Today we're joined by Travis Cardona, the Director of First Nations at NIDA.

Travis gave Matty his first media job, so today we share the story of how our own Matty Mills got discovered!

Plus how First Nations stories are now becoming more prevalent in film + TV, and how NIDA is helping share more First Nations stories.

As well as how Travis experienced typecasting during his career as an actor, and why diversity is so important.

Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present.

LINKS

• Follow @itsmattymills on Instagram
• Follow @brooke.blurton on Instagram
• Follow Travis' Story here: https://www.nida.edu.au/profile/travis-cardona/
• Find out mora about NIDA here: https://www.nida.edu.au/
• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram

CREDITS
Hosts: Brooke Blurton and Matty Mills
Guest: Travis Cardona
Executive Producer: Rachael Hart
Managing Producer: Ricardo Bardon

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TW: There is a small discussion of child abuse in this episode.
If anything in this episode is triggering for you, you can seek help at any of the resources below:

• 1800RESPECT - https://1800respect.org.au/
• https://whiteribbon.org.au/
• Lifeline - 13 11 14 or https://www.lifeline.org.au/
• https://blueknot.org.au/

Sexologist and Relationship therapist Lucille Shackleton joins us today to unpack the shame around safe sex and also help us understand what a healthy relationship actually is?

She chats about teaching safe sex and consent in schools and how we can have the conversation with our younger generations.

Plus, how dating apps are actually causing a shift in mindset towards relationships.

Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present.

LINKS

• Follow @itsmattymills on Instagram
• Follow @brooke.blurton on Instagram
• Follow @lucille.shackleton on Instagram
• Find out more about Lucille's work here: https://lucilleshackleton.com/
• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram

CREDITS
Hosts: Brooke Blurton and Matty Mills
Guest: Lucille Shackleton
Executive Producer: Rachael Hart
Managing Producer: Ricardo Bardon

Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What are you leaving behind in 2024?

It could be a trend that you're over, a bad relationship, for Brooke it's the phrases "100%" or "literally".

And for Matty 2025 is all about you CAN be what you can't see!

Todays ep is all about the things we're excited for in the new year... Including big this for this podcast too!

Nova Entertainment acknowledges the traditional custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation. We pay our respect to Elders past and present.

LINKS

• Follow @itsmattymills on Instagram
• Follow @brooke.blurton on Instagram
• Follow @novapodcastsofficial on Instagram

CREDITS
Hosts: Brooke Blurton and Matty Mills
Executive Producer: Rachael Hart
Managing Producer: Ricardo Bardon

Listen to more great podcasts at novapodcasts.com.au

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.