Raw Tales And True

Mat Rawnsley

5.0 (6)
PERSONAL JOURNALS

Its all about stories. Stories of every kind - funny, sad, shocking. Long ones and short ones. Told by the people that lived them.

25 JAN

Last Of The Freedom Bunch & Under Siege In Dubrovnik

Brad shares some hilarious travel stories covering strife in Greece, Mexico, US and the former Yugoslavia. Musician Phil Rivers in El Paso, Texas recounts life as a working musician in the early 1970's, and more, after relocating from the antipodes to planet America with his band, the Quintikis.

36 min
18 JAN

On The Lash in Saudi & One Night in Koh Samui

Two storytellers - 1. AJ has a night and morning after to remember on a backpacking trip to Koh Samui, Thailand, 2. Quigs has a whole bunch of rollicking tales from life as an expat in Saudi Arabia - you wouldn't think booze was banned.

36 min
11 JAN

Blacktown's Crazy Art Lady & Evan Goes Sightseeing

Meet Danni RG, the original crazy art lady from Blacktown in Sydney's west. She is a renowned community artist and is sharing with us her mission and tales of some of the 'memorable' characters in her world. We also hear from Evan, who just wanted to get the train from Melbourne to Sydney but had an unplanned detour in Wagga that changed a lot of things.

33 min
4 JAN

Harbour Bridge Sheep Herders & A Pink Floyd Afternoon

This episode is all about the surreal possibilities of the early 1970's. Meeting Pink Floyd for a school magazine story and getting vouched for by Billy Preston, whilst participating in a Chuck Berry no 1 hit recording. And rebellious university days in Sydney and pulling a legendary prank involving sheep and the harbour bridge.

35 min
28/12/2025

Love, Loss & Li Wrong

Two stories in this ep - Brett's sad but beautiful journey through love, loss and back to life again. In our second story, Herman recounts a tale of things going li wrong on the seedy side of Sydney's insular peninsula.

38 min
21/12/2025

All In On Tomorrow: James Ynson's story

Here's a 35 minute skip through an epic life. James Ynson was born in The Philippines and raised there, and later Australia, before stints in the US and Saudi Arabia as an adult. He has endured tremendous, sometimes unfathomable, trauma and hardship. But he has a rare resilience, which is inspiring. He's also written a memoir called All In On Tomorrow available on Amazon

37 min
14/12/2025

Mad Men Part One: Bon Scott, Muhammed Ali, George Foreman v Plucka Duck & The Surreal Bank Robbery

Three advertising industry legends tell tales from another time of film shoots and recordings gone right and wrong, of their many strange colleagues and of general politically incorrect hi-jinx. It turns out Bon Scott was a true pro - on many levels, Plucka Duck was no match for George Foreman, a bank robbery can really make your day and the art of pubing has been lost to time.

42 min
06/12/2025

Roger Fabri Goes To The Races and Kev's Millwall Offensive

King of speed Roger Fabri takes us back to being an 18 year old SP bookmaker's assistant and a particularly memorable day at the track. Then Kev has a few late 80's London football tales, including a brilliant example of how to bust into a sold out event and an encounter with the legendary Modfather himself, Paul Weller. And my good mates Steve and Dan help navigate English football culture of the late 80's.

38 min
30/11/2025

Dodge City Days & The Married To The Mob Mystery

In this episode, Gail recounts crazy times in Southwestern Sydney's Green Valley aka Dodge City and beyond in the 80's and early 90's. Then we head west to Perth where Scotty faces some tricky questions about his then to-be father in law - does his future wear concrete boots and sleep with the fishes, or has he just watched one too many mobster shows?

39 min
23/11/2025

The Leaves Of Destiny & Brad Goes Rally Driving

Karma is a bitch and she knows where you live - get your mind blown by this wild story about the leaves of destiny in India, as told by legendary astrologer Dadhichi (astrology.com.au). And in our second story, lets go rally driving in suburbia and other uncommon driving misdeamenors by our mate Brad.

40 min
16/11/2025

Lord of the spin: a kiwi scam saga

Gini's mum is caught in the web of a vile conman's lies. But hell knows no fury like a woman scorned, and Gini's mum and her crack con-busting unit turn the tables and nail the sucker.

40 min
09/11/2025

Glastonbury, Extra Happy Ending & Manzil Madness

Three stories by three different storytellers. AJ's tinder date gets him onstage at Glastonbury, whilst Katie has a date that gets all out of hand (sorry), and Evan regales us with tales from the early 80's working as a barman in some legendary Sydney haunts.

38 min

12 Episodes

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Its all about stories. Stories of every kind - funny, sad, shocking. Long ones and short ones. Told by the people that lived them.

Creator

Mat Rawnsley
Years Active

2025 - 2026
Episodes

12
Rating

Explicit
Copyright

© Mat Rawnsley
Show Website

Raw Tales And True