Being 11

Episode 9: Peter Como WA 1963 Warning: This episodes contains stories that may distress some listeners Peter describes growing up in the shadow of parents with PTSD, alcoholism and his first sexual encounter. His description of Perth in the 1960s is a window into a lost world. #sofromedia; #fremantle; #southfremantle; #family; #familyhistory; #ancestry; #legacy; #11; #childhood; #memories; #memoir...

Maddi: Bertram, WA 2006 Maddi re-lives the shame of not getting her Pen License first attempt and how much effort she put into her informative poster about green turtles.

KimVu: Melbourne 1989 KimVu does her best to avoid eye contact with the Try-hard Triad Gang of Noble Park.

Tania: Guernsey UK 1976 Tania describes the freedom of growing up in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. The year is 1976. She’s lucky she’s still alive. Topics discussed are: family history; Occupation; cycling; paper rounds; heat wave; fog; cold winters; fire; bunkers; Channel Islands; posh uniforms; inappropriate t-shirts; roasts; Yorkshire puddings; Wimbledon; Guernsey Bean Jar; Gâche melée; sloe...

Daniel: Antofagasta, CHILE 1988 Daniel describes life growing up where the desert meets the sea in northern Chile. He’s still freaked out when it rains. Topics discussed are: family history; Atacama desert; saltpetre; ocean sunsets; being studious; Pinochet; premature puppies Daniel’s music choices to accompany this episode are: Los Prisioneros: Estraechez de Corasón Soda Stereo: En la Ciudad de l...

Mark: Huntingdale WA 1975 Mark describes life roaming the streets of Huntingdale on the worst bike in the suburb in 1975. Topics discussed are: family history; Miss Maud’s; bicycles; Albany; Busselton; summer heat; playing with construction tractors; the Dismissal; Vietnam; Watergate; school tuck shop; budgeting Mark’s music choices to accompany this episode are: Queen: Bohemian Rhapsody Sherbert:...

Oonagh: Kilkenny IRELAND 1990 Oonagh describes an idyllic childhood growing up on a dairy farm in Ireland, despite the bland lunches.

Celine: Eudunda, SA 1988 Celine talks about what it was like growing up in a large family in Eudunda, South Australia, a remote town about 2hrs north east of Adelaide. The year discussed is 1988. Topics discussed are: family history; Christmas; curling wands; chocolate buds and chocolate freckles; pickled cabbage; Brussels sprouts; school lunches; plastic cheese; The Hobbit; fantasy novels; Britis...

Deb: Rockingham WA, 1982 Deb takes us on a journey through Rockingham, Western Australia in the year 1982. She describes the odd mix of subcultures living there at the time and how she didn’t fit into any of them. Topics discussed are: family history; Terry-towelling skirts; Life-Be-In-It; graduate teachers; Smurfs; E.T.; Lindy Chamberlain; Lady Diana; Brussels sprouts; steak; tinned fruit; chocol...