Enjoy these bite-sized conversations with some of WestWords' creatives, from the heart of Greater Western Sydney. These episodes cover many of the skills required by writers at all stages of development.
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Poets' Corner is WestWords' monthly poetry online event, curated and hosted by poet, David Ades.
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WestWords is the Western Sydney literature organisation. We're all about creative storytelling in all its forms, and this fortnightly podcast is the place to hear news, interviews and featurettes.
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All The Best is for new Australian storytelling. Hear from a Melbourne-based cannibal, how the Australian Wallabies used theatre workshops to improve their game, anxiety attacks in a Tantric sex class, and what the shopping centre Santa Claus is really thinking, all on All The Best. We're a weekly radio show and podcast produced at FBi Radio in Sydney in association with SYN and Triple R in Melbourne, and broadcast nationally via the Community Radio Network. We’ve been telling stories in a v ...
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The Denver Diatribe is a weekly podcast about culture, politics and stuff as it pertains to the Mile High City and its environs. We love and hate on all types of local topics: political dust-ups, medical marijuana, foody wars, the tech industry, police brutality, the art scene, media scandals, bad public policy, good eats, etc. The Denver Diatribe was named the city’s Best Podcast in the 2010 Westword Web Awards. We broadcast live every Friday at 9:00 a.m. on NFNradio.com from the Five Point ...
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Sistah Speak: Westworld is a podcast devoted to the HBO series, Westworld. Sistah A, Sistah J, and Sistah K discuss the latest episodes, theories raised by fans of the show, and give their personal opinions from a Sistah’s point of view.
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2025 is almost over, and it’s the time of year when everyone is sharing their ‘best of’s, ‘wrappeds, ‘rewinds’ or recaps of the year. In this episode, our amazing volunteers at All the Best share the stories that really resonated with them. Second Hand Bandit by Ramon Briant Episode #640 The Second Hand Bandit was all about community and second-han…
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Our Stories Our Flats I've lived in Carlton, in the Carlton Public housing estates for 30-plus years. So I know it like the back of my hand and I've come across very interesting people and I thought it would be important for me to, um, leave a document behind. Ayan Shirwa This episode is all about community—specifically, the importance of communit…
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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…
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In many cultures around the world, water is sacred. In this episode we see bodies of water as conduits for memory, history and, of course, stories. Pitjantjatjara and Gurintji man talkin’ stories by the river Think of the anatomy of a river. Our first story is the upper course. Caleb and Orlando reflect on history, their own lives and the families …
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The act of rebellion can take many forms. Sometimes resistance can be found in the music we listen to and the way we present ourselves to the world. The Vanishing Culture of Saigon Our first story deals directly with music, censorship and the history of Vietnam. Ray finds a story resistance in the history of 'yellow music'. Produced by Ray Vo Super…
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Lagpas Tao by Neen Ramos When a storm surge swallows a coastal town in the Philippines, a daughter in Sydney receives a shaky phone call from her mother calling from a patchy Wi-Fi. The floodwaters would recede, but they can’t take away a daughter’s worry from thousands of kilometres away. “ I've been so worried about you. I guess what I really wan…
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This week’s episode is all about suspending your disbelief! Whether you're dressed for a Renaissance Fair or watching a magician and their assistant on stage. A Lady Knight by in Kryal Castle by Persephone Waxman In our first story, you will follow the Knight, Lady Molly, into the heat of battle just 10 minutes outside the Ballarat CBD in Victoria.…
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Has a friend ever told you they think you have ADHD? In this episode of Peer Review Diagnosis, host Felicity Weaver explores the humorous yet heartfelt world of “peer-reviewed ADHD”. Through personal stories and insights from psychiatrist Dr. Mohsen Mirzaie, she explores the role casual, “peer-reviewed” observations can play alongside formal diagno…
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Halloween. A time when many when mischievous spirits are going from door to door saying 'trick or treat?'. This week is not a trick, but a treat of three haunting audio stories that might just keep you up at night. Almost A Ghost Story by Yebu ji There is always good reason to carefully research a place before you there. Our first story, its not ju…
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Just Breath Man by Ben Haywood This story is a step closer to embracing men’s tears and a step away from toxic masculinity. Ben suffers from depression after knee surgery. Searching for ways to heal online, he finds himself trapped in toxic ideas of masculinity. It’s only when a friend takes him to his breathwork class that he finally breaks down a…
