1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:04,720 Speaker 1: And Amanda jam Nation. Well, we've mentioned this morning that 2 00:00:04,760 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: I'm going on assignment at the end of this week 3 00:00:07,400 --> 00:00:09,799 Speaker 1: the show with Chris Brown. I'm going to Africa just 4 00:00:09,840 --> 00:00:13,840 Speaker 1: for a week. It's very sixty sixty minutes. Yeh, big 5 00:00:13,880 --> 00:00:17,239 Speaker 1: picture story, big picture story, top blokes and shealers who 6 00:00:17,239 --> 00:00:20,560 Speaker 1: were top sheheelers and sorts. And there's Amanda out there 7 00:00:20,880 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: talking to the militia George Nigas style. I don't know 8 00:00:24,520 --> 00:00:26,599 Speaker 1: if it's that there's a lot of it. I don't know, 9 00:00:26,600 --> 00:00:28,120 Speaker 1: because I want it to be a surprise for me, 10 00:00:28,440 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 1: but something that I feel you making some cast roles 11 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:32,239 Speaker 1: for me and Ryan when you're going to do I'm 12 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:34,600 Speaker 1: going to fill the freezer with things. I'm getting people 13 00:00:34,600 --> 00:00:36,360 Speaker 1: to come over and do you washing, because that's what 14 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:38,760 Speaker 1: happens when women go away. They have to make sure 15 00:00:38,760 --> 00:00:40,880 Speaker 1: the man's okay and everyone is all hands on deck. 16 00:00:41,080 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 1: When a man goes away, it's everyone for themselves. That 17 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:45,879 Speaker 1: seems to be how it goes. But it's good to 18 00:00:45,880 --> 00:00:48,600 Speaker 1: be something that I filmed a couple of weeks ago. 19 00:00:50,080 --> 00:00:54,279 Speaker 1: The trailer or promotional video for it was released yesterday 20 00:00:54,360 --> 00:00:58,560 Speaker 1: and it's something I'm incredibly proud to have been part of. 21 00:00:58,920 --> 00:01:01,800 Speaker 1: It's called the Assembler and here's here's the d of 22 00:01:02,000 --> 00:01:04,440 Speaker 1: trailer for it for the ABC. For the first time 23 00:01:04,480 --> 00:01:08,520 Speaker 1: in Australia, artistics students are undertaking an artist and friendly 24 00:01:08,800 --> 00:01:12,119 Speaker 1: in deduction to a journalism course. They will be mentored 25 00:01:12,120 --> 00:01:15,680 Speaker 1: by one of Australia's best journalists. This is a chance 26 00:01:15,720 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: to work with people who haven't really had a voice 27 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,400 Speaker 1: in media. The students will interview some of Australia's most 28 00:01:20,440 --> 00:01:24,120 Speaker 1: famous people. Welcome today, Assembly. Oh my god, this is 29 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:26,959 Speaker 1: so exciting. What are the last sounds you'd like to 30 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:29,840 Speaker 1: hear in life? What a question? What is your favorite 31 00:01:29,840 --> 00:01:33,800 Speaker 1: thing about yourself? Are you a really annoying dad? Who's 32 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:36,680 Speaker 1: the meanest prime minister you've met? Wow? What a question. 33 00:01:36,880 --> 00:01:38,959 Speaker 1: Not very often you get to talk to the Prime 34 00:01:39,000 --> 00:01:42,200 Speaker 1: Minister of Australia. Be gentle on meann. Think making people 35 00:01:42,280 --> 00:01:44,560 Speaker 1: laugh is the same as making people happy? And does 36 00:01:44,600 --> 00:01:47,400 Speaker 1: it make you haply? Know? What is the best lesson 37 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,800 Speaker 1: you learned from your parents? I don't know why the 38 00:01:50,840 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 1: Christians moved me so much, but it hurts. I love 39 00:01:53,800 --> 00:01:56,920 Speaker 1: this because that's questions that I've never got before. Got 40 00:01:56,920 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: plenty more of those what is the moment that you 41 00:01:58,640 --> 00:02:01,680 Speaker 1: have looked back on in your career and thought, how 42 00:02:01,720 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: did I get away with that? To be honest, when 43 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 1: you put it like that, I do sound like a waker. 