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The Real Thing celebrates unique Australian characters.
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After cycling the world, Nicolás Marino set off to cross his adopted homeland using pedal power alone.He discovered knowing Australia would require knowing himself.In this last episode of The Real Thing we're on our bikes, as lunch cooks in the deep fry.
As a teenager, Lita Lewis was expected to set the example for her siblings. So much so, that she wanted out.In an adult life far from her home and tribe, she’d battle pride and heartbreak alone.By sharing her rebuild of physical and mental health, Lita would have an impact far beyond her two sisters.
A school of fish help the Australian netball team win a Commonwealth gold medal.An introduction to Sum Of All Parts - a podcast that shares extraordinary stories from the world of numbers.Subscribe to SOAP: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/sum-of-all-parts/
For International Women's Day, a story about feeling incomplete.Khadija Gbla’s repressed memory of female genital mutilation would surface during puberty. Being an outsider to a ‘clitero-centric’ culture, was a decision made for her.Khadija is up against her mum, her culture, and the health system, as she breaks the silence around FGM.
The Real Thing perform live at Woodfolk Folk Festival, Queensland.In between music and magic tricks, Timothy and Mike risk it all by attempting to tell a story they’ve never heard before - live on stage, with improvised music, script, and sound effects.It’s live and unedited and we have no idea how it will end.
It started as an idea in a Darlinghurst cafe and became the world’s largest short film festival.Tropfest has helped kickstart generations of Australian film careers throughout its 25 year history.While controversy and financial hardship has threatened the event, Tropfest has endured and the picnic continues.
Miranda Gibson was an unlikely candidate to break the record for Australia’s longest tree-sit.The shy Queenslander had never seen a forest until her early twenties.In 2011 she vowed to live in a tree in the Tyenna Valley until it was protected from logging.
Improbable hairdos, gyrating hips, overstretched jumpsuits, way too many rhinestones, and a whole lot of community spirit.You can't help falling in love with the NSW town of Parkes, where Elvis never left the building.
When Robbie Page discovered surfing it consumed him.The former Pipeline Master views the sport as a martial art.It led him on a global adventure, with stopovers in a Japanese prison, the French President’s home, and now he's tracing his Indigenous roots in northern NSW.
Christmas; family, food, anticipation. The stakes are high.There's extra pressure for the Williams family, who are only able to get together every second year.But when a tradition goes wrong, the best day of the year turns into a horror show.
A bike ride and a book inspired Stephanie Lorenzo to cut her corporate career short and start a charity.Her passion to end human trafficking helped change young Australians' view on giving.When a crisis threatens everything she’d been working towards, tough decisions must be made about what's most important.
Gary the goat, an internet sensation, and friend of The Real Thing, has died on tour in Queensland.There's a reason Gary's episode is our most downloaded ever.Gary was a uniquely Australian larrikin and his antics made people laugh worldwide.We first met Gary a year ago, when he overcame a rough patch. To celebrate his life we're sharing his story once more.
Ford vs Holden. Blue vs red. Mate vs mate.There's no sitting on the fence when it comes to motoring's great rivalry.But factory closures are forcing fans to rethink a homegrown passion.The Ford-Holden passion is at a crossroads.
Alison and David Homer were ecstatic when they fell pregnant in 2005."Finally, I feel part of something of consequence," Dave said.But at 32 weeks, Harper's heart unexpectedly stopped.How they coped with the grief that followed changed their lives.
David Ninness is one of the Cronulla Shark's biggest fans, despite living nowhere near Sydney's Sutherland Shire.When the NRL club was in turmoil he volunteered to resurrect their second mascot, MC Hammerhead.But before he could help cheer his team to grand final glory, he'd need to learn to dodge ruthless teenagers.Step inside the head of the NRL's scariest mascot.
Sleepy lizards keep popping up in the life of Off Track producer, Ann Jones.So she was curious to speak with Professor Michael Bull. He devoted over 35 years to studying them, in one of the longest running lizard surveys in the world.But just weeks after an in-depth interview, Professor Michael Bull passed away unexpectedly. Now the project's future is uncertain.Subscribe to Off Track: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/offtrack/
Positively Wilcannia, part 6: stop recording, start feeling.Robert Clayton broke his leg three years ago. The injury set off a chain of events that resulted in depression and drug use.For the 28-year-old to become a stronger member of his family, and the community, he would need to test the defining relationships of his life.
Positively Wilcannia, part 5: a tenacious Barkindji woman grabs every opportunity.Bobbi Murray loves her river, the Boomerangs football club, and the entire Wilcannia family.From a young age she followed her ambition to give back to the town.While the journey has taken her off country, it hasn't stopped her making Wilcannia a better place.
Positively Wilcannia, part 4: how The Wilcannia Mob took their river to the world.The Wilcannia Mob's Down River gave us a unique view into life growing up in Wilcannia.Band members, and the town, continue to see positive effects, fifteen years after it was first released.This is the story of how five boys from Wilcannia introduced the world to Barkindji culture.
Positively Wilcannia, part 3: taking anxiety out of health checks, and Barkindji for beginners.Rugby league is being used to improve men's health in more ways that one.When the town travels to Menindee to support their teams, The Real Thing hitches a ride.While there, we hear how Kayleen Kerwin's family knack for language is encouraging the next generation of Barkindji culture.
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oh how I love this episode!, absolutely fantastic!, so well put together, I want to tell everyone to listen to it, congrats, great podcast
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A brilliant show with quirky interesting stories, using a perfect blend of humour and empathy. Hosts are great - well guided interviews and story facilitation ithout disrupting the subject matter story plot. Good editing and length.