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Ben Stubbs
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Jun 28, 2026
From Country Town To Being Recognised Country Wide: Ben Stubbs
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11:46LachieHOST
What was, what was like the, obviously you're playing AFL and you were working, but when was, when did it become like,

Ben StubbsGUEST
Well, it was like, cause I had that dream originally before I went out of like streaming or like playing 2k and stuff.

Ben StubbsGUEST
Um, but then I was like playing waffle footy, which is like huge commitment, especially if you're working.

Ben StubbsGUEST
Um, so yeah, I was working as a teacher aid and then I was like, like something's got to change.

Ben StubbsGUEST
Like if I want to do, cause I was like, go wake up in the morning, five o'clock at a gym swim.
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14:49LachieHOST
What was the first brand you worked with? Do you remember?
'Like trying to play hieroglyphics' — how did The Shaggs achieve cult status with so little talent?
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Ben StubbsGUEST
She ended up going to South America and she, Anne Whitehead, and she married one of the colonists, Anne Whitehead, who wrote a wonderful book about the New Australian Experiment in the 1990s.

Ben StubbsGUEST
She wrote a follow-up that kind of followed Mary Gilmore and her blue stocking adventure in South America as well.

Ben StubbsGUEST
There's a Welsh, a famous Welsh colony in Patagonia with, you know, again, that has lingered as well.

Ben StubbsGUEST
So, you know, that same ideal of farming and hope was what led Mary Gilmore South.

Fran KellyHOST
And were there many Roddy Woods that you came across? I mean, were people speaking English? Did they look Australian like Roddy did?