Better Than Yesterday: Osher Günsberg

Monday QnA. where Osher answers listener questions about MAFS, Sensory Overload and reveals about his ticklishness. Pop your questions in the comments here: https://open.substack.com/pub/oshergunsberg/p/any-questions

Horrible bosses are quite the trope. We’ve all had the boss that makes things difficult right? But what makes a great boss? Amy Shark was with Osher the other day, and she spoke wonderfully about how cool her boss was… So how can we be a better boss? Even a better boss for ourselves? ‌ QUESTIONS? Monday’s episode will be a QnA - get your questions in here: https://open.substack.com/pub/oshergunsberg/p/any-questions

Osher’s guest today is Amy Shark - an acclaimed Australian singer-songwriter who after years of toil and being told no - burst onto the music scene with her breakout hit "Adore" in 2016 followed by her debut album, "Love Monster," which topped the charts, and earned her multiple awards, including Best Female Artist and Album of the Year. Her new album, Sunday Sadness is out right now. When Amy sings, she sings with heartfelt storytelling that has solidified her as a prominent figure in Australian music. This is a frank, open and honest chat which might surprise you when you hear the difference between what you think the financial position of an Australian musician is and the reality. Get on the newsletter here

The other day when Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey were here, we touched on something dear to my heart - using music as a way to enhance your day. I’ve used music as a tool for as long as I can remember. To shift mood states, to help me remember things, and to concentrate. ‌ It’s the last one that had me thinking a bit - and it’s something I wanted to share with you in the hope it might be useful Spotify Playlists:https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5kahhMRNRn3cGvZgnzNhzp?si=1d81b69c466c4ff9https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3boTr6G5GYwBaI78lXbVOU?si=3de2f14e675240e3Artist Instagrams:Instagram (@hailconan)‌Instagram (@sunnofficial)

What would you do if you had nothing to prove? If you were free to make any project you liked, in whatever shape you liked, to reflect your experience in that moment? Better yet - what if you got to do all of this with a close mate you’ve known for over 20 years? That pretty much describes the conversation Osher has around the new music from Bernard Fanning and Paul Dempsey. Two seminal Australian singer songwriters, they both have enormous careers and a legacy of music which has been the soundtrack to Australian life for nearly 30 years. Yet when they team up - the music they make sounds nothing like Powderfinger or Something for Kate - yet is still so very distinctly them. The new album is “The Deluge” - “Fanning Dempsey National Park”. Are touring in Oct - OG will see you there. To get in touch, get the newsletter and listen to every episode ever - oshergunsberg.com

In today’s instalment of Osher’s 101 Rules of Show Business, he explores a rule taught to him by Charlie Clausen (TOFOP, Home and Away, DadPod.)It’s not exclusive to entertainment, and it works everywhere because decisive execution is the difference between an idea and a result.Say you’re pitching Netflix your fake news show.You’re in the meeting, you show them the reel, you answer their questions really well - If they love it, you’ll know pretty quickly.Sometimes in the room, sometimes the next day.However.Every day that passes is a clue that there’s something else going on…Luckily there’s a way to handle that outcome, which you’ll learn today along with four other vital bits of guidance for life in the entertainment industry (or any other industry for that matter).To listen to the other 24 rules, or every episode ever - head to oshergunsberg.com 

Following Maggie Dent’s appearance on the show this week - Osher takes a moment to reflect on what it even means to be a man in 2024. The way we have reframed the role and place of women in our community gives us a far more wonderful world to be in than 30, 50 or 100 years ago. For all of us. Feminism has given women the choice to be feminine, masculine, a CEO, a stay at home mum, girly, sexual, powerful, none of the above or all of the above, each of those choices to be seen as a choice to be respected - and yet I wonder - while we have been rightly reframing the role and place of women in our community, and seeing the benefits that we all share from that, have we been paying attention to addding similar amounts of choice to the roles and place of men and boys in our community, or a similar amount of respect to those choices? Additionally, there’s a surprising amount of talk about Australian rivers in this episode (it all ties in to the idea, we promise). For the newsletter click here For ever episode ever go here

Best-selling author and parenting educator Maggie Dent opens up to Osher about the challenges and sensitivities of teenage boys, the impact of evolutionary factors on boys’ behaviour, and the importance of creating a safe and supportive environment for teens. ‌ This episode is packed with key insights and great wisdom for parents guiding and understanding their children, especially during challenging times. ‌ A mother and a grandmother from WA who has literally decades of personal experience to draw on and who is robustly supported by the latest research on childhood development, Maggie Dent is one of the most important parenting educators in the world. ‌ Find out more about her books and seminars here ‌ ‌For more episodes and to get in touch go to http://oshergunsberg.com/