Cracking On with Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts
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. Crack on with Sam and Sarah April 23rd.
Episodes
Let’s Catch Up | with Sam and Sarah
Catch up with Sam and Sarah as they answer some of your questions - nothing is off limits.*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 ne
The Beauty of Humanity & Killer Garden Gnomes | with Tegan Higginbotham
Tegan Higginbotham spent ten years writing a show about killer garden gnomes and then had to audition for her own lead role. Today she sits down with Sam and Sarah to talk about the joy of writing funny, flawed women, why she walked away from stand up comedy for eight years and what finally brought her back. Tegan also shares why she believes in the beauty of humanity even when the news has her sp
Stop Sweating The Small Stuff | with Matt Day
Matt Day has been one of Australia's most quietly brilliant actors for over 35 years, from A Country Practice to Shackleton working with Kenneth Branagh. But today he's here to talk about the stuff in between, the long silences, the self doubt and the Logies Hall of Fame induction that made him realise just how fast time folds in on itself. He also gets into his life as a writer and direct
The Wonderful World of a Weirdo | with Yael Stone
Yael Stone has played some of the most complex women on screen but today she's just herself, and she's more interesting than any character she's ever played. She sits down with Sam and Sarah and opens up about her creative life, the role on Orange Is the New Black that took her into real prisons and changed everything, and the climate advocacy work she's doing now through Hi Neighb
Stop Waiting To Be Chosen | with Maddy Tyers
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
Answering your questions | with Sam and Sarah
Sam and Sarah are back for another Q&A, answering your questions that you have sent in. They get into what their younger selves would think of their lives today, Sam's confession about being a bit of a psycho in her 20s and finding the right person at 33. Sarah shares what makes her RAGE and why we all need to get better at celebrating our wins big and small.This episode is brought to you
The Truth About Couple Goals | with Cameron Daddo
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 v
Life Is Collecting Scars And Joy | with JR Reyne
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 transpor
I Felt Like I’d Been Robbed | with Joel Jackson
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 re
The Conversations We Need To Have Before It's Too Late | with Matt Preston
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 - @matt
From People Pleaser To Truth Teller | with Grace Tame
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 - @tam
Cancer Survival, Fame & Coming Home To Yourself | with Nathan Cavaleri
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
Grief, Breakup and Cast In Home & Away… All At The Same Time | with Luke Van Os
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
Everything Is Temporary, The Bad Stuff And The Good Stuff | with Jess Redmayne
Today Jess Redmayne sits down with Sam and Sarah and opens up about the breakup that shattered her world and rebuilt her completely. The eight year relationship, the house, the dog and the societal boxes she was ticking for everyone but herself. She talks about losing her mum to dementia, her parents' extraordinary love story, and how her character Shelby from Steel Magnolias came to her at a time
When You Are Slapped By Life | with Danielle Cormack
Danielle Cormack has lived many lives, actress, radio host, and yes, even a drag king. But today she's just Danielle. She opens up about learning how to pivot, silencing the negative voice in your head, and the heartbreak of being blindsided when her beloved character Bea was killed off Wentworth. Danielle also gets into the trenches of menopause and the morning ritual that's been changing everyth
The Worst Day Of My Life | with Peter Helliar
Pete Helliar is one of Australia's most beloved comedians, writer, actor, Rove Live legend, and the man behind It's A Date and How To Stay Married. But today he gets real. Pete opens up about the joke that caused an 'international kerfuffle’, receiving death threats from Honduras, and the moment that changed everything - losing his dear friend and writing partner Richard Marsland. A conversat
Q&A | with Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts
This week, Sam and Sarah are answering your questions that you have sent in. Get to know the girls on a deeper level as they share with you their experiences of female friendship, life on Home and Away, using humour as a shield and so much more.*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
Learning To Read At 20 | with Ditch Davey
He's played soldiers, doctors, neurosurgeons and Spartans but the role Ditch Davey is most proud of is dad. Ditch opens up about arriving at drama school and being told for the first time in his life that he couldn't read and the extraordinary journey of learning how at 20 years old, word by word, Disney tape by Disney tape. He also shares why turning 50 has been the greatest gift and the joys of
