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Dear Luke + Ben
by Ben Rennie + Luke Shanahan
In this original series, Humanist and Greens Leader Bob Brown, Silverchair’s Ben Gillies, Tim Ross, Once Upon a Time in LA's Damon Herriman, the iconic Australian Myf Warhurst, and Presidential Photographer Ben Baker join Writer and Founder of Reny®, Ben Rennie and Filmmaker & Director Luke Shanahan for a drink and an improvised chat on creativity, the arts, and change-making.What follows is a conversation that will make you laugh, squirm, and feel oddly inspired. Luke and Ben aim to feed the creative mind or help you rediscover the one you may have lost.Welcome to "Dear Luke & Ben"
Episodes
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Aaron Curnow: 25 Years of Spunk & Rock Music!
Summary Aaron Curnow, the founder of Spunk Records, discusses his career in the music industry and the relationships he has built with artists. He reflects on the success of the label and the challenges he faced, including the impact of COVID-19. Curnow also talks about the importance of being...
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Blakey Johnston Part 2: The World Record Holder
Get ready to dive into an exciting and inspiring part 2 with Blakey Johnston, the world record holder for continuously surfing for 40.07 hours, riding 707 waves. Not only is Blakey, a skilled surfer, but he's also a passionate advocate for mental health, having raised $400,000 for Youth Mental...
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Blakey Johnston Part 1: Eight Days Prior to His World Record
Blakey Johsnton is about to surf for 40 hours. This episode captures Blakes's mindset just eight days from embarking on his world record attempt, which has already raised an incredible $150,000 for Youth Mental Health as we air on this episode of Dear Luke and Ben (without Luke). This is a...
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Joshua Lalor: The Reluctant Fast Bowler!
Josh Lalor is one of only a handful of Indigenous cricketers to have represented NSW in First Class cricket. He is also really good friends with Ben (from Dear Luke & Ben). We called this episode the reluctant fast bowler and we need you to understand, before anything else, what reluctant…
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Dave Winner: The Man from Coalcliff
This episode is essential listening. Every human should take the time to listen to Dave's story. Dave Winner is a lifelong, all-season surfer and ocean swimmer. He can often be seen striding confidently into the surf, regardless of the weather. In August 2020, at the age of 69, large…
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Vashti Whitfield's Guide to the Galaxy
Trust us, charging through not only your daily grind, but flying through the entire galaxy goes better with some Vashti Whitfield wisdom. Whether it be through her books, films, personal coaching or even a daily hit of "Vashti" that you can find on social media platforms, her inspiring words make...
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Guestless
Welcome to our first official "Guestless" episode, where we break down the previous season and discuss what we have learnt, where we are heading and what it means to be a filmer maker and own a digital agency in times of upheaval and disruption. This episode shares our experiences through...
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Culture Queen: Myf Warhurst vs Pop Culture
There are many reasons Australia loves, broadcaster, writer, host, actress and national treasure, MYF WARHURST. Her prolific broadcasting career, her love of Eurovision, her work on everyone's favourite Aussie show, BLUEY and her obsession with Dolly Parton are a few of the topics Luke and Ben…
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Greens Leader Bob Brown on How to Save the World
Speaking with Bob Brown makes us all feel a little lazy. He is, Australia's Humanist! Doctor, Senator, environmentalist, activist, leader and writer are some of the roles he's occupied but his reach is much wider than that. It's lonely at the top and from having to go it alone on many issues in...
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Silverchair's Ben Gillies vs The 90's!
Ben Gillies is a rockstar! From his lengthy career as founding member and drummer of Silverchair, the band that went on to sell 8 million records and win a staggering 21 ARIA awards, this Newcastle lad has packed three lifetimes into his 40 years. His prolific career started when he formed his...
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Actor Damon Herriman: Once Upon a Time in LA
From Logie nominated child star to working alongside the world's most famous film-makers, Damon Herriman has done it all. Working constantly between LA and Australia, Damon not only has taken direction from some of the world's leading directors such as Clint Eastwood, David Fincher, Quentin...
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Ben Baker vs The Presidents (Part 2)
PART 2: Ben Baker vs the Presidents of the United States. Ben is a beacon of hope for all of us. He represents anything is possible, how to keep looking forward, make good decisions, and the chips will, more often than not, land exactly where you need them to. In Bens case, in the White House or…
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Ben Baker vs The Presidents (Part 1)
Ben Shares honest & powerful perspectives on what it takes to shoot the president of the united states, not once, over and over again! With a camera, of course, in the oval office with some of the most powerful humans in the world! How chance plays a part in our lives, but not at the expense of...
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Comedian Dan Ilic vs Climate Change
We chat with Dan Illic, writer, director, performer, comedian and political activist. Long revered for making people laugh, Dan has now turned his comic powers to the worldwide environmental cause. And he's got a bloody big billboard in Times Square, New York City to prove it!
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Ellidy Pullin vs The Internet
Ellidy Pullin is the founder of the Chumpy Pullin Foundation & International Podcast Series, Darling, Shibe with Chloe Fisher. El is the life partner to world champion snowboarder - Alex (Chumpy) Pullin, who died tragically in 2020. This led Ellidy to reassess her life and the chance of a future...
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Scott Maggs vs Jimmy Niggles
Jimmy Niggles sold his beard for $1,013,970, to be exact. In this world-first; Jimmy talks for the first time about how he needs to say goodbye to the persona (Jimmy Niggles), to become the person who created it all, Scotty Maggs.
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Tim Ross vs Rosso
Ever the Renaissance man, Tim Ross (Rosso) tackles our big question with thought-provoking ideas, wondering just how cavemen might have fared in these COVID times while at the same time pondering if there is in fact any (real) difference between a car salesman and a politician. What we really…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
In this original series, Humanist and Greens Leader Bob Brown, Silverchair’s Ben Gillies, Tim Ross, Once Upon a Time in LA's Damon Herriman, the iconic Australian Myf Warhurst, and Presidential Photographer Ben Baker join Writer and Founder of Reny®, Ben Rennie and Filmmaker & Director Luke Shanahan for a drink and an improvised chat on creativity, the arts, and change-making.What follows is a conversation that will make you laugh, squirm, and feel oddly inspired. Luke and Ben aim to feed the creative mind or help you rediscover the one you may have lost.Welcome to "Dear Luke & Ben"
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Ben Rennie + Luke Shanahan
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In this original series, Humanist and Greens Leader Bob Brown, Silverchair’s Ben Gillies, Tim Ross, Once Upon a Time in LA's Damon Herriman, the iconic Australian Myf Warhurst, and Presidential Photographer Ben Baker join Writer and Founder of Reny®, Ben Rennie and Filmmaker & Director Luke...
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Dear Luke + Ben is created and hosted by Ben Rennie + Luke Shanahan.
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