Best Aidan Jones Podcasts (2025)

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S6 E134: Scottish Sensation Aidan Jones 1:23:45

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We sit down with rising pop sensation Aidan Jones for a vibrant conversation about his music and artistry. With standout tracks like “Boyfriend”, “Isn’t He Pretty”, and “Kiss”, Aidan is redefining what male pop can look and sound like for a new queer generation. His songs blend heartfelt storytelling with polished production, capturing the same war…

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Ep 411 - First Month in London 36:50

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I've been in London for a month now, and in that time I've performed at the best club in the city, done a paid 20 for a promoter who didn't even know my name at the start of the month, and done a bunch of sets at great clubs and rooms! I'm feeling really good about the way things are going. This weekend I was in Manchester doing a bunch of shows at…

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Ancient Historical Fiction with Dr. Colleen Darnell 1:01:40

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My guest today is Dr. Colleen Darnell, who will speak to us about New Kingdom literature (featuring rulers like Ramesses, Thutmose III, Seqenenra, and more). It’s a fun discussion, ranging from the calamitous death of Seqenenra Tao, to the triumphs of Thutmose III and Ramesses II, to the divine glamour of chariots, and how pharaohs became literary …

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Growth Equity, VCTs and Exits with Rupert West, Managing Director @ Puma Growth Partners 43:17

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Please note: The topics covered in this episode should not be taken as investment advice. This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Rupert West, the founder and Managing Director of Puma Growth Partners, a UK-based growth equity investor backing companies at Series A with cheque sizes of £4–10m. Puma invests across consumer brands, B2B SaaS, an…

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Ep 410 - A Fucken Awesome Episode 44:35

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I went to the media night of 'Emma' at the Rose Theatre last night, this is the play my girlfriend is in and has been rehearsing for the last 6 weeks. It was INCREDIBLE!! Fuck I loved it so much, as did the 800-odd people who packed out the theatre. I went to the opening night on Wednesday, and even in the time between that and the media night it's…

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216b: Kadesh, the ROCK Musical (Preview) 3:38

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Heavy Metal Hittites. This is a preview of my "rock musical" version of Kadesh. Full version available at patreon.com/c/egyptpodcast. Song produced by Hermanubis (aka Luke Chaos https://chaosmusick.bandcamp.com/). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Dominic Perry

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Donald Rumsfeld in the Movies with William Cooper 59:26

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 375) — Donald Rumsfeld served as the U.S. Secretary of Defense twice in his career, including during the 9/11 attacks. Today, we'll learn how the movies "Vice", "W." bring a fictional portrayal of Rumsfeld. We'll also look into the accuracy of the documentary "The Unknown Known" which interviews Rumsfeld himself. ⁠G…

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Building Outreach to a $4bn unicorn and helping AI agents get paid with Paid.ai - Manny Medina, Co-Founder & CEO @ Paid.ai 50:38

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This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Manny Medina, the visionary founder behind Outreach — the $4B sales engagement unicorn — and now co-founder & CEO of Paid.ai, a startup pioneering how AI agents get priced, paid, and scaled. We dive into Manny’s remarkable journey from zero to $250M+ ARR with Outreach, the gritty early days of selling d…

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S6 E133: Rising Country Star Ry Rivers 1:24:53

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YeeHaw! We gone country! Yes indeedy, the Boot Scootin' Boogie came a knockin' and we answered. We're thrilled to have rising country star Ry Rivers in our guest seat, and we get into all the details on his recent releases "Kiss A Cowboy" and "Neon Moon", his cover of the Brooks & Dunn classic. And we chat being queer in country music and what's ar…

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Ep. 429 - Townhall's Jeff Charles talks about the assassination of Charlie Kirk 55:14

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Jeff Charles, News Editor at Townhall, joins the show and has a conversation with Darvio about the assassination of Charlie Kirk, today's political climate, social media's role in it and where we go from here.By FCB Podcast Network

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216: Kadesh, The Musical! 36:28

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The war of the words. Following his strategic defeat at Kadesh, Ramesses set about putting his version of the story into wide circulation. Today, art and texts of this conflict survive at the temples of Abu Simbel, Karnak, Luxor, Abydos, and the Ramesseum. Among those texts, we have the “Literary Record” or “Kadesh Poem.” A lengthy, dramatised vers…

