Show Notes
A Slow Death Our first story comes from our Westwords and All the Best collaboration. Westwords in the centre for creative writing based in Parramatta, where a small group of writers were paired with producers and sound designers to bring their stories to life. Lee Mckerrecher was one of these writers. For our first Westwords episode, you can click here. A story that shows what happens when we ignore those who have protected the environment for thousands of years. Written and Performed by Lee McKerrecher Sound Design by Ramon Briant.
Keep Moving We've all faced some form of impostor syndrome. Or maybe struggled to finish something because we felt it could just be a little better than it is. Catarina figures out how to just keep moving. Produced by Catarina Fraga Matos
Teresa Sometimes there might be something that slows you down and makes it hard to keep moving. Teresa had a lung transplant, and Beth follows her journey to recovery. This story was created as part of an audio storytelling course for regional community radio producers. It was delivered in collaboration with the CMTO, with thanks to the generous support of Creative Australia. Produced by Beth Baillie Supervising Producer was Maddy Macquine.
Mending More Than Things: The Heart of Ringwood Repair Café When was the last time you had something fixed? And have you ever heard of a repair cafe? One Saturday afternoon, Boya Yang takes a trip to the Ringwood Repair Cafe. Produced by Boya Yang. A special thanks to the University of Melbourne, Louisa Lim, Dan Semo and Thomas Phillips.
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All The Best Credits Host: Kwame Slusher Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie Theme Music composed by Shining Bird Cover Art: Ray Vo Special shout-out to our volunteers.
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