Nicole Haack is joined by InDaily's David Washington and Tom Richardson, to get under the skin of the most important State Election in a generation. This week, the team discuss what they made of the controversial SA Best ad, which party is enjoying a slick and steady campaign so far and whether any of the potential outcomes are more likely now than a week ago. To get involved, record a brief question, observation or experience with the campaign on the voice memo app on your smartphone or another device, and email it to: [email protected].

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From being Managing Director of the ABC to the head of Soccer Australia and now a multi-book author, the one common denominator is the attitude that underpins this very affable man. David Hill was born into an impoverished English family and shipped to Australia without his mother when he was just 12, and against considerable odds one of Australia's most influential businessmen and sports administrators. He is now a prolific author and has just released his eighth book - The Fair and the Foul - which details the colourful 150-year history of Australian sport. He chats to Nicole about opportunity, enthusiasm and why he's so infatuated with Australia's approach to sport. https://www.facebook.com/themessagepod/

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Andrew Denton is an Australian TV/Radio presenter and producer, who has mastered the art of interview through programs like Enough Rope. This time he's the subject of the interview as he gives us his perspective on modern life, social media, assisted dying, the art of travel and his new TV program. He is as witty and intelligent as ever. https://www.facebook.com/themessagepod

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Nicole Haack is joined by InDaily's David Washington and Tom Richardson, to get under the skin of the most important State Election in a generation. To get involved, record a brief question, observation or experience with the campaign on the voice memo app on your smartphone or another device, and email it to: [email protected].

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Nicole Haack speaks to Australian Test cricket coach, Darren 'Boof' Lehmann in February 2018, when his side was coming off the high of an Ashes win on home soil.

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#27 Daniel Bogre Udell - founder of Wikitongues by The Message Pod

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Josh Richards isn't your run-of-the-mill comedian, astronaut or engineer. Or soldier for that matter. The 32-year-old Australian has committed himself to all types of work over the years, but for the last five has been devoted to becoming one of the four humans to be sent to Mars in 2024. For good. He's made it to the last 100 candidates, and Nicole had all sorts of questions she wanted to throw his way – What did his family say? Is he sure he wants to go through with it? How does he approach relationships knowing that one day he could be living on a different planet? Josh's ability to think of his species rather than himself is commendable and inspiring.

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Tim Jarvis AM is a qualified environmental scientist, an author and documentary filmmaker who has embarked on some of the most physically demanding historical expeditions. In the past decade, he's recreated Sir Douglas Mawson's Antarctic epic and Sir Ernest Shackleton's crossing of the Southern Ocean - remarkably with essentially the same clothing, boat and food as the original. Nicole chats to him about fitting back into everyday life after going to the edges of the planet, his views on climate change and what he hopes for the future http://www.themessagepod.com.au/the-message-podcast-podfolio

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Mansour Bahrami has spent his career playing tennis and keeping crowds entertained despite not owning a tennis racquet until he was 13. His unique style was honed in the streets of Iran, where he learnt to play using household pots and pans. After being banned from playing during the Iranian Revolution, he fled to France, where he lived for some time on the streets as an illegal immigrant. Nicole got to hear his story, which is being made into a feature film, in between matches at the World Tennis Challenge in Adelaide, where he continues to entertain crowds at the ripe old age of 61.

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Andrew Hunter, General Manager of China Engagement for AFL Club Port Power, talks about the opportunity for sport in progressing international relations. Andrew is a firm believer in sports diplomacy as a tool for encouraging greater intercultural understanding, both people-to-people and business-to-business and says the potential is massive.

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