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  In the Editorial to Debris Magazine Issue 06 , editors Jon Tjhia and Cher Tan write, "Everywhere you look, the word is no—a word that stakes a powerful foothold as it pushes the walls closer around you. No time for ambivalence or ambiguity. No! And then you wake up." This episode features three excerpts from the  Debris Magazine Issue 06: NO!   No Dogs by Luca Demetriadi  Lu...

In this episode, we dive into the archives to learn about the long history of pianos, a very unique guitar and maybe why we should start thinking of record stores as more than just places to buy music,  but to be a part of a community.   Donmo by Benjamin Erin It’s not quite the Delta … but our first story takes us to South Australia to meet Don Morrison… to talk...

Happy New Year, and here is our second ‘best of’ episode. But this time it’s the All the Best staff picks. Cockroach by Jin Hien Lau Kwame’s first pick comes from  #659 Extra(ordinary) Tales – Part One . What begins as a chance encounter with a cockroach on an escalator spirals into a wild story of movie nights, pop culture, and a swarm of roaches bursting out of...

2025 is almost over, and it’s the time of year when everyone is sharing their ‘best of’s, ‘wrappeds, ‘rewinds’ or recaps of the year. In this episode, our amazing volunteers at All the Best share the stories that really resonated with them.     Second Hand Bandit by Ramon Briant  Episode #640 The Second Hand Bandit  was all about communi...

Our Stories Our Flats   I've lived in Carlton, in the Carlton Public housing estates for 30-plus years. So I know it like the back of my hand and I've come across very interesting people and I thought it would be important for me to, um, leave a document behind. Ayan Shirwa    This episode is all about community—specifically,  the importance of community in public housing...

    A Slow Death Our first story comes from our  Westwords and All the Best collaboration. Westwords in the centre for creative writing based in Parramatta, where a small group of writers were paired with producers and sound designers to bring their stories to life. Lee Mckerrecher was one of these writers.   For our first Westwords episode, you can click  here .&nbsp...

In many cultures around the world, water is sacred. In this episode we see bodies of water as conduits for memory, history and, of course, stories.     Pitjantjatjara and Gurintji man talkin’ stories by the river  Think of the anatomy of a river. Our first story is the upper course. Caleb and Orlando reflect on history, their own lives and the families while sitting by a river...

The act of rebellion can take many forms. Sometimes resistance can be found in the music we listen to and the way we present ourselves to the world.      The Vanishing Culture of Saigon  Our first story deals directly with music, censorship and the history of Vietnam. Ray finds a story resistance in the history of 'yellow music'.   Produced by Ray Vo Supervising Produ...

  Lagpas Tao by Neen Ramos When a storm surge swallows a coastal town in the Philippines, a daughter in Sydney receives a shaky phone call from her mother calling from a patchy Wi-Fi.  The floodwaters would recede, but they can’t take away a daughter’s worry from thousands of kilometres away. “ I've been so worried about you. I guess what I really want is to be there, e...

This week’s episode is all about suspending your disbelief! Whether you're dressed for a Renaissance Fair or watching a magician and their assistant on stage.   A Lady Knight by in Kryal Castle by Persephone Waxman In our first story, you will follow the Knight, Lady Molly,  into the heat of battle just 10 minutes outside the Ballarat CBD in Victoria. Produced by Persepho...

Has a friend ever told you they think you have ADHD?   In this episode of Peer Review Diagnosis, host Felicity Weaver explores the humorous yet heartfelt world of “peer-reviewed ADHD”. Through personal stories and insights from psychiatrist Dr. Mohsen Mirzaie, she explores the role casual, “peer-reviewed” observations can play alongside formal diagnosis, and how g...

Halloween.  A time when many when mischievous spirits are going from door to door saying 'trick or treat?'. This week is not a trick, but a treat of three haunting audio stories that might just keep you up at night.   Almost A Ghost Story by Yebu ji There is always good reason to carefully research a place before you there. Our first story, its not just an apartment you have to worry abo...

