Susan Alberti is a businesswoman, philanthropist and driving force behind women's football in Australia. She's navigated personal tragedy and serious health setbacks to pursue her dream of making a difference.
Trevor Ashley is a theatre personality and producer with a speciality in performing in drag. He's been passionate about theatre since age five, despite his mother's prediction that he'd never play the leading man.
Hana Assafiri is a restaurateur and activist who strives to combat Islamophobia and improve the lives of Muslim women. She tells Jane Hutcheon her fighting spirit was born from a childhood marred by long-term abuse and secrecy.
Jacqui Lambie was a teenage mother who battled depression and alcohol dependency before becoming one of Australia's most colourful politicians. She was forced out of the Senate recently but says she'll fight to regain her seat.
Blanche d'Alpuget is a writer and the second wife of former Prime Minister Bob Hawke. She sits down with Jane Hutcheon to discuss love, lust and politics.
Actor Shane Jacobson was brought up in a house of laughter, and uses comedy in all aspects of his life and work. Even as his mum battles Parkinson's disease, Jacobson says humour is central to his family's wellbeing.
Ai Weiwei is a world-renowned artist and dissident whose latest work focuses on the global refugee crisis. He speaks with Jane Hutcheon about art, activism and humanity.
Dami Im arrived in Australia from South Korea at the age of nine, and learned English by singing along to pop songs. She found fame through X Factor and Eurovision, but says family - and her faith - help keep her grounded.
After modest beginnings doodling around a friend's kitchen table, Peter Lord is now a leading figure in the animation world. He co-founded Aardman Animations, which brought Wallace & Gromit & other claymations to the screen.
Catriona Wallace is an entrepreneur and chief executive in the field of artificial intelligence. As a mother of five who splits her time between Australia and the US, she's abandoned all notions of conventional parenting.
Ahead of his 70th birthday pop singer Leo Sayer spoke about his career, still making music and touring. He's topped the charts - and faced financial ruin - over a 45-year career, but says he wouldn't change a thing.
Ayla Holdom is a British transgender helicopter pilot who has worked alongside Prince William. Invited to his wedding, she was outed by tabloids in 2010. Now her mission is to challenge media stereotypes of trans people.
Tim Winton is now one of Australia's most celebrated authors with 29 books to his name. He sits down with Jane Hutcheon to reflect on a creative life and the themes that continually colour his work.
Tom Walker struggled for years as a jobbing actor, skipping lunches and working in a shop to make ends meet. Then he created a spoof TV journalist called Jonathan Pie - and a surprise career as a satirist was born.
Builder-turned-TV presenter Barry Du Bois is battling cancer for a second time. While he accepts his disease is incurable, he says his approach to life is more positive than ever.
Co-founder and CEO of Twitter, Jack Dorsey is considered one of the most influential technology entrepreneurs in the world. Amid concern over the impact of social media, Dorsey has pledged to make his network a more civil space.
Physicist and broadcaster Brian Cox sat down with Jane Hutcheon in 2018 to discuss life, the universe and the achievement he values above all - inspiring children to take up science.
Sickened by the scale of good food going to waste, Ronni Kahn founded the food rescue charity OzHarvest 14 years ago. The organisation has now salvaged enough food to supply 86 million meals to people in need.
Sofija Stefanovic was born in Yugoslavia when the country was on the brink of collapse, moving to Australia with her family to escape the conflict. Now a writer based in NY, she explores the complexities of her heritage.
Robert Manne was left voiceless following surgery for throat cancer. A prominent public intellectual, he thought at first he'd rather die than spend his life unable to speak. But now he's back and determined to be heard.