Three Minute Squiz
The Three Minute Squiz is our interview series with you - our excellent audience. It's where we'll learn about where you Squiz and what you're reading, watching and caring about.
Vanessa McCausland

Vanessa is the author of 6 acclaimed novels, including The Last Illusion of Paige White which was named by the New York Times on its list of Best Thrillers last year. She's a former news and arts journo from Sydney who will always have a little bit of The Daily Tele in her heart. Her next novel The Heart Note is coming in February next year.
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Sophie Hansen
Sophie Hansen is a food writer and photographer. She's the author of 6 cookbooks full of homely, comforting recipes that bring people together. She lives near Orange in NSW and is a champion of seasonal produce and regional communities.

Kate Watson
Kate Watson is Executive Director and Editor at The Squiz.

Larissa Huntington
Larissa helps write the Squiz Today and Shortcuts newsletters, and co-hosts both podcasts at the fun end of the week. She’s a mum of 2 teenage boys, a mad-keen baker, an avid reader and she’s handy with a tennis racquet.

Andrew Williams
Andrew is the news editor and podcast co-host at The Squiz. He's a politics nerd who reviews movies and devises quizzes in his spare time. Enjoys musicals and board games - also video ones. Owner of team mascot, Fiadh the Sheepadoodle.

Sophie Felice
Sophie Felice is a content manager at the Squiz.

Anna Pykett
Anna is a podcast host on the Squiz Today, and one of the team who writes and produces the daily newsletter. Social butterfly. Clothes enthusiast. Brings the fun to meetings.

Jono Liondis
Jono has joined the Squiz as a host and producer, working on some exciting new video projects... watch this space. He describes himself as an extrovert with a glass-half-full outlook and he’s been busy learning some new skills in different editing programs and dabbling in funky animations and graphics.

Tim Oberg
Tim Oberg is the founder and CEO of parkrun Australia. He brought the concept to Oz from the UK in 2011, and since then it has grown to involve more than half a million registered runners who front up most weekends to complete a timed 5km in more than 350 local parks and parklands around the country. A committed Squizer, we put our joggers on to catch up with Tim for this week’s Three Minute Squiz.

Robyn Butler
There’s a lot going on in Robyn Butler’s life. An AACTA Award winner (for Upper Middle Bogan), television production company director with husband Wayne Hope (think The Librarians and Very Small Business), actress, writer and mum. And she has not been deterred by the coronavirus crisis with the creation of new series Love in Lockdown starring Eddie Perfect and Lucy Durack. Please welcome this busy Squizer to this week’s Three Minute Squiz.

Sammy J
Sam McMillan (you’ll probably know him as Sammy J) is a comedian, satirist, writer and broadcaster. And much to our delight, he's a committed Squizer. A mainstay on the Aussie comedy scene for almost a decade, Sam has performed at the big festivals in Edinburgh and Montreal, and had TV hit, Sammy J & Randy in Ricketts Lane with his purple puppet mate. His current ABC Comedy series, simply titled Sammy J, was nominated for a 2019 AACTA award.

Gillian Bradford
Gillian Bradford is an accomplished journalist, manager and all round Canberra Press Gallery legend. And she’s lived through some stuff… History-changing events, hard decisions to make about difficult stories, and managing a team of 50ish journos and camos – it’s no wonder she’s currently on a break and spending time with her son Lachlan. Please welcome Gillian to the Three Minute Squiz.

Karen Madden
Everybody needs a Karen Madden in their lives. Yes, she’s a marketing whiz who’s been at the top of her field at Woolworths and Nine. But it’s her ability to forge ahead in any difficult situation with her sharp sense of humour intact that we admire. That’s why she’s been a trusted sounding board for The Squiz since the get-go. Please welcome Karen to this week’s Three Minute Squiz.
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