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Bad English

Venezuelan-born comedian Ivan Aristeguieta is the host of the new seven-episode series, Bad English.

Close to the Mic News 16/06/2023 Close to the Mic News 16/06/2023

A Way with Words in The Idiom

Find out why it’s raining cats and dogs in SBS podcast The Idiom.

Close to the Mic News 08/06/2023 Close to the Mic News 08/06/2023

New Look for SBS Audio

The brand evolution of SBS Audio is now complete with a bright and engaging SBS Audio app and website, designed to improve discoverability of its innovative multilingual audio and growing suite of award-winning podcasts.

Close to the Mic News 29/03/2023 Close to the Mic News 29/03/2023

There is No Such Thing As Perfect

Want to learn how to call in for a sick day at work, or ask someone out on a date but English is your second language? A top ranking SBS podcast helps listeners tackle everyday activities where being perfect isn't the end goal.

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REVIEWS

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Where to Get the Full Story

Reviews

If you love news and politics then check out ‘Full Story’ from The Guardian Australia reviewed by Shaun D. Wilson.

Reviews

Reviews, Sport

Professional Rugby’s Lack of Equality

Reviews, Sport

Fair Game: Pacific Rugby Against the World is a six-part series launched this February. The podcast takes a look at a game dominated by a system of colonial power fuelled by racism.

Reviews, Sport

Lifestyle, Women, Reviews

Is the Path to Happiness All it’s Cracked Up to Be?

Lifestyle, Women, Reviews

The answer to our happiness lies within, but how often do we ask ourselves, or others, that question? Mamamia’s new podcast explores just that.

Lifestyle, Women, Reviews

True Crime, Reviews

Heinous True Crime Podcast Delivers Tension

True Crime, Reviews

Heinous takes a look into Asia’s criminal underworld, while exploring the cultural and social influences that have informed heinous crimes and acts of terror.

True Crime, Reviews

Chasing Ghosts Goes Below the Surface

True Crime, Reviews

The third season of NZ Herald’s true crime podcast Chasing Ghosts - ‘Below the Surface’ investigates the mysterious death of Thai national, Bua Ngoen Thongsi, whose body was retrieved by a dive police squad in North Canterbury in February, 2015.

True Crime, Reviews

Reviews, Women, Relationships

Dear Clementine Hits Hard Where it Counts

Reviews, Women, Relationships

Clementine Ford owns her voice in a space where nothing is more valuable than the raw and honest truth, whether we like it, or not.

Reviews, Women, Relationships