Reading romance books after heartbreak, finding nostalgia, and living with cancer and Covid
Reading romance books after heartbreak, finding nostalgia, and living with cancer and Covid
A writer wonders about a happily ever after. Nostalgia rises after years of rapid tech change. And cancer survivors mana... Read more
23 Apr 2022
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28mins
Taking inspiration from Chrissy Amphlett, Sharon Stone’s stunt double, and a diving superwoman
Taking inspiration from Chrissy Amphlett, Sharon Stone’s stunt double, and a diving superwoman
Meet three Australian women pushing back on the expectations and stereotypes so often placed on them
16 Apr 2022
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27mins
‘I am Bob. Just Bob’: could a Wollongong folk hero have had a Nazi past?
‘I am Bob. Just Bob’: could a Wollongong folk hero have had a Nazi past?
The steel city once knew him as a migrant made good who contributed a great gift to the arts. But one man has been diggi... Read more
9 Apr 2022
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27mins
Leading the charge: road-testing Australia’s EV stations on a 2,800km round trip
Leading the charge: road-testing Australia’s EV stations on a 2,800km round trip
What are the pleasures and pitfalls of driving an electric car from Sydney to Melbourne and back? Guardian Australia’s e... Read more
2 Apr 2022
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32mins
Travelling lions, sinking islands and the last video store
Travelling lions, sinking islands and the last video store
These are some of our favourite stories from the Guardian Australia Reads audio library. A lion gets inside a London bla... Read more
26 Mar 2022
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29mins
In search of Australia’s elusive treasures
In search of Australia’s elusive treasures
Three stories of mystery this week: on the scent of platypus eggs, tracking Australia’s ‘most beautiful mammals’ and unc... Read more
19 Mar 2022
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26mins
An all-female fight camp, a middle-aged guide to surfing and discovering postpartum rage
An all-female fight camp, a middle-aged guide to surfing and discovering postpartum rage
Three stories about women at major points in their lives – challenging the stories they’ve been told about themselves. W... Read more
12 Mar 2022
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21mins
‘The good fight’: Roebuck Plains Station and its return to Indigenous owners
‘The good fight’: Roebuck Plains Station and its return to Indigenous owners
The Yawuru people have finally had 530,000 hectares of their traditional country returned to them. We also hear suburban... Read more
5 Mar 2022
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29mins
Meet the superhumans
Meet the superhumans
For four extraordinary people, superpowers are not beyond the imagination – they are an ordinary reality that they smell... Read more
26 Feb 2022
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30mins
‘Stop and enjoy your life’ – how to rethink work after the pandemic
‘Stop and enjoy your life’ – how to rethink work after the pandemic
The pandemic has made us re-evaluate what we took for granted. How have Australians made sense of the value of work, ami... Read more
19 Feb 2022
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32mins