Podcast
Cleary Independent
Hosted by Phil Cleary · ENGLISH
In the podcast Cleary Independent, former Independent member of the Australian Parliament Phil Cleary talks with guests from Australia and across the world. In 1994 Phil met Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams in Belfast and in 2016 he talked with Julian Assange in the Embassy of Ecuador in London. Fiercely independent, Phil assembles an array of fascinating people with stories to tell and independent views to share. From politics to Australian football, travel, music and everyday life, Cleary Independent informs and entertains, while passionately challenging the status quo.
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The Vicki Cleary Story
Aug 2700:21:13Tap to summarize"The Vicki Cleary Story - Phil Cleary talks with his sister, Lizzie, about the murder of their 25-year-old sister Vicki in 1987 and the trial that resulted in Vicki's killer being found guilty only of manslaughter."
Transcribe →Cleary Independent - Season 2 / Episode 2 - Maria James - The Thornbury Bookshop Murder
Jun 24, 202400:27:51Tap to summarize"WHO KILLED MARIA JAMES? AFTER MORE THAT 25 YEARS RESEARCHING THE MURDER PHIL CLEARY NAMES HIS NUMBER ONE SUSPECT "
Transcribe →Cleary Independent - Season 2 / Episode 1 - Dr Laurence McKeown
Jan 16, 202301:25:43Tap to summarizeDr Laurence McKeown is a published author, poet, playwright, and filmmaker. He is also a former IRA political prisoner who spent 16 years in the H-Blocks of Long Kesh and 70 days on a hunger strike in 1981. In this podcast he talks with Phil Cleary about his memoir, Time Shadows, and his life and near death in prison.
Transcribe →Cleary Independent - Season 1 / Episode 9 - Gaetano Greco
Nov 6, 202200:32:50Tap to summarizeGaetano Greco is running as an independent for the state seat of Preston in the 2022 election. A key plank in his campaign is the Preston Market. In this podcast Phil Cleary, who won Bob Hawke’s former seat of Wills as an Independent in 1992, talks with Gaetano about his early life and his campaign to win Preston.
Transcribe →Cleary Independent - Season 1 / Episode 8 - God Save Whose King?
Sep 16, 202201:14:28Tap to summarizeIn 1920 my grandfather, John Joseph Cleary, renounced all allegiance to King George V – the late Queen’s grandfather. At some point the fawning media will have to accept that the majority of Australians want to do what Jack Cleary did in 1920. In the latest CLEARY INDEPENDENT podcast a collection of thinking Australians - Barrie Cassidy, Marieke Hardy, Carmel Shute, Ken White and Dr Chris McConville – share their views with me about the republic and the media’s coverage of the death of the Queen. It’s a great yarn.
Transcribe →Cleary Independent - Season 1 / Episode 7 / Part 2 - Bill & Dane Swan
Jul 23, 202200:47:24Tap to summarize Phil is joined by legendary VFA player Bill Swan and Brownlow Medalist son Dane Swan.
Transcribe →Cleary Independent - Season 1 / Episode 7 / Part 1 - Bill & Dane Swan
Jul 23, 202200:49:59Tap to summarizePhil is joined by legendary VFA player Bill Swan and his son, Brownlow Medalist Dane Swan.
Transcribe →Cleary Independent - Season 1 / Episode 6 / Mike Brady
Jul 6, 202201:02:13Tap to summarizePhil chats with iconic Australian singer and musician, Mike Brady.
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Cleary Independent - Season 1 / Episode 5 / Julian Assange
Jun 22, 202200:48:49Tap to summarizePhil Cleary talks with barrister Greg Barns, Independent federal politician Andrew Wilkie, political scientist Ken White, and football identity Sam Newman about Julian Assange and the campaign to bring him home. We also hear from Julian Assange himself.
Transcribe →Cleary Independent - Season 1 / Episode 4 / Grace Donato
Jun 7, 202200:36:51Tap to summarizePhil speaks with Grace Donato, whose daughter Adriana was murdered by her former boyfriend in 2012 at the age of 20.
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