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Back to SearchThe velveteen rabbit at the end of the world
In the decades before Ruth Shaw became a bookseller in New Zealand's Fiordland, she lived the incredible stories of adventure, love and tragedy that …
1 year, 7 months ago
A Latvian Fairytale
Artist Brigita Ozolins grew up hearing about the magic of her mother's home country, Latvia. It wasn't until she was in her 50s that Brigita understo…
1 year, 7 months ago
Naomi and the smudge of luminous stars
Astrophysicist Naomi McClure-Griffiths was making an atlas of our galaxy when she discovered an entirely new spiral arm of the Milky Way
1 year, 8 months ago
Sean Fong dominating life on the jiu-jitsu mat
Sean Fong is a para world champion in jiu-jitsu. The 'gentle' martial art has allowed Sean to shatter any illusions that society might have about peo…
1 year, 8 months ago
The highs and lows of the ALP
From its surprising successes to its dismal failures, historian Frank Bongiorno takes you through the wild 130-year history of the Australian Labor P…
1 year, 8 months ago
Troy Cassar-Daley: the boy from Halfway Creek
Troy Cassar-Daley grew up walking a tightrope between two worlds after his mum and dad broke up when he was small. As a grown man, a trip on a countr…
1 year, 8 months ago
Troy Cassar-Daley: the boy from Halfway Creek
Troy Cassar-Daley grew up walking a tightrope between two worlds after his mum and dad broke up when he was small. As a grown man, a trip on a countr…
1 year, 8 months ago
When Bonnie just kept paddling
When Bonnie Hancock stumbled on a book in her local library, she got a gut feeling that refused to go away. And so she set off on a gruelling 12,700k…
1 year, 8 months ago
Uncovering Tasmania's gruesome past
Cassandra Pybus exposes the secret trade of the skeletal remains of the first people of Tasmania. CW: This episode contains upsetting discussion abou…
1 year, 8 months ago
Fantastic and fascinating fungi
Fungi have given us many gifts, from penicillin to food, but they can also be quite scary. Dr Alison Pouliot spends her time trying to explain these …
1 year, 8 months ago