Best Bri Lynch Podcasts (2024)

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The TRUTH about the military... 1:25:02

1d ago1:25:02

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WELCOME BACK ! If you didn't get a chance to listen to episode 6: "Joining the Military" go ahead and listen to that episode first because it leads into this episode flawlessly, and we're back with the same talent ! In the previous episode we talked about the reality of joining the military and what to expect when you first join and go through basi…

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Looking to the stars with Ceridwen Dovey, Emily St John Mandel and more 54:06

1d ago54:06

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For Science Week, The Book Show goes intergalactic in a star themed episode. Ceridwen Dovey, Alicia Sometimes, Nardi Simpson, Max Barry and Emily St John Mandel explore how celestial tales reveal deep truths about our lives on earth. From the fabulously weird stories about space junk in Only the Astronauts (Ceridwen Dovey) to the star dust fuelled …

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Private Investigator 1:33:35

7d ago1:33:35

1:33:35

One of the most wild episodes yet! In this episode we talk to our friend Will about his time being a private investigator ... We dive into all of the questions you guys asked over instagram, and asked every single question we could think of ... and Will tells ALL. So grab your favorite beverage and get ready to go on a wild ride! We talk about how …

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Keanu Reeves and China Miéville write a book together 54:08

9d ago54:08

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Hollywood star Keanu Reeves and British science fiction author China Miéville reveal how they collaborated to to write the novel The Book of Elsewhere. Plus, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, author of Fleishman Is In Trouble and Indigenous Australian author, Anita Heiss. The Book of Elsehwere (Del Rey) is based on a comic book series that Keanu Reeves develo…

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Pod extra: Alexis Wright makes literary history 22:58

12d ago22:58

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Alexis Wright is the 2024 winner of the Miles Franklin Literary Award for her novel Praiseworthy. She makes history as the only writer to have won both the Stella and Miles Franklin awards twice each. Alexis first won the Miles Franklin in 2007 for her epic novel Carpentaria. Like that novel, Praiseworthy (Giramondo) - which also won the 2024 Stell…

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Joining the Military 1:12:27

14d ago1:12:27

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Honestly in life, we have a couple of moments where we're faced with what feels like the biggest decision of our lives. For a lot of us... that happens when we graduate high school. We've got a couple of choices, go to college, start working, or join the military. On this episode, we talk to a veteran , and a current service member about what it's …

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Meet Samantha Shannon's biggest critic: herself 54:13

16d ago54:13

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Samantha Shannon has such power as a bestselling writer that she's reissued her fantasy Bone Season series with new edits. In a revealing conversation she tells Claire Nichols what it takes to reach such heights. Samantha Shannon was just 20 when she won a six-figure publishing deal for this series. She also has another series on the go called Root…

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Making friends as adults 1:34:20

21d ago1:34:20

1:34:20

We've said it before and we'll say it again , making friends as an adult can seem like an anomaly ... How are we supposed to meet people ? Now we even have apps like bumble trying to help us make friends . It can seem like an impossible and terrifying task to accomplish and unfortunatley, nothing is going to change until we do . In this episode, yo…

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Meet the authors on the 2024 Miles Franklin shortlist 54:04

23d ago54:04

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'Flabbergasted' and 'surprised' — ahead of the winner announcement, the Miles Franklin shortlisted writers tell you about their books and what it means to be on the shortlist. The Miles Franklin is the most prestigious writing prize in Australia and is awarded to a novel of "the highest literary merit that presents Australian life in any of its pha…

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The "Dreaded" 10 Year Reunion with Josh & Ryan 1:36:59

30d ago1:36:59

1:36:59

This happens at least once in everyones life time and whether you like it or not , it's a topic of conversation and you have a choice to make ... to go , or not to go . In this episode we're talking about our 10 year high school reunion ! As usual we have three completely different opinions going into it , and coming out of it . Grab your favorite …

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R.O. Kwon's ambitions and desires 54:06

30d ago54:06

54:06

American author R.O. Kwon's novel, Exhibit, explores the taboo topic of female desire; Jenny Ackland exacts feminist revenge in Hurdy Gurdy and Jessie Tu's Honeyeater is a story of translation and miscommunication. Korean-born, American author R.O. Kwon is not afraid of topic topics. She's behind the bestselling 2018 novel The Incendiaries and is c…

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A perfect party… 39:52

1M ago39:52

39:52

You need to sit down for this one ! Join Bri for her first solo episode where she reveals her inner thoughts and feelings after reflecting on her birthday weekend that just passed . She talks about pre party nerves , releasing the podcast , her actual party , friendships , and moving across the country for the second time . Sit back , grab a drink …

