Join Caroline Wilson, Corrie Perkin and Brendan Donohoe  for our post-election debrief. We're also joined by Geoff Fleming from VitalSmarts to tell us about their game changing work. 

Wearing his political reporter hat, Brendan crunches a few of the key statistics from Saturday's Federal Election and we question how the polls got the predictions so wrong. Was Bill Shortens perceived lack of X Factor a contributor to Labour's loss?

We remember former PM Bob Hawke who died last week aged 89, and we check in on Corrie and Caro's 'Goal of the Month' progress.

Brendan has a 'Crush of the Week' - the volunteers at the bowling club who hosted a Liberal Party event he was at on Saturday. Our Crush is sponsored by The Interchange Bench The Interchange Bench fills all your long and short term staffing needs. Call 1800 i BENCH. When you want to take your staff team to the top, recruit at interchangebench.com.au. 

We're thrilled to have Geoff Fleming from our sponsor VitalSmarts with us on the show today to talk about how VitalSmarts and their Crucial Conversations training can transform the culture of your business or help you confront difficult situations with confidence. 

Make sure you jump onto VitalSmarts website www.vitalsmarts.com.au/dstm - they've got a special offer for our podcast listeners - a free copy of their E Book Emotional Inequality - Soloutions for Women in the Workplace. 

In BSF Caro's recommending The Last Painting of Sara De Vos by Dominic Smith and Alex Rance's new childrens book Rabbit's Hop. 

Corrie's been binge watching Marcella on Netflix and has been cooking up Crispy Carrot and Spring Onion cakes with feta and olives (see our Facebook page for details). 

In 6 Quick Questions we talk a royal reunion, favourite Bombers Indigenous players, influencing your children's vote, Game Of Thrones and more. 

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