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All The Best is for new Australian storytelling. Hear from a Melbourne-based cannibal, how the Australian Wallabies used theatre workshops to improve their game, anxiety attacks in a Tantric sex class, and what the shopping centre Santa Claus is really thinking, all on All The Best.



We're a weekly radio show and podcast produced at FBi Radio in Sydney in association with SYN and Triple R in Melbourne, and broadcast nationally via the Community Radio Network. We’ve been telling stories in a variety of forms since 2011, picking a theme each week and using short form documentary, personal narrative, interviews, and spoken word to bring you the best from across Australia.

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177 Nations - Ali from Lebanon from 2023-12-12T05:00

This week we’re bringing you another feature from our partnership with the podcast ‘177 Nations of Tasmania’.

This week’s story belongs to Ali from Lebanon. Ali spent his childhood in Bei...

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Sounds&Silence - The Black Snapper International Audio Competition from 2023-12-05T05:00

The Black Snapper International Film Festival is the first festival of its kind in Australia. This year they’re also hosting a landmark international student audio competition.

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Coastal Creatures from 2023-11-28T05:00

This week, we’re sharing stories about coastal creatures.

We’ll meet a couple of underwater explorers and discover some of the unexpected ways we’re all interconnected. 

 

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Paper Orphans from 2023-11-20T05:00

This week, the story of an investigation into the inter-country adoption process in South Korea. 

Since the end of the Korean War, over 200,000 South Korean babies and children have been ...

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Strong Stories of the Weak - Part Two from 2023-11-14T05:00

This week, we’re sharing the second part of Strong Stories of the Weak. A live storytelling event we put on with Word Travels for their 2023 Story Week, featuring live music from local ...

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Strong Stories of the Weak - Part One from 2023-11-07T05:27:59

This week, we’re sharing the stories recorded at Strong Stories of the Weak. A live storytelling event put on with the help of Word Travels for their 2023 Story Week.

Six people ...

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Horrors of the Everyday (Repeat) from 2023-10-31T05:00

This week, we’re re-sharing this episode from our archives for two reasons.

Firstly, because it’s Halloween season.

Secondly, because the horrors depicted, especially that of Islam...

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Home Sweet Home from 2023-10-24T05:00

They say home is where the heart is...but is it ever that simple? This week we follow a couple's dramatic attempts to get a foot on the property ladder, then a heartfelt reflection on saying goo...

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Sydney Poetry Slam Championship 2023 from 2023-10-17T05:00

This week, we're bringing you stories from stellar wordsmiths at the Sydney Final of the Australian Poetry Slam Competition 2023 - hosted by Word Travels.

Through months of heats – Mt Dru...

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Animal Rescue (Repeat) from 2023-10-10T06:54:33

This week's episode is all about animals. First up, the heroic efforts of the Community Cat Carers and their work on the streets of Sydney turning the lives of cats and kittens around. Next, Eli...

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Bla Mela Stori - Robin Rogers from 2023-10-02T20:00

This week we’re bringing you another yarn from Bla Mela Stori, a program by Katherine Regional Arts. 

 

Robin Rogers

Robin Rogers describes the huge cultura...

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Connection to Homeland from 2023-09-25T21:00

This week, stories about people’s connection to their homeland.

Chasing an 8pm Bedtime by Rosealee Pearson

In our first story, Rosealee shares her exciting life as...

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Dark Matter Part Two: Melbourne Uni Stories from 2023-09-18T21:00

What is a dark matter, to you? Darkness is so dependent on the individuals perception.

This week, we are once again bringing you stories inspired by ‘dark matter’ from the Masters of Jour...

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Queerstories: The extraordinary women in my life from 2023-09-11T21:00

This week we hear from two incredible entertainers about the extraordinary women they have known.

 

A Tale of Two Women - told by Eddie Ayres

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Western Sydney Uni Stories from 2023-09-04T21:00

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 t...

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Birds and Beetles from 2023-08-29T05:52:59

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 goo...

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A Leap of Faith from 2023-08-22T06:00

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 fro...

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Bla Mela Stori - Language Man from 2023-08-15T06:00

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.

Langu...

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Sounds of Family from 2023-08-08T06:00

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 stor...

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177 Nations: Jenny from Slovakia from 2023-08-01T06:00

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 ...

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Eat, Pray, Gay from 2023-07-25T06:00

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 tol...

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Dark Matter - Melbourne Uni Stories from 2023-07-18T06:00

‘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 electromagnet...

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Dad Odyssey - Debris Feature from 2023-07-11T06:00

This week, our final instalment from our partnership with Debris Magazine.

We began our relationship with Debris last year after featuring some of the recorded pieces from Issue #2. 

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Oddly Familiar Fiction from 2023-07-04T06:00

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. 

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Emulsion - Debris Feature from 2023-06-27T06:00

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...

