Steve Cordony is Almost Home

Hayden Cox is Almost Home

This week, Darren Palmer heads to Palm Beach, Australia to hang out with award-winning designer and surfboard innovator Hayden Cox, founder of Haydenshapes Surfboards, whose FutureFlex surfboard technology helped flip the surfboard world on its head. They dive into surfing, surfboard design, creativity, and building a home with nothing but instinct, curiosity and bold vision. Along the way, you’ll hear how Hayden’s passion, problem-solving, and family life shape his day-to-day, and Darren can’t help but agree. Follow Hayden on IG @haydenshapes [https://www.instagram.com/haydenshapes/] For the dreamers still making it home, Darren Palmer’s Almost Home is powered by Shark sharkclean.com.au [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251] ⁠Shark PowerDetect Clean & Empty⁠ [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251] – The PowerDetect is smart, powerful, and efficient. Unlike other vacuums, it is designed to clean in both forward and reverse, which cuts cleaning time in half. Whether it’s pet hair in the lounge, crumbs in the kitchen, or a full-home deep clean, it adapts to every floor type. And when you’re done the dock empties and charges your vacuum after every clean. Find more: ⁠https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251⁠ [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251] If your home away from home was a podcast, it would be *Almost Home with Darren Palmer*. An insightful and heartwarming series hosted by Aussie interior designer Darren Palmer. Each week, he sits down with an inspiring guest to discuss everything from colour schemes to childhood dreams - discovering what it means to create a sense of home, one story at a time. Welcome to… Darren Palmer’s Almost Home. Follow on Instagram and TikTok @darrenpalmerofficial And full episode with video on Youtube @darrenpalmerhome  Show Credits: Host & Executive Producer: Darren Palmer Executive Producer: Amelia Chappelow Podcast & Video Producer: Lauren Cooper Audio Engineers: Grant Offner & Nick Loane Art Director: Brigitte Greene Photographer: Dario Hardaker  DOPs: Marcus Coblyn, Harri Gilbert, Nolan Verheij, Ed Renew Gaffers: Gabriel Morrison, Maxed Out Lighting Senior Video Editor: Brad Hurt ASE Video Editor: Rihanna Smith-Williams Freelance Video Editor: Emma Baggott  Motion Designer: Rob Harper & Tom Cotton Colourist: Vincent Taylor Senior Copywriter: Antonia Minutolo Copywriter: Amanda Thacker Head of Commercial: Louise Magnifico  Project Management: Kate Vickery Talent Management: Joseph Hanrahan Amplification Partner: iHeart  Collaboration Partner: King Kyle Productions This is a MIK Made production  Say: hello@mik.studio [hello@mik.studio]

Steve Cordony is Almost Home

Darren joins his friend and design icon Steve Cordony in his Sydney apartment, to explore the early inspirations behind Steve’s farmhouse in the hills of Orange. As Steve reflects on Rosedale Farm with Darren, they discover how our childhood experiences shape the spaces we create, and how caring for our inner world is just as vital as shaping our outer one. Together, they explore the intersections of memory, design and wellbeing, and the importance of taking time for ourselves. For the dreamers still making it home, Darren Palmer’s Almost Home is powered by Shark sharkclean.com.au [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251] ⁠Shark TurboBlade Fan [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/fans/products/shark-turboblade-ultra-powerful-bladeless-tower-fan]⁠ - The TurboBlade fan is sleek, powerful, and versatile bladeless fan. It accelerates air up to 20 metres, pivoting both vertically and horizontally, you can customise your cool whether you're powering through work, unwinding in the living room, or enjoying a quiet, comfortable night’s sleep. Find more: ⁠https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/fans/products/shark-turboblade-ultra-powerful-bladeless-tower-fan⁠⁠ [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/fans/products/shark-turboblade-ultra-powerful-bladeless-tower-fan] If your home away from home was a podcast, it would be *Almost Home with Darren Palmer*. An insightful and heartwarming series hosted by Aussie interior designer Darren Palmer. Each week, he sits down with an inspiring guest to discuss everything from colour schemes to childhood dreams - discovering what it means to create a sense of home, one story at a time. Welcome to… Darren Palmer’s Almost Home. Follow on Instagram and TikTok @darrenpalmerofficial And full episode with video on Youtube @darrenpalmerhome  Show Credits: Host & Executive Producer: Darren Palmer Executive Producer: Amelia Chappelow Podcast & Video Producer: Lauren Cooper Audio Engineers: Grant Offner & Nick Loane Art Director: Brigitte Greene Photographer: Dario Hardaker  DOPs: Marcus Coblyn, Harri Gilbert, Nolan Verheij, Ed Renew Gaffers: Gabriel Morrison, Maxed Out Lighting Senior Video Editor: Brad Hurt ASE Video Editor: Rihanna Smith-Williams Freelance Video Editor: Emma Baggott  Motion Designer: Rob Harper & Tom Cotton Colourist: Vincent Taylor Senior Copywriter: Antonia Minutolo Copywriter: Amanda Thacker Head of Commercial: Louise Magnifico  Project Management: Kate Vickery Talent Management: Joseph Hanrahan Amplification Partner: iHeart  Collaboration Partner: King Kyle Productions This is a MIK Made production  Say: hello@mik.studio [hello@mik.studio]

