Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchVictor Perton and the secret to optimism
Victor's refugee mother was widowed at a young age, his grandparents were tortured and killed by the Soviets, but Victor says he comes from four gene…
3 years, 5 months ago
Eva's arrested development
When Eva's parents fled from their home in communist Poland, she was told to "ask no questions". But once she got to the 'free world' she couldn't st…
3 years, 5 months ago
Richard E. Grant and his pocketful of happiness
The actor on the late love of his life, his wife Joan Washington, and the final message she left him
3 years, 5 months ago
Dee Madigan's precarious early life
Gruen's Dee Madigan on her turbulent early life as one of four children to a former Catholic Priest
3 years, 5 months ago
Nick Cave and the bruises of experience
Nick Cave on how living through addiction, love and unthinkable loss has changed his inner life
3 years, 6 months ago
What rugby stole from Michael Lipman
Michael's professional rugby career came to a brutal end after dozens of concussions took their toll on his brain
3 years, 6 months ago
Anna Yen, the Nanjing Acrobats and the family stories
When acrobat and circus performer Anna Yen decided to become a playwright, in the process of finding out her family stories she unearthed a new facet…
3 years, 6 months ago
How Sarah built a tall ship
Sarah Parry first saw a tall ship sailing into Sydney Harbour in 1965. Two decades later, in an abandoned Hobart warehouse, she began building her ow…
3 years, 6 months ago
The hero of the Zebra
Hannah Kent with the true story of the Prussians who fled Europe for a new life in South Australia (R)
3 years, 6 months ago
The grief tapes
After the loss of his mum Carol, James Crawley tried to push down his own grief. Then he watched 35 hours of raw and turbulent footage of his Dad Ric…
3 years, 6 months ago