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Justice&Power from 2023-06-20T06:00

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 ...

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Longing for Home - Stories from Signal Boost from 2023-06-13T06:00

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 Listen

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Bla Mela Stori: Tammy and Augie from 2023-06-06T06:00

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 sha...

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The Shooting Gallery from 2023-05-30T06:00

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 roo...

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Ode to Mob Memory with Debris Magazine from 2023-05-23T06:00

In this week's story, Darcy Hytt crafts an ode to Indigeneity, the memory of their grandmother and the knowledge held in one’s body as they attempt to untether knowledge from knowing.

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Change is Coming with Decrim QLD from 2023-05-16T06:16:44

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...

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Staff Picks: Melbourne Uni Stories from 2023-05-09T06:00

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...

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SPUN Special: Food Fumbles from 2023-05-02T06:00

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.

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Bike Noir&Milk Bar from 2023-04-25T06:00

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 ...

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Wetland Warrior from 2023-04-18T06:00

Wetland Warrior

This week we’re bringing you the story of how Carole went from Social Worker to ‘Wetland Warrior’.

Carole was one of 300 people arrested during the...

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Funny Business (Repeat) from 2023-04-11T06:00

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 laug...

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ARTEXPRESS: The student art exhibition from 2023-04-04T06:00

ARTEXPRESS

Recently, All the Best Production Manager Phoebe headed to the Art Gallery of New South Wales to interview some of the participants of ARTEXPRESS- the gallery’...

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The Clothes We Wear from 2023-03-28T05:00

This week we’re bringing you stories about the transformative power of something many of us take for granted: the clothes we wear. 

Fashion

In our first story, Tia...

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Farewell Danni from 2023-03-21T05:00

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Danni first came to All The Best many years ago, working on the show as a baby contributing producer. She then took on the role of Community Coordinator, t...

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Children's Books from 2023-03-14T05:00

This week, the importance of creating accessible spaces for children’s stories.

Picture Book Politics

“Children’s books are permission slips for children to be and...

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Ecological Wonders from 2023-03-07T05:00

One of this country's best qualities is its diverse and beautiful fauna. This week, we meet unknown creatures and learn unknown facts about familiar ones.

Giant Cuttlefish Listen

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World Pride: Community from 2023-02-28T05:00

Every LGBTQIA+ individual knows the profound value of finding and spending time with the people that make us feel safe and seen. 

This week special host and All the Best Trainee Madhuraa ...

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Poetry Night from 2023-02-21T05:00

This week, FBi Presenter Deb is bringing us to one of their poetry nights.

She’s recently started a poetry collective that meets once a fortnight. It’s a small and intimate space and in t...

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World Pride: Love Stories from 2023-02-14T05:00

World Pride celebrations are going to be happening all around Sydney from 18th February to 5th March. In honour of this, All The Best is going to be sharing a couple of episodes that are focused...

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177 Nations of Tasmania: Palestine from 2023-02-07T05:00

Adel : Born in Baghdad, spirit in Palestine, living in Tasmania

This week we’re bringing you another story from the podcast ‘177 Nations of Tasmania’. 177 Nations is the ...

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A Postcard from Greece from 2023-01-31T05:00

Good morning, Καλημέρα, Good night, Καληνυχτα

Mel and Tiarne - two friends who booked parallel trips to Greece - one month apart.

This week we're bringing you the voice no...

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Audio Postcards from 2023-01-24T06:14

Welcome to 2023! We hope your summer has consisted of moments of joy and rest. This week we're bringing you some stories that were generously shared with us during the summer holidays.

We...

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Curate Poetry Feature from 2022-12-13T05:00

This week we’re sharing a collection of poetry from Curate, a new spoken word event combining poetry with visual art. 

Later in the show we’ll hear some readings, but first All The Best E...

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Seen and Unseen from 2022-12-06T05:00

Last Saturday marked International Day of People with Disability and in this episode we’re sharing stories that challenge perceptions of what disability looks like. As well as recognising the gr...

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Memories from 2022-11-29T05:00

This week we’re bringing you stories of distorted memories, both accidental and intentional. 

Phenomenon

Amy explores how false memories can occur on a mass scale....

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Tying the Knot from 2022-11-22T05:00

Recently, the 2022 World Cup has brought attention to the persecution of the LGBTQIA+ community in Qatar. 

As players around the world call for the decriminalisation of queer relationship...

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Home from 2022-11-15T05:00

Home is more than just the house we live in. 

This week on All The Best, what home means for different people. 

Up first, Annemarie shares the importance of her g...

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#513 Online Identities (Repeat) from 2022-11-08T05:30

This week we’re bring you ‘Online Identities,’ an episode from 2016. With Elon Musk taking on the mantle of Twitter CEO, there has been a renewal in conversations about the future of social medi...

