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Kiwi Yarns

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Welcome to Kiwi Yarns - those yarns you have where you sit down, put the kettle on, pour a whiskey or crack open a beer I honestly don‘t mind. Anyway! We‘re sitting down and we’re yarning to some great New Zealanders, their back stories, their front stories, even stories where they went sideways, we will go there. It’s a place where we celebrate the great people of this glorious nation.
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We've zeroed in on cricket's best untold stories and brought them to life as compelling audio documentaries. Speaking with dozens of past players, coaches, umpires and administrators, we've uncovered the true accounts of moments both classic and controversial. It's cricket's most incredible yarns. It's a must listen. Hit subscribe now so you don't miss an episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Vanishing Voices

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Vanishing Voices: The Disappearance of Indigenous Males in Northwest Australia delves into a haunting mystery that has gripped the remote regions of Australia’s northwest for years. In this rugged, beautiful, and often unforgiving landscape, a troubling pattern has emerged: Indigenous males, mostly young, have been disappearing without a trace. Many of these disappearances are not isolated incidents but rather, they are connected by a dark thread of crime, mystery, and, in some cases, murder.
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A national focus on news, events & issues that affect Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Hear interviews and stories from the SBS NITV Radio program, part of SBS Audio.
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Mystic Yarn is a monthly storytelling show taking listeners on a sonic journey with new works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry from writers in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. Each episode features original music and sound design and works read by the authors themselves. Created, hosted, and produced by Selene Ross.
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Vogue Knitting Knitterviews

Editors at Vogue Knitting Magazine

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For the last few decades there's been a revolution in the knitting world, and we go behind the scenes to gain insight into what inspired and motivated the knitting superstars who were part of this exciting time. Join us every two weeks on Vogue Knitting Knitterviews as we interview the influencers who contributed to making the knitosphere what it is today. Brought to you by Penguin Random House Audio: “Listen while you knit."
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All aboard the Story Train for weekly storytelling escapades designed specifically for children aged four and up! Dive into fantastic, G-rated tales that transport young listeners on magical journeys to far-off places across the globe. From whimsical to heartwarming, each episode is perfect for bedtime snuggles or serene quiet time. Trusted by parents and adored by children, Story Train is an imaginative oasis for families seeking enriching and safe listening. Join us as we journey through o ...
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Hairy Yarns

Tal Anderson and Kayla Cromer

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Hairy Yarns is a narrative serial horror podcast hosted by actors Tal Anderson and Kayla Cromer, and features original dramatic tales inspired by real-life creepy occurrences, legends, and myths.
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Hi, my name is Tom and I’ll be your host and head yarn spinner. I live in a small town in south Texas that is filled with character and characters, so I’ll be mixing together both reality and fiction into entertaining stories for old and young alike and I’ll also be the narrator. Imagine what it would be like if the Twilight Zone showed up in a sleepy little town surrounded by cattle country, and decided to stay. If you love small town charm then you’re gonna love my stories. By the way I’m ...
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From alleyway gangsters to cold war spies to eccentric entrepreneurs, Australian history is full of colourful but forgotten characters. Host Jen Kelly talks with experts, historians and yarn spinners to uncover the untold stories of some of our most interesting and offbeat ancestors.
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Standoff

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Standoff follows Fred Gómez Carrasco, a drug cartel kingpin and orchestrator of the 1974 Huntsville, Texas, prison siege. The siege was one of the most infamous hostage crises in American history and played out in dramatic fashion over eleven days, all in front of a terrified national audience. One hundred hours of audio containing the actual hostage negotiations and the deadly shoot-out tell the story like never before. "Journalist Wes Ferguson... weaves a fascinating yarn using new intervi ...
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Reverberate

A Verb for Keeping Warm

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Reverberate is a podcast exploring our wide world of textiles and the people who grow, design, make and wear them. Produced by A Verb for Keeping Warm in Oakland, California. Hosted by Adrienne Rodriguez. We plan to release vibrant episodes packed with interviews, conversations and stories from vital contributors to the fiber community. Examining the threads that tie us together across the country and the world. Join us on our audio adventures!
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Goat King Writers Club

Sean Conway & Nathan Hull

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The loosest storytelling podcast in all the land, were we don’t let grammar get in the way of a good yarn. We accept weekly submissions from fans for their own 99 Word Story ideas! https://www.goatkingwc.com/
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SYGNYL

