After years of making woolly jumpers for family and friends, expert knitter Lisa Kerr took the plunge and started her own label, Loris. It&rsquo;s a one-woman show, with Lisa planning and knitting each cosy cardigan, jumper and sweater dress right in her very own living room. If you haven't seen them already, Lisa's creations are essentially a socially acceptable way to wrap yourself up in a bright, fluffy blanket and wear it out in public. We caught up with the clever lady to find out more.

After years of making woolly jumpers for family and friends, expert knitter Lisa Kerr took the plunge and started her own label, Loris. It&rsquo;s a one-woman show, with Lisa planning and knitting each cosy cardigan, jumper and sweater dress right in her very own living room. If you haven't seen them already, Lisa's creations are essentially a socially acceptable way to wrap yourself up in a bright, fluffy blanket and wear it out in public. We caught up with the clever lady to find out more.

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Long Story Short – designer Lisa Kerr

Artist Ruby MacKinnon grew up in a household where painting the walls with water was a normal Sunday-arvo activity. Coming from a line of artists, designers and teachers, it&rsquo;s little wonder she ended up as a designer, illustrator and hand-lettering queen (with a quick stint in film and TV in between). We spoke to Ruby about her childhood heroes, freelance habits and the big business lessons she's picked up along the way.

Artist Ruby MacKinnon grew up in a household where painting the walls with water was a normal Sunday-arvo activity. Coming from a line of artists, designers and teachers, it&rsquo;s little wonder she ended up as a designer, illustrator and hand-lettering queen (with a quick stint in film and TV in between). We spoke to Ruby about her childhood heroes, freelance habits and the big business lessons she's picked up along the way.

Long Story Short – artist Ruby MacKinnon

When it comes to photography, today&rsquo;s guest, Dan Soderstrom, is a bit of a jack of all trades. He&rsquo;s shot everything from portraits of folks in their rental homes to touring musicians and really, really, really ridiculously good-looking food &ndash; and along the way, he&rsquo;s worked with clients like NAB, Sony Music and Adidas Australia (you may have heard of them). Dan also happened to enter the frankie Good Stuff awards in 2018, so we sat down with the shutterbug to pick his creative brain.&nbsp;

When it comes to photography, today&rsquo;s guest, Dan Soderstrom, is a bit of a jack of all trades. He&rsquo;s shot everything from portraits of folks in their rental homes to touring musicians and really, really, really ridiculously good-looking food &ndash; and along the way, he&rsquo;s worked with clients like NAB, Sony Music and Adidas Australia (you may have heard of them). Dan also happened to enter the frankie Good Stuff awards in 2018, so we sat down with the shutterbug to pick his creative brain.&nbsp;

Long Story Short – photographer Dan Soderstrom

Pey Chi, aka Peggy Chin, is the crafty lady lighting up your Insta feed with bright and bubbly characters (often of the four-legged variety). The 2019 Good Stuff finalist is a textile designer by trade, but also dabbles in ceramics, zine-making and illustration. Beneath all her creative work is a desire to radiate positivity &ndash; basically, to give us a break from the gloomier side of life. Tune in to hear Peggy talk about dropping out of uni, unexpectedly falling in love with colour and most importantly, her ultimate toastie.

Pey Chi, aka Peggy Chin, is the crafty lady lighting up your Insta feed with bright and bubbly characters (often of the four-legged variety). The 2019 Good Stuff finalist is a textile designer by trade, but also dabbles in ceramics, zine-making and illustration. Beneath all her creative work is a desire to radiate positivity &ndash; basically, to give us a break from the gloomier side of life. Tune in to hear Peggy talk about dropping out of uni, unexpectedly falling in love with colour and most importantly, her ultimate toastie.