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Building, Backing & Scaling in an AI-Native World with Kenneth Auchenberg, Partner @ AlleyCorp 47:26

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In this episode we are joined by Kenneth Auchenberg, Partner at AlleyCorp — one of New York’s most prolific early-stage funds known for incubating companies like MongoDB, Business Insider, and Radical AI. Kenneth’s journey from coding at 16 in Copenhagen to shaping global developer ecosystems at Stripe and Microsoft gives him a unique lens into the…

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Ep 408 - What Else Do I Want To Say 34:55

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I've been in London two weeks now. I'm writing every day, and the gigs I'm doing are going great. Like always, I can't help but think about what things will be like 3 months, 6 months in the future. The one thing I am absolutely certain of is my phone is destroying my brain and ruining my ability to concentrate.…

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Ep. 428 - Anchor of Hope's Ann-Marie Potemski talks about helping struggling families and legal refugees 44:40

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Ann-Marie Potemski from the nonprofit Anchor of Hope joins the show to talk about her experience in helping struggling families, legal refugees from war torn countries and shares how great the need is.By FCB Podcast Network

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Kadesh: What Was It Good For? with Prof. Peter Brand 1:35:48

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Why is the Battle of Kadesh so famous, compared to other ancient conflicts? What can we take away from Ramesses' account in terms of "truth" vs "rhetoric." And what did it all up to, really? Prof. Peter Brand returns to discuss the battle in great detail, from the blow-by-blow moments to the larger strategic and political context. Along the way, we…

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Inside the Quantum Infrastructure Revolution with Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Founder & CEO @ Nu Quantum 43:33

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This week on Riding Unicorns, we’re joined by Carmen Palacios-Berraquero, Founder and CEO of Nu Quantum, a pioneering company building the networking layer for the quantum computing era. Carmen’s journey started in academia, researching quantum photonics, before she spun out Nu Quantum from the University of Cambridge. Now backed by top deep tech i…

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Ep 407 - Cloudstreet 45:46

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I've just finished reading the book 'Cloudstreet' by Tim Winton - I've been reading it for like six months, so god damn it, it's about time! It struck me how all the characters had, by the end of the story, found some semblance of home by virtue of simply staying put. Some of them left, and in leaving they also departed the story, but the ones who …

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Young Guns II with Josh from The Wild West Extravaganza 1:27:15

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 374) — Today we'll rejoin Billy the Kid's outlaw gang as they continue their attempts to escape the law following the events in Young Guns (BOATS EP. 146). Was Brushy Bill Roberts a real person? Was he Billy the Kid? What other creative liberties did the filmmakers take in telling the true story of Billy the Kid? Wh…

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S6 E132: Jake Smith 1:27:07

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It's season 6! Yes we've closed a season out only to open another. And to kick off what will surely be the best season yet, we have Beauty Influencer and Entrepreneur Jake Smith with us to chat all about his journey and evolution from small rural town to Big City Icon! We're talking makeup on men, fashion, creating business networks and much, much …

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215: Ramesses II Taking Hands, Healing Wounds 46:22

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Who won? In the aftermath of battle, Ramesses and Muwattalli withdrew from Kadesh. We discuss the short- and long-term fallout and consider the "score card" for the respective armies. Then, we spend time with the wounded soldiers, using the Edwin Smith Papyrus to understand diagnoses and treatments used by ancient Egyptian physicians (swnw). Finall…

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Ep 406 - Hit The T 39:48

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I've finally arrived in London. The Edinburgh Fringe is over, and I'm booking spots for the next few months around the UK. Today is my first full day as a resident of London, and I'm feeling great about the future! Let's go.By Aidan Jones

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Building the "Lovable of Marketing" with Patrick Haede, Co-Founder & CEO @ Superscale AI 56:31

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In this episode, we're joined by Patrick Haede, the founder of Superscale AI, a breakout new startup transforming how digital products are marketed. 🚀 Inspired by Lovable’s success in democratising product-building, Patrick saw the next major frontier: distribution. In a world where anyone can now build a product, how do you market it effectively? …

