1 00:00:02,200 --> 00:00:04,559 Speaker 1: From the newsroom. A news still come to me? 2 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:09,000 Speaker 2: Gooday there, I am Andrew Bucklow and well done for 3 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:11,320 Speaker 2: making it through another massive week of news. 4 00:00:11,360 --> 00:00:12,440 Speaker 3: So much has happened. 5 00:00:12,640 --> 00:00:15,920 Speaker 2: The US has hit Australia with tariffs on steal and aluminum. 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:18,360 Speaker 2: Thank you for nothing, Donald Trump. We've had talk of 7 00:00:18,360 --> 00:00:21,560 Speaker 2: a potential ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine this week. Who 8 00:00:21,560 --> 00:00:23,480 Speaker 2: knows if that's going to happen. And I'll tell you what. 9 00:00:23,520 --> 00:00:25,400 Speaker 2: Footy is well and truly back, isn't it. There were 10 00:00:25,560 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 2: NRL and AFL games on last night. You can get 11 00:00:28,280 --> 00:00:30,280 Speaker 2: the full match reports on news dot com at dot 12 00:00:30,280 --> 00:00:32,800 Speaker 2: au right now. Some news you may have missed this 13 00:00:32,880 --> 00:00:36,040 Speaker 2: week is that there was a pretty disgusting situation on 14 00:00:36,080 --> 00:00:38,879 Speaker 2: an Air India flight. It was so bad that the 15 00:00:38,960 --> 00:00:42,080 Speaker 2: airline has been forced to release a statement. We're gonna 16 00:00:42,080 --> 00:00:44,720 Speaker 2: tell you all about it in this episode. Plus will 17 00:00:44,720 --> 00:00:47,320 Speaker 2: then be joined by an ex flight attendant who's going 18 00:00:47,360 --> 00:00:50,480 Speaker 2: to share some crazy stories about the things she saw 19 00:00:50,600 --> 00:00:54,320 Speaker 2: during her thirty four year career, from the grossest things 20 00:00:54,320 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 2: that passengers did, to the celebrities she met, to the 21 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:00,320 Speaker 2: secret code names that flight attendants have for who is 22 00:01:00,400 --> 00:01:01,000 Speaker 2: on board. 23 00:01:01,280 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 3: She is going to reveal all. 24 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:07,600 Speaker 2: Joining me now in my tiny little studio here at 25 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:09,800 Speaker 2: the news dot Com dot a U office, Issering Khalil. 26 00:01:09,880 --> 00:01:12,200 Speaker 3: She is our travel writer. We love us. She goes 27 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,039 Speaker 3: by the name Shaz. Welcome Shaz Bucky, thanks for having me. 28 00:01:15,520 --> 00:01:16,960 Speaker 2: Well, we've got you in here to talk about the 29 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 2: fact that Air India has been forced to issue a 30 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,280 Speaker 2: statement to passengers after a pretty horrific flight from Chicago 31 00:01:22,360 --> 00:01:24,040 Speaker 2: to Delhi on March five. 32 00:01:24,200 --> 00:01:26,480 Speaker 3: Let's start with what happened on that flight. Run us 33 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:28,839 Speaker 3: through it, Bucky, A truly bizarre one. 34 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:31,679 Speaker 4: So basically, the flight was forced to turn back to 35 00:01:31,840 --> 00:01:36,199 Speaker 4: Chicago Airport about five hours into the nearly fourteen. 36 00:01:35,840 --> 00:01:37,039 Speaker 3: Hour long flight. 37 00:01:37,319 --> 00:01:41,480 Speaker 4: How come well, eight of the twelve toilets on board 38 00:01:41,480 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 4: stop working. Why well, passengers rather were flushing bags, rags 39 00:01:47,600 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 4: and clothes down the duney. 40 00:01:49,600 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 5: They were flushing them down the toilets on board they 41 00:01:52,080 --> 00:01:55,200 Speaker 5: were Why on earth would you flush clothes? That is 42 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:58,200 Speaker 5: a great question And how annoyed would you be if 43 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:00,440 Speaker 5: you're wanted the passengers on board not doing this, which 44 00:02:00,480 --> 00:02:02,360 Speaker 5: I hope there's a majority of them, and you're five 45 00:02:02,440 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 5: hours into a flight and then you have to turn 46 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 5: back I would be livid. The other strange thing about 47 00:02:07,200 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 5: this story is the fact that this has happened before 48 00:02:09,760 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 5: on Air India flights right exactly. 