Podcast appearances and mentions of Peter FitzSimons

Australian author and journalist Peter FitzSimons joins Graham Cornes. His latest book is ‘The Legend of Albert Jacka’. Listen live on the FIVEAA Player. Follow us on Facebook, X and Instagram. Subscribe on YouTubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Fitzsimons est écrivain australien, biographe, journaliste et ancien joueur de rugby à XV. Passionné d'histoire, il publie son dernier ouvrage « The Legend of Albert Jacka » aux éditions Hachette. Nous l'avons rencontré dans les studios de Melbourne pour une interview en français.

Today's guest is Peter Fitzsimons, Senior Manager - Innovation and Data at Irish Life. The application of AI is proving to be a game-changer across various industries and at the forefront of this revolution in the insurance sector is Irish Life, who recently won the 2024 AI Award for Best Application of AI in Consumer/Customer Service. In the episode, Peter tells us more about Irish Life's winning AI application CARA and its impact on the customer experience. Topics include: 0:00 His journey from actuary turned AI leader with entrepreneurial experience 2:29 Driving AI innovation through collaboration and clear communication 4:14 How CARA accelerates claim payouts, prioritizing empathy and technology 5:36 Start with the "why" and how motivated change impacts Irish society 6:47 The need to understand processes, then use AI to automate and assist 7:59 Why LLMs excel at analyzing language, but user comfort is key 10:42 Reducing Claim acknowledgment time from nine to less than three days 11:39 How AI adds a fourth layer to enhance claim assessment insights 13:06 How AI will handle small tasks, improving claims processing and personalization 14:33 Advice to start with a clear purpose, learn by doing and evolve

Discover the epic story of Albert Jacka, the first Australian soldier to be awarded the Victoria Cross in WWI. His tale of bravery and sacrifice will take you from the shores of Gallipoli to the battlefields of France. 

Papua New Guinea will have an NRL team from 2028. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape have officially confirmed the expansion to media in Sydney. They'll be the first-non-Australian-based club since the Auckland Warriors were established in 1995. Although neither leader have divulged details of the discussion, a Pacific diplomatic source confirmed there's a commitment from PNG to not enter into security or military arrangements with China. Australian Sports Columnist Peter Fitzsimmons told Heather du Plessis-Allan that it's a clever way to do it, as the level of enthusiasm people in Papua New Guinea have for NRL is like nothing he's ever come across. He says it's a very interesting decision. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter FitzSimons - Author  "Remembering Albert Jacka"    Our heroes can come from the most ordinary of places. As a shy young lad growing up in country Victoria, no one in the district had any idea the man Albert Jacka would become.   Albert 'Bert' Jacka was 21 when Britain declared war on Germany in August 1914. A month and a half later, Bert enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (AIF) and the young private was assigned to 14 Battalion D company. By the time they shipped out to Egypt he'd been made a Lance-Corporal.   On 26 April 1915, 14 Battalion landed at Gallipoli under the command of Brigadier-General Monash's 4th Infantry Brigade. And it was here, in the early hours of 20 May, that Lance-Corporal Albert Jacka proved he was 'the bravest of the brave'. The Turks were gaining ground with a full-scale frontal attack. As his comrades lay dead or dying around him, Jacka single-handedly held off the enemy onslaught. The Turks retreatedSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter FitzSimons joins Jonesy & Amanda to chat about his new book, The Legend of Albert Jacka.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Bill Crews speaks with radio and television presenter Peter FitzSimons. aboout his latest book . THE LEGEND OF ALBERT JACKA- the unforgettable story of one soldierbravery and sacrifice during WW1.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With special guest: Gordon Bray AM… in conversation with Bill Kable Our guest today is part of a select group of legends. Peter FitzSimons has described Gordon Bray as ‘more than a sporting icon’, Gordon is no less than ‘the soundtrack of our sporting lives’. The Voice of Rugby joins us today after a career of over 50 years describing major sporting events on a variety of radio and TV stations. And yet despite being front and centre for all that time we do not know so much about Gordon himself. Gordon tells us of his difficult upbringing after his father died when he was only 9 years old. As one of four children Gordon did his best to ease the burden for his mother who was left to provide for them with the significant assistance of Legacy. The story then is that Gordon made the most of every opportunity that came his way and he has some amazing stories to tell us now as he looks back on that fabled career. Podcast (mp3)

The All Blacks survived a late scare from the Wallabies in the weekend, winning 31-28 in Sydney to secure the Bledisloe Cup for the 21st year on the trot. Australia sport correspondent and former Wallaby Peter Fitzsimons spoke to Corin Dann.

