Seasoned journalist Ashley Browne speaks with Australian Jews making an impact; from fashion to football, business to the arts. Tracing their lives and influences, these intimate conversations are the perfect companion for your daily walk – or lap of Caulfield Park.
At its peak, in the early 1990s, Smorgon Consolidated Industries was one of the largest and most diverse family businesses in Australia. David Smorgon estimates that there were 25 family members across three generations working in the business, whose origins can be traced to a kosher butcher in Lygon Street, Carlton, in 1927. On top of that, there were another 200 family members who didn’t work in the business, but who were nevertheless involved as direct and indirect shareholders. The com...
13 Dec 2021
Julie Szego, journalist
On the final Lap of Caulfield Park podcast for 2021, Ashley Browne is joined by fellow journalist (and fellow The 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? A...
25 Nov 2021
Paul Fink, stroke survivor and podcaster
What is it like to be 34, having just had your first job, just starting your dream job and then having it all ripped out of your grasp by a shocking, life-altering event? 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 com...
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