Episodes
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Beyond the Bars was a co-production between Race Matters, All The Best and 3CR, and we extend our thank you to all those involved for letting us share on the fbi airwaves.
This episode features excerpts from the interviews conducted at the Dame Phyllis Frost Centre for Beyond the Bars on 3CR in greater Victoria. This broadcast was hosted by Shiralee Hood, Tash Norris and Nayuka Hood.
And an extra special thanks to the labour and love of Juliet Fox, Michaela Stubbs and the 3CR team, Samantha Haran and Shareeka Helaluddin from the Race Matters team for their hard work and planning.
You can find out about Beyond the Bars here: https://www.3cr.org.au/beyondthebars.
For the full experience listen to the full broadcast: https://www.fbi.radio/programs/beyond-the-bars--race-matters--all-the-best/episodes/beyond-the-bars-race-matters-and-all-the-best-12th-july-2026
Race Matters X All The Best Credits
Hosted by Gabriella Accaria and Leya Kim
Produced by Kwame Slusher, Prinita Thevarajah and Samantha Haran.
Graphics by Malaak
ACAB Betty and Piggy Patrol by Rubyrose Bancroft @rubyrosebancroft
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This one is for the rebels and the rule breakers!
If you like to stick it to the man or you just like testing boundaries, then this one's for you.
This episode looks at pirate radio, a case of kite smuggling and bookmarks that should be illegal.
Pirate Radio by Lindsey Vassallo
Lindsey takes us through pirate radio history; sailing through sound waves and evading the authorities.
Produced by Lindsey Vassallo
This audio essay was produced as part of an AFTRS radio unit.
Kite Festival by Lachlan A’CourtThe Kite Festival had one rule … One Rule. Lachlan does the one thing he’s not supposed to at a kite festival.
Produced by Lachlan A’CourtThis piece was originally produced for the comedy community radio show and podcast Sydney Tonight , which broadcasts on 2ser. https://www.2ser.com/programs/sydney-tonight
Things That Fall Out Of Books by Anne-Marie Middlemast
This final story is the kind that would drive a librarian to peer at you over their glasses. Anne-Marie learns about some of the strangest things that people might use as a bookmark.
Written and performed by Anne-Marie Middlemast
This story was produced as part of a live storytelling night held at the State Library of New South Wales: Special Collections in March 2026.
This story originally featured in the podcast Meet Me At The Library produced by Anne-Marie Middlemast with the assistance of the Community Broadcasting Foundation. https://meetmeatthelibrary.podbean.com/
All the Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Digital Trainee: Imogen Brosnan
Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Music credit: Music by Pavel Bekirov from Pixabay
Special shout-out to all our volunteers
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What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of the word iconic?
This week we explore this idea of ‘iconic’! Whether it's a grimy underground club, a 120-year-old train station or a photo that became viral for a really interesting reason.
David & Goliath by Lou Walsh
Lou’s takes us to Brunswick in Melbourne to tell the tale of a tiny little bistro.
Producer: Louis Walsh
Featuring: Hannah Garvan; Tanzer
Music: Tanzer - Deep Fried Disco
To join the fight for the Moreland Hotel, head to the GoFundMe. https://www.change.org/p/save-the-iconic-moreland-hotel-bistro
Do you know Arthur Stace? by Rynn Hwang
Rynn takes us to the Central station in Sydney! A significant social hub where commuters inevitably leave footprints or some kind of mark. And she asks a simple question, ‘Do you know Arthur Stace?’
Producer: Rynn Hwang
Featuring: Rowan Kemp; Gary Deirmendjian
Tutor: Brett Van Heerekeren
This is an introductory episode to the podcast Perhaps, Eternity - explore with us. It examines the concept of Eternity as a hope to share with those who are going through mental illness and difficult times.
We really love getting stories from USYD!
This story was produced as part of a podcasting unit at USYD. An extra special thanks to Lea Redfern.
Unbelievably Viral by John Thomas
Level with me.
How do you feel about things going viral?
John takes us all the way back to the olden times (2007), to revisit a photo that went viral for reasons that you might not expect.
Production and sound design by John Thomas
Featuring Murray McKean
Supervising Production by Jeannine Baker
This story was produced as part of a media unit at the University of Newcastle – special thanks to Dr Jeannine Baker.