What does this 1980 film, based upon the true story of a series of courts-martial carried out toward the end of the Boer War at the turn of the 20th Century, tell us about the morality of guerilla war, and responses to such tactics? What defense is presented for the actions of the members of the Bushveld Carbineers in placing civilians at the head of trains, and for their summary execution of POWs? Does the film accurately portray the courts-martial as being carried out for primarily political reasons? Did the overall commander of British forces, Kitchener, actually order POWs shot, as the defense claims? How does the case resemble similar cases during WW II and the Vietnam War? Why has there been a tendency in Australia to excuse or Lionize Morant? Should he be lionized? What do Australian authors Peter Fitzsimons and Kit Denton now believe?

On today's podcast, it's all about the All Blacks once again as coach Scott Robertson named his matchday 23 to take on Argentina, in the second Rugby Championship test at Auckland's Eden Park. Robertson swung a small-sized axe by making four changes to the starting XV [15] in a move that - for Kiwi sports fans - may suggest there'll be a response from the New Zealand men's side.First off though, Devlin heads to the mountain top and delivers a sermon on the English Premier League kicking off this weekend. He talks about his beloved Manchester United's chances before offering a prediction on who will hoist the trophy next May.Then, Devlin runs through audio cuts from Robertson at the ABs team naming press conference before debating selections with producer Lachlan Waugh, and Greg Martin talks the Wallabies, Paris Olympics and Raygun. Andy Buckley offers a comprehensive preview of the Premier League season, and Peter FitzSimons defends Australian breaker Raygun, who became one of the more famous (or perhaps infamous) athletes to compete at the Paris Olympics.All that and much more!

Former rugby union player, journalist and author Peter FitzSimons has defended breaker Raygun's performance, despite thinking breaking likely won't return to the Olympics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

With special guest: Peter FitzSimons… in conversation with Bill Kable As well as being a 20th century marvel in its soaring design it remains a source of marvel that the Opera House was even conceived in the parochial, conservative backwater that was 1950s New South Wales. One thing that was typical then and remains so is the Australian love for a gamble so it was a brainwave of the NSW government to think of financing the construction by way of a lottery. All of a sudden there were more than enough funds to do the work of construction. But the bigger gamble was to construct a building like no other that would be on display at the heart of the city with techniques that had not been invented based on the imaginings and sparse drawings of a Danish architect who had never taken a building design through to completion. Podcast (mp3)

