May 2021
Wakefield - ABC TV (yes a tv show!) I know I'm breaking the rules here - this is strictly a listening list. The reason I'm allowing myself to include this…
February 2021
'The Forgotten Sense': The Sunday Read - The DailyOne of the more unusual symptoms of Covid-19 is the loss of the sense of smell. While this often occurs temporarily during…
November 2020
The WaitThis series is among the best things I've listened to this year. In-depth interviews, field reporting, audio diaries and conversations are expertly weaved together to tell the stories of…
August 2020
Dispatches from 1918 - RadiolabWith the world in chaos wrought by Covid-19, Radiolab looks back at the broader impacts of the last global pandemic. There are convincing links that are…
July 2020
July is Audiocraft month in Australia. This year the festival went online and it was the next best thing. My first recommendation for this month came by way of of…
A nice walk I took in June
June 2020
Deep Breaths: How Breathing Affects Sleep, Anxiety & Resilience - Fresh AirA typically excellent Terry Gross interview with journalist James Nestor, author of 'Breath: The New Science of a Lost…
A wine night with friends in May - covid style!
May 2020
Times of Cloud - The Paris Review PodcastThis is the first episode of the Paris Review podcast and to be honest I would recommend listening to all of them. The…
April 2020
You may have noticed a bit of a gap between entries here. Sorry. The end of 2019 and beginning of 2020 was a crazy time. Not only was Australia burning…
October 2019
1619 - The New York TimesThis is a series that "examines the long shadow of slavery". Starting with the arrival of a ship carrying more than 20 enslaved Africans in…
September 2019
If - Sherre DeLys and John JacobsThis is a stunning piece produced in 2002 and inspired by the New Children's Hospital at Westmead. It lives in a blurry grey spot…