Category: Featured

  • #627 Keep Moving

    #627 Keep Moving

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    “That’s the nature of movement, isn’t it? We are pulled from one thing to another and these things themselves transform into something else. In that vein, I’m once again moving on from something I love dearly to somewhere else my passions lie. It’s time for me to say goodbye to hosting All The Best and…

  • #626 It’s my adhd

    #626 It’s my adhd

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    This week, stories about how ADHD can impact a person’s life, relationships and identity. Partners In Time by Felicity Weaver  Are you a Type A, always-on-time kinda person? Or are you the one who is always last to arrive at a social gathering? In our first story, often-late Felicity speaks to her slightly frustrated husband…

  • #625 Banksias, Lies, and Baby

    #625 Banksias, Lies, and Baby

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    This week, a specifically Australian take on magical realism. This story weaves a mystery involving a baby. A potentially poisonous mushroom. And the disappearance of a friend, Chia. Through rich symbolism and tension, this episode explores truth, lies, friendship, and vulnerability.  Shhh…Listen. Banksia’s tell two truths, one lie. The game starts now. Written and read by…

  • #624 – (Un)Intended Consequences Part 2

    #624 – (Un)Intended Consequences Part 2

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    This week, we’re sharing stories performed at our live storytelling night (Un)Intended Consequences last October with live music composed and performed by Matthew Forbes. Explore influential encounters, moments and ideas – and if you’re eager for more, you can find three more stories in our ‘Part I’ Episode. Highly Strung – ‘Neverland’Emily Suine and Oliver…

  • #623 – Still Here

    #623 – Still Here

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    This week, words by First Nations people on January 26, Sovereignty and Identity.  ‘Australia Day’ In our first story, people at the 2012 Yabun festival speak about what so-called ‘Australia day’ means to them.  That story was produced by Lauren Carroll Harris, with interviews gathered by Lauren Carroll Harris, Carly Anne Kenneally & Jesse Cox.…

  • #622 – Sunburned

    #622 – Sunburned

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    This week, stories that delve beneath the surface of the summer heat. Sunburned First up, Phoebe heads back to school to learn about workshops educating teens on sun safety and the lifelong risks of skin cancer – which affects two in three Australians. Through stories from survivors, students, and insights from experts and volunteers, she…

  • #621 – Sink or Swim Part III

    #621 – Sink or Swim Part III

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    In the final instalment of Sink or Swim, we look to the future and explore how we can survive the hotter summers that lie ahead for all of us. Blacktown is facing increasingly extreme urban heat, but locals are coming up with their own solutions. We visit two cool refuges where we discover ordinary citizens…

  • #620 – Sink or Swim Part II

    #620 – Sink or Swim Part II

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    Angelica has decided: this is the summer she finally takes the plunge. Go with her as she joins an adult swim class for beginners, and realises that there are plenty of other adults who share both her trepidation and her determination. Angelica’s home of Western Sydney is heating up faster than nearly anywhere else, making…

  • #619 Sink or Swim – Part I

    #619 Sink or Swim – Part I

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    Sydney holds a strong identity as the capital of sandy shores, ripper waves and the finest swimmers in the world. But this idealistic depiction of a devoted swimming culture doesn’t connect to many locals like Angelica who has never learned how to swim. Come and join Angelica on her personal quest to overcome the deep…

  • #618 What about her?

    #618 What about her?

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    This week we journey back in time to look at Sydney’s music scene through the eyes of three different women.  You can hit it as loud as you can First up, we hear from musician and music mentor turned academic, Hannah Fairlamb, about rock boot camps and gender equity. Produced by Mel Bakewell, with music…

  • #617 Beneath the Surface

    #617 Beneath the Surface

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    This week, we’re playing stories from our 24 hour radio challenge, in which producers are tasked with creating audio stories from scratch in a day! This year we had people participating in Sydney here at fbi but also down in Naarm and even overseas as far as Italy and the UK. 1 – Cristina Marras…

  • #616 lost media

    #616 lost media

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    This week we’re diving deep into the world of lost media, and in particular the mystery of – Australia’s most intriguing missing song – which you might just be able to help solve!  The Most Mysterious Song in Australia: A Lostwave Story by Strange Australian In January 2024, Strange Australian was browsing Reddit looking for…

  • #615 out hear

    #615 out hear

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    This week, stories about reclaiming public spaces. Demon Derriere by Azrielle de Vor Azrielle interviews an absolute icon of the local arts scene here in Sydney. Demon Derriere is a mesmerising performer and host, and the creator of Big Thick Energy.  Produced by Azrielle de Vor with mentorship from Danni Stewart. It was produced as…

  • #614 it’s not me it’s you

    #614 it’s not me it’s you

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    What do you think I look like? Is that a weird question? Probably. But I do have a point, stay with me.  In a perfect world we’re all moving away from judging a book by its cover, I don’t think we can say we’ve achieved this quite yet.   This idea is unpacked in our stories…

  • #613 Trash & treasure

    #613 Trash & treasure

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    This week, stories about the things we sometimes need to do to get a decent bite to eat.  Table Diving by Patrick Mckenzie In our first story, Patrick explores the odd temptation and social taboo of “table-diving”—taking leftover food from strangers’ plates. Through his inner thoughts and expert interviews, the episode delves into themes of…

  • #612 Licensed Poetics

    #612 Licensed Poetics

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    This week, a story that examines the media industry and an interview about the artistic process behind it. B Fung-Ling and Derek Dao are the hosts of the Licensed Poetics podcast and extremely passionate about supporting emerging artists. All The Best Exec Producer Phoebe Adler-Ryan sat down with the duo to talk about the story…

  • #611 Nights at the Circus

    #611 Nights at the Circus

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    This week, a story about connection through theatricality and a night at the circus. For Persephone, La Clique is both home and family. She shares childhood memories spent in circus cabaret wings, sketching and watching performers she now calls colleagues.  The episode also features Harley Mann, custodian of Na Djinang Circus, a First Nations led…

  • #610 Protest

    #610 Protest

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    This week, a story and an interview about resistance, dissent and the power of storytelling as an act of protest.  Where to from here? by Isabella Lee In this episode, Isabella speaks with Marto, a Pro-Palestinian cyclist, and Annie, an emerging writer. Reflecting on feelings of helplessness as they struggle to find impact in their…

  • #609 – (Un)Intended Consequences – Part I

    #609 – (Un)Intended Consequences – Part I

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    This week, All the Best Radio invites you to grab a drink and maybe a snack and settle down, as we hear stories that explore influential encounters, moments and ideas from ‘(Un)Intended Consequences’, a live storytelling event we held recently at Knox Street Bar. That Time I Was Visited By An Angel by Pat Morrow…

  • #608 Nardi Simpson’s Mick Dark Talk for The Future

    #608 Nardi Simpson’s Mick Dark Talk for The Future

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    Nardi Simpson is a Yuwaalaraay author, storyteller and performer dedicated to the making and sharing of culture.  This week, we hear Nardi Simpson’s keynote address from the 2023 Mick Dark Talk For the Future. Exploring the Yuwaalaraay concepts of “Dhuwi” and “Bayangali,” this episode takes listeners on an enchanting journey to understand how these ideas…

  • #607 In the Family

    #607 In the Family

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    This week: two stories about matriarchs in the Mediterranean and the lingering presence of lineage in the present day.  The birth of honoured peasant In our first story, Peter Polites tells us the story of Midwife Friday who assisted in the birth of his mother in a small village in Greece.  Through the eyes of…