There is one thing I've never heard one of the old soldiers you always see or hear on the news on Anzac Day saying. There are less of them now, of course, as time passes, but, over the years, I have never heard one of them say they had a great time and that going to war was the time of their life. I've never heard it. And I bet you haven't, either.  And that's why you're not going to hear me ripping into those involved in the anti-war protests around the country yesterday. On Anzac Day.  For two reasons: I reckon in their heart of hearts, anyone who has been to war would agree that it's a futile waste of time, energy, and lives.  The other reason is that of all days of the year, ANZAC Day is the perfect day to point out the futility of war. And, while the protest action yesterday was largely about what's going on right now in the Middle East, war is war - whenever it happens.  Now I'm not saying that it's a day to be disrespectful of those who served and those who are serving in our military today. I'm not saying that at all, because the first World War is part of our family's history.  My grandfather went to Gallipoli. And survived, obviously - because I wouldn't be here otherwise. He was decorated for his efforts and our wider family; we are very proud of that.  But, like pretty much every other returned soldier, he never spoke about it. Lord knows what personal trauma he was dealing with. But that's how it was in those days, wasn't it? No counselling or anything like that.  But if he had spoken about it, I'm sure he would have told us kids that war is a dead-end street. And it would be pretty hard to think otherwise if you'd been through it, I reckon.  Apparently, he put his age up to get himself into the army for the first World War and put it down to get back in for the second. But they might have seen through that, and he ended up in the Home Guard on the Otago Peninsula.  By that time, he was well on his way to having 11 kids and we've always joked that he would have been perfectly happy being down at Taiaroa Heads, if it meant just getting out of the house.  I'm telling you this, so you know that I'm not coming at this from a position of ignorance or disrespect. I have huge respect. Not just for my grandfather and other family members who served in other wars, but I've got huge respect for anyone who serves.    But that doesn't mean that I have to be a war-freak. It doesn't mean that, just because war has been an important part of our family history, that I have to be a flag waiver for war, full stop.  And I'm not. Which is why I'm not upset about what happened yesterday. Which largely involved red dye of some sort being poured into public water fountains around the country.  The bucket fountain in Wellington was red. The fountain at Mission Bay, in Auckland, was red. Victoria Park, in Christchurch. Nelson and Hamilton were other places where protesters chucked whatever it was, they used into fountains.  Protesters also turned-up at the National Anzac Service in Wellington. But you probably know that that was called-off because of high winds. Which is saying something for Wellington. But I gather it was about the safety of the veterans, as much as anything.  Signs went up at the fountains, as well. A couple of examples: “Do not normalise Anzac violence”. “Honour the fallen by swearing ‘never again'”. “No glory in war”.  The same sorts of things we hear veterans say every ANZAC Day.  And I think one of the people involved said it perfectly when they said that ANZAC Day is “a time for reflecting on what is meant by ‘lest we forget;”. Which made me think.   So too did Peter Fitzsimons in an article he wrote for the Sydney Morning Herald yesterday. He said that, on ANZAC Day, we get a lot of emotions: reverence, respect, and remembrance. But he said there's one missing - which is rage.  Rage that so many soldiers were needlessly slaughtered on what he described as “inane battle plans that never had any chance of succeeding”.  Rage at the complete lack of remorse from those who sent them to their deaths. Rage at the refusal to learn from previous catastrophes to prevent the next one.  He was talking on behalf of Australian soldiers there, of course. But the same can be said on behalf of the New Zealand soldiers who went through exactly the same thing.  And I reckon any soldier - past and present - would agree with Peter Fitzsimons and those involved in yesterday's protest action, that war is something to be avoided at all cost.  And I reckon any soldier —past and present— would agree that ANZAC Day is the perfect day to get that message across. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James Graham, Wade Graham & Adam Peacock are in as Jimmy explains his Peter Fitzsimons comments, we talk how Manly can get rid of Josh Schuster & just how disrespectful is the Mal Meninga leak to Jason Demetriou?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

James Graham is joined by Charlie White & Jimmy is fired up over Peter Fitzsimons recent article calling on James Tedesco to retire. We talk Jason Demetriou's big play to drop Cook, if Bennett would actually want the Bunnies job, the Eels slide, preview every game & will any club actually want to take Josh Schuster off the Sea Eagles? Ladbrokes: https://ladbrokes.com/  Hats: https://thebyeround.com/   00:00 Special Announcement 07:50 Jimmy Blasts Peter Fitzsimmons 17:30 The Rabbitohs Capitulation & Where Next For Him? 31:30 The Parramatta Eels Slide 37:30 Knights v Roosters Preview 39:00 Should The NRL Honour Jennings 300th? 42:20 Storm v Bulldogs Preview 44:00 Broncos v Dolphins Preview 46:45 Do We Buy Reynolds Injury Report? 48:20 Warriors v Sea Eagles Preview 50:20 Josh Schuster Playing Future 55:00 Rapid Fire Preview Rest Of RoundSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of Biographers in Conversation, Peter FitzSimons chats with Gabriella about the choices he made while writing The Opera House, the gripping biography of Sydney Opera House, one of the world's most iconic buildings.   Here's what you'll discover in this episode: Peter FitzSimons's inspiration for writing the biography of Sydney Opera House. Why Peter opened The Opera House with the Indigenous history of Bennelong Point, the site on which Sydney Opera House now stands.  How Peter researched the book and captured vivid sensory details that enabled him to reconstruct historically accurate scenes that make you feel in the scene.   How Peter grasped complex architectural and engineering concepts, then translated this complicated technical detail into a suspenseful narrative. Why The Opera House includes so much dialogue and so many excerpts from parliamentary debates, minutes of meetings, correspondence and media coverage. Why Peter wrote The Opera House in present rather than past tense.  Why Peter made ironic comments throughout The Opera House. The novelistic devices Peter employed to create a propulsive narrative that keeps you as the reader turning the pages.    https://biographersinconversation.com Facebook: Share Your Life Story Linkedin: Gabriella Kelly Davies Instagram: Biographersinconversation

