A community of storymakers & storytellers.
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#446 Age Of Activism
Grandparents Rae and John are fighting for climate action. Since their retirement, they’ve ditched the caravan for the picket line and have participated in more non-violent direct actions than they can count.
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#445 Limbo
As state borders open up and restrictions ease, we hear stories of people who are left in limbo—refugees and asylum seekers held in indefinite detention, and Australian citizens unable to return home.
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#444 You Get Me
Stories of sharing support and solidarity with people who understand you.
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#443 Guidance
Stories to guide you through: troubled waters, flooded plains, and a malfunctioning waterslide.
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#442 Substitutions
It’s a fact of life that you can’t always get what you want. But you can always try for the next best thing.
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Podcast Bootcamp
All The Best’s Podcast Bootcamp is going 100% online for 2020! Which means you can take part from anywhere in the world. There will be three events as part of the Podcast Bootcamp designed to give you loads of audio skills and inspiration to make your own story with us over the festive season. We’re […]
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#441 Back To The Shore
Gus Fitzgerald, a surfer and swimmer and commercial diver, describes a life of lessons learnt from the man who taught him to swim. And Timmy Burarrwanga tells the history of pre-colonial contact between Makassarese of Indonesia and the Yolngu people of Arnhem land — a history rooted in sea cucumber.
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#440 Vanishing Voices
Stories about how language is passed between generations, and people working to keep languages alive.
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#439 On Repeat
Recurring nightmares, hold music, the ticking of the clock – stories about the repetitive and unsettling experiences of our everyday lives.
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#438 Calm Inside The Storm
Stories about finding pockets of calm in the chaos.
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#437 Why Black Lives Matter Resonates With Black People All Over The World
For Claudia, the discourse surrounding the murder of George Floyd was hard to stomach. The responses of white Australian media pundits were nauseating, and the social media takes from well-meaning acquaintances left her feeling all the more alienated. In this extended episode of All The Best she explores global Black Solidarity and compares ongoing Bla(c)k Civil Rights movements in the USA and Australia.
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#436 All In Your Head
Ever wished you could climb inside someone else’s head? To understand them better? Or to escape?
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#435 Digital Worlds
People respond to our pandemic-imposed retreat online by designing and curating their own digital dwellings.
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#434 (> ^_^ )>
We could all use a hug right about now.
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#433 Trust
Dave finds himself with no choice but to trust a group of strangers to keep him alive. Esther tries to buy a dog online, and it all goes wrong.
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#432 Close To Home
A former nurse, who witnessed discrimination against HIV patients, contracts the disease and begins experiencing discrimination herself. And a science journalist becomes the subject of her own bushfire reporting.
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#431 Origin Story
Stories of uncovering ancestry.
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#430 Long Distance
Stories about connecting with friends and family from a distance — by sharing music, memories and ramen.
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Spring Pitches
All The Best is here for emerging audio makers to pitch, produce and learn. We’re currently taking pitches for our spring content round!
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#429 Inside Out
Stories of people reaching in, to find the right words, and reaching out, to start a difficult conversation.
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#428 Essential Services
Far from being “all in this together,” we’ve seen the pandemic highlight social inequality in our communities.
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#427 Time Machine
True stories about travelling through time.
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#426 Mental: Part II
The second part in a collection of mental stories.
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We’re hiring!
We’re looking for an audio storytelling whiz to become our new Victorian State Coordinator.
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#425 Mental: Part I
Part one in a collection of stories on the theme “mental”.
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#408 Our House Is On Fire
Meet the messengers of the climate emergency.
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#414 Up In The Air
Things are not okay. Everything seems up in the air.
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#404 Filling In The Blanks
True stories rarely end with everything tied up in a neat little package. These are stories of people trying to fix their own personal plot holes.
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#411 Discomfort Zone
Travelling to India alone and getting naked in front of (platonic) friends: these are the ways people overcame the things holding them back, and found the freedom that comes from that.
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#415 Endometriosis
When Erin was told she had an incurable illness, the diagnosis came as a relief.
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#424 I Am Preethi
Karishma shares the intergenerational story of the women in her family.
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Winter Pitches
We’re currently taking pitches for our winter content round!
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#423 Rebellion
There are two kinds of rebels: those with a cause and those without one.
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#422 Hope You’re Not Squeamish
Gruesome tales of blood, death and lost appendages.
