Ducks on the Pond

About Ducks on the Pond

A podcast for rural women... by rural women. From succession planning, motherhood, starting a business, agriculture...running for politics, mental health and so much more, we cover the issues that matter to rural women. Hosted by Kirsten Diprose

Publisher

Kirsten Diprose

Category

business · education · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

4 Jun 2021

Latest episode

14 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

117 episodes in the feed.

1. 14 Oct 2026

   How to Empower Rural Women to Lead

   Jodie Hill is one of the masterminds that developed Rural Women Lead, a program that empowers and connects women personally and professionally in South West Victoria. Today she offers a peek behind the curtain about how the project came to be and the benefits of replicating a program like this in your region. As the CEO of Women’s Health and Wellbeing Barwon South West and a board member for Leadership Great South Coast, Jodie is no stranger to leadership roles. She speaks a...

2. 7 Oct 2026

   What’s Your Leadership Superpower? Finding the Strengths That Energise You - Dr Jodie Fleming

   What if some of your greatest leadership strengths are the things that energise you? In the first episode of a special three-part Ducks on the Pond collaboration with Rural Women Lead, supported by Leadership Great South Coast, Kirsten Diprose talks to clinical and health psychologist and positive psychology practitioner Dr Jodie Fleming about the human side of leadership. Jodie works with individuals and workplaces to identify and harness strengths, values, self-compassion and emotional inte...

3. 22 Jul 2026

   Ever felt like trading in your life? Amie Penny, did just that.

   Have you ever wondered what would happen if you walked away from the life you thought you were supposed to live? Amie Penny grew up in the suburbs of Sydney and went on to work at an investment bank in the CBD. She loved the corporate world and always imagined herself in a successful nine-to-five career. Farming was never part of the plan. Then, what was supposed to be a two-week break on her extended family’s farm near Cowra changed everything. Something clicked for Amie. She surprised herse...

Who has been a guest on Ducks on the Pond

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Karin Stark
• Susan Findlay Tickner
• Natalie Collard
• Louise Martin
• Alana Moller

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

4.4 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 38 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

46

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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