Cracking On with Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts – Details, episodes & analysis

Lynne McGranger has been known to the world as Irene from Summer Bay for over 32 years, but who is the woman behind the iconic character? In this first episode, Lynne opens up about life before Home & Away, her days performing on stage, her personal experiences with miscarriage and heartbreak, and what life looks like now when the cameras stop rolling.

This episode contains discussion of miscarriage and pregnancy loss. If this topic is difficult for you, please take care while listening. Support is available at pinkelephants.org.au

Guest:

Lynne Mcgranger (Home & Away, The Grandparents Club)

Insta - @lynnemcgranger

Live show - thegrandparentsclub.com/

*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that’s a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

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When life takes an unexpected turn, Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts know how to keep moving forward. Cracking On Podcast OUT APRIL 23rd

*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that’s a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

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@samfrost

@__sarahroberts__

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She's been playing Mackenzie Booth on Home and Away for eight years, but today Emily Weir pulls back the curtain on the real journey. The hustle it took to land the role, her first sober breakup, and what it feels like to finally be on the other side of some genuinely dark times. The girls get candid about codependency, making amends and the healing power of female friendships.

Guest:

Emily Weir

Insta - @weir.emily

*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that’s a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

Stay Connected:

@crackingonpodcast

Hosts 

@samfrost

@__sarahroberts__

Get In Touch

Brands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studio

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Michala Banas has clocked up over 90 screen credits, but this conversation goes far deeper than her career. Michaela opens up about losing her father unexpectedly after creating a film together, navigating the depths of grief and signs from loved ones. 

Michala was also one of the first intimacy coordinators in Australia and explains the process of building safety, consent, and choreography around intimate scenes on TV and film sets.

Guest:

Michala Banas (McLeod's Daughters, Upper Middle Bogan, Blue Murder Motel)

Insta - @michalabanas

*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that’s a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

Stay Connected:

@crackingonpodcast

Hosts 

@samfrost

@__sarahroberts__

Get In Touch

Brands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studio

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Rove McManus, a household name who dominated our TV screens throughout the 90s and 2000s. But even the biggest stars face moments of doubt, and Rove opens up about the confronting realisation that the industry had moved on without him. Rather than crumbling under the weight of that, he channelled his love and energy into what he now considers his greatest role yet, being a dad. Rove then shares what's next as he steps forward on an exciting new path.

Guest:

Rove McManus @rovemcmanus

2026 Tour ‘Tonight’s Guest: Rove McManus’. Tickets and info www.rove.com.au

*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that’s a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

Stay Connected:

@crackingonpodcast

Hosts 

@samfrost

@__sarahroberts__

Get In Touch

Brands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studio

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Debra Lawrance has spent over 50 years on screen and stage, but some of her most extraordinary stories have never been told. In this episode, she joins Sam and Sarah to reflect on pivotal moments, like being in the room when Meryl Streep met Lindy Chamberlain, meeting her husband, and portraying Rose in Please Like Me. She also shares, for the first time, her experience of four miscarriages and the way she’s come to understand grief, love, and loss. 

This episode contains discussion of pregnancy loss and if this topic is a difficult one for you right now, please take care while listening. Support is available at pinkelephants.org.au

Guest

Debra Lawrance (Home and Away, Please Like Me) 

Insta @debralawranceofficial 

Now touring around Australia, you’ll see Debra in Steel Magnolias,

For more: @steelmagnoliasau www.steelmagnoliasplay.com

*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

Stay Connected:

@crackingonpodcast

Hosts 

@samfrost

@__sarahroberts__

Get In Touch

Brands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studio

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From making comedy skits on their phones in Melbourne to selling out stages across the world, the Sooshi Mango boys sit down with Sam and Sarah for one of the most fun episodes yet. They get into what it was like growing up in Australia as “the wog kid”, facing racism and then learning to be proud to be different. They unpack the origin of their first viral video and what taking their culture to a global stage actually means to them.

Guest

Sooshi Mango 

Insta @sooshimango

“Home Made” 2026 world tour. Tickets at sooshimango.com

Find their 'home' in Melbourne on IG @sangaweech and www.johnnyvinceandsams.com

*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

Stay Connected:

@crackingonpodcast

Hosts 

@samfrost

@__sarahroberts__

Get In Touch

Brands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studio

This is a MIK Made production

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Hollywood billboards, a $160 million franchise, and a film with Tom Hanks ... and yet the most interesting thing about Travis Jeffery is none of that. In this episode he talks about rejection, the grief and self-destruction, and his own creative project that cracked open and onwards into the slow quiet work of building a life that actually holds. On day two of filming Birthright, Travis got a call that changed everything. His new film Birthright is in cinemas now!

Guest:

Travis Jeffery (Birthright, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Unbroken)

Insta - @travjeffery

*Hosted by Sam Frost and Sarah Roberts, Cracking On is a podcast about the beautiful chaos of picking yourself up, resetting, and getting on with it. Each episode explores the funny, messy and inspiring ways people navigate change, whether that's a career curveball, a personal setback, or an unexpected new direction.

Stay Connected:

@crackingonpodcast

Hosts

@samfrost

@__sarahroberts__

Get In Touch

Brands/ Partnerships: hello@mik.studio

This is a MIK Made production

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.