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Geotalk is hosted and produced by Darren Osborne (Spindoc Bob).

Geotalk contains news about geocaching in Australia, interviews with Australian geocachers, tips on finding geocaches, using your global positioning system (GPS) unit and staying safe while hiking in the bush or searching in the city.

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Drop me an email at geotalkpodcast AT gmail DOT com (delete the NOSPAM before sending).

Call us on the Geotalk hotline at (02) 800-50-436.

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Geotalk joins SA ParrotHead for YumCha, Norkmeister reaches a milestone in Canberra and we look at how to enter coords and project a waypoint with your GPS.

Send in your contribution to geotalkpodcast@gmail.com or dial (02) 800-50-436 and could could go into the draw to win a prize Geocache Store Australia.

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Direct download: geotalk_episode53.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:36 AM
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Geotalk talks to Keeper of Time from Victoria, we introduce the GC Vote grease monkey script for rating geocaching and we hear of a story that ended with a police visit.

To win one of the time pieces shown on the right, courtesy of Keeper of Time, tell us a geocaching story associated with the theme 'Time'. Call it in on (02) 800 50 436 or email it to geotalkpodcast@gmail.com. Your entry must in before 31 August 2009.

Links for show:

  • Groundspeak brings back kml file for Google Earth
  • Earthcaching announcement regarding bronze and silver masters
  • Events
  • GC Vote for geocaching.com
  • TB travel passport from Texas Geocaching

    • Direct download: geotalk_episode50.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:24 PM
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      Geotalk chats to Warren from Apisphere about the Geomate Jr, Caught @ work tells us about the updates to the Geocaching Australia website and we bring you the story of a lost and found geocoin.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode49.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 5:13 PM
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      Firesafe tells Geotalk about his record breaking geocaching run and creator of The Hidden Park, Paul Kane, talks about his great iPhone application.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode48.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:27 PM
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      Geotalk talks to Tracy Trost about his geocaching film 'Find Me', we tackle a Where I Go geocache and work out a clever way to update our GSAK database.

      Remember, we're always on the look out for audio (particularly intros), so call in on (02) 800-50-436. Our email address is geotalkpodcast@gmail.com..

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode47.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:41 AM
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      In this episode of Geotalk we look at cache maintenance and placement, Tronador and Altaire visit 2 Lost Souls in Central Australia and we get a geocaching tip from New Zealand.

      Note: New email address geotalkpodcast@gmail.com

      Links for show:

    • WWFM V Bookmark list - Australian first on top of list
    • Geocaching.com Caching along a route
    • Geocaching Australia Google Earth Wiki page
    • Geocaching Australia Google Maps
    • Geomate Jr GPS device
    • Find me trailer on YouTube
    • Splinterheads geocaching trailer on Youtube
    • Geocaching NSW association
    • Tronador and Altaire's NT cache finds
    • New Zealand Recreational GPS Society
    • Most found caches in Australia and New Zealand
    • Direct download: geotalk_episode46.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:49 AM
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      The creator of Walk like a Geocacher tells Geotalk about an upcoming video and geocache series, we get the latest update from Riverina Caching regarding the 2010 Mega Event and learn how to download routable OSM maps for your Garmin.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode45.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 9:01 AM
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      The Spindoctor and Webguy head to Canberra to check in on a cache and bag a record in the process. Join them for the ride.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode44.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:32 AM
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      Geotalk talks to CraigD about his well rounded cacher experience, part 2 of our catch up with Liz and Bruce, and some audio from the Clean up Australia Day CITO in Bundeena.

      Don't forget, send in a geocaching tip by emailing your audio file to geotalk AT mac.com or call (02) 800 50 436 to win a packet of Fire Tacks courtesy of Geocache Store Australia.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode43.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:03 PM
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      Hear from Marcus Vitruvius and DJ Geodog Rascal, geogypsies Liz and Bruce and get an update on the Wagga Wagga mega event.

      There is also the winner of the Geotalk Facebook competition, another GSAK tip, and why McDonalds is a geocacher's best friend.

      Don't forget, send in a geocaching tip by emailing your audio file to geotalk AT mac.com or call (02) 800 50 436. The best three entries win a packet of Fire Tacks courtesy of Geocache Store Australia.