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#512 177 Nations Of Tasmania from 2022-11-01T05:30

This week we’re bringing you a story from the podcast ‘177 Nations of Tasmania’. 177 Nations is the creation of Mark Thompson, who started the project during Covid-19 lockdown in 2020 after read...

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#511 Critical Disdain from 2022-10-25T05:30

This week we're bringing you stories from Critical Disdain. They're a newsletter that describes themselves as 'A weekly newsletter of new work...

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500 Retrospective: Age Of Activism from 2022-10-18T05:30

In celebration of All The Best reaching 500 episodes, we’re looking back into the archives and replaying episodes that, while recorded in years past, remain relevant today.

This week we'r...

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#510 The Bold Source from 2022-10-11T05:30

This week we're sharing stories from a collaboration with The Bold Source, a magazine led, curated and designed by creative young people in the city of Brimbank.

My Beautiful Mind...

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500 Retrospective: Work In Progress from 2022-10-04T05:30

In celebration of All The Best reaching 500 episodes, we’re looking back into the archives and replaying episodes that, while recorded in years past, remain relevant today.

This week an e...

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500 Retrospective: Coast to Coast from 2022-09-27T06:30

In celebration of All The Best reaching 500 episodes, we’re looking back into the archives and replaying episodes that, while recorded in years past, remain relevant today.

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#509 Animal Rescue from 2022-09-20T06:30

The workings of the animal kingdom are foreign to many of us. This week we bring you stories that delve deep into the hidden world of cats and later in the episode, the hidden world of bees.  Listen

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500 Retrospective: Endometriosis from 2022-09-13T06:30

In celebration of All The Best reaching 500 episodes, we’re looking back into the archives and replaying episodes that, while recorded in years past, remain relevant today.

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#508 Dolphins, Vultures and Eagles from 2022-09-06T06:30

This week, in a world of true stories that sometimes feel surreal, we're bringing you some surrealist sci-fi audio fiction.

Tim and Nick’s Tooty Fruity Movie Reviews

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500 Retrospective: Vanishing Voices from 2022-08-30T06:30

In celebration of All The Best reaching 500 episodes, we’re looking back into the archives and replaying episodes that, while recorded in years past, remain relevant today.

This week we’r...

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#507 Border Farce from 2022-08-23T06:30

This week, an exploration on coping with and processing trauma through the creation of art.

Before being brought to Australia, refugee Kazem Kazemi was detained on Manus Island for six ye...

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500 Retrospective: Life After from 2022-08-16T06:30

In celebration of All The Best reaching 500 episodes, we're looking back into the archives and replaying episodes that, while recorded in years past, remain relevant today.

This week we'r...

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#506 Getting Out Of The City from 2022-08-09T06:30

This week, stories about people leaving the city to find something beautiful in the country.

Lightning Ridge

Twins Matilda and Sam visit their father in Lightning ...

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500 Retrospective: The Block Part Two from 2022-08-02T06:30

In celebration of All The Best reaching 500 episodes, we’re looking back into the archives and replaying episodes that, while recorded in years past, remain relevant today.

This week, an ...

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500 Retrospective: The Block Part One from 2022-07-26T06:30

In celebration of All The Best reaching 500 episodes, we're looking back into the archives and replaying episodes that, while recorded in years past, remain relevant today.

This week, an ...

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#505 Not Trash from 2022-07-19T06:30

From dissent to disrespect, this week, we bring you stories that explore the diverse consequences of food waste.

Around the Back 

In our first story, a re-framing ...

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500 Retrospective: That Girl from 2022-07-12T06:30

In honour of All The Best reaching 500 episodes, we are looking back into the archives and replaying episodes that, while recorded in years past, remain relevant today.

This week, ‘That G...

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#504 Resistance from 2022-07-05T06:30

This week, for NAIDOC Week, stories that acknowledge the continued need for dissenting action by First Nations people.

Charlie King

In our first story, a father an...

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#503 My Grandparent's Faith from 2022-06-28T06:30

This week, stories about young people trying to understand their grandparents’ lives and why religion is so important to them.

First off, Danni chats to Madhuraa about her Grandfather Mr ...

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#502 Breaking The Binary Part Two from 2022-06-21T06:30

This week, we’re sharing more stories produced by Melbourne Uni audio journalism students as part of our special collaboration with the Science Gallery. Each student will be sharing their take o...

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#501 Breaking The Binary Part One from 2022-06-14T06:30

Over the next two weeks we’ll be playing stories produced by Melbourne Uni audio journalism students as part of our special collaboration with the Science Gallery. Each student made a shor...

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#500th Episode Special from 2022-06-07T06:30

This week, we’re celebrating a pretty huge milestone, our 500th episode! 

All The Best was created by founding executive producers Jesse Cox, Eliza Sarlos and Bridgette Dagg in...

