#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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Stories of escaping the chaos. Fleeing from a war zone. Going on a meditation retreat, and looking for ways to retreat from the retreat.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
We’re going on break for a few weeks. So here are some of favourite stories from the All The Best archives.
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.
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.
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?
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.