On squeezing stars into rectangular openings

Remember those Tupperware Shape-O® Balls – the ones where kids try to fit various shapes through the various openings. Did you (or your child) ever succeed when you / they were trying to push the star through the square-shaped opening? We learned from a young age that squares only fit into square openings and stars only fit into star-shaped openings. … Read More

Procurement Policy

We are often “cold-called” by service providers – many of whom clearly haven’t done their research as to what we do and what services we offer. So, to make it crystal clear for those businesses and to explain our procurement policy, we offer the following: We would much prefer to support small businesses than the big guys – there’s nothing … Read More

Stop communicating (at least until you have read this)

That seems an unusual starting point … but haveyou stopped and considered your communications approach recently? My guess is that in 95+% of cases, businesses and other organisations are just doing what they have always done – but does that work in 2025? Before I go any further, let’s consider a couple of critical definitions. According to one online dictionary, … Read More

Privacy Policy

Untypical is committed to respecting the privacy rights of users of this website. We created this Privacy Policy to give you confidence as you visit and use the website and to demonstrate a commitment to fair information practices and the protection of privacy. The Policy specifically outlines the types of information that we gather about you while you are using www.untypical.com.au and the … Read More

Podversations

Have you noticed how many people now host their own podcasts? Many are presented by an individual or a couple of people who claim to be experts in their field, telling the listeners about their topic of interest. At Podversations, we don’t claim to be experts in much – except facilitating story telling. Authentic conversations with normal people. Sure, we know … Read More

mylocal.radio

The soundtrack for Aussie pubs, clubs and other hospitality venues … that’s a bold call, isn’t it? We’re really confident that we have developed something pretty special. When we started back in October 2018 as goRadio.Live, we spoke to lots of people about what THEY wanted in an online radio station – here’s what some of them said (ok, so … Read More

Corporate Radio Australia

What do your customers hear when they walk into your shop, office, gymnasium or other workplace? Did you know that using streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music and Amazon Music for commercial use could be a breach of the terms and conditions for that service? Maybe you are using your local radio station with all its advertisements and banter between … Read More

The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show

The 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show started life as a podcast (2 Blokes Chatting) in 2019, featuring Rob Cameron and Neil Butler. When COVID-19 struck and Victoria went into lockdown, Geelong’s community radio station, 94.7 The Pulse, decided to consolidate the two shows that Rob and Neil were presenting independently at that time. Given that it would be only a … Read More

Grand Memories

Memories. Family stories. Favourite sayings. Grandparental philosophies. They are all really important parts of the fabric that make up our family lives. And yet, too often, we hear people saying “if only we’d asked Grandma & Grandpa”. If you are fortunate, they may have kept a diary or written a journal that you can read – but how good it … Read More

I Did Not Know That

I Did Not Know That! is a new podcast being launched in late 2025, under our Podversations brand. It designed to be a fun way to learn all sorts of new things, with guests bringing along their favourite pieces of trivia to tell our host Neil Butler and his trusty sidekick, Reginald J Robot. You can find I Did Not Know That … Read More