just tak

Tim Robards joins Takaya Honda for a funny, honest and surprisingly revealing chat about Neighbours, SAS Australia, Peloton, fatherhood, fitness, wine, acting and what success really looks like when life changes.

What we get into:
· Tim’s work with Peloton as an Australian guest instructor
· Building Elle Wines and the story behind Elle Rosé
· The pressure of balancing family, business and creative work
· The psychic who pushed Tim towards acting
· From Italy With Love and carrying a US film lead
· Leaving Neighbours during the pandemic
· Watching Don Hany take over as Pierce Greyson
· Filming Neighbours under COVID rules
· Whether Tim would ever return to Ramsay Street
· SAS Australia and what really happened behind the scenes
· Zima Anderson’s accident

Support Just Tak on Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/justtak

just tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why?

Promotion / Links:
Follow Tim Robards
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/mrtimrobards/

Elle Wines / Elle Rosé
Award-winning Australian Grenache rosé crafted by Tim Robards and Shun Eto.
https://ellewines.com/

Tim Robards on Peloton
Tim joined Peloton as an Australian guest instructor for Bike, Tread and strength classes.
https://www.onepeloton.com/en-AU/blog/peloton-guest-instructor-tim-robards

Sponsors:
BeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.
https://beautyboat.com/
RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.

Support:
If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.
Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000.
United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999.
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Andrea McLean joins Takaya Honda for a raw, generous and deeply honest conversation about leaving Loose Women, losing professional identity, financial collapse, shame, resilience and building a life after public failure.

What we get into:
Growing up in Trinidad and Tobago and returning to the UK
GMTV, live TV and becoming the long-serving anchor of Loose Women
The art of holding a panel together and making the viewer at home feel seen
Walking away from a stable TV contract
Building This Girl Is On Fire and launching into a pandemic
Business failure, illness and selling her home
Shame, public identity and the Starbucks story
Rebuilding through media training, writing and moving to Spain
Redefining success, money, contentment and what comes next

just tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why?

Support Just Tak on Patreon:
https://patreon.com/justtak

Promotion / Links:
Buy Andrea McLean’s book Shameless and find out more about Andrea:
https://andreamclean.com/

Follow Andrea McLean
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreamclean1/

Sponsors:
BeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.
https://beautyboat.com/

RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.

Support:
If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.
Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000.
United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999.
Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).

Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook
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Rob Mills joins Takaya Honda for a warm, funny and refreshingly honest chat about fame, theatre, Neighbours, music, ageing, resilience and what it really takes to keep showing up in the creative industry.

What we get into:
Australian Idol and early fame
Rob’s Neighbours era as Finn Kelly
Waitress, Wicked, Ghost and the eight-show-week grind
Taking on Bon Jovi live
Vocal discipline, fitness and recovery
Reviews, critics and being called “surprisingly good”
Georgie Tunny, interviews and wedding planning
Music education and the Australian Children’s Music Foundation
Acting technique, emotional fatigue and staying good to work with

just tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why?

Support Just Tak on Patreon:
https://patreon.com/justtak

Promotion / Links:

See Rob Mills in Waitress
Rob stars as Dr Pomatter in Waitress, now playing in Australia.
https://waitressthemusical.com.au/

Follow Rob Mills
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robmillsymills/

Rob Mills Official Site
https://www.robmills.net.au/

Australian Children’s Music Foundation
https://acmf.com.au/

Sponsors:
BeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.
https://beautyboat.com/
RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.

Support:
If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.
Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000.
United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999.
Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).

Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook
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Charlotte Nicdao joins Takaya Honda for a funny, honest and beautifully chaotic conversation about acting, ambition, friendship, motherhood, fame and Mythic Quest. Best known as Poppy Li in Apple TV’s Mythic Quest, Charlotte also reflects on voice work, upcoming film projects, her podcast At The Movies with Charlotte and Bron, and finding joy in making things without needing to prove yourself.

