If you can see it, you can be it. But what happens when you look around and nobody looks like you? Seen is an interview podcast that talks to inspirational Aust...
Pauline Menczer: World champion surfer finally getting the recognition she deserves
Pauline Menczer is a women’s world champion surfer who, at the height of her success, went completely unnoticed and ignored - because she didn’t look the part of an ‘Aussie female surfer’. Despite the odds against her, she persevered and, as part of a bold group of female surfers, successfully fought to have women formally and financially acknowledged in major surfing competitions. Today, she is finally getting the recognition and respect that she deserves, continuing to champion the underdogs that are coming up in her wake.
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Introducing Seen season 3: Eight new stories of fearless women being seen in their third act
If you can see it, you can be it, but what happens when you look around and nobody looks like you? Join host Yumi Stynes in a new season of SEEN, celebrating the trailblazers who, despite having no role models in mainstream culture, take risks, show huge courage, and rise to excellence anyway. In Season 3 we meet fearless, older women who are finding a fresh sense of purpose in their third act. Fierce females, whose resilience and tenacity demands that they be seen - on their own terms.
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Antonia Burke: Overcoming internalised racism
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.
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Tea Uglow: Inclusion in tech and beyond
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.
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Debbie Kilroy OAM: From incarceration to leading advocacy for criminalised women
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.
If you can see it, you can be it. But what happens when you look around and nobody looks like you? Seen is an interview podcast that talks to inspirational Australians who have come from under-represented backgrounds and communities, and made astonishing impacts on our culture. Join host Yumi Stynes this season celebrating older women who take risks, show huge courage, resilience, and tenacity to rise to excellence in their third act. Meet pro surfer Pauline Menczer, renowned artist Lindy Lee, community chef Duang Tengritrat and Tiwi Island Sistagirl Crystal Love Johnson, and more.
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