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  • #446 Age Of Activism

    #446 Age Of Activism

    Grandparents Rae and John are fighting for climate action. Since their retirement, they’ve ditched the caravan for the picket line and have participated in more non-violent direct actions than they can count.

  • #445 Limbo

    #445 Limbo

    As state borders open up and restrictions ease, we hear stories of people who are left in limbo—refugees and asylum seekers held in indefinite detention, and Australian citizens unable to return home.

  • #444 You Get Me

    #444 You Get Me

    Stories of sharing support and solidarity with people who understand you.

  • #443 Guidance

    #443 Guidance

    Stories to guide you through: troubled waters, flooded plains, and a malfunctioning waterslide.

  • #442 Substitutions

    #442 Substitutions

    It’s a fact of life that you can’t always get what you want. But you can always try for the next best thing.

  • Podcast Bootcamp

    All The Best’s Podcast Bootcamp is going 100% online for 2020! Which means you can take part from anywhere in the world. There will be three events as part of the Podcast Bootcamp designed to give you loads of audio skills and inspiration to make your own story with us over the festive season. We’re […]

  • #441 Back To The Shore

    #441 Back To The Shore

    Gus Fitzgerald, a surfer and swimmer and commercial diver, describes a life of lessons learnt from the man who taught him to swim. And Timmy Burarrwanga tells the history of pre-colonial contact between Makassarese of Indonesia and the Yolngu people of Arnhem land — a history rooted in sea cucumber.

  • #440 Vanishing Voices

    #440 Vanishing Voices

    Stories about how language is passed between generations, and people working to keep languages alive.

  • #439 On Repeat

    #439 On Repeat

    Recurring nightmares, hold music, the ticking of the clock – stories about the repetitive and unsettling experiences of our everyday lives.

  • #438 Calm Inside The Storm

    #438 Calm Inside The Storm

    Stories about finding pockets of calm in the chaos.

  • #437 Why Black Lives Matter Resonates With Black People All Over The World

    #437 Why Black Lives Matter Resonates With Black People All Over The World

    For Claudia, the discourse surrounding the murder of George Floyd was hard to stomach. The responses of white Australian media pundits were nauseating, and the social media takes from well-meaning acquaintances left her feeling all the more alienated. In this extended episode of All The Best she explores global Black Solidarity and compares ongoing Bla(c)k Civil Rights movements in the USA and Australia.

  • #436 All In Your Head

    #436 All In Your Head

    Ever wished you could climb inside someone else’s head? To understand them better? Or to escape?

  • #435 Digital Worlds

    #435 Digital Worlds

    People respond to our pandemic-imposed retreat online by designing and curating their own digital dwellings.

  • #434 (> ^_^ )>

    #434 (> ^_^ )>

    We could all use a hug right about now.

  • #433 Trust

    #433 Trust

    Dave finds himself with no choice but to trust a group of strangers to keep him alive. Esther tries to buy a dog online, and it all goes wrong.

  • #432 Close To Home

    #432 Close To Home

    A former nurse, who witnessed discrimination against HIV patients, contracts the disease and begins experiencing discrimination herself. And a science journalist becomes the subject of her own bushfire reporting.

  • #431 Origin Story

    #431 Origin Story

    Stories of uncovering ancestry.

  • #430 Long Distance

    #430 Long Distance

    Stories about connecting with friends and family from a distance — by sharing music, memories and ramen.

  • Spring Pitches

    Spring Pitches

    All The Best is here for emerging audio makers to pitch, produce and learn. We’re currently taking pitches for our spring content round!

  • #429 Inside Out

    #429 Inside Out

    Stories of people reaching in, to find the right words, and reaching out, to start a difficult conversation.

  • #428 Essential Services

    #428 Essential Services

    Far from being “all in this together,” we’ve seen the pandemic highlight social inequality in our communities.

  • #427 Time Machine

    #427 Time Machine

    True stories about travelling through time.

  • #426 Mental: Part II

    #426 Mental: Part II

    The second part in a collection of mental stories.

  • We’re hiring!

    We’re hiring!

    We’re looking for an audio storytelling whiz to become our new Victorian State Coordinator.

  • #425 Mental: Part I

    #425 Mental: Part I

    Part one in a collection of stories on the theme “mental”.

  • #408 Our House Is On Fire

    #408 Our House Is On Fire

    Meet the messengers of the climate emergency.

  • #414 Up In The Air

    #414 Up In The Air

    Things are not okay. Everything seems up in the air.

  • #404 Filling In The Blanks

    #404 Filling In The Blanks

    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.

  • #411 Discomfort Zone

    #411 Discomfort Zone

    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.

