Five of My Life

By Nigel Marsh

In the Five Of My Life challenge, author Nigel Marsh chats to people from all walks of life, about the 5 choices - a Film, Book, Song, Place and Possession - that enable them to tell the stories of th... more

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The podcast currently has 224 episodes available.

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November 10, 2025 #192 Shay Leighton
Shay Leighton founded the Tough Guy Book Club to promote connection, community and decent conversations. It’s grown into a powerful movement - combating loneliness and supporting mental health as every month thousands of men around the world get together with only one rule. No work talk is allowed. https://www.toughguybookclub.com/

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53min
October 27, 2025 #191 Adam Morgan
Adam Morgan is a leading world expert on the Challenger Mindset. Author of one of the most influential business books of the last 50 years - Eating The Big Fish - he is both a brilliant thinker and charming storyteller. This conversation is a fascinating insight into the man behind the ideas.

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46min
October 13, 2025 #190 Ant Duckworth
Ant Duckworth is passionate about building Dear Coco into the world’s next great coffee company.
It’s well on its way — but the start hasn’t been easy. Discover the man behind the mission as Ant discusses his 5 choices.

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45min
September 29, 2025 #189 Tim Husband
Tim Husband is a global leader in improving animal care — designing and directing some of the world’s best Zoos.
Not a future he could have imagined when at 14 he was kicked out of his home and community by his father and the Jehovah’s Witness elders.
A love of animals has enabled Tim to rise above the abuse and neglect of his early years to prevent the trauma being passed down a generation.

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46min
September 15, 2025 #188 Dr Marianne Jauncey
Dr Marianne Jauncey is the Director of the ground breaking Medically Supervised Injecting Centre in Sydney. Her work providing people who inject drugs with non judgemental life saving support has its critics but the results are unarguably remarkable.
Marianne’s determination to treat everyone, irrespective of their circumstances, with the same level of dignity and respect is truly inspiring - affording lessons for us all far beyond the drug and alcohol fields.

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53min
September 01, 2025 #187 Kylie Moore-Gilbert
In 2018 Australian University lecturer Kylie Moore-Gilbert travelled to a routine conference in Iran. What followed is the stuff of nightmares.
Detained on entirely fabricated charges of espionage she was tried, convicted and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Her life was never to be the same again…

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50min
August 18, 2025 #186 Gary Bell
Gary Bell grew up in a slum the son of a penniless miner and sweet factory worker.
His early adulthood as an uneducated convicted fraudster, violent football hooligan and homeless drifter didn’t augur well for the highly successful and respected King's Counsel barrister he since became.

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47min
August 04, 2025 #185 Dianne McGrath
Dianne McGrath trained, and was selected for, a one way trip to Mars.
She also has completed a 40,000 nautical mile round the world yacht race.
So it is fair to say she is both curious and adventurous - but how did she cope with the Five Of My Life challenge?

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48min
July 21, 2025 #184 Sean Maloney
Sean Maloney is the voice of rugby. For years he has commentated on the game at every level - Super Rugby, The Rugby Championship, World Cups and Lions Tours. You name it, he’s called it. Passionate, knowledgeable, warm and kind - it was a joy to learn about the man behind the mic.

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45min
July 07, 2025 #183 Markus Zusak
The Book Thief author Markus Zusak has sold over 20 million copies of his books - in over 40 languages - around the world. A charming character and wonderful storyteller this extended episode is a must listen for book lovers, and writers, everywhere.

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FAQs about Five of My Life:

How many episodes does Five of My Life have?

The podcast currently has 224 episodes available.