About the show
Meet Dick and Steve
Richard "Dick" Gorman
Co-host, sharing lived experience
Richard Gorman is a business owner based in Sydney, Australia.
Dick had nine lives even before the prostate cancer. He’s worked in advertising, and as a taxi driver, a courier with Contiki through Europe and ran boat charters in the south of France. He spent three years as a stand-up comedian, performing at the Comedy Stores in London and in Hollywood.
Around that time he started a finance business out of a terrace in Sydney’s Surry Hills. From humble beginnings Dick has built what is now Australia's largest provider of pharmacy funding.
Outside of that, he's an avid golfer and walker, has climbed Kilimanjaro, has a son and a daughter and splits his time between Sydney and Tasmania with his partner, Marzena.
Dick met Steve initially in a business capacity, but the two have now been mates for too many years to mention.
At 54, Dick was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Now 18 years on and in good health, that experience sits at the heart of why he's co-hosting this podcast.
Here, Dick talks about his own diagnosis, choosing surgery and the life that followed. That includes the moments he found frightening, the trips to the chemist for pads and the questions about sex that can be hard to say out loud. He has no clinical credentials and speaks from his own experience.
Dr Stephen Van Mil
Co-host and veterinary surgeon
Dr Stephen Van Mil is a Veterinary Surgeon, conservationist and filmmaker.
Throughout his career he has appeared countless times on television, radio and print media. His work has taken him through multiple countries around the world, including leading numerous ecotours in Borneo, Africa and the Amazon. Stephen has walked the Kokoda Track twice.
In 2020, Stephen created Wildlife Recovery Australia which has grown rapidly to provide wildlife hospitals and sanctuaries throughout Australia, a new Veterinary Faculty with Southern Cross University, and numerous partnerships with other NGO’s and corporates.
Stephen enjoys live music events, hiking, travel, reading and is a sports nut with cricket, rugby and horseracing his passions. He prizes quality time with his son and daughter.
Dick Gorman has been a great mate and sparring-partner for 3 decades. Dick thinks he’s funny.
Stephen still has a prostate.
On the podcast, Steve asks Dick about the things he went through, including tests, surgery and relationships. His qualification is in veterinary medicine. He is not a human medical doctor, and the podcast is not a source of individual medical advice.
Why we're doing this
Dick and Steve chose a name people would notice. In the first episode, they talk about using humour to get an awkward conversation started, especially when fear or embarrassment makes it easier to say nothing.
The show does not leave the awkward subjects outside the room. Dick talks about erections, leaks and asking for help. In the edited Episode 6 conversation, guest Marzena Rybak adds her perspective as Richard's partner.
What you can expect from us
You can expect personal recollections, frank language and jokes between mates. You can also see where an editorial note sits outside the recorded dialogue. The stories do not tell you which treatment to choose or what your own recovery will be like.
Read how we handle personal experience and transcripts, see the current transcript notice and corrections information, or find the conversation closest to your concern.
Start with episode 1