Luke Bateman

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1,125 appearances 3 recordings 3 series first heard May 2026 last heard 5 Jul

Luke Bateman’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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I was bullied because that, that wasn't the case.

You know, I was very privileged and lucky in that sense.

But I think, you know, that was my early stages of turning, learning to play a certain character to belong and to survive.

You know, that was, that was survival for me.

I'm one of the footy boys that makes me, you know, that means I'm popular.

And if I, if I played to that role, um,

That means I survive.

That means that I belong.

That means that I won't get picked on.

I won't get bullied.

Wow.

That sounds like a lot of hypervigilance where you have to play a role to survive as a teenager.

Was there any sanctuary?

Were there any people around you that you felt like, oh, I can be myself around you?

Yeah.

I speak that awareness and that reflection comes as a 31-year-old.

I wasn't aware of that at the time.

That's just what I was doing.

But in terms of sanctuaries, for me, it was always books.

Yeah, it was always books.

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