Days Like These

Dec 15 2024 129 ep. 23 mins 1.9k
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The best story you'll hear all week, told by the people who lived it. This podcast is no longer in production.

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INTRODUCING — The Weather That Changed Us

Dec 15 2024 3 mins  
Australia is a wild continent with some of the most intense weather on the planet. From massive bushfires to severe cyclones and devastating flooding; extreme weather is becoming part of our everyday lives. How do we take what we’ve learned from our past to better prepare and adapt for our future?

How to build a dragon

Sep 17 2024 31 mins  
When Anita realises Bendigo's golden dragon will soon be too old to parade, she’s catapulted into the project of a lifetime: build a new dragon, the longest in the world, and make sure the over-a-century-long streak won’t be broken.

Miriam in Disney World

Sep 10 2024 17 mins  
Perhaps a peek behind the curtain of America’s dream factory will be the inspiration Miriam needs for her own storytelling journey? The experience proves to be clarifying… just not in the way she expects.

How Brent served up solutions to diet-related disease

Sep 03 2024 21 mins  
When Brent’s sister is diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, he swaps crash dieting for something sustainable. Now he just needs to figure out a way to translate healthy eating beyond his 'āiga and into his community.

Jess Ho is done talking sh*t

Aug 27 2024 23 mins  
Hospitality became a refuge for Jess after the trauma of their childhood. But despite the ostensibly powerful position they find themselves in - calling the shots on the door of Melbourne’s trendiest restaurant - they soon realise this refuge is toxic too.

Dumplings and violins

Aug 20 2024 30 mins  
It’s a recognisable sound for those who frequent inner Sydney: the 75 year old Chinese Australian restaurateur is known for playing his beloved instrument during work hours, wowing crowds of customers over freshly steamed dumplings.

The Brazilian Package

Aug 13 2024 25 mins  
Fee is prepared for a ‘trip of a lifetime' when she lands in Brazil for a tour of the Pantanal wetlands. But when her tour guide asks her for a seemingly simple favour, Fee finds herself in a terrifying situation that she can’t find a way out of.

Music is Ronny’s weapon of choice

Aug 06 2024 21 mins  
Ronny is inspired by the power of the songs of slain freedom fighter Arnold Ap, and he too takes up music as his weapon of choice. He sets about writing his own song to strengthen the movement in the hopes his people will see the Morning Star flag raised over a free West Papua

Sam tries to save Christmas

Jul 30 2024 25 mins  
Like so many children of divorce, Sam has pretty much always hated Christmas. Yet, year after year, the Melbourne transplant would return to Western Australia and face his family. Why did he think this year - with his new girlfriend in tow - would be any different?

Sooji gets hit and runs

Jul 23 2024 27 mins  
Sooji wakes up on the concrete of a busy road in Strathfield in Sydney. She’s been hit by a car, but instead of waiting for help to arrive she does the one thing no one expects her to do – she runs.