You can find more stories like this here: https://hunterstories.podbean.com/
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Digital Trainee: Imogen Brosnan
Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins
Episode Artwork: Jessamine Lobb
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Special shout-out to all our volunteers
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Happy Pride!
While Pride shouldn’t just be confined to a month, one of our audio producers described this time of year as “ ... a breath let go that you didn't know you were holding.”
This episode is for everyone, but especially for those who have been waiting to exhale and looking forward to living every day with pride.
It's about resistance and being seen in a time when queer and trans communities are being targeted.
Our two stories this week come from the Queer Stories podcast.
They were performed and recorded on the 8th of September, 2025, on Arrente land as part of the Northern Territory Writers Festival.
Special thanks to Queer Stories, Maeve Marsden, Northern Territory Writers Festival, and 8CCC Radio.
Patooki by Winnie Dunn
Award-winning writer and first-ever published Tongan-Australian writer Winnie Dunn performs a story that traces the history of some other remarkable firsts for Tongan women in her family.
Winnie Dunn is the winner of the Sydney Morning Herald Best Young Novelist Award 2025 and the Kathleen Mitchell Award 2025 for her debut novel, Dirt Poor Islanders by Winnie Dunn.
Written and performed by Winnie Dunn
Shrewdly Innocent by Daniel Browning
Daniel Browning is a Bundjalung and Kullilli award-winning writer, journalist, and broadcaster. Daniel muses on all of these things, being First Nations and queer, as well as struggling with a complex medical diagnosis.
Written and performed by Daniel Browning
These pieces were performed and recorded on 8 September 2025 in Mbantua, Alice Springs, on Arrente land as part of the Northern Territory Writers Festival. Special thanks to Queerstories, Maeve Marsden, Northern Territory Writers’ Festival, and 8CCC Radio.
You can find out more about Queer Stories at maevemarsden.com/queerstories
Looking for more queer stories? Then check this episode out!
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Digital Trainee: Imogen Brosnan
Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Special shout-out to all our volunteers
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Unlike your favourite rom-com, dating and romance can be messy and complicated.
Recently, the amazing Danni Stewart, producer, artist, and member of the All The Best family (because no one ever really leaves ATB, right?), launched a new podcast called Crip Love, focused on the intersection of disability and love.
… initially it was gonna be a much more conventional, traditional kind of podcast, but along the way it transformed into something else. It kind of evolved into what I think of as more of an art project, than a podcast… – Danni
This week, we play four clips from this beautiful and heartfelt art project, which seeks to challenge stereotypes about people with disabilities.
Ava and Mei Lin Interview
In this first clip, we follow Ava and Meilin, whose shared passion for art, their little quirkiness and mutual admiration blossomed into a beautiful love story.
Eva and Dick Interview
When Eva swore off dating and agreed to one last Tinder date, she didn’t expect to meet Dick. Refusing to hide who they were, both embraced radical honesty about their lives, identities, and trauma from the very beginning.
“ I was at that point where I realised that you’ve got to be a million percent yourself. And I didn’t want to pretend that I’m somebody I’m not, ’cause I was sick of people expecting me to be somebody different, especially being neurodivergent.”
Erin and Lee Interview
It all started with a university party and a webcam striptease.
Sixteen years later, the fling they thought might not last is still going strong.
Today, Erin and Lee share the responsibilities of daily life in ways that work for them: Erin takes on much of the household’s mental load, while Lee handles physical tasks, which can be difficult for Erin as a wheelchair user.
Together, they’ve built their own version of a happily ever after.
Plum and Cherry interview
From horror games, Pitbull lip-sync performances and an 18-hour Discord call, Plum and Cherry’s relationship grew from the very differences that first set them apart.
This story is not only a testament to how opposites can attract, but also how taking a chance on someone unexpected can be the key to finding the Cherry to your Plum.
The clips you heard in today’s episode were produced by Danni Stewart.
The Music was by Breanna Jones and Paul MacAdam from Library Siesta.
This series was produced with the support of Create NSW.
You can listen at https://criplove.net where there will be captions, and you will also see the beautiful artwork of Emma Pham … or listen wherever you get your podcast.
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Digital Trainee: Imogen Brosnan
Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Special shout-out to all our volunteers
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This week its all about hobbies!
Tessa joins her mom for a bell-ringing class, and Mike shows us just how collecting honey can be about a lot more than having a sweet tooth.