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#421 Can’t Pay My Rent
In this episode, we have stories of people taking action to support their communities through the pandemic.
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#420 Planning For A Pandemic
What do you do about the big jewish wedding you had planned? How do you prepare for the worst?
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#419 Unintended Consequences
People act with the best of intentions, and face the unforeseen consequences.
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#418 Isolation 2 – We Are Constructing The Giant Lasagne
Adjusting to isolation has been difficult. We’re all dealing with it in different ways. In this episode, we share some of ours, and you share some of yours.
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#417 Isolation 1 – Home Roller Disco
Professional Zoom meetings in a ten-year-old’s bedroom, bouldering on the side of the house, and recreating a roller disco in the hallway – these are some of the things we’ve been up to in self-isolation.
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#416 Snap Judgement
Stories of people being judged and dismissed based on the superficial impressions of others. Hear them out.
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#415 Endometriosis
18 months ago, Erin was told she had an incurable illness. Unexpectedly, the diagnosis came as a relief.
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Update
Our Autumn pitch workshop is cancelled, but the show must go on!
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#414 Up In The Air
Things are not okay. Everything seems up in the air.
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#413 Join The Club
Having an obscure passion can make you feel like a bit of an outsider. Until you find a tribe of people who love the thing you’re into, just as much as you do.
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#412 Corpse Meditation
Our host and executive producer share an app that has been reminding them of their own mortality. Then, two stories about contempating death and grief. It’s dark, but it might be good for you.
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#411 Discomfort Zone
Travelling to India alone and getting naked in front of (platonic) friends: these are the ways people overcame the things holding them back, and found the freedom that comes from that.
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#410 Seeking Refuge
Stories of escaping the chaos. Fleeing from a war zone. Going on a meditation retreat, and looking for ways to retreat from the retreat.
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Autumn pitches
All The Best is here for emerging audio makers to pitch, produce and learn. We’re currently taking pitches for our Autumn content round! If you need a little inspo we’re on the lookout for stories on the following themes…
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#409 Swallowed Up
There’s bad luck, then there’s bad judgement. This week, stories of people receiving ample warning that something isn’t right, and ignoring it at their peril.
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#1411 Morwell
Back in February 2014, a coal mine in Morwell caught fire. The entire town was covered in ash. The health impacts to residents were significant. And they’re being compared to the impacts of the current bushfire crisis.
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Summer Series #08
This is the last part in our summer series, we hope you’ve enjoyed the trip down memory lane. We’re back with new episodes in two weeks.
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Summer Series #07
We’ve been taking a break from making new episodes over summer, so we’re rebroadcasting some of our favourite All The Best stories. We’ll be back in two weeks.
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Summer Series #06
We’ll be back with brand new episodes in February. While you wait, here’s some of our favourites from the All The Best archive.
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Summer Series #05
We’ll be back with new episodes in a few weeks. Until then, here are some stories that we really like. Hope you like them too.
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Summer Series #04
All The Best is taking some time off to rest and recuperate, and to produce new stories for 2020. While we’re away, we’re replaying some of our favourite stories. See you in a few weeks.
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Summer Series #03
We’re busy working on new episodes for 2020 and working on our suntans. Please enjoy these fine selections from the All The Best archive.
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Summer Series #02
We’re taking a few weeks off while we get ready for new episodes in 2020. So we’ve picked some of our favourite stories to play over the summer.
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Summer Series #01
We’re going on break for a few weeks. So here are some of favourite stories from the All The Best archives.
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#408 Our House Is On Fire
Meet the messengers of the climate emergency.
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#407 Woke Up Like This
This episode is about those first few moments after we wake up. What we do with them can set us up for the rest of the day. That is, when all goes to plan.
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#406 Patricia – Part II
Sometimes fate brings the right people together, in the right place, at the right time. And then there’s the near-misses. What happens when the stars don’t align? A scripted drama based on a collection of bugged phone calls – Patricia is the story of two people meeting at a tragically inopportune time, told through overheard phone conversations.
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#406 Patricia – Part I
Sometimes fate brings the right people together, in the right place, at the right time. And then there’s the near-misses. What happens when the stars don’t align? A scripted drama based on a collection of bugged phone calls – Patricia is the story of two people meeting at a tragically inopportune time, told through overheard phone conversations.
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#405 Pleasure And Pain
One person’s idea of a good time is another person’s idea of torture. Some enjoy waiting in line at the airport, some like to be covered from head to toe in clothes pegs by a woman in a g-string and corset. Whatever floats your boat, right?
