Tea With Alice
Comedy
Difficult conversations with interesting people over a cup of tea. Alice Fraser, Author and Comedian drinks tea and talks about all the tricky things with a rotating cast of bright and brilliant guests.
Episodes
Vidya Rajan - SecretsCast
11/11/2025
Vidya Rajan talks about the line between public and private, the childcare responsibilities of people without children, and having a body on stage.
Duration:00:36:49
Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders - AI and Democracycast
10/2/2025
Bruce Schneier and Nathan E. Sanders talk about the dangers of AI and its possibilities for democracy. Alice talks about refusing to decide how she feels just yet. Nathan and Bruce's book can be found here: https://www.schneier.com/books/rewiring-democracy/
Duration:00:32:45
Oliver Darkshire - Identity and the ShelfCast
8/3/2025
Oliver Darkshire talks antiquarian bookselling, snobbery, and the pros and cons of being categorised on a specialty shelf.
Duration:00:44:07
KrackerJak - Blood and AgeCast
6/4/2025
KrackerJak, Australian Professional Wrestling legend and educator talks with Alice over tea about blood and ageing, wily age and teaching people how to hurt themselves.
Duration:00:40:05
Tim Shiel - Doing The BusinessCast
5/29/2025
Musician, Broadcaster and activist Tim Shiel talks about child development, living forever, quitting your job, Green Music Australia, burnout and work.
Duration:00:46:50
Emilie Zoey Baker - Back to Front Poetry
5/15/2025
Poetry and dyslexia, sharing our flaws and facing our place in society as we age.
Duration:00:35:21
Abigoliah Schamaun - Promotioncast
4/30/2025
Abigoliah Schamaun - drinking tea made by the sun, using up the expensive things rather than saving them for a special occasion. Burning it all down and starting again. Cryptocurrency and trying to stay balanced. Small activism, fighting fear.
Duration:00:46:55
Richard Glover - National TreasureCast The Rebirth Season
4/24/2025
Alice sits with Richard Glover to discuss phases of life, appropriate pleasures, and what happens next.
Duration:00:32:40
Vince Mancini - CultureCast
12/12/2024
Alice talks to the magnificent Vince Mancini of Pod Yourself and Frotcast fame. Vince is funny and thoughtful and I really enjoyed this conversation.
Duration:00:40:24
Helen Zaltzman and Martin Austwick - ExPatCast
10/10/2024
Helen Zaltzman and Martin Austwick of The Allusionist talk rude mugs, identity in a foreign land and making a living talking about words.
Duration:00:33:39
Erica Halverson - The Art of EducationCast
8/18/2024
Erica Halverson talks about how the arts can save education, and what the point of teaching art and the arts actually is when push comes to shove.
Duration:00:38:39
Reginald D Hunter - Challenging The AudienceCast
7/28/2024
Reginald D Hunter, legendary comedian lies in bed and talks to Alice about when to coddle the audience and when to take them to uncomfortable places.
Duration:00:28:31
SoloCast
7/7/2024
A solo tea with Alice this week.
Duration:00:06:58
Marcel Blanch De Wilt - Brain EngineeringCast
6/16/2024
The lovely Marcel Blanch De Wilt sat with Alice and talked about mental health, the utility of diagnoses and creating community in a world of scarcity.
Duration:00:30:17
Michelle Brasier - Spaces To LiveCast
5/26/2024
The magnificent Michelle Brasier talks precious minutes; whether life happens between or through the process of doing lots of stuff, and the balance between beauty and age. A really wonderful Tea With Alice
Duration:00:45:41
Avril Speaks - CreationCast
5/12/2024
Avril Speaks talks to Alice about names, creation and the drive towards communication.
Duration:00:39:13
Night Feed Thoughts Season 3 Begins
4/25/2024
Alice talks to her baby and you in the Middle of the night. Starring baby Fraser. The triumphant launch of season three of Tea with Alice. Find and support the podcast online at Patreon.com/AliceFraser
Duration:00:31:39
Ian Smith - ClassCast
1/10/2024
The briliant Ian Smith joins Alice over Aspirational Peppermint tea to talk about chips on shoulders, Nepo Babies and how to navigate class and privilege in a way that doesn't rub us all up the wrong way. Support this podcast on patreon at Patreon.com/AliceFraser
Duration:00:51:56
Nelly Thomas - Victims and PowerCast
12/14/2023
Nelly Thomas is an activist, author and comedian. She talks with Alice about how we think of ourselves, the relationships we cultivate and the stories we tell. Find Nelly online at nellythomas.com
Duration:01:01:33
Mina Starsiak Hawk - Reality of FamilyCast
11/16/2023
Mina Starsiak Hawk, podcaster and reality star sits with Alice and talks family Christmas, what we owe the people we love, and how to say no when you want to give in.
Duration:00:55:02