Days Like These

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Days Like These

The best story you'll hear all week, told by the people who lived it. This podcast is no longer in production.

  1. INTRODUCING — The Weather That Changed Us

    15/12/2024

    INTRODUCING — The Weather That Changed Us

    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?

    4 min

  2. 17/09/2024

    How to build a dragon

    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.

    31 min

  3. 10/09/2024

    Miriam in Disney World

    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.

    18 min

  4. 03/09/2024

    How Brent served up solutions to diet-related disease

    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.

    22 min

  5. 27/08/2024

    Jess Ho is done talking sh*t

    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.

    23 min

  6. 20/08/2024

    Dumplings and violins

    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.

    30 min

  7. 13/08/2024

    The Brazilian Package

    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.

    25 min

  8. 06/08/2024

    Music is Ronny’s weapon of choice

    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

    21 min
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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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    • Years Active
      2020 - 2024
    • Episodes
      127
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      Clean
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