WEBVTT - REAL REALITY - AUSTRALIAN IDOL - MARCIA HINES

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<v Speaker 1>It's in the news today, but it was actually on

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<v Speaker 1>TV Reload the podcast last week. They might welcome back

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<v Speaker 1>TV Reload listeners, thank you for clicking and downloading. On

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<v Speaker 1>today's episode with Marsha Hines, we will be talking about

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<v Speaker 1>her fabulous return to Australian Idol last night. You'd have

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<v Speaker 1>to be living under a rock not to know that.

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<v Speaker 1>Australian Idol is a singing based reality series which began

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<v Speaker 1>its first season in twenty twenty three and ended its

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<v Speaker 1>initial run in two thousand and nine. Having taken a

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<v Speaker 1>break for well over a decade, Channel seven has reimagined

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<v Speaker 1>the old format and brought the nostalgia back for all

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<v Speaker 1>of those who grew up with Idol as their first

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<v Speaker 1>singing based reality show. Granted, there's now The Voice an

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<v Speaker 1>X Factor. Look, there's plenty of these, but you'd have

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<v Speaker 1>to say this is the mother of reality based singing shows.

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<v Speaker 1>Idol originated from the reality program Pop Idol, which was

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<v Speaker 1>created by British entertainment executive Simon Fuller, which has given

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<v Speaker 1>us here in Australia artists like Guy Sebastian, Rob Mills,

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<v Speaker 1>Courtney Act and Paulini, just to name a couple of

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<v Speaker 1>my favorites. No matter what you heard about last year

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<v Speaker 1>reboot of the show, I guarantee you if you watch

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<v Speaker 1>one episode of this new series, you will be addicted.

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<v Speaker 1>Marsha Hines returning has brought experience and insight to the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty twenty four panel that rounds out the right balance

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<v Speaker 1>of judges, improving drastically from last year's misstep with Harry

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<v Speaker 1>Connick Junior and Megan Trainer. This year's promising young vocalists

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<v Speaker 1>will also sing in front of Kyle Sandalanz and Amy Shark,

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<v Speaker 1>who have really found their feet when it comes to

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<v Speaker 1>giving critiques on the contestants. There's so much to unpack

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<v Speaker 1>with Marsha, from how the opportunity came up to return,

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<v Speaker 1>who out of her former judges Mark Holden and Ian

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<v Speaker 1>Dixon does she still speak, to how the show has

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<v Speaker 1>changed and why some of the conflict is important to

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<v Speaker 1>the format. I will also ask her about a relationship

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<v Speaker 1>with Kyl Sanderlans.

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<v Speaker 2>How could you not?

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<v Speaker 1>And why competition based reality shows have thrown out their

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<v Speaker 1>tired stereotype of judges. Anyway, let's bring Marsha into the podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>So sit back and relax as we dive that little

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<v Speaker 1>bit deeper into the world of Australian television.

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<v Speaker 2>Hill, I'm good. How are you? I'm good?

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<v Speaker 3>Thank you are just saying I have a doctor called

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<v Speaker 3>Ben Norris. You're kidding, yeah, Benjamin Norris.

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<v Speaker 2>Well that's my name. I'm Benjamin Norris.

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<v Speaker 4>I'm aware I saw your name of I'm not. I

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<v Speaker 4>didn't think I was going to see my doctor today.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, prognosis is good, Marsha. Australian Idol is brilliant this year.

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<v Speaker 4>So fingers crossed.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, well, I watched.

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<v Speaker 1>The first episode and thought, wow, Idol is back, like

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<v Speaker 1>it actually feels like it's back to glory.

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<v Speaker 2>Day's Australian Idol. And I think, and I think it's you.

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<v Speaker 2>I think it's because you're back.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, thank you very much. It's very kind of you, Ben,

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<v Speaker 4>you can stay. I think it feels good to be back.

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<v Speaker 3>It feels you know, I keep saying everybody and I

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<v Speaker 3>will continue.