49 00:02:11,680 --> 00:02:15,560 Speaker 4: The airline actually said they've previously found objects like blankets 50 00:02:15,560 --> 00:02:18,560 Speaker 4: and diapers flush down the toilets and other flights. 51 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 3: Who is flushing blankets and diapers? 52 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 2: I mean I kind of get the diapers, but there 53 00:02:23,360 --> 00:02:25,880 Speaker 2: are bins in those toilets, right, But blankets, I mean, 54 00:02:26,240 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 2: you get a blanket to keep warm on a flight. 55 00:02:28,120 --> 00:02:30,640 Speaker 3: Why are you trying to flush it down the duney exactly? 56 00:02:31,160 --> 00:02:33,200 Speaker 2: Yeah, Okay, I know you didn't do it, so I 57 00:02:33,200 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 2: don't know why I'm asking you those questions. Air India 58 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,360 Speaker 2: has released a statement about this, which they're hoping all 59 00:02:38,360 --> 00:02:39,440 Speaker 2: their passengers will see. 60 00:02:39,520 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 3: What did they say? 61 00:02:40,520 --> 00:02:44,760 Speaker 4: They basically said, we urge passengers to use lavatories only 62 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 4: for purposes they are meant for. 63 00:02:47,639 --> 00:02:48,560 Speaker 3: Wise words. 64 00:02:48,639 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 2: Let me tell you, obviously, some weird stuff goes on 65 00:02:51,800 --> 00:02:53,640 Speaker 2: on flights, and I want to find out about all 66 00:02:53,639 --> 00:02:55,679 Speaker 2: the weird stuff. So right now we are going to 67 00:02:55,720 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 2: be joined by Nikola Dale. She was an international flight 68 00:02:59,160 --> 00:03:01,880 Speaker 2: attendant for thirty four years and she's here to spill 69 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 2: some secrets for the cabin. Nicola, thanks so much for 70 00:03:04,400 --> 00:03:05,480 Speaker 2: chatting to from the newsroom. 71 00:03:05,880 --> 00:03:08,680 Speaker 1: Woo my pleasure. I always like to have a chat 72 00:03:08,720 --> 00:03:10,040 Speaker 1: about travel and aviation. 73 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:11,840 Speaker 3: Well, let's get into the nitty gritty of it. 74 00:03:11,880 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 2: We've just heard about some bizarre behavior from passengers on 75 00:03:14,560 --> 00:03:15,560 Speaker 2: Air India flights. 76 00:03:15,639 --> 00:03:17,400 Speaker 3: Nicola, tell me what were some of. 77 00:03:17,400 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 2: The odd or disgusting behaviors that you witnessed from passengers 78 00:03:21,200 --> 00:03:21,959 Speaker 2: during your career. 79 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 6: Oh, look, sleeping, pills and alcohol is never a good mix, 80 00:03:26,440 --> 00:03:29,600 Speaker 6: so no, so over the years, you know, you're just 81 00:03:29,760 --> 00:03:30,840 Speaker 6: to see some instance with that. 82 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:33,600 Speaker 1: People would sort of like they'd get the welbi feet 83 00:03:33,680 --> 00:03:34,280 Speaker 1: going on, and. 84 00:03:34,240 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 6: You know, next minute sometimes even like they'd be completely disorientated, 85 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:39,960 Speaker 6: clothes would come off. That'd be in the middle of 86 00:03:40,000 --> 00:03:42,000 Speaker 6: the you know, the cabin running round And I even 87 00:03:42,040 --> 00:03:44,680 Speaker 6: had a bloke one time claiming it was a captain 88 00:03:44,760 --> 00:03:47,640 Speaker 6: trying to open a mid cabin door. 89 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:52,240 Speaker 1: You know. So, yeah, seriously, it's the pills and alcohol, just. 90 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 2: Like a nogo, So people would