# special episode (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 5 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover special episode. Page: Feed: --- ## [Overcoming hiring challenges in a shifting landscape](https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/podcast/44895-overcoming-hiring-challenges-in-a-shifting-landscape) _2026-08-21 · Podcast - Lawyers Weekly_ In the face of evolving candidate attitudes to broader market trends, boutique firms increasingly have to look beyond traditional recruitment approaches in order to get ahead. ## [Why AI implementation is the next level for strong teams](https://www.hrleader.com.au/people/28533-why-ai-implementation-is-the-next-level-for-strong-teams) _2026-08-20 · Podcast - Latest topics about HR developments and news_ In this special episode of The HR Leader Podcast, produced in partnership with Deel, we unpack the imperative for HR to not only implement successful AI-inspired workflows but also get the most out of teams by having a stronger focus on the people within them. ## [The career game changer young lawyers are overlooking](https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/podcast/44889-the-career-game-changer-young-lawyers-are-overlooking) _2026-08-20 · Podcast - Lawyers Weekly_ For many young lawyers, mentorship may not be a priority, but Selina Nikoloudakis believes the right relationships can build confidence, sharpen skills, and open doors that can shape the trajectory of your career. ## [Episode 219 The Brown Recluse: Fearsome foe or slandered spider?](https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2026/08/18/episode-219-the-brown-recluse-fearsome-foe-or-slandered-spider/) _2026-08-18 · admin · This Podcast Will Kill You_ Few spiders hold the dubious honor of name recognition among the general public. Most that do, like black widows, Australian funnel-web, the \[…\] ## [Performance is no longer a reliable indicator of capability](https://www.hrleader.com.au/people/28521-performance-is-no-longer-a-reliable-indicator-of-capability) _2026-08-17 · Podcast - Latest topics about HR developments and news_ The reshaping of how people work raises myriad pertinent questions, including, and especially, how employers can and must use new technologies to elevate human potential rather than replace it. ## [Impact investing: ‘Where commercial deals meet purpose’](https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/podcast/44847-impact-investing-where-commercial-deals-meet-purpose) _2026-08-14 · Podcast - Lawyers Weekly_ Here, a newly minted Clayton Utz partner unpacks the booming impact investment space and how and why such work is so stimulating for her as an M&A lawyer. ## [Governance lessons from ASIC v Bekier & Ors](https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/podcast/44824-governance-lessons-from-asic-v-bekier-ors) _2026-08-12 · Podcast - Lawyers Weekly_ The recently concluded proceedings brought against senior executives of the Star Entertainment Group offer pertinent takeaways for boards and general counsel alike. ## [Special Episode: Deborah Cohen & Bad Influence](https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2026/08/11/special-episode-deborah-cohen-bad-influence/) _2026-08-11 · admin · This Podcast Will Kill You_ If you have a medical question, where do you turn? How often is google or social media your first stop? As you \[…\] ## [‘Feel value in your role and bring it to the table’](https://www.hrleader.com.au/people/28494-feel-value-in-your-role-and-bring-it-to-the-table) _2026-08-10 · Podcast - Latest topics about HR developments and news_ Here, an award-winning HR practitioner reflects on the headline trends that will impact the vocational direction of the human resources function in FY2026–27 and why it is so important to put one’s self forward as a leader in the workplace. ## [AI v junior lawyers: Is the fear real or overblown?](https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/podcast/44797-ai-v-junior-lawyers-is-the-fear-real-or-overblown) _2026-08-07 · Podcast - Lawyers Weekly_ For many law graduates, the rise of artificial intelligence has triggered a daunting question: if AI can do the work traditionally given to junior lawyers, where does that leave the next generation of practitioners? However, one lawyer