When Jon Met Apollo and Thelma

Join Jon Faine as he explains to journalist Paul Barclay how, as a young lawyer turned formidable ABC broadcaster, he discovered the story behind his new book, Apollo and Thelma: A True Tall Tale. Faine describes how the tale of the world’s strongest man, Apollo, and his publican sister, Thelma, has changed the way he sees the world.

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Paul Barclay is a Walkley Award-winning journalist and broadcaster. He is currently the presenter and producer of Big Ideas on ABC Radio National.

Jon Faine is an award-winning journalist who, until October 2019, hosted the morning broadcast for ABC Radio in Melbourne for more than twenty years. He regularly contributes to major newspapers with opinion pieces and has been nominated for three Walkley awards. Apollo & Thelma: A True Tall Tale is his second book.

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