One Moment Please

Asha Grigg was a normal 17 year old who's heart stopped when waking up from a routine appendix operation. She was soon afterwards diagnosed with heart failure and will need a transplant within the next 10 years. As if heart failure is not enough Asha also has a pineal cyst in her brain and a form of arthritis. She is currently 24 years old.

We discuss how Asha's diagnoses have shaped her life and how she defies the odds daily refusing to be defined by her health issues.

Asha's IG @ashagrigg

Asha's website; ashagrigg.com

Inga Schwaiger is a NSW wildlife carer for WIRES. In November of 2019 Inga had to evacuate her home along with the animals she was caring for as the devastating Australian bushfires tore through her community. We discuss the evacuation, the aftermath on the wildlife, bush and her neighbours.

Note for the podcast Inga refers to Macropods in the episode. These are animals like Kangaroos and Wallabies.

Information about joining WIRES (for NSW) please go to there website. WIRES.org.au or you can email [email protected].

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On 24 August 2010, in battle in Afghanistan, Army Corporal Daniel Keighran risked his life in a hail of gunfire to save his fellow soldiers. His actions saw him awarded the Victoria Cross. Australia's highest award for bravery. This is the story of that days gun fight and battle as well as a reminder to all, of the sacrifice of those serving in the military and their families.

Please go out and get Dan's new book titled "Courage Under Fire"

Trigger warning: War discussion

Ben Moore is one of Australia's leading bee experts but there is a whole another life before he created a business out of his passion for bees. We talk gambling addiction, police raids, homelessness, family tragedy, working as a chef, dodgy pet shops and of course bees. 

Current day, Ben travels both Australia and the world for bees when he is not tending to the hundreds hives he has located all around his home state of Victoria. This episode though is not about current day though, its about his life before bees.

Ben's Instagram: @benbeesau

Ben's website: bensbees.com.au

You can now follow the One Moment Please podcast on Instagram @onemomentpleasepodcast - it's a brand new account so help build it.

TRIGGER WARNING: Stillbirth story included in this episode.

Today's episode is Part 4 of a series of stories but can be listened to as a stand alone episode or you can go back and listen to the Keith Banks series.

Keith Banks is one of Queensland’s most decorated police officers who served in the Queensland Police Force from 1975 – 1995. a recipient of the Bravery Medal and twice being awarded the prestigious Queensland Police Valour Medal, among other honours. Now retired from the force Keith has written the best selling book "Drugs, Guns &Lies" about his time as a undercover drugs squad officer.

Keith has a new book due to be released in 2021 and in today's episode we get a sneak peak of one of those stories which involved bank robberies, prison escape and Keith starting to feel the effects of what he now knows is PTSD.

Keith Banks is one of Queensland’s most decorated police officers who served in the Queensland Police Force from 1975 – 1995. a recipient of the Bravery Medal and twice being awarded the prestigious Queensland Police Valour Medal, among other honours. Now retired from the force Keith has written the best selling book "Drugs, Guns &Lies" about his time as a undercover drugs squad officer.

Keith has a new book due to be released in 2021 and in today's episode we get a sneak peak of one of those stories which is how he was awarded the Bravery Medal. It involves a bomb, an unstable person strapped to it and a whole lot of attitude.

Keith Banks is an ex QLD police officer. He has written a book about his time as an undercover drugs squad officer in the

80's titled "Drugs,Guns &Lies". This episode has stories that are post his time undercover but are from his time in major crime so are none the less entertaining. These collections of stories have been turned into a series of episodes. For context please listen to the original episode with Keith titled "Drugs, Guns and Lies". Whenever I chat to Keith I'm either laughing or picking up my jaw up from the floor from his stories. Enjoy.

In July 2018 Craig Challen was part of a diving rescue team who saved 12 boys and their 25 year old coach from a flooded Thai cave. The cave rescue was technical and dangerous, highlighted by the death of a Thai navy seal whilst Craig was in transit from Australia. As they raced against the imminent monsoon rains they expected more causalities. The most reasonable plan was to sedate the boys and keep them unconscious for the 3 hour extraction. Most of which was underwater. This is Craig's side of the story.

Craig was named joint winner of the Australian of the Year award in 2019 along with his dive partner, Dr Richard Harris for the Thai cave rescue.

After a particular "Bridget Jones's Diary" moment Jen Ruiz quit her job as a lawyer and became a full time travel blogger. You may know her through her Instagram "jenonajetplane" or from one of her many books. Her most recent titled "25 ways to work from home". Jen's website jenonajetplane.com is a great resource. There you can find her blogging on her travel adventures, travel tips and how to guides on topics from "how to become a paid travel blogger" to "how to find remote jobs and start working from home" plus her webinars.