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#1615 Call centres and glimpses of tragedy
Do you dread the thought of calling your internet service provider? Are you triggered by the butchered sound of Mozart’s Divertimento playing for hours on end as you wait for Centrelink to pick-up? Does an automated options menu repeating monotone instructions test your patience like nothing else? Then you probably know the feeling of a…
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#1614 Sydney Unlocked
The Opera House is easily one of Sydney’s greatest cultural icons, but its beginnings were fraught with political drama and artistic contention. Today, the white sails have become such a recognisable emblem of Sydney that those troubles seem all but forgotten. But to many it feels like the wider Sydney art scene is still…
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#1613 Who would have thought?
This week, we’re telling stories of fear and trauma, but not the kind you would expect. Two tales about surprising connections that will make you think huh… who would have thought? ‘Holes’ by Beth Gibson Picture lots of little holes. A handful of straws from above. Honeycomb. Petrified wood. Crumpets. Does the thought bother you? If you find the image…
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#1612 My name, my identity
Some people think about it often, while others can forget it’s even there, either way your name is something that ends up defining you – whether you want it to or not. This week, tales of identity from three people with a unique story behind their name. Story from the Never Never River by…
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#1611 Her Game
By Bethany Atkinson-Quinton This week All The Best devotes a full episode to a podcast series that was released last year, now in full documentary form. Bethany Atkinson-Quinton lives in an AFL state. Like everyone else in Melbourne, she knows the sport is part of Victoria’s identity. Some might even say Australia’s national identity. Yet…
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#1610 Your One Beauty
By Hannah Reich In a special full-length documentary, producer Hannah Reich explores hair and loss. She meets four women who reveal their intimate relationship with hair, before and after it’s gone. Image: Fiona, provided by Author Supervising producer: Selena Shannon Sound design support from Ariel Gross and Calum Wakeling Music: ‘I want to’ by Best…
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#1609 Not Quite Mirror Image
All The Best is brought to you with thanks to Squarespace. Do you ever think about how other people perceive you? How they interpret what you’re putting out into the world? Do you ever think about how different that interpretation might be from your own self perception? In this episode we meet three people, each…
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#1608 Journey Through The Past
All The Best is brought to you with thanks to Squarespace. Time to take a journey through the past. In both of these beautiful stories from Melbourne we meet two women, each reflecting on a connection to their old lives and exploring relationships lost. Little Girl Lost by Made Stuchbery Have you ever returned to…
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#1607 The Forgotten Wars
All The Best is brought to you with thanks to Squarespace. Two weeks ago the Daily Telegraph printed a front cover with the confusing headline ‘White Washed’. It alleged that UNSW students were told to refer to Australia as having been ‘invaded’, as opposed to the more palatable ‘settled’. The Daily Telegraph claimed that UNSW…
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#1606 Lead Affected
“I felt betrayed, because I loved Broken Hill and I loved my house and I loved the town, and I loved the streets and I loved everything about it. And to think that my lovely town was poisoning my beautiful baby was heartbreaking.” Broken Hill sits on the world’s largest known deposit of silver,…
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#1605 Temporary Communities
This episode was brought to you with thanks to Squarespace Visit a collection of temporary communities in this week’s episode of All The Best. Her Game Producer Bethany Atkinson-Quinton dives into the world of women’s AFL in her new audio series Her Game. The series unpacks how some people experience their gender in the traditionally hyper-masculine world of Australian Rules Football.…
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#1604 Doggie
Sometimes a radio show just needs to bask in the glory of dogs. Because dogs are great. Open your ears to stories of the unbreakable bond humans have with their four-legged pals, and the lengths some people will go to for an animal they love. Music: ‘808 and Moog Out’ by Podington Bear, ‘Dogs…
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#1603 Ew, Gross
Whether it’s spiders, smelly feet, or maybe even Donald Trump that sets you off, we all know the feeling. Your stomach is churning, your heart is racing, your face is all screwed up and you just want to go: eeearrrghhhhhhh!!!! Get your vomit bucket ready, because today on All the Best, we’re going feral. Producer…
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#1602 Back From The Brink
A man jumps out of a plane. His parachute fails to open. The emergency parachute gets tangled in the ropes of the first. The man plummets to the ground. Emerging research suggests that those who’ve had a near death experience are more compassionate, less materialistic and less afraid of their own mortality. Join us…
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#1601 It Seemed Like A Good Idea At The Time
An episode full of stories that, told at the pub, would trail off with “well, it seemed like a good idea at the time”. Like investing a significant chunk of your nation’s dwindling cash reserves in a musical re-imagining the life of Leonardo Da Vinci, in which Mona Lisa is the love interest who Leo knocks up.…
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#1543 One House At A Time
Today on All the Best, we’re knocking on doors and peering over fences. We chatted to our neighbours to find out who’s having the shortest showers? Who’s switched to solar power? Climate change is often talked about in very big terms. Our planet is at risk, and we need to take huge steps to improve…
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#1542 Nothing’s Easy
Why do you go to the gym? To work out? Because you bought a membership six months ago and it was so expensive you’re kind of guilted into it? Do you catch up with friends? Get a kick out of the endorphins? Or maybe it’s keeping you alive. Maybe it’s one of the main reasons…
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#1541 Wish You Were Here
Earlier this month, our Melbourne Collective hosted a listening party with stories and sounds about distance. Last week on the show, we picked up signals from faraway. Today, in Part 2, we’re finding out what happens to the people who stay home. How do you communicate across distance? Can you bridge the gap? Compromise Michael…
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#1540 Oceans Apart
What does distance sound like? Today on All the Best, we’re crossing borders. We’re traversing long distances. We’re picking up signals from faraway. Earlier this month, our Melbourne Collective hosted a listening party with stories and sounds about distance. On the show today, we’re hearing three stories from the night. Ernesto Juan Castellanos An excerpt…
