Humans, being. with Lael Stone
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<p><strong>Humans, being</strong>.™ is a podcast created and presented by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://laelstone.com.au/">Lael Stone</a> that explores the real stories behind the public personas.</p><p></p><p>This podcast is about you as a listener, and for all of us to come home to realising that we are all humans being, doing the best job that we know how. I would love to hear from you – what questions you may have, what contemplations you've received from this episode, what guests you'd like me to have on, or any themes or topics you would love me to discuss.</p><p></p><p>Send us a message on our site or on any of our social platforms:</p><ul><li><p>Web: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://humansbeing.au/">humansbeing.au</a></p></li><li><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/humansbeingwithlaelstone/">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></p></li><li><p>Facebook: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/humansbeingwithlaelstone/">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></p></li><li><p>TikTok: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@humansbeingwithlaelstone">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></p></li><li><p>YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@humansbeingwithlaelstone">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Brand/Partnerships:</strong></p><ul><li><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:partnerships@humansbeing.au">partnerships@humansbeing.au</a></p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Connect with Lael:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Web: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://laelstone.com.au/">laelstone.com.au</a></p></li><li><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/laelstone">@laelstone</a></p></li><li><p>Facebook: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/laelstone/">@laelstone</a></p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Team:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Brand and Creative by Mike Gaal,</p></li><li><p>Original Music by Josh Reed,</p></li><li><p>Recorded at WeMOV, Melbourne,</p></li><li><p>Produced by Nigel Carboon.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Humans, being</strong>.™ is produced on the lands of the Bunurong and Wathaurong people. We pay respect to their unique and diverse cultures and to elders past, present and future.</p>
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July 19, 2026
Dr Hannah Gould, being. with Lael Stone | Death Is Not an Emergency ♥︎
<p>I started this episode thinking about endings, the ones I'm walking towards in my own life right now, and somehow that musing turned into one of the most life-affirming, funniest conversations about death I have ever had.</p><p>I’ve spent years sitting with families through birth, and I’ve always felt that birth and death are close cousins, both thresholds, both asking something of us we rarely feel ready for. So when Dr Hannah Gould, cultural anthropologist, death studies scholar and author of How to Die in the 21st Century, sat down across from me, it felt like coming home to a conversation I’ve wanted to have for a long time.</p><p>We explore:</p><ul><li>Why most of us have never been modelled a healthy ending, and what that does to our relationship with death</li><li>The coffin catalogue moment that sent Hannah down the path to a PhD in death studies, after losing her dad in her early twenties</li><li>The "pornography of death" theory, and why we have sex education but no death education</li><li>What voluntary assisted dying actually involves, and the genuinely thorny open question of VAD and dementia</li><li>The hidden toll on death care workers, and why Hannah believes the crematorium operator she worked alongside deserves Australian of the Year (Shoutout, Shane)</li><li>What a glorious death looks like, for a woman who has spent her career studying exactly that</li></ul><p>Hannah left me with so much to sit with, but the thing I keep coming back to is how unafraid she is to laugh about all of it. I love how she puts it: "we're all going to die, so don't really sweat the small stuff." </p><p>[Recorded May 2026]</p><p><strong>About Dr Hannah Gould:</strong></p><p>Dr Hannah Gould is a cultural anthropologist at the University of Melbourne, where she studies death, Buddhism and material culture across Australia and East Asia, and a Fellow with the DeathTech Research Team. Her academic monograph, When Death Falls Apart (University of Chicago Press), won the 2025 F. Hilary Conroy First Book Prize, and her latest book, <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/Zxdr1z">How to Die in the 21st Century</a> (Thames and Hudson), brings a decade of research on death and dying to a general readership. She is also President of the Australian Death Studies Society.