Published: 14 December 2021
Last updated: 4 March 2024
Ashley talks to fellow Age alumnus Julie about why she left the paper, takes a deep dive into the news and a look back over the year
On the final Lap of Caulfield Park podcast for 2021, Ashley Browne is joined by fellow journalist (and fellow Age alumnus) for a broad discussion and occasional deep dive into the news and views of the day and the year.
On the agenda are:
- Memories of working for The Age and why she left.
- The weekly column that Julie still writes for the newspaper.
- COVID. Did 2021 become even harder to navigate than 2020? And what were her coping strategies?
- Her strong views on public versus private education and would a public model work for the Jewish community?
- Social media and its pitfalls.
- Her reading, listening and watching recommendations for the summer holidays.
A Lap of Caulfield Park is presented by Plus 61J Media and is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and your favourite podcast provider.
In the latest Lap of Caulfield Park podcast, stroke survivor Paul Fink tells Ashley Browne of his journey over the last eight years, from bending over to pick up his son from his cot, to not setting foot inside his house for the next six months.
Following his stroke, Fink underwent four brain surgeries and was in a coma for two weeks. He spent some time in a ward at the Alfred Hospital before moving to the Caulfield Hospital.
And that was only the beginning. He had to learn to talk again. To walk again. To become a husband and a father once again. And he wanted to run again. He was an avid sportsman before falling ill.
Nothing is off the table on the podcast as the inspirational Fink discusses his rehabilitation, the various goals he set for himself along the way and why, as his health solely improved, he decided to become an advocate and to increase awareness and visibility of and for stroke survivors.
He blogs and he podcasts. And now he wants to work again.
A Lap of Caulfield Park is presented by Plus 61J Media and is available on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and your favourite podcast provider.