With special guest: Peter FitzSimons… in conversation with Bill Kable The title tells it all in the latest book by Peter FitzSimons whom we are excited to welcome back to Dads on the Air. In The Incredible Life of Hubert Wilkins we hear about the life of a genuine Australian hero with so many adventures that a fraction of them would seem to fill the quota to qualify for that description. This man was decorated in World War 1 while not a combatant, described by another hero, Monash, as the bravest man he had ever had under his command, and yet few Australians had heard of him prior to the release of this book by our guest. Any exploration of this anomaly could start with his name. Wilkins was known through most of his life as George but when he was prevailed upon to accept a knighthood he insisted on accepting the award as Sir Hubert, this being his middle name. The reason? The King’s name was George so this self-effacing man did not think it was appropriate to receive an award in the same name. Podcast (mp3)

Joel and Fletch have a bumper of a Thursday show for you and they started off with Fletch getting irate at Peter FitzSimons taking jabs at the NRL. They also get into Stephen Crichton being named Bulldogs captain and the rules for the Bunnies at Disneyland. Plus, some Ludacris afterparty plans in Vegas and Sporstbet Market Update from Sean Ormerod. Newcastle Knights 2024 Season Preview is the next in line for the Joel and Fletch previews! Gold Coast Titans forward Keenan Palasia joins the Run Home to chat his holiday in the offseason, fastest Titans, the differences in coaches between Kevin Walters and Des Hassler, David Fifita and Beau Fermor. Plus Dessie's judo gym! The second of the NRL Season previews for the day and it's the Melbourne Storm's turn! Will they be successful in potentially Craig Bellamy's final season. One of the Sydney Swans best, SEN Track host and host of the Early Crow Podcast, Tom Papley joins the Run Home with Joel and Fletch to chat living in Bondi, the upcoming Swans season, his apprentice days as a plumber, life without Buddy Franklin and all things punting! Morning Glory Host Matty Johns joins the Run home with Joel and Fletch to chat about the Hubbl opening night, playing in the World Club Challenge, the Panthers chances this year, Fletch and Matty's wives heading to Vegas, the parties with Ludacris, Jai Fields numbers in the Super League, rumours the NRL are looking at buying into the Super League, podcasts they are listening to. Ahead of Tim and Nikita Tszyu fighting in Vegas, No Limit Founder George Rose joins the Run Home to chat all things Las Vegas, Sea Eagles and the big fights for his team over in America. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Joel and Fletch have a bumper of a Thursday show for you and they started off with Fletch getting irate at Peter FitzSimons taking jabs at the NRL. They also get into Stephen Crichton being named Bulldogs captain and the rules for the Bunnies at Disneyland. Plus, some Ludacris afterparty plans in Vegas and Sporstbet Market Update from Sean Ormerod. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The journos are off in the US so Aaron Woods & James Graham jump in with Adam Peacock to give all the goss on the journos! The guys reveal the times they had blow ups with journos, the time Aaron Woods got James Hooper drunk, when Tim Sheens blew up at leaks & James Graham explains his beef with Peter Fitzsimons.  Subscribe on LiSTNR: https://www.listnr.com/podcasts/footy-talk-rugby-league-podcast Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://link.chtbl.com/FootyTalkRLApplePodcasts Subscribe on Spotify: https://link.chtbl.com/FootyTalkRLSpotifySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Author and journalist Peter FitzSimons joins Graham Cornes for a second conversation.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter FitzSimons joins Jonesy & Amanda to chat about his new book, The Last Charge of the Australian Light Horse. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The coach of Australia's rugby team, the Wallabies, has resigned after a disastrous run at the World Cup in France. Eddie Jones was appointed in January to much fanfare in Australia - only weeks after being sacked as head coach of England. Jones says he's leaving because Rugby Australia could not commit the "financial and political" resources needed to change Australian rugby. But Rugby Australia boss Phil Waugh says Jones' departure is a "sensible outcome". Former Wallaby and sports columnist Peter FitzSimons spoke to Corin Dann.

