Best The Aerospace Corporation Podcasts (2025)

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The Aerospace Corporation. Talking with Shawn Sloan, Corporate Fellow for Artificial Intelligence. 26:48

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Aerospace Corporation is a federally funded center for research and development focused on Space. Founded in 1960 and employing over 4500 professionals, it has expanded its remit beyond NASA, NOA and other space related entities to clients in the private sector like Spacex and Blue Origin. AI is increasingly featured in its' space projects.…

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The South Caucasus: Winners and Losers. Talking with Rich Outzen, Senior Advisor at Dragoman LLC. 34:14

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New economic cooperation plans take shape between Armenia and Azerbaijan. The Trump Administration proposes an international roadway through southern Armenia linking Azerbaijan to its Western Exclave, bordering Turkey.

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They'll fight over it when you're dead. Talking with Saddleback Leather Company Founder Dave Munson 1:07:38

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Saddleback Leather Co. manufactures high quality leather goods ranging from travel bags to belts and shoes. Located outside Fort Worth, Texas it is a family owned company with a unique mission and commitment to the highest quality.

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How A Superintendent Turned A “Graveyard” District Into A Culture Of Trust And Results with J.R. Green 51:30

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We talk with retired superintendent JR Green about turning a “graveyard for superintendents” into a destination district by putting culture, courage, and accountability first. We unpack faith over fear, family support, collaboration over competition, and the difference between authority and leadership. • JR Green’s path from assistant superintenden…

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CJI Podcast #25 Jamie Walker Jetlinx "Let our leaders lead" 46:49

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Jamie Walker, executive chairman of Jetlink, recently returned to a more active role after a 2-year break. Jetlink focuses on a local market approach, with private terminals or partnerships in over 20 locations. They have found success in acquiring and integrating smaller local charter operators. However, they have struggled with illegal charter co…

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Best of 2025: Mike Doleman on surving the Blythe Star 53:00

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At 18 years old, Mick Doleman miraculously survived when his ship capsized in the freezing Southern Ocean off Tasmania. But as he floated in a life raft with his nine crewmates, his ordeal at sea had only just begun. This episode of Conversations was produced by Meggie Morris, the Executive Producer was Nicola Harrison. It covers ship wreck, overcr…

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Best of 2025: How I became a brainwashed cult bride 53:31

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Liz Cameron was 18 years old when a stranger approached her in a book shop. It was the beginning of her induction into a cult, and it was an experience Liz barely survived. The process of brainwashing happened gradually, first came the love-bombing and the allure of finding a new purpose in life. Then came the isolation from friends and family, alo…

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Best of 2025: The young boat builder who rowed across the Pacific 52:16

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Tom Robinson was a 14-year-old living in the Brisbane suburbs when he made a promise to himself to become the youngest person ever to row across the Pacific Ocean. Nine years later Tom set off from Peru bound for Australia without a support crew and limited communication. Tom navigated by the stars, made eye contact with a shark and rowed up to 15 …

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Finance As A Growth Engine With Gary Piscatelli of Astor Chocolate 31:57

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Gary Piscatelli has earned a reputation as a transformational and pragmatic leader in a global confectionary industry driven by factors including rising disposable incomes, urbanization, and innovative products. That market's valued at approximately $269 billion in 2024, and projected to reach around $468 billion by 2034 with a huge annual compound…

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The San Francisco Bay Area Economic Outlook for 2026. Talking with Chris Cimino, Managing Partner with KPMG. 28:32

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Chris is Managing Partner with KPMG with responsibility for the Bay Area and the Pacific Northwest. In the interview Chris references two KPMG studies that are available to listeners : KPMG's CEO Outlook Survey KPMG's American Worker Survey

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Best of 2025: Claire Keegan on bravery, writing and the single life 53:10

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The bestselling Irish author grew up on a farm set on “50 acres on the side of a hill”. Growing up, she witnessed a harsh, misogynistic country that convinced her she would never marry. Claire shares what she has learned about writing from a litter of newborn piglets. Her works Small Things Like These and Foster have both been made into movies. Cla…

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GPS - Jamming and Spoofing incidents skyrocket. Can we fix it ? Talking with Kanwar Singh, CEO of Skyline NAV AI/Pathfinder. 28:59

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GPS was created 51years ago. It's ubiquity is due to a constellation of Geostationary Positioning Satellites (GPS). But any satellite signal can be jammed. Skyline's technology is not dependent on satellites and therefore cannot be jammed - a game changing technology.