  • #415 Endometriosis

    #415 Endometriosis

    When Erin was told she had an incurable illness, the diagnosis came as a relief.

  • #424 I Am Preethi

    #424 I Am Preethi

    Karishma shares the intergenerational story of the women in her family.

  • Winter Pitches

    Winter Pitches

    We’re currently taking pitches for our winter content round!

  • #423 Rebellion

    #423 Rebellion

    There are two kinds of rebels: those with a cause and those without one.

  • #422 Hope You’re Not Squeamish

    #422 Hope You’re Not Squeamish

    Gruesome tales of blood, death and lost appendages.

  • #421 Can’t Pay My Rent

    #421 Can’t Pay My Rent

    In this episode, we have stories of people taking action to support their communities through the pandemic.

  • #420 Planning For A Pandemic

    #420 Planning For A Pandemic

    What do you do about the big jewish wedding you had planned? How do you prepare for the worst?

  • #419 Unintended Consequences

    #419 Unintended Consequences

    People act with the best of intentions, and face the unforeseen consequences.

  • #418 Isolation 2 – We Are Constructing The Giant Lasagne

    #418 Isolation 2 – We Are Constructing The Giant Lasagne

    Adjusting to isolation has been difficult. We’re all dealing with it in different ways. In this episode, we share some of ours, and you share some of yours.

  • #417 Isolation 1 – Home Roller Disco

    #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.

  • #416 Snap Judgement

    #416 Snap Judgement

    Stories of people being judged and dismissed based on the superficial impressions of others. Hear them out.

  • #415 Endometriosis

    #415 Endometriosis

    18 months ago, Erin was told she had an incurable illness. Unexpectedly, the diagnosis came as a relief.

  • Update

    Update

    Our Autumn pitch workshop is cancelled, but the show must go on!

  • #414 Up In The Air

    #414 Up In The Air

    Things are not okay. Everything seems up in the air.

  • #413 Join The Club

    #413 Join The Club

    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. 

  • #412 Corpse Meditation

    #412 Corpse Meditation

    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.

  • #411 Discomfort Zone

    #411 Discomfort Zone

    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.

  • #410 Seeking Refuge

    #410 Seeking Refuge

    Stories of escaping the chaos. Fleeing from a war zone. Going on a meditation retreat, and looking for ways to retreat from the retreat.

  • Autumn pitches

    Autumn pitches

    All The Best is here for emerging audio makers to pitch, produce and learn. We’re currently taking pitches for our Autumn content round! If you need a little inspo we’re on the lookout for stories on the following themes…

  • #409 Swallowed Up

    #409 Swallowed Up

    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.

  • #1411 Morwell

    #1411 Morwell

    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.

  • Summer Series #08

    Summer Series #08

    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.

  • Summer Series #07

    Summer Series #07

    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.

  • Summer Series #06

    Summer Series #06

    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.

  • Summer Series #05

    Summer Series #05

    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.

  • Summer Series #04

    Summer Series #04

    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.

  • Summer Series #03

    Summer Series #03

    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.

  • Summer Series #02

    Summer Series #02

    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.

  • Summer Series #01

    Summer Series #01

    We’re going on break for a few weeks. So here are some of favourite stories from the All The Best archives.

  • #408 Our House Is On Fire

    #408 Our House Is On Fire

    Meet the messengers of the climate emergency.

  • #407 Woke Up Like This

    #407 Woke Up Like This

    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.

  • #406 Patricia – Part II

    #406 Patricia – Part II

    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.

  • #406 Patricia – Part I

    #406 Patricia – Part I

    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.

  • #405 Pleasure And Pain

    #405 Pleasure And Pain

    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?

  • #404 Filling in the Blanks

    #404 Filling in the Blanks

    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.

  • #403 We Need To Talk

    #403 We Need To Talk

    There’s an elephant in the room. It’s lonely and terrified of the knowledge that one day it will die. Let’s talk about it.

  • #402 Sea Change

    #402 Sea Change

    For many of us, travelling is the way we unhook ourselves from our routine, when we feel like we need a break, or a fresh perspective. Usually, it’s just for a few weeks. This week we have two stories of people leaving their old life behind for good. One of them by choice, the other out of neccessity.

  • #401 People Readers

    #401 People Readers

    This episode is all about reading people—reading their mannerisms, picking up on social cues, trying to glean what a person is really like through observation. We have an expert in reading sexual energy and an artist undertaking an observational experiment which leads them to discover, for the first time, all the strange and unique behaviours of the people closest to them.