The bells by Tessa Crozier
“And you don't pull the rope hard; you pull it gently, but firmly, and get a feel for when it's about to leave on its journey around the frame”
As the years pass, our parents might get more time to take on new hobbies. You know - gardening, mahjong, reformer pilates, ceramics. When Tessa’s mum retired, she got really into…bellringing. Tessa takes us up into the bell tower.
Producer: Tessa Crozier
Supervising Producers: Zacha Rosen, Felicity Weaver, Mel Bakewell
Interviewee: Jeanne Crozier
100 Jars of Honey by Mike Williams
Mike’s dad is really into bees. He started a curious collection of honey. In this story, Mike cracks the lid on the collection and offers us a taste.
Written, produced and performed by Mike Williams.
This story was originally performed as part of a live storytelling night All The Best held at the State Library of New South Wales as part of the series The Library That Made Me.
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All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Digital Trainee: Imogen Brosnan
Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Special shout-out to all our volunteers
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Happy Pride!
In this episode, we look at the shame and discrimination that women and people who menstruate encounter for just existing.
Reproductive Healthcare Leave: A Workplace Issue. Period. by Kate Everest
Menstruation affects half the population, yet the pain, stigma, barriers to healthcare, and workplace discrimination remain largely invisible.
Featuring the voices of those living with reproductive health conditions and those advocating for change, this story explores the barriers, stigma, and workplace challenges they face, alongside the growing push for recognition, support, and reproductive healthcare leave in Australia.
If the sight of blood gushing from any part of the body is enough to alarm us and a muscle injury is enough to leave one immobilised and requiring days for recovery, why do we expect one who is bleeding, enduring excruciating body pain, wrestling with hormonal chaos and mood swings — all at once — to carry on as if nothing is wrong?
Produced by Kate Everest
Supervising Producer: Craig Garrett.
Featuring: Emma Hardy, Writer; Carolyn Dunbar, Women’s Team at the Victorian Trades Hall Council; and Tom Hvala, PhD candidate at Melbourne Law School.
Emma Hardy’s memoir Periodic Bitch : A memoir of menstruation, madness and monsters is out now.
Cycling Analogy by Felicity Weaver
Through the metaphor of a cyclist navigating hostile roads, this story examines the exhaustion and fear of moving through a world that was never designed with women in mind.
“But you know it can be better. You've heard of places where this exists, where you are just a vehicle.”
Produced by Felicity Weaver
More than a pad by Wing Kuang
For many people, a disposable sanitary pad is an everyday convenience.
But in rural India, where menstruation remains heavily stigmatized and access to menstrual products can be limited, a simple pad can mean confidence, opportunity, and dignity.
“ When girls are empowered, they can change the world”.
Produced by: Wing Kuang
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Kwame Slusher is our Production Manager
Catarina Fraga Matos is our Community & Programming Manager
The All The Best Executive Producer is Mel Bakewell
Imogen Brosnan is our Digital Media Trainee
Mixed & Compiled by Emma Higgins
And a special shout-out to all our amazing volunteers
Shining Bird composed our theme music
Annie Hamilton designed the artwork
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This episode is all about the truths that we can find in stories.
And on that topic of finding truth in stories, All the Best would like you to take a moment to recognise National Sorry Day, because all good stories are a kind of truth-telling.
A House by Katie Stefankowski
In this story, a Lutruwita urban legend lures you into the mystery of a datura plant.
Was the house really haunted? If not, where did the noises come from? Were the people really poisoned?”
Through interviews with locals, writers, and media researchers, the piece explores why unverifiable stories continue to spread and what they reveal about fear, place, and collective imagination.
“ Even if it isn't true, can there be any kind of meaning in a fake story?”
Produced by: Katie Stefankowski
Supervising Producer: Sarah Mashman
The Sound of Adventure by Benjamin Chubb
In this story, a thrill-filled adventure for gamers.
A journey into the imaginative world of Dungeons & Dragons, where creativity, role-play, and storytelling collide through the eyes of a passionate dungeon master.
After all, who wouldn’t want to fight dragons and their own friends’ terrible decisions all in one night?
