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Speaker 1: And Whip with Kate Richie podcast.

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Speaker 2: We Fell in Loved In with its We Fell In

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Speaker 2: Love here at the Paris Olympics. But also there was

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Speaker 2: a video during the week that got our attention to

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Speaker 2: do with the Raygun, our breakdancing champion. Have a listened

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Speaker 2: to this.

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Speaker 1: I've heard some of you think you can do better

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Speaker 1: than me. Really, let's find out, shall we? Let's talk

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Speaker 1: credit and I think you can do better. Let's find

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Speaker 1: out true.

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Speaker 2: The challenge has been sertin there she is, So if

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Speaker 2: you think you can break dance better than Raygun, this

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Speaker 2: is your opportunity and she joins us.

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Speaker 3: Now right welcome, Oh, thank you so much, thanks having us,

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Speaker 3: such a pleasure to have you.

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Speaker 4: Where do we start with the great talent that is Raygun?

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Speaker 4: Can we touch on Halloween? Because yes, we have the

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Speaker 4: outfits on but have you been well, have you been

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Speaker 4: moved by the commitment of Australia to celebrate you at

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Speaker 4: Halloween as well? Because there's quite a lot of skeletons

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Speaker 4: dressed up in the tracksuit doing the iconic kangaroo move.

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Speaker 1: I love it. It is absolutely amazing.

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Speaker 5: The skeletons, the the other.

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Speaker 1: Kind of.

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Speaker 5: Statues that I've seen around, but also the costumes. I

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Speaker 5: cannot believe the attention to detail on some of these,

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Speaker 5: Like it's impressive.

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Speaker 3: Well I think they were saying four hundred and fifty

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Speaker 3: million dollars will be spent on Halloween in Austraight, I

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Speaker 3: mean it's madness.

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Speaker 4: I mean, when it comes to Raygun madness, what is

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Speaker 4: the most entertaining thing you have seen? Would it be

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Speaker 4: maybe the window washer where your legs are on the

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Speaker 4: windscreen wiper.

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Speaker 5: It's got to be my favorite because it was so quick,

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Speaker 5: Like how did they get the dimensions they printed that

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Speaker 5: they installed it? Like there was so much they were like,

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Speaker 5: I'm ready.

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Speaker 2: There was a punk band that put up a video

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Speaker 2: the other day that were performing in all your track suits.

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Speaker 2: That yeah, it's bands dressing up as you any other

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Speaker 2: things that you've seen anything else that's going What Tommy,

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Speaker 2: what did you see a couple of skeletons in someone's

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Speaker 2: front yard and it was Raygun performing on the ground?

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Speaker 3: Yes? Yes, and and people yeah there was. It was

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Speaker 3: like five or six different ones dressed as yours. Unbelievable

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Speaker 3: if only the people who were I mean no disrespect rage,

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Speaker 3: but if every one who was putting their energy into,

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Speaker 3: as you said, turning these things and ideas around so quickly,

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Speaker 3: like joined the fight to cure cancer or something like

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Speaker 3: all of the great minds that are like getting you

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Speaker 3: out there, and you were, you were seriously all over

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Speaker 3: all over the world instantly after we'd seen you at Paris.

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Speaker 3: I mean, maybe it's miss it's misguided.

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Speaker 5: No, look, I mean there's been all kinds of merch

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Speaker 5: of art of you know, Dann.

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Speaker 1: I mean I saw a drag queen dressed as me Ray.

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Speaker 5: Gun performance, you know, So it is it is inspired

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Speaker 5: so many different areas of life and culture, which I

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Speaker 5: just think is so so cool.

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Speaker 4: You know, Rach looking back on it, because I remember

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Speaker 4: I missed the live performance of when you did the Dance,

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Speaker 4: But at the same time I was somewhere socially and

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Speaker 4: someone coume up to him went, oh my god, have

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Speaker 4: you seen the Breakdancer. This is unbelievable stuff and I

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Speaker 4: still love watching it. But I want to know when

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Speaker 4: you look back on it now, and there's you know,

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Speaker 4: there's been some negative comments as well. I've been talking

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Speaker 4: about I'm sorry to break the news.

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Speaker 2: There was some.

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Speaker 4: Right, you're going to get that when you look back

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Speaker 4: on it now, can you tell me your first moment

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Speaker 4: where you went, Oh, I think this is taking on

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Speaker 4: a life of its own.

