Tapt media unveils ‘Fascinated with Jacqui Felgate’

THE IN-DEPTH NEW PODCAST DIVING INTO THE WEIRD AND WONDERFUL OBSESSIONS OF THE WORLD’S MOST TALKED-ABOUT PEOPLE

Tapt Media has today announced the launch of Fascinated with Jacqui Felgate, an intimate, interview-led podcast hosted by one of Australia’s most trusted journalists and digital powerhouses.

Stepping away from the noise and controversy of the daily news cycle, the weekly show sees the 3AW Drive host and award-winning broadcaster open up a dedicated space for deep curiosity, long-form conversations, and zero politics. Fascinated with Jacqui Felgate moves beyond traditional interview formats to explore the rabbit holes, childhood fixations, and unexpected obsessions that shape extraordinary lives.

Available where listeners and viewers press play on their content, the podcast features a premiere lineup including Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales, Brooke Warne, reality TV star and ‘BookTok’ sensation Luke Bateman, and Australian Parkour and Free runner Dominic Di Tommaso (aka @domtomato).

Tapt Media Content Director, Richard Stansbury said: “We are thrilled to launch this flagship title with Jacqui Felgate, a broadcaster who genuinely commands the attention of hundreds of thousands of Australians daily. Jacqui has an innate ability to cut through the noise, and Fascinated expands her community by bringing listeners into a closed-door environment with people who live extraordinary lives. There is only one rule on this show: no politics. Just pure, compelling human storytelling.”

Host Jacqui Felgate said: “I’ve spent decades meeting fascinating people – from Hollywood A-listers and professional sportspeople, to the people who DM me craziest stories every day – and always wish I had more time to chat! This podcast is that space. It’s my playground off the radio where we dive into the weird and wonderful fixations people can’t shake. Our guests bared their souls in ways I never anticipated, and I can’t wait for listeners to be as completely captivated by their stories as me.”

EXCLUSIVE HIGHLIGHTS FROM GUESTS

Fascinated with Jacqui Felgate delivers immediate, headline-generating talent angles across lifestyle, entertainment, tech, and human-interest stories:

Luke Bateman’s raw million-dollar gambling confession and secret “smut” recovery. The Bachelor alumnus, NRL star and ‘BookTok’ sensation delivers a staggering account of his rock bottom, admitting, “It would be rare for me to go a day without gambling… I would’ve lost over a million dollars.” He credits his mother with saving his life and shares a bizarre, heartwarming twist in his rehabilitation: how the viral community “BookTok” and an obsession with the “monster smut” and romance reading genres became central to his recovery – even resulting in Oscar-winner Reese Witherspoon personally sending him books.

 Brooke Warne defends her dad’s legacy in an emotional, wide-ranging interview, opening up about “growing up Warne” and her decision to publicly hit back at the dramatisation of her father’s life, stating, “I couldn’t just sit back and let that happen… it was pretty poor.” She shares intimate family memories of Shane Warne as the ultimate “skincare and product king,” her realisation of his global fame at age 18, and why looking identical to her dad is a blessing: “I’m literally a dead ringer for him… future kids will look at me and see their grandpa.”

Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales on Tech Bro envy & Elon Musk. Wales addresses why he isn’t a billionaire, reminding audiences Wikipedia is a charity born out of the dot-com crash and a radical idea sparked when his daughter was gravely ill. He dismisses Elon Musk’s “woke pedia” claims, reveals Musk is “much nicer in private,” and shares how the Silicon Valley elite view his legacy: “They say, ‘In 300 years they’ll remember Wikipedia, not us.’”

Red Bull athlete and parkour icon Dom Di Tommaso (@domtomato) reveals his wild journey from working four and a half years on the back of Sydney garbage trucks to throwing himself off the world’s highest heights. Describing himself as an “adrenaline jockey,” Di Tommaso breaks down the hyper-methodical reality of fear, declaring, “The second you let adrenaline take control… that’s when it can become dangerous. I’m in control of the chaos.” He opens up about doing a backflip off the Sphinx, his dream-come-true jump at the Sydney Opera House, and names the ultimate next target on his hit list.

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