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      GSAK Tip

      If you export to the GPSr using the code %con1%typ1%drop2 for your cache name it will drop the GC portion of the code and replace it with letters giving you the size and type of the cache so a MTXXXXX would be a micro traditional cache, RMXXXXX would be a regular multi cache.

      Direct download: geotalk_episode42.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:19 AM
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      Geotalk spends Australia Day at Darling Harbour with Macandrita, Damo finds a cache on Lake Titicaca and The Organist gives some great GSAK tips.

      We also discuss China building its own GPS network, law enforcement geocachers, the new South Africa to Australia TB race and who has found the most geocaches in Australia/New Zealand in a single day.

      Don't forget to leave a voicemail at (02) 800 50 436 or email geotalk AT mac.com.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode41_2.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:25 AM
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      Geotalk chats to Big Matt (from Big Matt and Shell) from Queanbeyan, NSW, we attend the Intervening Days event in Melton and give you a quick tip for finding caches close to an event. Don't forget to leave a voicemail at (02) 800 50 436 or email geotalk AT mac.com.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode40.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:20 AM
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      Hear about LordBritish's geocache under the sea and travel bug in space, The Spindoctors find Victoria's oldest geocache and Searchwise015 tells us about geocaching in Far North Queensland.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode39.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:50 AM
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      In this episode we look at waywarking, speaking to Blue Quaser from Ontario, Canada, and Pensive Travellers from Newcastle. Our thanks to Ontario Geocaching Podcast for assisting with this episode.

      Subscribe to the Geotalk YouTube channel before midnight on 13 December 2008 (Sydney time) and you could win an Ernie's Edelweiss geocoin.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode38.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 9:47 PM
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      Papa Bear Left opens up his geocaching bag of tricks, Tronador conquers the Mattens, while Big Matt sits atop Canberra's Horizon and Wagga Wagga invites you to Australia's Geocaching Mega Event.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode37.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:32 AM
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      Rabbitto tells us about geocaching in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, Caught@work talks about the latest geocaching game - The Well Rounded Cacher - and discover how to use your mobile phone to search geocache lists.

      Call us on (02) 800 50 436 and leave a message for the show or email geotalk@mac.com.

      Links for show:
      1. XoE videos on Geotalk video
      2. Vote for your favourite XoE video
      3. Changes to geocaching.com
      4. GPS mission game
      5. Rabbitto profile
      6. Great Eastern Geocaching Project cache trail
      7. Mobile Geocaching Australia website for mobiles
      8. Well rounded cacher game
      Direct download: geotalk_episode36.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:30 PM
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      Geotalk talks to RoundCircle about geocaching in the Victorian Goldfields and at night, and we give you some tips for a successful geocache hunt.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode35.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 5:56 AM
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      Geotalk speaks to Shauna from Groundspeak about Where I Go, Virtuals and Waymarking, we congratulate one of our approvers on reaching a milestone and talk you through how to create a caches along a route pocket query.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode34.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 8:22 AM
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      The last round of audio clues for the XoE series of geocaches are available. We speak to the evil behind these caches, Caught@Work, discuss the GeoSportz and Well Rounded cacher games, chat with Big Matt from Canberra and hear about Tronador's trip pursuing Cliffhanger.

      Haven't purchased a Geotalk geocoin yet? Less than 20 remain. Page for Australian purchasers and for International.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode33.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:00 PM
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      Geotalk chats to 2LegDrive about the Spot Navigator, we walk through the city of Sydney with The Mad Russian, and we pay tribute to one of Australia's great geocachers.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode32.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 9:25 PM
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      Geotalk chats to mos6510 about an innovative geocache, learn how to beat the competition in those FTF chases, and listen to the first set of audio clues for a new set of geocaches being released around the country.

