diagnosis or treatment when conventional medicine doesn’t have easy answers. They also discuss health anxiety, patient mistrust, medical misogyny, systemic failures within healthcare systems, and how vulnerable people can be exploited by those offering certainty and “miracle” cures.

    Hannah and Osher also explore why empathy matters when talking about health misinformation — and why understanding someone’s experience is often the first step toward actually helping them find their way back to evidence-based care.

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    30 June 2026, 4:15 pm
  • 23 minutes 19 seconds
    AFL Coach Michelle Cowan on How to Stay Confident When People Doubt You

    In this powerful conversation from the Better Than Yesterday archives, Michelle Cowan shares the lessons she’s learned from breaking barriers, challenging expectations, and building a career in a space where she was told she didn’t belong.

    From writing letters to every AFL club as a teenager to becoming a leader the code, Michelle reveals the mindset that helped her keep going when others doubted her. She shares practical tools for handling criticism, staying confident in difficult environments, navigating challenging conversations, and knowing when it’s time to step away from a place that no longer aligns with your values.

    It's a conversation about resilience, courage, leadership, and creating your own path — even when nobody else can see it yet.

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    28 June 2026, 4:15 pm
  • 1 hour 18 minutes
    Everything That's Wrong With Australian Politics And How to Fix It with Punter’s Politics

    Why does it feel like political conversations have become so hostile? And why are so many Australians losing trust in politicians, the media, and the systems designed to represent them?

    In this episode, Osher Günsberg is joined by independent political commentator Konrad Benjamin, better known online as Punter’s Politics. From his beginnings as a high school teacher in Newcastle to building a massive online audience, Konrad has become known for cutting through political spin and explaining Australian political system in plain English. 

    Osher and Konrad explore the growing divide in modern political discourse (particularly surrounding left vs right polarisation), the rise of tribalism, and how social media algorithms push people into 'echo chambers'

    Konrad shares why he believes Australians are actually less divided than we’re often led to believe, and why issues like political corruption, lobbying, housing affordability, and the influence of money in politics are now uniting people across the political spectrum.

    They also discuss the 'revolving' door between politicians and staffers and the corporate industries they regulate, removing big money and corporate donations from politics, the dangers of treating political opponents as enemies, and the importance of empathy when engaging with people whose views differ from our own.

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    23 June 2026, 5:15 pm
  • 19 minutes 32 seconds
    Enjoyment Is Efficiency: The Productivity Shift That Changes Everything

    In this episode, Osher revisits one of the most impactful conversations from the show with productivity expert and bestselling author Ali Abdaal.

    Ali breaks down a radically different approach to productivity — one built around enjoyment, play, and designing systems that actually work with your brain instead of against it.

    Osher and Ali explore why “enjoyment is efficiency,” how stress quietly sabotages performance, and why procrastination isn’t a character flaw - it’s usually just a systems problem.

    Ali also shares practical ways to make even the most mundane tasks more enjoyable, explains the difference between hardware and software problems in our lives, and reveals the simple tweaks that helped him stop wasting hours doomscrolling at night.

    It's an episode packed with practical tools for anyone feeling overwhelmed, burned out, distracted, or stuck in the cycle of trying harder and getting nowhere. But there's so much more in the full chat - check out the link to that below.

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    21 June 2026, 5:15 pm
  • 53 minutes
    Kids Don’t Need Perfect Parents, Just Present Ones with Lisa Taylor

    Is the way we were brought up the best way to raise our kids today?

    In this deeply honest and insightful conversation, Osher speaks with family therapist, educator and author Lisa Taylor to explore the emotional patterns that shape family life — often without us even realising it. From childhood “heartprints” and generational conditioning to emotional regulation, repair and connection, Lisa explains why parenting is less about control and more about awareness.

    Lisa shares her own journey from overwhelmed young mum to one of Australia’s most trusted parenting voices, opening up about grief, perfectionism, anxiety and the moment she realised there had to be a better way to parent. She also unpacks why children’s behaviour is all about communication, how unresolved childhood experiences influence our reactions as parents, and why "rupture and repair" is an essential part of healthy relationships.

    This conversation also explores boundaries, teenage behaviour, emotional resilience, social media, discipline, and the pressure modern parents feel to “get it right, all the time". Whether you’re raising toddlers, teenagers, or reflecting on your own upbringing, this conversation offers practical tools, compassion and reassurance for anyone trying to build deeper connection within their family.