</p><p><strong>Connect with Dr Hannah:</strong></p><ul><li>Website: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/U5dPBQ">hannahgould.com</a></li><li>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/fgo4OB">@hrhgould</a></li><li>Mentioned: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/4bLi3g">@thelasthurrahfunerals</a></li></ul><p></p><p>—</p><p></p><p><strong>Connect with Humans, being:</strong></p><ul><li>Web: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/h9Akf9">humansbeing.au</a></li><li>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/7BJHjj">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li><li>Facebook: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/60fTYZ">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li><li>Threads: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/pqvamf">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li><li>TikTok: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/OFKPvl">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li><li>YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/nvnwVz">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Humans, being.</strong> is produced on the lands of the Bunurong and Wadawurrung people. We pay respect to their unique and diverse cultures and to elders past, present and future.</p>
July 12, 2026
Teresa Palmer, being. with Lael Stone | Born for the Role ♥︎
<p>Teresa Palmer has five children, a two-decade film career, a podcast, a supplement brand, and at the time of recording, she was filming God of War in Vancouver - playing the goddess of fertility, which feels exactly right. Through all of it, she’s doing the same quiet work the rest of us are: healing the little parts of herself that didn't get what they needed, so she can show up with her heart forward for the people she loves most.</p><p>In this chat, we talk about birth and all its complexities, we talk about parts work and reparenting, and what it takes to meet your children's big feelings when your own inner child is still waiting to be seen. And we talk about spirituality - how Teresa moved from thirteen years of Catholic school to building her own quiet relationship with something she cannot name, but absolutely feels.</p><p>We explore:</p><ul><li>The story Teresa told herself for twelve years about not needing help - and what finally shifted at 40</li><li>How reading Ina May Gaskin's Spiritual Midwifery changed everything</li><li>The surprising parallel between surrendering in birth and surrendering on a film set</li><li>Parts work - how Teresa tends to the younger versions of herself that still need nurturing</li></ul><p>Teresa says something so beautiful… that home "is each other. Not a place, not a house in Byron Bay or Vancouver or Adelaide. Each other". Teresa reminded me that what shapes us most is who we keep choosing to come home to.</p><p>[Recorded Online May 2026]</p><p><strong>About Teresa Palmer:</strong></p><p>Teresa Palmer is an Adelaide-born actress, author, wellness entrepreneur and mama of five (plus bonus mum to one more). She co-hosts <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/t7bdVP">The Mother Daze</a> podcast with Sarah Wright Olsen and co-founded the parenting platform <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/POXGnT">Your Zen Mama</a>. She also runs <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/i4XX2f">Lovewell</a>, an organic plant-based supplement brand for mothers and children.</p><p><strong>Connect with Teresa:</strong></p><ul><li>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/g9P0f5">@teresapalmer</a></li><li>Instagram & YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/IwAONm">@themotherdaze</a></li><li>Mark's YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/AU8FfR">@markfromtheheart</a></li></ul><p></p><p>—</p><p></p><p><strong>Connect with Humans, being:</strong></p><ul><li>Web: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/h9Akf9">humansbeing.au</a></li><li>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/7BJHjj">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li><li>Facebook: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/60fTYZ">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li><li>Threads: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/pqvamf">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li><li>TikTok: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/OFKPvl">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li><li>YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/nvnwVz">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Humans, being.</strong> is produced on the lands of the Bunurong and Wadawurrung people. We pay respect to their unique and diverse cultures and to elders past, present and future.</p>
July 5, 2026
Luke Bateman, being. with Lael Stone | The Book He Kept Hidden ♥︎
<p>This episode starts with dreaming and ends with dreaming - and in between, Luke Bateman takes us through everything that happens when you stop letting yourself do it.</p><p>Luke played professional rugby league for the Canberra Raiders - 71 first-grade games, thousands of hours of training camps and hotel rooms and locker rooms - and in almost all of that time, he kept his love of fantasy fiction completely hidden. The shame of it, he says, was shaped by a very specific idea of what it meant to be a man. And unpacking that idea has been the work of the last several years.</p><p>His whole life, it turns out, has been a dreamer's journey. He just had to go through a lot to get back to it.