Podcast Episodes

Encore: Doctor Koppe — PTSD and me

Hilton Koppe was a beloved country GP for 30 years before an unexpected health crisis of his own forced him to reassess everything (R)

Hilton Koppe gr…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Shaking — escaping the grip of a lifelong tremor

Journalist and author Sonya Voumard on the rare neurological condition that has stalked her since a family tragedy during her childhood.

Sonya Voumard…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Loneliness — it's not only you

Loneliness is a universal experience, for each of us at some point in our lives. Journalist Ros Thomas travelled the world to investigate, and find t…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

The fearless Kate McClymont — weathering death threats and court cases for work

The chief investigative reporter on her work exposing criminals and corruption, including former politician, Eddie Obeid and financial fraudster, Mel…

9 months, 2 weeks ago

Encore: Krystyna Duszniak and Poland's lost histories

As a young woman, Krystyna thought her father had taught her everything about Poland’s history, but she didn’t know that what he’d left out would bec…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Life on the lam — how Peter escaped from under his fugitive father's shadow

Peter Norris's father was a notorious bank robber who lived life on the run, dragging his boy across the country with him, until Peter refused to go …

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Martha, baby Michael and the police officer who cried

Martha Jabour was a young mum when her baby son Michael died suddenly. In the thick of her grief, she worried for the devastated young police officer…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Undercover hitmen, shady drug deals and covert surveillance — life as a top cop

While working as an undercover cop, Nick Kaldas played a drug baron in the market for vast quantities of hemp oil, tracked a fugitive with a penchant…

9 months, 3 weeks ago

Encore: Andy Paschalidis on the death on the football pitch which changed everything

Football tragic Andy Paschalidis was in his 50s when a dear friend and fellow player died during an over-35s soccer game. The tragedy inspired him to…

9 months, 4 weeks ago

Tim Winton on staying alive, in extremis

Australian writer Tim Winton on the stories which inspired his latest novel, 'Juice', a story of determination, survival, and the limits of the human…

10 months ago