1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:04,080 Speaker 1: Already, and this is the Daily This is the Daily 2 00:00:04,160 --> 00:00:16,759 Speaker 1: ohs oh, now it makes sense. Good morning, and welcome 3 00:00:16,760 --> 00:00:19,240 Speaker 1: to the Daily OS. It's Saturday, the ninth of November. 4 00:00:19,360 --> 00:00:20,599 Speaker 2: I'm Zara, I'm Sam. 5 00:00:20,800 --> 00:00:22,400 Speaker 3: We're back for another. 6 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: Week of good news, and I must say I've been 7 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,760 Speaker 1: looking forward to this all week. We've been talking about 8 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,600 Speaker 1: pretty intense, complex topics, things like electoral colleges. 9 00:00:30,800 --> 00:00:31,760 Speaker 2: Is there an election this week? 10 00:00:31,840 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: There was, in fact an election this week, and so 11 00:00:33,880 --> 00:00:35,960 Speaker 1: it's kind of nice to just look on the bright 12 00:00:36,040 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: side for a bit, look away from politics, look away 13 00:00:38,440 --> 00:00:42,120 Speaker 1: from those complex political concepts, and towards some of that 14 00:00:42,240 --> 00:00:43,000 Speaker 1: light and shade. 15 00:00:43,040 --> 00:00:45,720 Speaker 2: And why don't we start in the place where all 16 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,960 Speaker 2: the news came from this week, the United States of America. 17 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:50,640 Speaker 2: But we're not going to talk about politics. We're going 18 00:00:50,680 --> 00:00:52,000 Speaker 2: to talk about marathons. 19 00:00:52,400 --> 00:00:55,400 Speaker 1: I don't know about you, but my entire TikTok feed 20 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: this week was filled with really uplifting, joyous videos of 21 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:02,640 Speaker 1: people completing the New York Marathon and being really emotional 22 00:01:02,680 --> 00:01:03,800 Speaker 1: about completing it. 23 00:01:03,800 --> 00:01:04,920 Speaker 3: It was everywhere. 24 00:01:05,080 --> 00:01:07,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's really heartwarming. And there's actually a lot of 25 00:01:07,200 --> 00:01:09,000 Speaker 2: Australians over in New York as well. And I saw 26 00:01:09,040 --> 00:01:11,199 Speaker 2: a couple of people I even know doing the master. Yeah, 27 00:01:11,200 --> 00:01:12,240 Speaker 2: a big moment for the city. 28 00:01:12,400 --> 00:01:14,600 Speaker 3: My brother actually did it with thirty six hours. 29 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:16,720 Speaker 2: Notice, well there you got your Why do you do 30 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:17,440 Speaker 2: your barefoot? 31 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:19,600 Speaker 1: He didn't do a barefoot and he's also not the 32 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:20,800 Speaker 1: purpose of this story. 33 00:01:20,880 --> 00:01:22,480 Speaker 3: The purpose of this story. 34 00:01:22,720 --> 00:01:25,120 Speaker 1: Is that an eighty eight year old New Zealand his 35 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:26,760 Speaker 1: name is Garth Barfoot. 36 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:27,480 Speaker 2: See what I did that? 37 00:01:27,680 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 3: I do? 38 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:29,959 Speaker 1: See what you did that? He completed the New York 39 00:01:30,000 --> 00:01:33,080 Speaker 1: Marathon this past week. He did fail to finish back 40 00:01:33,120 --> 00:01:35,520 Speaker 1: in twenty twenty three, but this year he was the 41 00:01:35,560 --> 00:01:39,520 Speaker 1: competition's oldest finisher. He completed the route in eleven and 42 00:01:39,560 --> 00:01:41,080 Speaker 1: a half hours. 43 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 2: Eighty eight years old. 44 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:45,600 Speaker 1: That is remarkable and it's crazy. He wasn't the last 45 00:01:45,640 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 1: finisher this year. There were five runners behind him. And 46 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,480 Speaker 1: he's certainly no stranger to doing crazy things like running 47 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:57,120 Speaker 1: a marathon when you are a noctogenarian. He's completed many marathons, 48 00:01:57,200 --> 00:02:01,840 Speaker 1: He's completed many international triathles. He's won the eighty to 49 00:02:01,880 --> 00:02:05,120 Speaker 1: eighty four age category at a competition in Spain. 50 00:02:04,880 --> 00:02:05,760 Speaker 3: For a triathlon. 51 00:02:06,400 --> 00:02:10,160 Speaker 1: And he was speaking to a local Kiwi outlet and said, 52 00:02:10,160 --> 00:02:12,560 Speaker 1: people congratulate me even before I do anything. 