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SYGNYL: A General Mystification Vol. 1 Mystic Elegy, Orphic Yarn, or Dire Warning? The varied texts of SYGNYL have at times been lost, found, translated, forged or otherwise mishandled. Listener discern. File under: magical realism, participatory arts, immersive nonfiction, esoteric wisdom, new vessel. Begin with the Prologue, and listen for cameo appearances by: H.R. of Bad Brains, Wavy Gravy, Pamela De Barres, Marky Ramone, Jason Segel, Lonnie Anderson, Dougie Fresh, Cherie Currie, Money B ...
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Santa Maybe, a Criminal

Jason Usry & Glassbox Media

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Is Santa a Criminal? Maybe. In this true-crime satirical podcast, some of your favorite true crime podcasters join up to spin a yarn about Santa's arrest, his incarceration, and the frenzy around his trial in a south Georgia town.
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Astreya: Book 1. The Voyage South

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Armed with his father's knife, a riddling notebook, and a bracelet with a green stone, Astreya sails south with an adventurous fisherman, hoping that in the world beyond, he can find his father and discover the mystery of his enigmatic gifts. They voyage to a village where all the inhabitants have met a grisly end, and fearing this may be the work of the legendary sailors cursed to sail forever, they dare the open ocean. The journey is dangerous, and Astreya must navigate through betrayal an ...
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Short stories and serialized fiction for those who like a good yarn. A shape-shifting and award-winning author, Cochran writes humor, satire, magical realist, literary and mainstream stories to name a few. Relax and enjoy a story. If not to your taste, try another. If still not to your taste, carry on and enjoy life.
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Since the dawn of humanity, stories have been core to our experience. Everyone, from children to elders, would gather by the light of a twirling fire, sharing with each other tall tales and fantastical yarns. As these yarns were passed from person to person, across the frolicking flames, they became larger than life. After all, the best stories need only the human voice to become alive. Join me, Seth Corry, as I share my own stories in the hopes to rekindle the art of storytelling. From cany ...
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“An Adventurer – He that goes out to meet whatever may come!” This is the credo of Allan Quatermain, the quintessential, swashbuckling protagonist of Allan Quatermain by H. Rider Haggard. Quatermain first makes his appearance as a character in Haggard's most famous bestselling adventure tale, King Solomon's Mines. Published in 1885, this Victorian action novel depicts a group led by Allan Quatermain who travel to a remote region in Africa in search of the missing brother of one of them. It i ...
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The Library of the World's Best Mystery and Detective Stories is a six-volume edition, which contains one hundred and one tales written by authors as diverse and separated by history as Pliny the Younger (first century AD), Voltaire (17th century) and Guy de Maupassant (19th century) and also from different parts of the world. This volume which is the first, contains twenty interesting stories, and an introduction by the editor. The fascinating aspect of mystery stories is that sometimes the ...
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Can you remember the emotion we all went through watching Hayden Wilde's triathlon at the Paris Olympics? Well, be ready to go there again with a fascinating insight into that race. Our top triathlete has had a stonking year and we reflect on all the hard graft it's taken to reach the top. We find out where Hayden's remarkable sportsmanship comes f…
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Rickeeta Walley is from a family that helped bring the Welcome to Country into a modern age while protecting millennia old protocols. When her dad Richard Walley was asked to do a Welcome to Country for Harry Styles, he had no idea who that was. The Welcome became a viral sensation and sparked an international discussion about the importance of the…
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I often fantasize about owning an island paradise. No taxes, zero traffic and I make all the laws? Sign me up! Unless it's Gaiola Island. This idyllic island off the coast of Naples, Italy kills, maims or otherwise destroys the lives of anyone who lives there for too long. From nameless hermits to the world's richest men, the island spares no one. …
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What a ripper of an Olympics it was for Ellesse. The cycling superstar won two golds and a silver in Paris - only the second New Zealander (after Dame Lisa Carrington no less!) to win three medals at a single Games. Hear how she had to fight every step of the way in that brutal week to win. It's an incredible story! Fun fact: Ellesse was born FIFTE…
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Vanishing Voices: The Unseen Crisis of Missing Indigenous PeopleJoin investigator Jake from Cottman Investigations as he delves into the ongoing crisis surrounding the disappearance of Wesley Lockyer and other missing Indigenous people in Western Australia. This episode of Vanishing Voices highlights the systemic issues in handling missing persons …
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Jack Collard went from being raised in the country, to advocating for First Nations rights at the United Nations. He is the product of two-way learning, navigating academic space and cultural space. Travelling to Indonesia to study International Relations taught Jack about a different measure for happiness, and to value culture and connection over …
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Dr. Anita Heiss is a proud Wiradyuri woman and acclaimed author, poet, cultural activist and social commentator. She is committed to raising awareness and educating people about consent. While it may be uncomfortable at first, Anita believes that having these yarns within our families and communities is essential, particularly for our First Nations…