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Speaker 1: Look, I mean I love that you watched it.

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Speaker 5: I mean my question to you is did you watch

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Speaker 5: all six performances or the amazing you know, thirty second

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Speaker 1: Then is the question?

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Speaker 4: I watched the highlights? Okay, but once, once you've done

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Speaker 4: your breakdance, when did you realize that this was going

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Speaker 4: to be more than just one one off thing, but.

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Speaker 1: This is big?

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Speaker 5: I think it was maybe that night, Yeah, I think

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Speaker 5: I think between leaving the stage and meeting my media advisor,

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Speaker 5: I was on cloud nine and he was like, oh,

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Speaker 5: there's something brewing on the internet, and it was mostly

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Speaker 5: about my uniform at that point, and I was like, oh, okay,

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Speaker 5: maybe I won't go on social media. And then when

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Speaker 5: I went on that night, I was like, oh, no.

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Speaker 1: Happening. Yeah.

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Speaker 3: Have you been since right? Do you do you?

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Speaker 2: Do you do you purposely just not look at certain things?

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Speaker 2: Or have you been good in that sense?

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Speaker 3: Or is it hard?

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Speaker 5: Sometimes I'm I'm yeah, no, I just don't go on

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Speaker 1: I barely go on the internet.

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Speaker 5: I've got my special subscriptions to things and shows that

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Speaker 5: I watch, but other than that, I don't go because

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Speaker 5: it's just not helpful. There is a lot of you know,

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Speaker 5: there's a lot of hate out there, so I just think,

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Speaker 5: but there's a lot of positivity as well, and that's

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Speaker 5: what I really want to focus on. And that's what

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Speaker 5: this campaign has enabled me to do as well, to

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Speaker 5: get out there and inspire and encourage people to dance

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Speaker 5: and to be creative.

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Speaker 3: And there's the joy in it. Do you know what

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Speaker 3: I mean? I mean, you can't regardless of what you

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Speaker 3: thought about anything, let's just take everything away from it.

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Speaker 3: When you watched you performing, there was there was just

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Speaker 3: like it was joyous and it was and every and

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Speaker 3: it made you smile, and it connected you with the

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Speaker 3: community and kids and it felt I don't know, I

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Speaker 3: just thought it was great. So you're right. If it's

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Speaker 3: encouraging people to get out there now and have a dance, well.

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Speaker 2: Done, right, Rach Can I give you the number one

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Speaker 2: reaction for me, which I think summed up everybody, And

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Speaker 2: I think it was the beautiful video of Adele who

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Speaker 2: was on stage and brought up your video and how

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Speaker 2: made her and her team feel and I think that's

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Speaker 2: what you need to focus on stuff like that. So,

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Speaker 2: I mean, when you saw Adele talking about it, have

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Speaker 2: you been contacted? We saw you sitting down and having

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Speaker 2: lunch with boy George. Have you been contacted by other celebrities?

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Speaker 5: Look, maybe, but I don't check my DMS.

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Speaker 3: Oh yeah, that's what I was going to say. Well,

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Speaker 3: come on, though, you have to admit. I know you

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Speaker 3: say you stay off the socials, but surely you watch

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Speaker 3: the Adele video. I mean, oh yeah, that would be

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Speaker 3: my scrubby.

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Speaker 1: Yeah.

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Speaker 4: Sure, you hanging out with Richard Branson.

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Speaker 5: I was hanging out with Richard Transon but he really

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Speaker 5: struggled to get in contact with me because I had

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Speaker 5: totally disconnected myself from the world. But yeah, no, So

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Speaker 5: Richard Branson and Boy George that was just amazing. And

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Speaker 5: also because both of them have had, you know, so

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Speaker 5: much scrutiny. You know, they've been famous for so long,

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Speaker 5: so it was really great to see how they handle

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Speaker 5: all that, all that scrutiny, all that fame, all that

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Speaker 5: kind of with going out in public.

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Speaker 3: Even Yeah, what did they say, rach I said.

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Speaker 5: Don't listen to the haters, just keep doing you, you know,

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Speaker 5: it means you've done something with an impact.

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Speaker 1: You know.

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Speaker 3: So yeah, just.

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Speaker 5: You know, keep staying true to yourself and don't let them.

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Speaker 1: Bring you down.