Produced by Ben Chubb
Featured Angus Dunk
Special thanks to Lea Redfern
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Kwame Slusher is our Production Manager
Catarina Fraga Matos is our Community & Programming Manager
The All The Best Executive Producer is Mel Bakewell
Imogen Brosnan is our Digital Media Trainee
And a special shout-out to all our amazing volunteers
Shining Bird composed our theme music,
Annie Hamilton designed the artwork
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What do libraries mean to you?
All The Best partnered with the State Library of NSW to mark 200 years and to celebrate 60,000 years of storytelling. The live storytelling event was the Special Collections: A night of live storytelling at the Library Bar at the State Library of NSW.We heard so many beautiful stories on the night from the storytellers and the audience!
This is just part 1! Look out for part 2!
History or Hoarding? by Rachael Cusick
In this first story, Rachel Cusick tells us about the whispers from the library quarters that go beyond the books you see on the bookshelves.
That story was performed live by Rachel Cusick.
What's really cool about this is that it was also a sneak peek into a new ABC podcast hosted by Annabel Crabb.
You can listen to the first few episodes of the podcast here: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/history-or-hoarding-with-annabel-crabb
Three Poems by Nathan Mudyi Sentance
Award-winning Wiradjuri poet Nathan Mudyi Sentance returns to the site of his first job to read some poems that were connected to his time working there, where he noticed how libraries record and can rewrite culture.
The poems were We Refuse to Be Shooed, The Diary That Lied and Too Quiet for the Living
Written and performed by Nathan Mudyi Sentance. https://archivaldecolonist.org/about/
Write a letter by Rania Omar
Libraries are not just passive places; they are places to act.
In this last story, we hear from another poet, Lebanese-Australian storyteller and activist Rania Omar, who urges us to etch ourselves into the personal and political page.
Written and performed by Rania Omar
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Kwame Slusher is our Production Manager
Catarina Fraga Matos is our Community & Programming Manager
The All The Best Executive Producer is Mel Bakewell
Imogen Brosnan is our Digital Media Trainee
Patrick McKenzie writes our newsletter, and a special shout-out to all our amazing volunteers
Shining Bird composed our theme music, and Annie Hamilton designed the artwork
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How do you hold on to the ones that you love? Is it through shared experiences or through objects?
This week, we hear about a grandad’s love for Christmas, we sit in the garden with Pappou, listen to a mum deciding where to put her grandma’s inherited item, a granddaughter remembering moments with her grandmother, and the small things that remind a granddaughter of her grandma.
Between the stories, some of the All the Best team share their own grandparent memories. (You have to listen! No Spoilers!)
Papou’s Garden by Olivia Thoma
Olivia walks and talks with her Papou through his garden, and she sees how it helped him to make a new home.
Producer: Olivia Thoma
Featuring: Yiangos Thoma, with contributions from Andreas and Chloe Thoma
I’ll Always Remember by Rae Zhang
Sometimes it's not objects or recipes but ... a song.
When her grandmother's memory starts to fade, Rae realises that that its okay for her grandmother to forget, because she will always remember.
Producer: Rae Zhang
Featuring: Jing Xiang
Translation: Haozhen He
These stories were produced as part of a media unit at the University of Sydney - special thanks to Lea Redfern.
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Kwame Slusher is our Production Manager
Catarina Fraga Matos is our Community & Programming Manager
The All The Best Executive Producer is Mel Bakewell
Imogen Brosnan is our Digital Media Trainee
Patrick McKenzie writes our newsletter, and a special shout-out to all our amazing volunteers
Shining Bird composed our theme music, and Annie Hamilton designed the artwork
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As adults, we think we’re too old for fairytales… but they hold such important lessons about strength, transformation and compassion.
In this episode we listen to modern fairytales… a modern rendition of the ugly duckling, and a transformation in an enchanted forest.
Water Off a Swan’s Back by Persephone Waxman
In a modern retelling of an ugly duckling, Persephone reminds us that its all just water off a swans back.
Written & Produced by Persephone Waxman
Sound design and score by Julian Smith Gard
The Voice Actors were Persephone Waxman as Swanathon; Gabrielle Angelone as Sweenie; Sofia Morreale as Diana; Thomas Von Rein as Duckworth; Marceline Di Bartolomeo as Dr Ribbit; Mark Spencer as Geese 1; Alex Clouston and Thomas Khulmann as Geese 2 and 3
This story was produced as part of audio fiction collective Script Roulette, who are based in Naarm and want you to make radio plays with them. Check out https://www.artscentremelbourne.com.au/whats-on/2026/festivals-and-series/play/script-roulette-podcast or their on their insta @scriptroulettepodcast
Where The Water Knows Your Name by Luca Gambirasio/Sound Commons Project
A wanderer takes a sip from a magical forest stream and wakes up in someone else’s feathers.