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#499 Fires and Floods from 2022-05-31T06:30

In our recent Federal Election, Climate Change was a bigger agenda item than it has ever been before, and it’s no wonder. In the last four years, more Australians have been directly affect...

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#498 After The Fall from 2022-05-24T06:30

The scariest part of falling is not knowing what happens after. This week we bring you stories of people getting back up again. 

Nose Dive by Thomas Phillips  Listen

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#497 All The Best Live! Part Two from 2022-05-17T06:30

This is part two of stories compiled from All The Best LIve!, a live storytelling event we put on with help from the City Of Sydney. The theme for the night was Secrets and Confessions.

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#496 All The Best Live! Part One from 2022-05-10T06:30

This week, we’re sharing stories recorded at All The Best Live! A live storytelling event we put on with help from The City Of Sydney. 

Our lineup of amazing storytell...

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#495 Finding Community from 2022-05-03T06:30

This week, stories of people finding their community. 

Danny’s Story

Danny shares their experience of gender exploration. And finding support and safety...

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#494 Animal Friends from 2022-04-26T06:30

Humans and animals have interacted since forever, and anyone who has a pet will tell you that they make our lives better. But they also have lives, communities and feelings of their own that we&...

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#493 The Long Weekend from 2022-04-19T06:30

Everyone loves a four day weekend! This week we’re joining in a birthday celebration, Easter egg hunts, a belated Lunar New Year dinner and creative backseat antics on family road trips. T...

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#492 Sweet Dreams from 2022-04-12T06:34:35

Shakespeare called it the 'main course in life's feast' and Edgar Allen Poe thought of it as 'a little slice of death'. Some people love sleep, some find it difficult and some walk around and do...

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#491 Love and Injustice from 2022-04-05T06:30

Love can be a powerful force, a call to action that unifies us and empowers us in the most difficult of circumstances.

 

Sunny and Peter by Conor Sweetman  <...

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#490 Psychonautics from 2022-03-29T05:30

This week on All The Best we’re exploring the inner workings of the human mind. 

AIMI makes a Podcast by Danni Stewart 

AIMI is the host of a new p...

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#489 Off Track from 2022-03-22T05:30

In books and films, trains are the setting for great journeys, romantic encounters and perilous adventures, b...

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#488 Healing Touch from 2022-03-14T17:30

This week on All The Best we’re exploring why we crave touch from each other and how that connection can be like a kind of therapy.

‘My Pre-COVID Cuddle’ by Lee ...

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#487 Set The Table from 2022-03-08T05:30

This week, we're cooking up a feast. Homemade noodles, thick and stretchy, boiled in lamb broth. Fresh egg tarts with warm, silky smooth custard, all washed down with a good glass of wine.

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#486 What Does Queer Liberation Look Like? from 2022-03-01T05:30

Mardi Gras Season is upon us so this week on All The Best we're asking the question, 'what does queer liberation look like?'

Our first story is a rerun from early 2018. In the months foll...

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#485 Helenna's Mix from 2022-02-22T05:30

This week we sadly bid farewell to our wonderful host Helenna. To round off her time at All The Best, Helenna is sharing of her favourite stories with us. 

'Get Behind Me Sat...

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#484 Ghost Town from 2022-02-15T05:02:48

Have you ever visited a place that really gave you the creeps? This week we’re going on a road trip, sharing stories of spooky places around the country.

📍 Our first stop is Jenola...

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#483 A Long Way From Home from 2022-02-08T05:30

Last week marked the start of the Lunar New Year. It’s the year of the tiger, a symbol of bravery and strength, something it feels like we all need right now to face an uncertain world. Du...

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#482 Chinatown from 2021-11-23T05:30

Australia has two of the oldest Chinatowns in the world. Due to COVID-19, the once busy streets have now become quiet, awaiting their revival. This week we have two stories about the past and pr...

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#481 Boundless from 2021-11-16T05:30

This week, we’re excited to be bringing you a collection of stories, poems and songs performed live at Boundless Festival of Indigenous and Culturally Diverse writers. 

Boundle...

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#480 Flowering Giants from 2021-11-09T05:30

This week, we have a story about the passion of people who are dedicated to saving some tall and beautiful trees. It's also FBi Radio's Radiothon so you'll hear some of our team talk about their...

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#479 Light At The End Of The Tunnel from 2021-11-02T05:30

Emerging from lockdown, do you feel like you're returning back to the old ordinary life, or like you're entering a new world? This week's stories are about finding meaning in darkness and seekin...

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#478 Animal Sounds from 2021-10-26T05:30

From listening out for the sweet songs of a healthy frog pond, to being woken up in the middle of the night by the screeches of an unwelcome guest, this week we have stories about animal sounds ...

