Love Stories

Episodes

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  Author Heather Morris On The One Man Who Taught Her The True Meaning Of Love 18.10.2026 50m

  Author Heather Morris shares the extraordinary stories of love that have shaped her life, from the great-grandfather who taught her to listen to the chance meeting that inspired The Tattooist of Auschwitz. She opens up about her marriage, grief, becoming a writer later in life and the real-life story behind her latest novel, The Piano Teacher of Montparnasse.
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  Forget $500k... Pia Miranda Says Finding Janine Allis On Survivor Was The Ultimate Prize 11.10.2026 44m

  Pia Miranda and Janine Allis went onto Australian Survivor prepared to compete against each other. Instead, they came out with a friendship that has lasted seven years and counting. The pair join Tiffany Dunk to talk about the unlikely bond they formed in the toughest of circumstances, why they trusted each other in a game built on outplaying each other, and how they've continued to pour into each other's "friendship buckets" long after the cameras stopped rolling.
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  Two Comedians Met At A Bar... Inside Tegan Higginbotham & Paul Verhoeven's Lasting Romance 04.10.2026 54m

  Tegan Higginbotham and Paul Verhoeven have been making each other laugh since they first got together in 2013. Now married, the comedy creators join Tiffany Dunk to talk about their very unusual first date, the Paris wedding they almost couldn't afford, and what happens when the person you love the most becomes your creative collaborator.
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  Does Love Exist? Shaun Micallef & Son Gabe Have An Interesting Theory 27.09.2026 53m

  Shaun Micallef has made Australia laugh for decades, but his son Gabe knows a very different side of him. Now co-hosting Shaun Micallef’s Parents Evening, father and son join Tiffany Dunk to talk about “growing up Micallef”, Shaun’s unconventional approach to parenting, and the humour, movies and everyday moments that have shaped their relationship.
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  Adam Eckersley Always Knew Brooke McClymont Was "The One". It Took Her Longer To Catch On. 20.09.2026 53m

  When they were teenagers, Adam Eckersley yelled "I'm gonna marry you one day" at Brooke McClymont. She called him a mullet head. Ten years, a van at Merewether Beach, a case of scabies and a near-lost farm later, country music's most uncensored couple tell Tiffany Dunk how they're still each other's biggest fans.
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  Mark & Cherelle Herewini On Life After the Uniform Comes Off | Acts of Service 16.09.2026 46m

  Mark Herewini spent 13 years in the Army, including tours in East Timor, before returning home and becoming a paramedic. His wife Cherelle grew up as an Army kid, so she believed she knew what to expect from life as a military spouse. In this episode of Acts of Service, they join Tiffany Dunk to talk about what life really looks like after service and how their love survived the transition.
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  Before Jim Rogers Loses His Memories, His Daughter Millie Is Recording His Extraordinary Life 13.09.2026 1h 3m

  Jim Rogers lost his wife Lorna to melanoma when their three children were still young. Eighteen months later, on a holiday he didn't even want to take, he met a man named Tyler and fell in love again. Now, at 55, living with young-onset Alzheimer's, Jim joins his eldest daughter and ghostwriter Millie to talk about the memoir they've written together, and the many ways that love has shaped his life.
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  Ally Langdon & Maryanne Larkin: The Friendship Behind R U OK? Day 06.09.2026 49m

  In 2009, Ally Langdon sat at her friend Maryanne Larkin's dinner table while Maryanne's husband Gavin talked through an idea that would become R U OK? Day. Not long after, Maryanne lost both Gavin and their teenage son Gus to cancer, and Ally has been by her side ever since. They join Tiffany Dunk to talk about grief, friendship, and the importance of checking in.
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  "Mate, If You Meet Her, You'll Marry Her": Tiffiny Hall & Ed Kavalee's Love Story 30.08.2026 56m

  In 2008, Ed Kavalee watched Tiffiny Hall compete on Gladiators and was instantly smitten. He got himself booked to interview her (twice), before he worked up the courage to ask her out. Nearly two decades, two kids and an Amazing Race later, they join Tiffany Dunk (or podcast Tiff as Ed calls her) to talk about the breakup, the blender that saved the relationship, and 18 years of getting it right.
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  "I Was Filled With Rage": How Jaclyn Moriarty's Success Spurred Big Sister Liane To Create A Hit 23.08.2026 59m

  Growing up, the Moriarty sisters were paid $1.50 to fill an exercise book with a story. Decades on, between them they've turned that into millions of books sold and one of the biggest television adaptations in the world. Liane and Jaclyn join Tiffany Dunk to talk sisterhood, envy and what it's really like to build a career next to the person you love most.
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  Curtis McGrath Lost His Legs In Afghanistan. Rachel Never Left His Side | Acts of Service 19.08.2026 48m

