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S1E103: Adam Collins
Listen now (51 min) | I’ve been lucky with the content offered by the guests on this podcast – but this guy has an unusually inspiring story. Working…
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I FOUGHT AMERICANISMS AND AMERICANISMS WON
I was always homesick for Australia when I lived in America. I didn’t just miss family and friends, I also missed Australian flora and fauna, footy…
Jan 24
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S1E102: Andrew Hansen
Listen now (27 min) | This week’s guest on Out of the Question is writer, comedian, and musician, Andrew Hansen. He’s the member of The Chaser who sings…
Jan 22
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WHEN MICK PLAYED NED AND OTHER CATASTROPHES
Every Tuesday night for more than a decade, Dad would have dinner with the TV writer and producer, Ian Jones. Ian was the creative force behind…
Jan 19
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MAKING WAVES
When I go for a jog along my street, I reckon about 55 to 60 percent of the residents wave at me from their cars as I shuffle past. But the problem is…
Jan 16
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JANUARY 13 - A QUIET DAY TO BE BORN
January 13 is a weird day to have a birthday. Not much happens on January 13. Some people have gone back to work. Some haven’t. It’s also a bit dicey…
Jan 12
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IN PRAISE OF THAT HILARIOUS LITTLE PAPER
Remember the free newspaper, mX? It was published by Rupert Murdoch. But it was the most un-Murdoch publication in the history of Murdoch publications…
Jan 8
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WHY DO I NEED YOU TO KNOW THAT I WENT TO THE SAME SCHOOL AS A TEST CRICKETER?
When cricketer Matt Renshaw made his test debut in 2016, I told anyone who’d listen that we’d gone to the same school. It’s important to note that I…
Jan 5
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"WHO WRITES THIS SHIT?" MOVIE DIALOGUE THAT WON'T DIE
Writers who make it in Hollywood are generally pretty good at their job. Many went to Ivy League universities. They’ve read and understood Aristotle’s…
Jan 4
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December 2022
REPOST: ALBO AND THE ART OF ORATORY
The Kicker's moment of the year.
Dec 31, 2022
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HAPPY NEW YEAR & THANK YOU
Watch now (14 min) | This is a quick thank you note. On the evening of April 27 this year, I went back to my hotel room in Albury and typed out a…
Dec 30, 2022
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RANDOM ADVICE FOR 20-SOMETHING ADAM
Sometimes I dream of visiting my younger self, going back to the flat I lived in, clearing the scattered newspapers, pizza boxes and cans of Golden…
Dec 28, 2022
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