SURYA MCEWEN: Kidnapped and Tortured by Israel for Bringing Aid to Gaza

This episode contains graphic descriptions of violence. If any of the topics discussed is triggering for you, please seek help by visiting Lifeline's website at https://www.lifeline.org.au/ or by calling 13 11 14.  Surya McEwen is one of six Australians who made headlines recently after being kidnapped from international waters and detained by Israeli forces. He sat down with Abbie after only 2 days back in Australia to talk about time he's spent on the ground in the West Bank, his journey with the Flotilla, and the treatment he and others faced in their detention.  LINKS Follow Surya McEwen @surya.sails.for.gaza  Listen to the episode with Dr Mohammed Mustafa https://play.listnr.com/podcast/its-a-lot-with-abbie-chatfield/episode/dr-mohammed-mustafa-we-need-to-humanise-gazans  Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY OTHER RESOURCES MENTIONED Beau Spirim's Frontier War Stories https://open.spotify.com/show/62EVJzHijzm9uYjDErGC4P Youth of Sumud https://www.instagram.com/youthofsumud/?hl=en Eye on Palestine https://www.instagram.com/eye.on.palestine/?hl=en Radiance in Pain and Resilience by Dr Samah Jabr https://www.wakefieldpress.com.au/product/radiance-in-pain-and-resilience/  CREDITS Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Surya McEwen @surya.sails.for.gazaExecutive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After hearing Tom Ballard's wild second-hand story, Abbie HAD to tell a second-hand story of her own... LINKS Listen to Tom's NMF: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/its-a-lot-with-abbie-chatfield/episode/tom-ballards-nmf-filling-the-hole-with-love  See Tom's Melbourne Fringe show JKS: A Comedy(?) https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/jks-a-comedy  Follow Tom on Instagram @tomcballard  Send your Nightmare Fuel to [email protected] Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Tom Ballard @tomcballard Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After growing sick of the rhetoric around women's safety, and how women were supposed to 'protect themselves' from harassment, Amy Watson started the social enterprise Hassl. The organisation is focused on addressing the root issues behind harassment and assault, and in a year has gained a massive following online. Abbie sits down with Amy to discuss her journey to starting Hassl, how to engage with men on the issue, and why she thinks the stats around harassment and assault are flawed. LINKS Learn more about HASSL https://hassl.uk/  Follow HASSL on IG @hasslofficial  Follow HASSL on TikTok @hasslofficial  Follow Amy on IG @hustl_behind_hassl  Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Amy Watson @hustl_behind_hassl Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Anisa Nandaula is here with some primo in-law awkardness, and tales of her mum yelling at men in Uganda.  LINKS Watch Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation on 10Play https://10.com.au/talkin-bout-your-generation  Follow Anisa on IG @anisa_nandaula  Follow Anisa on TikTok @anisa_nandaula  Send your Nightmare Fuel to [email protected] Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Anisa Nandaula @anisa_nandaula Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's impossible to talk about politics online, people thought the rapture was going to happen, medical disinformation is being spread by the US government, women are being sold lies about their 'place' in society... Everything is kinda hell right now tbh. BUT, Adam is nominated for an ARIA which is so fab and we're so happy for him! LINKS Vote for Dancing2 for Best Video at the 2025 ARIA Awards https://www.aria.com.au/vote  'The Hypocrisy is the Point' explainer by Abbie Richards https://www.instagram.com/p/DOwkbRMjxd-/?hl=en  Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram  Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some red flags you can forgive, others linger like, well, a bad smell... LINKS See Maddie in the London production of Back to the Future: The Musical https://www.backtothefuturemusical.com/london/  Follow Maddie on IG @maddiegracejepson  Follow Maddie on TikTok @maddiegracejepson  Send your Nightmare Fuel to [email protected] Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Maddie Grace Jepson @maddiegracejepson Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's the collab you've all been waiting for... Maddie Grace Jepson is here!! She shares her journey from a theatre kid to going viral on TikTok and now being a leading woman on the West End. Maddie and Abbie also discuss how the perception of influencers can impact other opportunities, the struggles women face in the media industry, and SO much more! LINKS See Maddie in the London production of Back to the Future: The Musical https://www.backtothefuturemusical.com/london/  Follow Maddie on IG @maddiegracejepson  Follow Maddie on TikTok @maddiegracejepson  Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Maddie Grace Jepson @maddiegracejepson Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The incredible Tom Ballard has prepared a smorgasbord of stories for us, and unfortunately, Abbie and the team chose the worst one first... LINKS See Tom's Melbourne Fringe show JKS: A Comedy(?) https://www.melbournefringe.com.au/whats-on/events/jks-a-comedy  Follow Tom on Instagram @tomcballard  Send your Nightmare Fuel to [email protected] Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Guest: Tom Ballard @tomcballard Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Abbie has got some theories as to why modern dating feels like the pits, and the problems with a lot of single men. It's time to take a stroll through the garden of Abbie's mind... LINKS Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram  Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oscar has a NMF worthy of a Final Destination movie, and Abbie recounts her own elevator tales from her holiday. LINKS Watch Oscar's elevator free-fall video https://www.instagram.com/p/DOTG_K2gU_f/?hl=en  Send your Nightmare Fuel to [email protected] Check out @itsalotpod on IG at https://bit.ly/itsalot-instagram . Review the podcast on Apple Podcasts https://bit.ly/ial-review Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on IG @listnrentertainment Follow LiSTNR Entertainment on TikTok @listnrentertainment Get instructions on how to access transcripts on Apple podcasts https://bit.ly/3VQbKXY CREDITS  Host: Abbie Chatfield @abbiechatfield Executive Producer and Editor: Amy Kimball @amy.kimballDigital and Social and Video Producer: Oscar Gordon @oscargordon Social and Video Producer: Justin Hill @jus_hillIt's A Lot Social Media Manager: Julia ToomeyManaging Producer: Sam Cavanagh  Find more great podcasts like this at www.listnr.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.