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Succession Without Surprises At A Fast-Growing Pharma Manufacturer with Janisha Thomas 41:00

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What if the core of effective leadership isn’t what you know, but how deeply you care? In this episode, we sit down with Janisha Thomas, Chief Human Resources Officer at The Ritedose Corporation, to explore a practical, people-centered blueprint for leading through growth, maintaining high standards with empathy, and anchoring decisions in values w…

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Best of 2025: How Vincent Fantauzzo's life was saved by love and painting 52:00

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When artist Vincent Fantauzzo was a boy he was a street-fighting petty criminal with dyslexia and a blazing talent for drawing. He escaped jail time, and grew up to become one of Australia's most well-known portrait artists. VIncent Fantauzzo is one of Australia's most successful portrait artists. For his luminous, photo-realistic paintings he's wo…

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Decolonizing Ukraine: The Indigenous People of Crimea and Pathways to Freedom. Talking with Professor Greta Lynn Uehling 45:45

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In today's podcast, Professor Uehling references a letter writing campaign directed to families and other men and women in Crimea and Ukraine. If you wish to reach out by writing to the people who are often on the frontlines of the war with Russia , go to this website for more information : Crimea-Platform.org…

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Encore: the life of Norman Swan 51:00

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How a boy from Glasgow named Norman Swirsky grew up to become Australia's most famous doctorWhen Norman was 10 years old his dad decided to change the family's surname to Swan in a response to ongoing anti-Semitism in Scotland after WWII. Norman wanted to be an actor growing up, but his parents encouraged him to study medicine. After he completed h…

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William McInnes' bittersweet summers — budgie smugglers, boardies and bumming around 50:30

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The author and actor thinks summer in Australia is done bigger, better and weirder than anywhere else. For three months of the year, life slows down and heats up. But for William, summer in Australia is an imperfect paradise where more than anything, people yearn to connect. Summer can be a hellish time in Australia, where temperatures soar and fir…

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How living like a Stoic changed my life 51:19

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Journalist and author, Brigid Delaney looked into the ancient philosophy during an assignment from her editor. What she discovered led her to years of study and a brand-new outlook on life that focuses less on happiness and more on meaning and contentment. Brigid is devoted to the Stoics, a philosophy that encourages its followers to focus on what …

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The Speed of Sound! How Tariffs, Supply Chain & Extreme Competition are Changing the Global Aerospace Industry 54:13

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For almost every industry in 2025, tariffs have become a way of life and something that almost every CFO has had to contend with. But what are the global ramifications when an entire industry spreads its "wings" in a mass race to piece together the perfect supply chain puzzle in a marketplace where tariffs on thousands of parts can change with a si…

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The Rajneeshees and me — why Martina thought she needed a guru to heal 53:00

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Cult survivor and psychotherapist Dr Martina Zangger on her ten years devoted to an Indian mystic and how she learned to stand on her own two feet. When Martina Zangger was 19 years old she became a devotee of the Rajneeshee Movement led by the Guru, Bhagwan. The cult had its headquarters in a huge ashram, built in rural Oregon, and Martina decided…

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From Command And Control To Coaching: What Modern Leaders Must Change 31:22

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In this episode, Ron talks with entrepreneur and Vistage chair Jim Bramlett about the mindset shifts modern leaders need—moving from command-and-control to coaching, embracing vulnerability, and leaning on peer support instead of leading alone. Jim shares lessons from seven startups, emphasizing the importance of being coachable, hiring for culture…

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Encore: Helen Garner's love letter to her grandson, and football 52:10

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When Helen Garner began following her grandson Amby's under-16s football team, it was a chance to spend more time with her youngest grandchild before he became an adult and she was fascinated by the spectacle. She went along to all the games, and to every training session, shivering on the sidelines at dusk, it also gave Helen a new writing project…

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How to find and pitch investors for your startup. The Do's and Don'ts. Talking with Black Dog Venture Partners CEO Scott Kelly. 35:00

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Raising capital is a multi-phase process that brings together the entrepreneur and the investor. Scott and his team are at the nexus of that relationship. With a network of 13,000 investors, Black Dog Venture Partners is active nationwide, and is industry agnostic.

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The forgotten men who fought and died in the wild jungles of Borneo 53:00

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At the very end of World War Two, Australian soldiers were sent to Borneo to dislodge the occupying Japanese Forces. The story of their brutal fighting was largely forgotten by their own compatriots, who never understood why they went in there in the first place. It was one of the largest amphibious landings of the whole war, and what followed was …

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Deciding to live—recovery from a decade long battle with anorexia 50:23

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While fighting anorexia Lexi Crouch was admitted to hospital 25 times and placed in an induced coma twice. When doctors told her she would die, she began the slow climb up and out to health (CW: discussion of eating disorders) Lexi was 16 when she was first admitted to hospital and diagnosed with anorexia and spent the next decade in and out specia…

