TONTS. is a podcast of in depth interviews about our emotional lives hosted by Claire Tonti (Entrepreneur, CEO of the Big Sandwich Media Company and former Primary School Teacher). Each week she talks to writers, thinkers, activists, experts and deeply feeling humans about their stories. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
82 episodes transcribedThis week on TONTS. I talk to James Clement (otherwise known as my husband man or Mr Sunday Movies). This is the final episode in the season and is on...
Jennifer Grey’s character of Baby in the 80s iconic film Dirty Dancing was a revelation writes the Guardian’s Melissa McEwan and in re-watching this c...
Benjamin Law grew up in Queensland, gay, Asian and from a big, hilarious, hardworking family. Benjamin is my guest this week and he is a writer of boo...
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to grow up in a secretive Christian sect? And what happens if you leave? My guest today Laura Conti has d...
This conversation you’re about to hear today is with an old friend of mine who I met through volunteering with kids from tricky back grounds, taking t...
Today I am joined by Dr Yves Rees. They are a La Trobe University historian, a podcaster, radio broadcaster and now an author of the brilliant, paradi...
Were you a weird kid? Did you love things almost too much? Ask too many questions? Feel like a fish out of water at school? Were you lonely or awkward...
Welcome to TONTS a podcast about feeling all of it. About the stories we are told about who we are. My guest this week is Charlie Clausen. Co-host of...
Today my guest is Daniel Steele who is a primary school teacher, basketball aficionado, Dad of two little humans and the brains behind the wonderful w...
Clare Bowditch is an author, singer and gifted story teller, a troubadour and advocate for those without power or voice. Her songs and work have meant...
This week I talk to Tarang Chawla about the stories that men in particular are told through culture about who they should be. Award winning anti-viole...
Carley McGauran has been a psychologist for 15 years. In her work she has spent time with kids, young adults and their families assisting them with he...
My guest today is Holly Wainwright, much beloved podcaster of both Mamamia Outloud and the parenting show This Glorious Mess. She is head of content f...
Let me take you back to 80s feminism with my guest today Maria Angelico. You might recognise Maria from her lead role in the hit show Sisters (now on...
My old friend, teacher Martin McGauran, never expected to be talking to parents about TikTok, Only Fans or graphic online content when he began runnin...
My guest today is the whip smart powerhouse that is stand up comedian, writer and actor Zainab Johnson. You may remember her from NBC’s last comic sta...
This is a big conversation about womanhood and beauty and self love. About overcoming childhood trauma and backing yourself. It's about the incredible...
What if the very things that make our lives difficult, make us feel like outsiders or the oddball in the room actually are the things that will make u...
Jess Perkins is a stand up comedian, Triple J radio host and podcaster. She is one third of the smash hit comedy podcast Do Go On and also hosts a new...
Hello I'm Claire Tonti and this is TONTS. a podcast about feeling all of it. In this episode I talk to journalist, author and podcaster Jessie Stephen...
