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History

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History

History

Updated 01/08/2023
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Personal Journals

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History

History

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True Crime

True Crime

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01/08/2023

The Girl Called Pocahontas

How do you uncover the true life of a woman whose existence is wrapped in myth, propaganda and a famous animated children’s movie? This is the true story of Matoaka - a young Powhatan girl who you probably know as Pocahontas. This is the mystery of a child, a hidden history and a stolen story. Audio courtesy of Missing Matoaka. This podcast is a co-production of ABC Australia and CBC Podcasts
21/11/2020

A Tiger and a Scream

How a toy tiger became the symbol of a struggle between India and its former British colonisers
12/11/2020

INTRODUCING - Stuff The British Stole

Throughout its reign, the British Empire stole a lot of stuff. Today those objects are housed in genteel institutions across the UK and the world. They usually come with polite plaques. This is a series about the not-so-polite history behind those objects.
11/07/2023

The Unfinished Prince

There's a body buried in the grounds of Windsor Castle whose real home is thousands of miles away. Since 2007, there have been calls for Prince Alamayu’s remains to be returned to Ethiopia. But how exactly did this young royal end up alone in England, and buried at Windsor Castle? To answer that we have to go back to 1868 to hear the message the British wanted to send that still reverberates to this day. This podcast is a co-production of ABC Australia and CBC Podcasts If this episode has raised any issues for you, call Lifeline on 13 11 14.
09/11/2021

Swimming for Joy

It’s mid-winter in the Snowy Mountains and in the Thredbo river, where the water is 3.3 degrees, a woman swims laps. She’s wearing just a regular swimsuit, cap and goggles. The swimmer is 40-year-old Joy Symons, attempting an ‘ice mile’, a feat considered by some the most dangerous swim in the world. To achieve this official ice mile, she must give proof that she is alive 45 minutes after the event. A former Australian representative swimmer, she and her family live at the public pool they manage in sunny Rockhampton, Queensland. So what’s brought her to swim in this murky pond with snow falling around her? And how will the grit that made Joy competitive as a young swimmer help her today?
Season 3, Episode 4

04 Spies in the Outback | The spy who loved Alice

The Cold War has finally ended but Pine Gap, or ‘The Base’ as it’s become known, is expanding and it’s getting involved in conflicts across the world. Host Alex Barwick finally goes inside Pine Gap and meets a spy who has spent years working within the perimeter.
Season 3, Episode 1

01 Spies in the Outback | Selling a space base

In the grip of a crippling drought in the 1960s, Alice Springs sees an economic lifeline when America promises to build a 'space base' on the edge of town. But once Pine Gap's bizarre, oversized golf ball-like structures are finally built, mysterious things start happening - the 'space base' isn't quite what it seems.
Season 2, Episode 5

05 From the Dead | Back From The Dead

Three of the remaining crewmen set off on a do-or die mission to find help, and fate steps in. In this final episode of From the Dead, the impacts of the disaster are felt long after the event.
Season 1, Episode 1

01 Pink Diamond Heist | The Argyle Intrigue

In all my years of journalism, there is one story that's stuck with me. Twenty years ago I was out bush chatting to diamond explorers about a heist that happened in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia. I couldn't believe it when some of these diamonds recently turned up in my hometown of Perth. Buckle in because it seems everyone wants to know more about what really went on, even those that had a front-row seat.
24/10/2022

Who's Gonna Save Us? 08 | The energy it takes to be extremely online

We’re all online, all the time. You’re online right now! But have you ever stopped to think about what's behind the screen? What sort of infrastructure is required to keep us online 24/7? And – how much energy does it use? Guests: Guy Danskine, Tanya Notley, Kate Pounder, Glenn Uidam, Jackie McKeon Host: Jo LauderReporter: Joel WernerSeries Producer: Cheyne AndersonExecutive Producer (audio): Joel WernerExecutive Producer (digital): Clare BlumerSound engineer: Hamish Camilleri

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