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#477 Spooky from 2021-10-19T05:30

Plastic tombstones, spooky skeletons and jack-o’-lanterns are popping up in front yards, the closer we tick towards October 31st. Halloween is soon approaching and this week on All The Bes...

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#476 Behind The Curtain from 2021-10-12T05:30

Have you ever seen a performance that blew your mind? That left you wondering how that person became so skilled? This week, we’re going behind the curtain and hearing the story of a juggle...

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#475 Childhood Memories from 2021-10-05T05:30

We’re getting nostalgic this week and revisiting memories from childhood. 

55 Years Of Playschool by Tom Denham 

Play School has been inspiring chi...

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#474 The Journey To Freedom from 2021-09-28T06:30

This week, we're sharing two stories about injustice, persistence and freedom.

Hanif's Story By Mell Chun 

Now that the Taliban once again have control of Afg...

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#473 At The Tip Of My Tongue from 2021-09-21T06:30

Have you ever tried writing a bio with one sentence? Sometimes it can be tricky to find the right word to describe yourself. This week, we're sharing two stories about languages, identity and ho...

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#472 Home To Heal from 2021-09-14T06:30

With each sunrise comes light breaking through the darkness. This week’s stories are about destruction, devastation and darkness but also the healing that comes after. Then Came The Birds by Sarah...

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#471 Fourteen Days from 2021-09-07T06:30

All The Best Supervising Producer Daniel Semo recently came home to Australia from Japan. Finding himself stuck in Hotel Quarantine for two weeks, he decided to make a new audio story every day.  ...

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#470 A Fluorescent Feeling from 2021-08-31T06:30

This week we’re featuring the first episode of A Fluorescent Feeling. A project about pain and our bodies, how we talk about them and live inside them.  Content Warning: This podcast touches on so...

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#469 Pride Prejudice and Pink Bans from 2021-08-24T06:30

Our episode this week is dedicated to exploring how trade unions have been a powerful advocate for LGBTQI+ rights in Australia. Pride Prejudice and Pink Bans by Rhiannon Soliman-MarronWhen Jeremy ...

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#468 Don't Forget from 2021-08-17T06:30

You know that feeling of forcing your brain to do something it just doesn't want to do? Whether it's trying to remember study notes for exams, or the protagonist's name from that book you read two ...

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#467 Stay At Home Sounds from 2021-08-10T06:30

Many of us across the country are currently under stay at home orders and only allowed to leave the house for essential reasons. This week, we’re peeping through the window into houses that have no...

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#466 Rebel Gods from 2021-08-03T06:30

This week, we’re taking you back to Ancient Greece with a story you probably didn’t read about in your school textbook. The Bacchae by Jake Neville You’d think that a story about a sexy, naked, le...

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#465 Swarm Part Three from 2021-07-27T06:30

This week, for our final instalment of the ‘swarm’ series, we explore the link between jellyfish blooms and climate change, increasing surveillance in our major cities, the world of dating apps and...

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#464 Swarm Part Two from 2021-07-20T06:30

This week is part two of our showcase of work from Melbourne University Audio Journalism students responding to the theme ‘swarm.’ In this episode we explore ‘swarm’ through the context of bats, mi...

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#463 Swarm Part One from 2021-07-13T06:30

Over the next three weeks, we’ll be playing stories produced by Melbourne University Audio Journalism students as part of a special collaboration with the Science Gallery. Each student will be shar...

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Winter Repeats #05 from 2021-07-06T06:30

We're taking a break and playing your some of our favourite stories from the All The Best Archives. We'll be back with new stories next week!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Winter Repeats #04 from 2021-06-29T06:30

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Winter Repeats #03 from 2021-06-22T06:30

This week is Refugee Week, so we’re revisiting two stories about the treatment of refugees who’ve come to Australia by boat. For the team at All The Best, this week is a time for reflection about w...

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Winter Repeats #01 from 2021-06-08T06:30

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#462 WhoDunnit from 2021-06-01T07:00

Two amateur detectives take a mystery into their own hands. Bike Noir by Cherese Sonkkila Cherese Sonkkila was just an ordinary person until the day her bike got stolen. That’s when Chelsea Stone ...

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#461 The Quest For Knowledge from 2021-05-25T07:30

We look at learning as a way to upskill, to earn more, to improve ourselves. This week's stories are a rejection of those notions, about the joys of learning for learning's sake. Australian Cultur...

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#460 Fresh Start from 2021-05-18T06:00

Leaving a sure thing for the unknown is undoubtedly scary. These stories are about taking chances, and how going out on a limb can lead to a surprising, if unexpected pay-off. Central Desert Enigm...

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#459 Lost Connections from 2021-05-11T06:30

A faded memory from childhood and a false story that becomes a family memory. A yearning for reconnection and resolution drives this week’s two stories.  I am a Podcaster by Cristina MarrasCristin...

