Founders, breakfast TV, and the footballer who wanted to be at the birth

Founders, breakfast TV, and the footballer who wanted to be at the birth

June 26, 2026 · 27 min

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The episode discusses various topics including women's health advancements, media controversies, and the evolving conversation around paternity leave in sports.

This week, who gets excused and who gets judged! We look at the wins: A doctor turned patient, and a founder's AI women's health platform raises $4 million, and a World Cup that's been a genuine, underdog-loving joy. Then, we unpack Karl Stefanovic's platforming of the far-right extremist Tommy Robinson on his podcast and the fallout that ensued. Plus, we look at the French TV host who called footballer Jérémy Doku's plan to attend his baby's birth "disgusting", and why, from Virat Kohli to Cricket Australia's own paternity policy, we should be well past this. And we dig into the "brilliant leader" notion, following yet more investigations and headlines surrounding one of Australia's best-known founders. This week's discussed stories include: Doctor-turned-founder behind Ovum raises $4 million to scale AI women's health platform Karl Stefanovic's attention-grabbing antics hit new heights with far right extremist interview TV host apologises after calling footballer Jérémy Doku's plan to attend baby's birth 'disgusting' Australian Federal Police human exploitation taskforce investigating Richard White Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and head to womensagenda.com.au for…

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Organizations: Ovum, Cricket Australia, Australian Federal Police

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