397 - Aviator Charles Kingsford Smith

Do Go On

Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

Fact, History, Facts, Comedy

4.9 • 2.4K Ratings

🗓️ 31 May 2023

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

You might have visited the airport in Sydney that's named after him, but what do you actually know about Australian aviator, Charles Kingsford Smith? This is the story of a man who fit A LOT into one lifetime.

This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 05:29

(though as always, we go off on tangents throughout the report).

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Do Go On acknowledges the traditional owners of the land we record on, the Wurundjeri people, in the Kulin nation. We pay our respects to elders, past and present.

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Kingsford_Smith

https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/kingsford-smith-sir-charles-edward-6964

https://australian.museum/about/history/exhibitions/trailblazers/sir-charles-kingsford-smith/

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/P10676529

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0:00.0	Before we start the show, I just want to let you know that we've got our huge 400th episode coming up soon.
0:05.6	It's a live stream. It's very exciting. The tickets are sold out for the live audience,
0:09.3	but you can watch it on the stream. Is that right, Jess?
0:12.0	That is correct. You can watch it on a live stream because we know how technology works.
0:17.6	A lot of confidence late there.
0:20.1	And it's not just our 400th episode, but you also get to live stream our after party.
0:24.4	Yeah, well, Jess Perkins will be DJ Bob on the decks.
0:27.2	There'll be some cakes and special guests, all sorts of stuff.
0:30.0	And you can get tickets for our show on Saturday, June 17 at dogoonpod.com.
0:35.6	And you can watch live all later.
0:38.1	Yeah, and is this the kind of thing you can stream from anywhere in the world?
0:41.6	Anywhere in the world, even Antarctica.
0:44.0	Okay. Well, it's a lot of life I like there.
0:46.0	Yeah, pretty good.
0:58.0	Hello and welcome to another episode of dogoon.com.
1:07.1	My name is Dave Warnke and as always, I'm here with Matt Stewart and Jess Perkins.
1:10.5	G'day, g'day. How's it going?
1:14.3	Totally do. And what, that's not how it goes.
1:17.2	Is that a John Williamson?
1:18.8	Probably. Or John Williams.
1:20.4	Hi, Dave.
1:21.8	Hey, Dave. How good is it to be?
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