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#458 Sweet Nostalgia from 2021-05-04T06:00

Based on memories pushed through a romantic lens, nostalgia is a feeling that is comfortable to sit in, yet often factually incorrect. It can be hard to reconcile the things that made us so happy i...

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#457 Are You Listening? from 2021-04-27T06:00

We can never really understand how somebody wishes to be seen and understood in the world unless we listen. Sometimes they want to inform and educate from their marginalised viewpoint, other times ...

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#456 Embrace The Darkness from 2021-04-20T05:30

In this week’s stories, we’re diving headfirst into the darkness and discovering that sometimes through the darkness we find a sense of freedom.  Get Behind Me, Satan! by Mark YinIs Satanism a rel...

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#455 Stars And Surprises from 2021-04-13T07:30

Stories of two hobbies that, if not extreme in nature, are being pushed to extreme lengths by passionate individuals.  Kinder Surprise by Sepehr Jamshidi FardHooman’s house is what you’d get if a ...

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#454 Goodbye/Hello from 2021-04-05T19:30

This week, we’re saying goodbye to our superstar host of the past two years Maddy, but we’re also saying Hello to our new host Helenna. To mark this huge moment we’re bringing you stories about end...

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#453 Greatest Hits from 2021-03-29T18:30

This week, outgoing host Maddy shares some of their favourite All The Best stories.  Mouthfeel by Jared RichardsIt was an accident when Jared first used his housemate’s toothbrush. If he’d known h...

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#452 Home Is Where The Heart Is from 2021-03-22T18:30

As Tiarne says goodbye to her family home and Rawah reflects on the huge family that raised her they both discover that home isn’t just a physical space but a collection of memories, smells, conver...

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#451 Horror Of The Everyday from 2021-03-15T18:30

Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of racism and sexual harassment.  When we think of horror we tend to imagine zombies, ghosts, unexplainable sounds in the night. But how about th...

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#450 Against All Odds from 2021-03-08T18:30

Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of racism.  This week we hear about the fight to make wrestling more inclusive and from a dedicated  football fan whose club hasn’t had a win in ...

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#449 Animal Attachment from 2021-03-01T18:30

Warm&cuddly or slippery&slimy we rely on our cute animal friends to bring us comfort and companionship. This week a story about snails and one very special cat.  Learning To Go Slow by Ivy Shih Th...

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#448 Playing With Your Food from 2021-02-22T18:30

This week we hear two childhood stories about big food related dreams.  Pulling Out All The Stops by Hannah Pembroke Some kids dream of a playstation, some a mountain bike, some a dog, all Hannah ...

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#447 Lexicon from 2021-02-15T18:30

Last November we shared an episode about the important link between language and culture. Today, we’re continuing that conversation with two stories from the CBAA National Features and Documentary ...

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#446 Age Of Activism from 2021-02-08T18:30

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...

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#445 Limbo from 2020-12-07T18:30

State borders are opening up. Restrictions are easing. And many of us are eager to travel, after a long wait, to see friends and family. For our last episode of the year, we hear the stories of pe...

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#444 You Get Me from 2020-11-30T18:30

You know what's unhelpful? Having depression and being told happiness is a choice. Or having chronic pain and being asked if you've tried doing yoga. This week, because unsolicited advice from peo...

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#443 Guidance from 2020-11-24T18:30

Feeling lost? Ill at ease? This week, we have stories to guide you through: troubled waters, flooded plains, and a malfunctioning waterslide.'Guided Meditation' by Bethany Gargett Meditation is f...

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#442 Substitutions from 2020-11-16T18:30

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. This week, stories of people finding substitutes for what they're missing.'Big Dad Ener...

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#441 Back To The Shore from 2020-11-09T18:30

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 be...

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#440 Vanishing Voices from 2020-11-02T18:30

Stories about how language is passed between generations, and people working to keep languages alive. 'Speak The Language' by Wing KuangIn July, parents at Footscray Primary School were notified t...

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#439 On Repeat from 2020-10-26T18:30

Recurring nightmares, hold music, the ticking of the clock - stories about the repetitive and unsettling experiences of our everyday lives.  "Fish" by Cristina MarrasSometimes an image in a dream ...

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#438 Calm Inside The Storm from 2020-10-19T18:30

Stories about finding pockets of calm in the chaos.'A Love Story About Death Metal' by Mell Chun Mell has spent most of her 20s in Tasmania and now it’s time to leave. She recounts her relationshi...

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#437 Why Black Lives Matter Resonates With Black People All Over The World from 2020-10-14T18:30

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 ...

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#436 All In Your Head from 2020-09-28T22:29:58

Ever wished you could climb inside someone else’s head? To understand them better? Or to escape? This week, storytellers volunteer to be figuratively trepanned, and we take a peek inside their inn...

