Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchWhen the magical worlds of Alice Springs and Prague collided
Writer Tanya Heaslip on swapping life on an Alice Springs station for the fairytale streets of Prague, and the remarkable parallels she found between…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Encore: Remembering cultural leader and storyteller Rhoda Roberts
The late Widjabul Wieybal woman of the Bundjalung Nation Rhoda Roberts lived through great loss and grief, in the midst of becoming one of Australia'…
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Burnout and the 'Bureaucrapper' — how Nick went from the edge of homelessness to helping others
Nick Orchard on how a tough childhood, mental health issues, couch surfing and hip hop have helped him learn how to help others recover from burnout …
1 month, 3 weeks ago
Encore: The real story behind the Australian classic, 'Looking for Alibrandi'
Melina Marchetta grew up in Sydney in a close-knit Sicilian family, but she never wanted to be seen as 'that Italian girl'. Years later though, she d…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The giant spacecraft on its way to Jupiter's icy moon
Tracy Drain is Chief Engineer of the Europa Clipper, a NASA spacecraft currently travelling to Jupiter on a journey that will take six years.
Europa i…
1 month, 4 weeks ago
The secret life of a matchmaker—love, listening and telling the truth
Together with his husband, Vinko Anthony runs a matchmaking agency for gay men looking for the type of enduring commitment and love that they found. …
2 months ago
Encore: falling for a fake lover, online
Stephanie Wood was new to online dating when she met a sweet farmer named Joe. But within weeks, she realised Joe was not at all who he claimed to be…
2 months ago
Encore: Barber Charles Lomu and the meaning of love
When Charles Lomu was born, he was lovingly given to his grandparents, in the Tongan adoption custom of pusiaki.
He lived a gentle, religious life in …
2 months ago
Encore: After triple zero — a paramedic's tale
Benjamin Gilmour describes the hectic work of saving lives, and what it's like to bring people back from the brink of suicide. (R)
Ben was been a para…
2 months ago
Anna the anxiety coach on surviving a roller coaster accident and healing her nervous system
When Anna Ferguson was a little girl she was badly hurt in a roller coaster accident. Although she made a full physical recovery, emotionally everyth…
2 months ago