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<v Speaker 4>I could act really cool.

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<v Speaker 3>About it, right, but why, I'm stoked. I'm stoked to

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<v Speaker 3>be back. It feels right, you know, it feels good.

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<v Speaker 3>And Amy and Kyl are doing a great job too,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, we've got a great team.

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<v Speaker 4>So fingers crossed It.

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<v Speaker 1>Just goes to show you though, that the chemistry and

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<v Speaker 1>the judges lineup needs to be so succinct and so

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<v Speaker 1>because what happened last year was we got some phenomenal

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<v Speaker 1>big A list names you know, a part of the show,

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<v Speaker 1>and how exciting to bring Idle back with some of

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<v Speaker 1>those people. However, what we learned from watching that series

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<v Speaker 1>last year was that we need Australian.

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<v Speaker 4>Strange to a judge Astrands.

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<v Speaker 2>It makes sense, right.

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<v Speaker 3>I really hope Ben that we might have some because

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<v Speaker 3>back in the day we used to have quite a

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<v Speaker 3>few head las Manelli, we had Liane on Richie, we.

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<v Speaker 4>Had Sydney Lauper guests and Jamaine Jackson. Be great.

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<v Speaker 3>If people are in town and they want to come

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<v Speaker 3>and sit as a guest judge, it's a good thing,

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<v Speaker 3>not a bad thing.

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<v Speaker 2>We don't want them the whole season. We want Marsha.

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<v Speaker 4>Well, thank you, Ben.

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<v Speaker 2>What did the journey back to Idle look like for you?

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<v Speaker 1>Because did they say to you last year, Look, if

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<v Speaker 1>the show comes back in twenty twenty four, we want you.

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<v Speaker 2>Like, well, how did that all happen?

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<v Speaker 4>Nothing like that.

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<v Speaker 3>So they got in touch with my management as you

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<v Speaker 3>would last year and said would I be interested in

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<v Speaker 3>coming back for a few shows, And of course I

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<v Speaker 3>said yes, because I mean that's the show I love

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<v Speaker 3>in a door, right And it helped me immensely in

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<v Speaker 3>my career too, because it introduced me to people that

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<v Speaker 3>didn't know who I was, you know, And so it

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<v Speaker 3>was a good career move on my part to go

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<v Speaker 3>and do it last year. And then we got a

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<v Speaker 3>phone call saying that the response was outstanding and.

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<v Speaker 4>Would I come back to do it in twenty twenty four?

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<v Speaker 3>And I said, let me think, yeah, absolutely, I'm so pleased.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I was one of those people, you know watching it

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<v Speaker 1>last year when you had your episodes. There's I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a humility, there's an honesty that you managed to

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<v Speaker 1>have when it comes to talking to contestants.

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<v Speaker 2>What is the secret? Do you meditate before you get

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<v Speaker 2>in there?

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<v Speaker 1>Because you're so put together and it's so well spoken,

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<v Speaker 1>and it just feels magical to what you talk to

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<v Speaker 1>these young people.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, then we all lead by example. Okay, That's

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<v Speaker 3>that's in life in general. And I had great people

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<v Speaker 3>who helped me out as a kid, you know, because

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<v Speaker 3>I came here at sixteen and I had people like

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<v Speaker 3>John Waters and Reggie liver More and really famous people

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<v Speaker 3>who I don't know. I didn't even know that they

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<v Speaker 3>were guiding me, but I watched them and I learned

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<v Speaker 3>from them and to me, if you're going to criticize somebody,

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<v Speaker 3>give them something that they can take.

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<v Speaker 4>And use in their life, you know what I mean.

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<v Speaker 3>Constructive criticism is so much better than destructive, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>because I don't know that they hear even the constructive

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<v Speaker 3>because they're standing to be like a deer.

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<v Speaker 4>In the headlights. But you know, you try and get

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<v Speaker 4>through what you can and see that.

