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Speaker 3: This is the Christian O'Connell Show podcast Now.

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Speaker 1: Over the last couple of days, as we get to

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Speaker 1: been beginning the show with stories of hope because I

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Speaker 1: in such a tough and trying week. This week, Patsy,

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Speaker 1: what is Ahmed's gofund me campaign up to now? Is

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Speaker 1: that the guy's a millionaire. It's such a beautiful story

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Speaker 1: out of such pain and sadness. On Sunday night, we

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Speaker 1: didn't even at this time last week, we didn't know Armored. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: it was in the community doing good. Is this one

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Speaker 1: of those people? Now we do know who he is?

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Speaker 1: And Patsy, what's it up to now? This incredible go

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Speaker 4: It's incredible, Christian. It's over two and a half million now,

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Speaker 1: And he still goes back to work. He's still going

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Speaker 1: Someone like that is someone who wants to be part

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Speaker 2: Be going back to that tobacconist.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, I lovet Shanie's going to be doing a Monday

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Speaker 2: Around the world again. But what a lovely thing this

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Speaker 4: Oh, it's just so heartwarming. William Markham has written, Ahmed,

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Speaker 4: your parents for raising such a special person. Healing thoughts

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Speaker 1: Yeah, his mom and dad spoke so wead about their son,

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Speaker 2: Incredible thing. Rio. There were some special scenes down at

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Speaker 2: Let's ever listen.

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Speaker 3: We are one, but we are.

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Speaker 6: Androm the lands on Earth we come, we share, try

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Speaker 1: Don't he find through this week you feel connected more

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Speaker 1: You know that's singing down there last night, That's going

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Speaker 1: Every Friday on our show we do a thing called

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Speaker 1: our Friday Recommendations where if you're looking for a new

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Speaker 1: We've got you covered and you can share this morning

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Speaker 5: You guys have to watch a Moody Christmas. It is

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Speaker 2: Yes? What's his name?

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Speaker 1: The guy from Patrick from Patrick Bramble. Yes, frost Bey,

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Speaker 5: We never get Christmas shows or movies that are actually

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Speaker 5: Christmas, it's always snow, it's home alone, and this is

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Speaker 5: Yeah you should, and all Australians should. I think everyone

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Speaker 2: Then one of the writers is from my hometown of Cannable.

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Speaker 2: That is one of the greatest things you've ever written.

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Speaker 4: Are you say dysfunctional, but I say quite normal.

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Speaker 1: Right, there are no functional families. When you get your

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Speaker 1: Doing our Friday recommendations. TV showings, books and movies. So

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Speaker 1: Is that we're leaving the airbnb flat we've been in

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Speaker 1: Our Friday recommendations. There's a movie I watched the last

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Speaker 1: a guy called James Hollis. James Hollis is been a psychotherapist,

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Speaker 1: This book is him just talking about actually, at the

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Speaker 2: It's a lovely book.

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Speaker 1: It is about happiness, but it's removed of any of

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Speaker 1: the bs and psychobabble cliche you get in too many

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Speaker 2: This isn't a very different way. I wouldn't say it's

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Speaker 1: But whenever I read this book, even a couple of

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Speaker 1: chapters this week, I find myself deeply more connected to myself.

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Speaker 2: And I think that when we.

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Speaker 1: Come back towards ourself and actually what does matter most,

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Speaker 1: you find that, actually you find that you in other people.

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Speaker 2: And I think we really need that this week. I

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Speaker 1: It's such a beautiful it's funny, it's got grace, it's

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Speaker 2: It is a lovely book. It's a very easy book

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Speaker 1: It's called What Matters Most by James Hollis, and he

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Speaker 1: also wrote a great book that really helped me in

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Speaker 1: of Life. It was such a powerful book for me.

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Speaker 1: After three chapters, I turned to my wife and went,

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Speaker 1: that's it. I think we should move to Australia. Oh now,

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Speaker 1: James Hollis does not recommend that it's not a book

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Speaker 1: about emigrating and blowing up your life in your mid forties.

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Speaker 2: But that was the we.

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Speaker 1: They said that we bring you know ourselves to any book.

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Speaker 1: You could read a book rio and they have a

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Speaker 1: completely different meaning. Three chapters into that book about finding

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Speaker 1: me your second enough, like I get it, James, no

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Speaker 1: more gout to the chase.

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Speaker 2: I'm booking one way fights.

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Speaker 1: I'm quitting a successful, easy job and moving to Australia.

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