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.

  1. 17 SEPT

    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

  2. 10 SEPT

    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

  3. 3 SEPT

    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

  4. 27 AUG

    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

  5. 20 AUG

    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

  6. 13 AUG

    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

  7. 6 AUG

    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

  8. 30 JUL

    Sam tries to save Christmas

    Like so many children of divorce, Sam has pretty much always hated Christmas. Yet, year after year, the Melbourne transplant would return to Western Australia and face his family. Why did he think this year - with his new girlfriend in tow - would be any different?

    26 min
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The best story you'll hear all week, told by the people who lived it.

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  • Creator
    ABC listen
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2024
  • Episodes
    128
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024, Australian Broadcasting Corporation. All right reserved.
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