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Speaker 1: Got anything good? Hey, this is the Christian O'Connell show podcast.

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Speaker 2: Let's give this a go. This might not work as

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Speaker 2: I hoped it would. I just want to flag that

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Speaker 2: up now already. Just there's a buzz of frantic hysteria

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Speaker 2: that doesn't need to be present.

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Speaker 1: Ah, Okay, this is the intention.

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Speaker 2: The impact often in life is very different than intention,

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Speaker 2: but that the intention is beyond. So here's the thing, right,

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Speaker 2: There's a guy on reception here who's called Josh, and

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Speaker 2: he's been here a couple of years, and that is

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Speaker 2: his role. That is his title. And that is what

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Speaker 2: we do in the world, isn't it. We reduce each

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Speaker 2: other to titles and things like that. Because the dudest

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Speaker 2: question I asked somebody is what do you do for

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Speaker 2: a living? It's such a boring question because then you

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Speaker 2: grade it. And he finally says, guy, you should going

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Speaker 2: to all that guy's doctor. Yeah, you can say somehow

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Speaker 2: he's better than a receptionist. So Josh is he works

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Speaker 2: on reception, but he's not a receptionist.

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Speaker 1: He is and he isn't.

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Speaker 2: And I'm sure you've worked with people like this where

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Speaker 2: and I'd like to think we're all like this. We're

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Speaker 2: not a title, we're a person. But Josh has this

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Speaker 2: how to described it, like a contagious, effervescent energy where

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Speaker 2: he's just a real He.

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Speaker 1: Just vibes people up. Yeah, anyone, anyone.

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Speaker 2: You're calling and you haven't won your prize and you

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Speaker 2: want to know where it is and you're a bit agitated.

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Speaker 2: That guy won't make you feel an idiot for calling.

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Speaker 2: He'd be happy to take your call and he'll help

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Speaker 2: you and he'll reassure you. He's like that every single day.

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Speaker 2: He's the most positive, kind hearted soul in this station.

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Speaker 2: And so when I was thinking about next year and

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Speaker 2: the show and what I want on my team, he

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Speaker 2: embodies what I'm looking for. And that's why I've hired

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Speaker 2: him to join our team. Now, on paper, that's a

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Speaker 2: crazy decision. He has no radio experience, and actually, what

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Speaker 2: we're doing in Jack with the National Show, it's a

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Speaker 2: big moment in history. It's a big moment in all

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Speaker 2: of our lives. We're getting to break new ground. The

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Speaker 2: first ever national breakfast show in this country. But Josh

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Speaker 2: will bring something to this team. He will, you know.

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Speaker 2: And he reminds me of when I hired you. You

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Speaker 2: had no radio experience, but I'll hide you because you

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Speaker 2: had this in your own way.

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Speaker 1: What Josh has he is a ray of life.

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Speaker 3: Like as soon as if you can be having the

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Speaker 3: worst day ever, you talk to Josh, You'll be having

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Speaker 3: the best day ever. He just gives so much of

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Speaker 3: himself in every conversation, every interaction.

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Speaker 1: I love him. He is an absolute joy.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, And so I've created a role for him. He's

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Speaker 2: head of the community. And what I told this was like,

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Speaker 2: what's that one? I don't know, but I said, you

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Speaker 2: and I will work that out together. But whatever you do,

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Speaker 2: I know our listeners are going to benefit from that.

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Speaker 2: We'll figure it out. So here's the thing. Today's last

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Speaker 2: Dawn reception and he uses the PA system like a

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Speaker 2: lot of receptionists to sort of do announcements about stuff

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Speaker 2: like this to slay Troney's coming round. It is isn't there,

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Speaker 2: And it's fancy dress Friday and all that, all this stuff, right,

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Speaker 2: but he does he puts a lot of love and

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Speaker 2: for him to use his beloved PA. Today's coming the

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Speaker 2: last time he uses that PA system to actually announce

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Speaker 2: to the radio station out in the office that today's

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Speaker 2: is last day, and to do his speech live on

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Speaker 2: air right now and live around the office here at

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Speaker 2: gold FMHQ on his PA system. So hopefully we can

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Speaker 2: hear this now, Kate in a you and position. Are

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Speaker 2: you with Josh? I'm here. I am with Josh. Can

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Speaker 2: you hear me?

