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  • 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.


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  • 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/


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  • Mic Cavazzini’s last story for this season of Human/Ordinary shares a lot of similarities with his first. It’s about the big things: life, death, and the Himalayas. It’s a story about journeys - how you end up doing what you do in life, and how you end up leaving it.


    Produced by Mic Cavazzini


    Recording assistance by Rojita Adhikari rojitadhikari.wordpress.com/ 


    Original music by Kent Sutherland


    Other music by Lennon Hutton - Leather Feather (Epidemic Sound); Monplaisir & Cie - Estampe Galactus Barbere Epaulé Giraffe (Free Music Archive); Sea of Land - The Big Blue (Free Music Archive); Blue Dot Sessions - The Air Escaping (Free Music Archive); and

    Borrtex - Going Undercover (Free Music Archive)


    Sound effects from soundsnap.com, with special credit for recordings to Charlie Atanasyan.


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  • Her whole life, May Jasper has felt nervous about going to the hairdresser. 


    She didn’t know anything about fashion, and she didn’t understand all the questions they would ask like “do you want more volume in your hair?” (Why, is that gonna make it louder?) 


    And so she fantasised about a world where hairdressers were like plumbers. Just getting the job done, no questions asked.


    This episode, May finds out why that is actually a terrible idea. 


    Produced by May Jasper.


    Recording and sound design by Andrew Callaghan.


    Original music by Kent Sutherland.


    Thanks to Marisa Ganci from the Chisholm Institute and Lisa from Birdie Hair Salon.


    If you would like to know more about the hairdressing courses offered by Chisholm Institute, check out their website: chisholm.edu.au/career-fields/hair-beauty-and-makeup 

    Or if you want to get your haircut by Lisa, you can find her details at: birdiehair.com.au 


    Thanks also to the Human Ordinary team for their editorial advice.


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  • Even though many people think only of dot-style paintings when considering “Aboriginal art”, it is actually as diverse as the many Indigenous nations who live across the country we now call Australia. Each group has its own unique culture with different languages, different stories and songs, different tools and different art styles.


    But increasingly, this art is being exploited in the souvenir market where ‘Aboriginal-style’ designs are manufactured in places like Indonesia and China.


    This story explores the relationship between Aboriginal art, culture and identity, and what can be done about the fake art market. 


    Produced by Cinnamon Nippard.


    Big thanks to Kellyann Drill, Abe Muriata, Joann Russo, Stephanie Parkin, Lee Elsdon, Gabrielle Sullivan and the Human/Ordinary team.


    For more information on this issue, check out the following links:

    Indigenous Art Code: https://indigenousartcode.org/


    The Darwin Aboriginal Art Fair: https://www.daaf.com.au/


    Arts Law Centre of Australia: https://www.artslaw.com.au/artists-in-the-black/


    Girringun Aboriginal Art Centre: http://art.girringun.com.au/


    Waringarri Aboriginal Arts: https://www.waringarriarts.com.au/donations/warringarri/


    Bibi Barba’s case, click here: https://www.copyright.com.au/bibi/


    https://www.sbs.com.au/nitv/nitv-news/article/2018/03/23/indigenous-artist-faces-uphill-legal-battle-after-polish-hotel-allegedly-stole


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  • Mic has a chance encounter with a woman who broke stereotypes for professional women and contributed to some groundbreaking conversations around civil rights in Australia. It’s the story of a remarkable and pioneering life.


    Produced by Mic Cavazzini


    Music courtesy of freemusicarchive.org, and is by David Szesztay (“The Hangover”), Blue Dot Sessions (“Cloudline”, “Periodicals”, “The Air Escaping”), Chris Zabriskie (“John Stockton Slow Drag”), Monplaisier (“Hélice”) and Gillicuddy (“Porthglaze Cove”).


    Thanks to Jane's nephew Dougal Kennedy and god-daughter Erin Sullivan, and the Human/Ordinary team.


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  • Most adults in Vietnam don't speak English. And yet, the country has a pretty large expat community, most of whom don't speak Vietnamese. So how does that work? In this episode, producer May Jasper takes a journey into Expat World.