Because we all need to be taken care of sometimes, because really, we are all just reflections of one another.
That story was produced by the Sounds Common Project Find more of their work
Writer, voice over, and composer Charity Rosario
Producer and composer Luca Gambirasio
This story was produced as part of All The Best’s 24 Hour Radio Race back in November 2025.
Check out some previous episodes on the radio race https://allthebestradio.com/featured/617-beneath-the-surface/ , https://allthebestradio.com/featured/676-mirrored/ and the second story, Hook, Line & Sinker in https://allthebestradio.com/featured/622-sunburned/
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie
Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Special shout-out to all our volunteers
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Firsts by Kwame Slusher
There are some firsts that not everyone shares, like going to an almost abandoned kafeneio in Marrickville, or being a chopper pilot.
Sometimes, we just need a little adrenaline rush and a little courage to step outside ourselves and see what surprises await.
Produced by: Kwame Slusher
Dobrinja by Dan Semo
For some, home is filled with laughter; for others, it brings tears, or memories of the people who shaped us.
But for Dan, returning to his childhood home after 30 years, it felt distant and unrecognisable, its history revealed only in fragments.
“Room tour, old stories, fresh raspberries … there was no blood, only a small mark ect straight to the heart.”
Produced by: Dan Semo for Audio Flux Circuit 04.
The First Test by Phoebe Steley
We often imagine high school girls’ drama as something straight out of Mean Girls: petty, gossipy, and a little vengeful. Sometimes, we expect resolutions to look like the movies, too: tearful confessions, heartfelt apologies, maybe even a closure.
In this story, Charlotte and Izzy show us how conflict can be very different and how it brought them closer.
Often, the other person values the friendship just as much as you do…
Produced by: Phoebe Steley
I am the first by M. Cristina Marras
Marble stairs echo. Voices fall silent. A great hall looming over.
The family stood in rows of chairs, uneasy, the girl advanced as her world and their slowly widening.
“I cannot tell them that it's okay, that they are legit, that they do not have to hide behind. I am the first person in my family to be awarded a university degree.”
Produced by: Cristina Marras for Audio Flux.
Meet me at the punchline by Ramon Briant
The recipe for a good laugh is a good punchline.
The question is: how can you make your punchline punching when it is in another language?
In this story, a successful first attempt to crack a joke in Spanish.
Note: This won’t make you a foreign-language punchline master, but you’ll get a few dad jokes - just as worthy for a laugh.
Produced by Ramon Briant
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Kwame Slusher is our Production Manager.
Catarina Fraga Matos is our Community & Programming Manager
The All The Best Executive Producer is Mel Bakewell.
Imogen Brosnan is our Digital Media Trainee,
Patrick McKenzie writes our newsletter, and a special shout-out to all our amazing volunteers
Shining Bird composed our theme music, and Annie Hamilton designed the artwork.
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From maintaining traditional handcrafting techniques to dressing up in the metaverse, to the evils of the fast-fashion industry.
Digital Fashion by Ariana Rigazzi
Could online fashion shows be a sustainable future?
As the line between our physical and virtual lives continues to blur, a new world of fashion is starting to emerge ... and it exists entirely online
Produced by Ariana Rigazzi
Supervising Producers: Persephone Waxman & Dan Semo.
Produced as part of a collaboration between the University of Melbourne, the Science Gallery and All The Best in 2025. Special thanks to Louisa Lim.
Can traditional handicraft survive fast fashion? by Zhian Zhou
Leanne O’Sullivan is the founder of Kimono House in Melbourne. While living in Japan, she fell in love with traditional Japanese handicrafts like Sashiko and Boro.
Produced by Zhian Zhou
Supervising Producer: Persephone Waxman.
Forced Fashion by Natalie Yeoman
Natalie explores the forced fashion industry by following the production of one hoodie, from China to Bangladesh, and back home to Australia, and the exploitative work practices that come with it.
Produced by Natalie Yeoman
This story was made as part of USYD’s Radio and Podcasting unit. Special thanks to Lea Redfern.