Brooke Boney is Almost Home

This week, you’ll meet journalist & author Brooke Boney who is Darren’s first guest in between homes as she returns to Australia from studying at Oxford University. Together they explore all the nuances of what it means to be ‘home’, and after Brooke’s life changing decision to leave the Today Show, more importantly WHO makes us feel at home. Find Brooke at @boneybrooke [https://www.instagram.com/boneybrooke/] and pick up her book ‘All Of It: Notes on public life, private joy and everything in between’ at https://www.booktopia.com.au/all-of-it-brooke-boney/book/9781761068003.html For the dreamers still making it home, Darren Palmer’s Almost Home is powered by Shark sharkclean.com.au [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251] ⁠Shark PowerDetect Clean & Empty⁠ [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251] – The PowerDetect is smart, powerful, and efficient. Unlike other vacuums, it is designed to clean in both forward and reverse, which cuts cleaning time in half. Whether it’s pet hair in the lounge, crumbs in the kitchen, or a full-home deep clean, it adapts to every floor type. And when you’re done the dock empties and charges your vacuum after every clean. Find more: ⁠https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251⁠ [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251] If your home away from home was a podcast, it would be *Almost Home with Darren Palmer*. An insightful and heartwarming series hosted by Aussie interior designer Darren Palmer. Each week, he sits down with an inspiring guest to discuss everything from colour schemes to childhood dreams - discovering what it means to create a sense of home, one story at a time. Welcome to… Darren Palmer’s Almost Home. Follow on Instagram and TikTok @darrenpalmerofficial And full episode with video on Youtube @darrenpalmerhome  Show Credits: Host & Executive Producer: Darren Palmer Executive Producer: Amelia Chappelow Podcast & Video Producer: Lauren Cooper Audio Engineers: Grant Offner & Nick Loane Art Director: Brigitte Greene Photographer: Dario Hardaker  DOPs: Marcus Coblyn, Harri Gilbert, Nolan Verheij, Ed Renew Gaffers: Gabriel Morrison, Maxed Out Lighting Senior Video Editor: Brad Hurt ASE Video Editor: Rihanna Smith-Williams Freelance Video Editor: Emma Baggott  Motion Designer: Rob Harper & Tom Cotton Colourist: Vincent Taylor Senior Copywriter: Antonia Minutolo Copywriter: Amanda Thacker Head of Commercial: Louise Magnifico  Project Management: Kate Vickery Talent Management: Joseph Hanrahan Amplification Partner: iHeart  Collaboration Partner: King Kyle Productions This is a MIK Made production  Say: hello@mik.studio [hello@mik.studio]

