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Episode 35: A Fortunate Life

A very personal episode. We flip things around this time, and Christian tells his story to Hugh Riminton, legendary foreign correspondent, journalist, and television news presenter

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Episode 34: Back Down To Baseline

Christian picks up Ryan Scott, goalkeeper for the Western United FC soccer club. He then has amazing chat with Elena, assistant manager for a teen rehab centre.

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Episode 32: Penetration Tester

Christian chats to Sunaina about penetration testing and leaving her job. He then learns about the pressures of playing rugby in New Zealand and finally meets Shane, who left his career in banking to help people as a financial counsellor.

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Episode 31: Simone Holtznagel

Christian talks to Australian model and TV celebrity Simone Holtznagel about her childhood, her career and what it was like to eat a crocodile spleen covered in cow's blood.

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Episode 30: My Happiness

Christian talks about life and death with Tommaso and then encourages someone with a great name, to follow his happiness.

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Episode 29: Growth Days

Christian talks to Marissa about being pregnant during COVID and her fears about becoming a parent. He then has a great chat with Masterchef winner Brent Owens about his achievements and attitude to life.

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Episode 28: Anita Heiss

In honour of NAIDOC Week, Christian has an incredible chat with Anita Heiss. Anita is an Aboriginal Australian author, poet, cultural activist and social commentator. She is an advocate for Indigenous Australian literature and literacy, through her writing for adults and children.

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Episode 26: I Designed A Vibrator

Christian has an unexpected chat with reality TV star Abbie Chatfield and then spends a hilarious 20 minutes talking with Raquel about lying, nicknames and Australia Post.

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Episode 24: Period Party

Christian uncovers the unexpected world of period parties on a deep dive into female reproductive health with Kobi.

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Episode 23: Stacy Has A Beard

Christian chats with Sandy, an ex-Olympic basketball player and current coach of the Phoenix Mercury of the WNBA and the Australian National Team. He then picks up Stacy, who's contemplating shaving his epic beard after seven years.

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Episode 22 - An Aussie Icon and a NZ Gangster Chef

Christian talks to another two amazing passengers, Andrew as it turns out is Jimmy Barnes step brother. Tom has shown that just because you've lived a gangster life, doesn't mean you can't smash it out of the park.

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Episode 21 - Life’s Too Short

Christian talks to two amazing passengers, one who has bounced back from the most incredible adversity and the other who is making the most of what way the ball bounces. Damian is a true inspiration who shows him that “Life’s Too Short” and that his biggest battle wasn’t the bottle. Brian has played at the highest level in sport to playing at the highest level in business.

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Episode 20: Jim Maxwell

Christian chats with Jim Maxwell, one of the most experienced cricket commentators in the world. Jim has covered over 250 Test matches, including over fifty Ashes Tests and five World Cups since joining the ABC in 1973.

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Episode 19: Mel Schilling

Christian chats with confidence coach and TV presenter Mel Schilling. Mel has appeared on Channel Nine’s Married At First Sight for the past five years and has a reputation for asking the hard questions, making people accountable for their actions and shining the spotlight on gender politics in relationships.

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Episode 18: Olivia Vivian, Ninja Warrior

Christian chats with Olympic gymnast and Australian Ninja Warrior, Olivia Vivian. She talks about the challenges of being a child athlete, finding joy (and love) on Ninja Warrior and her weakness for KFC.

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Episode 17: Adult Decisions

Christian chats with three great passengers about working in youth services, the challenges of living with mental illness, and how to get the most out of his voice.

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Episode 16: Natassia Halabi

Christian chats with actress, lawyer, and reformed rebel Natassia Halabi about growing up in Sydney, achieving her dream of acting, and why she orders soy piccolos.

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