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Speaker 2: And I don't care what anyone says. You can't if

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Speaker 2: you're in this position that you are, and I mean

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Speaker 2: you went global. People know who you are. You need

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Speaker 2: to I don't care what you say. You need to

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Speaker 2: cash in on this. You need to monetize this. No,

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Speaker 2: you do, and this is your moment and I think

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Speaker 2: you've got to if you do it the right way.

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Speaker 2: I think anyone else would make the exact same.

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Speaker 1: Decision.

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Speaker 2: It's the perfect thing.

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Speaker 3: And people want to see you, that's the thing. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: do not deny us.

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Speaker 4: That's something I'm really interested in because I'd be fascinated

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Speaker 4: to know how many invitations and how many people put

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Speaker 4: their hand up and proposals that have come your way.

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Speaker 4: I mean there'd be a massive list. Can you think

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Speaker 4: of one which really surprised you or a quest that's

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Speaker 4: come in, Yes, you can.

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Speaker 3: You can't say the things you said no to you.

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Speaker 5: But even like, I mean, look, there was there was

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Speaker 5: a lot of reality TV.

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Speaker 2: Quest going into the jungle.

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Speaker 3: Rate couldn't no No, you wouldn't do it. None of that,

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Speaker 3: None of that interests you at all.

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Speaker 1: No.

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Speaker 5: No, I mean look, as someone that went viral from

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Speaker 5: their performance on the Olympics, I think I've got a

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Speaker 5: very memorable face, It's very expressive, and I just feel

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Speaker 5: like going on reality television it's just not the right move.

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Speaker 1: Don't fit so many different.

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Speaker 4: Moves and no one would know if it was a

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Speaker 4: real Kangaroo or Reygumland. What about private parties rates like

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Speaker 4: a corporate events? Has it been wild?

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Speaker 1: Look?

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Speaker 5: To be honest, like the last couple of months, I've

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Speaker 5: been really focusing on.

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Speaker 1: Just kind of managing this whole whole situation.

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Speaker 5: So you know, all all invitations and things go to

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Speaker 5: my amazing agent's staff.

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Speaker 1: So you know, if he says focusing on my mental health.

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Speaker 3: Well exactly make sure you continue to do that because

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Speaker 3: if it's a you know, your existence and your life

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Speaker 3: changed somewhat over overnight. So you're handling it incredibly well.

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Speaker 2: Well, this is your opportunity. If you are a fan

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Speaker 2: of Raygun or if you are a hater, this is

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Speaker 2: your opportunity because if you think you can break dance

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Speaker 2: better than Reygun, all you got to do is upload

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Speaker 2: your video on TikTok or Instagram, use the hashtag hashtag

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Speaker 2: Raygun Challenge and tag find dot Au for your chance

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Speaker 2: to win a share of fifteen thousand dollars. So, I

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Speaker 2: mean you could be in this boat as well if

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Speaker 2: you think you can dance better than reagun to win

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Speaker 2: fifteen thousand dollars fit.

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Speaker 1: I mean, I should say as well.

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Speaker 5: So it's not just for breakers, it's for any dancers,

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Speaker 5: you know, jazz tap. I'm really looking forward to seeing

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Speaker 5: some of the groups as well. There's a group category

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Speaker 5: and it's not limited to Australia as well.

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Speaker 1: This is a worldwide.

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Speaker 5: Challenge, so I'm really looking forward to seeing some other

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Speaker 5: some amazing dances. We do have some amazing dances around

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Speaker 5: Australia and to see them in the spotlight.

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Speaker 4: Rachel, I would love you to get on your getting

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Speaker 4: your track suit and go and do some trigger treating

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Speaker 4: tonight and just to see how many people go, oh

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Speaker 4: my god, you look so much.

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Speaker 3: That is such a great costume. Where did you get that?

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Speaker 4: You've nailed the ray gun look.

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Speaker 1: I've been tempted.

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Speaker 3: I Halloween's probably the only night you can go out

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Speaker 3: and no one notice you anyway, put a mask on

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Speaker 3: and actually have a good night for a change, right.

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Speaker 1: We know.

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Speaker 2: Look, we've been trying to get you on for a

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Speaker 2: very long time and we know you've been limited with

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Speaker 2: the people that you've spoken to. You did a great

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Speaker 1: Rach, thank you, no, thanks so much for having me days.

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Speaker 3: It was fun, all right.

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