Gimme Empathy

Scott talks to musician Dale Peachey about his bands (including Dollar Bar and Seaplane), songwriting, hating high gives, dealing with grief and living with addiction.

Scott talks to Amy Morgan about automation, the economy in Star Trek, video games, depression and the isolation of men.

Scott talks to Ruby Roberts about gut bacteria, the inner narrator, growing up hippie in Armidale and her relationship with ep. 17 guest Tim Steward.

Scott's bandmate Tim Steward (Screamfeeder, We All Want To) recounts growing up in 1970s punk London and moving to the other side of the world as a teenager, plus health scares and songwriting.

Scott catches up with his old TAFE buddy Cat Stanley to discuss working in archiving, avoiding stress via sensible goal-setting, the prospect of immortality and pursuing the zen art of bludging.

Scott talks to his pal Nick Oberhardt about work, friendship and the divergent paths their lives have taken since high school.

In the fourth and final episode of Gimme Empathy's Melbourne subseries, Scott reconnects with his high school friend Gehan Palipana. On a cloudy day in a suburb called Sunshine, they talk long-distance relationships, mental health, environmentalism and Wolverine.

In his third Melbourne adventure, Scott catches up with writer, poet, podcaster and former 4ZZZ radio colleague Kaitlyn Plyley. They discuss ambition, Twitter, friendships, Lorde and The Hunger Games. They talk about The Hunger Games A LOT. Seriously.

In the second part of the Melbourne series, Scott matches wits with his brother-in-law Andrew Hurst. Over a glass of red they discuss cycling, ethics in defence engineering, the psychology of being a sports fan and something called "Egg Friday".

Scott travels to chilly Melbourne to talk to his sister Miranda about the psychology of toddlers, employee share schemes and living a life without hobbies.

Scott talks to his fellow community radio announcer and ex-girlfriend Sam Kelly about Vegemite sandwiches, artifical intelligence, eagle-cameras and the YouTube culture wars.

Scott talks to musician Jeremy Neale about achieving life balance, managing caffeine and alcohol, the fear of guilt and mental health. Also featuring a cameo from special guest star Kellie Lloyd!

Psychologist Lisa Kunde tells Scott her life story, from playing bass in grunge band Gravelrash in the early '90s to travelling through India and Japan, writing crime reports for the Queensland Police Service and investigating suicide amongst Australian farmers.

Scott talks to his old TAFE buddy, Sayke Temb, about dreams, video games, mental breakdowns, sex and sexuality.

Scott talks to his former 4ZZZ radio co-host J.M. Donellan about being an author, dealing with grief and insomnia, researching weird neurological conditions and why Batman is his favourite superhero.

Scott talks to his cousins Jeff and Jono about how they work together as drum 'n' bass duo Ekko & Sidetrack. PLUS, the oeuvre of Al Pacino, the analogue vs digital debate and the recording techniques of The Strokes.

Scott talks to his former Go Go Fish bass player Angela Hibbard about teaching English in Japan, her bizarre television role and playing in bands.

Scott talks to his old friend Jesse Collyer about school days, being a doctor and medical issues.

Scott talks to his friend Murray about sharehouses, spirituality and the beach.

Scott talks to his old drummer Ash about food, introversion, morning rituals, ultimate-guitar.com, NPR podcasts and compulsive goal-setting.