Ever wondered what it's like to be part of a huge Netflix show production? Our artist today is actor and singer Sam Otto, who plays John Osweiller in the hit Netflix dystopian drama, Snowpiercer. 

Sam studied at Drama School London, but left his course early to perform in Richard Wilson’s ‘Fracked!’ at Chichester Festival Theatre. He then secured the lead role in Peter Kosminsky’s explosive drama, ‘The State’, in which 4 young British citizens journey to Syria to join ISIS.  The show went on to receive a BAFTA nomination in the miniseries category. 

In this episode we talk about finding your voice when working on a big studio tv production as a relative newcomer, maintaining a creative practice outside the ‘job’, how Sam is navigating how to make the most of his colour and race when auditioning for roles, without being defined by it... and so much more. 

We loved meeting Sam and felt really honoured at how candidly he shared with us about his acting journey.

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What happens to Australians who can't access an approved vaccine?

In this episode Brea and Bek talk to Nichola, an Australian stuck in Ireland and a member of the Reconnect Australia team.
 
Nichola left Australia in January 2021, after receiving an exemption, to take a dream job in Ireland that had been put on hold for her since the beginning of the pandemic. Because of the border closures, she has not seen her husband, who still lives in Australia, for ten months. 
 
Nichola is a scientist and currently works on a vaccine project (for parasites, not viruses). She always trusted that the scientists working on vaccines would find a way to protect us as soon as possible, but was apparently very naive in believing that the Australian government would do the same for ALL Australians.
 
Nichola spent much of her PhD working in developing countries in Southeast Asia and as a result, is highly aware of the issues facing stranded Australians in less developed parts of the world. 

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The Problems with Vaccine Inequity - Episode 10

Documenting the stories of some of the tens-of-thousands of Australians left abandoned by the country's exceptionally tough pandemic travel restrictions.

The Problems with Vaccine Inequity - Episode 10

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