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Vir Das is an Indian comedian and Bollywood actor who draws on provocative themes like religion, race and politics for his stand-up act. He's sold out stadiums and starred in 10 films, but Das refuses to embrace fame.

Champion jockey Jim Cassidy is among the most colourful characters of Australian racing, with two Melbourne Cup victories - and more than a few controversies - to his name.

From factory worker to Australia's leading 70s pop star, John Paul Young's career is the stuff of legend. Young admits he owes much of his success to luck.

Fay Jackson is a deputy commissioner with the NSW Mental Health Commission. Diagnosed with bipolar schizoaffective disorder at the age of 37, she's faced challenges and stigma for as long as she can remember.

Patricia Dennis spent three years of her childhood in a Japanese-run internment camp in the Philippines during World War II. After escaping to Australia, she became a successful model, actress and businesswoman.

Felicity Ward is a stand-up comic whose personal experience of mental illness is at the core of her comedy work.

Reg Mombassa has been a leading light in Australian pop culture for more than 40 years, both as a rock musician and artist. While thankful for the success he's enjoyed in life, Mombassa admits he has been haunted by fear.

Rory O'Neill is known as an entertainer and gay rights activist whose flamboyant alter-ego - a 7ft drag queen called Panti Bliss - became the face of Ireland's successful marriage equality campaign.

Amanda Palmer is an American musician and crowdfunding pioneer whose life is a series of artistic collaborations and risque performances. Fearlessly outspoken, she has frequently found herself at the centre of controversy.

Margaret Court is the world's most decorated tennis player with 64 major titles to her name. Court is now a Christian pastor who treasures her sporting victories, but says they are no match for her faith.

Clarke grew up in suburban Sydney and was singled out from an early age over the colour of her skin. Her award-winning work is inspired both by personal experience, and the desire to start difficult conversations about race.

Dava Sobel is an American author whose books unravel great mysteries of space and time. She's revealed the little-known story of a group of women in the development of modern astronomy.

Marcia Hines is one of Australia's most-loved singers, whose career took off at 16 with the musical Hair. Almost five decades later, she reflects on the professional triumphs & personal tragedies that have shaped her life.

Julian Punch is a former Catholic priest whose tireless battle for social justice and gay rights saw him branded as a renegade. He quit the church after realising he couldn't be a priest and an outspoken gay man. #OnePlusOne

Reg Livermore is a veteran performer who has entertained theatre and television audiences for more than six decades. #OnePlusOne

This week Jane Hutcheon sits down with prominent barrister and human rights champion Julian Burnside, whose keen sense of justice was formed in childhood. #OnePlusOne

Jane Hutcheon sits down with former actor Ailsa Piper, who swapped Ramsay Street and a career in the spotlight for a more reflective life as a writer and walker. #OnePlusOne

As the son of Korean refugees growing up in the US, Daniel Lee strived for academic success, before finding his calling in social justice. He now heads the Levi Strauss Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the jeans company.

She's been a shining light in the music industry since being discovered as a teenager writing songs about angst and heartbreak. Now singer-songwriter Missy Higgins says marriage & motherhood has ignited a political awareness.

Debra Keenahan is an academic and artist whose dwarfism looms large in her work. She opens up to Jane Hutcheon about being different, dealing with insults and paving the way for a more accepting world. #OnePlusOne