Short Docs
Marc Meets
Montaigne on social media and preparing for Eurovision
Marc Fennell caught up with Australia's Eurovision representative, Montaigne, ahead of the competition this month. She told The Feed about social media, fervent fans and how she prepared for the biggest song contest in Europe.
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Montaigne on social media and preparing for Eurovision
Marc Fennell caught up with Australia's Eurovision representative, Montaigne, ahead of the competition this month. She told The Feed about social media, fervent fans and how she prepared for the biggest song contest in Europe.
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Sam Smith on why being on the cusp of a breakdown feels ‘good’
Sam Smith sat down with Marc Fennell to talk about their queer awakening at Mardi Gras, fame, and why being on the cusp of a breakdown feels ‘good.’
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Guy Sebastian on grief and management break-ups
Guy Sebastian sat down with Marc Fennell to talk about grieving a band member, management break-ups, and the criticism that comes with being stood near any politician.
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Daryl Braithwaite on where it all began: his church choir
Daryl Braithwaite sat down with Marc Fennell to chat about his new music, Coles, and when he knew he was onto a winner with that one song.
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Warwick Thornton on escaping 15 years of after parties
During lockdown, filmmaker and Kaytetye man Warwick Thornton wanted to escape life in the fast lane. So he went to one of the most remote beaches in the country. And filmed it.
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The Black Eyed Peas on staying together and fighting cancer
The Black Eyed Peas dropped by to share their wild ride through cancer and rejection, plus a few thoughts on Marc Fennell’s weird hair.
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The Veronicas have been asked where they met
They are Australia’s best loved twins and they’ve never been far from the headlines. But when Marc Fennell met The Veronicas, he found out what it’s really like to grow up in the public eye.
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Louis Theroux doesn't trust Scientologists
He's usually the one asking the questions but this time Louis Theroux sat down in Marc Fennell's hotseat to discuss which group of people push his buttons, what he was like as a teenager and what it was like getting his start with Michael Moore.
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Jacob Banks on making music as an escape first and for fans second
Listening to UK artist Jacob Banks now, it's hard to believe he was destined to be anything other than a singer. However, as he told Marc Fennell, he was on track to become an engineer before the death of a close friend propelled him into the world of music.
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Michael Parkinson on being a journalist for almost 70 years
He's been in the business for almost seven decades, interviewed thousands of the most famous people in the world and now Sir Michael Parkinson sits down with Marc Fennell to talk growing up as the son of a coal miner, Frank Sinatra and his time in the journalism industry.
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Eggboy aka Will Connolly would pick up the carton again
Eggboy skyrocketed to international notoriety for smashing an egg on Fraser Anning's noggin. Now, months after the incident, Eggboy (aka Will Connolly) chats to Marc Fennell about what life is like post egging, if he would do it again and whether he has hope in Australian politics.
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The incredible life story of Melbourne 'piano lady' Natalie Trayling
For over a decade - piano virtuoso Natalie Trayling has been stopping people in their tracks on the streets of Melbourne. But it's how she got there that makes for an incredible story. She speaks to Marc Fennell about love, loss - and why she's so passionate about sharing her talent.
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Dexter Fletcher from Press Gang to Rocketman
From acting in Press Gang to directing Rocket Man, Dexter Fletcher tells Marc Fennell about finding the place he's most comfortable in - and the 'fantasy' of the Elton John story.
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Ryan Reynolds on being Pikachu, anxiety and Canadian melodramas
Detective Pikachu himself, Ryan Reynolds, sits down with Marc Fennell to find out how he embodied a foot tall electric mouse, combats anxiety with improv and got his start on a Canadian teen melodrama.
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Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig on why he never made it as a rapper
It's been six years since alt-pop darlings Vampire Weekend released their last album. Marc Fennell caught up with lead singer Ezra Koenig to talk how fatherhood changes the songwriting process, heading on the campaign train with Bernie Sanders and why he never quite made it as a rapper.
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Murray Cook talks stepping away from The Wiggles empire
Generations of people know Murray Cook as the red Wiggle. Now several years into his retirement of the red skivvie, Cook tells Marc Fennell about life after the band, finding new passions and The Wiggles' lasting legacy of joy.
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Matt Corby explains how he got the nickname 'Captain Fiddlefingers'
Matt Corby has been in the Australian spotlight for almost 15 years, bursting into our lives as a teen on 'Australian Idol'. He tells Marc Fennell about moving past reality TV, how he accidentally found out he was going to be a father and about his unique nickname.
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Elizabeth Cambage thinks athletes need to have an ego
Marc Fennell catches up with Olympic basketballer Elizabeth Cambage to talk being six foot eight at 16-years-old, how she lets her Sasha Fierce come out on the court and why she's making noise for female athletes.
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Lupita Nyong'o likes to take roles that scare her
When you win an Academy Award on your first major film role - where to next? As Lupita Nyong'o told our own Marc Fennell, it was about getting out of the spotlight again.
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GOT's Aidan Gillen doesn't have a career plan
You might know him best as Game Of Throne's conniving Littlefinger but as Marc Fennell found out, Aidan Gillen is much more honest about his aspirations in real life.
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Jordan Peele on why he takes pleasure in scaring people
Bursting onto the scene with his debut feature film 'Get Out' in 2018, Jordan Peele has become Hollywood's most promising directors. He tells Marc Fennell what inspired his love for scary movies and the inherent 'otherness' of horror.
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