Five of My Life

Since it's inception and birth five years ago there have been over 120 episodes of Five of My Life - all wonderfully rich, engaging conversations with generous and interesting people. So to celebrate this milestone we are giving you some highlights from our most popular and interesting episodes, enjoy this surprising episode from Senator for Tasmania, Jacqui Lambie

Hear the full episode with Jacqui Lambie here.

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Since it's inception and birth five years ago there have been over 120 episodes of Five of My Life - all wonderfully rich, engaging conversations with generous and interesting people. So to celebrate this milestone we are giving you some highlights from our most popular and interesting episodes, starting with where it all began - Episode 1 - Todd Sampson.

Hear the full episode with Todd Sampson here.

If you want to celebrate with us, we'd love it if you would share this podcast with someone who enjoys engaging human stories, and give it a review.

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Contact Nigel here

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Angela Mollard is one of the nations most popular journalists, with a high profile across television, radio, newspapers and magazines. Her deft and relatable commentary on her views, own life and struggles makes her one of the most trusted and eagerly consumed writers when it comes to family life and issues of the day.

[01:34] Angela's Film

[10:55] Angela's Book

[21:06] Angela's Song

[26:11] Angela's Place

[33:07] Angela's Possession

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In this sneak peak of my conversation with journalist, columnist, feature writer, commentator and author - Angela Mollard - you'll hear a woman that has been telling stories her whole life. Through her Five of My Life choices, Angela tells of chasing stories across the globe and chronicling all elements of life in her warm, thoughtful and refreshing way - Nigel

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The marvellous Paul Fairweather describes himself as a multi ‘potentialite’ - having had success as an architect, designer, inventor, property developer and artist.  Find out what happened when Paul found himself at the pub with a bunch of Archibald Portrait artists and other fascinating responses to the Five of My Life challenge.

Learn more about Paul and contact him here and follow Paul on Instagram here

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Paul Fairweather has been described as 'multi potentialite' and he believes that what the world needs most, right now, is creative thinking. Don't miss his full episode next week and hear his creative responses to the Five of My Life Challenge.

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Dr Stephanie Dowrick is a multi-award-winning writer who has positively influenced many, many thousands of lives through her books, workshops, and public leadership on issues that go to the heart of how we live and think about life.

Her subject matter is reflected in the titles of some of her major best-sellers like Intimacy & Solitude, Forgiveness & Other Acts of Love, Choosing Happiness, Everyday Kindness, and Seeking the Sacred. The title of Stephanie’s newest book, Your name is not Anxious, also reflects the originality and directness of her thinking.

Hear her thought provoking responses to the Five of my Life Challenge

Listen to Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt on YouTube here, Spotify here and Apple here.

Find Stephanie's books and contact her here

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I simply can't believe that I haven't heard this piece of music before. It floored me,... and I am eternally grateful to next weeks guest on the Five of My Life, who introduced it to me, Stephanie Dowrick. This remarkable and multi-talented woman shares her story behind the music and her other 4 choices and I urge you not to miss it - Nigel.

But if you really can't wait - listen to Spiegel im Spiegel by Arvo Pärt on YouTube here, Spotify here and Apple here.

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Stewart MacFarlane was born in Adelaide in the 50's, and entered the South Australian School of Art at just 16 years old. At 21 he travelled to New York to study at the School of Visual Arts, and to pursue a career in music. Along with residencies in various countries, Stewart has gone on to hold over 50 solo exhibitions in major galleries around the world, establishing himself as a master of Australian contemporary, narrative painting.

Check out Stewart's art here

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I stumbled on an artist, completely by chance, and fell in love with his art. After researching and discovering that he was in fact an accomplished Australian artist, I decided to reach out and see if he'd take the Five of My Life challenge. Lucky for us all he accepted. Tune in next week to hear about his time in New York as a young musician in the 70's and his journey through life and art - Nigel

Oh and check out his art here!

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