Podcast Episodes

The man with the magnificent voice James Earl Jones, and his legacy including Star Wars and the Lion King

The late James Earl Jones grew up with a stutter and hardly said a word for years. After an English teacher intervened, he grew up to become one of t…

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Epic sharks — the ancient origins of the monsters of the sea

From sharks with wheels of teeth, to gargantuan sharks like the megalodon, palaeontologist John Long has traced the long and storied history of these…

2 years, 1 month ago

Words of love — writing stories of Aboriginal land

Author and professor Anita Heiss on her parents' story of romance, and how she brings true history alive in her work.

Anita Heiss is a Wiradjuri woman…

2 years, 1 month ago

My brother's death — writing the story of a family's grief and loss

For decades, Gideon Haigh and his mother were the only two people who really knew what happened on Jaz's last night. This year, it all poured out.

Gid…

2 years, 1 month ago

Quitting alcohol – the story of how Seana got sober

After a childhood spent trying to escape her father's booze-fuelled outbursts, Seana developed her own problem relationship with drinking. But by her…

2 years, 1 month ago

How dogs think — and what they think of us

Dog behaviourist Laura Vissaritis uses science and psychology to better understand what our dogs really are telling us and how our behaviour influenc…

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My Stolen Generations story: how Brenda was taken from her family, twice

As a young child, chunks of Brenda Matthews' early memories were missing until her biological mother told her the truth of what happened. Together th…

2 years, 1 month ago

The story of the melancholy spy

When a devastating injury ended Jack Beaumont's career as a jet fighter pilot, he decided to become a spy, in the French Secret Service.

Jack Beaumont…

2 years, 1 month ago

The psychedelic revolution — how MDMA mended Rebecca's mind

While struggling with PTSD, social researcher Rebecca Huntley chose an unconventional and underground path to healing — MDMA therapy.

Rebecca Huntley …

2 years, 1 month ago

Smuggled out of Wewak — Carolyn's dramatic escape from Papua New Guinea

When Carolyn Blacklock's passport was confiscated from her in a foreign country she was faced with a scary reality that got wilder at every turn

Carol…

2 years, 1 month ago