Want more from All The Best? Check out our Substack for a little bit of BTS!
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie
Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Special shout-out to all our volunteers
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Don’t talk about the water by Alissar Seyla
In this episode, we look at the concept of the homeland and diaspora.
That tension between familiarity and unease.
A young woman reflects on experiences in her homeland, Lebanon, and abroad, and struggles to find safety in either of those places amid escalating war.
Now, it is time to talk about the water.
Written and produced by: Alissar Seyla
Sound Design by: Tala Issaoui
This story was originally commissioned by Debris Magazine for Issue 06: No! The co-editors were Jon Tjhia and Cher Tan. You can find out more about Debris Magazine here.
You can also check out the previous episode featuring the co-editors, John and Cher, here, featuring other excerpts from Issue 6.
Want more from All The Best? Check out our Substack for a little bit of BTS!
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie
Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Special shout-out to all our volunteers
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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A Conservation Champion for Cheetham by Sandra Wilson
Bernie McCarrick, a former Parks Victoria ranger and site manager of Cheetham Saltworks, reflects on his role in transforming a former industrial site into a thriving wetland ecosystem. Alongside insights from Dr Mike Weston, the story reveals how careful water management and decades of on-the-ground knowledge sustain critical bird habitats.
Produced by: Sandra Wilson
Supervising Producer: Sarah Mashman.
Key’s Matchstick Grasshopper by Ruijie Tang
In this story, the matchstick grasshopper’s grand comeback.
Following efforts led by Ary Hoffman to rediscover and protect the matchstick grasshopper — a species thought to have disappeared from Victoria after decades of habitat loss — his team draws on historical records and fieldwork to track the insect to a surviving population and begin the delicate process of rebuilding its numbers through conservation and translocation.
Produced by: JJ Tang
Supervising Producer: Thomas Phillips
Special thanks to Louisa Lim.
Water Trial by Renate Millonig
Amid a devastating algal bloom along South Australia’s coast, Renate shares a haunting poem capturing the grief of witnessing mass marine death.
“ In every breath we share, in every drop we drink.”
Written and Read by: Renate Millonig
Recorded by: Mel Bakewell.
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie
Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Special shout-out to all our volunteers
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A Stone, A Knife, A Flame by Joshua Santospirito
Washing, scrubbing, rinsing, drying, wiping, wetting, drying. These mundane acts led Joshua to reflect so much more.
Through his kitchen, the everyday collides with resistance and violence, as he invites us to question what it means to act in the world.
Tip: Listen to this while washing your dishes for the immersive thought process.
That story was written and performed by Joshua Santospirito as part of a graphic storytelling event run by Papercuts Comics Festival on Kaurna Land in 2025.
Crime of Ration by Miles Mazzocato
Putting pressure on ourselves to be perfect is a common thing…sometimes at the expense of yourself and those around you.
In this story, an apprentice’s obsession with being a perfect cook quietly begins to take over everything else.
Remember, sometimes it takes more than techniques to make a perfect steak an enjoyable meal.
Written by Miles Mazzocato.
Performed by Chloe Spanos and Helen Grimley.
Sound design by Miles Martignoni.
Recorded by Ewan Maccoll at Extra(ordinary) Tales, a live storytelling collaboration between All The Best and Read To Me supported by the City of Sydney.
Story 3: Lentil Tahini Stew by Snack Syndicate
Need dinner ideas? A Tahini lover? You are at the right place.
In this story, a recipe becomes a love language in this warm, sensory piece from Snack Syndicate, where lentil tahini stew is more than just a dish—it is a joint creation shaped by two lovely voices.
Time to get some tahini.
That story from the archives was produced by Snack Syndicate. It was originally commissioned by Debris Magazine for their issue The Urge To Know.
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie
Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Special shout-out to all our volunteers
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Sometimes moving forward is all about realising that you’ve got the power to write your own narrative.
This week you’ll hear stories about people facing down their own internal narratives that threaten to keep them quiet and small.
Like a Preacher by Idayat Jinadu
As a young girl, Idayat is scared to speak her mind. She stutters. But as she becomes an adult, she grows to realise her stutter isn’t an impediment, and that it’s time she claimed her voice, like a preacher.
Produced by Idayat Jinadu.