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<v Speaker 3>You know, it's very interesting to watch idle because you

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<v Speaker 3>actually you'll speak to the kids and you'll see this

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<v Speaker 3>light come on when they get what you're saying, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and so you know, I'm just being myself and that's

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<v Speaker 3>the easiest thing to because being yourself you don't have

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<v Speaker 3>to remember, you know what I mean, because that's just

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<v Speaker 3>who you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I mean, more people need to know that. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>in the first episode, you have a bit of a clash.

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<v Speaker 1>I wouldn't say a clash, but you have. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>it gets built up that way on the ads leading

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<v Speaker 1>up to you having this conversation with Arena, who's sang

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<v Speaker 1>holding up for a hero. I wonder whether or not

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<v Speaker 1>people after watching that are going to be polarized by

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<v Speaker 1>her performance and by her manner on the show.

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<v Speaker 4>Well that's what I was trying to avoid on her part.

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<v Speaker 3>I know what I'm seeing, but the general public is

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<v Speaker 3>just starting to see her.

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<v Speaker 4>And there's something to be.

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<v Speaker 3>Said about humility and no matter what you do, even

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<v Speaker 3>if you know you're the best in the world, stay humble.

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<v Speaker 4>And when we.

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<v Speaker 3>Did idle back in the day, I remember the kids

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<v Speaker 3>said to me, what's the difference between somebody with confidence

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<v Speaker 3>and conceit? And I said, someone with confidence you want

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<v Speaker 3>to get to know someone conceded your size step on

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<v Speaker 3>there it is in a nutshell, you know. And so

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<v Speaker 3>I was just trying to sort of help this girl

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<v Speaker 3>through this journey because it's big, you know, it's not

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<v Speaker 3>a little journey.

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<v Speaker 4>Ben, this is big, you know.

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<v Speaker 3>You pluck from obscurity and placed on the screens of

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<v Speaker 3>you know, all of Australia that are watching you. So

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<v Speaker 3>it's important that most importantly stay constructive to who you are,

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<v Speaker 3>not even that's not the right word, stay solid with

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<v Speaker 3>the person that you are, don't act because if you're acting,

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<v Speaker 3>the day you forget you're acting, people are going to

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<v Speaker 3>see who you are.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course a contest. It's more assertive though in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four than when you started in two thousand and three.

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<v Speaker 3>Assertive is not the right word. I wouldn't say assertive,

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<v Speaker 3>I'd say hip. They hip to it, you know, because

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<v Speaker 3>they see it. They see it all, you know, they

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<v Speaker 3>see it all, and they watch other people online and

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<v Speaker 3>they see how it's done and so and they had

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<v Speaker 3>all they had the luxury of watching idle back in

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<v Speaker 3>the day, you know, and so they have an idea of.

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<v Speaker 4>What they need to do.

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<v Speaker 3>But as long as they stay true to themselves, and

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<v Speaker 3>as long as you know they're happy doing this because

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<v Speaker 3>it's big, I won't.

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<v Speaker 4>I won't. It's important that I stress. So this is

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<v Speaker 4>a big thing, it's not little.

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<v Speaker 1>Did you think you know when you stepped onto this

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<v Speaker 1>show in two thousand and three that it would become

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<v Speaker 1>the success that it was? I mean, what was the

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<v Speaker 1>initial gut for you?

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<v Speaker 4>Well know of this? I was advised by a dear friend.

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<v Speaker 3>I have a great think tank, and I've had the

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<v Speaker 3>same manager for my whole career.

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<v Speaker 4>My friend who just passed away.

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<v Speaker 3>His name was Brian Walsh and Brian Walsh brand Foxtelle

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<v Speaker 3>and I remember he spoke to my manager and mindset

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<v Speaker 3>this is really great show coming to Australia and if

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<v Speaker 3>Masha gets a chance to do it, she should do

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<v Speaker 3>it because it'll introduce her to a brand new audience.

