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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 Day Insta - @mattlday Photography and short films - mattday.com.au 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! Support services: If this conversation raises anything for listeners, support is available. Lifeline: 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au Beyond Blue: 1300 22 46 36 | beyondblue.org.au Both 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: @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.

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 Stone Insta - @yaelstone Learn more about Hi Neighbour - www.hineighbour.com.au 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! Support services: If this conversation raises anything for listeners, support is available. Lifeline: 13 11 14 | lifeline.org.au Beyond Blue: 1300 22 46 36 | beyondblue.org.au Both 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: @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.

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 @maddytyers The 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.au Butterfly 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: @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.

Cameron Daddo has spent decades being one of Australia's most beloved faces, but today he's pulling back the curtain on the parts nobody saw. He sits down with Sam and Sarah and opens up about the moment a piece of blue paper arrived at the door telling them their house was being repossessed and why not paying attention to their finances nearly cost them everything. He also gets into why vulnerability isn't weakness, the value of a relationship tune up and what 35 years of marriage actually looks like behind the hashtags and couple goals comments. Guest: Cameron Daddo Insta - @camerondaddo 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.

JR Reyne: Actor, musician and DJ, sits down with Sam and Sarah for a chat about grief and loss. He opens up about losing his godmother at 25, the rock bottom he's still learning to live with and the trip with his mum where they finally said goodbye together. They also chat about constant self doubt behind the cool exterior, why he diversifies to stay sane, and the music that instantly transports him back to the people and places he loves most. Guest: JR Reyne Insta - @jjrreyne @semio.studio 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.

Joel Jackson didn't anticipate a career in acting when he was growing up, but when he applied to NIDA on a whim and was accepted, he soon fell in love with life on set. Today Joel talks about the role of a lifetime that was ripped away two days before cameras rolled because of covid and the heartbreak that followed. Joel describes the months of isolation and financial insecurity as he slowly rebuilt his life after giving everything up for this dream. Guest: Joel Jackson (Peter Allen, Not the Boy Next Door, Deadline Gallipoli) Insta - @joeljacksonofficial 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! Resources Support Act: supportact.org.au Lifeline: lifeline.org.au or 13 11 14 *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.

We know him as the well dressed judge on MasterChef, but today Matt Preston is here to talk about life. He sits down with Sam and Sarah and gets into the conversations nobody has until it's too late, losing his mum to dementia, being a rubbish uninvolved dad in the early years and the rude awakening that changed everything. Guest: Matt Preston (MasterChef, The Hospital, Plating Locally) Insta - @mattscravat Memoir - Big Mouth  *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.

Grace Tame sits down with Sam and Sarah to talk about who she actually is: the artist, the autistic woman, the daughter whose mum flew across the world to rescue her from a petrol station in San Francisco. She gets into people pleasing, the death threats she still receives, why secrets make you sick, and the creative part of her brain she's finally released from prison. Guest: Grace Tame Insta - @tamepunk  Podcast Series - Autistic AF with Grace Tame *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.

Nathan Cavalieri survived leukemia at six, started touring music at twelve, and was in the middle of a bidding war between Madonna, Prince and Michael Jackson before he was a teenager. But none of that is the most extraordinary thing about him. Today Nathan sits down with Sam and Sarah and opens up about the years nobody saw. A crippling battle with mental health that shrunk his world so small he was afraid to leave the house and panic attacks that stopped him performing. Nathan sits down with us for one of the most extraordinary conversations we've ever had. Mental health, fear, music and the long road back to himself.  Guest: Nathan Cavaleri @nathan_cavaleri Tickets and Tour Dates nathancavaleri.com/ *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.

Luke Van Os played Sam's brother on Home and Away, but before they were siblings on screen, they were strangers passing each other in a hospital corridor, both quietly losing someone they loved. Today he sits down with Sam and Sarah and opens up about the period nobody really saw, his dad dying suddenly, a six year relationship ending and doing it all alone in a new city with a brand new job. Luke also gets into why he no longer manifests, the importance of having a life outside of work and why future you needs present you to feel uncomfortable. Guest: Luke Van Os Insta @lukevanos  *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.

Today Jess Redmayne sits down with Sam and Sarah and opens up about the breakup that shattered her world and rebuilt her completely. The eight year relationship, the house, the dog and the societal boxes she was ticking for everyone but herself. She talks about losing her mum to dementia, her parents' extraordinary love story, and how her character Shelby from Steel Magnolias came to her at a time when she really needed her. Guest: Jessica Redmayne Insta @jedmayne Steel Magnolias Melbourne 23 July - 16 August. More info at steelmagnoliasplay.com *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.

Danielle Cormack has lived many lives, actress, radio host, and yes, even a drag king. But today she's just Danielle. She opens up about learning how to pivot, silencing the negative voice in your head, and the heartbreak of being blindsided when her beloved character Bea was killed off Wentworth. Danielle also gets into the trenches of menopause and the morning ritual that's been changing everything. Guest: Danielle Cormack Insta @_daniellecormack_ *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.

Pete Helliar is one of Australia's most beloved comedians, writer, actor, Rove Live legend, and the man behind It's A Date and How To Stay Married. But today he gets real. Pete opens up about the joke that caused an 'international kerfuffle’, receiving death threats from Honduras, and the moment that changed everything - losing his dear friend and writing partner Richard Marsland. A conversation about grief, male mental health and the loyalty of great friendships. Guest: Peter Helliar (The Project, Rove Live, How To Stay Married) Insta - @pjhelliar ‘An International Kerfuffle’ Comedy Tour Dates: comedy.com.au/tour/pete-helliar *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.

This week, Sam and Sarah are answering your questions that you have sent in. Get to know the girls on a deeper level as they share with you their experiences of female friendship, life on Home and Away, using humour as a shield and so much more. *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.