Category: Featured
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#317 Faith in love
Religious communities and Queer communities have historically had a difficult relationship. Many of us treat this dichotomy as having no clear path to mutual understanding and celebration. But this week we bring you stories of the grey area between the black and white, and the people trying to evolve their religious institutions. Rev. Keith Mascord made headlines in 2016 when…
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#316 Four Generations of Black Storytellers
This week, four generations of activists, poets, storytellers, actors, humanitarians and educators. We share the untold story of one family who helped create Radio Redfern, The Black Theatre, the first black newspaper in Australia, the Brisbane Indigenous Media Association, and the Murri School, an Independent Aboriginal and Islander Community School. ‘Four Generations of Black Storytellers’ was brought…
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#315 Analogue
This week, we’re talking about old and new media. Past and present family traditions. Digital and analogue technology. So which way was better? – ‘Imperfect tools’ by Daniel Semo Music, podcasts, radio shows… almost everything we listen to these days is created, edited and shared digitally. Yet some artists, engineers, and technicians still choose to…
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#314 The Chase
Horse racing, serial dating and following your dreams. This week we’re all about the CHASE! ‘For the love of horses’ by Elina Godwin A day in the life of a track rider, behind the glitz and glam of race day. Tessa is both a Clerk Of The Course on race days and a morning track-rider at…
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#313 Word Travels Fast
A new series from All The Best and Word Travels, premiered right here. Tegan Nicholls in on a quest across NSW, meeting young slam poets at the crossroads of race, access and recognition. From small country towns to beachside writer’s festivals, Tegan road trips across the state recording stories, rehearsals and conversations all leading up to…
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#312 Assumptions
A first impression can kill a job interview, delight a first date or… let’s face it, be the product of racism. This week, stories of assumptions that range from an awkward misunderstanding, to a world in the violent throws of political division. ‘I’m Sorry’ by Joseph Aklilu Whether this story feels alien, or painfully familiar, will say…
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#311 Eviction
Anna has lived in her tower apartment for 45 years. In fact, she was the fifth person to move in when the building was completed in the 70’s. It wasn’t long after the Queen herself cut the ribbon, officially opening the two Waterloo Towers. Now, Anna is facing eviction, along with thousands of other residents. But…
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#310 Hindsight
Meet kids and teenagers who have grown up, and can now see the world through their parents’ eyes. In two stories, we look back on important choices from childhood, and ask if the lens of adulthood always make things clearer. — ‘Blueprint’ by Rachel Mcfadden Lying awake in bed at night, Rachel’s mind wanders back to…
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#309 Door knocking
Time to go off road. Jump the fence. Peak into some houses slated for demolition, or explore a well-known old building that’s home to the little-known story of an unsolved crime. This week we’re knocking on the doors of homes, buildings and stories that might not be around forever. ‘Suburban Decay’ by Britta Jorgensen More than…
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#308 Garry’s Dream
‘Garry’s Dream’ by Kayleen Bell This week, we’re devoting a full episode to one love story. A young love story. But even though our protagonists are young, they are facing something normally reserved for people in their 80’s. Kayleen Bell first visited Mandy and Garry in 2014, now she finally gets to share their story. September is…
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#307 The Powder Room
Come join us in a private space we’ve filled with mysticism, discretion, and secrecy. The Powder Room. ~~~ ‘Menstruation: Then and now’ by Nina Enever Stock up the chocolate, boil the kettle, and put on your trackies – you’re about to have your very first period. Except it’s the 1940’s, there are no disposable tampons, and…
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#306 Trouble on the inside
Things can look pretty peachy when you’re on the outside looking in. But this week, we’re bringing you stories of trouble on the inside. Whether that’s in your average 7/11, or in gender specific clubs on Facebook. ~~~ ‘Not so sweet’ by Emma Nobel Emma Nobel used to associate convenience stores with one thing: Slurpees. But…
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#305 ATB Presents ‘The King’ by The Headstone Series
“And I asked her, would you know which Hearse had Elvis in the back? She said “no”, so I touched all of them”. In the Melbourne General Cemetery is a memorial for a man buried far away, at Graceland, in Memphis Tennessee. This is a memorial for Elvis Presley, and our feature episode this week meets the…
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#304 First cup of the day
We’re pretty proud of our coffee culture in Australia. The taste, the quality, the ritual of making it in the morning, the chemistry between caffeine and our brains. For a lot of us coffee is the perfect way to start the day – maybe even the only way to start the day. So this week…
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#303 Beneath The Surface
A group of change-makers open up about a tragedy in their community, sharing how they stay afloat when darkness bubbles beneath the surface. A woman encounters a stranger, struggling to swim offshore. The experience connects her to a man on the other side of the world. ~~~ ‘Dear Von’ By Sasha Abram Looking at the brave faces of our most…
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#302 The Story of Us
In movies, books, and art, the greatest love stories are often romances. Their infinity is celebrated, aspired to, and put on a pedestal. The idea of BFFs, on the other hand, is somewhat trivialised by society. How could besties be a heart-stopping love story? But for quite a few people, the focus on traditional love stories overshadows their real…
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#301 Feeling Small
A few years ago Moi escaped his home in Iran by boat, but when he arrived in Australia he decided to rewrite his relationship with the ocean. This week we’ve got stories about facing unknown environments that might – at first – make us feel a little small. Mountains, oceans, and big cities. ~~~ ‘Compression’ by Made…
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#300 Breath and Bone
This week, we’re devoting the whole show to one story about the year one woman hit rock bottom, then pulled herself back up again. Just a heads up that this story deals with loss and can be hard to listen to in parts, but it’s a beautiful, intimate, story about healing, and we can promise it has…
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#299 First Love
This week we’re looking at first love. ~~~ Baby’s First Love Our awareness of love and relationships starts to take shape at an early age, before we . So we asked people to send us some recordings of themselves, recounting their earliest memories of when they first became aware of, or exposed, to the social constructs…
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#298 The Desert
On the highway down to Alice Springs there are very few places to stop and refuel. A couple of small towns, a few roadhouses. But then you have Wycliffe Well. This week All The Best is disappearing into the desert and bringing back stories from campfires, state borders and Alien themed roadhouses. ~~~ ‘Red Sand Country’…
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#297 Picking up the pieces
Stephen hasn’t seen his high school girlfriend in nearly 30 years. Things didn’t end so well when they were teenagers, but suddenly he has the opportunity to reconnect with her. The only thing is something has changed in Stephen, something very big, and he’s not sure if his high school sweetheart is ready to find…