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#435 Digital Worlds from 2020-09-21T18:30:16

When we first went into lockdown in March, people were spending a lot less time outside, which meant spending more time online. In this episode, stories reflecting on our pandemic-imposed retreat ...

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#434 (>^_^ )> from 2020-09-14T18:30:20

We could all use a hug right about now. It seems like a cruel joke, that now is also a  time when we need to be distancing from each other. In this episode, we explore the importance of physical t...

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#433 Trust from 2020-09-07T18:30:20

David 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. This week: what leads us to trust people? And what ...

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#432 Close To Home from 2020-08-31T18:30:17

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

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#431 Origin Story from 2020-08-17T18:30:36

This week, stories of uncovering ancestry.‘Australia’s First Social Enterprise’ by Eddy Diamond It wasn’t until a couple of years ago that Ash Walker discovered that La Perouse Aboriginal communit...

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#430 Long Distance from 2020-08-10T18:30:18

As Melbourne went into stage four lockdown, we put together these stories about connecting to friends and family from a distance — by sharing music, memories and ramen.‘Culinary Memory’ by Lidiya J...

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#429 Inside Out from 2020-08-03T18:30:21

Stories of people reaching in, to find the right words, and reaching out, to start a difficult conversation.‘The Shape of Sadness’ by Bridget Judd Bridget Judd lives in a world of language. As a j...

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#428 Essential Services from 2020-07-27T18:30:02

In the early days of coronavirus restrictions, a common refrain of celebrities and politicians was “we’re all in this together.” In reality, the pandemic amplified some of the starkest differences ...

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#427 Time Machine from 2020-07-20T18:30:39

True stories about travelling through time. Sepehr picks up a camera made in the year 2537, Honey Child brings her past to the present through cooking and Julia’s grandfather delivers the eulogy a...

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#426 Mental: Part II from 2020-07-13T18:30:19

Part two of our colloboration with Master of Journalism students at the University of Melbourne. 10 stories, responding to the theme “mental”.‘Nosedive’ by Thomas Phillips In 1976, David Phillips ...

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#425 Mental: Part I from 2020-07-06T18:30:36

Over the next two episodes, 10 producers present their takes on the theme “mental”, with stories tackling stigmatised sources of joy and pain. These stories were produced by Master of Journalism s...

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#404 Filling In The Blanks from 2020-06-15T18:30:54

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.No Relation by Lisa Parr Lisa tries to fill the em...

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#424 I Am Preethi from 2020-05-25T18:30:21

I Am Preethi by Karishma Luthria At 16, Preethi had an arranged marriage. Soon after, Preethi fell pregnant and couldn’t complete university. Instead, she raised 3 daughters, the eldest Sheena, So...

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#423 Rebellion from 2020-05-18T18:30:30

There are two kinds of rebels: those with a cause and those without one. This episode is about the first kind. We have two stories of people going against rules and expectations, to do what they b...

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#422 Hope You’re Not Squeamish from 2020-05-11T18:30:59

In these difficult times, we’ve been finding comfort in dark and graphic media. Assuming that it’s not just us, we put together these tales of blood, death and lost appendages.‘Finger of Love’ by G...

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#421 Can’t Pay My Rent from 2020-05-04T18:30

In this episode, stories of people taking action to support their communities through the pandemic. We look at how the arts industry has been responding to isolation restrictions. And the resident...

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#420 Planning For A Pandemic from 2020-04-27T18:30:37

None of us planned for this. Now we’re all dealing with the impact of having our plans delayed, cancelled, or radically altered. What do you do about the big jewish wedding you had planned? How do...

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#419 Unintended Consequences from 2020-04-20T18:30:58

A firefighter is blamed for starting the very fires that he’s fighting. A writer investigates a myth behind the closing of Australian diving towers, and asks whether trying to make swimming pools s...

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#418 Isolation 2 – We Are Constructing The Giant Lasagne from 2020-04-13T18:30:43

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. Music in this episode: ‘U Can’t Touch T...

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#417 Isolation 1 – Home Roller Disco from 2020-04-07T01:10:22

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-iso...

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#416 Snap Judgement from 2020-03-30T18:30:34

When we hear a new song, or try a new food, we know in an instant if we like it or not. It happens automatically. Those same snap judgements can apply to people too. But, we have a choice — we can ...

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#415 Endometriosis from 2020-03-23T18:30

‘Endometriosis’ by Erin Dick 18 months ago, Erin was told she had an incurable illness. Unexpectedly, the diagnosis came as a relief.Endometriosis is an illness that affects 1 in 10 Australian peo...

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#414 Up In The Air from 2020-03-16T18:30:57

Things are not okay. Everything seems up in the air. In this episode, people finding ways to empower themselves, in the face of profound uncertainty.‘Cleaning, Waiting, Wishing’ by Josie SteeleCat...

