Favourites

By Simon Owens

Simon Owens chats to his favourite people about their favourite things.

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The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.

Favourites episodes:

January 15, 2025 Greg Evans
Greg Evans has had a remarkable career from his award winning days as a disc jockey, his legendary hosting of TV show Perfect Match, and marrying over 1000 couples as a marriage celebrant. Hear a small part of Greg's Story here.
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36min
January 07, 2025 John Waters
Emigrating to Australia in his teens, John fell in love with us, and we fell in love with him. It's a love story that continues to this day and sees John touring the east coast with a new show. "Radio Luxembourg Live".
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30min
January 01, 2025 Mary Schneider
At 92, Marcy Schneider reflects on her amazing career including being the first act to record a rock and roll record in Australia
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28min
December 27, 2024 Bob Byrne
Bob Byrne has written a fabulous series of Remember When books after a lengthy career in radio. Hear his story here.
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26min
December 20, 2024 Michael Adams
Michael Adams is the writer and host of the Australian true crime and historical podcast "Forgotten Australia". He has also published many books, the latest being "They'll Never Hold Me" The incredulous story of Kevin John Simmonds who was the subject of Australia's largest ever Police Manhunt.
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38min
October 15, 2024 Peter Combe
It was during this interview that I found out that Peter Combe was behind a very memorable part of my primary school education.

Peter's new album is available now. https://open.spotify.com/album/5G9j3dFSH8uu8aY58LVYSr?si=c69zCs5kQEKxUYAfAAiPng

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29min
February 21, 2024 Craig Huggins
It's amazing how many nice people I continue to meet. I reached out to Craig Huggins to see if he would appear on Favourites. Not only did he agree, we recorded this episode in his studio at Gold while he missed out on the Superbowl despite his team playing in it. Enjoy Huggy's story from growing up in Coburg to discovering his passion for radio and his surprising collection of one particular tv show memorabilia.
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47min
February 14, 2024 John Fleming
John Fleming broke away from acapella group "The Phones" with fellow band-mate Rusty Berther to form one of the great comedy groups of the 1990s The Scared Weird Little Guys. But what happened before and after? Have a listen.
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22min
February 07, 2024 Issi Dye
From his days as a 60s pop icon, to movie host, to tribute artist, Issi Dye has moved seamlessly through his career constantly adapting and always succeeding. So many have come and gone, yet Issi is still performing to this day and shows no signs of slowing down. Have a listen and you'll understand why.
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25min
January 31, 2024 Mike Brady
Mike Brady is a classic example of a "10 pound pom" done good. Arriving in Australia he fell in love with the guitar and discovered he had an amazing talent. Successful bands followed, as did solo work, he has penned so many classic advertising jingles and was a successful talk-back radio host for many years.

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45min

FAQs about Favourites:

How many episodes does Favourites have?

The podcast currently has 27 episodes available.