is challenging the fear surrounding AI and urging young lawyers to recognise that their value extends far beyond the tasks technology can automate. ## [Never miss a game (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/m97Z8HzmPzRE) _2026-08-07 · **Sponsored**_ Follow any team; get an hour and one-minute web and email reminders. ## [Episode 218 The Lowdown on Statins](https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2026/08/04/episode-218-the-lowdown-on-statins/) _2026-08-04 · admin · This Podcast Will Kill You_ Last week, we set the stage by breaking down the science behind cholesterol: how it moves through our body, why it causes \[…\] ## [Why relationship breakdown has become an emerging workplace risk](https://www.hrleader.com.au/people/28467-why-relationship-breakdown-has-become-an-emerging-workplace-risk) _2026-08-03 · Podcast - Latest topics about HR developments and news_ According to this award-winning HR professional, the next frontier in workplace wellbeing is shaping up to be how well workplaces manage the breakdown of relationships. ## [437 – The Great AI Climate Debate](https://theadelaideshow.com.au/podcast-episodes/437-the-great-ai-climate-debate/) _2026-07-31 · Steve Davis · The Adelaide Show Podcast_ Mark Rowland, co-founder of Adelaide Climate Action Week, walks Steve Davis through the nuance behind the Great AI Climate Debate — carbon gluttons versus silicon saviours, the time value of carbon and the Jevons paradox — while 23rd Street Distillery’s award-winning single malt takes out the South Australian Drink of the Week and a new original song, Higher Legacy, honours the parkland gardeners… ## [‘Happy people don’t sue’](https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/podcast/44756-happy-people-don-t-sue) _2026-07-31 · Podcast - Lawyers Weekly_ Against the backdrop of more and more employment disputes across the market, businesses need to put culture, care, and communication at the forefront of the employee experience. ## [Why mooting could be the biggest advantage in your legal career](https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/podcast/44734-why-mooting-could-be-the-biggest-advantage-in-your-legal-career) _2026-07-29 · Podcast - Lawyers Weekly_ What does it take to build one of the world’s most prestigious international mooting competitions? In this special episode, International Bar Association executive director Mark Ellis pulls back the curtain on how the IBA ICC Moot grew from an ambitious idea into a world-renowned competition that has helped shape generations of future lawyers. ## [Episode 217 The High Stakes of Cholesterol](https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2026/07/28/episode-217-the-high-stakes-of-cholesterol/) _2026-07-28 · admin · This Podcast Will Kill You_ So your latest blood test results have come in, and you see a couple of numbers for cholesterol. What do those numbers \[…\] ## [Old HR v new HR](https://www.hrleader.com.au/people/28447-old-hr-v-new-hr) _2026-07-27 · Podcast - Latest topics about HR developments and news_ Traditional designs for a business’s HR function often lose sight of the problems they are trying to solve and fail to tie programs to commercial outcomes. Here, we explore the need to move towards more modern, holistic thinking about the role of HR and how best to succeed in FY2026–27 and beyond. ## [What the legal aid funding changes mean for family lawyers](https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/podcast/44707-what-the-legal-aid-funding-changes-mean-for-family-lawyers) _2026-07-24 · Podcast - Lawyers Weekly_ Following recent changes to funding for legal aid and ongoing conversations about access to justice, family lawyers across the country are having to rethink how they structure pro bono work, reduced-fee arrangements, and client intake, particularly for vulnerable Australians who rely on that funding most. ## [Building global workforces: Opportunities beyond domestic borders](https://www.hrleader.com.au/people/28430-building-global-workforces-opportunities-beyond-domestic-borders) _2026-07-23 · Podcast - Latest topics about HR developments and news_ In this special episode of The HR Leader Podcast, produced in partnership with Deel, the all-in-one payroll and HR platform for global teams, we unpack the imperative for