Podcast Episodes

Transforming trauma with Dr Gabor Maté

The renowned physician discusses the role of trauma in our lives, showing up as addiction, chronic disease and mental illness — and how recognising h…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

My Moroccan matrescence

When Nadia Mahjouri travelled to Marrakech with her four-month-old baby to find her long lost father, she also underwent the process of matrescence —…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Gus Worland on the men who made him and Australia's male suicide epidemic

Two of the most important men to Gus Worland departed his life in shocking and unexpected ways. Gus' grief led him to dig deeper into what it means t…

10 months, 2 weeks ago

Encore: Brigitte and the seven peaks

Brigitte Muir's dream to climb the seven highest mountains on each of the seven continents took much longer and cost her more than she expected, but …

10 months, 3 weeks ago

David Whyte on writing poetry the world loves

For poet David Whyte, the power of poetry lies in its unmatched ability to meditate and focus on what's right in front of us -- whether it's a mounta…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Translating adolescence and speaking Teenage Girl

When Dannielle Miller became a teacher, she was given the classes no one else could handle. She was given a whistle on her first day, to call for hel…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

The Bark Petitions — how Yolngu tradition changed democracy

Historian, Professor Clare Wright tells the story of a formative moment — before the Mabo decision — in Australia’s democracy that you may not have h…

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Encore: the life of songwriter Jimmy Webb

Singer-songwriter Jimmy Webb on how growing up as the child of an Oklahoma preacher opened up a door to music, and inspired his songwriting (R)

Jimmy …

11 months ago

Surviving bombs and starvation on a Mediterranean island paradise

When Linda Peek's mother Margaret died, Linda collected the scraps of handwritten notes strewn around the home and put together Margaret's remarkable…

11 months ago

How tiny crystals reveal the secret history (and future) of volcanic eruptions

Volcanologist Teresa Ubide opens volcanoes up from the outside, like a doll's house, searching for tiny crystal balls to help her predict when the ne…

11 months ago