  • #400 Things I Cannot Change

    #400 Things I Cannot Change

    This week, stories about the ways we deal with loss. Whether it’s suddenly losing your hair, or the death of your beloved pet dog.

  • #399 Meet Cute

    #399 Meet Cute

    These days a lot of people are finding love on dating apps. They don’t often find it down the end of a two-way radio, while on a road trip around the country. In this episode, stories of people finding love where they least expect it.

  • #398 Runs in the Family

    #398 Runs in the Family

    It’s often not until we look back as adults that we recognise the passions we’ve inherited from our parents. This week, Gina traces her lifelong love of cars back to the father she lost as a child, and Renee tries her best to nurture the creativity in her own children.

  • #397 Doing It My Way

    #397 Doing It My Way

    Taking what’s broken about your favourite TV show and fixing it. Redefining self-care in a way that works for you. This week, stories of people doing things their own way.

  • #396 Where The Sun Don’t Shine

    #396 Where The Sun Don’t Shine

    Three teams of All The Best contributors come to the radio station on a Sunday morning and spend the next 24 hours making radio stories.

  • Ryan Pemberton

    Ryan Pemberton

    Ryan Pemberton is the Executive Producer for All The Best. He is also a freelance audio producer with Audiocraft and a casual producer for ABC RN, where he has worked on documentary podcasts, including TRACE, This Is About and The Somertan Man. He started out in radio and podcasting as a student of the Graduate […]

  • #395 Featuring: Or It Didn’t Happen

    #395 Featuring: Or It Didn’t Happen

    Stories from FBi Radio’s fiction podcast ‘Or It Didn’t Happen’. Some are true, some are false. It’s up to you to figure out which is which.

  • #394 Show Me Your Scars

    #394 Show Me Your Scars

    This week, our contributors are sharing the most intimate and vulnerable parts of themselves. The parts we often keep to ourselves, because they feel too sensitive, too embarrasing, or too dark to bring up.

  • #393 Disorganised Crime

    #393 Disorganised Crime

    An innocent mistake can often snowball into a total disaster. For the people in these stories, that snowball rolls them straight into the world of organised crime.

  • #392 My Name Is

    #392 My Name Is

    For the beginning half of her life, Claudia’s Nigerian name made her feel other. It was something she wanted separation from. Now she’s trying to reclaim that part of her identity.

  • #391 Disposable: Part II

    #391 Disposable: Part II

    This is the second of two episodes about rethinking waste, made by University of Melbourne Master of Journalism students, as part of the Science Gallery exhibition Disposable.

  • #390 Disposable: Part I

    #390 Disposable: Part I

    This is the first of two episodes about rethinking waste, made by University of Melbourne Master of Journalism students, as part of the Science Gallery exhibition Disposable.

  • #389 You’re The Man Now, Dog

    #389 You’re The Man Now, Dog

    Stories of men questioning the traditional ideas of masculinity they grew up with, and rediscovering what being a man means to them.

  • #388 Connecting The Dots

    #388 Connecting The Dots

    They say hindsight is 20/20. This week we’re looking back at the past, and joining the dots.

  • #387 New Direction 

    #387 New Direction 

    Stories about taking the road less travelled.

  • #386 Let The Games Begin

    #386 Let The Games Begin

    Team sport, tetris, jousting and online browsing. This week, we explore the world of games – come play with us!

  • #385 Oh The Places You’ll Go

    #385 Oh The Places You’ll Go

    The philosopher, Dr Seuss, wrote: “step with care and great tact and remember that Life’s a Great Balancing Act. Just never forget to be dexterous and deft. And never mix up your right foot with your left.” Let’s go for a walk. 

  • #384 The Looking Glass

    #384 The Looking Glass

    All of us care about how other people see us, in some way. And we worry that there’s a gap between what people think about us and how we see ourselves. Dating is one of those situations where we second guess what someone is thinking. Fever Diagnosis by Bernadette Nguyen Is having a sexual preference […]

  • #383 Time Capsule

    #383 Time Capsule

    We all know Facebook wants our attention. There’s a reason why the notifications are red. This is a story about a Facebook notification. It was a post from someone Stephen once knew — 27 years ago. ‘The only hole in my life’ by Carey Scheer Music: Back in Black by AC/DC, Dead Already by Thomas Newman, Heroin by […]

  • #382 What keeps me up

    #382 What keeps me up

    There are nightmares about teeth and tricky interpersonal situations. Our first story is about both of these things. Stay up with us, as we toss and turn in the middle of the night. Mouthfeel by Jared Richards It was an accident when Jared first used his housemate’s toothbrush. If he’d known how much he liked […]

