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Posted on January 4, 2021January 9, 2021

Fun on The High Seas

I was 18 years old when I used a can opener to remove the lid from my swollen money tin. It was in the shape of a giant beer can. A generous pile of silver and gold coins foamed out with a pleasant metallic fizz.

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Posted on October 7, 2020

Should We Rely on Experts to Tell Us What to Feel?

I fly solo in this week’s episode to share my feelings about the ‘experts’ in the Netflix documentary, The Social Dilemma. I also discuss the much better doco, My Octopus Teacher and recollect my own memorable encounter with an octopus.

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Posted on September 14, 2020

Kayleigh’s Dream Life Includes Sharks

Kayleigh Nicole Grant joins me in this week’s episode to discuss what creating her dream life means and the healing power of the ocean.

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Posted on August 25, 2019August 25, 2019

Be Essential Like Air

None of us get out of bed and ask, is there any air available today?

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Posted on June 9, 2019

Our Beautiful Ocean Scares and Delights Me

Self-portrait of Tim Horan, taken on North Stradbroke Island, Queensland.

If you know me or stalk my Instagram account, it’s obvious I have a singular obsession – the ocean.

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Posted on February 9, 2019February 10, 2019

I Talk To My Wife About Sharks and Scary People

Tim and Anita Horan play with a wooden shark.

Anita and I stay light and fluffy for our second conversation. We discuss swimming alongside giant sharks, battling with digital arseholes, and we ask the question – are people the mere playthings of enormous super organisms?

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Posted on January 12, 2019January 12, 2019

We Turned Our Kitchen Conversation Into a Podcast

Some of my best conversations are with my wife, Anita AKA Plastic Girl, in our kitchen… so we’ve turned one of our little chats into a podcast.

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Posted on June 24, 2018

The Perfect Place for A Fringe Dweller

I have always felt like an outsider. This is not a lament or a statement to garner sympathy, it’s a simple observation. I feel different and people perceive my difference as something a little weird or strange. Continue reading “The Perfect Place for A Fringe Dweller”

Posted on June 4, 2018June 4, 2018

My Time-Out Torture

Time – I never have enough of it, so I always seek to gain more of it. As I write this, I find myself with a surplus of time. I should be satisfied, luxuriating in my windfall, yet I’m frustrated. I’m holed up within a hostel, situated in the remote coastal town of Coral Bay. Continue reading “My Time-Out Torture”

Posted on April 29, 2018April 29, 2018

Message in a Bottle

When a whale beaches itself and dies, we treat it as a tragic mystery. Continue reading “Message in a Bottle”

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