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Speaker 1: I can hear you? Josh? Can you hear me? I

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Speaker 1: can hear you. Josh?

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Speaker 2: Are you excited about leaving your old life behind and

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Speaker 2: joining us?

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Speaker 1: Yes, we're really excited. Josh. Yeah, I'm so excited. Let's fly, guys,

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Speaker 1: Let's fly.

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Speaker 2: What you're saying that we've been grounded for seven years,

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Speaker 2: but it's not like I've been, you know, coasting Laura.

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Speaker 4: Yeah, I believe I can fly.

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Speaker 1: Already. All right, Josh, why don't you do your leave speech?

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Speaker 2: Now?

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Speaker 1: Off you go here?

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Speaker 3: Ye hear yee. It's time for me. Josh the receptionist, chocolate.

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Speaker 4: Jar curator and friends of all who ever entered the

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Speaker 4: reception of Gold FM to bid farewell to the reception desk,

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Speaker 4: It's been nothing short of an honor and a privilege,

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Speaker 4: and I'd like to send out some thank yous. Thank

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Speaker 4: you to the comfy.

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Speaker 3: Office works chair for always having my back, thank you

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Speaker 3: to the bowl of mentos that sits in the reception

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Speaker 3: for being the best conversation starter ever. And thank you

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Speaker 3: to every complaint call, good or bad, rain or shine.

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Speaker 4: You know who you are.

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Speaker 3: Being a receptionist has changed my life and through the

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Speaker 3: thousands of hellos, goodbyes, compliments given and received the people

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Speaker 3: that walk through the glass doors at everything, and one

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Speaker 3: thing that will stay with me is anything can come

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Speaker 3: from a simple hello. Hi, Josh, the receptionist hereby abdicate

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Speaker 3: my throne for a lifelong dream.

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Speaker 4: Helcome the Christian Show.

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Speaker 2: Okay, Josh is now gonna walk down his yellow brick

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Speaker 2: road to his new hallowed home.

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Speaker 1: Which is there? Someone shot Josh.

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Speaker 2: Celebrate.

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Speaker 1: He's running towards the star. Now more poppers are coming.

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Speaker 2: We've got the red carpet out here, and he's got

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Speaker 2: lost already.

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Speaker 1: He turned the wrong way.

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Speaker 2: We're in here, in here, Welcome Josh to your new life.

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Speaker 2: Stand over there, Josh, Josh, welcome to the team.

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Speaker 1: You're going to be a star. Thank you for joining

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Speaker 1: the show.

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Speaker 3: Thank you for having me, Thank you everyone.

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Speaker 1: Yeah, wow, this is it.

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Speaker 3: This is the moment.

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Speaker 1: We've all been waiting for this, and we've had many moments,

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Speaker 1: but this is the moment. This is your moment, my moment.

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Speaker 1: Do you want it?

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Speaker 2: It's yours? Josh said, goodbye to reception. Your life is

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Speaker 2: changing forever.

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Speaker 1: See your reception.

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Speaker 3: It's been great and I promise to write when I can.

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Speaker 2: Josh, Welcome to the team. We look forward to So

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Speaker 2: you start probably with us next week.

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Speaker 1: That's right. Yeah, there's a bit of training.

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Speaker 3: You know, some show people how to order things and

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Speaker 3: where things are, where the milk gets ordered from.

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Speaker 1: No, no, no, we're doing the training to give misunderstanding. The training.

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Speaker 1: The training is for us to train you. It's not

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Speaker 1: about ordering milk. That doesn't matter. Mate. Okay, we've got

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Speaker 1: radio to make. We've got two weeks left on the year.

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Speaker 1: That's the training. It's going to be a bumpy road act.

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Speaker 1: Did a higher guy with no radio experience? Can we

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Speaker 1: send him back? Welcome to the show. Thank you. Christian

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