Even More Than This Ep. 6 / The Party

Wanna get inside the minds of More Than This creators Olivia & Luka!?  Well, you’re in the right place!

Sink into the conversation between your hosts; Anika & Kien-Ling as they pick the brains of the masterminds behind the show! Olivia Deeble & Luka Gracie, bounce off one another and chat about all things creating More Than This, young people in creative spaces, their wholesome little community and much muuuuuch more!

Interview recorded on 9 June 2022.

This podcast is created by the ACTF in collaboration with Queer Town. Hosted and written by Anika and Kien-Ling. Produced and edited by Bridget Hanna, ACTF and Archie Beetle, Queer Town. Mixed by Phil Threlfall, The Base. You can watch More Than This on Paramount +. Keep up to date with Even More Than This via the ACTF Instagram.

It’s the final episode, and your podcast hosts; Anika & Ling bring it back to the beginning!

Tune in as Kien-Ling & Anika tackle all of the existential crises that each character experiences in the final episode of the show, and *attempt* to articulate what it is truly like being an adolescent in this day and age!

Content warning: This episode explores themes such as consent and the influences of drugs on health conditions. 

This podcast is created by the ACTF in collaboration with Queer Town. Hosted and written by Anika and Kien-Ling. Produced and edited by Bridget Hanna, ACTF and Archie Beetle, Queer Town. Mixed by Phil Threlfall, The Base. You can watch More Than This on Paramount +. Keep up to date with Even More Than This via the ACTF Instagram.

When is it okay to call someone a slut? Is it ever? What about if it’s a joke? Have you thought about it?

Follow Kien-Ling and Anika as they explore the saucy content within episode 5 of More The This. Covering a range of topics spanning from nude photo sharing to stresses relating to differences in home-lives and finishing off strong with an answer from a range of voices to the question opening this descriptor! 

The tea is spilt in this podcast episode… Do yourself a favour and hit play!

Content warning: This episode explores themes such as the non-consensual sharing of nudes, misogyny, and physical and emotional violence in the home. 

This podcast is created by the ACTF in collaboration with Queer Town. Hosted and written by Anika and Kien-Ling. Produced and edited by Bridget Hanna, ACTF and Archie Beetle, Queer Town. Mixed by Phil Threlfall, The Base. You can watch More Than This on Paramount +. Keep up to date with Even More Than This via the ACTF Instagram.

Imagine seeing your teacher on a night out… the stress!

Aligning with episode 4 of More Than This, Kien-Ling and Anika dive headfirst into conversations surrounding unbelievably rocky relationships, specifically looking at who is to blame in a situation of nude photo sharing.

This is a conversation you do not want to miss!

Content warning: This episode explores themes such as violations of consent, nude photo sharing and student teacher relationships.

This podcast is created by the ACTF in collaboration with Queer Town. Hosted and written by Anika and Kien-Ling. Produced and edited by Bridget Hanna, ACTF and Archie Beetle, Queer Town. Mixed by Phil Threlfall, The Base. You can watch More Than This on Paramount +. Keep up to date with Even More Than This via the ACTF Instagram.

Make sure you study lots and get good grades, but also catch up with friends and family regularly, and be sure to update your picture-perfect life on social media, whilst also finding yourself in a unique way, but fitting in at the same time, oh and please don’t forget that your mental health should be in a positive space too!

Ahhhhh, the myth commonly known as balance… tune in as Kien-Ling and Anika explore the characters of Jamie and Zali in uncovering the complexities of navigating life as an adolescent.

Content warning: This episode explores themes such as self-harm, mental health and family, peer and school pressures.

This podcast is created by the ACTF in collaboration with Queer Town. Hosted and written by Anika and Kien-Ling. Produced and edited by Bridget Hanna, ACTF and Archie Beetle, Queer Town. Mixed by Phil Threlfall, The Base. You can watch More Than This on Paramount +. Keep up to date with Even More Than This via the ACTF Instagram.

This is your daily reminder that you don’t need to have your life figured out at the conclusion of year 12!

Listen along as Kien-Ling and Anika chat around relatable obstacles that students face embarking on a new chapter of their lives, being an adult, and enlightening perceptions surrounding vulnerability.

Also, get the lowdown on what young people would do if they saw their teachers out - eek!

Content warning: This episode explores themes such as managing physical conditions and mental health.

This podcast is created by the ACTF in collaboration with Queer Town. Hosted and written by Anika and Kien-Ling. Produced and edited by Bridget Hanna, ACTF and Archie Beetle, Queer Town. Mixed by Phil Threlfall, The Base. You can watch More Than This on Paramount +. Keep up to date with Even More Than This via the ACTF Instagram.

Do you ever struggle with navigating tricky relationships and your place in the online world? Don’t worry, it’s more common than you think!

Join Kien-Ling and Anika in Even More Than This as they unpack episode 1 of More Than This; deep diving into the characters, their interactions and the digital universe that exists outside of the real world! 

Content warning: This episode explores themes such as cheating and feeling the sense that you don’t belong.

This podcast is created by the ACTF in collaboration with Queer Town. Hosted and written by Anika and Kien-Ling. Produced and edited by Bridget Hanna, ACTF and Archie Beetle, Queer Town. Mixed by Phil Threlfall, The Base. You can watch More Than This on Paramount +. Keep up to date with Even More Than This via the ACTF Instagram.

Enjoyed the series More Than This? Then get the inside scoop, and indulge in the podcast series, Even More Than This!

Get to know your hosts, Kien-Ling and Anika who debrief on the show, with attempts of piecing together the good, the bad, the ugly, and the beautiful what it means to be an adolescent today!

In preparation for the Even More Than This podcast, you can watch More Than This on Paramount + or download the show from the ACTF Shop.

This podcast is created by the ACTF in collaboration with Queer Town. Hosted and written by Anika and Kien-Ling. Produced and edited by Bridget Hanna, ACTF and Archie Beetle, Queer Town. Mixed by Phil Threlfall, The Base. You can watch More Than This on Paramount +. Keep up to date with Even More Than This via the ACTF Instagram.