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Sport has produced very few worthwhile biographies that are not just PR. But Patrick Skene has written a multi-faceted portrait of pioneer Pasifika rugby league player Olsen Filipaina, exploring his deep Maori/Samoan identity. His closeness to his mother and his wife helped him withstand the setbacks and racist slurs that plagued his career.
Producers: Jennifer Macey and David Roach
Life Sentences is a Two Heads Media production
Music: Blue Dot Sessions
www. carolinebaum.com.au
All the books in this series are available from good bookshops and online.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
By Caroline BaumSport has produced very few worthwhile biographies that are not just PR. But Patrick Skene has written a multi-faceted portrait of pioneer Pasifika rugby league player Olsen Filipaina, exploring his deep Maori/Samoan identity. His closeness to his mother and his wife helped him withstand the setbacks and racist slurs that plagued his career.
Producers: Jennifer Macey and David Roach
Life Sentences is a Two Heads Media production
Music: Blue Dot Sessions
www. carolinebaum.com.au
All the books in this series are available from good bookshops and online.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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