start stripping off in 91 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 2: the middle of the cabin, would they. 92 00:03:57,560 --> 00:03:59,720 Speaker 1: Yeah, it happens, seriously, it really does. 93 00:03:59,760 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 6: And I think there was a sort of thing there 94 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:03,320 Speaker 6: with the steel knocks and you know you had that, 95 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,040 Speaker 6: and people have might have had a few bubbles in 96 00:04:05,080 --> 00:04:07,280 Speaker 6: the lounge. They have a couple of g andts sort 97 00:04:07,280 --> 00:04:10,640 Speaker 6: of like on the plane and bingo and off they 98 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 6: go and on a long flight, you know, and at 99 00:04:12,880 --> 00:04:16,720 Speaker 6: breakfast time it's rather embarrassing, you know, when you're sort 100 00:04:16,760 --> 00:04:18,640 Speaker 6: of like throwing a blanket over them or giving them 101 00:04:18,680 --> 00:04:21,160 Speaker 6: pajamas or something, or they kind of find where their 102 00:04:21,160 --> 00:04:23,159 Speaker 6: clothes are, you know, so it doesn't happen. 103 00:04:23,320 --> 00:04:26,080 Speaker 2: You know, I'm sure during your career you got some 104 00:04:26,480 --> 00:04:28,280 Speaker 2: odd requests from passengers. 105 00:04:28,320 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 3: Do any stand out in your mind? 106 00:04:30,640 --> 00:04:30,839 Speaker 2: Oh? 107 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,680 Speaker 6: I look, I think sometimes you'd always get to somebody 108 00:04:33,720 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 6: who might whether we ask you out or a crew member. 109 00:04:36,279 --> 00:04:38,440 Speaker 6: And especially sort of back back in the day too, 110 00:04:38,560 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 6: so you know there was pick up lines that would 111 00:04:40,440 --> 00:04:43,200 Speaker 6: sort of happen from time to time, you know, so 112 00:04:43,600 --> 00:04:43,880 Speaker 6: that was. 113 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: Always sort of kind of a funny. 114 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 6: But you know, there's always the one of sort of 115 00:04:47,320 --> 00:04:49,039 Speaker 6: like trying to get into sort of like you know, 116 00:04:49,080 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 6: the pointing end of the plane and they're not really 117 00:04:51,160 --> 00:04:53,719 Speaker 6: wearing shoes and they haven't got the look. So it 118 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:57,320 Speaker 6: really happens. But the upgrades, all the excuses all the 119 00:04:57,520 --> 00:04:59,719 Speaker 6: sort of like you know, things people would say would 120 00:04:59,760 --> 00:05:02,400 Speaker 6: be that are quite funny, but you know these days 121 00:05:02,520 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 6: they're pretty strict on it. 122 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:05,960 Speaker 2: Andrew, is there anything we can say or do for 123 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:08,719 Speaker 2: flight attendants though, to increase our chance of getting an upgrade? 124 00:05:08,720 --> 00:05:10,800 Speaker 2: Can we slip them you know, a little present or 125 00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 2: something when we get on board doesn't actually work our favor? 126 00:05:13,560 --> 00:05:13,760 Speaker 1: Well? 127 00:05:13,839 --> 00:05:16,799 Speaker 6: Present the presence fine attendants do like presence is sure, 128 00:05:16,839 --> 00:05:19,760 Speaker 6: but to be honest, not much really works this day. 129 00:05:19,839 --> 00:05:22,159 Speaker 6: I think manners goes a long way. It's sort of 130 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,120 Speaker 6: being polite, being so authentic. And of course there are 131 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,160 Speaker 6: things when they've been sort of the circumstances when there 132 00:05:28,160 --> 00:05:30,479 Speaker 6: have been a death in the family or things like that. 133 00:05:30,680 --> 00:05:32,560 Speaker 6: So there are certain things there where you know there's 134 00:05:32,640 --> 00:05:35,160 Speaker 6: consideration to them, but the average punch are on a 135 00:05:35,200 --> 00:05:37,440 Speaker 6: holiday now it's basically you know, you're sort of gott 136 00:05:37,440 --> 00:05:39,080 Speaker 6: to suck it up sometimes. 