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So what do gaming and immigration have in common? The Love Game by Wing Kuang In our second story from the Jesse Cox Audio Fellowship 2025, Wing Kuang guides us through a love story of two gamers, one in Melbourne and one in Shanghai, navigating the complexities of long-distance relationships and the bureaucracy of Australia’s immigration system. P…
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This week, some beef, friendship, and strange run-ins with some humans and creatures. Magpie by Millie Jones In this story, a stroll through suburban Mudgee turns into an encounter with the swooping monarchs of the blue gums. Here’s your ultimate how-to-survive-magpies manual. Tip: If you cross paths with a magpie, skip the two-hands-above-your-hea…
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Dome Sweet Dome by Year 8 students In this story, Year 8 students imagine a world where meteors poison the skies and zombies spread from Bankstown to Campbelltown. Trapped inside a glass dome with zombies banging on the walls outside, they piece together what makes life worth living. And in the end, humanity is saved by Kendrick Lamar’s zombie-proo…
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Black people can be disabled: breaking the cycle of disability stereotypes - Khadija Gbla by Carey Scheer From surviving a civil war in Sierra Leone to classrooms in Australia, Khadija carried chaos in her body long after the bombs stopped. Her autism was dismissed as a cultural difference by white Australians, scorned as “not Black enough” within …
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This week’s episode is one of those love stories that spans years and countries. 177 Nations of Tasmania: Ana From Panama First, Ana fell in love with ballet at her home in Panama City. This passion for dance will take her all over Cuba in the Caribbean, where, at an arts college, she would meet her second love, Elias. This beautiful story will tak…
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This week, two adventures into the uncharted seas of life. Serendipity 海上的人 by Sharon Wongosari After her lupus diagnosis, Sharon lost what she once held most precious: career opportunities, productivity, and the efficiency that once defined her. Yet in losing them, she discovered a self beyond those qualities and began to reclaim her life. She now…
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This week, stories about what’s going into your mouth. Avocado by Michael Sun This story follows Michael’s bizarre coming-of-age journey - stuffed with avocados, awkward dates, and complicated moments with his mom. Born with a big mouth and having a “stronger-than-average immune system”, he went on to claim a Guinness World Record by devouring 20 a…
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This week’s episode takes us through a war and typhoons in South East Asia and the Asia Pacific. This week’s episode takes us through a war and typhoons in South East Asia and the Asia Pacific. We learn what a typhoon looks like through the eyes of a child and how even a story of war can be used to talk about the ones we love. Tubig Lang The first …
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This week’s episode asks us to pause. To pay attention to the world around us and to think of the power that nature has to heal damaged and abandoned spaces. Would they survive without humans? The first story is about resilience. Not human resilience, but about the persistence of trees growing in places that you might not expect. Raihanah takes us …
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Our stories this week look at this dissonance between thinking of COVID-19 in the past tense, while also knowing that it is still a very real threat to many vulnerable people in our community. Just becasue it isn't in the news isn’t giving us a count of Covid infections anymore doesn’t mean that it's gone away. Hug In our first story, Cristina talk…
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This week, we get outside and get our hands dirty as we take a closer look at the world around us, whether that involves rethinking the uses of the land or trying to protect it. This week's stories don't just call on us to pay attention to the environment around us. It's also a cautionary tale of what can happen when we don't. The Weedy One Are wee…
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In this week’s episode, we continue with stories from the students at the University of Melbourne and explore the idea of having a sustainability mindset – not just when it comes to the environment around us, but also when it comes to activities that bring communities together or online platforms that try to divide us. What if nothing matters? With…
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This week, we’re hearing about climate crises and what we can do about them, from students at the University of Melbourne. All of them challenge us to rethink our relationship to the land, plants and animals around us. It also asks us to consider the impact that the changing climate is having on our health. Water Is More Than a Resource Dr Clint Ha…
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This week, we are celebrating NAIDOC Week with an audio drama originally written as a short story by Marcus Woolombi Waters, titled 'No Going Home'. It's a story set in early colonial Australia that explores the disruption caused by invasion and family conflict. Content Warning: This drama includes themes of mass murder and genocide. Please listen …
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