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This week Chelsea was joined by incredibly talented celebrity chef and cake artist Natalie Sideserf! Natalie creates 100% edible hyper-realistic cakes, that even after watching her make, you cannot believe is cake! In this episode Chelsea and Natalie discuss how Natalie got into cake artistry, some of the tricks of the trade, and how difficult it is to make a cake of your own head!

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Ever wondered what your pet is thinking? This week’s guest Alexis Devine knows! Alexis has trained her beautiful two year old Sheepadoodle, Bunny, to communicate using speech buttons. Not only can Bunny say when she wants to go outside, play or eat, but she can also tell Alexis about her dreams, emotions, and even when she is in pain. In this week’s episode, Chelsea talks to Alexis about training Bunny, how it has shaped their relationship, and the 7 million followers they have gained on TikTok!

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After a few months of hiatus Loud and Seemingly Confident is back and off to a buzzy start with Brisbane Meliponit (Stingless Beekeeper) Sarah Hamilton! In this episode Chelsea and Sarah discuss some weird and wonderful facts about native Australian stingless bees (including an explosive reproductive cycle), what being a beekeeper entails and Sarah’s experience with the rare disease HNPP (hereditary neuropathy with a liability to pressure palsies).

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In 2018 Lucy Graham and Mathilde Gordon of Passage Adventures spent three months kayaking the 2042km of the Inside Passage, from Alaska to Vancouver Island. They did the entire journey single-use plastic free and raised over $20,000 for the Living Oceans Society and the Tangaroa Blue Foundation. In 2020, as part of their goal to raise awareness of marine plastic pollution and promote women in adventure, they also released Changing Tides a documentary of their journey, currently on tour with the Ocean Film Festival 2021!

This week Lucy and Mathilde joined Chelsea to chat about what it was like completing this...

Tessa Hansen-Smith is allergic to water. Yup. Water. Tessa has a rare chronic disease called Aquagenic Urticaria. This means she is not only unable to drink a glass of water or shower without extreme pain and other symptoms, but she is also allergic to her own sweat and tears, and other people!

Tessa joined Chelsea this week to talk all about her condition and how she has made changes in her life to try and live as waterless as possible.

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In February 2020, Beck Mitchell represented Australia in the World Marathon Challenge where she ran 7 marathons, across 7 continents, in 7 consecutive days! In doing so she raised over $50k for suicide prevention!

This week Beck joined Chelsea to chat about how and why she competed, what it was like running in -25 degrees in Antarctica, and her podcast Run with Soul!

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This week Chelsea is joined by Nyul Nyul and Bardi man Lowell Hunter to talk about his incredible sand art!

For the last 18 months, Lowell has been creating beautiful, intricate, and large scale sand art with his feet on beaches and riverbeds, telling stories of land, country and people. Photographing his designs with his drone, Lowell has sold his incredible art all over the world!

Lowell joined Chelsea to talk about how and why he started creating his designs, his connection to country and how it influences his art, and his cameo in an award...

This week Chelsea is joined by the wonderful Shelby Holland to talk all about her experience with endometriosis and polycystic ovarian syndrome [pcos].

Endometriosis [aka endo] affects 1 in 10 people with uteruses, and often goes undiagnosed, being written off as regular period pain. Shelby talks about how she got diagnosed with endo and pcos, treatments, how it affects her day-to-day life, and what happened when an ovarian cyst burst during a work meeting.

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Leah Melle has taken the internet by storm with her ‘Aggressive Self-Love Sundays’. Every Sunday she kicks down her bathroom door and gives advice or a (sometimes much needed) pep talk to her followers.

Leah joins Chelsea this week to talk about how she spreads positivity and self love on her platforms, whilst also avoiding toxic positivity, and what it’s like working in a lab focusing on infectious diseases during a global pandemic (cause she’s also a scientific badass).

