Launching Soon · Season One

You've never heard of them. You'll never forget them.

Conversations with people who bet everything on a conviction — and learned things the rest of us never will.

Hosted by Darren Terkel · Sydney

Darren Terkel, host of I'm Fascinated Sydney · 2026
Forget the famous. Meet the fascinating.
Why Listen

Intriguing lessons from lives lived with depth. Quiet discoveries, shared.

01

The unfamous, examined.

Curated across science, technology, art, business and politics. We choose guests for what they've explored — not who follows them. Each one earned their seat the hard way.

02

Long, generous, in no rush.

No clips. No clickbait. Just the full conversation — the kind where ideas can breathe and people actually think out loud. Recorded in Sydney. Released fortnightly.

03

Hard-won wisdom, not highlight reels.

Every episode lands on what they learned going all in — the wisdom on the other side of conviction. Subscribers hear it 24 hours before everyone else.

Who should Darren talk to?

Nominate someone fascinating.

Not famous. Not loud. Not LinkedIn-influencer fascinating. Actually fascinating. The person you can't stop thinking about. The one whose story you've told three times this year.

Tell us who they are and why they belong on the show. The best nominations become Season One.

The best nominations get credited on the episode. Some get to introduce their guest in person.

Thank you. Darren reads every nomination personally.

Be First. Hear First.

Be first. Hear first.

One email when episode one drops. Then a short note from Darren every fortnight — only when there's something worth hearing.