Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchThe Big Pineapple, The Big Merino, The Big Gumboot: how big things captured Australia
Dr Amy Clarke on the history of Big Things and our enduring fondness for kitsch and curious creations
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Crispian Chan on Perth's forgotten terror
Crispian Chan grew up in the shadow of a campaign of terror in Perth that engulfed his family restaurant and haunted him for years
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Geraldine Brooks and the world in words
The historical novelist has seen enough action to last a lifetime from her days as a Middle East correspondent, and it was her mother's imaginative i…
2 years, 4 months ago
Craig Hamilton's three lives
Coalminer turned broadcaster Craig Hamilton was in his 30s when he had a psychotic episode on Broadmeadows train station. In the aftermath, his life …
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Lessons from the world's longest study on happiness: Dr Robert Waldinger
Dr Robert Waldinger on what it takes to live a happy life. Robert Waldinger has spent most of his working life trying to understand the secret to hum…
2 years, 4 months ago
Bertie Blackman's bohemian childhood
Bertie Blackman on her unconventional childhood with her father the artist Charles Blackman
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How Julie became Matilda #1
In 1979, Julie Dolan was named as the inaugural captain of the Matildas. Ever since, she's helped build the juggernaut from the ground up
2 years, 4 months ago
Kim and the Constitution
Kim Rubenstein on the inner workings and history of the Australian constitution
2 years, 4 months ago
John Gaden's golden run
John Gaden on turning his back on law and landing on the stage
2 years, 4 months ago
Remembering Michael Parkinson
Broadcaster Michael Parkinson with the life story of his late father John William - Yorkshireman, miner, humourist and fast bowler (R)
2 years, 4 months ago