53 00:02:12,600 --> 00:02:13,400 Speaker 3: Oh, it's great that. 54 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:15,960 Speaker 1: You're starting a marathon, especially when they see how old 55 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:19,079 Speaker 1: I am, and I reckon. Those congratulations are absolutely in order. 56 00:02:19,760 --> 00:02:22,120 Speaker 2: I wonder what his body feels like after running a marathon, 57 00:02:22,160 --> 00:02:25,079 Speaker 2: because you could be a extremely fit person in your 58 00:02:25,080 --> 00:02:28,560 Speaker 2: mid twenties, at your height, of your physical state and 59 00:02:28,639 --> 00:02:29,040 Speaker 2: be sore. 60 00:02:29,160 --> 00:02:31,120 Speaker 3: Yeah. I mean I did a half marathon. I couldn't 61 00:02:31,120 --> 00:02:31,960 Speaker 3: move for days. 62 00:02:32,320 --> 00:02:34,000 Speaker 1: It was just a good point for me to there 63 00:02:34,040 --> 00:02:36,880 Speaker 1: say that I did actually run something once once. But 64 00:02:37,280 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: he's actually not the oldest person to complete the New 65 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:44,280 Speaker 1: York Marathon. That was actually Jonathan Mendez, who at that 66 00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 1: point was ninety six years old, and a fellow Kiwi 67 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:51,120 Speaker 1: Colin Thorn, who was when he ran it eighty nine. Thorn, 68 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: who is now one hundred, completed a five and a 69 00:02:53,800 --> 00:02:55,720 Speaker 1: half kilometer race in April this year. 70 00:02:55,840 --> 00:02:58,440 Speaker 2: The follow up to this story is always something like, 71 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,680 Speaker 2: what did these people do to keep them healthy? I 72 00:03:01,720 --> 00:03:03,960 Speaker 2: know through all of this, and it's always something like 73 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 2: I had a scotch every single day or I never 74 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:10,919 Speaker 2: saw sunlight. So it's always a bit counterintuitive. Nazara, There's 75 00:03:10,919 --> 00:03:12,640 Speaker 2: been a lot of news this week about climate and 76 00:03:12,680 --> 00:03:15,640 Speaker 2: climate policy. Yeah, let's go to a good news story 77 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:17,200 Speaker 2: though from South America. 78 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, so, the rate of deforestation of the Amazon rainforest, 79 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,880 Speaker 1: which is of course one of the Earth's most diverse bions, 80 00:03:25,360 --> 00:03:29,959 Speaker 1: is down significantly on last year. So around sixty percent 81 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,040 Speaker 1: of the South American rainforest falls in the country of Brazil, 82 00:03:33,200 --> 00:03:37,040 Speaker 1: which has recently made really significant efforts to limit how 83 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:40,600 Speaker 1: much of its land is clear. So under the current president, 84 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 1: his name is Lula da Silva, he took off as 85 00:03:42,680 --> 00:03:46,440 Speaker 1: last year, Brazil's government has pledged to stop deforestation in 86 00:03:46,480 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: the country by twenty thirty and we've now had an 87 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: indication that they are well on their way to doing that. So, 88 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:55,520 Speaker 1: according to a government release, the rate of deforestation in 89 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: the Amazon from August twenty twenty three to July twenty 90 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: twenty four was down thirty percent on. 91 00:04:01,240 --> 00:04:03,120 Speaker 3: The previous year, down the third. 92 00:04:03,080 --> 00:04:07,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it's the biggest reduction in deforestation in fifteen years. 93 00:04:07,160 --> 00:04:11,640 Speaker 1: So measured over two years, deforestation is down forty five percent. 94 00:04:11,960 --> 00:04:14,000 Speaker 2: I remember there were some serious concerns about the state 95 00:04:14,000 --> 00:04:16,159 Speaker 2: of the Amazon rainforest over the last couple of years, 96 00:04:16,160 --> 00:04:20,520 Speaker 2: so it's it's pretty remarkable to see deforestation down almost half. Now. 97 00:04:20,520 --> 00:04:23,200 Speaker 2: The big music story in Australia this month would have 98 00:04:23,279 --> 00:04:25,880 Speaker 2: to be the sellout concerts from one of the biggest 99 00:04:25,880 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 2: bands in the world, Coldplay. 100 00:04:27,320 --> 00:04:29,360 Speaker 3: And everyone I know went it's pretty amazing. 