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Hannah and Katie Burgess are the hands and minds behind The Clay Agenda, a small business making beautiful labia light switch covers!
These siblings started making their ‘clitches’ in the start of the pandemic and have absolutely exploded! They join Chelsea this week to talk about how and why they started the business, how they came up with the incredible business name, and the plethora of types of light switches around the world!

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This week Chelsea is joined by actress, comedian, and Triple M radio presenter Sarah Maree Cameron.
Sarah Maree has been working in radio for over a decade and has fans so dedicated they call into her show whilst giving birth! She joins Chelsea this week to talk about how she got into radio and comedy, some of the do’s and don’ts of radio presenting, and how there’s no easy way to transition from talking about comedy to cancer…

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This week Chelsea is joined by Dr. Sidhbh Gallagher, a Miami based plastic surgeon, who specialises in gender affirmation surgery.

In this episode Dr. Gallagher talks about how and why she became a plastic surgeon, how she sees plastic surgery as an art form, and what its like having the privilege and responsibility to perform gender affirmation surgery on her incredible trans patients.

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This week Chelsea is joined by host of the ‘Stripper Stories’ podcast “Chloe”! Chloe has been working in the sex industry for over a decade as a stripper, cam worker and sugar baby. Whilst Chloe remains anonymous, she is so honest about the work she does and why she loves it. It was such a blast talking to Chloe about how and why she got into sex work, why she loves it, and the importance of destigmatising sex work and sex in general.

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This week Chelsea is joined by Olympic Synchronised Swimmer Amie Thompson! Amie competed with the Australian Artistic (synchro) Swimming team in Rio 2016 and will be in Tokyo in 2021!

Amie joins Chelsea to talk about how not being very good at swimming and gymnastics turned into an amazing career in synchro, her experience at the Olympics, and how to socialize when you spend all your time training and studying.

This episode also features the sound of beautiful Western Australian birds in the background.

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Australian magician Michael Webb joins Chelsea this week to talk about what it’s like being a magician, how he got started in magic, and that time he crashed a wedding…

Magic comes so naturally to Michael you can’t go five minutes from meeting him without being dazzled by one of his tricks. I was so convinced it couldn’t be real that after we recorded I made him try a trick on a mini deck of cards I’d gotten out of a Christmas cracker! This guy is the real deal!

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Armed with a broken ankle, a warehouse full of artists and a global pandemic, in 2020 Ruth Prada and Sam Bokma started Trippy Tuesday, an online store selling body positive/body normative candles in the form of women’s bodies in all different shapes and sizes.

This week Chelsea is joined by Ruth and Sam to talk about how they got the company started, how they listen to their customers while growing their business and getting the attention of some A-list superstars.

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Isabelle Lumsden has used TikTok to bring stenography to the rest of the world. Chelsea is joined by the Canadian stenography student and TikTok phenomenon to talk about the ins and outs of stenography and court reporting, how TikTok is helping her career and her journey to becoming a real life Ethel Beavers.

And with only 4 of 5 vowels on a stenograph keyboard, there really is no ‘I’ in stenography…

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For the first episode of season two, Chelsea is joined by heavy-weight Highland Games champion Kyle Randalls! In addition to being very good at throwing trees (cabers) and hammers, Kyle is also one of the hosts of the Life Beyond the Trig podcast and one of the subjects of the Netflix documentary series Home Game!
Kyle joins Chelsea to talk about the history of the Highland Games, meeting and competing in front of royals, filming Home Game, and how he got started in the games!

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We’re back for season two! Get ready for more episodes of interesting, creative, determined and brave young people, as well as Chelsea constantly being amazed by how weather is different on the other side of the world.

Listen up, for a little sneak peak of who and what is to come…

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Dr. Lila Landowski is a neuroscientist at the University of Tasmania, currently researching more efficient ways to treat stroke and fatigue. She joins Chelsea this week to talk about how catching a fish when she was 7 started her career, what it’s like being a neuroscientist and her experience as a woman in science!

Big thanks to my cousin Kat this week for helping me come up with questions that make me sound smarter than I am!

