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Derek Shaw

Australian rules football player

Jul 1, 2026

HelenHOST
8:49
So after high school, where did you take your gift for storytelling?
8:55
I sat it in the closet.
8:57
I had my first child at 19.
9:00
So at 19, you know, I was in college, so I had to join the workforce.
9:07
So, you know, I had to put all my dreams and aspirations in the closet.
9:13
You know, I got married at 22.
9:14
I was 19 when I was employed by Verizon, what was Bell of Pennsylvania back then, in 1986.

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HelenHOST
39:28
Where do you see yourself going from here? I mean, once you get bedridden up and off the ground and you get through the national campaign and you get your investors paid back, what's the next project for you?

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