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Writer to writer with Claire G Coleman and Dylan Coleman 54:06

1M ago54:06

54:06

For NAIDOC week, Indigenous speculative fiction author Claire G Coleman chats to Dylan Coleman about her novel Mazin Grace republished as a UQP First Nations Classic. Also, Ali Cobby Eckermann and Graham Akhurst speak about their latest books. Ali Cobby Eckermann is a Yankunytjatjara woman, a member of the stolen generations, and one of Australia's…

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A Digital Age with Josh & Ryan 1:23:21

1M ago1:23:21

1:23:21

In this episode Bri talks to two of her best friends , Josh & Ryan who she’s known for upward of 10 years . Get to know each host throughout the episode In a laid back conversational environment . We learn each of the hosts has a very different relationship with the internet & the conversation weighs in very different perspectives so we talk about …

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Bri Lee and Liam Pieper take down celebrity art 54:06

1M ago54:06

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Australian writers Bri Lee and Liam Pieper's latest novels expose the unholy connection between money, art and power. Bri Lee is the author of the bestselling 2018 memoir Eggshell Skull and she's the author of two other works of non-fiction, Who Gets to Be Smart and Beauty. Her debut novel The Work is about two characters who represent old and new …

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Introducing URL vs IRL 14:11

2M ago14:11

14:11

Join your host Brionna Lynch for the introductory episode of this brand new venture . Bri dives into who she is , what she does and how she got here! All while introducing you to the concept of this brand new podcast to give you an idea of what to expect. URL vs IRL is a place where you can expect for us to take the things we see online and in the …

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Social Media Stardom with Sara Haro 42:09

2M ago42:09

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Join Bri for a full length episode with her long time friend Sara Haro ! We learn so much about Sara in this episode ... Where she's from , why she moved to America , how she got on hyper drive, why she has the car she has... Finally we get deep in the topic of her rise to social media fame . Social Media fame is something a lot of people dream abo…

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Kevin Kwan wrote a book about weddings, just don't invite him to one 54:06

2M ago54:06

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Weddings of the ultra-rich get the Kevin Kwan treatment in his novel Lies and Weddings, Siang Lu's ambitious and complicated novel Ghost Cities and West Australian author Annie de Monchaux's surprising link to Hollywood. Kevin Kwan is the author behind the juggernaut trilogy that began with Crazy Rich Asians which explored the lives of the ultra-ul…

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Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch and his fear of mediocrity 54:06

2M ago54:06

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Two authors at the top of their game: Booker Prize winner Paul Lynch reveals how his award winning novel Prophet Song came into being and Booker longlisted author Karen Jennings' complicated love letter to South Africa. The Irish writer Paul Lynch is the reigning Booker winner and won the prize for his beautiful, brutal fifth novel Prophet Song. It…

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Jeanette Winterson and Kate Grenville on the gift of writing 54:35

2M ago54:35

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Jeanette Winterson asks how AI will give new meaning to ghost stories and Kate Grenville reflects on a lifetime of writing and how accepting failure has been key to her success. Jeanette Winterson is best known for her novels Oranges are Not the Only Fruit, The Stone Gods and Frankissstein. Her long fascination with mortality, religion and technolo…

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Celeste Ng — "Every one of my books starts with a question" 54:23

2M ago54:23

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American author Celeste Ng shares how her latest novel Our Missing Hearts explores one of her deepest fears. Celeste Ng is known for her dark realist novels, Everything I Never Told You, and Little Fires Everywhere (which was adapted to the screen in 2020). Our Missing Hearts is set in a dystopian, near future America, where anti-Asian sentiment ha…

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Shankari Chandran, Stuart Turton and Julie Janson on refuge, failure and outlaws 54:06

3M ago54:06

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Shankari Chandran's follow up to her Miles Franklin award winning book, British author Stuart Turton's complicated murder mystery and Julie Janson's ironically named novel Compassion. Shankari Chandran won the 2023 Miles Franklin for her novel Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens. Her new novel Safe Haven asks readers to confront the reality of Australia'…

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Colm Tóibín's Brooklyn sequel 37:10

3M ago37:10

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One of Colm Toibin's most beloved books is Brooklyn and now he's written a sequel, Long Island. Brooklyn was first published in 2009 and it's about Eilis, a young woman who leaves Ireland for America in the 1950s. It was longlisted for the Booker Prize, won the Costa Novel Award and was adapted to the screen in 2015. Now there's a sequel, called Lo…

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Banned Books 05: Censorship in Iran 19:55

3M ago19:55

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Iran's Kafka like book censorship is causing authors to flee, including writer Shokoofeh Azar who now lives in Australia. Banned Books is a new series that looks at what's driving book bans worldwide. In this last episode, writer Shokoofeh Azar who now lives in Australia and is the author of The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree which is banned i…