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Frosty the supercars legend and his race to the top of Mount Panorama 53:00

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Mark Winterbottom grew up in outer Western Sydney, in a family with not much money to spend on expensive hobbies. But by an extraordinary twist of fate, Mark won his first mini motorbike in a shopping centre raffle at the age of 8. Immediately, he was off, speedily rising up from bikes to kart racing, and then to V8 Supercars. Mark won race after r…

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Ireland's Maritime Security and Russia. Talking with Professor Andrew Cottey. 50:12

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Ireland adopted a policy of neutrality in 1939 at the outbreak of World War II. Since then and even as a member of the EU, neutrality has been a hallmark of the nation's foreign policy. But in light of the Russian war in Ukraine and a vast transformation of the Irish economy with Big Pharma, High Tech and Big Data from the US will national security…

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The Unconditional: Leadership, Values, and Growth with NASA Aerospace Engineer Andy Crocker 33:17

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We explore why values outlast achievements and how to lead under pressure without compromising integrity. Andy Crocker shares lessons from aerospace, the five core values in his book The Unconditionals, and practical ways to grow through failure, mentor well, and adopt AI responsibly. • defining success as values alignment not outcomes • integrity …

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CJI Podcast #24 Neil Engerran "I think there can be a shortage of attracting talent" 47:46

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The challenges of attracting talent to the business aviation industry have not gone away. Especially for roles like pilots and mechanics. Neil believes there may be a shortage of talent but there is also a shortage of attracting talent. Retaining talent, especially mechanics, can be difficult due to compensation differences compared to commercial a…

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Encore: Author Heather Rose on the grief lodged deep in her body 52:17

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Heather's brother and grandfather died in a tragic drowning accident when she was 12 and from that day, she began looking for a way to commune with what lies beyond. The quest has taken the Stella award winning writer to Buddhist monasteries, Native American dance rituals and sweat lodges, and to the discipline of writing. And Heather has had an in…

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A former army psychologist on ketamine therapy, PTSD and her surrogate twins 49:18

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Louise O'Sullivan spent 10 years with the ADF, including deployments with the Special Forces in Afghanistan which eventually left her with PTSD, but a bigger battle lay ahead, the fight to save her premature twins. After leaving the military, Louise wanted to begin a family but cancer treatment had left her unable to carry her own children so she f…

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Dad, Bob Marley and me 45:32

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After the death of her father, a spiritual moment with the life-size wooden statue of Bob at Nine Mile convinced queer rapper, Jamaica Moana that everything would be alright. Jamaica was born to the music of Bob Marley on the Central Coast of NSW. Her dad loved Bob’s music more than anything else and would listen incessantly on his interstate truck…

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How a pair of disobedient missionaries invented Australia's most iconic road trip 52:12

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Tens of thousands of 'van lifers' and 'grey nomads' drive around Australia each year. But the iconic road trip has a surprising origin story involving a pair of missionaries, a retired butcher and a gun-slinging mother-daughter duo. David Riley is a pastor and father who was on a lap around Australia with his wife and three children when he heard a…

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From Pilot To Builder: Systems, Boundaries, Growth 45:10

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We explore how letting go of people pleasing, building systems, and setting boundaries can transform a small aviation business and a leader’s life. James shares how coaching, health habits, and honest standards turned burnout into momentum and growth. • shifting from technician to leader • ending people pleasing and setting boundaries • delegation …

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Ruth Paine - In Memoriam. Talking with Joe Alesi. 36:32

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Ruth Paine passed away August 31, 2025. I attended a Memorial for her at the Quaker Retirement Village, Santa Rosa, November 2, 2025. Her friend and "archivist" as she once called him, Joe Alesi shares his memories of Ruth. She was a witness to history - her testimony to the Warren Commission about JFK assassin Lee Harvey Oswald was pivotal to thei…

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Entitled: The Rise and Fall of the House of York. Talking with author Andrew Lownie. 1:03:29

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Four years of meticulous research by author Andrew Lownie went into this book. And at the same time he was threatened with legal action and retaliation if he published. What has emerged is a detailed account of Andrew and Sarah's conduct over the years which has resulted in King Charles stripping his younger brother of his titles and honors and evi…

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CJI Podcast #23 | Mark Hardman | RightJet "You know, this industry is about trust and building trust" 47:24

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Join us this week with Mark Hardman, the founder of the business aviation company RightJet. Mark and Alasdair discuss the company's growth over the past 5 years, including expanding their showroom presence in the UAE and focusing on providing a full suite of services - from aircraft sales and charter to management. Mark shares his extensive backgro…

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Encore: How Johnathan Thurston became one of the greats 51:33

