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Speaker 1: Hello. I'm art Simone, and there's nothing in this world

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Speaker 1: I can't do facts. So after becoming the country's most

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Speaker 1: gorgeous and beloved drag queen, I decided the most natural

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Speaker 1: next step was becoming a sassy sleuth, uncovering the deep,

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Speaker 1: dark and dirty secrets that everyday people are keeping concealed. Okay,

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Speaker 1: well not all of them are dirty, but we are

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Speaker 1: definitely finding the most interesting people, even though sometimes they

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Speaker 1: Simone told to meet our guest rather the tab.

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Speaker 2: Hi. My name's Norelle. I'm sixty four. I live in

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Speaker 2: a small community in regional Victoria. I love the outdoors.

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Speaker 2: I think I love the peace and the quiet and

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Speaker 2: on my property. Got a new little mini tractor in

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Speaker 2: with that. I just love being outdoors and I am

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Speaker 2: a huge advocate of mental health.

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Speaker 1: So love to have you here with me today in

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Speaker 1: the studio. You're looking gorgeous. You've got beautiful polka dots

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Speaker 1: and nice blouse on there. That's nice. I love that

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Speaker 1: I've got a hairback. It a very smart professional with

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Speaker 2: Well, actually there's been a lot of rain. Oh and

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Speaker 2: I know that you would appreciate this rain with my hair.

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Speaker 1: That's true, it's not good. What about so wigs you,

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Speaker 1: I don't have to worry. I'll just pro take mine

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Speaker 1: I don't get affected by any of the rain or

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Speaker 2: You gotta say you look gorgeous.

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Speaker 1: Thank you, Thank you very much. I'll stop it with

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Speaker 1: flirting here today. Oh all right, Narrell ask me how

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Speaker 1: is he trying to butter me up? But I have

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Speaker 1: to do some work here today, okay, because I have

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Speaker 1: to work out what it is you're concealing from me.

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Speaker 1: All right, so from regional Vick, you have to tell

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Speaker 1: me where you are.

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Speaker 2: From Upney, Rochester.

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Speaker 1: Oh, yes, stunning. You love the outdoors and mini tractor?

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Speaker 1: What is a mini tractor? Just a car? No?

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Speaker 2: No, it's an actual tractor. You know. You can pick

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Speaker 2: up dirt and.

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Speaker 1: Oh, rush rush and a bobcat yes, something like that.

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Speaker 2: Yeah. Yeah, it's very loud, but it's fun.

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Speaker 1: So what I'm getting from this is you just like

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Speaker 1: your piece and quiet, no one around me, just me

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Speaker 2: Yeah, pretty much. Okay, and my husband. Don't forget him.

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Speaker 2: We can't forget him. We we can't.

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Speaker 1: Oh okay, okay, okay. What's hubby's name?

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Speaker 2: Lloyd?

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Speaker 1: Lloyd? All right, okay, Lloyd can stay as well. That's fine,

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Speaker 1: thank you. Okay. So I'm going to ask you three questions. Yes,

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Speaker 1: and from the answers to those three questions, I'm going

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Speaker 2: I am ready?

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Speaker 1: Okay. Question number one, what game show would you choose

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Speaker 2: Deal or No Deal?

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Speaker 1: Oh? Alright, alright, bit of money play?

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Speaker 2: Actually, can I tell you why I go on Deal

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Speaker 2: Clean skin?

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Speaker 1: Clean skin? What? What is that is that a slang word?

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Speaker 2: What to a word? Clean skin?

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Speaker 1: Clean skin? Red? Okay, clean skin? And final question, if

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Speaker 1: Oh, so you're not gonna work all right, okay, foiling plans? Okay,

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Speaker 1: So let me put together what you've served for me

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Speaker 1: Are you a professional safe cracker person? Was that? You

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Speaker 2: Hi. I'm Noel Fraser. I worked with Victoria Police for

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Speaker 2: twenty seven years. I spent fifteen of those years working

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Speaker 1: Now, sonrel isn't a safe cracker or a locksmith. She

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Speaker 1: is a former detective. Oh my goodness, well, at least

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Speaker 1: you're about to give me the contact details for a

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Speaker 1: good safe crack of Then Norella is going to speak

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Speaker 1: about some confronting themes around death, which some might find upsetting.

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Speaker 1: If you think you need to sit this one out,

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Speaker 1: of the incredible podcast episodes I have ready for you

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Speaker 1: found out that you were not, in fact a safe cracker,

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Speaker 1: no or locksmiths. No, No, you were a former detective

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Speaker 1: who has worked on some of the States' most notorious cases. Yes,

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Speaker 1: I feel like I have to behave differently now around you.

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Speaker 2: I feel and you know what, That's why I don't

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Speaker 1: What's the same thing when you see a police car

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Speaker 1: Well, is that a bit of stigma you've had to

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Speaker 1: So how did you get into the police and work

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Speaker 2: And so that's when I thought about policing. And you know,

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Speaker 2: Well, I had to study, I had to go to

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Speaker 2: I think you've got to be a very good communicator.

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Speaker 2: I think you need to be very empathetic, very understanding,

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Speaker 2: People think that you've got to be a good talker,

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Speaker 1: So what would the day to day life of a

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Speaker 1: What comes out of all these stories is that you

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Speaker 1: I've heard stories of it, or like, at least rumors

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Speaker 1: that that's happened.

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Speaker 2: You know, I believe I haven't been to a body where.

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Speaker 1: Because you wouldn't find it, won't you.

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Speaker 2: Well, that's true. You are required to be. You're a

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Speaker 2: detective in the motion.

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Speaker 1: I know a pig when I see one, you look

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Speaker 1: at it one? Well, I just called a four police

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Speaker 1: detective a pig. How's your day going? Well? At least

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Speaker 1: I know I'll be able to join them with my

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Speaker 1: exclusive skill set. Bring it old drag, detective. You've been

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Speaker 1: listening to an iHeart Australia production concealed with artsimone. If

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Speaker 1: you want to check out these two piggies, head on

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Speaker 1: over to the Socials