44 00:02:05,600 --> 00:02:07,520 Speaker 1: Everyone's come up with great questions. I feel like I 45 00:02:07,520 --> 00:02:09,280 Speaker 1: don't have that many tips to give because they're all 46 00:02:09,360 --> 00:02:12,040 Speaker 1: very good. I've never smiled like this before. What our 47 00:02:12,120 --> 00:02:14,639 Speaker 1: life highlight? This has been? And thank you? This is 48 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,280 Speaker 1: a dream come true. That was a very good job. 49 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:19,919 Speaker 1: This show is extraordinary. So Lee Sales is hosting it 50 00:02:20,400 --> 00:02:25,240 Speaker 1: and nineteen autistic media students and for the first time ever, 51 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:29,200 Speaker 1: Macquarie UNI has developed of journalism course for them and 52 00:02:29,600 --> 00:02:35,200 Speaker 1: so they are practicing being journalists, being journalists and interviewing me, 53 00:02:35,520 --> 00:02:39,480 Speaker 1: Sam Neil Hamish Blake, Anthony Albernezi, Delda Gudrum, Adam Goods. 54 00:02:39,720 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: We're all our Each episode stands alone. So I went 55 00:02:43,560 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: in and I was interviewed by Yes, these students. They 56 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 1: each had three questions each and it was just extraordinary 57 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: because no questions are off out of bounds, as they say, 58 00:02:54,280 --> 00:02:57,840 Speaker 1: and they the way they phrase their questions was it 59 00:02:57,919 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 1: was so moving and so confidental. Sometimes well think they 60 00:03:02,240 --> 00:03:04,320 Speaker 1: did dive on your career, and they do their research. 61 00:03:04,360 --> 00:03:06,880 Speaker 1: They brought up things I'd forgotten about that A couple 62 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:09,920 Speaker 1: of them were obsessed with beyond two thousands. A couple 63 00:03:09,919 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 1: of them shared their mum's IVF stories because I'd heard 64 00:03:12,200 --> 00:03:14,480 Speaker 1: I'd been IVF. I found that so moving just talking 65 00:03:14,520 --> 00:03:17,840 Speaker 1: about it now, it was quite extraordinary, and I know 66 00:03:17,880 --> 00:03:21,920 Speaker 1: that everyone took part found it to be an amazing, 67 00:03:22,280 --> 00:03:25,160 Speaker 1: amazing thing to be part of. So this is starting 68 00:03:25,160 --> 00:03:28,080 Speaker 1: in August on the ABC. So oh, I'm crying just 69 00:03:28,120 --> 00:03:32,200 Speaker 1: talking about because it was so disarming. Sure, these kids 70 00:03:32,200 --> 00:03:35,640 Speaker 1: were so disarming because they'd come at it with no agenda, 71 00:03:35,840 --> 00:03:38,640 Speaker 1: just wanting information. But the questions it might be something like, 72 00:03:39,960 --> 00:03:41,800 Speaker 1: what's the favorite book you've read, what's it like being 73 00:03:41,800 --> 00:03:45,040 Speaker 1: on the radio, do you love your husband? The questions 74 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:49,120 Speaker 1: had just come at you from everywhere, and it strips 75 00:03:49,160 --> 00:03:52,320 Speaker 1: your skin off, And it was amazing, amazing they ask 76 00:03:52,360 --> 00:03:55,040 Speaker 1: anything about me, Yeah, of course they did that, just 77 00:03:55,120 --> 00:03:57,880 Speaker 1: about the radio show and about you and all kinds 78 00:03:57,920 --> 00:04:03,600 Speaker 1: of a specifically, Oh, Brandon, I can't remember. I'm sure 79 00:04:03,600 --> 00:04:07,480 Speaker 1: you are very curious. So anyway, that is coming in August. 80 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,960 Speaker 1: It starts in August, and it's a show to look 81 00:04:09,960 --> 00:04:12,240 Speaker 1: out for. It's called the Assembly and it is amazing. 82 00:04:12,360 --> 00:04:13,120 Speaker 1: Look out for it.