      Got something to something to add to the show? Email geotalk AT mac.com or call (02) 800 50 436 (GEO)

      Links for the show

      Direct download: geotalk_episode31.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:44 AM
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      Hear how Flipper and Co reached an amazing 222 days of consecutive caching, a review of the Nokia N95 and find out who won the gold Geotalk geocoin.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode30.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 11:05 PM
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      Discover how GPS is being used at a new green cemetary in Lismore, listen to one of Australia's first geocachers Embi and celebrate a range of milestones.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode29.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:49 AM
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      Geotalk travels to Albury-Wodonga to chat with Marcus Vitruvius and then on to Tasmania to find out more about the Geocaching Association of Tasmania.

      A big thank you to those people who have made Geotalk a featured podcast on the iTunes Australia store. Don't forgot that you can win a Geotalk geocoin by leaving a comment on the iTunes Australia or New Zealand store.

      Links for the show:

      Direct download: geotalk_episode28.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 9:49 AM
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      Geotalk continues its discussion with Zytheran about puzzle caches (including tips on how to solve them), we found out what are the most unloved geocaches in Australia, and announce the new geocoin.

       

      Links for the show

      Direct download: geotalk_episode27.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:38 AM
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      Zytheran provides an insight into his puzzle caches ways, the winners of the ACT cache of the year awards are announced and we mention changes in the approval of geocaches in NSW National Parks.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode26.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 8:44 AM
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      Discover what happened in Auckland when the police surrounded a geocache, listen to Caught@Work talk through the latest updates on the Geocaching Australia website and my list of safe geocaching tips.
      Direct download: geotalk_episode25_2.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:49 AM
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      Geotalk comes to you from the Podcacher studios in San Diego, where we talk to Sonny and Sandy (aka iTrax and Foxtail), point out the GCA funding topic on the forums and announce the winner of the spinner geocoin for the New Year's resolution competition.

      Links for the show

      Direct download: geotalk_episode24.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:22 AM
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      Geotalk gets into the clandestine world of urban geocaching with Sydney cacher Philma and we read and hear some of your geocaching New Year resolutions.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode23.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:13 AM
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      Geotalk talks to SA Parrothead from Adelaide, offer a free spinner geocoin, revisit the topic of snakes in summer, preview some New Year events and read out some of your emails.

      To win the South Pointing Chariot Geocoin, send in your New Year's geocaching resolution as an email (either written or recorded as mp3), or call it in to (02) 800 50 436.

      You have until Saturday, 26 January 2008. The winner will be selected at random.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode22.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:09 AM
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      Baby gopher talks about geocaching in the NSW Riverina, we go on an audio tour in search of Daylight, preview events in the lead up to Christmas.

      You can send in audio to Geotalk by calling (02) 800 50 436 or emailing geotalk@mac.com.

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      Direct download: geotalk_episode21.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 5:42 PM
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      Freddo from Adelaide talks about his geocaching experiences, we preview events around the country, and I discuss OpenStreetMap.

      Links:

      OpenStreetMap

      Direct download: geotalk_episode20.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:07 AM
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      Murphy78 chats about caching in the Riverina region of NSW, Geoaware talks about the birth of Earthcaches and we get a few guest call-ins.
      Direct download: geotalk_episode19.mp3
      Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:48 AM
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      Geotalk speaks to PostieGirl06 from the wine growing region of South Australia, ctaches up with the human travel bugs Liz and Bruce, and previews events around the country.

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode18.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:21 PM
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        Catch up with one of Victoria's profilic geocachers, acts2youthgroup, learn about Wagga's geocaching history with Roostaman, and hear my five tips of geocaching.

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode17.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:17 PM
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        Dubbo long weekend event special.

        Geocacher profile with Postman Pat, geowives and Team Crow. Interviews by Pesky and Mix.

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode16.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 12:12 AM
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        The Wackys from Adelaide, Part 2 of Waymarking (creating a waymark) and a few event previews feature in Episode 15 of Geotalk.

        Once again, Geotalk has a new domain (www.geotalkpodcast.com) and a voicemail number. Call and leave feedback, comments or any old rant on (02) 800 50 436.

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode15.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:59 AM
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        In Episode 14 of Geotalk we talk to Dooghan, The UMP discusses the role of a cache reviewer, and Mix and I chat about Waymarking, including categories, and finding and logging waymarks.

