You’ve heard of Rocky, you’ve heard of Ivan Drago. The greatest athlete the USSR ever produced. But have you heard of the Finding Drago Podcast? The minds behind the runaway success that is the Finding Drago Podcast joined our editors this week to talk about their latest project, Finding Desperado. A story about someone’s quest to get into the Guinness Book of World Records, at all costs.




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You’ve heard of Rocky, you’ve heard of Ivan Drago. The greatest athlete the USSR ever produced. But have you heard of the Finding Drago Podcast? The minds behind the runaway success that is the Finding Drago Podcast joined our editors this week to talk about their latest project, Finding Desperado. A story about someone’s quest to get into the Guinness Book of World Records, at all costs. <a href="https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/finding-drago/">Finding</a><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/finding-drago/"> Desperado &amp; Finding </a><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/finding-drago/">Drago Podcast</a> Recorded from the <a href="https://budgysmuggler.com.au/">Budgy Smuggler Booth</a>

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A titan of Australian journalism, Paul Barry has finished up at Media Watch and is back on the beat as an investigative journalist. And the story he's just broken is massive. Ever heard of Whyalla? It's down on the bottom of South Australia and it looks like this town has been F*CKED by an (alleged) con-artist. This is Australia's version of the Simpson's Monorail! His newest book, THE BIG STEAL, is out now!

A titan of Australian journalism, Paul Barry has finished up at Media Watch and is back on the beat as an investigative journalist. And the story he's just broken is massive. Ever heard of Whyalla? It's down on the bottom of South Australia and it looks like this town has been F*CKED by an (alleged) con-artist. This is Australia's version of the Simpson's Monorail! His newest book, THE BIG STEAL, is out now!

The Great Rort Of Whyalla (featuring Paul Barry)

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Take me home, country roads! Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd returns to his rural Queensland hometown for the 2026 Eumundi Writer's Festival. After wrapping up his high-profile tenure as Australia's Ambassador To Washington D.C - Mr Rudd joins Clancy Overell from The Betoota Advocate on stage at the Imperial Hotel in Eumundi for live interview about his life, politics, and relationship with Xi Jinping. This is a real stroll down memory lane for both Kevin and the locals in the audience, as the global President and CEO of the Asia Society recalls stories about his barefoot post-war childhood on a dairy farm in the semi-tropical Hinterland.

 

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Take me home, country roads! Former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd returns to his rural Queensland hometown for the 2026 Eumundi Writer's Festival. After wrapping up his high-profile tenure as Australia's Ambassador To Washington D.C - Mr Rudd joins Clancy Overell from The Betoota Advocate on stage at the Imperial Hotel in Eumundi for live interview about his life, politics, and relationship with Xi Jinping. This is a real stroll down memory lane for both Kevin and the locals in the audience, as the global President and CEO of the Asia Society recalls stories about his barefoot post-war childhood on a dairy farm in the semi-tropical Hinterland.
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