Podcast Host of A Life of Greatness & Producer of the Hamish & Andy podcast.
Sarah Grynberg - Podcast Host of A Life of Greatness & Producer of the Hamish & Andy podcast.
Sarah is an accomplished radio producer, working alongside some of the biggest names in radio as campaign ideas manager, campaign activation manager, and executive producer. She now produces PodcastOne's biggest comedy, true crime & entertainment titles including the Hamish & Andy podcast.
Sarah also hosts her own podcast, A Life of Greatness, where inspiring individuals talk about overcoming challenges and self-limiting beliefs, and what life of greatness means to them.
Sarah's podcast, A Life of Greatness: https://www.podcastoneaustralia.com.au/podcasts/a-life-of-greatness
Sarah on Instagram:
https://www.instagram.com/sarahgrynberg/
Verbatim from the transcripts — each quote links to the moment.
“A great life for me is a life of humility, a life of speaking your truth, a life of service, um, and, um, just being able to do good in the world. That's a life of greatness.”
“I love podcasting because it isn't live, because you can have a really decent amount of time to think.”
“I think a good producer has to be organized, and I'm a very organised person, so that works well.”
“It's so different. And for our crime reporting as well, like, it's kind of like working in film.”
“I think they have an idea, which is amazing, but maybe they haven't thought it out properly. So there's no real plan.”
“Success really for me is being able to— and I really do mean this— being able to change people's lives.”
How should you prepare for a podcast interview?
Spend significant time researching the guest beforehand, keep a loose list of questions as a guide rather than a rigid script, and prioritise listening to the guest's answers over worrying about what to ask next.
How do you protect yourself legally when producing interview-based or crime content?
Always get guests to sign a release/waiver form before recording, and if a prominent guest refuses to sign, don't push it — simply don't have them on the show.
Sarah describes producing a Sydney breakfast show from a shared Melbourne studio, with multiple shows (Hamish and Andy, Today FM Breakfast, PodcastOne) using the same space, cameras linking to Sydney staff, and the surprisingly smooth cross-state workflow.
Sarah recounts a large SCA promotional stunt for Mother energy drink involving a paintball shooting range with a dark costume, the Peanut Gallery duo, and a giant inflatable duck floated on the Yarra River.
Sarah describes visiting the actual site of an unsolved case with the show's crime reporter, inspecting the entry point an at-large offender used, with the victim's parents present at the house.
Sarah describes becoming paranoid and fearful after reviewing graphic case files for a true crime podcast, including checking for intruders and worrying about an unfound suspect, leading her to limit her personal consumption of crime content.
Drawn from the episode transcripts.
She worked in corporate marketing (NAB, realestate.com) and entertainment PR before applying for a job at Austereo via a contact, starting in activation, then moving into producing breakfast radio shows, and eventually into PodcastOne where she began producing Hamish & Andy and later started hosting her own podcast, A Life of Greatness.
From episode 477→She spends at least a day researching each guest, keeps a loose set of questions as a guide rather than a strict script, focuses on listening rather than worrying about the next question, and always ends with the same question: 'What is a life of greatness to you?'
From episode 477→Every episode featuring Sarah Grynberg on The Daily Talk Show.
