10 episodes

Each week Sam Blacker talks to people with successful careers and asks them to share stories of anything they have done that they feel shame about. What follows is an exploration of shame, to see if it has any influence on those of us who have achieved success. Sam is a seasoned radio broadcaster and producer and uses this experience to really connect with each of his guests and get them to open up and share the things they feel ashamed about. This seasons guests will include Pete Murray, Maz Compton, Osman Faruqi, Ryan Jon, Tanya Hennessy, Gretel Killeen and more!
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Shame Feeder with Sam Blacker Sam Blacker

    • Arts
    • 4.9 • 18 Ratings

Each week Sam Blacker talks to people with successful careers and asks them to share stories of anything they have done that they feel shame about. What follows is an exploration of shame, to see if it has any influence on those of us who have achieved success. Sam is a seasoned radio broadcaster and producer and uses this experience to really connect with each of his guests and get them to open up and share the things they feel ashamed about. This seasons guests will include Pete Murray, Maz Compton, Osman Faruqi, Ryan Jon, Tanya Hennessy, Gretel Killeen and more!
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    New Podcast: I Work With A Nightmare

    New Podcast: I Work With A Nightmare

    If you have ever worked in a toxic workplace then this podcast may be for you!
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    • 1 min
    #8 Shame, Comedy, TV and more: Andrew Hansen examines the ways shame may have influenced him

    #8 Shame, Comedy, TV and more: Andrew Hansen examines the ways shame may have influenced him

    Comedian, writer and member of The Chaser team, Andrew Hansen joins me to discuss what he might feel ashamed of, and whether or not that has had any influence on his life and career.
    With an extensive career in the Australian comedy and media industry, Andrew has done a lot, but has a lot more coming up.
    His new show Radio Chaser starts 22 Jan 2018 on Triple M Sydney (3-4pm weekdays) and he has a new childrens book Bab Sharkey and the Animal Mummies due May 2018 from Walker Books (for ages 8+)

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    • 36 min
    #7 Shame and Comedy: Dilruk Jayasinha explains how he used shame as a tool for his career

    #7 Shame and Comedy: Dilruk Jayasinha explains how he used shame as a tool for his career

    With appearances on Have You Been Paying attention, Utopia and now 10's Cram, Dilruk Jayasinha has been making a huge impact on the Australian comedy scene.
    But what motivates him and and how has shame influenced his successful career in comedy?
    I sat down to find out.
    Dil will be performing at The Giant Dwarf in Sydney on the 11th. If you want to check him out you can buy tickets here: http://comedy.com.au/tour/dilruk-jayasinha-art-dil
    And to find him on social media
    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DilrukJComedian/?ref=br_rs
    Twitter - https://twitter.com/Dilrukj

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    • 27 min
    #6 Shame, Digital and Podcasting: Dan Wilkinson on how shame has influenced his creative life

    #6 Shame, Digital and Podcasting: Dan Wilkinson on how shame has influenced his creative life

    Dan Wilkinson is a huge digital media manager, podcaster and personal friend of mine. In this episode he explains how

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    • 29 min
    #5 Shame, business & life: Gretel Killeen & Alexandra Tselios explain how shame has influenced them

    #5 Shame, business & life: Gretel Killeen & Alexandra Tselios explain how shame has influenced them

    Friends and successful business owner and entertainer Gretel Killeen and Alexandra Tselios discuss how shame has influenced them.To preorder Gretel’s new book “The Zebra Who Lost Its Spots’ or to attend her Sydney mini-masterclass ‘How To Create a Creative Career’ just head to her websitegretelkilleen.com.au.Facebook Gretel Killeen OfficialTwitter and Insta Gretel Killeen.Alexandra is the CEO of The Big Smoke.Check it out at www.thebigsmoke.com.au and www.thebigsmoke.com
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    • 32 min
    #4 Shame, online & radio: Ryan Jon on how shame influences how he approaches success

    #4 Shame, online & radio: Ryan Jon on how shame influences how he approaches success

    Ryan Jon is one half of Hit 104.7 Canberra's 'Ryan & Tanya', a regular online video creator and is also the host of the outstanding podcast "Am I ready to be a Father". He has competed in the world stage in volleyball, planned to be an accountant and now works in media. So how has shame from his past influenced his success?

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    • 34 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
18 Ratings

18 Ratings

XavG92 ,

Great insight

Loved how easily sam got Pete to open up about his life, kinda wish I was a childhood thief if I knew it would be followed with that much success. Loved it keep em coming 👍

Krrisstyy ,

Where are the women?

Love the show, but a 1:7 ratio of women to men interviewees is pretty poor.

annabellebrett89 ,

I feel like my level of shame is now normal!

It's nice to know I'm not alone. Great content, very easy to listen to!

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