Australian businesses to build global workforces and not be constrained by the domestic market. ## [The lawyers behind some of Australia’s biggest music stars](https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/podcast/44692-the-lawyers-behind-some-of-australia-s-biggest-music-stars) _2026-07-22 · Podcast - Lawyers Weekly_ From DJ booths and live gigs to representing some of Australia’s biggest music stars, including RÜFÜS DU SOL and Dom Dolla, Julian Hewitt and Rob Glass pull back the curtain on the realities of entertainment law and what it takes to thrive in one of the industry’s most fast-paced and creative fields. ## [Privacy-first AI-native browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/8f5B6Gg4rFn9) _2026-07-22 · **Sponsored**_ No telemetry or ads — built on Ungoogled Chromium with a built-in AI sidebar and CLI. ## [Episode 216 Cyclospora: Explosive Diarrhea Everywhere](https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2026/07/21/episode-216-cyclospora-explosive-diarrhea-everywhere/) _2026-07-21 · admin · This Podcast Will Kill You_ You’ve seen the headlines: a food-borne parasite is infecting people across the US, leaving them chained to the toilet sometimes for weeks \[…\] ## [‘HR cannot own culture alone’](https://www.hrleader.com.au/people/28414-hr-cannot-own-culture-alone) _2026-07-20 · Podcast - Latest topics about HR developments and news_ In the post-pandemic workplace, when leaders appear more reactive and less inclined to challenge toxic employees, the costs to the business can be significant. To this end, culture must be a shared leadership responsibility. ## [436 – Rag-Tag Extremists](https://theadelaideshow.com.au/podcast-episodes/436-rag-tag-extremists/) _2026-07-18 · Steve Davis · The Adelaide Show Podcast_ Political analyst and Dunstan government insider Stewart Sweeney sits down with Steve Davis to dissect the battle for the Adelaide Park Lands, tracing a direct line from the tobacco industry’s doubt playbook to Premier Peter Malinauskas’ handling of protesters, before John Schumann debuts his new protest anthem, “Rag-tag Extremist Blues.” If you’ve ever felt that nagging sense that the South… ## [Budget backlash – has Australia lost its political middle ground?](https://www.lawyersweekly.com.au/podcast/44673-budget-backlash-has-australia-lost-its-political-middle-ground) _2026-07-17 · Podcast - Lawyers Weekly_ In this special episode, brought to you by Lawyers Weekly’s sister brand, Defence Connect, from its Contested Ground podcast series, we reflect on whether Australia is moving away from its traditional “sensible centre” towards greater political polarisation. ## [What actually needs to change at work for AI to have a true impact?](https://www.hrleader.com.au/people/28398-what-actually-needs-to-change-at-work-for-ai-to-have-a-true-impact) _2026-07-15 · Podcast - Latest topics about HR developments and news_ In this special episode of The HR Leader Podcast, produced in partnership with ELMO, we reflect on the workplace shifts that must occur if business use of new technologies can meaningfully transition from experimental to foundational. ## [Special Episode: Alev Scott & Cash Cow](https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2026/07/14/special-episode-alev-scott-cash-cow/) _2026-07-14 · admin · This Podcast Will Kill You_ Social media ads for egg freezing. A craigslist-like site for breast milk. Fertility fairs featuring IVF clinics alongside shamanic nutritionists. Surrogacy contracts \[…\] ## [HR’s role in building real confidence and adoption with AI usage](https://www.hrleader.com.au/people/28388-hr-s-role-in-building-real-confidence-and-adoption-with-ai-usage) _2026-07-13 · Podcast - Latest topics about HR developments and news_ In transforming a workplace’s behaviours around technology and ultimately productivity and innovation, human resources teams have a real opportunity to partner with business leaders to help staff move out of the experimentation phase and make meaningful impacts. ## [Episode 215 The Hidden Depths of Earwax](https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2026/07/10/episode-215-the-hidden-depths-of-earwax/) _2026-07-11 · admin · This Podcast Will Kill You_ In keeping with last week’s theme of “bodily excretions that are kinda gross that you don’t really