FULL SHOW: Why Jim Penman says his company can't be sold, and Bathurst with Mark Beretta

<p>Jim Penman tells Luke how a rival knocked him back when he asked to join, why he charges franchisees $700 for a contract when he says $5,000 is normal, and why, he says, Jim&#39;s Group can&#39;t be sold without most franchisees&#39; consent. His new book with Andrea Pearson, Birth-Rate Crisis, blames too much dopamine for Australia&#39;s falling birth rate. Kelsey isn&#39;t convinced.</p><p><br></p><p>Mark Beretta calls in on the drive to Bathurst with stories from Mount Panorama and a look at Sunday&#39;s race, plus his new Seven series, Ports to Paradise. In the Man Cave, Dr Graham Wild from UNSW Canberra talks about the flydubai cockpit attack and air marshals, then takes on Adam McDonald&#39;s doubts about the moon landing.</p><p><br></p><p>Luke and Kelsey also get into Christa Pike&#39;s failed execution, jet ski footage from the Gold Coast and Woolworths&#39; bachelor&#39;s handbag.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests: Jim Penman, Mark Beretta, Dr Graham Wild, Adam McDonald</p><p><br></p><p>📕 Birth-Rate Crisis by Jim Penman and Andrea Pearson: https://birthratecrisisbook.com/</p><p>🏝️ Ports to Paradise with Mark Beretta on 7plus: https://7plus.com.au/ports-to-paradise</p><p><br></p><p>We&#39;re going live on Thursday 15 October on YouTube and Facebook. Subscribe so you don&#39;t miss it.</p><p><br></p><p>This episode contains strong language and adult themes, and discusses an execution, an attack on a passenger plane and suicide.</p><p>Lifeline: 13 11 14 (24/7)</p><p><br></p><p>00:00:00 Episode 143, and a hens&#39; weekend Olympics</p><p>00:12:07 Kelsey&#39;s theory on the falling birth rate</p><p>00:14:08 Jet ski footage from the Gold Coast</p><p>00:16:49 Woolworths&#39; $10 bachelor&#39;s handbag</p><p>00:19:12 Christa Pike and the execution that failed</p><p>00:24:51 Your mail: the wardrobe sleepwalker</p><p>00:27:05 Mark Beretta on the road to Bathurst</p><p>00:31:19 Jim Richards and the 1992 podium</p><p>00:37:47 The campers at the top of the mountain</p><p>00:44:33 Who could win on Sunday?</p><p>00:46:18 Mark&#39;s new show, Ports to Paradise</p><p>00:47:07 Jim Penman: from student lawns to Jim&#39;s</p><p>00:51:23 The rival that wouldn&#39;t let him join</p><p>00:52:38 A franchise contract he&#39;d sign himself</p><p>00:58:19 Why Jim&#39;s charges $700 for a contract</p><p>01:02:14 The clause that stops Jim&#39;s being sold</p><p>01:07:42 Before you buy a franchise</p><p>01:14:33 Birth-Rate Crisis: Jim&#39;s dopamine theory</p><p>01:18:27 Jim runs f