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Today, Antonia Burke is a proud Indigenous woman who embraces her identity, her heritage and her community. But she wasn’t always proud. After years of deep detachment from her culture and a long career in the mining industry, she reconnected with her community just as the mining industry set their sights on drilling in her home. Join Yumi Stynes as Antonia shows us the resilience of community, the cruelty of generational trauma, and what it takes to heal.

Tea Uglow is an influential voice in the tech world. A pioneering force behind Google's Creative Lab where she led experimental tech projects for 17 years, Tea Uglow's brilliance extends beyond technology. Join Yumi Stynes as the pair walk through Tea's personal journey, and how her experience as a trans autistic woman has become a powerful lens through which she reshapes the tech landscape.

Debbie Kilroy is one of Australia's leading advocates for criminalised women and children. From her horrific experience in prison to becoming a lawyer and a leading voice in the fight for prisoners' rights, Debbie's journey is a testament to resilience. Join Yumi Stynes as the pair walk through Debbie’s life in prison, her pursuit of education as a tool, and the invisibility of the community she’s fighting for.

Darcy Vescio is a professional footy player in AFL Women’s with a mighty list of achievements under their belt. Two-time AFL Women Leading Goalkicker, Darcy was the first player to reach 50 career goals in the league! But if you spoke to Darcy at 14, they were ready to give up footy for good - there was no space for people like Darcy to play professionally. Host Yumi Stynes chats to Darcy about rediscovering footy, locker room talk, and coming out as non-binary.

Tarang Chawla is most recognised for his work as an activist against gender-based violence — but if you ask him, it’s something he wishes he didn’t have to do. In this episode, you’ll hear about Tarang’s journey from profound loss to impactful activism, and how above all, his voice isn’t the one that needs to be heard. The voices he wants to amplify are the voices of victims of gender based violence like his sister Nikita Chawla, and those misrepresented by mainstream media.

Khanh Ong wears a lot of hats — cook, presenter, author, ex-DJ and fan favourite contestant on MasterChef. But he didn’t grow up thinking he could be any of those things. In fact, he thought his only option was to be a surgeon. In this episode, host Yumi Stynes chats with Khanh about what food can represent, coming out as gay to his Vietnamese mother, and how he once rolled out of a moving car to avoid a difficult conversation.