#320 The Bubble

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We’re told we all live in our own bubbles, reinforced by our friends, our beliefs, our Facebook news feeds, and that very few of us can break free. This week, stories of people who popped their bubbles.

‘Raised by Atheists’ by Nina Enever

Before Nina started primary school, she didn’t realise her new school had a bubble, and she was firmly on the outside.

Supervising producer: Bec Fary
Music: ‘Climbing the Mountain’, ‘Origami, Giving Tree’, ‘Sunbeam’ and ‘Filaments’ by Podington Bear

‘Bearing Witness’ by Beth Gibson

A young woman witnesses an assault in a public space. Passersby act like nothing’s happening. In her distress she is frozen, unable to break free of her inaction.

Supervising producer: Selena Shannon
Music: ‘Adrift’ by KPM Music, ‘Kitchen Sink’ by Amon Tobin, ‘Scenery’ by Kai Engel, ‘Cylinder Three’ by Chris Zabriskie, ‘Thoughtful’ and ‘Bright White’ by Podington Bear

‘By land, by sea, by air’ by Max Chalmers

In Sydney’s Western suburb of Lakemba, Rohingya refugees are building a new community. They’re from Myanmar, next to Bangladesh and many of them have fled a lifetime of persecution. Sajeda is one of them, but after finally making it to Sydney and settling in Lakemba, she starts to itch over some unfinished business, and she might have to leave the safety of the bubble she only just entered.

Supervising producer: Selena Shannon
Music: ‘Small Wonders’ by Stuart Andrew Roslyn, ‘Smokey mountain wind chimes’ by Nikolaj Sune Bloch, BAZAAR B by ‘Paul Norman’ and ‘Adrift’ by Tom Howe 

All The Best credits:

Executive Producers: Selena Shannon and Bec Fary

Host: Samantha Groth

Episode Compiler: Tegan Nicholls

SYN production manager: Beth Gibson

Community Coordinator: Chloe Gillespie

Image by Michael Vincent Rigos


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