Category: Featured

  • #552 Queerstories: The extraordinary women in my life

    #552 Queerstories: The extraordinary women in my life

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    This week we hear from two incredible entertainers about the extraordinary women they have known. A Tale of Two Women – told by Eddie Ayres In our first story, Eddie Ayres (also known as Ed Le Brocq) looks to the past to share stories of bravery from queer women in the 1960s. Eddie is a…

  • #551 Western Sydney Uni Stories

    #551 Western Sydney Uni Stories

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    This week we’re bringing you stories from students at the Western Sydney University. The students have been studying the fundamentals of podcasting, giving them the expertise needed to produce their own podcast feature. Each story involves a unique topic and perspective but are all linked by an exploration about the way we as people relate to…

  • #550 Birds & Beetles

    #550 Birds & Beetles

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    This week’s stories about birds and beetles will bring you up close and personal with some critters and creatures. The Retirement You probably think you’re too good for beetles. Algernon has lived underground for so long that his body is completely numb. The only part of his body that can sense is the inside of…

  • #549 – A Leap of Faith

    #549 – A Leap of Faith

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    This week we’re bringing you stories that consist of a leap of faith.  Pulpit to Plinth: There’s power in blood In our first story Matthew recounts his journey from a youth of worshiping a terrifying and charismatic God to an adulthood worshiping glitter and revelry. This story was told by Matthew van Roden. That story…

  • #548 Bla Mela Stori – Language Man

    #548 Bla Mela Stori – Language Man

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    This week we’re sharing another yarn from Bla Mela Stori from Grant Thompson. Grant works at the Ngukurr Language Centre to save his endangered Indigenous language – Ngandi. Language Man In this story Grant explains why it’s so important to keep language strong and how he went about revitalising Ngandi. This story was produced by…

  • #547 Sounds of Family

    #547 Sounds of Family

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    This week on All The Best, stories about family – the messy, complicated and gorgeous humans who make us who we are. Where We Are by Michael Everitt Our first story is an exploration of the sounds that a new parent encounters in everyday life. The story’s producer, Michael, calls it a love letter to…

  • #546 177 Nations: Jenny from Slovakia

    #546 177 Nations: Jenny from Slovakia

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    This week we’re sharing the story of Jenny Williams from Slovakia. Jenny is an author who has written multiple books of her experiences growing up in and later fleeing from what was then known as Czechoslovakia.  This story was from 177 Nations of Tasmania, a podcast by Mark Thomson. To hear the full episode head…

  • #545 Eat, Pray, Gay – Queerstories Special

    #545 Eat, Pray, Gay – Queerstories Special

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    This week, we’re sharing a couple of pieces from iconic LGBTQI+ Storytelling night ‘Queerstories’. Hosted and curated by Maeve Marsden, Queerstories is a place where you’ll find true stories told by queer and trans people from all over the country all about their lives, loves and losses.  Cry-baby President First, you’re going to hear All…

  • #544 Dark Matter – Melbourne Uni Stories

    #544 Dark Matter – Melbourne Uni Stories

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    ‘Dark matter’ is a component of the universe that scientists say encompasses 80% of its makeup. It doesn’t emit light and is therefore invisible and it cannot be detected by electromagnetic or other means. Scientists say dark matter exists, not because they’ve encountered it but because it doesn’t make sense for the rest of the…

  • #543 Dad Odyssey – Debris Feature

    #543 Dad Odyssey – Debris Feature

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    This week, our final instalment from our partnership with Debris Magazine, Issue 3. We began our relationship with Debris last year after featuring some of the recorded pieces from Issue #2.  This year our relationship has expanded with All the Best pairing our volunteer sound designers with writers from the magazine. We love the result…

  • #542 Oddly Familiar Fiction

    #542 Oddly Familiar Fiction

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    Audio is a great medium to use for fictional storytelling. It can be used to heighten feelings of escapism or to tell a story in ways that cannot be done through video or the written word.  It’s always a joy to share the creative contributions of our audio fiction producers, and these ones embody the…

