Category: Shows

  • #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…

  • #606 All The Best of Jesse Cox

    #606 All The Best of Jesse Cox

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    What do you do when all of your stories fall through the day before you go to air?  A. Run repeats B. Make a whole new show in 24 hours… In today’s special episode we’re taking you back to the wonderfully chaotic early days of All The Best, to reflect on the legacy of Jesse…

  • #605 Clubbing

    #605 Clubbing

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    This week on All The Best, stories about making sense of your past – from our Audio Club, and host Mads has some special guests in the studio! Audio Club is a community of audio makers. It was created to encourage new storytellers and to inspire those who are more experienced. Audio club meetups both…

  • #604 The Matildas Express

    #604 The Matildas Express

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    This week on All The Best, a feature length audio-documentary about Matildas Mania. Please note this story contains some swears! The Matildas Express The Matildas Express is a journey to the historic semi-final of the Women’s World Cup 2023, and how our women’s football team inspired the nation. One year ago, on a cold winter…

  • #603 Uncharted Hobbies

    #603 Uncharted Hobbies

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    This week on All The Best, stories about weird and wonderful hobbies and what drives us to them. Hobbies  In our first story, a university student dissects recent Australian Bureau of Statistics data suggesting a gender gap in time spent on hobbies. Molly Frew produced the story, which featured postdoctoral research fellow August Harrington, a…

  • #602 In Living Memory

    #602 In Living Memory

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    This week on All The Best, beautiful and bilingual stories about family. Content Warning: These stories contain references to people experiencing cancer, passing away and detailed descriptions of war. They may be considered to be emotionally intense for some. Please listen with care. Sirius and the Moon In our first story, While weaving between English…

  • #601 Brave new world

    #601 Brave new world

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    This week on All The Best, apocalyptic audio stories. Apocalyptic Radio Fiction (13.37) In our first story, Producer Phoebe speaks with audio fiction producer Ian Walker about the process of creating new Australian audio fiction. Produced by Phoebe Adler Ryan in conversation with podcast producer Ian Walker. With special thanks to Bronwyn Mehan. You can…

  • #600 s a f e

    #600 s a f e

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    This week on All The Best, stories about fighting violence against women.  Content Warning: These stories  contain references to gendered violence, including those of a domestic, family or sexual nature. Please listen with care. The Park (4.35) In our first story, Jasmyn, on a wet rainy night, investigates after hearing someone in distress at a…

  • #599 That’s The Spirit

    #599 That’s The Spirit

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    This week, stories about connections transcending through our mortal  plane, from the spirit world to our ancestral past.   To start us off, host Mads takes us to Colombo, Sri Lanka, where her grandmother seeks to impart the wisdom of Hindu astrology. Ancestral Echoes  In our second story, Xueyi reconnects to the tradition of ancestor worship…

  • #598 Stay Focused

    #598 Stay Focused

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    This week, stories about how hard it is to stay focused these days. Dumb Phones by Sam Irvine Our first story this week follows this line of thinking, with a personal experiment using old technology. A Close Shave by Jining Wen Next up, a barber experiences a time crunch. Cooking as Distraction by Kepuyan Wu…

  • #597 Great Expectations

    #597 Great Expectations

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    This week, stories about the burden of expectations and the triumph of defying them. The Burden of Low Expectations In our first story, Esther navigates different cultural expectations of disability when she migrates to Australia via Uganda and Sudan. Content Warning: A note that this story contains examples of discriminatory attitudes towards disability. This story…

  • #596 Bankstown II: Stories of Sanctuary

    #596 Bankstown II: Stories of Sanctuary

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    This week we’re bringing you the second half of All The Best’s collaboration with Outloud Arts, working with young people in Bankstown to make an audio walking tour about the places that matter to them.  For those who aren’t familiar with Sydney, Bankstown is a suburb located in the South-West Sydney region. Due to the…

  • #595 Pigeons & Poultry

    #595 Pigeons & Poultry

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    This week, we’re bringing you more bird stories. i love birds First up, Matt Cooper explores his neighbourhood’s relationship to birds and learns a thing or two. Produced by Matt Cooper, with special thanks to Lea Redfern.  Mothercluckers Then, Dione Green investigates the politics of free range chickens.  This story was produced as part of…

  • #594 Knowledge of Country

    #594 Knowledge of Country

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    The traditional owners of this land, Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander people, have a connection to and understanding of country that is thousands of years old. Right now we’re living in a time of climate change and natural disasters, of warmer winters and colder summers and it often feels like our understanding of mother nature…

  • #593 Reflections

    #593 Reflections

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    This week we’re bringing you stories that question and expand our national identity. A content warning, this episode contains racial slurs, racism, and violence so please listen with care. The Ocean and the Desert Flower In our first story, Zeinab shares the things she loves about her home, and ruminates on the various contradictions involved…

  • #592 177 Nations: Anne from Papua New Guinea

    #592 177 Nations: Anne from Papua New Guinea

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    This week we’re bringing you another feature from our partnership with the podcast ‘177 Nations of Tasmania’. In this podcast, host and producer Mark Thomson aims to interview subjects from each of the 177 nationalities represented in Tasmania’s last census. This story belongs to Anne from Papua New Guinea. She enthusiastically shares her childhood traveling…

  • #591 Palestine: Resistance

    #591 Palestine: Resistance

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    Please listen to this week’s episode with care as it includes accounts of displacement and detention in Palestine.  Last week, we heard about Amal’s everyday life growing up in Aida Refugee Camp, in the West Bank Palestine. We heard stories of regular young people, living between wars, with hopes for the future. Amal no longer…

  • #590 Palestine: Everyday

    #590 Palestine: Everyday

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    A content warning for this episode, we’re going to be talking about the past and present of Palestine, which may be difficult for some listeners to hear. Discretion is advised.  Over the next two weeks, we’re playing stories from a radio project from the Aida Refugee Camp in the West Bank, Palestine. It’s called Radio…

  • #589 Stranger Than Fiction

    #589 Stranger Than Fiction

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    This week we embrace the strange, and delve into those open, uncomfortable parts of life – and death. The Coffin in the Garage First up, Miles and his family get into a sticky situation regarding his grandfather’s coffin. Written and read by Miles Mazzocato, with production support from Phoebe Adler-Ryan. Ghost Girlfriend Next, the highs…

  • #588 Stories From Here: Bankstown

    #588 Stories From Here: Bankstown

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    Over the past few months, All The Best has worked with local young people in Bankstown to make an audio walking tour about the places that matter to them.  Stories From Here is an audio walking tour of Bankstown featuring recorded monologues written by local young people aged 16-24 about their experiences in the area…