  • #381 Force of Habit

    #381 Force of Habit

    Yeah, you probably shouldn’t bite your fingernails. But other habits have higher stakes. These are the habits that take up our time and our money. Bitcoin or big con by Toby Halligan Toby made a significant investment. He lucked in, when he forgot about it. Supervising Producer: Evana Ho Additional thanks to Andrew McLellan and […]

  • #380 Lost It

    #380 Lost It

    Hang out with us in lost property. There’s a hoodie with a hole, a pair of headphones that don’t work…and a broken heart. Wheels by Sarath Chandra Todd knows what it feels like to lose something. He also knows about starting out as an opera singer, and then pivoting to triathlons. Supervising Producer: Ryan Pemberton Music: ‘Brown […]

  • #379 Still Hungry

    #379 Still Hungry

    Eating is very good for you, so we’re serving a second course of our potluck. Dig in as we feast around the world. Allergies by Danni Stewart The things you love can also hurt you the most. Same goes for Danni and the food she loves. Supervising Producer: Erin Dick with help from Jordan Fennell […]

  • #378 Let’s Eat

    #378 Let’s Eat

    Come and join our potluck. We hope you like our cooking. For sure, we’ll embrace your culinary skills too. Dark Cherry, Limestone and Meat by Eugenia Zoubtchenko Take a seat at the table. Can we offer you a glass of wine? Music: ‘Corkscrew’ by Oren Ambarchi Avocado by Michael Sun The avocado has been maligned […]

  • #377 In Two Minds

    #377 In Two Minds

    Everyone makes decisions — whether they be trivial or significant. It would be a very good decision to listen to this episode, friends. Hobby Failures by Megan Whitfield From reading novels to running marathons, everyone has a hobby that they love. But sometimes your hobby doesn’t love you. Supervising Producer: Britta Jorgensen Music: ‘Love Makes […]

  • #376 Funny Business

    #376 Funny Business

    If laughter is the best medicine, do we all have access to the same medicine cabinet? Yes, this is a terrible joke. Thankfully, this episode features professionals who genuinely make people laugh. — Hear Me Laugh by Lauren Klein When Lauren Klein started doing stand up comedy, she couldn’t help but notice the lack of […]

  • #375 Same Same but Different

    #375 Same Same but Different

    Things are the same but also very different. Just like lying in a virtual reality game. Or feeling out of place amongst your family, until you find punk rock. — Out of Place by Hongnan Guo Hongnan and Echo are two students in Sydney, who both come from the same province of China. They’re both […]

  • #374 Featuring Read To Me

    #374 Featuring Read To Me

    There are people in the world who end up in conversations with strangers, eat gelato, catch ferries and buy plants. These people are also illustrators, animators and comic book artists. Plane Spotting by Jin Hien Lau People have pretty strong preferences when it comes to travelling on planes. So does Jin Hien Lau. Sound Recordist: […]

  • #373 Smells Like Team Spirit

    #373 Smells Like Team Spirit

    Our new host, Maddy Macquine, was once politically active and physically active. She was in Year 5. It turns out, finding your sport can mean making some adjustments. Looking Forward by Lee Robinson On Friday evenings, Genamarie catches two trams in peak hour traffic to get to her tennis club. It can be a long journey […]

  • #372 Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing

    #372 Baby Did a Bad Bad Thing

    Our host, Samantha Groth, is spreading her wings. But before she vacates, we need to have a chat about the gross, messy, and downright bad.  — Mailbox by Madeline Goldberger Letterbox vandalism isn’t really funny the first time. Which means it’s really not funny the eleventh time. Music: ‘Deadly Roulette’ by Kevin MacLeod, ‘Building Tension’ by […]

  • #371 The B’s and The D’s

    #371 The B’s and The D’s

    Names are very useful. They come up a lot. But we mostly can’t choose our last names. — All The Best is proudly sponsored by Bank Australia.  Bank Australia believe that who you lend your money to can have a profound impact on society. Instead of loaning to industries that do harm, like coal, weapons, and […]

  • #370 Join The Party

    #370 Join The Party

    When the Federal Election comes around, some of us might end up voting for someone we don’t know. Angela Moran tries to understand why she knows so little about the electoral process. And then two people enter communities and traditions that are not their own. Their way in is through music and sound. — All […]

  • #369 The Shooting Gallery

    #369 The Shooting Gallery

    In the inner suburbs of Melbourne, there’s a place known to some as ‘The Shooting Gallery’. This is an honest conversation about drug use. Listener discretion is advised.  If you would like to speak to someone, you can always call Lifeline on 13 11 14, or the Suicide Call Back Service on 1300 659 467. […]

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