137 00:05:38,680 --> 00:05:40,760 Speaker 2: So I should I should just tell flight attendants that 138 00:05:40,760 --> 00:05:42,360 Speaker 2: my parents have died? Is that what you're saying? 139 00:05:43,520 --> 00:05:44,520 Speaker 3: That's what I'm taking away? 140 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 5: Like that? 141 00:05:44,960 --> 00:05:47,719 Speaker 6: I think now, well, I think really there on that 142 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,080 Speaker 6: compassion list that we do, some of those difference or 143 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:52,200 Speaker 6: sometimes between porky pies and not. 144 00:05:52,520 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: So you can try it all. And I think we've 145 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,480 Speaker 1: heard it all, but you know it rarely works. 146 00:05:57,600 --> 00:06:00,480 Speaker 6: I'm sorry, you know, like you know, give it a show, Andrew, 147 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 6: I reckon you might have a good cradit. 148 00:06:02,800 --> 00:06:06,359 Speaker 2: You mentioned pickup lines before. Was there a particular pickup 149 00:06:06,400 --> 00:06:08,680 Speaker 2: line that someone attempted on you during a flight that 150 00:06:08,720 --> 00:06:09,719 Speaker 2: stands out in your mind? 151 00:06:10,279 --> 00:06:13,960 Speaker 6: Oh? I don't really know if there's one particular one, 152 00:06:14,000 --> 00:06:16,200 Speaker 6: but we used to sometimes we used to sometimes get 153 00:06:16,240 --> 00:06:18,440 Speaker 6: a bit of revenge back or whatever. Too would always 154 00:06:18,600 --> 00:06:21,000 Speaker 6: spot out or someone would say, you know, Bob sitting 155 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:23,400 Speaker 6: in two K, and Bob is sort of stood for 156 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,600 Speaker 6: best on board. So every sort of flight you'd always 157 00:06:26,680 --> 00:06:29,919 Speaker 6: be on, you'd always go who's Bob, and the whole 158 00:06:29,960 --> 00:06:31,599 Speaker 6: crew would just do the whole walk around. 159 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,000 Speaker 1: So all of a sudden, the person in two K 160 00:06:34,120 --> 00:06:35,720 Speaker 1: it'd be non emergency calls. 161 00:06:35,720 --> 00:06:39,039 Speaker 6: Like you know, put out there and so bingo, everyone 162 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:39,720 Speaker 6: would go there. 163 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:45,479 Speaker 2: So I'm sure you get asked this all the time. Celebrities. 164 00:06:45,520 --> 00:06:47,839 Speaker 2: You must have met so many celebrities on board? Who 165 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:50,120 Speaker 2: did you get to look after over the years? 166 00:06:50,160 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: I think I have met nearly them all. 167 00:06:52,400 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 6: You know from back in the day of you know, 168 00:06:54,240 --> 00:06:56,960 Speaker 6: Britney Spears and always a Hemsworth is always. 169 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:59,159 Speaker 1: A pleasure to look after. I've had, you know, share 170 00:06:59,440 --> 00:07:01,159 Speaker 1: one of the one that really stood out and I 171 00:07:01,279 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: just loved it. 172 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,000 Speaker 6: Whether you say to celebrity or not be the sporting 173 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:06,640 Speaker 6: icon is Mick Fanning, who I. 174 00:07:06,560 --> 00:07:08,400 Speaker 1: Absolutely adore and I think he's a hero. 175 00:07:08,880 --> 00:07:11,640 Speaker 6: That flight was one of my favorite ones coming back 176 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 6: from Johannesburg to Sydney, and it was after the incident. 