This Too Shall Pass | with Susie Porter
Award-winning actor Susie Porter has built an extraordinary career, but behind the success were years of uncertainty, self-doubt, and learning how to keep going when things didn’t go to plan. Joining Sam and Sarah, she reflects on the mindset shifts, spiritual practices, and life lessons that helped her navigate the unpredictable world of acting. From manifestation and gratitude to love, advocacy,
Never wait for the phone to ring | with Nick Giannopoulos
When nobody would give Nick Giannopoulos a role, he created his own. In this episode, he joins Sam and Sarah to talk about growing up above his parents’ milk bar, the unexpected rise of Wogs Out of Work, betting everything on The Wog Boy, and the moment he realised just how much of his success came from his father. It’s a conversation about backing yourself, finding your audience, and why waiting
Getting to choose who you become | with Myf Warhurst
How do you build a career with no map and no rulebook? Myf Warhurst has done exactly that, from triple j to Spicks and Specks to her own podcast The Moment. In this episode she joins Sam and Sarah to talk about quietly opening doors for women in radio, why every sacking and curveball pushed her somewhere better, and how she learned to back herself and play by her own rules. It's about reinvention,
Life After Radio | with Marty Sheargold
After more than 20 years in radio, Marty Sheargold is entering a new chapter. But before taking his brand new stand-up show, The Red Card Tour, around the country, the Australian comedian joined Sam and Sarah for a candid conversation. In this episode, he reflects on finding comedy after being kicked out of drama school, the realities of working in breakfast radio, and the fallout from the comment
The Stories We Carry | with Debra Lawrance
Debra Lawrance has spent over 50 years on screen and stage, but some of her most extraordinary stories have never been told. In this episode, she joins Sam and Sarah to reflect on pivotal moments, like being in the room when Meryl Streep met Lindy Chamberlain, meeting her husband, and portraying Rose in Please Like Me. She also shares, for the first time, her experience of four miscarriages and th
Proud To Be Different | with Sooshi Mango
From making comedy skits on their phones in Melbourne to selling out stages across the world, the Sooshi Mango boys sit down with Sam and Sarah for one of the most fun episodes yet. They get into what it was like growing up in Australia as “the wog kid”, facing racism and then learning to be proud to be different. They unpack the origin of their first viral video and what taking their culture to a
From rock bottom to Hollywood billboards | with Travis Jeffery
Hollywood billboards, a $160 million franchise, and a film with Tom Hanks ... and yet the most interesting thing about Travis Jeffery is none of that. In this episode he talks about rejection, the grief and self-destruction, and his own creative project that cracked open and onwards into the slow quiet work of building a life that actually holds. On day two of filming Birthright, Travis got a call
Loving yourself back to wellness | with Emily Weir
She's been playing Mackenzie Booth on Home and Away for eight years, but today Emily Weir pulls back the curtain on the real journey. The hustle it took to land the role, her first sober breakup, and what it feels like to finally be on the other side of some genuinely dark times. The girls get candid about codependency, making amends and the healing power of female friendships.Guest:Emily WeirInst
Grief is just love with nowhere to go | with Michala Banas
Michala Banas has clocked up over 90 screen credits, but this conversation goes far deeper than her career. Michaela opens up about losing her father unexpectedly after creating a film together, navigating the depths of grief and signs from loved ones. Michala was also one of the first intimacy coordinators in Australia and explains the process of building safety, consent, and choreography ar
When you think your career is over | with Rove McManus
Rove McManus, a household name who dominated our TV screens throughout the 90s and 2000s. But even the biggest stars face moments of doubt, and Rove opens up about the confronting realisation that the industry had moved on without him. Rather than crumbling under the weight of that, he channelled his love and energy into what he now considers his greatest role yet, being a dad. Rove then shares wh
Life after Home & Away | with Lynne McGranger
Lynne McGranger has been known to the world as Irene from Summer Bay for over 32 years, but who is the woman behind the iconic character? In this first episode, Lynne opens up about life before Home & Away, her days performing on stage, her personal experiences with miscarriage and heartbreak, and what life looks like now when the cameras stop rolling.This episode contains discussion of miscar
Cracking On with Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts
When life takes an unexpected turn, Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts know how to keep moving forward. Cracking On Podcast OUT APRIL 23rd*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
