Curveball
By Deadset Studios
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Description
The human experience is all about adapting. Whether it’s a CEO trying to ride out an international travel crisis, a surfer struggling against a monster wave while his floatation vest fails, or a media star whose whole life changes in an instant, rarely do you get to glimpse what’s really going on during a someone's darkest hour.
In these revealing, personal conversations with a range of successful people, Curveball host Kellie Riordan gets the lowdown on how people grow in extraordinary times.
Keep up to date with Curveball by following @_deadsetstudios.com on Twitter and @deadsetsetstudios on Instagram. Find out more about the show or suggest a guest by going to www.curveballshow.com
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Cate McGregor came out as transgender in the army at age 56 – The response wasn’t what she expected
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Sep 30, 2025 |
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Power play – Saul Griffith’s plan to electrify everything
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Sep 09, 2025 |
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Benjamin Law always felt different – Then came the diagnosis
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Jul 22, 2025 |
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By design – How Alexandra Smart fashioned her new future
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Jul 08, 2025 |
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Rise and fall – The life-altering accident that shaped Mark Berridge
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Jun 24, 2025 |
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Jim Rogers was diagnosed with dementia at 55. His family - and an unexpected relationship - saved him
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Jun 10, 2025 |
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We plan for perfect. Life delivers chaos. Now what? Curveball returns!
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Jun 03, 2025 |
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Test your instincts — Richard Harris on embracing risk to rescue teens trapped in a Thai cave
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Hoodie economics — How Indigenous systems-thinking could unlock your business potential, with Jack Manning Bancroft
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Alan Rusbridger on spies, spooks, and the Assange saga
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Sep 28, 2023 |
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Twists and tumble-turns – Bronte Campbell’s road to Olympic glory has been anything but a straight line
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Ratbag millionaire — Graeme Wood’s adventures with Wotif, tree huggers, and pirates
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Jul 31, 2023 |
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Lips are sealed - Poppy King reveals she's back to conquer Australia
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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Breaking tradition — Shivani Gopal’s ride from arranged marriage to mentoring mogul
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May 29, 2023 |
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Boy-like wonder — Trent Dalton sees the humanity where there's none
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May 01, 2023 |
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Advertising oracle — Dee Madigan makes the message matter
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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What if everything changed in an instant? Curveball returns
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Mar 28, 2023 |
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Keen to make your own podcast?
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Mar 22, 2023 |
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Going nuclear – King of the airwaves Richard Fidler on lightning strikes and falling for history
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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New buckaroo – Tanya Van Der Water redefines success for her family business
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Sweat and tears – How Michelle Bridges built an empire based on grit
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Settling scores – Brandon Jack uncovers a darker side of Australian sport
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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What would happen if you were a little bit vulnerable?
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Military might - Kirstin Ferguson's long march to equality in leadership
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Still fighting — Kath Koschel crosses Australia in search of kindness PART 2
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Empathy wins - How Kath Koschel turned a string of personal tragedies into an empire of kindness PART 1
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Tech titan — Dom Pym’s near-death experiences in life and business
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Finish lines – Jana Pittman on the biggest hurdles of her life
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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We’re back after some Curveballs close to home
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Oct 02, 2022 |
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New directions – A personal crisis changes Gaven Morris’ outlook as he brings news into the future PART 2
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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And we’re live – Why Gaven Morris launched a 24-hour news channel before it was ready PART 1
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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Pirouette power — Greta Thomas leaps gracefully from ballet to Bono
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Nov 15, 2021 |
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Doing it on purpose — Start cultivating your why
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Nov 01, 2021 |
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From Tigerland to Ivy League — Peggy O’Neal graduates from football president to University Chancellor
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Oct 25, 2021 |
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Soft swerves — Declan Lee scoops himself up from failure to create an ice-cream empire
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Oct 18, 2021 |
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Tech visionary — Kate Vale on running Google, Spotify, and now a VC fund
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Oct 11, 2021 |
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BONUS — Fable Food takes on more investment as mushroom meat makes it into fast food chains
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Oct 04, 2021 |
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Selling down but not out — How Olivia Humphrey scaled all the way to a sale PART 2
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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The Queen of Stream — Olivia Humphrey on creating streaming platform Kanopy PART 1
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Sep 28, 2021 |
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Pep talk — A salary dispute catapults Meggie Palmer into tech solutions for the gender pay gap
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Sep 20, 2021 |
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Pushing beyond the limits — Simon Griffiths on pain, purpose, and profit
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Sep 13, 2021 |
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The life changing magic of a mentor — Do you need one, how to get one, and what do they do anyway
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Sep 06, 2021 |
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Know when to fold them — How to call time on your dream
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Challenge accepted — Liz Broderick on stepping into your power
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Aug 23, 2021 |
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Shutting up shop – When closing the door leads to the open road
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Bold blend — How Justin Dry lost the lot and came back full bodied
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Rise up — Dwayne Good’s voyage from tragedy to travel empire
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Aug 02, 2021 |
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Kicking goals — Peggy O’Neal stares down the competition
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Jul 26, 2021 |
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A new season of thrills and spills from top leaders
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Jul 18, 2021 |
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INTRODUCING — How I Work, a podcast where leaders talk about how they structure their day
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Mar 29, 2021 |
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Tough calls — How good leaders make the right decisions when everyone’s a critic
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Mar 22, 2021 |
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Forged in fire — how great leaders use personal adversity to become even stronger
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Mar 15, 2021 |
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Crazy brave — How to channel your inner warrior
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Mar 08, 2021 |
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Think again — Adam Grant wants to change your mind about leadership
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Mar 01, 2021 |
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Dropping in — Andrew Stark rescues a world surf tour in record time
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Turning the tide — How Andrew Stark transformed a crushing wave into the ride of his life
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Feb 23, 2021 |
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Staging a comeback — Jeremy Fleming’s show-stopping pivot from sets to desks
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Feb 15, 2021 |
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You beauty — Kate Morris on taking her online cosmetic company from her garage to stock market float
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Feb 08, 2021 |
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Testing times — Justin Langer on truth, tough love and making cricket great again
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Feb 01, 2021 |
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Lead your team like a MOFO
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Jan 25, 2021 |
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I get knocked down, but I get up again!
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Mind games, set and match
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Jan 12, 2021 |
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If you didn’t pivot did you even 2020?
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Dec 21, 2020 |
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Start-up rollercoaster — Michael Fox on winning and then failing with women’s shoes, and re-emerging with a vegetarian VC success story
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Dec 14, 2020 |
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School of hard knocks – Dr Briony Scott on shutting down schools and firing up online classrooms
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Dec 07, 2020 |
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That’s Entertainment — Comedy boss Kevin Whyte on going broke, bouncing back, and shifting the laughs from stages to zoom screens
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Nov 30, 2020 |
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Cereal-ising success — setbacks, comebacks and taking risks with Carman’s muesli mogul Carolyn Creswell
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Nov 23, 2020 |
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Hard landing — Outgoing Virgin Australia CEO Paul Scurrah mans the evacuation slide
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Turbulent times — the moment Paul Scurrah knew his company was grounded
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Nov 16, 2020 |
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Freaked out and phoning a friend
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Nov 02, 2020 |