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#404 Filling in the Blanks
True stories rarely end with everything tied up in a neat little package. These are stories of people trying to fix their own personal plot holes.
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#403 We Need To Talk
There’s an elephant in the room. It’s lonely and terrified of the knowledge that one day it will die. Let’s talk about it.
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#402 Sea Change
For many of us, travelling is the way we unhook ourselves from our routine, when we feel like we need a break, or a fresh perspective. Usually, it’s just for a few weeks. This week we have two stories of people leaving their old life behind for good. One of them by choice, the other out of neccessity.
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#401 People Readers
This episode is all about reading people—reading their mannerisms, picking up on social cues, trying to glean what a person is really like through observation. We have an expert in reading sexual energy and an artist undertaking an observational experiment which leads them to discover, for the first time, all the strange and unique behaviours of the people closest to them.
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#400 Things I Cannot Change
This week, stories about the ways we deal with loss. Whether it’s suddenly losing your hair, or the death of your beloved pet dog.
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#399 Meet Cute
These days a lot of people are finding love on dating apps. They don’t often find it down the end of a two-way radio, while on a road trip around the country. In this episode, stories of people finding love where they least expect it.
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#398 Runs in the Family
It’s often not until we look back as adults that we recognise the passions we’ve inherited from our parents. This week, Gina traces her lifelong love of cars back to the father she lost as a child, and Renee tries her best to nurture the creativity in her own children.
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#397 Doing It My Way
Taking what’s broken about your favourite TV show and fixing it. Redefining self-care in a way that works for you. This week, stories of people doing things their own way.
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#396 Where The Sun Don’t Shine
Three teams of All The Best contributors come to the radio station on a Sunday morning and spend the next 24 hours making radio stories.
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Ryan Pemberton
Ryan Pemberton is the Executive Producer for All The Best. He is also a freelance audio producer with Audiocraft and a casual producer for ABC RN, where he has worked on documentary podcasts, including TRACE, This Is About and The Somertan Man. He started out in radio and podcasting as a student of the Graduate […]
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#395 Featuring: Or It Didn’t Happen
Stories from FBi Radio’s fiction podcast ‘Or It Didn’t Happen’. Some are true, some are false. It’s up to you to figure out which is which.
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#394 Show Me Your Scars
This week, our contributors are sharing the most intimate and vulnerable parts of themselves. The parts we often keep to ourselves, because they feel too sensitive, too embarrasing, or too dark to bring up.
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#393 Disorganised Crime
An innocent mistake can often snowball into a total disaster. For the people in these stories, that snowball rolls them straight into the world of organised crime.
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#392 My Name Is
For the beginning half of her life, Claudia’s Nigerian name made her feel other. It was something she wanted separation from. Now she’s trying to reclaim that part of her identity.
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#391 Disposable: Part II
This is the second of two episodes about rethinking waste, made by University of Melbourne Master of Journalism students, as part of the Science Gallery exhibition Disposable.
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#390 Disposable: Part I
This is the first of two episodes about rethinking waste, made by University of Melbourne Master of Journalism students, as part of the Science Gallery exhibition Disposable.
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#389 You’re The Man Now, Dog
Stories of men questioning the traditional ideas of masculinity they grew up with, and rediscovering what being a man means to them.
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#388 Connecting The Dots
They say hindsight is 20/20. This week we’re looking back at the past, and joining the dots.
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#387 New Direction
Stories about taking the road less travelled.
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#386 Let The Games Begin
Team sport, tetris, jousting and online browsing. This week, we explore the world of games – come play with us!
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#385 Oh The Places You’ll Go
The philosopher, Dr Seuss, wrote: “step with care and great tact and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left.” Let’s go for a walk.