Long Story Short – crafty lady Pey Chi

Imagine a sleek diving board made from paper-thin white marble and steel, only it&rsquo;s couch height and built for the sole purpose of holding your bowl of popcorn or glass of wine. That&rsquo;s the project Daniel de Groot entered into the Good Stuff awards in 2018, along with his brother and wife, Anthony and Prue, who make up the furniture design studio Tuckbox. The trio has a passion for bringing simple, thoughtful design into the world, but they&rsquo;re not afraid to mess around with the idea of what furniture could be. In this chat with frankie editor Sophie Kalagas, Daniel tells us how he stumbled into industrial design and why science podcasts inspire his work.

Imagine a sleek diving board made from paper-thin white marble and steel, only it&rsquo;s couch height and built for the sole purpose of holding your bowl of popcorn or glass of wine. That&rsquo;s the project Daniel de Groot entered into the Good Stuff awards in 2018, along with his brother and wife, Anthony and Prue, who make up the furniture design studio Tuckbox. The trio has a passion for bringing simple, thoughtful design into the world, but they&rsquo;re not afraid to mess around with the idea of what furniture could be. In this chat with frankie editor Sophie Kalagas, Daniel tells us how he stumbled into industrial design and why science podcasts inspire his work.

Long Story Short – industrial designer Daniel de Groot

This week, we're bringing you a ripper chat with Shantel Wetherall &ndash; the presenter and producer of the Hey Aunty! podcast, and a finalist in the 2019 Good Stuff awards. Hey Aunty! features &ldquo;fireside chats with black women, fems and non-binary siblings who&rsquo;ve been there", and is a special space to share stories, have a belly laugh and dive head-first into honest conversations about identity and community. Shantel is all about connecting people across cultures and generations &ndash; but we thought we&rsquo;d spend some time connecting with her, first.&nbsp;

This week, we're bringing you a ripper chat with Shantel Wetherall &ndash; the presenter and producer of the Hey Aunty! podcast, and a finalist in the 2019 Good Stuff awards. Hey Aunty! features &ldquo;fireside chats with black women, fems and non-binary siblings who&rsquo;ve been there", and is a special space to share stories, have a belly laugh and dive head-first into honest conversations about identity and community. Shantel is all about connecting people across cultures and generations &ndash; but we thought we&rsquo;d spend some time connecting with her, first.&nbsp;

Long Story Short – podcast producer Shantel Wetherall

Emily Dynes is a triple-threat director, photographer and composer who you may remember as a finalist from the 2019 Good Stuff awards.&nbsp; As a graduate filmmaker, Emily&rsquo;s first short film was screened at a world-famous festival &ndash; not to mention the string of local and international accolades she&rsquo;s received since &ndash; which is pretty impressive considering she&rsquo;s just 24 years old. Tune into our chinwag to hear about how Emily got into the film industry, how she juggles multiple crafts and why she&rsquo;s driven to get more women and marginalised folks behind the camera.

Emily Dynes is a triple-threat director, photographer and composer who you may remember as a finalist from the 2019 Good Stuff awards.&nbsp; As a graduate filmmaker, Emily&rsquo;s first short film was screened at a world-famous festival &ndash; not to mention the string of local and international accolades she&rsquo;s received since &ndash; which is pretty impressive considering she&rsquo;s just 24 years old. Tune into our chinwag to hear about how Emily got into the film industry, how she juggles multiple crafts and why she&rsquo;s driven to get more women and marginalised folks behind the camera.

Long Story Short – film whiz Emily Dynes

Did you know a conventional plastic toothbrush can take up to 600 years to break down? Yikes! Joel Hanna is a co-founder of Big Little Brush, a venture selling sustainable bamboo toothbrushes that take only a year to decompose. On top of the eco-friendly factor, Big Little Brush channels 100 per cent of profits into primary health programs in Indigenous communities across Australia. In this bite-sized episode, we sat down with Joel (who also happens to be a 2017 Good Stuff awards finalist) to hear about how a dental debacle lead to a change-making social enterprise.&nbsp;