After weeks of rumours and speculation, Eddie Jones has finally walked away from coaching the Wallabies. Rugby Australia announced his resignation earlier today- less than a month after Jones denied he was on the move. Rugby writer and former Wallaby Peter FitzSimons says he saw 'disaster' coming, but predicted this move happening years from now. "I saw it ending in tears 4 or 5 years from now. Eddie's a human cattle prod. He takes over teams, he completely exhausts people, he wears out assistant coaches, he wears out players." LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Fitzsimons discusses Eddie Jones' departure as Wallabies coach. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On the show with Julian De Stoop: 1. Midday Madness - the weekend in sport, the worst coaching appointments and more 2. Peter Fitzsimons on Eddie Jones 3. Victorian Cricket captain Will Sutherland 4. Upside/Downside - Carlton's 2024 prospects 5. Sam Hyland on the Cox Plate 6. Bharat Sundaresan in India on the Cricket World Cup 7. Melbourne Victory star Bruno Fornaroli 8. Lost in the Wash 9. Brett Phillips talking tennis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Author, journalist, and ex-Wallaby Peter FitzSimons joins Dom Knight all the way from Lyon where Australia's beloved rugby union side just got smashed by Wales. What does Fitz reckon needs to be done to resuscitate the team, before Australia hosts the rugby world cup in 2027? You can lose the ads and get more content! Become a Chaser Report VIP member at http://apple.co/thechaser OR https://plus.acast.com/s/the-chaser-report. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Prolific author, SMH columnist, and former Wallabies lock Peter FitzSimons joins The Roar's rugby experts Brett McKay and Harry Jones for a rollicking chat on everything he's seen so far in France during this Rugby World Cup from the million-dollar set-ups in professional rugby to the near amateur displays from the Wallabies under Eddie Jones' coaching. Plus Harry and Brett take a deeper look at the fallout from Australia's almost certain pool stage exit from the 2023 tournament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Into one of the Vietnam War's most famous battles.

Into one of the Vietnam War's most famous battles.

The massacre of 28 Aboriginal people in 1838 was the first and only time in Australia when white people were arrested, charged and prosecuted for the mass killing of First Nations people. Those people killed at Myall Creek Station in northern NSW were women, children and elderly men known as Wirrayaraay, a tribal clan of the Gamilaraay nation. But while some publications held the perpetrators to account, our papers did not. 185 years on, The Sydney Morning Herald confronts the brutality of its own coverage of the Myall Creek massacre and two subsequent trials.  Today, editor of The Sydney Morning Herald Bevan Shields, columnist Peter FitzSimons and chief reporter Jordan Baker on attempting to right the wrongs of the past.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The massacre of 28 Aboriginal people in 1838 was the first and only time in Australia when white people were arrested, charged and prosecuted for the mass killing of First Nations people. Those people killed at Myall Creek Station in northern NSW were women, children and elderly men known as Wirrayaraay, a tribal clan of the Gamilaraay nation. But while some publications held the perpetrators to account, our papers did not. 185 years on, The Sydney Morning Herald confronts the brutality of its own coverage of the Myall Creek massacre and two subsequent trials.  Today, editor of The Sydney Morning Herald Bevan Shields, columnist Peter FitzSimons and chief reporter Jordan Baker on attempting to right the wrongs of the past.Subscribe to The Age & SMH: https://subscribe.smh.com.au/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

David and Perry spend a while discussing the problems with "generative A.I." and then go on to talk about their recent reading. Perry interviews W.H.Chong about his best reading and watching of 2022. Introduction (03:50) General News (02:23) Chengdu World SF Convention (02:19) Discussion on Generative AI (21:32) Ezra Klein podcast on AI What we've been reading lately (54:38) Monash's Masterpiece by Peter Fitzsimons (11:35) Joan by Katherine J. Chen (08:15) Hex by Jenni Fagan (03:21) Rizzio by Denise Mina (02:38) Her by Garry Disher (04:20) Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (05:29) Embassytown by China Miéville (05:57) The Employees by Olga Ravn (04:22) Babel by R. F. Kuang (08:21) Discussion with W. H. Chong about his 2022 reading and watching (29:13) The Mountain Under the Sea by Ray Naylor (04:01) Babel by R. F. Kuang (01:37) The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox (01:33) The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox (01:15) Everything Everywhere All at Once (01:46) Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (02:42) Drive My Car (00:43) Pinnoccio (03:17) Three Plus One (02:57) Ted Lasso (01:12) My Brilliant Friend & The Lying Life of Adults (00:50) Prey (03:09) The Last of Us (03:30) Windup (01:41) Click here for more info and indexes Image generated by Stable Diffusion