    Produced by May Jasper


    Thanks to Anna, Paul, Mile, Albert, Carly, Chris, Dean, Nicholas, Remy, Vinh, and the Human/Ordinary team.


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  • Hundreds of metres above the ground, or dodging traffic and the police at a busy intersection, people are just people, but window washers are more than they seem. 


    Produced by Sam Loy


    Original music by Kent Sutherland


    Thanks to Michael, Ben, Shane, Lucas, Paul, Sarah, the other Ben, and the Human/Ordinary team.


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  • What’s it like being the children of two international jazz musicians? In this episode of Human/Ordinary we meet Ruomi Lee-Hampel and his sister Cavana Hazelton who are divided by the Atlantic Ocean and united by jazz.


    Produced by Cinnamon Nippard


    For details on where you can find a Gunter Hampel show check out Facebook here, and Instagram here. 


    Thanks to Cavana Hazelton and Ruomi Lee-Hampel for sharing their stories. Find out more about Cavana and her work here, and Ruomi’s horticulture here.


    Thanks also to the Human Ordinary team for their editorial advice.


    Music

    All About Ronnie (live in Antibes 1963) by Jeanne Lee and Ran Blake

    Time (live from Göttingen Jazz Festival) by Gunter Hampel Music and Dance Improvisation Company

    Awareness 1 by Gunter Hampel Music and Dance Improvisation Company

    Sonnenschein by Gunter Hampel and Galaxie Dream Band

    Remix of 59820__musicmangoldy__Trumpet_09_(Before-After) by Timbre (downloaded from freesound.org)


    The Gunter Hampel Music and Dance Improvisation Company is…

    Gunter Hampel

    Johannes Schleiermacher

    Bernd Oezsevim

    Cavana Hazelton

    Danilo Cardoso

    Chin Mei Huang

    Magdalena Dzeco

    Ruomi Lee-Hampel


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  • Geoff Allen has been around. As a ringer in the 50s and 60s, it was his job to tame wild horses and drove massive herds of cattle throughout the outback country. His tale is full of humour, hard work, mateship, and death, and gives an insight into a nearly-forgotten time. 


    Produced by Mic Cavazzini


    Music by Louis Edward Thorne (EMI Production Music - “The Swamp Sessions”), Nicolaj Sune Block (EMI Production Music - “Cinematic Deep South”), and Blue Dot Sessions (“Cast in Wicker”)


    Thanks to Dave Goldie, Pat, Donna, Bjorn, Ai Leen, Taib, Sandra, Kevin, Emma, and the Human/Ordinary team.


    Here are links to Geoff’s books:

    Bull Catchers & Wild Riding Ringers

    Outlaws of the Kimberley Underworld

    The Gun Ringer

    Ballads of the Kimberley & Other Wild Places


    There’s a lot of background and further information to Geoff’s story. It makes for some fascinating and, at times, difficult reading. Check out the links below.

    The untold story behind the 1966 Wave Hill walk-off (The Conversation)

    An historic handful of dirt: Whitlam and the legacy of the Wave Hill walk-off (The Conversation)

    Unearthing the forgotten legacy of Aboriginal stockwomen (ABC)

    Yijarni: true stories from Gurindji country

    Yiwarra Kuju: The Canning Stock Route


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  • Monkol Lek’s story starts 40 years ago in Cambodia, before even he can remember. On the path to a successful career in computer engineering, a genetic disease shared with his sister sets him on a different path.


    Produced by Sam Loy


    Original music by Kent Sutherland


    Thanks to Guy Scott-Wilson, Jordon Lott, Kate Lourey, and the Human/Ordinary team.


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  • In many ways Melbourne is a distinctly un-Australian city, famous for its cold, rainy weather and lack of beaches. And yet, every morning at 7 am, a group of people gather at the South Melbourne foreshore and go for a swim in Port Phillip Bay. May Jasper wants to know why.


    Produced by May Jasper


    Original music by Kent Sutherland


    Recording and Sound Design by Andrew Callaghan


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  • In the face of the looming climate crisis it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed and helpless. Cinnamon Nippard grabs her keep-cup and has a chat to people who are doing what they can from picking up plastic on remote beaches, to caring for wildlife, and making their own homes more sustainable.