Sound design by Mel Bakewell
The Supervising Producer was Evana Ho.
Ayla by Carey Scheer
This next story is from the amazing Purple Orange podcast that centers narratives around people living with a disability.
Ayla Regione spent years hiding her deafness, trying to “keep up”, and pushing through without asking for what she needed. When barriers got in her way, she blamed herself.
Produced by Carey Scheer
And an extra special thanks to Ayla Regione for sharing their story.
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Special shout-out to all our volunteers
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This week, we focus on Khaled’s story, which offers insight into hope amid conflict. From Yemen to Tasmania, Khaled recalls his journey through university study and creative pursuits in a very different environment from the one he once called home.
Khaled from Yemen by 177 Nations
That story was from the 177 Nations Podcast. 177 Nations is produced by Mark Thompson from Lutruwita, so-called Tasmania.
Edits for this episode were by Ruijie Tang and Mel Bakewell.
You can hear more episodes of 177 Nations wherever you get your podcast, or by checking out Mark’s site here.
If you want to know more about what’s happening at All the Best, check out our Substack! It’s a round-up of all our activities ... with a little bit of BTS.
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Special shout-out to all our volunteers.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This week, lots of jumping, diving, falling and some bold decisions.
On your bike! by Jeffrey Khoo
In this story, your ultimate bike tutorial (absolutely not!)
Trying something new in one’s adulthood may feel like a fish out of the water. Jeffrey felt the same way, too.
From curving out chaotic zigzags in the grass, tipping over, giving up and back-pedalling through self-doubt, the bicycle has become the love of his life.
Now the fish knows how to bike — just in time for Amsterdam’s bike lanes and Berlin’s questionable late-night decisions.
Produced by Jeffrey Khoo
Supervising Producers Evana Ho and Mel Bakewell.
Just jump by Alannah Vidic-Worth
In this story, Matt overcomes his acrophobia as he jumps off a waterfall in Samoa during a study trip.
All it takes is a leap and perhaps… a scream off a Samoan waterfall.
Produced by Alanna Vidic-Worth.
Special thanks to Janak Rogers and Dan Semo.
In the Deep End by Catarina Fraga Matos
After being dragged out by a rip at a dangerous Australian beach, Craig avoids the water for 15 years.
Then, a move to Timor-Leste pushes him back into the water.
Sometimes the scariest water leads you straight to the most beautiful reefs.
Produced by Catarina Fraga Matos
Supervising producer Mel Bakewell
And a special thanks to Craig Garrett for sharing his story.
Nathan’s Comedy Failings by Nathan Roach
Nathan went in search of a comedy duo and found a community instead.
Produced by Nathan Roach
If you want to know more about what’s happening at All the Best, check out our Substack! It’s a round-up of all our activities ... with a little bit of BTS.
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Cover Art: Ray Vo
Special shout-out to all our volunteers.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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This week, we go analogue by exploring how to document memory through physical media. And to pull back to back from the interconnected digital world and just ... sit with art.
You get to hear why some of our friends at fbi.radio are stepping back from digital. Also fbi.radio is awesome. Please give a little love by being a supporter.
Special thanks to Tommy, Benny, Jasmine, Lindsey and Catarina for being a part of this episode.
The Analog-ish Revolution by Kwame Slusher
Kwame even made a 7 minute story about paring back the digital and going analog ... ish.
Produced by Kwame Slusher
Tintypes by Maya Fawaz
In an age where everyone has a high-quality camera in their pocket and a cloud claiming their photos, people are going even more analogue than a digicam. And then some people - like Cole Caswell - are going even further than that.
Produced by Maya Fawaz
Supervising Producer was Persephone Waxman.
Year 2537 by Sepehr Jamshidi Fardi and Eugenia Zoubtchenko
This one is from the archives!
On his shelf in Sydney, Sepehr has a camera from the future. Sepehr's father’s camera allows him to reflect on a pivotal moment from the past of the country he was born in … Iran.
That story was produced by Sepehr Jamshidi Fardi and Eugenia
If you want to know more about what’s happening at All the Best, check out our Substack! It’s a round-up of all our activities ... with a little bit of BTS.
And the deadline for our first Audio Club challenge is on 23 March. And we plan to have a little listening party. 🎉 🥳 🎈
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Cover Art: Ray Vo
Special shout-out to all our volunteers.
See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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