Did you know a conventional plastic toothbrush can take up to 600 years to break down? Yikes! Joel Hanna is a co-founder of Big Little Brush, a venture selling sustainable bamboo toothbrushes that take only a year to decompose. On top of the eco-friendly factor, Big Little Brush channels 100 per cent of profits into primary health programs in Indigenous communities across Australia. In this bite-sized episode, we sat down with Joel (who also happens to be a 2017 Good Stuff awards finalist) to hear about how a dental debacle lead to a change-making social enterprise.&nbsp;

Long Story Short – Joel Hanna, founder of Big Little Brush

We&rsquo;re talking to Kate Forsyth, co-founder and creative director of Good Day Club &ndash; a vintage furniture hire and event styling business based in Melbourne. Kate is a self-confessed expert at stacking unstackable chairs, and designing and styling the raddest non-traditional weddings you can imagine. Think bright colours, neon signs, and snazzy velvet lounges instead of hard wooden pews. She&rsquo;s also mastered the drum part of &ldquo;In the Air Tonight&rdquo; by Phil Collins, so overall, she&rsquo;s a bit of a bad-arse.&nbsp;

We&rsquo;re talking to Kate Forsyth, co-founder and creative director of Good Day Club &ndash; a vintage furniture hire and event styling business based in Melbourne. Kate is a self-confessed expert at stacking unstackable chairs, and designing and styling the raddest non-traditional weddings you can imagine. Think bright colours, neon signs, and snazzy velvet lounges instead of hard wooden pews. She&rsquo;s also mastered the drum part of &ldquo;In the Air Tonight&rdquo; by Phil Collins, so overall, she&rsquo;s a bit of a bad-arse.&nbsp;

Long Story Short – Kate Forsyth, founder of Good Day Club

Ruby was a music finalist in the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.frankie.com.au/item/7985-ruby-gill-your-mum">2019 Good Stuff awards</a>, impressing the frankie team with a gritty, heart-wrenching tune called &ldquo;Your Mum&rdquo;. The South African native (who now calls Australia home) plays a bunch of instruments, including classical piano and guitar, and her dark, moody folk sound has been compared to musicians like Regina Spektor, Margaret Glaspy and Joni Mitchell, no less. She&rsquo;s also a pretty top-notch chick to chat to, as it turns out &ndash; have a listen to see for yourself.

Ruby was a music finalist in the&nbsp;2019 Good Stuff awards, impressing the frankie team with a gritty, heart-wrenching tune called &ldquo;Your Mum&rdquo;. The South African native (who now calls Australia home) plays a bunch of instruments, including classical piano and guitar, and her dark, moody folk sound has been compared to musicians like Regina Spektor, Margaret Glaspy and Joni Mitchell, no less. She&rsquo;s also a pretty top-notch chick to chat to, as it turns out &ndash; have a listen to see for yourself.

Long Story Short – musician Ruby Gill

You&rsquo;re listening to our new bite-sized podcast series, Long Story Short, where we introduce you to 10 excellent entrants from the frankie Good Stuff awards.

You&rsquo;re listening to our new bite-sized podcast series, Long Story Short, where we introduce you to 10 excellent entrants from the frankie Good Stuff awards. 

Long Story Short – teaser

Sheena Chundee is a woman of many talents. A dancer and choreographer, business owner and sound engineer all rolled into one, Sheena's careeer is ever-evolving.&nbsp; In this ep, we find out: <ul> <li>Who to listen to (and who to ignore) if you want a creative job</li> <li>What it&rsquo;s like dancing at the Royal Opera when you&rsquo;re a kid</li> <li>Following your passions</li> <li>Being your own boss lady (and learning to let go)</li> <li>Making arts accessible for as many folks as possible</li> <li>Having longevity in a career that normally ends in your 20s</li> </ul>