David and Perry spend a while discussing the problems with "generative A.I." and then go on to talk about their recent reading. Perry interviews W.H.Chong about his best reading and watching of 2022. Introduction (03:50) General News (02:23) Chengdu World SF Convention (02:19) Discussion on Generative AI (21:32) Ezra Klein podcast on AI What we've been reading lately (54:38) Monash's Masterpiece by Peter Fitzsimons (11:35) Joan by Katherine J. Chen (08:15) Hex by Jenni Fagan (03:21) Rizzio by Denise Mina (02:38) Her by Garry Disher (04:20) Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons (05:29) Embassytown by China Miéville (05:57) The Employees by Olga Ravn (04:22) Babel by R. F. Kuang (08:21) Discussion with W. H. Chong about his 2022 reading and watching (29:13) The Mountain Under the Sea by Ray Naylor (04:01) Babel by R. F. Kuang (01:37) The Absolute Book by Elizabeth Knox (01:33) The Vintner's Luck by Elizabeth Knox (01:15) Everything Everywhere All at Once (01:46) Doctor Strange and the Multiverse of Madness (02:42) Drive My Car (00:43) Pinnoccio (03:17) Three Plus One (02:57) Ted Lasso (01:12) My Brilliant Friend and The Lying Life of Adults (00:50) Prey (03:09) The Last of Us (03:30) Windup (01:41) Image generated by Stable Diffusion

Queen Elizabeth's face will no longer appear on Australia's $5 note and will not be replaced by King Charles'. The new bill will feature an Indigenous Australian design and was the last note that had any sign of monarchy. Head of the Australian Republican Movement Peter Fitzsimons joined Mike Hosking. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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In Madame Fiocca part two we discuss Nancy Wake's return to France, and time with the Maquis - bands of French resistance agents camping out in the forests.  This is part Two of a Two Part series. Part One is HERE. Blog readers, I'll get some extra artwork up tomorrow when I'm back home. I left my Android tablet home, so had no access to the pictures.              Sources this week include: I'll update later, in the meantime, my main text was Nancy Wake by Peter Fitzsimons. The blog post of the episode is here. Support the show on Patreon for just $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content.       Please leave a like and review wherever you listen. The best way you can help support the show is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly, Wednesdays. Tales of History and Imagination is on Facebook, Twitter (for now), Pinterest and Instagram. The show has a YouTube Channel, largely for Audiogram advertisements.  Music, writing, narration, mixing normally all yours truly. This week I made use of Fred Godfrey and Robert Kewley's Bless em All (though a different arrangement to last week).  For more information on Simone click here. 

Nancy Wake was known by many names. The Nazis called her the White Mouse, a resourceful agent of the resistance, who evaded their clutches. Britain's Special Operations Executive called her Hélène. She was a key member of their Freelance cell, working to bring the Nazis down. To Marseille's high society, she was Madame Fiocca, an intrepid foreign journalist who fell in love with one of their most eligible bachelors, and subsequently become one of their own. To the French resistance she was the tough as nails Madame Andrée - she could kill a man with her bare hands.  To Australia, the land she fled in her teens she was Nancy Wake - war hero. This is part one of a Two Part series. Part Two will be up in a week's time.             Sources this week include: I'll update fully later, in the meantime, my main text was Nancy Wake by Peter Fitzsimons. The blog post of the episode is here. Support the show on Patreon for just $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content.       Please leave a like and review wherever you listen. The best way you can help support the show is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly, Wednesdays. Tales of History and Imagination is on Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest and Instagram. The show has a YouTube Channel, largely for Audiogram advertisements.      Music, writing, narration, mixing normally all yours truly. This week I recorded covers of  Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster) Moonlight Serenade (Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish) Kiss Me Goodnight Sergeant Major (Art Noel, Don Pelosi) and Bless ‘em All (Fred Godfrey, Robert Kewley) Everything else is mine.    For more information on Simone click here. 

Peter FitzSimons has written many books on Australian military history, but pulling out the remarkable stories from the Battle of Long Tan was a long process, despite the fact that many of the participants in this great defining moment are still alive

Peter FitzSimons has written many books on Australian military history, but pulling out the remarkable stories from the Battle of Long Tan was a long process, despite the fact that many of the participants in this great defining moment are still alive

As Australia gets a new head of state, in the form of King Charles III, are more and more people Down Under campaigning for an overhaul of the system? Sean was joined by Peter Fitzsimons, Chairperson of the Australia Republic Movement, to discuss...