Shane Jenek is Almost Home

This week, Darren Palmer sits down with his old friend from Australia’s year 2000s drag queen era Shane Jenek, known by the world as Courtney Act, to recount his childhood home in Queensland, crossing paths with Lady Gaga and what home is looking and feeling like to him right now.  Follow Shane on IG @courtneyact [https://www.instagram.com/courtneyact] and find his book ‘Confetti and the Rainbow Garden’ here: https://www.booktopia.com.au/confetti-and-the-rainbow-garden-shane-jenek/book/9781763550735.html [https://www.booktopia.com.au/confetti-and-the-rainbow-garden-shane-jenek/book/9781763550735.html] For the dreamers still making it home, Darren Palmer’s Almost Home is powered by Shark sharkclean.com.au [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251] ⁠Shark TurboBlade Fan [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/fans/products/shark-turboblade-ultra-powerful-bladeless-tower-fan]⁠ - The TurboBlade fan is sleek, powerful, and versatile bladeless fan. It accelerates air up to 20 metres, pivoting both vertically and horizontally, you can customise your cool whether you're powering through work, unwinding in the living room, or enjoying a quiet, comfortable night’s sleep. Find more: ⁠https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/fans/products/shark-turboblade-ultra-powerful-bladeless-tower-fan⁠⁠ [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/fans/products/shark-turboblade-ultra-powerful-bladeless-tower-fan] If your home away from home was a podcast, it would be *Almost Home with Darren Palmer*. An insightful and heartwarming series hosted by Aussie interior designer Darren Palmer. Each week, he sits down with an inspiring guest to discuss everything from colour schemes to childhood dreams - discovering what it means to create a sense of home, one story at a time. Welcome to… Darren Palmer’s Almost Home. Follow on Instagram and TikTok @darrenpalmerofficial And full episode with video on Youtube @darrenpalmerhome  Show Credits: Host & Executive Producer: Darren Palmer Executive Producer: Amelia Chappelow Podcast & Video Producer: Lauren Cooper Audio Engineers: Grant Offner & Nick Loane Art Director: Brigitte Greene Photographer: Dario Hardaker  DOPs: Marcus Coblyn, Harri Gilbert, Nolan Verheij, Ed Renew Gaffers: Gabriel Morrison, Maxed Out Lighting Senior Video Editor: Brad Hurt ASE Video Editor: Rihanna Smith-Williams Freelance Video Editor: Emma Baggott  Motion Designer: Rob Harper & Tom Cotton Colourist: Vincent Taylor Senior Copywriter: Antonia Minutolo Copywriter: Amanda Thacker Head of Commercial: Louise Magnifico  Project Management: Kate Vickery Talent Management: Joseph Hanrahan Amplification Partner: iHeart  Collaboration Partner: King Kyle Productions This is a MIK Made production  Say: hello@mik.studio [hello@mik.studio]

Scott Cam is Almost Home

This week, Darren Palmer is joined by his friend and colleague Scott Cam, host of The Block, for a conversation about life before and after the spotlight, and what home means to him. From his early life and Bondi upbringing to being talent-spotted in a pub in his thirties, Scott reflects on the values of craftsmanship, family and hard work that have shaped both his career and the homes he’s built along the way.  You’ll hear about some special momentos Scotty has collected over the years, how proud he is of his growing family and which celebrity made Darren speechless at the Logies. Follow Scott on IG @scottcamofficial [https://www.instagram.com/scottycamofficial/] or catch up on the latest season of The Block. For the dreamers still making it home, Darren Palmer’s Almost Home is powered by Shark sharkclean.com.au [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251] ⁠Shark PowerDetect Clean & Empty⁠ [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251] – The PowerDetect is smart, powerful, and efficient. Unlike other vacuums, it is designed to clean in both forward and reverse, which cuts cleaning time in half. Whether it’s pet hair in the lounge, crumbs in the kitchen, or a full-home deep clean, it adapts to every floor type. And when you’re done the dock empties and charges your vacuum after every clean. Find more: ⁠https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251⁠ [https://sharkclean.com.au/collections/cordless-vacuums/products/shark-cordless-powerdetect-clean-empty-system-ip3251] If your home away from home was a podcast, it would be *Almost Home with Darren Palmer*. An insightful and heartwarming series hosted by Aussie interior designer Darren Palmer. Each week, he sits down with an inspiring guest to discuss everything from colour schemes to childhood dreams - discovering what it means to create a sense of home, one story at a time. Welcome to… Darren Palmer’s Almost Home. Follow on Instagram and TikTok @darrenpalmerofficial And full episode with video on Youtube @darrenpalmerhome  Show Credits: Host & Executive Producer: Darren Palmer Executive Producer: Amelia Chappelow Podcast & Video Producer: Lauren Cooper Audio Engineers: Grant Offner & Nick Loane Art Director: Brigitte Greene Photographer: Dario Hardaker  DOPs: Marcus Coblyn, Harri Gilbert, Nolan Verheij, Ed Renew Gaffers: Gabriel Morrison, Maxed Out Lighting Senior Video Editor: Brad Hurt ASE Video Editor: Rihanna Smith-Williams Freelance Video Editor: Emma Baggott  Motion Designer: Rob Harper & Tom Cotton Colourist: Vincent Taylor Senior Copywriter: Antonia Minutolo Copywriter: Amanda Thacker Head of Commercial: Louise Magnifico  Project Management: Kate Vickery Talent Management: Joseph Hanrahan Amplification Partner: iHeart  Collaboration Partner: King Kyle Productions This is a MIK Made production  Say: hello@mik.studio [hello@mik.studio]