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Kerry O'Brien

Episode number: 1

Overview: Julia Zemiro takes Kerry O'Brien back to his childhood in Brisbane. He speaks candidly about his difficult relationship with the Brothers at St Laurence's College & the long-term effects of a journalism career.

Rebel Wilson

Episode number: 2

Overview: It's a long way from LA to Sydney's Castle Hill. Rebel Wilson & Julia visit family & former haunts & discuss how she overcame severe shyness before blossoming into the high achiever she is today.

Glenn McGrath

Episode number: 3

Overview: Fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath takes Julia Zemiro to his family farm, local school & other locations that led the once shy country boy from the small town of Narromine to the very top of the cricketing world.

Stan Grant

Episode number: 4

Overview: Stan Grant has had huge success as a foreign correspondent, but his recent commentary on Indigenous affairs at home has struck a chord. He takes Julia back to Griffith NSW and reflects on his life and career.

Denise Scott

Episode number: 5

Overview: One of our favourite performers, Denise Scott, takes Julia home to Melbourne's Greensborough where she reveals a thoroughly suburban childhood that blossomed into an extraordinary gift for comedy & storytelling.

Geoffrey Robertson

Episode number: 6

Overview: Lawyer Geoffrey Robertson takes Julia back to the home he grew up in, and together they visit the school and university that set the Epping Public schoolboy on his way to fight for justice and human rights around the world.

Kerri-Anne Kennerley

Episode number: 7

Overview: Evergreen television queen Kerri-Anne Kennerley takes Julia back to the Sandgate in Brisbane, and the locations where she dreamed of a career in show business.

Miranda Tapsell

Episode number: 8

Overview: Miranda Tapsell takes Julia Zemiro to the Northern Territory to reflect on a troubling but ultimately triumphant journey from a tiny town in Kakadu to the bright lights & red carpets of a decorated acting career.

Greig Pickhaver

Episode number: 9

Overview: Actor and satirist Greig Pickhaver takes Julia back to Adelaide to revisit the locations that led from a claustrophobic family life to the world of imagination and creativity that gave the world the comic genius of HG Nelson.

Ben Quilty

Episode number: 10

Overview: Archibald Prize-winning artist Ben Quilty takes Julia back to his childhood home in Kenthurst. He revisits the bedroom he turned into his first art studio, adorning the walls with vivid imagery.