  • #541 Emulsions – Debris Feature

    #541 Emulsions – Debris Feature

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    An emulsion is a mixture of two liquids that are usually immiscible, that is, unable to be mixed – like oil and vinegar. An emulsion can be beautiful or functional, but at the same time slightly wrong and in some cases, like when milk is split, off putting. This week’s stories bring you this contradiction.…

  • #540 Power & Justice

    #540 Power & Justice

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    This week, stories of justice and power from regional Australia. The case that transformed me In our first story, personal injury lawyer Sally Gearin speaks about seeking justice for a client whose courage to overcome her tragedy inspires Sally to this day. Sally originally shared this tale at SPUN, a live storytelling event from the…

  • #539 Longing for Home – Signal Boost Stories

    #539 Longing for Home – Signal Boost Stories

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    This week we’re bringing you stories from The Wheeler Centre’s Signal Boost programme, supported by the Ian Potter Foundation. Find out more at www.wheelercentre.com/signalboost. Daltabyo (Nostalgia) Told from the view of five Somalis now in Australia, our first story illustrates the diversity in Somali diaspora. By sharing unique migration journeys and relationships to heritage, it’s…

  • #538 Bla Mela Stori: Tammy & Augie

    #538 Bla Mela Stori: Tammy & Augie

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    Bla Mela Stori is a program by Katherine Regional Arts in the Northern Territory. It’s focus is enabling young Indigenous people in remote communities to produce and share audio stories with their community.  All The Best is partnering with Bla Mela Stori and will be playing some of the stories from the project over the…

  • #537 The Shooting Gallery (Repeat)

    #537 The Shooting Gallery (Repeat)

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    Over the last couple of years Melbourne has been experiencing a spike of heroin-related fatal overdoses. Consequently, the Victorian Government has been looking to put another safe injecting room in Melbourne CBD, with most recent talks suggesting Flinders Street Station could be the location.  Melbourne’s first injecting room in Richmond has helped save 63 people…

  • #536 An Ode To Mob Memory – Debris Feature

    #536 An Ode To Mob Memory – Debris Feature

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    All the Best are collaborating with the Editors and Writers of Debris to turn their written work into audio storytelling. Debris is a story-driven literary magazine spanning Naarm to Paris where the contributors live, work, and write. We’re featuring pieces from issue three of the mag, which includes nonfiction, fiction, poetry, reviews and even recipes.…

  • #535 Change is Coming with Decrim QLD

    #535 Change is Coming with Decrim QLD

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    This week we’re bringing you a story from the sex workers behind the Decrim Queensland Movement.  Just a heads up, this story contains a derogatory term for sex workers and discussions of non-consent, as well as police violence. This story was produced by Queenie (they/them) for Decrim Qld. You can find more of their work…

  • #534 Staff Picks: Melbourne Uni Stories

    #534 Staff Picks: Melbourne Uni Stories

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    For the past seven years, All the Best has collaborated with the University of Melbourne’s Centre for Advancing Journalism and the Science Gallery to mentor students in my Audio Journalism class and to provide audio editorial training. These produced narrative podcasts that have been used in the Science Gallery’s shows and broadcast on All the…

  • #533 SPUN Special: Food Fumbles

    #533 SPUN Special: Food Fumbles

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    This week on All the best, tales about food-related fumbles. They were originally told at SPUN Stories, a live story-telling night held in Darwin on the land of the Larrakia people. A Full Belly or Smelly Pits? First up this week, Clare shares a story about Christmas leftovers filled with excitement, adventure, and some potent…

  • #532 Bike Noir & Milk Bar

    #532 Bike Noir & Milk Bar

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    This week we’re bringing you stories from our archives about making the best of difficult situations.  Bike Noir by Cherese Sonkkila  Cherese Sonkkila was just an ordinary person until the day her bike got stolen. That’s when Chelsea Stone showed up; a hardboiled alter-ego who would stop at nothing until she solved the case. This…