Human/Ordinary

Sam Loy

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Human/Ordinary is back in 2024 with a series of short docos. Sam will spend two weeks floundering and then release whatever he has on Friday night of the second week. They'll mostly be personal journals that touch on our culture, our relationships, and the extraordinary feat of being alive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

12/14/2024

Episode 41 - One About a Music Festival

A day late with this one, which pretty much exposes me as breaking my own rules. The idea was that I'd upload at the end of the two weeks whatever I had. But truth is, I didn't have anything. I recorded a bit of audio at the festival where I was, and so there's some music in the background I don't have permission to use. I think there's far greater crimes occurring and so I've decided to leave it in. You will also hear the start of a set by musician Angie McMahon. I have not got permission to use this either. Maybe as compensation, you could check out her music. Slow Mover is an incredible song. Thanks to my Meredith Mates who keep making me laugh and still laugh at my jokes. Here's to 26 more festivals. You can hear more of my stuff here. I'm taking a bit of a break from this podcast over the summer. I'll make some things when I can. Have a safe break, enjoy your time with friends and family, and be excellent to each other. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 min
11/29/2024

Episode 40 - One That's Really a Shameless Plug

Sometimes, things don't go to plan. I've had a two week stretch that started well, but then nothing really panned out. I had some work on that then got postponed, which meant the idea I had for Human/Ordinary couldn't be realised. Them's the breaks I guess. What you get instead is a plug for a show that I worked on earlier this year. I feel it deserves more listeners because it's a cracking story and we worked hard on it. You'll hear a trailer for it, followed by a few select scenes from across the series. They're all without context, so the idea is to pique your interest enough that you'll check it out. Fingers crossed. Listen to Treason here, or wherever you get your podcasts. And you can find more of my work here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

8 min
11/15/2024

Episode 39 - One About an Old Friend

A friend of mine died recently. This is the story of our friendship, and my hate for him. I've decided to dispense with the intro narration; they weren't really adding anything and you hear from me enough as it is. This episode is a part of a little series of stories called One Every Two. I'm going to make a new one every two weeks, and upload whatever I have when the time is up. I really abandoned this story. I wish, given the subject matter, I was able to take more care with it. But then, if I gave myself more time, I might just have tinkered and tinkered until it was all tinkered out. This story contains audio from videos created twenty years ago by many amazing people, including Ben Flavel, Emma Fisher, Paul Watson, Richard Halstead, Chris Ryan, Julia Sutherland, Kathryn Piggott and Ryan Coonan. I haven't asked their permission to use this audio, but will instead ask for their forgiveness. A sound recording of Japan from the Soundly Pro library is used. Everything else is by me. Check out more here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 min
11/01/2024

Episode 38 - One About a Mini-Lockdown

Continuing my little series One Every Two, here's a little story about a week where we had to go back into lockdown. Just me, my partner, our two kids, a big cubby, three suspected cases of whooping cough, and a new approach to parenting. Scripting, editing, sound design and music by me. Check out more of my stuff here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

7 min
10/17/2024

Episode 37 - One About a Weekend in the City

This is a little story about a weekend in the city with my son. I realise some things about getting older. Writing, sound design and music by me. More of my work here. Please rate and review if you have the time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

9 min
09/30/2024

Episode 36 - One About Hay Fever

Well it's been a long time between Human/Ordinary drinks. If anyone's still out there, hi! For the past five years I've been making a go of doing this podcasting caper as my job. But things have been slow lately and so I've decided to start making things for myself again. It starts here. A little series called One Every Two, where I'm going to try ("try" being the important term here) to make a new little story every couple of weeks. We'll see how it goes. Scriptwriting, sound design and music is all by me. You'll hear a bit from Morning Mood by Edvard Grieg. The arrangement is mine and the composition is in the public domain. Check out more of my stuff here. Anyway, thanks for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

5 min
12/07/2019

Episode 35 - What Happened in Vegas...

In October 2017, Sarah and Michael went to Las Vegas on their American holiday. They saw magic, ate lots of food, and were next door to the worst mass shooting in US history. This is the story of what happened during and after. Produced by Sam Loy Thanks to Sarah Baggs, Michael Williams, Declan Fay, Janet McLeod and James Milsom. Thanks also to the Human Ordinary team for their editorial advice. Original music by Kent Sutherland Additional music sourced from purple-planet.com Check out Sarah and Michael’s podcast here. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Human/Ordinary is produced in Melbourne and Sydney by Sam Loy, Mic Cavazzini, Cinnamon Nippard, and May Jasper. For more on the show... Website: humanordinary.com Facebook: facebook.com/humanordinarypodcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

35 min
11/23/2019

Episode 34 - A Feiner Guide to Creative Life

What’s it like to collaborate with your partner creatively, while raising kids? How do you give each other feedback, while keeping your marriage intact? Beck is an illustrator and graphic designer who previously worked in advertising, and her husband Robin is a writer and creative in the advertising industry. Together they’ve created the books: If I was Prime Minister…. and My Folks Grew up in the 80s. Produced by Cinnamon Nippard. Big thanks to Beck and Robin, and the Human/Ordinary team. Music by Ori Moto (ori-moto.com). Tracks used were ouse, runaway, comi, and sera. To check out Beck and Robin’s books head to: beckfeiner.myportfolio.com/ If you’re curious about the Aussie Legends and other Legends Alphabets, click here: beckfeinercreations.com/ For more info about Robin Feiner (outside of the books), click here: robinfeiner.com.au/ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Human/Ordinary is produced in Melbourne and Sydney by Sam Loy, Cinnamon Nippard, Mic Cavazzini, and May Jasper. For more on the show... Website: humanordinary.com Facebook: facebook.com/humanordinarypodcast Twitter: @humanordinarypc Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

31 min

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4.8

out of 5

92 Ratings

Love this podcast!

01/11/2020

KM98654

Riveting. I’ve devoured many episodes in one sitting. Thank you!
I can’t hear you

03/02/2020

buddhatim

This is an excellent podcast, made worse by lack of a skilled engineer. Moderator can often barely be heard, music and other voices are all over the place. Stories are great, excellent writing and journalism. Fix the constant volume issues and you have a terrific podcast.
So good

09/06/2019

kevin88Seattle

Beautiful Story telling!
A true tear jerker

06/12/2018

WilliamVII

The episode on Alzheimers left me in tears.

Human/Ordinary is back in 2024 with a series of short docos. Sam will spend two weeks floundering and then release whatever he has on Friday night of the second week. They'll mostly be personal journals that touch on our culture, our relationships, and the extraordinary feat of being alive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.