Podcast Episodes

Best of 2021 - Charlie King

Gurindji man and ABC presenter Charlie knew a little about his mum's life story as he grew up. But after she died, he began to reckon with what she had lived through as a child (CW: contains mention …

Published on 4 years ago

The animal that walked into my life — story collection

A cat, a hawk, a monkey, a crow and a lop-eared rabbit: animals who walked into the lives of five people leaving the humans to wonder, 'What am I to this creature?' (R)

Published on 4 years ago

A very William McInnes Christmas

William returns to reminisce about the Christmases of his childhood and his brief but brilliant stint as a department store Santa (R)

William returns with stories and reminiscences of the Christmases …

Published on 4 years ago

Ann Patchett's three fathers, her writing and her secret power

American novelist Ann Patchett reflects on the men who made her, going a year without shopping and her power to make herself invisible

Published on 4 years ago

Podcast extra: If computers could speak

As a child, Jamie Teh wanted a computer of his own so badly, he used to pretend, using his dad's business calculator. As an adult, he used this obsession to give online access to more than 100,000 bl…

Published on 4 years ago

NVDA founder Michael Curran: life-changing friendship and helping blind people navigate the online world

Michael Curran met his friend Jamie at a music camp for blind children. Within a few years they had invented a free software to give more than 100,000 blind people around the world the power to use t…

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Adam Zwar's twelve summers of cricket

The Australian actor and writer measures the major events of his life against big moments in Australian cricket, including the nadir of his performing life when he was cast as an angry chicken

Published on 4 years ago

The unusual life of Rima Hadchiti

At 100cm tall, Rima is one of the smallest people in the world. But throughout her life, she's demanded to be heard (R)

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

The case for constitutional monarchies

Dennis Altman is an avowed Australian republican, but he can see the use of constitutional monarchies in times of transition. The question is: do they have the ability to withstand pressure from auto…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Cradle Mountain's great love story

Kate Legge traces the lives of pioneering naturalists Kate Cowle and Gustav Weindorfer in Tasmania's sublime wilderness (R)

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago