John And Garry Podcast

With all the latest from the UK, Talking Lifestyle's Gavin Grey.

For our next guest it all began with appreciating his lawn on Facebook …   18 months on and more than 57 thousand likes later … it’s clear cut (get it) that grass aficionados share his passion for perfectly manicured greens … jumping on his bandwagon - from all over the world. Creator of the LAWN PORN Facebook page - one of Australia’s most unlikely Facebook success stories - MATT DAUM joined John and Garry

      The rules around super continue to change – and this one needs to be taken advantage of.     Effective from 1 July 2017, employees are now allowed to make a personal after-tax contribution to super and claim a personal tax deduction.     Put $15,000 into super and potentially save tax of over $4,000!     Previously when you wanted to top up your super concessional contributions, you needed to have your employer make salary sacrifice contributions from your pay.     Whilst you can continue to do this, you can also towards financial year-end check out the total of your 9.5% contributions - then you simply make an after-tax contribution to super to bring your concessional contributions to the maximum $25,000 for the year.     If you have lazy money sitting around, make the contribution and get a tax refund from the Commissioner a few months later.     Salar

Stephen Hawking was one of the world’s most acclaimed cosmologists, a medical miracle, and probably the galaxy’s most unlikely celebrity. Australia’s most well known scientist and a true renaissance man, Dr KARL joined John and Garry...

With all the latest from the US, Talking Lifestyle's Richard Arnold.

With all the latest from the UK, Talking Lifestyle's Gavin Grey.

Technology has a way of infiltrating our lives and while most would say the internet is ruining our lives… there are some ways in which it is making them better. Queensland researchers have been working together to come up with an online test, that allows you to predict your risk of developing melanoma in the next few years. The test calculates a person’s likelihood of developing melanoma in the next 3½ years based on risk factors such as age, gender, ability to tan, hair colour, sunscreen use and number of moles at age 21. Professor David Whiteman is a Medical epidemiologist with QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute and he joined John and Garry

There’s plenty of talk about the dangers of public wi-fi but how do we know if we’ve been duped? Our tech guru, TREVOR LONG says we should we be concerned about using free wi-fi when we’re out and about..

With all the latest from the US, Talking Lifestyle's Richard Arnold.

With all the latest from the UK, Talking Lifestyle's Gavin Grey.

Imagine you are in one of the most remotes parts of Australia and start feeling ill.  And the nearest city is more than 1000 kilometres away… What do you do? Nurse Ryan Franks had no choice but to save his own life while suffering from a heart attack in that very situation. It’s a remarkable story and to tell us all about it - He joined John and Garry...  

Aliens have been visiting the earth thousands of years ago to help build the Pyramids and such. This is generally known as "Ancient Aliens". The idea is that buildings from the past are too complex for humans to have built. There is even a TV show of the same name that explores these theories. Richard Saunders is a lifetime member of Skeptics Australia and joined John and Garry

What is the law when you have been recorded without your knowledge? Is it allowed? What are your rights? Michael Byrne from Swaab lawyers joins John and Garry

With all the latest from the US, Talking Lifestyle's Richard Arnold.

With all the latest from the UK, Talking Lifestyle's Gavin Grey.

In her new book, heart and lung surgeon Dr Nikki Stamp examines how heartbreak can literally kill us. So does that mean we should be guarded and never love again. Or be more selective with who we give our love to? Is there any hope?! Dr Nikki Stamp joined John & Garry

With all the latest from the US, Talking Lifestyle's Richard Arnold.

With all the latest from the UK, Talking Lifestyle's Gavin Grey.

John & Garry spoke with Tattoo Removalist, Andrew Chim, about the process involved and some of his typical clientele.

This week Kate Burridge, Linguistics Professor at Monash University, introduces John & Garry to the words Fudgel and Snudge.