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The History Listen Podcast

New and compelling stories from Australia and around the world. Step inside a time machine for an immersive journey into the past.

  1. 3 DAYS AGO

    A succulent Chinese meal - Part 2

    Where did Jack Karlson learn the lines he delivers in his famous viral video? This moving story of the prison playwright and the performer unravels why Jack uttered those now infamous words “This is democracy manifest.”

    31 min

  2. 14 SEPT

    A succulent Chinese meal - Part 1

    Who is the man behind Australia’s most iconic internet meme, who famously said “This is democracy manifest”?

    29 min

  3. 7 SEPT

    The strange life of Ingrid von Oelhafen - Part 2

    59-year-old Ingrid was in her office one day when her phone rang.  It was the German Red Cross. They asked if she was Ingrid von Oelhafen? Also known as Erika Matko? It was the call she’d waited for her whole life and it opened the door to a terrible secret from one of Nazi Germany’s sickest experiments. Who was she? And where was she from?

    33 min

  4. 31 AUG

    The strange life of Ingrid von Oelhafen - Part 1

    Ingrid von Oelhafen’s childhood in post-WW2 Germany was full of strange events - her mother inexplicably left her in a children’s home for five years, her doctor called her by another name.  It took her decades to discover the horrific truth -  a secret that led straight back to the highest powers of the Nazi regime.

    33 min

  5. 24 AUG

    Kangaroo dog

    The Kangaroo dog is unique to Australia. It's a mystery dog with a big story. Born in the early Sydney colony, this deerhound-greyhound mongrel dog was bred to hunt and kill kangaroos.

    33 min

  6. 17 AUG

    The paralympic journey | money, media and ethics

    Swimmer Siobahn Paton won multiple medals at the Sydney 2000 games but her dreams were shattered when athletes in a different sport cheated spectacularly. Louise Sauvage delves into the controversy of classification along with the heightened visibility and respect the Games have brought to all people with disabilities.

    30 min

  7. 10 AUG

    The paralympic journey | From rehab to elite

    Join wheelchair racing legend Louise Sauvage for the fascinating evolution of The Paralympics, from life-saving rehabilitation for World War 2 soldiers to today’s elite sporting event.

    29 min

  8. 3 AUG

    The Lady of the Swamp

    The mysterious tale of rich socialite Margaret Clement,  who lived alone in the Gippsland bush in a decaying mansion encircled by waist-deep water. She was known to locals as 'the lady of the swamp' until  one day in 1952 Margaret simply vanished.

    29 min
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New and compelling stories from Australia and around the world. Step inside a time machine for an immersive journey into the past.

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    ABC listen
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2024
  • Episodes
    299
  • Rating
    Clean
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