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<v Speaker 3>And know and behold, that's exactly what it did. We

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<v Speaker 3>were in Perth filming the last versions of Idol back

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<v Speaker 3>in the day with Dicko and Mock, and Dicko said,

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<v Speaker 3>I think I'm going to go to the pub, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>and hang out with the guys. After we had taken it.

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<v Speaker 3>Mack Holvin said, well, you better enjoy it, man, because

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<v Speaker 3>in a minute you're not going to be able to

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<v Speaker 3>do anything like that again, you know, because Mack knows

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<v Speaker 3>about the stydom of what it's like when you have

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<v Speaker 3>been on television yet, and so it.

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<v Speaker 4>Was just interesting for us.

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<v Speaker 3>Oh, we had no idea the team as the team

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<v Speaker 3>is now. We have an amazing team and a lot

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<v Speaker 3>of the people who did Idle back in the day

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<v Speaker 3>they're back on set. That says something that's a testament

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<v Speaker 3>to the show that it wasn't is. And so look,

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<v Speaker 3>even when I put out an album, I hope for

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<v Speaker 3>the best. You never know, right, and then it becomes

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<v Speaker 3>successful you never know.

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<v Speaker 4>So all we.

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<v Speaker 3>Thought was this is an interesting platform. Let's see how

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<v Speaker 3>we go. And we did real good.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah we did brilliantly. Yeah we did.

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<v Speaker 2>Have you missed Mark Holden and Dick Ho Like, no, I.

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<v Speaker 3>Joke because I'm quite close to Mark and he has

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<v Speaker 3>a birthday similar around my time, and so we always speak.

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<v Speaker 3>I always speak to him in Christmas or New Year

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<v Speaker 3>with his family. So I'm pretty cool. I'm not spoken

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<v Speaker 3>to Dicko. I don't know where Dicko is. Mark and

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<v Speaker 3>I came up together because back in the day, my

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<v Speaker 3>manager used to manage Mack, so I know mak thel

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<v Speaker 3>commation holding.

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<v Speaker 1>Dude, you know, I'm surprised, Like, yeah, it was interesting

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<v Speaker 1>to say, the dynamics between the three of you back

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<v Speaker 1>then and then the dynamics of.

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<v Speaker 2>What it is now.

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<v Speaker 1>But do you think that do you think the stereotypes

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<v Speaker 1>of judges on shows have changed? Because back in the day,

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<v Speaker 1>it was kind of like, you know, you'd have your

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<v Speaker 1>kind of your silly, you're sweet and your nasty judge

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<v Speaker 1>where the dynamic between the three of you now isn't like.

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<v Speaker 4>That, No, it's not.

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<v Speaker 3>So you know, Kyle comes into the mix because he

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<v Speaker 3>knows the commercial side of the industry, and then there's

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<v Speaker 3>Amy and she represents the youth and the songwriters, and.

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<v Speaker 4>Then I represent the performer and the singer.

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<v Speaker 3>So I think it's a really good mix the three

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<v Speaker 3>of us, And I think three judges is better than

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<v Speaker 3>four as well.

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<v Speaker 1>I don't think you need all of that, and actually

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<v Speaker 1>everyone's serving a purpose.

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<v Speaker 4>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>Kyle occasionally gets on your nerves throughout this series.

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<v Speaker 1>We see that a couple of times, and I love

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<v Speaker 1>that you kind of look to the camera and say,

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<v Speaker 1>he's kind of getting on my nerves.

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<v Speaker 2>But what I find really interesting about.

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<v Speaker 1>Your dynamic with him is that you can actually see

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<v Speaker 1>that there's a lot of there's a report there between

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<v Speaker 1>the tour.

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<v Speaker 3>I adore him, you know, and the guy's got a

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<v Speaker 3>heart bigger than Texas, but he doesn't want anybody to know,

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<v Speaker 3>and I can see it, and he hates me for it.

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<v Speaker 4>But it's great, you know. No, he's a good guy.