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    16 June 2026, 5:15 pm
  • 21 minutes 58 seconds
    The Lessons From Death That Will Change How You Live

    What happens when you spend more than 20 years standing at the crossroads between life and death? You learn A LOT.

    In this powerful conversation, intensive care doctor and author Dr Matt Morgan shares the lessons he's taken from caring for hundreds of patients who have experienced cardiac arrest, near-death experiences, and life-changing moments in the ICU.

    Matt reveals the moments that have reshaped the way he thinks about regret, forgiveness, relationships, and what truly matters when everything else is stripped away.

    He also shares practical advice having witnessed people lose everything they thought defined them.

    In those moments, he's seen what remains: connection, love, memories, and meaning. Because the question is not just what happens at the end of life — it’s what we choose to do with the time we have before then.

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    15 June 2026, 12:44 am
  • 1 hour 5 minutes
    The Mindset Behind Daniel MacPherson's Transformation for latest film 'Beast'

    My guest this week is someone many Australians have grown up watching — perhaps on Neighbours, maybe on Dancing With The Stars, perhaps even Strike Back. Now Daniel MacPherson has taken on one of the most physically and emotionally demanding roles of his career for the film Beast.

    In this conversation, we go far beyond the world of film and television, delving into identity, fatherhood, mental health, discipline, addiction, physical resilience, reinventing yourself in your 40s, and what it's really like to work with Russell Crowe.

    Daniel opens up about the making of his new film Beast, the brutal physical preparation behind it, and why the story connected so deeply with him on a personal level. We also get into the realities of chasing purpose after success, the pressure many men carry silently, and the role movement, breathwork, training, and community can play in staying mentally strong.

    It's an honest, thoughtful, and surprisingly vulnerable chat with a guy who’s spent years pushing himself physically and creatively, and who’s now doing some of the best work of his life.

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    9 June 2026, 4:10 pm
  • 30 minutes 30 seconds
    What Would Dannii Minogue Do?: Two Showbiz Lessons For Everyday Life from the Aussie Icon

    Watching the Kylie Minogue documentary on Netflix with Audrey the other night, I was so happy to see my friend (and Kylie's sister) Dannii Minogue appear.

    There was a time when I thought I knew all about Dannii - that was until I worked with her for the very first time in 2009. I had been called in at the very last minute to work with Dannii to cover a prominent breakfast radio shift, and was immediately blown away at how this incredible woman handled herself just with absolute grace, absolute commitment and focus at all times.

    I then had the pleasure of working with Dannii again on The Masked Singer Australia. I have learned so much from her. I continue to learn so much from her about what it is to show up, what it is to be in business, how one can stay afloat in times of uncertainty, how one can stay focused in times of pressure. 

    In this episode, I'm taking a look back at two big showbiz lessons Dannii shared with me on the show a few years ago. While they're from her entertainment world, they are lessons we can all apply to our everyday lives. And if you get the chance, check out the Kylie doco on Netflix!

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    7 June 2026, 4:15 pm
  • 58 minutes 14 seconds
    'Comfort Is Holding You Back': Secrets to Growth and Confidence with Ant Williams

    What if the key to a better life isn't avoiding discomfort - but actively seeking it?

    In this powerful conversation, Osher sits down with performance psychologist, leadership coach, and world-record holding freediver Ant Williams to explore why some of life's greatest breakthroughs happen when we step into fear rather than run from it.

    Drawing on decades of experience helping athletes, leaders, and high performers build their resilience, Ant shares remarkable stories from the extremes of human endurance, including deep ocean freediving, swimming beneath ice, encounters with sharks, and moments where staying calm was the difference between life and death.

    But this episode goes far beyond adventure - Ant also reveals practical strategies for managing anxiety, building resilience, handling difficult conversations, improving performance and developing the self-awareness needed to grow through life's challenges.

    He also opens up about leaving a fundamentalist church, overcoming fear-based thinking, and how deliberately embracing discomfort transformed his life.

    Whether you're navigating career pressure, parenting challenges, relationship struggles, or simply looking to become more mentally resilient, this conversation offers actionable tools to help you stay calm, focused, and confident when it matters most.

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    2 June 2026, 4:15 pm
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