    Produced by Cinnamon Nippard


    Learn more about the interviewees and their work…

    Michael Mobbs - environmental consultant, author and former environmental lawyer:

    sustainablehouse.com.au


    Daniela Osiander - conservationist, massage therapist and naturopath: tonikahealth.com.au


    Lucky Roland - surfer, barista and #everydaygreenie: 

    luckyroland.live


    Original music by Kent Sutherland


    Additional sound clips…

    Zombie growl from craziwolf at Freesound

    Zombie sequence from iSaria at Freesound

    Alarm clock by jackjames and tomknevitt at Freesound

    ABC news grab about flying foxes and the heatwave from ABC news Australia


    Thanks to Sam Loy, Fenella Kernebone, Mic Cavazzini, and May Jasper for editorial advice.


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  • A fatal avalanche in Kashmir sees Human/Ordinary producer, Mic Cavazzini, pursue the truth of what happened and why, as he investigates the social and economic drivers that almost ensure it will happen again.


    Produced by Mic Cavazzini


    Original music by Kent Sutherland


    Also featuring previously published songs: 

    Darling Have I Told You and Calico by Ben Carey 

    On The Spot and Backward by David Szesztay 

    African Heartbeat by Gregor Huebner 

    Kas Vanay Yem Setam by Naseem-Ul Haq 

    Beyond the Walls by Nicholas Caffrey and Stephen Davidson.


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  • Foamers


    Travelling across the USA by train can be relaxing, fun, and enlightening. It can also expose you to inexplicable things. This is a story about trying to understand and explain the inexplicable.


    Produced by May Jasper


    Recording and Sound Design by Andrew Callaghan


    Music by Audionautix (song: Tennessee Hayride) and Royalty Free Music - NO Copyright Music (song: Blue Creek Trail).


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  • Welcome to Season Four…


    The Daddy Bear

    Ever since we had kids, our house has been full of bears. But there’s one bear in particular, more dominant than the others, which I have a deep connection to.


    Produced by Sam Loy


    Music by Kent Sutherland


    Thanks to Declan Fay, Eleanor McDowall, Kate Montague, Renee Imbesi, and the H/O Team


    This story features snippets from We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, and The Very Brave Bear by Nick Bland


    Producer Intros

    After three years flying solo, I’ve gone and found some friends to make Human/Ordinary stories with.


    So, introducing May Jasper, Mic Cavazzini and Cinnamon Nippard!


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  • Hey trendsetters. It's been awhile...


    See you back here on April 28th.


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  • When I was young, we thought we were clever insulting others by calling them Richard Cranium. This is his story.

    Olivia Rosenman does a couple of podcasts, The Expressionists is all about words and phrases, and The History Lab Pod is an investigative history show.

    Matt Chun is an artist with stuff you can check out here.

    The Raccoon Club is a bar in Preston that also has a no kids rule. Getting rid of dickheads and kids you can pretty much guarantee an easy night out.

    Original music by Kent Sutherland.

    The song “Dickhead” was used with permission from LEVELZ. Follow them on Facebook, and get their stuff from Bandcamp.

    Thanks to all my interviewees, Claire Tonti, and Planet Broadcasting.

    Special thanks to Leila Brook for quality control and continued support.

    “Memetic Algorithm” was played with permission from Papercut. Check out the new album “Insentient”, and their Spotify.

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  • Fulfilling a childhood dream, I go behind the scenes at Melbourne City Wrestling.

    Original music by Kent Sutherland.

    Thanks to Sean Carney, Rhi Bell, Michael Jozis, James Mitchell, Criss Fresh, Dowie James, Kristen Mitchell, Indi Hartwell, Loverboy Lochy Hendricks, Mr Juicy, KrackerJak, all the fans, KellyAnne, and the awesome people that make up Melbourne City Wrestling.

    Thanks also to Claire Tonti and Planet Broadcasting.

    Special thanks to Leila Brook for quality control and continued support.

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  • This is a story about my neighbourhood, but I hope it’s about yours too.

    Inspired by this song from Tom Waits, and this piece from Scott Carrier.

    Original music by Kent Sutherland.

    Thanks to Planet Broadcasting, and Allison Chan for production and story advice and guidance.

    Special thanks to Leila Brook for quality control and continued support.

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