What we get into:
* Charlotte and Takaya reuniting after playing brother and sister on A gURLs wURLd
* Charlotte’s unresolved Neighbours grievance, plus Takaya revisiting his own Neighbours death scene
* Early acting jobs, dance doubles, soundtrack recordings and pretending to be much better at dancing than she was
* Years of LA auditions, near-misses, almost giving up, and the extraordinary story that led to Mythic Quest
* Why Charlotte acts, and how childhood creativity shaped her life
* The primary school “devil worship” misunderstanding
* Losing her phone, smartphone overwhelm and the pressure of always being reachable
* Why Mythic Quest was a dream job, and why success still cannot complete you
* Snoop Dogg, voice work, Bluey, Star Trek: Lower Decks, Adventure Time and upcoming film work

just tak. is an interview platform dedicated to unmasking the reality of the creative industry. Hosted by Australian actor and presenter Takaya Honda, the show strips away the polished PR narratives to ask the most important question in performance: Why?

Promotion / Links:
Watch Charlotte Nicdao in Mythic Quest
Charlotte stars as Poppy Li in Mythic Quest, streaming on Apple TV.
https://tv.apple.com/

Listen to At The Movies with Charlotte and Bron
Charlotte’s film podcast with Bron Belcher.
https://open.spotify.com/show/00knIWNGbg91uCBJ7F8N8k

Follow Charlotte Nicdao
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/charlottenicdao/

Sponsors:
https://beautyboat.com/ : use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.
RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.

Support:
If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.
Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000.
United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999.

Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).

Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook
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Travis Jeffery joins Takaya Honda for a raw, funny and deeply honest conversation about acting, ambition, grief, body transformation and learning that “making it” does not mean losing yourself.

Best known for Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Unbroken, Pirates of the Caribbean and Gallipoli, Travis reflects on dream jobs, self-worth, motion capture, pottery, Australian film and building a life beyond the next role.

What we get into:
* Travis’s new film Birthright and why it is such a wild, timely Australian dark comedy.
* Working on huge productions including Unbroken, Pirates of the Caribbean and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.
* The physical toll of transforming for roles, from losing weight for Unbroken to getting ripped for Birthright.
* Writing and starring in Dusty, and how personal grief became the seed of the short film.
* Losing someone young, guilt, numbing, and the self-destructive ways grief can show up.
* Why friendship grief is often overlooked.
* The “arrival fallacy” and why dream jobs do not magically make you feel complete.
* Working with Andy Serkis and learning how to move like a chimpanzee.

Promotion/ Links:
See Travis Jeffery in Birthright
Travis’s new Australian dark comedy Birthright is in cinemas from May 21. Find screening details, tickets and Q&A event information here:
https://www.madman.com.au/birthright/
Watch the Birthright trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npmgvgOJeSE

Watch Travis Jeffery’s short film Dusty
Written and created by Travis Jeffery, Dusty explores grief, guilt and the messy, self-destructive ways we sometimes cope with loss. As mentioned in the episode, you can watch it here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFKK1vkdZlI

Visit the official Dusty website
More information on the film, cast, crew and its festival run:
https://dustyfilm.com.au/

Watch the Before Dawn trailer
Travis also appears in the Australian war film Before Dawn, which comes up in the episode:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-ibQNR11tE

Follow Travis Jeffery
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/travjeffery/
Linktree: https://linktr.ee/travjeffery

Sponsors:
BeautyBoat.com: use code BIN25 for 25% off your entire order.
RØDE: thanks for the mics making us sound so good.

Support:
If you’re having a tough time, please don’t struggle alone.
Australia: Lifeline 13 11 14, 24/7 crisis support and suicide prevention. If life is in danger, call 000.
United Kingdom: Text Shout to 85258 for free, confidential 24/7 crisis text support. If you are in immediate danger, call 999.
Watch just tak on YouTube (and subscribe so you don't miss special live events).

Catch up with all things @justtakpod on Instagram, TikTok, or Facebook
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