Cracking On with Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts

Actor, comedian and producer Maddy Tyers joins Sam and Sarah to talk about the reality of an acting career when the phone stops ringing, why she stopped waiting to be chosen and started creating her own work, and her new Stan comedy The Sunny Disposition. Maddy also opens up about her recovery from anorexia, how an eating disorder affected her experience of pregnancy and motherhood, the unexpected job at Starlight Children's Foundation that changed her life and led her to husband Jimmy, and why giving up isn't an option. Guest:Maddy Tyers (The Sunny Disposition, The Elephant Princess, LEGO Masters Australia)Insta @maddytyersThe Sunny Disposition — streaming on Stan and 9Now.When Anna Came To Stay — written by Maddy Tyers and illustrated by Siobhan Skipworth.Support:This episode includes discussion of eating disorders, body image and recovery.Butterfly Foundation: butterfly.org.auButterfly National Helpline: 1800 33 4673 This episode is brought to you by The Collagen Co. Discover the new Golden Gaytime™ Glow Shake and explore the full Glow Shake range at thecollagen.co and use the code CRACKINGON15 for fifteen percent off your first order! *Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction. Stay Connected: @crackingonpodcast Hosts @samfrost @__sarahroberts__ Get In Touch Brands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studio This is a MIK Made production

Cameron Daddo has spent decades being one of Australia's most beloved faces, but today he's pulling back the curtain on the parts nobody saw. He sits down with Sam and Sarah and opens up about the moment a piece of blue paper arrived at the door telling them their house was being repossessed and why not paying attention to their finances nearly cost them everything. He also gets into why vulnerability isn't weakness, the value of a relationship tune up and what 35 years of marriage actually looks like behind the hashtags and couple goals comments.Guest:Cameron DaddoInsta - @camerondaddoThis episode is brought to you by The Collagen Co. Discover the new Golden Gaytime™ Glow Shake and explore the full Glow Shake range at thecollagen.co and use the code CRACKINGON15 for fifteen percent off your first order!*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.Stay Connected:@crackingonpodcastHosts @samfrost@__sarahroberts__Get In TouchBrands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studioThis is a MIK Made production

JR Reyne: Actor, musician and DJ, sits down with Sam and Sarah for a chat about grief and loss. He opens up about losing his godmother at 25, the rock bottom he's still learning to live with and the trip with his mum where they finally said goodbye together. They also chat about constant self doubt behind the cool exterior, why he diversifies to stay sane, and the music that instantly transports him back to the people and places he loves most.Guest:JR ReyneInsta - @jjrreyne @semio.studioThis episode is brought to you by The Collagen Co. Discover the new Golden Gaytime™ Glow Shake and explore the full Glow Shake range at thecollagen.co and use the code CRACKINGON15 for fifteen percent off your first order!*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.Stay Connected:@crackingonpodcastHosts @samfrost@__sarahroberts__Get In TouchBrands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studioThis is a MIK Made production

Joel Jackson didn't anticipate a career in acting when he was growing up, but when he applied to NIDA on a whim and was accepted, he soon fell in love with life on set.Today Joel talks about the role of a lifetime that was ripped away two days before cameras rolled because of covid and the heartbreak that followed. Joel describes the months of isolation and financial insecurity as he slowly rebuilt his life after giving everything up for this dream.Guest:Joel Jackson (Peter Allen, Not the Boy Next Door, Deadline Gallipoli)Insta - @joeljacksonofficialThis episode is brought to you by The Collagen Co. Discover the new Golden Gaytime™ Glow Shake and explore the full Glow Shake range at thecollagen.co and use the code CRACKINGON15 for fifteen percent off your first order!ResourcesSupport Act: supportact.org.auLifeline: lifeline.org.au or 13 11 14*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.Stay Connected:@crackingonpodcastHosts @samfrost@__sarahroberts__Get In TouchBrands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studioThis is a MIK Made production

We know him as the well dressed judge on MasterChef, but today Matt Preston is here to talk about life. He sits down with Sam and Sarah and gets into the conversations nobody has until it's too late, losing his mum to dementia, being a rubbish uninvolved dad in the early years and the rude awakening that changed everything.Guest:Matt Preston (MasterChef, The Hospital, Plating Locally)Insta - @mattscravatMemoir - Big Mouth *Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.Stay Connected:@crackingonpodcastHosts @samfrost@__sarahroberts__Get In TouchBrands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studioThis is a MIK Made production

Grace Tame sits down with Sam and Sarah to talk about who she actually is: the artist, the autistic woman, the daughter whose mum flew across the world to rescue her from a petrol station in San Francisco. She gets into people pleasing, the death threats she still receives, why secrets make you sick, and the creative part of her brain she's finally released from prison.Guest:Grace TameInsta - @tamepunk Podcast Series - Autistic AF with Grace Tame*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.Stay Connected:@crackingonpodcastHosts @samfrost@__sarahroberts__Get In TouchBrands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studioThis is a MIK Made production

Nathan Cavalieri survived leukemia at six, started touring music at twelve, and was in the middle of a bidding war between Madonna, Prince and Michael Jackson before he was a teenager. But none of that is the most extraordinary thing about him. Today Nathan sits down with Sam and Sarah and opens up about the years nobody saw. A crippling battle with mental health that shrunk his world so small he was afraid to leave the house and panic attacks that stopped him performing. Nathan sits down with us for one of the most extraordinary conversations we've ever had. Mental health, fear, music and the long road back to himself. Guest:Nathan Cavaleri@nathan_cavaleriTickets and Tour Dates nathancavaleri.com/*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.Stay Connected:@crackingonpodcastHosts @samfrost@__sarahroberts__Get In TouchBrands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studioThis is a MIK Made production

Luke Van Os played Sam's brother on Home and Away, but before they were siblings on screen, they were strangers passing each other in a hospital corridor, both quietly losing someone they loved. Today he sits down with Sam and Sarah and opens up about the period nobody really saw, his dad dying suddenly, a six year relationship ending and doing it all alone in a new city with a brand new job. Luke also gets into why he no longer manifests, the importance of having a life outside of work and why future you needs present you to feel uncomfortable.Guest:Luke Van OsInsta @lukevanos *Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.Stay Connected:@crackingonpodcastHosts @samfrost@__sarahroberts__Get In TouchBrands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studioThis is a MIK Made production