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<v Speaker 3>I mean, back in the day I met his mom

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<v Speaker 3>and dad and he was doing something and he did

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<v Speaker 3>something wrong and his mother said, we did not bring

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<v Speaker 3>you up like that.

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<v Speaker 4>Kyle.

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<v Speaker 3>I loved it, because nobody can embarrass you like your

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<v Speaker 3>parents can they. Yeah, and they just threw him back

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<v Speaker 3>and said, look, behave yourself. But Kyle is Kyle, and

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<v Speaker 3>if he was any different, he wouldn't be as famous

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<v Speaker 3>as he is.

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<v Speaker 4>I love it.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's one of the most misrepresented people in

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<v Speaker 1>so many ways, and he does that on purpose.

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<v Speaker 2>But like I've.

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<v Speaker 1>I've spent plenty of time with him, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a very kind, very generous person.

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<v Speaker 4>But he Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I remember I was doing breakfast radio after three years

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<v Speaker 1>in the studio that he started out doing radio, and

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<v Speaker 1>he said to me, Ben, you know, if you're still

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<v Speaker 1>there in three years and you haven't been picked up

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<v Speaker 1>to be on a national show, you might as well

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<v Speaker 1>be the janitor at that place.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, get out of it, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was that kind of honesty and truthfulness that

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<v Speaker 1>you need.

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<v Speaker 4>You know, Well, he's been through it, Ben, as you know.

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<v Speaker 3>You know he's been through it, you know, the ups

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<v Speaker 3>and downs of the industry, and anybody who hasn't been

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<v Speaker 3>through the ups and downs of the industry has no

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<v Speaker 3>idea about this industry that we're in because it is

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<v Speaker 3>up and down, you know. And look, he's doing very

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<v Speaker 3>very well. He's about to become well. I don't know

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<v Speaker 3>what's part of the Melbourne Radio and that's going to

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<v Speaker 3>be interesting too.

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<v Speaker 4>But I think, I actually thinking and Jackie are going

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<v Speaker 4>to do a great job.

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<v Speaker 1>I really I think that people want authenticity these days.

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<v Speaker 1>I think people don't want to be sort of sugarcoated.

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<v Speaker 1>They want the truth and I think addicted to the

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<v Speaker 1>truth in a way, even though sometimes it can hurt us.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, it would become addicted to this you or maybe

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<v Speaker 4>not addicted. Maybe we've become more open.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, true, that's a better way, Marshall. I'm always putting

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<v Speaker 1>things in the best way. I'd love to have the

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<v Speaker 1>way you are able to explain yourself.

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<v Speaker 2>It's thank you man.

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>When you say you're welcome to people, I just think,

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<v Speaker 1>why don't we say more of that? Why don't we

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<v Speaker 1>acknowledge people in a really beautiful way more often in

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<v Speaker 1>our language?

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<v Speaker 2>Every day?

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<v Speaker 4>You know, man maketh the man.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you know, judges often say that that was the

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<v Speaker 1>best song or that was the best version that we've

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<v Speaker 1>ever seen. Of this song on the show. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to ask you, honestly, who had the most

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<v Speaker 1>memorable audition that you've witnessed being a part of Australian

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<v Speaker 1>idol over the many years.

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<v Speaker 4>Gy Sebastian.

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<v Speaker 3>Wow, Because I mean, I remember, you know, I'm a singer,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, and I know what my vocabulary as a

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<v Speaker 3>singer is, and I know what I'm capable of doing.

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<v Speaker 4>And this boy stood before us as I.

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<v Speaker 3>Went, oh, Jesus is probably one of the best thingers

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<v Speaker 3>ever heard in my life. And then you know, and

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<v Speaker 3>his cleverness of the song he sang, climberby Mountain. Remember

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<v Speaker 3>that song he sang that? And then I remember getting

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<v Speaker 3>on a plane and Ray Hadley was getting on a

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<v Speaker 3>plane and this great, big football.

