Jan Fran is a Walkley-award winning journalist, TV presenter and social commentator. She’s known for her work on TV shows The Project, The Feed, and Question Everything. As well as podcasts The Briefing and The Pineapple Project. Regarded as the voice of progressive young Australians, Jan’s online opinion segment The Frant has been viewed more than 25 million times.

In this episode Jan shares the powerful lesson from her dad that gave her a sense of self, and the confidence to speak out, and how becoming a mum has helped her see her mother in a new light. Jess and Jan also dig deep on what it means to be Lebanese Australian, how the Cronulla Race Riots were a confirmation of her worst fears, and why she would love to never talk about diversity again. 

You can catch Jan Fran hosting Question Everything, with Wil Anderson Wednesday nights on ABC TV and ABC iview

Language Warning: This episode contains some adult language so if you have small people around, you might want to pop your headphones in to listen.

The Jess Rowe Big Talk Show acknowledges the Gadigal people, Traditional Custodians of the land on which we recorded this podcast, and pay our respects to their Elders past, present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples here today.

Show Credits:
Host: Jessica Rowe
Executive Producer: Nic McClure
Audio Producer: Nicola Sitch
Digital Content Producer: Amy Code 

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