177 00:07:14,480 --> 00:07:17,480 Speaker 6: I remember when he actually got he went sort of 178 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 6: like a shark went and he was sort of. 179 00:07:19,920 --> 00:07:22,560 Speaker 1: Went missing underneath the water. They couldn't see him, and 180 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,880 Speaker 1: he actually survived and punched the shut down. I remember 181 00:07:26,000 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: that one there. And yet so we actually had I 182 00:07:28,040 --> 00:07:29,720 Speaker 1: had all the surfing, like the lads. 183 00:07:29,760 --> 00:07:33,480 Speaker 6: There was Julian Wilson and Aceputchannon and they were all 184 00:07:33,520 --> 00:07:36,640 Speaker 6: their luck brothers in arms together and that was just 185 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,160 Speaker 6: a fantastic one of sort of like some how they 186 00:07:39,240 --> 00:07:41,320 Speaker 6: sort of he was sort of like shaken from that 187 00:07:41,600 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 6: and they were really great guys. Plus they're all pretty 188 00:07:44,400 --> 00:07:47,760 Speaker 6: easy on the high as well fit surfing your surfing guys. 189 00:07:48,040 --> 00:07:49,160 Speaker 1: But that was a good one. 190 00:07:49,240 --> 00:07:51,880 Speaker 6: So you know, look, I've had Fergie on board, I've 191 00:07:51,880 --> 00:07:54,520 Speaker 6: had Oprah and Gale back in the day, and so 192 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 6: you know, so you know, there's been a few which 193 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:59,840 Speaker 6: has just been great and for me. Actually bon Joe 194 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:02,640 Speaker 6: was the good one. Actually did one of the private charters. 195 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 6: He actually hide a seven four seven, So talk about 196 00:08:05,760 --> 00:08:09,200 Speaker 6: a pj He actually got a whole seven four seven 197 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:12,760 Speaker 6: and hired that and charted that from and we did 198 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:16,560 Speaker 6: the Japan to Sydney one. So to me, you know, 199 00:08:16,600 --> 00:08:19,360 Speaker 6: with celebrities that you know, I love them all, whether 200 00:08:19,400 --> 00:08:21,080 Speaker 6: that it's never really impressed me more. 201 00:08:21,120 --> 00:08:23,680 Speaker 1: It's more like I guess the work ethic and what 202 00:08:23,720 --> 00:08:24,320 Speaker 1: you sort of. 203 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,040 Speaker 6: You know do as a human being, you know, so 204 00:08:27,600 --> 00:08:29,960 Speaker 6: you know, it's sort of pretty much an equalizer. The 205 00:08:30,000 --> 00:08:32,920 Speaker 6: flight takes off, you know, the captain's god, he's in charge, 206 00:08:33,000 --> 00:08:35,120 Speaker 6: so you know, everyone else there buckle. 207 00:08:34,840 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 3: Up, stick around. 208 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 2: In just a moment, Nicola and I are going to 209 00:08:38,040 --> 00:08:39,600 Speaker 2: discuss the Mile High Club. 210 00:08:45,720 --> 00:08:46,280 Speaker 3: Welcome back. 211 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:48,960 Speaker 2: I am chatting to Nicola Dale, who was an international 212 00:08:48,960 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 2: flight attendant for thirty four years. Let's talk the Mile 213 00:08:52,640 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 2: High Club. Does it happen and did you ever catch 214 00:08:54,960 --> 00:08:56,640 Speaker 2: anyone in the deed? 215 00:08:57,440 --> 00:09:01,600 Speaker 6: Well, absolutely, it does happen, and it'd happened many a times. 216 00:09:01,600 --> 00:09:03,880 Speaker 6: Maybe not so much now because you know, like I 217 00:09:03,880 --> 00:09:05,840 Speaker 6: don't know planes and flights and everything. 218 00:09:05,840 --> 00:09:07,640 Speaker 1: People have got their phones and whatever. 219 00:09:07,760 --> 00:09:10,200 Speaker 6: But it was really a thing, especially back in like 220 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,200 Speaker 6: I guess, the late eighties and nineties had happened quite frequently. Look, 221 00:09:13,400 --> 00:09:15,280 Speaker 6: you know, you'd get a passenger who would sift, sneak 222 00:09:15,320 --> 00:09:17,960 Speaker 6: up to the set of forward toilet, which is probably 223 00:09:18,000 --> 00:09:19,960 Speaker 6: better than the ALF one and certainly not like the 224 00:09:19,960 --> 00:09:23,040 Speaker 6: ones should talk about before Air India flights there. But 225 00:09:23,200 --> 00:09:25,160 Speaker 6: you'd get one person that you know could go in 226 00:09:25,160 --> 00:09:27,319 Speaker 6: that probably had a few serviets. Next minute you'd see 227 00:09:27,320 --> 00:09:29,800 Speaker 6: another one going. So it was crew you'd witness this, 228 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:31,360 