This week, Darren Palmer sits down with his old friend from Australia’s year 2000s drag queen era Shane Jenek, known by the world as Courtney Act, to recount his childhood home in Queensland, crossing paths with Lady Gaga and what home is looking and feeling like to him right now. 

Follow Shane on IG @courtneyact and find his book ‘Confetti and the Rainbow Garden’ here:

https://www.booktopia.com.au/confetti-and-the-rainbow-garden-shane-jenek/book/9781763550735.html

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If your home away from home was a podcast, it would be *Almost Home with Darren Palmer*. An insightful and heartwarming series hosted by Aussie interior designer Darren Palmer. Each week, he sits down with an inspiring guest to discuss everything from colour schemes to childhood dreams - discovering what it means to create a sense of home, one story at a time.

Welcome to… Darren Palmer’s Almost Home.

Follow on Instagram and TikTok @darrenpalmerofficial

And full episode with video on Youtube @darrenpalmerhome 

Show Credits:

Host & Executive Producer: Darren Palmer

Executive Producer: Amelia Chappelow

Podcast & Video Producer: Lauren Cooper

Audio Engineers: Grant Offner & Nick Loane

Art Director: Brigitte Greene

Photographer: Dario Hardaker 

DOPs: Marcus Coblyn, Harri Gilbert, Nolan Verheij, Ed Renew

Gaffers: Gabriel Morrison, Maxed Out Lighting

Senior Video Editor: Brad Hurt ASE

Video Editor: Rihanna Smith-Williams

Freelance Video Editor: Emma Baggott 

Motion Designer: Rob Harper & Tom Cotton

Colourist: Vincent Taylor

Senior Copywriter: Antonia Minutolo

Copywriter: Amanda Thacker

Head of Commercial: Louise Magnifico 

Project Management: Kate Vickery

Talent Management: Joseph Hanrahan

Amplification Partner: iHeart 

Collaboration Partner: King Kyle Productions

This is a MIK Made production 

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