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<v Speaker 4>Of a guy said, oh my goodness, it really touched me.

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<v Speaker 3>So I figured if it touched Ray, it must have

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<v Speaker 3>touched the whole country. Here's hoping that's what we'll do,

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<v Speaker 3>you know, this year, because you know, we've really uncovered

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<v Speaker 3>some I didn't know if we would find the kind

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<v Speaker 3>of talent.

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<v Speaker 4>We got back in the day. We got just as good, if.

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<v Speaker 1>Not better, I think so, I think this is a

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<v Speaker 1>really strong season you know, before you go, Marsha, I

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<v Speaker 1>wanted to ask you something I ask everyone who joins

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<v Speaker 1>this podcast. It's the same question. What is something from

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<v Speaker 1>behind the scenes of your return to Australian ID or

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<v Speaker 1>something that we as an audience won't say, but maybe

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<v Speaker 1>kind of a story that you'd like to share with us.

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<v Speaker 3>So we have the desk, you know, and below the

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<v Speaker 3>desk there's a lolli station under there, lollies and chips

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<v Speaker 3>and cookies and it's fat and red Bull. Yeah that's

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<v Speaker 3>the red story. Yeah, that's I learned to drink Red

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<v Speaker 3>Bull during the first episodes of Australian Adult because you

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<v Speaker 3>can't really go to sleep when somebody's singing, right, So

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<v Speaker 3>they turned me on too red Bull and I've never

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<v Speaker 3>changed since then.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, it's agreed, you need like a drip of it

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<v Speaker 2>just to keep it going.

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<v Speaker 3>But yeah, what I'd like is a sponsorship, all right,

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<v Speaker 3>sugar free red Bull, Thank you very much, anybody who's listening.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like we've organized that.

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<v Speaker 1>Look, if anyone people listening to this podcast, we need

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<v Speaker 1>the Red Bull sponsorship on the go, thank you very much,

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<v Speaker 1>or the Red Bull.

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<v Speaker 2>Girls to turn up there because they have those little pasts.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, actually, just before we go, because I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>ask you about this.

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<v Speaker 2>In the first episode, we have.

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<v Speaker 1>Lewis who sings the right said Fred song too sexy,

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<v Speaker 1>and it is such a fun moment of television. But

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<v Speaker 1>I wanted to know it's some of those more silly auditions.

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<v Speaker 2>Are they a little bit staged for us?

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<v Speaker 1>Like?

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<v Speaker 2>No, is that just who Lewis was when he came in?

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<v Speaker 3>And we don't know who's coming Okay, we have no

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<v Speaker 3>idea who's coming in.

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<v Speaker 4>Okay, we might get.

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<v Speaker 3>You get a bit of a page and their name

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<v Speaker 3>and you know where they're from.

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<v Speaker 4>We don't know what they're going to sing, or you

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<v Speaker 4>might see the song. But hey, no, no, all that

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<v Speaker 4>is real and.

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<v Speaker 3>I love it, you know, like I love it because

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<v Speaker 3>that's television, you know, and angst all the serious.

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<v Speaker 4>Singers, it has to be a little bit of silliness, right, Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>I just couldn't stop. I wasn't laughing at him either.

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<v Speaker 1>It was actually a really fun piece of television, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he did a good job of singing that

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<v Speaker 1>even though it was bonkers. So good luck to.

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<v Speaker 4>Him, Yes, that's what I say. Good luck to him.

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<v Speaker 2>Good Luck to him.

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<v Speaker 1>Marsha, you are a living legend. I have been in

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<v Speaker 1>your audience my whole life. I grew up with my

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<v Speaker 1>family playing your music, so I've been very excited to

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<v Speaker 1>talk to you this morning.

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<v Speaker 2>And yeah, good luck with Idle.

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<v Speaker 4>Thank you so much, Ben, good luck.

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<v Speaker 2>Oh you do to man fantastic. Yeah, I'll chat