think about but are actually \[…\] ## [Episode 214 Boogers: Digging for treasure](https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2026/07/10/episode-214-boogers-digging-for-treasure/) _2026-07-11 · admin · This Podcast Will Kill You_ Hard and crusty. Green and gloopy. Clear and watery. Boogers come in a veritable rainbow of colors and a full spectrum of \[…\] ## [Special Episode: Dr. Carl Elliott & The Occasional Human Sacrifice](https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2026/07/10/special-episode-dr-carl-elliott-the-occasional-human-sacrifice/) _2026-07-11 · admin · This Podcast Will Kill You_ Stories of unethical medical experimentation often center around the individuals who spearheaded such atrocities or highlight how patient protection laws were changed \[…\] ## [Reach prospects with real signals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/ctAY2wArsnrq) _2026-07-11 · **Sponsored**_ Find prospects talking about your problem and get context-backed moments to engage ## [Episode 213 Burns Part 2: It’s like sci-fi but real](https://thispodcastwillkillyou.com/2026/07/10/episode-213-burns-part-2-its-like-sci-fi-but-real/) _2026-07-11 · admin · This Podcast Will Kill You_ At the turn of the 20th century, a severe burn was often a death sentence. Today, that is no longer the case. \[…\] ## [435 – The Adelaide Show Spin Detector](https://theadelaideshow.com.au/podcast-episodes/435-the-adelaide-show-spin-detector/) _2026-06-27 · Steve Davis · The Adelaide Show Podcast_ Steve Davis, David Olney, and political commentator Robert Godden wrestle with the machinery of South Australian democracy (the discipline of the system, the death of shame as a political force, and the rise of rage-bait), before Steve reveals the Spin Detector, a new tool built to hand you back your agency. If last episode cracked open the lid on South Australian politics, this one peers inside… ## [434 – Something Has Broken: SA Politics, the Park Lands, and the Politics of Distraction](https://theadelaideshow.com.au/podcast-episodes/434-something-has-broken-sa-politics-the-park-lands-and-the-politics-of-distraction/) _2026-06-12 · Steve Davis · The Adelaide Show Podcast_ In a raw and unusually personal episode, Steve Davis admits something has broken in his connection to SA’s government and sits down with former geopolitics lecturer David Olney to make sense of the spin, the Park Lands, the politics of distraction, and whether there’s still a strand worth holding onto. This is not a typical Adelaide Show episode. For the first time in 434 instalments, Steve Davis… ## [Machinal](https://theadelaideshow.com.au/reviews/machinal/) _2026-05-24 · Steve Davis · The Adelaide Show Podcast_ Red Phoenix Theatre is doing a number of important things all at once, with its current season of Machinal. It has introduced us to an important piece of theatre from 1928, manifested a production at a quality level that would make the State Theatre Company envious, and reminded us that humans still have a way forward in this increasingly dumbed-down and overly-digitised world. I will start with… ## [433 – History Hit Parade](https://theadelaideshow.com.au/podcast-episodes/433-history-hit-parade/) _2026-05-24 · Steve Davis · The Adelaide Show Podcast_ Episode 433 is a live recording of History Hit Parade, the South Australia’s History Festival show in which Steve Davis and Keith Conlon perform ten original songs about South Australian life, history, and community at the Mercury Cinema. There are episodes of The Adelaide Show, and then there are events. This is one of the latter. Recorded live at the Mercury Cinema as part of South Australia’s… ## [432 – All Singing All Reading South Australian History Festival](https://theadelaideshow.com.au/podcast-episodes/432-all-singing-all-reading-south-australian-history-festival/) _2026-04-18 · Steve Davis · The Adelaide Show Podcast_ Dr Samantha Battams joins Steve Davis and Keith Conlon for a deep dive into her new book Paving the Way , tracing the founding families of South Australia from German vineyards to Irish immigration and one very surprising DNA revelation, before Keith and Steve preview their upcoming History Festival show, History Hit Parade , with a rousing original river shanty. South Australia’s History Festival… ## [431 – Gather Round To Learn About Major Events](https://theadelaideshow.com.au/podcast-episodes/431-gather-round-to-learn-about-major-events/) _2026-04-11 · Steve Davis · The Adelaide Show Podcast_ Wayne Taylor, the man quietly keeping South Australia’s biggest events spotless, takes Steve Davis behind the scenes of the Olympics, Wimbledon, Formula One, and the old Clipsal 500, in an episode recorded right on Gather Round weekend, with the Musical Pilgrimage pausing to celebrate the Cellar Door Shuffle. When 80,000 people descend on an event, somebody has made it look effortless. Wayne… ## [430 – Small Winemaker, Big Wines, Zero Power Bills](https://theadelaideshow.com.au/podcast-episodes/430-small-winemaker-big-wines-zero-power-bills/) _2026-03-29 · Steve Davis · The Adelaide Show Podcast_ Episode 430 takes you to Greenock in the Barossa, where small winemaker Joe Evans explains how solar panels and two Nissan Leaf EVs not only erased his power costs but made him what he believes is the world’s first winery to ferment, store and mature wine using car battery power at night, with Steve rounding out the episode with an original song reflecting on the state of the world. Joe Evans was… ## [429 – Kadina Lawyers And The Real World Of Rural Law](https://theadelaideshow.com.au/podcast-episodes/429-kadina-lawyers-and-the-real-world-of-rural-law/) _2026-03-06 · Steve Davis · The Adelaide Show Podcast_ Doug Reed celebrates 50 years of Kadina legal practice as he prepares to retire, while former protégé Kylie Mildwaters reveals what rural law really looks like when you run into your clients at the footy, navigate farm succession battles, and do your Woolworths shopping online. In Kadina, the commercial heart of South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula, farming families have been trusting the same… ## [Best Books of 2025, with Kate and Laura • Subscriber special episode](https://thebookclubreview.substack.com/p/best-books-of-2025-with-kate-and) _2025-12-31 · Kate · The Book Club Review_ Find out Laura's favourites from the year, plus all the books we didn't get a chance to mention in the main show ## [Best Books of 2025](https://thebookclubreview.substack.com/p/best-books-of-2025) _2025-12-29 · Kate · The Book Club Review_ Subscriber favourites • End-of-year meet-up • 29 December 2025 ## [Favourite and Best: Our Books of 2025](https://thebookclubreview.substack.com/p/favourite-and-best-our-books-of-2025) _2025-12-23 · Kate · The Book Club Review_ With Kate, Phil Chaffee and Sarah Oliver ## [Christmas with Christopher](https://thebookclubreview.substack.com/p/christmas-with-christopher) _2025-12-20 · Kate · The Book Club Review_ Subscriber special episode ## [Between the Lines: The Art of the Diary Part II](https://thebookclubreview.substack.com/p/between-the-lines-the-art-of-the-60c) _2025-12-08 · Kate · The Book Club Review_ Fiction • With Phil Chaffee and Lucy Scholes • Subscriber special episode ## [Between the Lines: The Art of the Diary (1) • Episode #183 (ad free version)](https://thebookclubreview.substack.com/p/between-the-lines-the-art-of-the) _2025-12-08 · Kate · The Book Club Review_ Kate is joined by writer, critic and editor Lucy Scholes and regular pod guest Phil Chaffee to explore the diary. From Samuel Pepys to Tina Brown, we're pulling out some of our favourites and considering this most intimate way to experience writers' lives. ## [Paging Through November](https://thebookclubreview.substack.com/p/paging-through-november) _2025-11-29 · Kate · The Book Club Review_ The Book Club Review Weekend • Episode #37 ## [The Book Club Review's Christmas Gift Guide 2025](https://thebookclubreview.substack.com/p/the-book-club-reviews-christmas-gift) _2025-11-21 · Kate · The Book Club Review_ Idiosyncratic and careering from the wildly unaffordable to budget bargains, with hopefully something for every book lover in between. ## [Starling House, and Other Autumn Reads](https://thebookclubreview.substack.com/p/starling-house-and-other-autumn-reads) _2025-11-08 · Kate · The Book Club Review_ The Book Club Review Weekend • Episode 36 ## [Beyond the shortlist: The Booker longlist books worth your time](https://thebookclubreview.substack.com/p/beyond-the-shortlist-the-booker-longlist) _2025-10-25 · Kate · The Book Club Review_ Episode #181 • ad-free version