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Percival Everett reimagines Huckleberry Finn 28:29

3M ago28:29

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Percival Everett, a prolific author known for his versatility across various genres and styles, reinterprets an American classic novel. Percival Everett, a prolific author known for his versatility across various genres and styles, reinterprets the American classic Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, James, (Pan Macmillan) shifts the focus to Huck's en…

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Banned Books 04: USA's most banned book in Australia 26:49

3M ago26:49

26:49

Gender Queer by Maia Kobabe is the most banned book in the USA and now it's being challenged in the courts in Australia. Banned Books is a new series that looks at what's driving book bans worldwide. This episode explores Gender Queer, an illustrated memoir which details Maia Kobabe's experience of coming out as non-binary and asexual. The book has…

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Val McDermid and Jonathan Seidler on ancient queens and modern love 41:46

3M ago41:46

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Crime writer Val McDermid investigates Scotland's most famous female character to reveal a very different Lady Macbeth. And Sydney writer Jonathon Seidler delves into the story beyond the happy ending and how breakups can define a relationship. Crime writer Val McDermid investigates Scotland’s most famous female character to reveal a very different…

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Banned Books 03: Homoerotic fiction in China 18:24

3M ago18:24

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Webfiction is a gargantuan platform for writers in China but authors of male to male fiction - known as the danmei or boyslove genre - are experiencing a censorship crackdown and some writers have been imprisoned for their writing. This episode is about Occupied by Tianyi – a boyslove/danmei novel whose author was sentenced to 10 years jail in Chin…

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Pod extra — Alexis Wright wins a second Stella Prize 19:49

3M ago19:49

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Alexis Wright has won the 2024 Stella Prize, for her novel, Praiseworthy. The novel is an Aboriginal fable, about a fictional town, a haze cloud, a haze cloud, land rights, global warming, and donkeys. Judges described Praiseworthy as 'genre-bending' and 'canon-breaking'. Alexis Wright previously won the Stella in 2018 for her non-fiction collectiv…

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Téa Obreht and Emily O'Grady on Balkan fairytales, nepo babies and wild creatures 44:09

4M ago44:09

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Author of The Tiger's Wife Téa Obreht reterns with Morningside, a dystopian fairy tale, and Stella Prize-shortlisted author Emily O'Grady on the rotten characters in her novel Feast. Téa Obreht won The Women's Prize for Fiction — then called the Orange Prize — for her debut novel, The Tiger's Wife and at the time she was the youngest ever winner of…

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Banned Books 02: The Satanic Verses and the fatwa 24:02

4M ago24:02

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The Satanic Verses by Salman Rushdie inspired riots in England and book burnings in India; death threats, murders and a fatwa; and ultimately, a devastating physical attack on Salman Rushdie in 2022. Banned Books is a new series that looks at what's driving book bans worldwide. This episode revisits how one book inspired so much hatred and violence…

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Andrew O'Hagan's biggest novel yet 33:08

4M ago33:08

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Scottish author Andrew O'Hagan explains why finishing his latest novel Caledonian Road was like "landing 65 planes on the tarmac"; plus a teaser for the first in our Banned Books series, starting in America. Scottish author Andrew O'Hagan's (Faber and Faber) latest book Caledonian Road is a big one in length and Dickensian scope. It's an exploratio…

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Banned Books 01: Race and racism in the USA 24:16

4M ago24:16

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The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas was inspired by the black lives matter movement and explores police brutality — so why is it being taken off library shelves in the US? Banned Books is a new series that looks at what's driving book bans worldwide. The series begins in America where books about race and racism have become a lightning rod for censorsh…

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Sunjeev Sahota, Vanessa Chan and Winnie Dunn bring us stories from home 54:04

4M ago54:04

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Booker-shortlisted author Sunjeev Sahota argues that class is more important than identity, Vanessa Chan draws on her grandmother's stories of Japanese occupied Malaya and Winnie Dunn channels her own experience of growing up Tongan in Western Sydney.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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André Aciman and Anjali Joseph on the joy of doing nothing 54:06

4M ago54:06

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Known for his sumptuous novel Call Me By My Name, André Aciman's latest book also explores love and beauty in Italy. Plus, Indian author Anjali Joseph on the allure of Assam, India, which is known for its unique cultural heritage.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Melissa Lucashenko on writing through flood, fire and pestilence 54:06

5M ago54:06

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At Adelaide Writers' Week, Melissa Lucashenko explains how understanding that "all history is fiction" allowed her to write her historic novel Edenglassie.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Embracing the Present on the Path: While Maintaining a Healthy Sense of Self 25:46

5M ago25:46

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"Embracing the Present on the Path: While Maintaining a Healthy Sense of Self" encapsulates our commitment to not only guiding our listeners through the intricacies of real estate but also nurturing their personal well-being along the way. As we delve into the practical aspects of homeownership, we intertwine these discussions with reflections on t…

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Jane Smiley and Louise Milligan on stories they couldn't let go 54:07

5M ago54:07

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Award winning Australian journalist Louise Milligan on her debut crime novel inspired by police and PTSD and Pulitzer Prize winning Jane Smiley on why she wants her books to be banned and her latest novel A Dangerous Business.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Pathways to Homeownership: A Deep Dive into Down Payment Assistance and Home Buying Programs 26:07

5M ago26:07

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Imagine unlocking the door to your very first home, the pride swelling within you, knowing you've navigated the financial maze to make it happen. That's the journey I, Christopher Lynch and Brianna Lehmann guide you through in our latest episode. We delve into the plethora of down payment assistance options that can transform the dream of homeowner…

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Jonathan Lethem returns to Brooklyn 54:06

5M ago54:06

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Bestselling American author Jonathan Lethem explains why he returned to Brooklyn in his fiction after 20 years.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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"From Earnest Money to HUD Homes: A Comprehensive Guide to Real Estate Costs" 28:17

5M ago28:17

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Ever felt like real estate expenses have a life of their own, creeping up when you least expect them? That's what we're tackling head-on with Christopher Lynch and Brianna Lehmann in our latest podcast episode. Get the lowdown on everything from earnest money deposits to the often-invisible costs like home inspections. We're all about transparency …

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Anne Enright on motherhood, Irish poets and famous parents 54:03

5M ago54:03

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At Adelaide Writers' Week, Booker-winner Anne Enright speaks about the contradictions at the heart of families.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Unlocking the Secrets of the Property Market: Strategic Insights for Real Estate Success 35:06

5M ago35:06

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Welcome back to another power-packed episode of our podcast! In today's session, our seasoned real estate agents are pulling back the curtain on the hidden gems and strategic maneuvers within the property market. Whether you're a first-time homebuyer, a seasoned investor, or a curious community member, this episode is your key to navigating the hou…

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RF Kuang and Nam Le on Yellowface, mums and minorities 54:05

5M ago54:05

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RF Kuang speaks about her bestseller Yellowface and Nam Le, Australian author of The Boat, explains why his latest is a book of poetry.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Realizing Your Property's Value and Refinancing Like a Pro 24:17

6M ago24:17

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Ever wondered how to figure out your home's true worth without getting an appraiser involved? Look no further! Chris and I strip down the complexities of seller-side real estate in an episode that's a gold mine for anyone ready to put that 'For Sale' sign up. We expose the truth behind online estimates and arm you with the power of market analysis,…

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Jennifer Croft, Imbi Neeme and Mykaela Saunders on translation, chewing and the Tweed 54:04

6M ago54:04

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Award-winning literary translator Jennifer Croft imagines what happens when translators get together in a primeval forest, Imbi Neeme's exploration of misophonia and Mykaela Saunders' love-hate relationship with Mad Max.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Leveraging Opportunities in Ohio's Emerging Markets 31:35

6M ago31:35

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Ever had one of those surprising moments that just makes you smile, like finding a raccoon in the least expected place, say, Disney World? Get ready for a ride filled with laughs and smart insights, with me, Christopher Lynch, and the unstoppable Brianna Lehman. We're opening up about our adventures in real estate, sharing everything from fixing cr…

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Jasper Fforde, Amy Brown and Leo Vardiashvili on surprises, fairytales and rickrolling 54:04

6M ago54:04

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Jasper Fforde's sequel to Shades of Grey, Amy Brown introduces us to Miles Franklin's sister and Leo Vardiashvili's missing persons quest through the forests of Georgia.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Crafting the Winning Offer Amidst the Tides of Mortgage Rates 23:06

6M ago23:06

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Embark on an expedition through the real estate jungle with Christopher Lynch and Brianna Lehman as your seasoned guides, uncovering the secrets of home appraisals and the ebb and flow of interest rates that can make or break the dream of homeownership. Our journey is peppered with personal tales, including my own brush with credit score calamity, …

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Kristin Hannah, Jodi McAlister and Sharlene Allsopp on women, war and love 54:04

6M ago54:04

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Bestselling American author Kristin Hannah digs into the little known stories of US nurses during the Vietnam War, Jodi McAlister's comic take on The Bachelor and Sharlene Allsopp reckons with Australia's history.By Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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