WEBVTT - The Aussie man with a mechanical heart

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<v Speaker 1>Already and this is the Daily This is the Daily OS.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh now it makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>Good morning, and welcome to the Daily OS. It's the

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<v Speaker 2>Good News Podcast. On Saturday, the fifteenth of March. I'm Sam,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm billy.

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<v Speaker 1>Wait before we start, Happy birthday to Will I Am

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<v Speaker 1>and Eva Longoria. I mean, what an incredible day to

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<v Speaker 1>celebrate a birthday.

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<v Speaker 2>Two visionaries.

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<v Speaker 1>Thought I'd just throw it in there.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like you're a sucker for a celebrity birthday.

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<v Speaker 1>I love a celebrity birthday. Yesterday it was Albert Einstein.

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<v Speaker 1>Today it's Eva Longoria and Will I Am.

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<v Speaker 2>We will get to today's good News stories in a minute,

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<v Speaker 2>but just let's just remind ourselves that Albert Einstein's birthday

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<v Speaker 2>is also on International Pie Day.

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<v Speaker 1>I love that you're telling me this, as though I

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<v Speaker 1>didn't tell you this.

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<v Speaker 2>This was a billy.

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<v Speaker 1>It's such a good fun fact. So his birthday, he

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<v Speaker 1>was born on the fourteenth of March, which in the US,

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<v Speaker 1>because of how they do their dates, is three point

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<v Speaker 1>one four which math nerds out there will note that

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<v Speaker 1>that is how the number of pie starts.

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<v Speaker 2>And I guess that makes sense because if you think

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<v Speaker 2>about my birthday I share it with Taylor Swift to

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<v Speaker 2>Rocks Days. So you know, birthdays tell us a lot

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<v Speaker 2>about who these people.

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<v Speaker 1>Are who said that Destiny doesn't exist.

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<v Speaker 2>Destiny and her children. Now, let's go Destiny's child shocker. Aha,

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<v Speaker 2>let's leave that. We're gonna leave that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gone very row.

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<v Speaker 2>Billy. Let's go to some good news stories first. Now, Billy,

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<v Speaker 2>you're gonna tell us this first story, and it's about

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<v Speaker 2>an Australian man who's become the first in the world

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<v Speaker 2>to be discharged from hospital with a mechanical harsh implant.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, exactly, so just to repeat that, So there is

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<v Speaker 1>an Australian man in Sydney who has become the first

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<v Speaker 1>in the world to be discharged from hospital with a

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<v Speaker 1>mechanical heart implant. To be clear, Sam, you and I

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<v Speaker 1>had a quick chat off Mike and you said that

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<v Speaker 1>you were expecting this man in New South Wales to

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<v Speaker 1>be walking around.

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<v Speaker 2>Like a robot, like fully beeping at the Yeah, that's

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<v Speaker 2>my vision.

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<v Speaker 1>No, that's not happening. So the artificial heart, to be clear,

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<v Speaker 1>it was only temporary. So the implant took place in

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<v Speaker 1>November last year and he was discharged with the artificial

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<v Speaker 1>heart in early February, but then the patient he received

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<v Speaker 1>a real heart transplant in early March. So the idea

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<v Speaker 1>was that the artificial heart was only in his body

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<v Speaker 1>whilst they waited for a real heart to be ready

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<v Speaker 1>to go in him. Hoes, that makes sense.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, And we know how hard it can be for

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<v Speaker 2>organ donation and the limited time periods and the travel

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<v Speaker 2>and the ways that it needs to be kind of

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<v Speaker 2>the perfect medical match. Yes, so it's quite amazing that

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<v Speaker 2>they've found a way to almost kind of extend that

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<v Speaker 2>time frame with this sort of technology. Yes.

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<v Speaker 1>So it stayed in him for one hundred and five days,

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<v Speaker 1>which is the longest period in the world for a

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<v Speaker 1>total artificial heart to be in a patient while again

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<v Speaker 1>they wait for a heart transplant. Now by the Core,

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<v Speaker 1>the American company that developed the total artificial heart, which

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<v Speaker 1>is what it's called, said that the heart is a

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<v Speaker 1>bridge to keep patients alive until a donor heart transplant

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<v Speaker 1>becomes available.

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<v Speaker 2>So the technology isn't built to be a permanent heart.

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<v Speaker 2>We're not quite at that stage just yet, but you

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<v Speaker 2>imagine that that's probably only a couple of decades away.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, I imagine that is the long term goal, but

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<v Speaker 1>at the moment it's a way to make sure that

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<v Speaker 1>when there is a shortage that a person obviously can

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<v Speaker 1>still live with an artificial heart in their body, because

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<v Speaker 1>there are only six thousand donor hearts available globally each year.

