Archive for January, 2008

Jan 29 2008

Your Story Ep 6 : Juan Mann, Free Hugs and Oprah is a Career

Welcome To Episode Six of Your Story.

Today we talk with Juan Mann of Free Hugs fame. You have probably seen the video, if not here it is.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr3x_RRJdd4[/youtube]
A runaway viral success that has lead onto things greater than anyone could have imagined.
It all started for me when I saw on Twitter that Richard Giles had gone [...]

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Jan 26 2008

How Australian is Australia Day?

Published by Ian under Society, Society & Culture

Here we are in an era of mass communication where an idea can move in a moment around the globe. Where we can share information and give others a chance to see who we are.
But who are we…
If you believe mass media, I’m afraid you’ll end up confused as they have motives for their own [...]

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Jan 26 2008

Your Story Ep 5 : Rod, from Stolen Generation and Prison to Art & Music

Published by Ian under Art, Challange, Podcasts, Society & Culture

Welcome To Episode Five of Your Story.
Today is Australia/Invasion/Survival Day and coincidentally I have a poignant theme.
Rod is a local in my area and when I asked him to tell me his story he just went off on the subjects that impassion him. I had to ask him to stop until I got my [...]

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Jan 06 2008

A New Year and the Change Continues

What are you going to achieve this year? Will there be a change or more of the same old, same old…
This time last year I thought “I hope something interesting happens this year” as I had most years and like most years I was dreading that like at the end of ‘06 nothing would change. [...]

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