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S5 E131: Dawn Web 1:14:59

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This episode we chat with Nova Scotian multidisciplinary artist Dawn Web who will be telling us all about their upcoming Halifax Fringe Festival show RED CORNER from their book of the same name. And we’ll also be getting a special vivekreading by Dawn of one of their pieces from RED CORNER. PLUS! This episode we also have new music from Austin Warr…

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Ep 405 - The Future Is Looking Bright 34:24

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The last week at the Fringe my ticket sales have gone up and up! Also I've seen a bunch of wonderful, inspiring shows, I've been getting a good amount of sleep but also have seen friends, and managed to even work on a few ideas for a new show. It's been perfect, honestly, so I'm just reminding myself to be grateful and enjoy this all right now!…

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Amelia with Chris Williamson 1:11:31

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 373) — Learn about legendary aviator Amelia Earhart as she was portrayed onscreen by Hilary Swank in the 2009 biopic. To uncover the true story, today we'll talk with author, documentarian, and host of Chasing Earhart , the only podcast dedicated entirely to Amelia Earhart: Chris Williamson. Where to watch Amelia Ge…

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S5 E130: PRIDE with Jay Holt Part 2 1:18:46

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Part 2 of our conversation with Queer Therapist Jay Holt as we continue to celebrate Pride. Our in-depth conversation concludes as we chat about the affects the world have on us as a community and Pride as a whole. We're taking the convo to lots of places but always bringing it back to a place of positivity and hope. PLUS! This episode we also have…

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Ep. 427 - Cleveland Councilman Joe Jones addresses the allegations against him 50:04

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On today's episode, Cleveland Councilman Joe Jones addresses the allegations of intimidation and of allegedly threatening someone. He gives his perspective on the alleged incidents and also gives his perspective on dealing with the allegations, how his family is handling it, the message to his voters who don't know what to believe and more.…

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214: Ramesses II The Battle of Kadesh 1:59:17

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In June of 1287 BCE (approximately), one of antiquity’s great conflicts unfolded in southern Syria. Meeting near Kadesh (Qidsha), the armies of Egypt and Hatti fought each other in a spectacular engagement. The events of that battle are recorded, somewhat grandiosely, by Ramesses II in temple art and extended hieroglyph narratives. With those as ou…

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Scaling from startup to £70M+ funding in 16 months with Paul Anthony, Co-founder of Primer & Colossal 55:58

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Paul Anthony is the co-founder of Primer, a rapidly growing payment orchestration platform with over 200 employees and more than £70 million in funding from top-tier investors including Seed Camp, Balderton, Accel, and Iconic. His journey began as the first employee at a FinTech startup (now called Depay), followed by a stint at PayPal's Braintree …

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Ep 404 - Day Off 36:55

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I've had a day off today, no shows! In 10 years of coming to the Fringe I've never had a day off, and I'll tell you what I FUCKING LOVE IT!! I'm feeling so good right now, this is smack-bang in the middle of the run, and everything is ticking along smoothly. I've got some plans for after the Fringe, some potential opportunities and some industry pe…

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213: Ramesses II Seven Nation Army 50:09

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Ramesses, Muwattalli, and the Trojans(?). In June of 1287 BCE, the Great Kings of Hatti and Egypt were on the verge of a major confrontation. Ramesses, marching across Sinai and into Canaan, made careful preparations for his assault on Kadesh. Alas, even the best-planned campaign could not be hidden from a watchful enemy. In Hatti, Muwattalli II se…

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Simone Maini, CEO @ Elliptic, on Leading Through Crypto Winters and Building Elliptic into a Blockchain Analytics Leader 37:05

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In this episode of Riding Unicorns, James and Hector sit down with Simone Maini, CEO of Elliptic, the world’s leading blockchain analytics company. Simone’s career path is anything but conventional — from a history degree and Deutsche Bank to leading a $100M+ funded crypto intelligence powerhouse. 🧠 After 8 years in banking and a stint in anti-mone…

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Ep 403 - Snotty Nose 37:11

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I have a snotty nose and everyone can fuck off. Nah I'm actually doing great other than that, the show is selling and I have a review coming out tomorrow which I am NERVOUS about. I guess I'm nervous about a lot of things, just thinking about the future. Ruminating. At the end of the podcast I went around my room and described everything, it was an…

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Trail of Vengeance with Rob Hilliard 1:33:51

