A chance brush with fame led to Jason McCarthur's art exploding in popularity in Japan after J-pop star Fujii Kaze was spotted with one of the outback artist's bags. The Broken Hill artist has since travelled to Tokyo to hold his first international exhibition after previously showing locally and other regional towns. Get the news that matters to you straight from the source. Download the ABC NEWS app via the link in our bio. #ABCNewsBreakfast #feelgood | ABC Sydney

‘Popularity & influence’ Popularity, influence… we hear these words quite a lot. They are not the same thing - they are different but one tips the scale. But which one? Today I compare and contrast the two. For more inspiring videos please click the link under comments. #weekendreflectionswithtsungi | Tsungi Chiwara