Speaker 6: and so that's when. 229 00:09:31,240 --> 00:09:33,360 Speaker 1: You'd make it like a non emergency call for all 230 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:34,000 Speaker 1: the other crew. 231 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:37,640 Speaker 6: You'd gather the round and then sort of like you know, eventually, 232 00:09:37,720 --> 00:09:40,559 Speaker 6: you know, you'd hear noises. Eventually the door would open 233 00:09:40,960 --> 00:09:45,120 Speaker 6: and then bingo the out and throw around sort of 234 00:09:45,160 --> 00:09:47,920 Speaker 6: like collapping and so like that'd be sort of like 235 00:09:47,960 --> 00:09:50,080 Speaker 6: seep as one person going in and the door would 236 00:09:50,080 --> 00:09:50,959 Speaker 6: shut and. 237 00:09:50,760 --> 00:09:53,880 Speaker 1: It would just be hysterical. So it really was a thing. 238 00:09:54,559 --> 00:09:56,920 Speaker 1: It happens, but it certainly I witnessed it. 239 00:09:58,200 --> 00:09:59,480 Speaker 3: This has been so much fun, Nikola. 240 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 2: Before I let you go, you host a podcast called 241 00:10:01,800 --> 00:10:03,760 Speaker 2: Over the back Fans with one of your best mates. 242 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,520 Speaker 2: You've had some pretty big celebrity guests on Rachel Griffiths, 243 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:09,280 Speaker 2: Lane Beachley, the surfing hero, Matt Moran, the Chef. For 244 00:10:09,280 --> 00:10:11,880 Speaker 2: those who haven't heard of, what is this podcast all about? 245 00:10:12,280 --> 00:10:12,439 Speaker 1: Oh? 246 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:14,319 Speaker 6: Look, thanks for us, And it's a great cause cause 247 00:10:14,360 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 6: it's a real sort of like passion project of Die 248 00:10:16,320 --> 00:10:18,960 Speaker 6: and I doing. So it's about friendship, connections, about those 249 00:10:19,000 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 6: conversations big and small, Like you said, Rachel Griffiths, She 250 00:10:22,040 --> 00:10:24,680 Speaker 6: actually came on and said, you know, I love the 251 00:10:24,720 --> 00:10:27,480 Speaker 6: title of your name because it's exactly what is is 252 00:10:27,640 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 6: those conversations that start over the back fence. Doesn't matter 253 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,720 Speaker 6: what you know politics or you vote for or whatever. 254 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:37,520 Speaker 6: So it's the importance of friendship, real conversations and connections 255 00:10:37,760 --> 00:10:40,240 Speaker 6: and you know, livestups and downs and die and I 256 00:10:40,360 --> 00:10:42,640 Speaker 6: now you know, we've been married, we've been divorced, We're 257 00:10:42,679 --> 00:10:45,160 Speaker 6: in different chapters of our life and it's like kicking 258 00:10:45,240 --> 00:10:47,839 Speaker 6: us at any age, having the confidence that you can 259 00:10:47,920 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 6: do things and friendship connections that we have a laugh, 260 00:10:51,040 --> 00:10:51,760 Speaker 6: we have a giggle. 261 00:10:51,760 --> 00:10:53,280 Speaker 1: It's real conversations. 262 00:10:53,280 --> 00:10:57,199 Speaker 6: So tuning over the back fence for inspiration, self development 263 00:10:57,320 --> 00:10:58,559 Speaker 6: and you know, making. 264 00:10:58,320 --> 00:10:59,199 Speaker 1: The most out of lives. 265 00:10:59,480 --> 00:11:02,440 Speaker 2: It sounds well. You certainly are a bubbly person. So 266 00:11:02,520 --> 00:11:04,800 Speaker 2: I make sure everyone should check out that podcast. And 267 00:11:04,800 --> 00:11:06,839 Speaker 2: thank you so much for chatting to from the Newsroom today. 268 00:11:07,400 --> 00:11:09,080 Speaker 1: Oh thank you for having me it Sven's fun. 269 00:11:09,720 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 3: That's it for today's episode. Thank you for listening. 270 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:13,199 Speaker 2: I will chat to you again on Monday, when I'll 271 00:11:13,200 --> 00:11:16,199 Speaker 2: be joined by the very funny and delightful Joel Creasy. 272 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:20,280 Speaker 6: Follow us, subscribe to from the Newsroom wherever you get 273 00:11:20,320 --> 00:11:22,480 Speaker 6: your podcasts.