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RayMartell Moore has been a hand model in New York for over a decade. You may not know it but you’ve probably seen his hands before! Ray joined Chelsea this week to talk about how he got started in hand modelling, the tips and tricks of he trade, what it was like being Jay-Z’s hand double, and his experience having covid-19 in New York City.

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Paul Vasileff is the creator, owner and designer for the Australian based, international couture design company Paolo Sebastian. His gorgeous designs have been worn at the the Emmy’s, the Golden Globes, the Oscars, the Tony’s (yes, that’s a fashion EGOT) and the Met Gala! And have been worn by celebrities like Heidi Klum, Kerry Washington, Katy Perry and Kim Kardashian! In addition to all that he was also the 2017 Young Australian of the Year. Paul joins Chelsea this week to talk about how his incredible company became what it is, what it was like having his design...

Ginger Snaps (aka the Tastiest Tease in Texas) was voted Austin’s ‘Best Burlesque Performer’ for four years running! She is an aerial and burlesque performer taking Texas by storm with her incredible dramatic, creative and comedic performances! Ginger joins Chelsea this week to talk about how she got started as/what it’s like being a burlesque performer, what it’s like being a fat woman in an industry that typically doesn’t accept or support plus size bodies, and where to get Shia Labeouf pasties.

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This week Chelsea is joined by her old friend, marine biologist and underwater photographer, Jack Breedon! Jack joined Chelsea to talk about the technicalities of underwater photography, how people misunderstand sharks, how to speak dolphin, and his life-long dream of becoming a fish.

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It’s time to talk periods! This week Chelsea is joined by founder of The Cova Project, Geena Anderson. The Cova Project is a non-for-profit organisation providing menstrual cups to women in Africa experiencing period poverty. Imagine missing a quarter of your education or employment because instead of going to school or work, you are bathing three times a day because of your period. For many women in Africa this is the reality, and it leaves lasting consequences. By providing free menstrual cups that last for 10 years, the Cova Project are helping women get back their education, confidence and di...

We are debuting a new song!

This week Chelsea is joined by lead singer, songwriter and creator of the Australian orchestral art rock band The Red Paintings, Trash McSweeney. With their theatrical and artistic performances, TRP have fans all around the world (especially in Germany apparently) whose love and support has helped Trash get TRP to where they are today. In this episode, Chelsea talks to Trash about how he got started in music, the ups and downs of TRP in the music industry, Trash’s synesthesia and how that contributes to his writing, as well as th...

Author of the bestselling children’s book ‘My Shadow is Pink’, Scott Stuart is joining Chelsea this week!

Inspired by his son’s love of everything Elsa from ‘Frozen’, Scott’s book ‘My Shadow is Pink’ is all about breaking gender stereotypes and just being yourself!

After it’s launch earlier this year ‘My Shadow is Pink’ (and a TikTok of Scott and his son dressing as Elsa to go to the movies) has gone viral and gotten incredible responses from people (including Chelsea) thankful to see themselves represented in this way.

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My guest this week was at the Red Wedding, has been carried in Hugh Jackman’s arms and also just so happens to play Po, the Red Teletubby!

Rachelle Beinart is an actress and stunt woman who, since the 2015 reboot, has played Po in the Teletubbies. Being 4’10”, Rachelle has the market for stunt-doubling children and short actors in England. I guarantee you’ve seen her in something… even if you couldn’t quite tell. She has been in Game of Thrones, Harry Potter, Jurassic World, Rogue One, Wonder Woman 1984, Les Mis, Cats, Maleficent and so many more!

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This week Chelsea’s old friend and Savile Row tailor, Richard Saxby is on the show to talk about how he got in to tailoring, despite not being a 60-something-year-old Italian man, what goes into making a bespoke suit, and the strangest gift you could give comedian Frank Woodley at a meet and greet!

