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Lightning strike survivor

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Lightning across a dark sky on a beach with a jetty
A storm in Adelaide overnight on June 7, 2023.(Supplied: @_s_h_b_photography )
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Paul Smith was struck by lightning 30 years ago. 

It was an all encompassing brilliant white light. Excruciatingly painful and existentially confronting. It changed his life forever.

Josh is joined by both Paul and Professor Chris Andrews, a GP and electrical engineer who's dedicated years to studying lightning and its impact on people.

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