Podcast Episodes

Jon Ronson on psychopaths, sociopaths and how to spot them

The journalist delves into the history of experimental psychopathy treatment in Canada, which included mass, nude LSD trips.

Years ago,  journalist Jo…

1 year, 3 months ago

Heroin, Ivan Milat, rehab and redemption — the incredible life of Claude Robinson

For years Claude Robinson was doing crime to fund his heroin addiction. He was eventually locked up with murderers in Goulburn Prison, where he share…

1 year, 3 months ago

Darren Hayes on the bruising truth behind his Savage Garden stardom

During the height of his fame as one half of Savage Garden, Darren Hayes struggled to reconcile what he'd lived through as a child growing up in Loga…

1 year, 3 months ago

Alice Roberts on the skeletons' secrets

Professor Alice Roberts examines the bones of those who died between five and ten centuries ago, solving the mysteries of how they lived and died.

Pro…

1 year, 3 months ago

Cows on a plane — an epic journey from Tullamarine to Chennai

Paul McVerry is an experienced cattleman and a stud breeder, who had a wild vision to fly a gift of cattle to India with the help of winemaker Dan Mu…

1 year, 3 months ago

From Jaipur with love — building a romantic life in Australia

Screenwriter, Mithila Gupta thought her life would mimic her beloved Bollywood films — full of swooning and drama. But something was stuck, and she w…

1 year, 4 months ago

The magic of metallurgy — inside the ancient trade of blacksmithing

Matt Mewburn, one of Australia's last blacksmiths, takes you inside the "iron cathedral", where blacksmithing is still very much alive.

Matt didn't gr…

1 year, 4 months ago

'It was meant to be me' — the teenage TV star who feels 'lucky to be paraplegic'

Louise Philip had just scored her breakout role on Australian television, in Bellbird, when a horrific car crash threatened to derail the life she wa…

1 year, 4 months ago

Exploring death and grief with heart and healing

As a forensic counsellor and then a grief counsellor, Wendy Liu has spent many years right up close to death. Her work with people who are processing…

1 year, 4 months ago

How a macabre country childhood spawned a best-selling dressmaker’s tale

Author Rosalie Ham grew up in a country town three blocks long and three blocks wide. She paid close attention to the characters there, like the woma…

1 year, 4 months ago