Sheena Chundee is a woman of many talents. A dancer and choreographer, business owner and sound engineer all rolled into one, Sheena's careeer is ever-evolving.&nbsp;In this ep, we find out: Who to listen to (and who to ignore) if you want a creative job What it&rsquo;s like dancing at the Royal Opera when you&rsquo;re a kid Following your passions Being your own boss lady (and learning to let go) Making arts accessible for as many folks as possible Having longevity in a career that normally ends in your 20s 

great job! sheena chundee

Susie Jones is a commissioning editor of documentaries at SBS and all-round TV expert who has more than a few words of wisdom for anyone who wants to score a job in show biz.&nbsp; Listen to this ep if you want to know about: <ul> <li>Working in TV in Australia and the UK</li> <li>How to turn work experience into an actual paying job</li> <li>What it&rsquo;s like working for Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley&nbsp;</li> <li>The importance of &lsquo;crappy&rsquo; jobs</li> <li>Why being a sticky beak can be good for your career</li> <li>How your uni project can end up on the ABC</li> <li>Why Rockhampton in Central QLD is such an inspiration</li> </ul>

Susie Jones is a commissioning editor of documentaries at SBS and all-round TV expert who has more than a few words of wisdom for anyone who wants to score a job in show biz.&nbsp;Listen to this ep if you want to know about: Working in TV in Australia and the UK How to turn work experience into an actual paying job What it&rsquo;s like working for Jennifer Saunders and Joanna Lumley&nbsp; The importance of &lsquo;crappy&rsquo; jobs Why being a sticky beak can be good for your career How your uni project can end up on the ABC Why Rockhampton in Central QLD is such an inspiration 

great job! with susie jones

We chat to Roz Campbell, social&nbsp;entrepreneur and founder of <a href="https://www.tsuno.com.au/">Tsuno</a>, about using design to do good in the world (and help fight period poverty). Listen to this ep if you want to know about: <ul> <li>The power of googling</li> <li>Starting a business when you&rsquo;re still at uni</li> <li>Crowdfunding do&rsquo;s and don&rsquo;ts</li> <li>DIY marketing</li> <li>Accidentally becoming a period campaigner</li> <li>What it&rsquo;s like having a garage full of pads</li> </ul>

We chat to Roz Campbell, social&nbsp;entrepreneur and founder of Tsuno, about using design to do good in the world (and help fight period poverty).Listen to this ep if you want to know about: The power of googling Starting a business when you&rsquo;re still at uni Crowdfunding do&rsquo;s and don&rsquo;ts DIY marketing Accidentally becoming a period campaigner What it&rsquo;s like having a garage full of pads 

great job! with roz campbell

Jo Walker talks to Penny Modra, owner and operator of&nbsp;<a href="https://thegoodcopy.com.au/">The Good Copy</a>&nbsp;&ndash; a writing school, publisher and one-stop shop for folks who like to read and write. Listen to this ep if you want to know about: <ul> <li>How to make money as a writer (it happens!),</li> <li>Starting your own mag</li> <li>Loads of good and useful tips for writers</li> <li>Starting a business (eek!)</li> <li>Getting up super early in the morning</li> <li>Being nervous but doing it anyway</li> <li>And some great grammar tips too</li> </ul>

Jo Walker talks to Penny Modra, owner and operator of&nbsp;The Good Copy&nbsp;&ndash; a writing school, publisher and one-stop shop for folks who like to read and write.Listen to this ep if you want to know about: How to make money as a writer (it happens!), Starting your own mag Loads of good and useful tips for writers Starting a business (eek!) Getting up super early in the morning Being nervous but doing it anyway And some great grammar tips too 

great job! with penny modra

frankie is a national bi-monthly magazine based in Australia, aimed at women (and men) looking for a mag that’s as smart, funny, sarcastic, friendly, cute, rude, arty, curious and caring as they are. We’ve got a lot to say – so we thought we might as well create our very own podcast, chock full of chats with lovely, clever and interesting types. Pop us in your earholes and enjoy!

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