The Curveball podcast returns with series three

Deadset Studios and ARN’s iHeartPodcast Network Australia today announced the return of the Curveball podcast, where high-profile Australians reveal how they confronted their hardest moments in life. 

Hosted and produced by the former head of podcasts at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), Kellie Riordan, each episode features a candid, in-depth interview with an influential person who takes you where they’ve struggled at a crossroads or come entirely and unexpectedly unstuck. 

Each chat offers rare, unfiltered and inspiring insights into tackling life’s tricky and traumatic moments, making difficult choices, and showing courage in the face of fear.

Series three kicks off with SAS Australia star, Olympian, doctor and mother-of-six Jana Pittman, who opens up about the moment she chose a surgical room over athletics training, how changing careers impacted her identity and finding balance as a lifelong overachiever.

“I pushed too hard, but it wasn’t my nature to turn that switch down. And this year, having twins … I finally had to sit back and go, ‘Right, what can I take away? I’ve got to live a more measured existence or my children are going to miss out.’”

Other episodes feature appearances from Michelle Bridges, Kath Koschel, Dom Pyne, Kirstin Ferguson, Brandon Jack and others who unpack their most difficult moments.

Curveball is available on the free iHeart app or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow the Curveball newsletter on LinkedIn.