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 372) — Travel back to the Old West for a tale of revenge, Pinkerton agents, and frontier justice in the wake of the Civil War. One of those former Pinkerton agents in the movie is John Scobell (Gbenga Akinnagbe), making 2025's Trail of Vengeance the first movie to feature John Scobell as one of its main characters. …

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212: Ramesses II The Arsenal of Pharaohcracy 32:37

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Preparing for Kadesh. In 1287 BCE (late in his fifth regnal year) King Ramesses II departed Egypt on campaign. His target? The city of Kadesh / Qidsha in southern Syria. The Kadesh campaign is famous, as one of history’s “great battles.” Today, we “set the scene,” and explore the preparations for this war. We have a surprisingly detailed picture of…

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Pattern recognition and backing Europe's next unicorns with Andrei Brasoveanu, Partner @ Accel 39:32

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From international math olympiads to high-frequency trading to leading deals at Accel, Andrei Brasoveanu has carved one of the most impressive careers in European tech. After a decade on Wall Street as a quant, he joined Accel’s London office and quickly became one of their top investors—backing breakout companies like Celonis and, more recently, P…

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Ep 402 - Waiting For The Great Leap Forwards 42:00

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First week of the Edinburgh Fringe, got into town today and I haven't had a good, proper night's sleep in over a week. It's currently half past midnight as I upload this and I can't wait to finish, shower, and get into bed. I am going to launch into that fucking bed mate. Don't you worry about me.By Aidan Jones

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S5 E129: PRIDE with Jay Holt Part 1 1:30:33

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Queer Therapist Jay Holt returns to celebrate Pride with us. This is part 1 of a special in-depth conversation tackling how we can use the arts as a coping mechanism. The 2SLGBTQIA+ community is being impacted by global politics and anxiety and stress because of it continues to rise. We get into some strategies to combat that anxiety, trade some ti…

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Kadesh: The 200 Year Enemy with Prof. Peter Brand 49:54

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Leading up to the Battle of Kadesh (c.1287 BCE) betwen Ramesses II of Egypt and Muwatalli II of Hatti, we need to understand the background. Why was this city the epicentre of such a major conflict? How did the rulers of Kadesh (Kadeshians?) persistently frustrate pharaohs dating back two centuries to Thutmose III (c.1480 BCE). Today, Prof. Peter B…

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Ep 401 - Jetlag 33:01

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Honestly man I always thought jetlag was just like, you wake up earlier and go about your day. I feel TIRED AND WEAK! I've never had it like this before and I hate it. Other than that, and forgetting to pick up one of my checked bags from the airport, everything is sweet. hehe.By Aidan Jones

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Ep. 426 - Talking the Diddy verdict, the return of "The Floridians" segment and more 39:17

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The team tackles the Sean "Diddy" Comes verdict and its implications. Later in the show the team discusses Faith Evans being sued by the Voletta Wallace estate and the return of the comedic segment "The Floridians".By FCB Podcast Network

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Classic: Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story with Matthew Polly 54:39

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BASED ON A TRUE STORY (BOATS EP. 371) — How well do you know about the real Bruce Lee? There are a lot of myths that came out of the movie "Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story" so today we'll pull another classic episode from the Based on a True Story vault. Where to watch Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story ⁠Get Matthew's book⁠ Matthew Polly authored "Bruce Lee: …

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Ep. 425 - FanExpo Cleveland interviews with Aidan Scott, Guy Gilchrist and George Buza 59:56

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Today's episode features interviews from FanExpo Cleveland, with Aidan Scott from the Netflix hit "One Piece", Guy Gilchrist (Jim Henson's cartoonist on the Muppets) and George Buza (the voice of "Beast" on X-Men the Animated Series). Later in the show the Outlaws get into some more Outlaw activities with more entertaining discussions!…

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Ancient Egyptian Curse / Swear Words 14:32

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We learn how to insult someone in ancient Egyptian, based on the surviving texts... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Dominic Perry

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Ep 400 - I'm Very Curious About Myself 47:44

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Two more sleeps until I leave Melbourne! I've almost finished selling my stuff, just a few more bits and pieces, but the plan is tomorrow night for the last night in my room, I'll be sleeping in an empty room with just packed bags and a mattress on the floor. Pretty romantic image hey? And I'll leave this city the same way I came in, sleeping on th…