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Despite being a stand-out young player, many NRL clubs initially rejected Johnathan Thurston because they thought he was too small and wiry but he went on to become one of the best rugby league players of all time. Johnathan showed his rare talent for rugby league early on but his parents didn't have the money to help him travel to games. So in his…

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How Aunty Rhonda learnt to cry 51:12

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Artist, author and Stolen Generations survivor, Rhonda Collard-Spratt, on bush hugs, beehives, emu bumps, and finding peace. Aunty Rhonda Collard-Spratt is a Yamatji-Noongar elder and Stolen Generations survivor who grew up on the Carnarvon Native Mission in Western Australia. As a little girl she would escape from her dormitory into the bush to fe…

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From democracy to dictatorship and back again—how freedom falls and tyranny takes hold 53:30

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Dr James Loxton on how modern democracies can crumble as authoritarian regimes take hold, but also how freedom and democracy can rise again, from the Americas to Europe and into Asia. James grew up in stable Canada, where he spent his summers herding sheep in the middle of forest plantations. As a teenager, he hatched a plan to escape his "rough as…

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A bulldog on the ice -- Eric's journey from the South Pole to Outer Space 52:19

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Eric Philips has always loved cold weather and from young age became fixated on the idea of polar exploration and following in the footsteps of the adventurers he read about in National Geographic. And he went on to lead gruelling expeditions to the North and South Poles, pushing his body and mind to the limits. Eric also had dreams of travelling i…

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Nomad Platforms: A Mobile High Performance Computer and Portable Data Center. Talking with CEO & Co-Founder Brandon Schultz. 27:18

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Jensen Hwang, Founder of Nvidia, says that we are now in the era of accelerated compute. And Nomad Platforms is a prime example of that leap in computer technology. The potential applications for Nomad v2 are too numerous to list. But to give you one visual that sums up its capability, its a portable data center the size of a carry on case you can …

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Unpacking Success: Marcel Clarke on Ego, Accountability, and Building Generational Wealth 34:29

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We explore what it takes to build durable businesses across franchises, real estate and investing, and why humility, people and discipline beat ego every time. Marcél Clark shares how sacrifice fuels momentum, how leaders stay accountable and how to build teams that win. • people first leadership and culture • startup sacrifice and the myth of bala…

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The CJI Podcast #22 Ted Farid: "The world has changed now" 40:56

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"It's a relationship business" Ted Farid, Chairman at Jet HQ spoke to us this week about his 50+ year career in the business aviation industry. Ted touches upon the dramatic technological and global changes that the industry has undergone over his career, from the early days of Blackberries to today's ubiquitous connectivity. Evolution of aircraft …

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Encore: Love, sex and the secret life of retirees 45:17

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Screenwriter Samantha Strauss on her grandmother's vibrant last years in a Gold Coast retirement home where love, sex and startlingly pragmatic conversations about dying were all part of daily life. (CW: not suitable for children) (R) Samantha Strauss started dancing from the age of 2, and as she grew up, she became increasingly serious about it. S…

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Making peace and finding laughter in my family's dark past

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Reuben Kaye has always known he was going to be a performer and grew up a house that encouraged his love of the limelight. But in the background was the weight of his family history full of complicated characters and stories of cruelty. Reuben's parent both came from Jewish European families who were forced to flee their homes because of World War …

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Mayor of the Tenderloin, Del Seymour. Talking with author Alison Owings. 40:54

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Alison recounts the story of Del Seymour who recovered after a life of 18 years of homelessness and incarceration to go on to found Code Tenderloin which has reclaimed thousands of former drug addicts and homeless people from the streets of San Francisco. She also gives us a master class in journalistic interview technique drawing out her subject D…

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My life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns and High Heels. Talking with author Tom LeNoble. 44:37

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Tom's memoir of a life of accomplishment culminating with a business milestone of being employee number 57 at Facebook is inspirational and full of reflection and introspection. Today as a Coach to CEOs, Philanthropist and a podcaster, he continues to write more inspirational chapters in his personal Book of Life.…

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Loving and losing three good men—the story of a ballerina called 'Blossom' 52:00

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Petal Ashmole Winstanley was just a teenager when she left Perth on her own to sail to London. There, in the swinging 1960s, she began her wild adventure of dance, love and heartbreak. Petal got her first big dancing break in a Christmas pantomime, and then she had a spin as a Go-Go dancer in a Parisian nightclub, before eventually working her way …

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The conspiracy that brought down the Whitlam Government in the 1975 dismissal 53:25

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Editor-at-Large of The Australian, Paul Kelly looks back at the most profound crisis in Australia’s democracy, including the off-the-record information he was given five days before it took place. In 1975 Paul was a young press gallery journalist, working in the cramped old Parliament House, where all it took was a flight of stairs and a few steps …