Just Breath Man by Ben Haywood  This story is a step closer to embracing men’s tears and a step away from toxic masculinity. Ben suffers from depression after knee surgery. Searching for ways to heal online, he finds himself trapped in toxic ideas of masculinity. It’s only when a friend takes him to his breathwork class that he finally breaks down and begins to heal, learning that...

So what do gaming and immigration have in common?    The Love Game by Wing Kuang In our second story from the Jesse Cox Audio Fellowship 2025 , Wing Kuang guides us through a love story of two gamers,  one in Melbourne and one in Shanghai, navigating the complexities of long-distance relationships and the bureaucracy of Australia’s immigration system.    Produced by...

  Wanted: Dunnart Alive by Xanthe Smith This week, a story about searching, both for the elusive Sandhill Dunnart and for a long-lost connection. Xanthe revisits her childhood memories of meeting ecologist Sue Churchill, whose stories of the rare marsupial stayed with her for decades. From Sue’s years of digging pitfall traps in the desert to becoming the world Dunnart expert, their con...

  This week, some beef, friendship, and strange run-ins with some humans and creatures. Magpie by Millie Jones In this story,  a stroll through suburban Mudgee turns into an encounter with the swooping monarchs of the blue gums.  Here’s your ultimate how-to-survive-magpies manual.  Tip: If you cross paths with a magpie, skip the two-hands-above-your-head surrender - just...

  Dome Sweet Dome by Year 8 students  In this story, Year 8 students  imagine a world where meteors poison the skies and zombies spread from Bankstown to Campbelltown. Trapped inside a glass dome with zombies banging on the walls outside, they piece together what makes life worth living. And in the end, humanity is saved by Kendrick Lamar’s zombie-proof backboard and a slam du...

  Black people can be disabled: breaking the cycle of disability stereotypes - Khadija Gbla by Carey Scheer  From surviving a civil war in Sierra Leone to classrooms in Australia, Khadija carried chaos in her body long after the bombs stopped. Her autism was dismissed as a cultural difference by white Australians, scorned as “not Black enough” within her community, and punish...

  This week’s episode is one of those love stories that spans years and countries.    177 Nations of Tasmania: Ana From Panama  First, Ana fell in love with ballet at her home in Panama City.  This passion for dance will take her all over Cuba in the Caribbean, where, at an arts college, she would meet her second love, Elias.   This beautiful story will tak...

This week, two adventures into the uncharted seas of life. Serendipity 海上的人 by Sharon Wongosari After her lupus diagnosis, Sharon lost what she once held most precious: career opportunities, productivity, and the efficiency that once defined her. Yet in losing them, she discovered a self beyond those qualities and began to reclaim her life. She now credits her friends, family, and her spiritua...

  This week, stories about what’s going into your mouth.   Avocado by Michael Sun This story follows Michael’s bizarre coming-of-age journey - stuffed with avocados, awkward dates, and complicated moments with his mom. Born with a big mouth and having a “stronger-than-average immune system”, he went on to claim a Guinness World Record by devouring 20 avocados in a...

  This week’s episode takes us through a war and typhoons in South East Asia and the Asia Pacific.  This week’s episode takes us through a war and typhoons in South East Asia and the Asia Pacific. We learn what a typhoon looks like through the eyes of a child and how even a story of war can be used to talk about the ones we love.     Tubig Lang  The first story...

This week’s episode asks us to pause. To pay attention to the world around us and to think of the power that nature has to heal damaged and abandoned spaces.     Would they survive without humans? The first story is about resilience. Not human resilience, but about the persistence of trees growing in places that you might not expect.  Raihanah takes us on a journey to toxic pl...

Our stories this week look at this dissonance between thinking of COVID-19 in the past tense, while also knowing that it is still a very real threat to many vulnerable people in our community.  Just becasue it isn't in the news isn’t giving us a count of Covid infections anymore doesn’t mean that it's gone away.   Hug In our first story, Cristina talks about the desire a...

This week, we get outside and get our hands dirty as we take a closer look at the world around us, whether that involves rethinking the uses of the land or trying to protect it. This week's stories don't just call on us to pay attention to the environment around us.  It's also a cautionary tale of what can happen when we don't.    The Weedy One  Are weeds just misunderstoo...