</p><p>We explore:</p><ul><li>The specific culture of professional rugby league and what it meant for his sense of self, his gambling addiction, and his mental health</li><li>The inner child and parts work that was central to his recovery - including making peace with the version of himself he'd been most ashamed of</li><li>What it means to call men in, rather than calling them out</li><li>The men who went silent during his crisis, and what that silence told him about being a man.</li><li>His two favourite books - and the one that brought him home to himself after rehab</li></ul><p>[Recorded Online April 2026]</p><p><strong>Need help with gambling?</strong></p><p>Call the National Gambling Helpline on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="tel:1800858858">1800 858 858</a> for free, professional and confidential support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.</p><p><strong>About Luke Bateman:</strong></p><p>Luke Bateman grew up in Miles, western Queensland, where rugby league was the dominant culture. He played 71 NRL first-grade games as a lock for the Canberra Raiders before a chronic knee injury ended his career at 24. After leaving the game, he returned to rural Queensland, began posting book reviews to TikTok from a tractor in 2025, and within months had signed a two-book fantasy series deal with Atria Books Australia (Simon & Schuster). He now hosts his own podcast, In the Good Books, appeared on I'm A Celebrity Australia in early 2026, and is writing his debut fantasy novel, due in 2027.</p><p><strong>Connect with Luke:</strong></p><ul><li>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/zHHLiG">@lukebateman_</a></li><li>TikTok: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/1RQMJg">@lukesreads</a></li><li>Podcast: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/mKTHJt">In the Good Books on Spotify</a> and on <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/x7dVcf">Apple Podcasts</a></li></ul><p></p><p>—</p><p></p><p><strong>Connect with Humans, being:</strong></p><ul><li>Web: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/h9Akf9">humansbeing.au</a></li><li>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/7BJHjj">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li><li>Facebook: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/60fTYZ">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li><li>Threads: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/pqvamf">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li><li>TikTok: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/OFKPvl">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li><li>YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://hbp.s.gy/nvnwVz">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Humans, being.</strong> is produced on the lands of the Bunurong and Wadawurrung people. We pay respect to their unique and diverse cultures and to elders past, present and future.</p>
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<p><strong>Humans, being</strong>.™ is a podcast created and presented by <a target="_blank" rel="noopener" href="https://laelstone.com.au/">Lael Stone</a> that explores the real stories behind the public personas.</p><p></p><p>This podcast is about you as a listener, and for all of us to come home to realising that we are all humans being, doing the best job that we know how. I would love to hear from you – what questions you may have, what contemplations you've received from this episode, what guests you'd like me to have on, or any themes or topics you would love me to discuss.</p><p></p><p>Send us a message on our site or on any of our social platforms:</p><ul><li><p>Web: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://humansbeing.au/">humansbeing.au</a></p></li><li><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/humansbeingwithlaelstone/">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></p></li><li><p>Facebook: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/humansbeingwithlaelstone/">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></p></li><li><p>TikTok: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.tiktok.com/@humansbeingwithlaelstone">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></p></li><li><p>YouTube: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.youtube.com/@humansbeingwithlaelstone">@humansbeingwithlaelstone</a></p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Brand/Partnerships:</strong></p><ul><li><p><a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="mailto:partnerships@humansbeing.au">partnerships@humansbeing.au</a></p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Connect with Lael:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Web: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://laelstone.com.au/">laelstone.com.au</a></p></li><li><p>Instagram: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/laelstone">@laelstone</a></p></li><li><p>Facebook: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.facebook.com/laelstone/">@laelstone</a></p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Team:</strong></p><ul><li><p>Brand and Creative by Mike Gaal,</p></li><li><p>Original Music by Josh Reed,</p></li><li><p>Recorded at WeMOV, Melbourne,</p></li><li><p>Produced by Nigel Carboon.</p></li></ul><p></p><p><strong>Humans, being</strong>.™ is produced on the lands of the Bunurong and Wathaurong people. We pay respect to their unique and diverse cultures and to elders past, present and future.</p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
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