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Do Go On

547 - The Life of Shirley Temple

Do Go On

Matt Stewart, Jess Perkins & Dave Warneke

History, Comedy, Fact, Facts

4.92.5K Ratings

🗓️ 15 April 2026

⏱️ 125 minutes

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Summary

She was the most famous child star ever, but what do you know about Shirley Temple's life AFTER acting?


This is a comedy/history podcast, the report begins at approximately 10:04 (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://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/shirley-temple-child-star-who-helped-the-us-through-the-depression-and-went-to-on-serve-two-stints-as-an-ambassador-9122305.html

https://archive.org/details/childstarautobio00temp/page/516/mode/2up

https://bestlifeonline.com/shirley-temple-parents-lost-millions/

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

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/shirley-temple-black-actress-and-diplomat-dies-at-85/2014/02/11/03b99f88-930c-11e3-83b9-1f024193bb84_story.html

https://www.womenshistory.org/education-resources/biographies/shirley-temple




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Transcript

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0:00.0

Melbourne and Canada, we got exciting news for you.

0:03.0

And we should also say this is 2026.

0:05.1

Jess, what year is it?

0:05.9

2026.

0:07.5

Thank God you're here.

0:08.3

Right now, I'm in Melbourne doing my show with Serengy Amarna 630 each night at the Cooper's Inn Hotel, having so much fun.

0:15.8

We'd love to see you there.

0:17.6

Canada, we are visiting you in September this year.

0:20.4

If you've somehow missed the news, we are heading up Vancouver, Calgary, Montreal and

0:24.6

Toronto for shows.

0:26.1

That's going to be so much fun.

0:27.2

Tickets for all this stuff, I believe, are online.

0:30.1

And I'm here too.

0:31.7

Music Hello and welcome to another episode of Do Go On.

0:49.7

My name is Dev Wonki and there's always I'm here with Matt Stewart and Jess Perkins.

0:53.8

Hello.

1:45.2

Hello. How good is it to be alive? It's comedy festival time in Melbourne. Oh my goodness. Comedy Christmas. Great time of year. The city is a buzz. It is. We've already done a couple of our live episodes have been so much fun. And I'm in the middle of my run with Serenjo, Amana at Cooper's Inn. Who was on last week on the pot. What a guy. What a guy. I like him so much. I do too. He's just one of the best guys. He's so lovely. He's a generous laffer. Okay. You had me in the first half. And lover. Yes. That's what we all agree. I assume. Yeah. Well, that was a given. He's just a delight. Can we also say, well-dressed. Yes. Oh, yeah, very sharp, man. Loves a, like a block colour. But it picks, picks well. Oh, he picks so well, yes. And he, yeah, there's someone about him.

1:49.8

He'd really break my heart if it turns out he's not a good guy. Yeah, if he gets cancelled,

1:56.4

that'll be bad for you. Which, I mean, I'm just mean, you know, normally that's a celebrity that you don't know actually. I know him quite well. I know him that he's not a bad guy.

2:01.6

So when the accusations come out, you'll be devastated.

2:03.8

I'll be devastated to have to say, I don't believe the accusations.

2:08.1

Yeah.

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