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Osman Faruqi is a Kennedy Award and Australian Podcast Award-winning journalist. He was editor and executive producer of 7am, culture editor at The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age, and a journalist and editor at the ABC.

Scott Mitchell is an Australian Podcast Award-winning journalist. He was editor and executive producer of 7am, digital lead for ABC News' audio current affairs, and a founding producer of You Can't Ask That.

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