Hellooo, and welcome to Season 10 of Mads World! You're about to listen to Illuminating Identities: Personal Growth & Palatable Representation with Kath Ebbs!

This week I am joined by queer actor, presenter, writer and Australian ICON, Kath Ebbs. With over 75,000 followers on Instagram, their work focuses on visibility and advocacy with storytelling at its heart.

Arguably one of the original Instagram influencers, Kath grew their online following through meme culture as part of one of the first content collectives and has continued to foster that community whilst harnessing the power of new-age advertising. They have partnered with brands such as Nike, Bonds, The Iconic and SBS to name a few, having most recently starred in Nike’s global campaign for the Women’s World Cup. Kath is also the co-creator and star of their own TikTok web series titled Self Care, which follows the fictional character of Grace on their journey of self-discovery after dealing with a sudden breakup. In 2022 Kath graced Aussie TV screens as Asher on Neighbours, the first non-binary character ever to appear on an Aussie soap. When speaking to Variety, they said: “If just one child that is struggling with their gender identity sees Asher on screen and feels as though their feelings are valid and okay and accepted – and not only accepted but celebrated – or a parent seeing Asher becomes more accepting of their child or kids at school, that would be a huge achievement and success point for me.” In addition to being a regular panelist on ABC’s The Drum, they are also the producer and host of their own online talk show titled Conversations with Kath, where they sit down to have hard, soft and sometimes silly conversations with diverse guests on a variety of topics. This has expanded into a podcast allowing Kath to bring some of their life experiences to the table. In this episode, we talk about self-discovery, identity, personal growth, gender representation and the media, tokenism and palatable representation, the importance and value of community, self-care, inclusivity and so much more.

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Music: The.Jones.Project_93

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Hellooo, and welcome to Season 10 of Mads World! You're about to listen to Healing from Within: Self Love and Resilience with Ayesha Perry-Iqbal!

This week I am joined by women's advocate, model, and influencer, Ayesha Perry-Iqbal! Ayesha was the first Pakistani plus model in the US, and has grown an Instagram following of over 700,000 people, inspired by her mission to encourage women to embrace their bodies at any size, color or shape. The platform Ayesha has built has allowed her to delve into the topics she's passionate about, including body issues, current affairs and domestic violence. As a survivor of and advocate for domestic violence, she wants to raise awareness and help make positive change for all women.

In this episode, we discuss Ayesha's journey as an online creator, her feminism advocacy, her work in the domestic violence space, gender equality when it comes to dating, body image, self-love and so much more.

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Music: The.Jones.Project_93

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Hellooo, and welcome to Season 10 of Mads World! You're about to listen to Finding Confidence with Bec Putna!

This week I am joined by athlete and content creator, Bec Putna! Bec is currently training for her first half ironman triathlon and is documenting the process on her Instagram and TikTok to show what it’s really like to balance working out, career and the rest of life. She loves reading at the beach, podcast walks and her cat, Sorbet. In this episode, we discuss Bec’s personal journey towards finding self-confidence, feminism and equality in sport, being the only woman in a male-dominated degree or profession, the importance of hobbies as an adult, using exercise to be social and meet like-minded people, and so much more. Buy one of Bec's Quieten The Head Noise here, $5 from every purchase is donated to Beyond Blue.

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Music: The.Jones.Project_93

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