Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchZoya Patel on horses and homecoming
When Zoya Patel became besotted with horses as a child, she could never have imagined how they would help shape her life and relationships
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Shaun's giving heart and thousands of free meals
Shaun Christie-David's parents came to Australia fleeing civil war in Sri Lanka. By age 13, he knew he wanted to be a banker. But life inside the wor…
2 years, 6 months ago
Rescuing the forgotten animals of war
Marcus Fillinger has taken his military experience and wildlife rescue charity to Ukraine, where, as a civilian, he evacuates abandoned lions, wolves…
2 years, 6 months ago
How Ross Gittins found his calling
After a dispiriting stint as a Chartered Accountant, Ross found his perfect job: explaining the Australian economy, in plain English, to millions of …
2 years, 6 months ago
Jodi Rodgers on loving our neurodiversity
As a teenager, Jodi Rodgers got a job as a disability support worker and met a 6-year-old girl who would change her life
2 years, 7 months ago
Death, with love and dignity
When Pauline McGrath's husband David was diagnosed with a brain tumour, she supported him as he chose a different path to death (CW: discussion of de…
2 years, 7 months ago
Mary Beard's Roman Empire
Some of the wildest stories about Roman emperors involve playing the violin while watching the city burn, and appointing a horse as consul. Classicis…
2 years, 7 months ago
Mic's way out of the woods
Deeply ashamed of what he had done, Mic Whitty retreated into the Welsh wilderness for almost a year. Eventually an unexpected goal pulled him out of…
2 years, 7 months ago
Satu Vanksa on faith, love and music
Satu Vanska grew up in Japan as the child of Lutheran Missionaries. When the family moved back to Finland, she felt isolated and alien. But Satu knew…
2 years, 7 months ago
Guilty feminist Deborah Frances-White
The podcaster and comedian on her early life in Queensland, where she yearned to wear a coat; lessons from improv comedy; and how eyebrows were the k…
2 years, 7 months ago