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Ch. 1 Who's In Charge?

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull, olympic athlete Ian Thorpe and civic leader Jess Scully each name what they see from where they stand: the political, physical and civic body under pressure. Honest but not despairing, we are here. From AI, energy and political power, the forces reshaping hum…

Brisbane's Sam Short rewrites swimming history ahead of Commonwealth Games

Aussie swimming has a new distance king, and he’s rewriting the record books faster than Ian Thorpe and Grant Hackett. Listen to world champion Sam Short break down his historic four-event sweep at the trials and the gruelling 70km-a-week training grind, fuelled by a burning desire to keep gettin…

Australia's golden swimming surge at Commonwealth Games

Australian swimmers dominated day two of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, claiming five gold medals and 20 medals overall in two days. Sam Williamson delivered an inspirational victory in the 100-metres breaststroke just 12 months after rupturing his patellar tendon in a gym accident, defeating t…

Aussie swimmers claim gold medal haul in Glasgow

Australian swimmers dominate at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow with multiple gold medals, including victories by Cam McEvoy, Lani Pallister, Iona Anderson, Tim Hodge, and the men's 4x200m relay team. Cam McEvoy's self-designed training method proves successful after doubts from the swimming comm…

Australia dominates Commonwealth Games swimming with record 37 golds

Australia achieved its most dominant Commonwealth Games swimming campaign in Glasgow, claiming 37 gold medals including nine on the final night. Kai Taylor won the 200 metres following in the footsteps of his mother Hayley Lewis who won the same event in 1991, while Kyle Chalmers secured his 10th i…

Would Your Partner Wait 20 Years for You?

How much credit should two podcasters receive for making it more than 400 episodes before deliberately recording a fart? From there, Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey gets linked back to Dunkirk, Penelope’s commitment is tested against modern relationship standards and Josh figures his unhinged names…

Sam Short Reflects on Dominant Season & Historic Swims, Looks Toward Distance World Records

Sam Short had a historic summer that saw him break numerous barriers and top the podium nearly every time he got in the pool. At the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Short swept the 400-800-1500 freestyles and led off Australia's winning 4x200 free relay. Two weeks later, at the Pan Pacific Champions…

The Grit Is the Fuel: Lorenzo Gesaldi's Path from "Not Good Enough" to Ultramarathon Pro, Lorenzo Gesaldi, Ep. 555

Lorenzo: 🏃‍♂️ I was the opposite of the Corporate Ultra Runner. 👦 At 10, they told me not to run because I was asthmatic. 🏊‍♂️ At 14, they told me to quit swimming because I wasn’t good enough at school or in the pool. 🎓 At 18, I became the first in my family with a high school diploma. 🎓 At 2…

Brisbane 2032 Olympics emblem unveiled across Queensland

Brisbane's 2032 Olympics and Paralympics emblem will be unveiled across six events throughout Queensland over one week. The logo reveal begins in Cairns with Olympic legends Ian Thorpe and Paralympic champion Grant Patterson travelling to the Great Barrier Reef, with pieces revealed progressively i…

Brisbane 2032 Olympic emblem revealed piece by piece

The Brisbane 2032 Olympic emblem is being unveiled piece by piece across Queensland as part of a week-long statewide reveal. NRL legends Sam Thaiday and Jonathan Thurston revealed the second piece in Townsville, following the first piece unveiled by Ian Thorpe at the Great Barrier Reef. Multination…