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<v Speaker 2>It would have been amazing to understand how he felt

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<v Speaker 2>with that artificial heart in that one hundred and six

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<v Speaker 2>day period. You know, what the rest of his body

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<v Speaker 2>would feel like, how he would feel like when he

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<v Speaker 2>was walking and talking. What a fascinating medical innovation. And

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<v Speaker 2>I do think that if there has been a successful

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<v Speaker 2>experience here, that we're going to see more and more

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<v Speaker 2>of it. And how cool that it's all coming out

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<v Speaker 2>of Australia.

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<v Speaker 1>All coming out not just Australia, but New South Wales.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, wow, what a medical system.

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<v Speaker 1>We are biased towards our own city, our own state,

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<v Speaker 1>but that's okay, we can forgive ourselves for that. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>we are going to space. What do you have to

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<v Speaker 1>tell us about what's happened in space this week?

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<v Speaker 2>Well, there's nothing like discovering a new moon. There's nothing better,

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<v Speaker 2>I'd say, But you know what is better? Discovering one

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<v Speaker 2>hundred and twenty eight of them, and Saturn now has

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<v Speaker 2>a total of two hundred and seventy four moons after

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<v Speaker 2>astronomers discovered one hundred and twenty eight new moons orbiting

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<v Speaker 2>the planet this week, and that means there is a

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<v Speaker 2>new moon king. It was previously Jupiter, it is now Saturn.

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<v Speaker 2>Astronomers from France, Canada, Taiwan, and the US we're monitoring

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<v Speaker 2>the sky around Saturn for a couple of years between

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<v Speaker 2>twenty nineteen to twenty twenty one and then again in

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<v Speaker 2>twenty twenty three. And they released this discovery to the

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<v Speaker 2>public last week, and they said these moons are only

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<v Speaker 2>a few kilometers in size and are likely all fragments

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<v Speaker 2>of a smaller number of original moons that were broken

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<v Speaker 2>apart by violent collisions. Regardless of how we got there,

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<v Speaker 2>Saturn is the new moon king. It now has almost

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<v Speaker 2>twice as many moons than all the other planets combined.

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<v Speaker 2>And Jupiter is now going to have to get used

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<v Speaker 2>to being in second place.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow, and what's Earth last place? We only have one?

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<v Speaker 2>I do just have to stop you right there. Fact

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<v Speaker 2>checking is a really important part of what we do

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<v Speaker 2>here at TDA Astronomy. Not so much so I did

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<v Speaker 2>just want to do a live Google search on that,

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<v Speaker 2>and it does turn out that Mercury and Venus don't

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<v Speaker 2>actually have a moon. So we're sitting not at the

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<v Speaker 2>bottom here on Earth. We've got our moon. It's something

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<v Speaker 2>to be proud of.

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<v Speaker 1>Blessings.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, not as many as Saturn, but that's okay. Now, Billy,

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<v Speaker 2>I wanted to talk to you about a new index

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<v Speaker 2>that has come out this week, and it was the

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<v Speaker 2>search for the world's most family country. And the inaugural

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<v Speaker 2>winner of this title is Sri Lanka. So the index

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<v Speaker 2>assessed twenty four different factors and the factors that they

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<v Speaker 2>gave high priority to in creating this list was the

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<v Speaker 2>cost of childcare and schooling, the average number of years

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<v Speaker 2>of education completed, then some more general factors like social support, freedom,

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<v Speaker 2>life expectancy, crime rates are the happiness indexes and Sri

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<v Speaker 2>Lanka ranked first because it has a really low cost

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<v Speaker 2>childcare and schooling system that produces some incredible outcomes. Just

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<v Speaker 2>for the record, Australia ranked in ninth place, and essentially

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<v Speaker 2>we dropped those places because of the relatively high cost

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<v Speaker 2>of childcare and schooling. Here, Sri Lanka has achieved near

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<v Speaker 2>universal enrollment at primary and lower secondary school levels, So

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<v Speaker 2>basically any kid in Sri Lanka is part of the

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<v Speaker 2>education system. Ninety two percent of the population aged fifteen

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<v Speaker 2>above is literate, and when you take all of that

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<v Speaker 2>into context with the lower socio economic status of the country,

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<v Speaker 2>it really is a remarkable indication of the strength of

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<v Speaker 2>the education system there. I do think it's important to note,

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<v Speaker 2>even though this is a good news podcast, that Shri

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<v Speaker 2>Lanka is a country that has endured a number of

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<v Speaker 2>years of economic insecurity and conflict. This index really emphasized

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<v Speaker 2>the education system elements of the country. Interestingly, the one

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<v Speaker 2>thing that the Sri Lankan education system is struggling with

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<v Speaker 2>when I was doing a little bit more reading, was

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<v Speaker 2>the fact that they are not as strong at a

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<v Speaker 2>university level because a lot of their university professors end

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<v Speaker 2>up moving to other countries. And so that's the area

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<v Speaker 2>they've really seemed to have nailed this kind of childcare

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<v Speaker 2>and lower school age system, and now they're really working

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<v Speaker 2>on enhancing their university system.