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#413 Join The Club from 2020-03-09T18:30:50

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. This week, we’re examining the obses...

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#412 Corpse Meditation from 2020-03-02T18:30:56

Last year, psychologist Rachel Menzies put on a series of workshops for clinicians, providing them with tools to help their clients manage their fear of death. Knowing that we’re going to die, and ...

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#411 Discomfort Zone from 2020-02-24T18:30:12

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.‘Does My Bum ...

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#410 Seeking Refuge from 2020-02-17T18:30:24

Stories of escaping the chaos. Fleeing from a war zone. Going on a meditation retreat, and looking for ways to retreat from the retreat.‘Enlightenment Now’ by Evana Ho When Evana Ho went on a week...

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#409 Swallowed Up from 2020-02-10T21:06:19

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.‘Butt Stuck’ by Maddy Macquine Some of...

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#1411 Morwell from 2020-02-03T18:30:48

Back in February 2014, a coal mine in Morwell caught fire. The entire town was covered in ash. Residents were told to evacuate, the council was giving out masks while the rest of the state worried ...

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Summer Series #08 from 2020-01-28T20:00:47

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.Secret Theatre Secret by Sapphire Sheedy There’s also nothin...

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Summer Series #07 from 2020-01-21T20:00:32

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.Public Defecation Act by Concetta Cari...

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Summer Series #06 from 2020-01-14T20:00:29

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.Swipe Right, Think Twice by Hongnan Guo Can dating apps help with soc...

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Summer Series #05 from 2020-01-07T20:00:11

We’ll be back with new episodes in a few weeks. Until then, here are some stories we really like. Hope you like them too.A Magical Place by Erin Dick, Maddy Macquine and Lee Robinson Kevin is used...

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Summer Series #04 from 2019-12-31T20:00:59

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.Allergies b...

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Summer Series #03 from 2019-12-24T20:00:37

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.Politics by Angela Moran It’s time to start caring about th...

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Summer Series #02 from 2019-12-18T05:30:39

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.Mouthfeel by Jared Richards It was an accident when ...

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Summer Series #01 from 2019-12-11T05:00:15

We’re going on break for a few weeks. So here are some of favourite stories from the All The Best archives.Chamber Pot Opera by Tegan Nicholls The Queen Victoria Building bathrooms in Sydney are a...

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#408 Our House Is On Fire from 2019-12-04T05:02:16

Meet the messengers of the climate emergency.What Democracy Looks Like by Ryan Pemberton In September, 4 million protesters gathered to demand action on climate change. A few weeks later, Extinc...

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#407 Woke Up Like This from 2019-11-27T04:23:49

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.That Night in Chippendale by Pat Grant Pa...

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#406 Patricia – Part II from 2019-11-20T08:13:09

This is part two. Find part one here.Patricia by Luke Cartwright Sometimes fate brings the right people together, in the right place, at the right time. And then there’s the near-misses. What happ...

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#406 Patricia – Part I from 2019-11-20T08:10:17

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 coll...

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#405 Pleasure And Pain from 2019-11-13T04:31:27

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 an...

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#403 We Need To Talk from 2019-10-30T03:34:53

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.

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#402 Sea Change from 2019-10-23T05:20:53

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 stor...

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#401 People Readers from 2019-10-16T06:09:01

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 e...

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#400 Things I Cannot Change from 2019-10-09T02:02:34

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.

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#399 Meet Cute from 2019-10-02T03:31:46

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 f...

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#398 Runs in the Family from 2019-09-25T03:56:34

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 chil...

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#397 Doing It My Way from 2019-09-18T05:00:20

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.

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#396 Where The Sun Don’t Shine from 2019-09-11T05:30:03

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.

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#395 Featuring: Or It Didn’t Happen from 2019-09-04T05:18

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.

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#394 Show Me Your Scars from 2019-08-28T04:56:43

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 ...

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#393 Disorganised Crime from 2019-08-21T04:59:11

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.

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#392 My Name Is from 2019-08-14T07:38:53

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.

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#391 Disposable: Part II from 2019-08-07T06:12:46

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.

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#390 Disposable: Part I from 2019-07-31T03:18:21

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.

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#389 You’re The Man Now, Dog from 2019-07-24T04:18:27

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

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#388 Connecting The Dots from 2019-07-17T07:54:41

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

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#387 New Direction from 2019-07-10T06:58:56

Stories about taking the road less travelled.

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#386 Let The Games Begin from 2019-07-03T08:05:55

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

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#385 Oh The Places You’ll Go from 2019-06-26T05:49:26

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 yo...

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#384 The Looking Glass from 2019-06-19T05:43:02

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 se...

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#383 Time Capsule from 2019-06-12T04:41:39

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....

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#382 What keeps me up from 2019-06-05T05:47:56

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 Ja...

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