Podcast Episodes

The wisdom of an ancient Pencil Pine

Nature writer Andrew Darby on what he learned from his rambles through the wilds of Tasmania, communing with the world’s oldest surviving trees. In p…

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Encore: A daring escape from Vietnam to the halls of prestigious American universities

Anh Nguyen Austen's family fled Vietnam by sea in 1982, on a wooden boat bound for the Philippines. When a once-in-a-century storm struck in the Sout…

1 year, 6 months ago

From street fighting petty criminal to portrait artist - How Vincent Fantauzzo's life was saved by love and painting

When artist Vincent Fantauzzo was a boy he was a street-fighting petty criminal with dyslexia and a blazing talent for drawing. He escaped jail time,…

1 year, 6 months ago

'Mistakes were made' — a live storytelling experience

Rebecca Huntley, Rick Morton, Julia Zemiro and Sarah Kanowski bring you stories of human failure, misadventure and outright fiasco in a live storytel…

1 year, 6 months ago

Two sisters, Dod and Brattle - the lesbian poet, and the evangelical Christian

Josie McSkimming on growing up with her bohemian sister, the poet Dorothy Porter, and how their lives took off on wildly diverging paths as they grew…

1 year, 6 months ago

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…

1 year, 6 months 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…

1 year, 6 months 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…

1 year, 6 months 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…

1 year, 6 months 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…

1 year, 6 months ago