#409 Swallowed Up

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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.

‘Butt Stuck’ by Maddy Macquine

Some of us are prone to tripping over, or rolling our ankles, or walking into glass doors. Laura is prone to butthole related disasters.

Producer: Maddy Macquine

Supervising Producer: Ryan Pemberton

Music: ‘Gymnopedies 2’ by Blue Dot Sessions, ‘The Crisper’ by Blue Dot Sessions

‘The Fossil Hunt’ That Almost Killed Me

In his work as a taxidermist, naturalist and curator of history at the Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Jared Archibald has been all over Australia but there’s one place that looms big in his mind, a river – one that holds secrets so rare, he’ll do anything to try and get them.


Image credit: Sarah Mackie

This story was first told at SPUN, a live storytelling night presented by StoryProjects in the Northern Territory.

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Storyteller: Jared Archibald

Producer: Johanna Bell


All The Best credits:

Executive Producer: Ryan Pemberton

Victorian State Coordinator: Jordan Fennell

Host: Maddy Macquine

Community Coordinators: Chloe Gillespie and Danni Stewart

SYN Community Coordinator: Lee Robinson

Social Media Producer: Matilda Fay

Photo credit: Daniel Lincoln via Unsplash