Think Uncommon

What does it take to overcome one of the fastest-growing childhood cancers in the world at ten years old? In this episode of Think Uncommon, Jo Jackson sits down with Ethan Albrecht, a Physical Therapist, endurance athlete, husband, father, and cancer survivor whose story powerfully exemplifies resilience, discipline, faith, and personal responsibility.

Diagnosed with Burkitt's Lymphoma at just 10 years old, Ethan faced a life-th...

Today on the Think Uncommon podcast, I sit down with Dan Ford — fitness expert, former palliative care nurse, husband, father, and a man who has rebuilt his life through discipline, structure, and intentional leadership, leaving alcoholism behind to become the leader his family needed. This conversation goes far beyond fitness. We talk about code, routines, composure, modern parenting, and what happens when a man has a ze...

A nation is judged by the character of its occupants. In this episode, I sit down with Adam Blum. An amateur military historian, author of Easy Target, and host of the True Blue Conversations podcast, where he has interviewed guests of the highest calibre, including the Governor-General of Australia and Victoria Cross recipient Keith Payne. This episode explores the deeper meaning behind Anzac Day and why it still matters. This...

Darren Hurford spent 6 years enlisted in the Australian Army. During that time, he attempted Special Forces selection 3 times, all unsuccessfully. In this special Anzac Day mini series, Darren and Jo discuss service. Why it matters, and the stigma associated with those who put their lives on the line even though they are never deployed to protect. In a time when we look for heroes in capes, we often forget the ones waiting in t...

Most people believe their life would stop the moment everything changed. Perry Cross proves the opposite. At 19, a rugby accident left Perry a C2 ventilated quadriplegic. In a single moment, the future he imagined disappeared, but where many would have accepted defeat, Perry chose purpose. He has since travelled the world, become a powerful advocate for people living with disabilities, and founded the Perry Cross Spinal Research ...

International Best Seller, Gary Todd was a kid who was never meant to escape poverty. Growing up in a violent household in Dundee, Scotland, he watched everything he knew fall apart, and life became war. Carrying a knife in his pocket to protect himself from his violent father, Gary grew up fast. Gary has met practically every champion boxer over the years and interviewed them to find out what made them keep going when they had n...

This Australia Day, Think Uncommon releases a conversation that cuts through the noise. Dave Oneeglio is ranked among the world’s top ten truth tellers and an unapologetic Australian patriot. He doesn’t speak to impress. He speaks to wake people up, regardless of the cost. In this episode, we go beyond opinions and into first principles: * What it really means to tell the truth in a world addicted to comfort * Why ...

In this episode, I speak with Jaxon Italiano, the  22 year old Australian who surpassed David Goggins’ 24-hour pull-up record, completing over 8,000 pull-ups. This isn’t about hype or suffering as spectacle, but what sustained execution demands when fatigue removes emotion and effort becomes structural. When a man refuses to give up and instead chooses to: StayHard. We explore how Jaxon's curiosity led him to c...

Jo sits down with Barnaby Howarth — a Type 1 diabetic, stroke survivor, and former Sydney Swans player — who embodies what this show stands for: refusing to break when life demands it. After a king hit and a stroke that left him on life support, Barnaby rebuilt everything — finishing his book, earning his journalism Diploma, filming documentaries, climbing Kilimanjaro, returning to AFL for his 100th game, and be...

Think Uncommon welcomes Dr. Trunnis Goggins II. An author, speaker and publisher, Trunnis shares his insights on what it was like growing up with celebrities as friends, how an abusive father can shape your life, and how the death of his daughter at the hands of a child has changed his view of justice forever. This inaugural episode of Think Uncommon will prompt you to question why we trust, who we can become, and what it's all...