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Beyond Grief and Mourning in ‘Grave Matters’

What are the rituals around death, dying, and dealing with grief?

Grave Matters is a new podcast from SBS that offers insights into the vast worlds of death and dying.

Close to the Mic News 13/06/2023 Close to the Mic News 13/06/2023

Wilosophy Returns

Wil Anderson is back with a host of new comedic talent to find the meaning of life.

Editor 06/02/2023 Editor 06/02/2023

Judith Lucy Navigates a Life Worth Living Post-Covid

Australian comedian and actress, Judith Lucy, asks the big and small questions in the latest season of ABC podcast Judith Lucy is overwhelmed & living…

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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.

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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