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<v Speaker 1>And needing to incentivize teachers or professors to stay in

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<v Speaker 1>the country and not book elsewhere exactly. Okay, so that

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<v Speaker 1>is the wrap up of the good news that you

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<v Speaker 1>might have missed from the week. Sam. We always end

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<v Speaker 1>this by looking at recommendations. Do you have one for

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<v Speaker 1>this week?

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<v Speaker 2>Do footy is well and truly back AFL, which is

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<v Speaker 2>my sport of choice, but you know NRL is back

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<v Speaker 2>as well, and both games deserve love and respect, and

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<v Speaker 2>you're viewing. But the thing that's made me really smile

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<v Speaker 2>this week is watching all the clubs put up videos

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<v Speaker 2>of players being told they're about to play their first games.

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<v Speaker 2>And it is just every club tries to do something

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<v Speaker 2>a little bit cute, whether it's you know, a surprise

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<v Speaker 2>announcement in the middle of a training session or some

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<v Speaker 2>fun challenge that the player has to do in front

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<v Speaker 2>of the team, and if they win that challenge, they

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<v Speaker 2>get to play their first game. But then it's always

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<v Speaker 2>followed up with a video of the player then calling

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<v Speaker 2>their parents and telling their parents they're about to play

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<v Speaker 2>their first AFL game. And I'm not, you know, the

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<v Speaker 2>most emotional of men, and that.

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<v Speaker 1>I believe you haven't cried since time.

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<v Speaker 2>That brings a slice, not a tear.

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<v Speaker 1>Love it.

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<v Speaker 2>Do you have anything for us?

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<v Speaker 1>I do? This week? In my life has been defined

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<v Speaker 1>by documentaries. I have fallen in love again with documentaries,

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<v Speaker 1>and my favorite one that I've watched I am about

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<v Speaker 1>two years late. But have you seen The Deepest Breath

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<v Speaker 1>on Netflix?

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<v Speaker 2>Free diving?

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<v Speaker 1>Right, it's all about free diving, and it follows the

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<v Speaker 1>story of the woman who holds the world record for

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<v Speaker 1>free diving. She dives I'm not going to ruin it,

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<v Speaker 1>but around the one hundred meter mark. It is the

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<v Speaker 1>most extraordinary story. The storytelling of this documentary is just unmatched.

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<v Speaker 1>It's absolutely exceptional. Just you cannot look away from this documentary.

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<v Speaker 1>It was so good. In my opinion, there's nothing better

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<v Speaker 1>than a really good documentary, and this one was just

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<v Speaker 1>one of the best ones I've ever watched.

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<v Speaker 2>We'll throw a link to that in the show notes.

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<v Speaker 2>That's an incredible review of a doco.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, it was something I knew nothing about.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel like you were the type of kid who

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<v Speaker 2>would have said, hey, mum, look at me, and then

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<v Speaker 2>I'm going to hold my breath underwater. And then when

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<v Speaker 2>you bobbed your head up, your mum goes, that's gray, sweetie.

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<v Speaker 1>And then I had a full dance routine.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, maybe this is exactly what happened. To the subject

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<v Speaker 2>of that documentary, and here we are decades later and

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<v Speaker 2>she's diving one hundred meters just to try and settle

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<v Speaker 2>a score.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, she's definitely a very very competitive person.

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<v Speaker 2>We're all looking at her now.

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<v Speaker 1>In a very dangerous spot. But yet I cannot recommend

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<v Speaker 1>highly enough.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all we've got for today's episode of the Good

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<v Speaker 2>News Podcast. If you want to sign up to our

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<v Speaker 2>Good newsletter, I'll throw a link to that in today's

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<v Speaker 2>show notes as well, that goes out on Sundays to

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<v Speaker 2>get away some of those Sundays scaries. We'll be back

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<v Speaker 2>with the regular news though on Monday morning with a

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<v Speaker 2>bit of a deep dive and then your headlines as

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<v Speaker 2>always in the afternoon. Have a wonderful weekend. We'll speak

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<v Speaker 2>to you next week. See you later.

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<v Speaker 1>Bye.

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<v Speaker 2>My name is Lily Maddon and I'm a proud Arunda

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<v Speaker 2>Bungelung Calcottin woman from Gadigol Country.

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