In 2014 Lucas Patchett and his best mate Nic Marchesi started Orange Sky Laundry, the world’s first and only mobile laundry service for people experiencing homelessness. Now with over 30 vans across Australia and New Zealand, Orange Sky provide clean clothes, showers, and most importantly, conversation, to people who need it most. In 2016 Lucas and Nic were named Young Australians of the Year and this year they received their Order of Australia Medals! Lucas joined Chelsea this week to talk about how Orange Sky got started and how people can make a difference!

Brittanie Shipway is a singer, actor, writer and a bit of a weirdo… She’s played Lauren in Kinky Boots, Fanny Brice in Funny Girl, and Mary in Jesus Christ Superstar. In 2014 Brittanie was on Team Kylie on The Voice, and she is currently work-shopping “A Letter For Molly” in her debut as a playwright! In this episode Chelsea and Brittanie sit down for a chat about how she got started in show business and the reality of working as an artist.

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In the last 7 years, UK elite disability gymnast Natasha Coates, has had to use upwards of 400 EpiPens. At 18 Natasha was diagnosed with Mast Cell Activation Syndrome (MCAS), a disease which makes her body go into anaphylactic shock with no triggers, essentially making her allergic to everything. Despite this, she has become the number one British disability gymnast, with 22 British titles to her name. In this episode Chelsea talks to Natasha about how she got diagnosed, what that means for her everyday life, how she got into gymnastics, and if there really is anything better than sliced bread.

In 2014, brothers Omar and Saad came to Australia as refugees, after fleeing their home in Syria. Since coming to Australia, they have given hundreds of talks about their experience in the war. They have appeared on The Project and Q & A, given their own Tedx talk “At Last, Free”, and even featured in a Buzzfeed article. In this episode Chelsea chats with her old friends about their experience coming to Australia, how they got started giving their talks, and what they’re doing now.

This week, Chelsea’s friend Jake is here to talk about what it’s like being a male stripper, that time he was in a viral video, body confidence, and how he feels as a Harry Potter fan in light of JK Rowling’s recent transphobia.

When Katie Stagliano was 9 years old she grew some seedlings into a 40 pound (18kg) cabbage! Knowing it was too much to feed her family, Katie donated the cabbage to her local soup kitchen where it fed 275 people! Now 21, Katie is the founder of Katie’s Krops, a not-for-profit charity with 100 gardens growing vegetables all over America, feeding the hungry. Katie has written a children’s book, was one of the subjects of the documentary “The Starfish Throwers”, and was the first US citizen to win the Clinton Global Citizen Award… oh and she’s met Matt Damon

This week wildlife conservationist Helen Young joins Chelsea all the way from Costa Rica to talk about working with wild sea turtles, and life living in the jungle!

This week, stand-up comedian Anthony Tomic is here to talk about how he got started in the comedy scene, how his parents are his muses (musi? What’s the plural of muse?), and how wait-staff are the most rejected profession.

Anna Le was just 16 when she moved to Australia from Vietnam by herself. Since then she has flourished as an entrepreneur, becoming partner at her accounting firm at just 23, and now running 3 successful businesses! Anna talks to Chelsea about her story, tips and tricks for networking, and how to succeed in business. | SOUND: There episode was recorded via video chat so there is some crackling throughout, but everyone can be heard clearly. | Anna’s Book: https://tinyurl.com/ybzh7wbw

In the first ever episode, Chelsea talks to her good friend David Santolin about his experience performing as the drag queen Areola Grande, and his time on the reality show Dance Boss. Other topics include 7 degrees of separation (which I have now been told is actually 6 but whatever), garden gnomes and how you would react if you suddenly turned into a fish! And as always, we find out whether through all this, David considers himself to be a confident person | SOUND: This was the first episode so Chelsea is still working on her technical skills. As promised in the...

A podcast for introverts, extroverts and everyone in between! Host Chelsea Heaney talks to interesting young people between 18-39 to show us all it doesnt matter how young, old, or confident you are, you can do whatever the f*** you want!