101 00:04:29,640 --> 00:04:33,600 Speaker 2: It's amazing and the colors and lights alone seeing them 102 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:35,280 Speaker 2: on social media is enough to give you a bit 103 00:04:35,279 --> 00:04:37,279 Speaker 2: of a good news kick. Yeah for the week. But 104 00:04:37,680 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 2: there's been the special aspects to this tour, right yes. 105 00:04:40,839 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: So at the Melbourne shows of the Coldplay tour, they 106 00:04:45,440 --> 00:04:48,440 Speaker 1: brought out a special guest and that was a community 107 00:04:48,560 --> 00:04:53,000 Speaker 1: choir group based in Melbourne's Inner West. So this choir 108 00:04:53,040 --> 00:04:55,280 Speaker 1: group is called Pitch Phase and it was brought out 109 00:04:55,320 --> 00:04:59,880 Speaker 1: to seeing good feelings with Coldplay. And the group isn't 110 00:05:00,320 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: like hyper professionalized, you know, really slick choir group. They're 111 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:07,800 Speaker 1: a community group that is made up almost entirely of 112 00:05:07,920 --> 00:05:10,480 Speaker 1: women and non binary people and they say on their 113 00:05:10,480 --> 00:05:13,440 Speaker 1: website we built out songs you wouldn't expect from a choir, 114 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:16,320 Speaker 1: have a particular love of late eighties ballads and the 115 00:05:16,400 --> 00:05:19,159 Speaker 1: dance hits of the nineties, and collectively make a strong 116 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:22,080 Speaker 1: case for Double Denham to be an acceptable wardrobe choice. 117 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:25,960 Speaker 2: I think they've been integrating different local acts into every 118 00:05:26,000 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 2: single one of their concerts. 119 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,920 Speaker 1: Yeah, and it's just such an extraordinary way to honor 120 00:05:30,120 --> 00:05:33,400 Speaker 1: and to I guess, pay tribute to the people that you're. 121 00:05:33,279 --> 00:05:35,840 Speaker 3: Sharing the company with that night. 122 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:39,599 Speaker 1: This specific group was actually started by a journalist, an 123 00:05:39,600 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 1: ABC journalist, and she wrote about the experience of Coldplay 124 00:05:43,200 --> 00:05:46,120 Speaker 1: asking to collaborate with them, and she said, we still 125 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:48,640 Speaker 1: can't fully grasp how the experience came to be for us. 126 00:05:48,720 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: We're a non auditioned community choir, group of people who 127 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:54,240 Speaker 1: simply love to sing together. And you know what what 128 00:05:54,360 --> 00:05:56,560 Speaker 1: better place to do that than a sold out packed 129 00:05:56,680 --> 00:05:57,760 Speaker 1: stadium arena. 130 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 2: Incredible stuff. Now, Zara, let's go to the line story 131 00:06:00,640 --> 00:06:01,920 Speaker 2: that you've got for us today. 132 00:06:02,240 --> 00:06:03,760 Speaker 3: It's about Hefner the Alpaka. 133 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:06,200 Speaker 2: Okay, talk me through it. So and then I do 134 00:06:06,279 --> 00:06:07,919 Speaker 2: have a funny story about Naupacker. I'll tell me. 135 00:06:07,960 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: Okay, well, Hefner the Urpaka if you are not familiar 136 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,240 Speaker 1: with him. A couple of weeks ago, when King Charles 137 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:17,120 Speaker 1: was in Australia, he met lots of really important dignitaries. 138 00:06:17,120 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: He met you know, state premiers, cultural leaders, sporting leaders, 139 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:24,600 Speaker 1: everyone really under the sun, and King Charles also met 140 00:06:24,640 --> 00:06:28,000 Speaker 1: Hefner the Arpaka. There was a video that went viral 141 00:06:28,040 --> 00:06:30,480 Speaker 1: at the time where the King was like petting Hefner 142 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:33,240 Speaker 1: and then the artpacker just sneezed everywhere and you can 143 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:35,919 Speaker 1: like see it and anyway, it was very funny. But 144 00:06:36,560 --> 00:06:39,120 Speaker 1: that video went viral and then everyone started having a 145 00:06:39,120 --> 00:06:41,800 Speaker 1: look at like why was there in our paka at 146 00:06:41,839 --> 00:06:44,880 Speaker 1: this ceremony to honor the king. And it turns out 147 00:06:45,160 --> 00:06:49,320 Speaker 