        Don't forget Geotalk has a new domain (www.geotalkpodcast.com) and a voicemail number. Call and leave feedback, comments or any old rant. The number is (02) 800 50 436 or 800 50 GEO. Overseas listeners should call +61 2 800 50 436.

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode14.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 9:31 AM
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        In this episode of Geotalk we talk to Bear_Left, talked to Cached about the game River Deep Mountain High and finish with a song from the Podcacher.com podcast (congrats on your 100th podcast guys).

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode13.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:08 PM
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        In this episode of Geotalk we talk to Clockwise, discuss caching with your mobile phone, Mix chats with participants at the Old Brush event and you'll hear a sneak peak at Geotalk video edition 3.

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode12.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 11:49 AM
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        In this episode you'll hear:

        • Geocacher profile with Grank from Central Coast NSW
        • Argustuft about wheelchair geocaching
        • Andyayre creator of Handicaching.com

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode11.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 12:34 AM
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        In this episode you'll hear:

        • Geocacher profile with Bewilderbeast from Canberra
        • Wheelchair access about wheelchair geocaching
        • Highlights from the Canberra Geocache of the Year event

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode10.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 8:56 AM
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        Geocacher profile with Maccamob from Victoria
        CraigRat reveals the winners of the 2006 Tasmanian Geocache of the Year
        Geocachers share their thoughts about micros

        Links for show:

        Direct download: geotalk_episode09.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:41 AM
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        In this episode you'll hear:

        • Geocacher profile with The President from NSW
        • Adacache talks about geocoins
        • A special quiz question

        Do you DIGG the podcast? If yes, why not register your Digg at digg.com.

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode08.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:52 PM
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        In this episode you'll hear:

        • Geocacher profile with Rogainer from Queensland
        • Geocache event round-up
        • Audio from the first Geotalk Video podcast
        • A surprise at the end
        Do you DIGG the podcast? If yes, why not register your Digg at digg.com.

        Links for show:

        Direct download: geotalk_episode07.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 5:38 AM
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        In this episode you'll hear:

        • Geocacher profile with Dak's Emu Mob from Victoria
        • Shelly from Spruce Moose reminds us about GCA licence renewals
        • Spindoc Bob gets lost in the bush

        Links for show:

        Direct download: geotalk_episode06.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 11:11 PM
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        In this episode you'll hear:

        • Geocacher profile with Rabbitto from Victoria
        • Bronze talking about the Earth Shattering Kaboom event near Dubbo
        • Bryon Roth from Groundspeak about the Unite for Diabetes Travel Bug campaign.

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode05.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:37 AM
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        In this episode you'll hear:

        • Geocacher profile with Tankengine from Canberra
        • Sue from Team Astro about her encounter with a Death Adder
        • Geocachers at the NSW Christmas BBQ geocaching event.

        You can now subscribe to GeoTalk through iTunes.

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode04.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:31 AM
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        In this episode you'll hear:

        • Geocacher profile with NobodyZ from Western Australia
        • My favourite 'bush' caches in Canberra
        • Interview with Stewart Kozlowski from Taronga Park Zoo about Australian snakes.

        You can now subscribe to GeoTalk through iTunes.

        Links for show:

        Direct download: Geotalk_Episode_3.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:45 AM
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        In this episode you'll hear:

        • Geocacher profile with Cached from South Australia
        • My favourite urban caches in Canberra
        • Event previews from Melbourne, Adelaide and Rockhampton
        • Part 2 of an interview with Clyde England, the creator of Geocache Swiss Army Knife (GSAK).

        We're always on the look out for your input, so send an email to geotalk AT mac.com.

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode02.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 8:00 AM
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        Welcome to the first episode of Geotalk - the podcast for geocachers 'down under'.

        In this episode you'll hear:

        • Geocacher profile with Mix from Hunter Valley, NSW
        • Event previews from Perth and Sydney
        • Part 1 of an interview with Clyde England, the creator of Geocache Swiss Army Knife (GSAK).

        We're always on the look out for your input, so send an email to geotalk AT mac.com.

        Please also visit the Geocaching Australia forums at: forum.geocaching.com.au.

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        Direct download: geotalk_episode01.mp3
        Category: podcasts -- posted at: 9:56 PM
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