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#384 The Looking Glass
All of us care about how other people see us, in some way. And we worry that there’s a gap between what people think about us and how we see ourselves. Dating is one of those situations where we second guess what someone is thinking. Fever Diagnosis by Bernadette Nguyen Is having a sexual preference […]
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#383 Time Capsule
We all know Facebook wants our attention. There’s a reason why the notifications are red. This is a story about a Facebook notification. It was a post from someone Stephen once knew — 27 years ago. ‘The only hole in my life’ by Carey Scheer Music: Back in Black by AC/DC, Dead Already by Thomas Newman, Heroin by […]
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#382 What keeps me up
There are nightmares about teeth and tricky interpersonal situations. Our first story is about both of these things. Stay up with us, as we toss and turn in the middle of the night. Mouthfeel by Jared Richards It was an accident when Jared first used his housemate’s toothbrush. If he’d known how much he liked […]
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#381 Force of Habit
Yeah, you probably shouldn’t bite your fingernails. But other habits have higher stakes. These are the habits that take up our time and our money. Bitcoin or big con by Toby Halligan Toby made a significant investment. He lucked in, when he forgot about it. Supervising Producer: Evana Ho Additional thanks to Andrew McLellan and […]
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#380 Lost It
Hang out with us in lost property. There’s a hoodie with a hole, a pair of headphones that don’t work…and a broken heart. Wheels by Sarath Chandra Todd knows what it feels like to lose something. He also knows about starting out as an opera singer, and then pivoting to triathlons. Supervising Producer: Ryan Pemberton Music: ‘Brown […]
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#379 Still Hungry
Eating is very good for you, so we’re serving a second course of our potluck. Dig in as we feast around the world. Allergies by Danni Stewart The things you love can also hurt you the most. Same goes for Danni and the food she loves. Supervising Producer: Erin Dick with help from Jordan Fennell […]
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#378 Let’s Eat
Come and join our potluck. We hope you like our cooking. For sure, we’ll embrace your culinary skills too. Dark Cherry, Limestone and Meat by Eugenia Zoubtchenko Take a seat at the table. Can we offer you a glass of wine? Music: ‘Corkscrew’ by Oren Ambarchi Avocado by Michael Sun The avocado has been maligned […]
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#377 In Two Minds
Everyone makes decisions — whether they be trivial or significant. It would be a very good decision to listen to this episode, friends. Hobby Failures by Megan Whitfield From reading novels to running marathons, everyone has a hobby that they love. But sometimes your hobby doesn’t love you. Supervising Producer: Britta Jorgensen Music: ‘Love Makes […]
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#376 Funny Business
If laughter is the best medicine, do we all have access to the same medicine cabinet? Yes, this is a terrible joke. Thankfully, this episode features professionals who genuinely make people laugh. — Hear Me Laugh by Lauren Klein When Lauren Klein started doing stand up comedy, she couldn’t help but notice the lack of […]
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#375 Same Same but Different
Things are the same but also very different. Just like lying in a virtual reality game. Or feeling out of place amongst your family, until you find punk rock. — Out of Place by Hongnan Guo Hongnan and Echo are two students in Sydney, who both come from the same province of China. They’re both […]
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#374 Featuring Read To Me
There are people in the world who end up in conversations with strangers, eat gelato, catch ferries and buy plants. These people are also illustrators, animators and comic book artists. Plane Spotting by Jin Hien Lau People have pretty strong preferences when it comes to travelling on planes. So does Jin Hien Lau. Sound Recordist: […]
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#373 Smells Like Team Spirit
Our new host, Maddy Macquine, was once politically active and physically active. She was in Year 5. It turns out, finding your sport can mean making some adjustments. Looking Forward by Lee Robinson On Friday evenings, Genamarie catches two trams in peak hour traffic to get to her tennis club. It can be a long journey […]
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#372 Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing
Our host, Samantha Groth, is spreading her wings. But before she vacates, we need to have a chat about the gross, messy, and downright bad. — Mailbox by Madeline Goldberger Letterbox vandalism isn’t really funny the first time. Which means it’s really not funny the eleventh time. Music: ‘Deadly Roulette’ by Kevin MacLeod, ‘Building Tension’ by […]
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#371 The B’s and The D’s
Names are very useful. They come up a lot. But we mostly can’t choose our last names. — All The Best is proudly sponsored by Bank Australia. Bank Australia believe that who you lend your money to can have a profound impact on society. Instead of loaning to industries that do harm, like coal, weapons, and […]
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#370 Join The Party
When the Federal Election comes around, some of us might end up voting for someone we don’t know. Angela Moran tries to understand why she knows so little about the electoral process. And then two people enter communities and traditions that are not their own. Their way in is through music and sound. — All […]
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#369 The Shooting Gallery
In the inner suburbs of Melbourne, there’s a place known to some as ‘The Shooting Gallery’. This is an honest conversation about drug use. Listener discretion is advised. If you would like to speak to someone, you can always call Lifeline on 13 11 14, or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467. […]
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