Some said it was disrespectful, some say it was the time... but where do you stand on Australia becoming a republic? In the hours after Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away, the Australian Republic Movement released a statement with comments from its chair, Peter Fitzsimons. While the timing of the statement's release may have been the subject of some backlash, are they right? Today The Quicky team discusses whether now is the time to have the republic discussion.  Subscribe to Mamamia GET IN TOUCH Feedback? We're listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au CONTACT US Got a topic you'd like us to cover? Send us an email at thequicky@mamamia.com.au CREDITS  Host: Claire Murphy With thanks to:  David Hill - Author of Australia and the Monarch Angela Mollard - Columnist and Royal Commentator Parts of this episode were performed by voice actors Producer: Claire Murphy Executive Producer: Liv Proud Audio Producer: Thom Lion Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures. Just by reading our articles or listening to our podcasts, you're helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We're currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.auBecome a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Best-selling biographer and history author Peter FitzSimons has turned his attention to detailing the history of the Sydney Opera House - drama, scandals and even crimes. For this episode of Australian True Crime, Emily speaks to Peter about a crime linked with the Opera House and how it shocked the nation - the kidnapping and killing of Bondi schoolboy Graeme Thorne in 1960.Peter's book The Opera House is published by Hachette Australia.CREDITS:Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram Co-Host: Emily Webb. You can find her on Instagram here and listen to her podcast Killer Content here. Guest: Peter FitzSimonsProducer/Editor: Matthew TankardExecutive Producer: Jacqueline TonksArchival audio used in this episode is from https://www.nfsa.gov.au/ If you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact: Lifeline on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) Thanks for listening, we'll be back next week. GET IN TOUCH: Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AustralianTrueCrimePod/ Email the show at team@smartfella.com.au Australian True Crime is a podcast by Smart Fella Media. Your story matters and how you tell it matters even more.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Lindy Cameron, journalist, award-winning author and publisher joins Meshel and Emily to talk about about Danny Deacon, who murdered his former partner Carlie Sinclair in Darwin. Lindy's co-written a book with her sister Fin J Ross called Toxic: Cold-blooded Australian murders full of Aussie cases of men, including Deacon (in a chapter called “An Absolute Bastard”) and women who kill. Toxic: Cold-blooded Australian murders full of Aussie cases of men and women who killhttps://www.booktopia.com.au/toxic-lindy-cameron/book/9780655218968.htmlNEXT WEEK Australia's favourite history author Peter Fitzsimons tells us about the Sydney Opera House's sinister side and the crime that shocked the nation.CREDITS:Host: Meshel Laurie. You can find her on Instagram Co-Host: Emily Webb. You can find her on Instagram here and listen to her podcast Killer Content here. Guest: Guest name Lindy Cameron Lindy is the publisher of Clan Destine Press Producer/Editor: Matthew TankardExecutive Producer: Jacqueline TonksIf you have been affected by anything discussed in this episode you can contact: Lifeline on 13 11 14 13 YARN on 13 92 76 (24/7 crisis support phone line for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people) Thanks for listening, we'll be back next week. GET IN TOUCH: Follow the show on Instagram @australiantruecrimepodcast and Facebook https://www.facebook.com/AustralianTrueCrimePod/ Email the show at team@smartfella.com.au Australian True Crime is a podcast by Smart Fella Media. Your story matters and how you tell it matters even more.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/australiantruecrime. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tiny Island is back! What better way to restart the pod about who we are as Australians, than with the leader of the Australian Republic Movement and Australian history author Peter FitzSimons? My first interaction with Peter was when I was starting to map out what a crawl across the Kokoda Track would look like. I'd been shut down by a few people but Peter hooked me up with the man who would eventually plan and lead our journey across the track. He is one of the people I've met on my journey who have helped me solve problems, rather than shut the door. An accomplished author, journalist, TV commentator and former Australian Rugby player, Peter has a unique perspective on what it is to be an Australian today and where we come from over the last 64,000 years.  DON'T MISS OUT - We've also brought back You Little Ripper, our Paralympic focused podcast, for the Winter Paralympics which start this week. Search You Little Ripper on your podcast provider and tell a friend about what we're doing.