  Curtis McGrath was searching for landmines in Afghanistan in 2012 when he stepped on one and lost both legs. Two years into their relationship, Rachel got the call while sharing a bunk room with strangers more than a thousand kilometres away. On this episode of Acts of Service, they join Tiffany Dunk to talk about how they got through that difficult time, and what life looks like now.
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  Wendy Whiteley On The Love That Survived Addiction, Heartbreak & Loss 16.08.2026 56m

  Long before she became the keeper of Brett Whiteley's legacy, Wendy Whiteley was his muse, and for over a decade, his partner through an addiction that consumed them both. In her first-ever podcast interview, she joins Tiffany Dunk to talk about the love that shaped her life, and the garden that helped her rebuild a sense of self.
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  "You'll Always Be My Baby": Miranda & Barbara Tapsell on Mother-Daughter Bonds & Unconditional Love | Part 2 09.08.2026 31m

  In part two, proud Larrakia and Tiwi women Miranda Tapsell and her mum, Barbara, reflect on motherhood, grandparenthood, and the family traditions they hope to pass on. They share the hilarious story of Barbara "testing" Miranda's now-husband James, discuss raising children connected to their First Nations heritage, and reveal the relationship lessons Miranda has taken from her parents' 50-year marriage. It's a heartfelt conversation about love, culture, identity, and the family bonds that grow stronger with time.
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  Miranda & Barbara Tapsell On Raising Kids The Multi-Generational Way | Part 1 09.08.2026 39m

  In part one, actor, author, TV host, and proud Larrakia and Tiwi woman Miranda Tapsell joins Tiffany Dunk alongside her mum, Barbara Tapsell, for a heartfelt conversation about family, culture, and the enduring bond between mother and daughter. Together they reflect on Barbara's remarkable life, the values that shaped Miranda's career and motherhood, and the love, resilience, and First Nations culture they're passing on to the next generation.
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  Hannah Richell: How She Survived Grief, Parented Through Tragedy & Found Love Again 02.08.2026 1h 2m

  On an ordinary Wednesday in July 2014, Matt Richell went for a morning surf at Tamarama and didn’t come home. Twelve years on, his wife Hannah tells Tiffany Dunk what she has learned about grief, hope, and the love that outlasts the person.
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  Meet Martin & Kim Shaw, The Couple Whose Love Holds Veteran Families Together | Acts of Service 30.07.2026 46m

  Martin Shaw answers Australia’s only 24/7 veteran crisis line himself most nights, including while on his own honeymoon. Kim Shaw fell in love with him for it. In the first episode of Acts of Service, they tell Tiffany Dunk how they built a marriage while holding other families together on their worst nights.
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  When Love Doesn't Follow A Timeline: Matty & Esther Acton On Grandparenting At 40 26.07.2026 57m

  Matty and Esther Acton met when he was 18 and she was a single mum at 22. Now, 21 years on, they're grandparents in their 30s and early 40s. They join Tiffany Dunk to talk step-parenting, surviving their rocky early breakups, and the advice Matty's dying father gave him about loving a ready-made family.
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  Vika & Linda Bull Battled Boys Clubs, Break-Ups & Bad Times While Staying In Tune 19.07.2026 57m

  For almost 40 years, Vika and Linda Bull have shared the stage, the spotlight and life's biggest moments. Now, the sisters join Tiffany Dunk to reflect on the family that shaped them, the promise they made their mother, and why protecting their relationship has always mattered more than success.
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  Gidget's Story: The Daughter They Lost, The Mothers They've Saved 12.07.2026 57m

  Content Warning : Suicide. In 2000, Louise "Gidget" Cotton died by suicide after experiencing peri and postnatal depression that wasn't recognised in time. In this episode, Tiffany Dunk speaks with Louise's mum Sue, her sisters Jacqui and Simone, who co-founded the Gidget Foundation, and her daughter Jasmine about the woman they lost, the legacy she left behind, and how their grief inspired one of Australia's leading perinatal mental health organisations.
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  "We Always Come Back to Love": MAFS' Lucinda Light & Her Dad On Finding Your Person 05.07.2026 47m

  Lucinda Light captured Australia’s hearts on Married at First Sight, but her belief in love began long before reality TV. She joins Tiffany Dunk alongside her father, Michael Riley, to reflect on the family values that shaped them both, the joy and adventure at the heart of their family, and what they hope the future holds for one another.