1: that Hefner the Alpaka is all about spreading good vibes 148 00:06:49,480 --> 00:06:52,560 Speaker 1: and happiness. So I did a quick squizz of his 149 00:06:52,720 --> 00:06:55,960 Speaker 1: Instagram page and what Hefna does is goes to visit 150 00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,480 Speaker 1: older Australians in old age homes and in payliad of 151 00:06:59,560 --> 00:07:02,320 Speaker 1: care and hospice care on a regular basis. And I 152 00:07:02,360 --> 00:07:06,880 Speaker 1: watched videos of people in patients opening their doors or 153 00:07:06,880 --> 00:07:08,640 Speaker 1: having their doors open to their rooms and. 154 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:09,640 Speaker 3: Our packer just walks in. 155 00:07:11,040 --> 00:07:11,560 Speaker 2: It's a lot. 156 00:07:11,920 --> 00:07:14,720 Speaker 1: I mean, the sheds are light and shock on their faces. 157 00:07:14,760 --> 00:07:18,360 Speaker 1: It's so beautiful. And you know, there were so many 158 00:07:18,400 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: photos and videos of people who I'm sure would be 159 00:07:21,760 --> 00:07:25,920 Speaker 1: experiencing levels of loneliness, just so stoked to see this 160 00:07:26,400 --> 00:07:29,800 Speaker 1: very cute alpaca and then you know, if that wasn't enough, 161 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:33,880 Speaker 1: the Uppacker is also currently raising money for charity for 162 00:07:33,960 --> 00:07:38,760 Speaker 1: Dolly's Dream is a really really important charity that aims 163 00:07:38,800 --> 00:07:41,800 Speaker 1: to change the culture of bullying through education and through 164 00:07:42,080 --> 00:07:44,440 Speaker 1: direct support for young people and families. And that's to 165 00:07:44,520 --> 00:07:48,280 Speaker 1: honor Dolly, who was a young person who tragically took 166 00:07:48,320 --> 00:07:50,840 Speaker 1: her own life. And I just think, you know, this 167 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,760 Speaker 1: is just using a platform for good, going to put 168 00:07:54,800 --> 00:07:58,280 Speaker 1: a smile on the face of older Australians while raising 169 00:07:58,320 --> 00:08:01,440 Speaker 1: money to protect our younger Australia. I just think that's 170 00:08:01,440 --> 00:08:02,520 Speaker 1: the best story of the week. 171 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 2: It's pretty cool. I'll perhaps use my spot where we 172 00:08:05,560 --> 00:08:08,040 Speaker 2: give a recommendation to tell you my our packer story. 173 00:08:08,240 --> 00:08:09,960 Speaker 2: I was on an island in the middle of a 174 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:14,200 Speaker 2: lake in Bolivia and we jumped off the ferry and 175 00:08:14,360 --> 00:08:17,559 Speaker 2: immediately someone came up to us with an our packer, 176 00:08:18,080 --> 00:08:21,920 Speaker 2: and the next minute he gave us the leash of 177 00:08:21,960 --> 00:08:25,560 Speaker 2: the outpacker and walked off, and somebody told us that 178 00:08:25,640 --> 00:08:28,520 Speaker 2: he was an honor bestowed upon one tourist of the 179 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,160 Speaker 2: day to look after this particular our packer, whose name 180 00:08:31,200 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 2: was Alan. For the whole day, and so Alan and 181 00:08:34,360 --> 00:08:37,520 Speaker 2: I got very close over the next eight hours. Yeah, 182 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,480 Speaker 2: we took him up the mountain, down the mountain, took 183 00:08:39,520 --> 00:08:41,960 Speaker 2: him for lunch. I miss him, I think about him, 184 00:08:42,000 --> 00:08:44,280 Speaker 2: and I'd like to dedicate today's podcast to him. 185 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: Well, feel like there's nothing more to say on today's 186 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: podcast other than bring the energy of Alan and Hesner, 187 00:08:50,559 --> 00:08:54,760 Speaker 1: the our packers to your weekend. Have a wonderful weekend, 188 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,680 Speaker 1: take care of yourself. It's been a big week of news. 189 00:08:58,040 --> 00:09:00,800 Speaker 1: We will be back again on Monday morning with everything 190 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,120 Speaker 1: you need to know, but until then, have a lovely weekend. 191 00:09:07,080 --> 00:09:09,400 Speaker 2: My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda 192 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:14,400 Speaker 2: Banjelung Calkatin woman from Gadighl Country. The Daily oz acknowledges 193 00:09:14,480 --> 00:09:16,640 Speaker 2: that this podcast is recorded on the lands of the 194 00:09:16,679 --> 00:09:20,280 Speaker 2: Gadighl people and pays respect to all Aboriginal and torrest 195 00:09:20,320 --> 00:09:23,160 Speaker 2: Rate island and nations. We pay our respects to the 196 00:09:23,160 --> 00:09:25,960 Speaker 2: first peoples of these countries, both past and present.