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Welcome to Kooky Talks, a podcast where curiosity gets comfortable.
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Join me - Edward - in search of the personal 'TED-style' talk inside each of us.
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I'm here for the stories, anecdotes and all in between. Join along!
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S1E26 Chat w Delldint: permaculture, autism & unlearning
It is easy to say “neurodivergent people can struggle in life”. What does it actually mean to unlearn harmful messaging and become comfortable being yourself?Here’s one of my favourite conversations…
S1E25 Preview: Chat with Delldint
Welcome! This previews a chat with a friend I met at a festival who had to unlearn a lot.Learning to show care for yourself and learning how to socialise is a thing. When you’re a neurodivergent…
S1E24 Sydney Mardi Gras - love & queerness
Sydney’s Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade is a spectacle. I asked attendees how they experience this thing called love, and how it relates to queerness. Note: the audio has a lot of background…
S1E23 Chat w Seka - NOWism
How do you get yourself to function while still being present to whatever is going on for you?My guest for this episode takes us through a few things that helped in this - including a practice called…
S1E22 Preview: Chat with Seka - NOWism
This previews a conversation with a friend who has done a lot of personal development work, and has tried a lot to be a good contributor. This goes into a practice named NOWism that seeks to help…
S1E21 Chat w Matt: Doom & Bloom
“I don’t want to spend my career feeding prompts into AI”My guest for this episode has thought deeply about the many crises that do not have an easy solution - AKA the metacrisis. This conversation…
S1E20 Preview: Chat with Matt - Doom and Flourish
This previews a conversation with a friend who has thought deeply about the future of community, AI, global crises and our place in it all.My guest has some reflections on parenting and community…
S1E19 Chat w Sarah: Creativity & my practice
What is it like to begin a creative practice and keep at it? This conversation discusses that, and so much more.Topics covered include:Drawings transforming images [10min 44sec]The purpose of art…
S1E18 Preview: Chat with Sarah - Creative Practice
This previews a conversation with Sarah (who you may recognise from Episode 7).My guest developed a creative practice. It is a unique and personal way of seeing and being.There are ideas here that…
S1E17 Chat w Stef: Children & emotional skills
Working with children, you sort of expect they can control their behaviour and manage their emotions.As an adult, can you do this?This is what my guest grappled with, working in childcare and then in…
S1E16 Preview: Chat with Stef - Emotional Skills
This previews a conversation with a friend who worked in early learning, where you teach children emotional skills. My guest put his personal learning into practice. There are lessons here on…
S1E15 Chat w Nicole - Natural systems & resilience Part 2
"How can I build resilience when the systems around me are failing?"Welcome! We continue where Episode 14 (Part 1 of the interview) finished, the problem our guest grappled with: losing your purpose…
S1E14 Chat w Nicole - Natural systems & resilience Part 1
Some of us are fortunate enough to have a purpose. What happens when we can't fulfil that purpose or have the impact we want?My guest has a deep love for the natural world. She wanted nothing more…
S1E13 Preview: Chat with Nicole - Natural Systems
Continuing my track record of innovation with proven means of improving audio quality - this is my latest one-on-one interview, recorded indoors!Nicole has a story to tell - spanning society, the…
S1E12 Mardi Gras Parade - Pride & self-love Part 2
“There’s no one way to be queer...”Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras festival highlights so many unique expressions of queer community. This is part 2 of interviews with entrants in this year’s…
S1E11 Chat w Kate - Personal development Part 2
Returning to a conversation with a friend named Kate, this follows Part 1 (Episode 8) of the "dos and don'ts of personal change". To recap, Part 1 covered Kate's motivations for seeking change, and…
S1E10 Mardi Gras Parade - Queer self-love Part 1
Sydney's Mardi Gras parade has a reputation for celebrating diverse forms of queerness, from its origins as a solidarity protest march in 1978 to the present, as an arguably mainstream community…
S1E9 Preview: 2025 Sydney Mardi Gras parade
I went to this year's Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras Parade, and talked to the queers about the journey of loving yourself.Here's a preview of many chats.< Originally published: March 8, 2025…
S1E8 Chat w Kate - Personal development
An interview with a friend who has invested bountiful effort in the great art of growing as a person.We discussed a few “dos and don’ts” of personal development. Topics covered include: personal…
S1E7 Newy – An Environment of Hope
Experiencing hope about environmental action can be a struggle. Here are some reflections by participants of the 2024 Rising Tide protest.If you doubt the impact of collective solutions … this is a…
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Kooky Talks has published 27 episodes since November 2025, covering topics in Documentary, Society & Culture.
Kooky Talks is currently highly active with new episodes daily. Average episode length is 19m.