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A little more history than haunt today, though this chick is responsible for more than her fair share of haunts. Locusta of Gaul was an ancient Roman poisoner whose body count ranged in the hundreds or possibly thousands. She was a weapon of mass destruction in her own right and is believed to be the world's first serial killer. Listen and learn ho…
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David Downs is one of those clever humans who can put lots of interesting words next to his name. I will list a few for you: he is the CEO of New Zealand Story Group, he is a chairman, he is an ambassador, he is an author, he is a speaker, he is an actor. He is also a genetically modified organism and an ex-comedian - find out what he means by the …
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Ilona McGuire uses her art as commentary on the political climate of 'Australia', often with a lighthearted humour as a tool for activism. Ilona has grown up embracing her Noongar and Kungarakan cultures, performing with her Noongar family since a young age. Her culture informs her artwork and promotes valuable messages and brings attention to the …
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Everyone knows about the Bates Motel but way before that, Morse Mill Hotel made murderous innkeepers fashionable. You may never have heard of the place, or of Bertha Gifford but both hold an honored place in America's haunted history. Bertha was one of America's first female serial killers and the Morse Mill Hotel was where she committed her crimes…
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Today’s guest is award-winning journalist Suzanne McFadden. Suzanne has been monumental in the rise of coverage of women’s sports here in Aotearoa. She is an author, the co-host of the SASS TALK podcast, a wife, a mum, a nanna, a bird stalker and a sunset capturer. We discuss working as the only female sports journalist in a newsroom for over a dec…
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You can’t help others with an empty cup, but how does supporting your own needs first, before you support others really go? Shakara Walley went from working in the arts to working with incarcerated youth. Her journey to supporting herself and creating boundaries as a form of love, has informed her work supporting young people in what healthy relati…
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The name Edgar Allan Poe is synonymous with darkness and horror. Dude invented the detective novel, after all. If he were alive, he might have written and solved his own death. As it stands, the mystery remains unsolved. Though multiple theories exist, the one that's most likely responsible for the death of one of the most influential writers in Am…
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Part Two of the Final Frontier resumes the story with Australia one-nil up after the opening Test of the 2004 Border-Gavaskar Trophy. With matches to come in Chennai, Nagpur and Mumbai, listen to how Australia's elite team navigated the challenges presented to them and walked away with what many describe as the greatest achievement of their respect…
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Today’s guest is a man who most of the time likes to be behind the scenes. But, Kyle Bell is responsible for bringing to life some of the country’s best performing and most loved gigs and festivals. The professional party planner is an award winning marketer and entrepreneur, he’s also the unofficial godfather of Rhythm and Vines, and once had high…
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(S1E4) Macarbe short. Nothing quite so awkward as, “meeting the family.” In Brian's case, it's his latest conquest's granny, and all he has to do is pass the time with her, while Hetty gets ready for the halloween party. Twenty minutes or so before he can make his move. But in this household,they have their own way of celebrating. YARN OVER Written…
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Language revitalisation has been a long and hard journey that continues to be impacted by the ongoing effects of colonisation. Policies such as the White Australia Act forbade First Nations Australians from speaking their languages. Dylan Collard strove to reclaim his connection to Noongar language, not only to deepen his own relationship to cultur…
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This year Indigenous Business Month celebrated a significant milestone – marking its 10th anniversary. Last week, a special breakfast event commemorated this achievement and honouring the successes of Indigenous businesses over the past decade. as well as announcing this year’s Indigenous Business Month award winners.…
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Do you enjoy a good Halloween haunted house? You know, the kind that's super scary but that you know you'll actually be safe in? But how do you know for sure that you're safe? Today we look at some Halloween haunted houses that people have died your been injured in, including the most famous of all, McKamey Manor! Face Your Ears Explore home record…
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To celebrate 20 years since Australia's breakthrough Test series victory in India, Stories After Stumps has spoken to a group of the key individuals who made it happen. Spread across two special episodes, hear from Adam Gilchrist, Justin Langer, Jason Gillespie, Simon Katich, Michael Kasprowicz, coach John Buchanan and journalist Robert 'Crash' Cra…
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The book ‘Words to Sing the World Alive’ celebrates First Nations languages from across the continent. Through this book, forty high profile First Nation writers and thinkers, journalists and lawyers, artists and astronomers come together to reveal their favourite and significant words. Words that evoke the power of childhood and the wonder of Coun…
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Ian Jones is one of the country's greatest All Blacks - and this is such a wholesome and inspiring chat about how "The Kamo Kid" came to be such a brilliant rugby player - but also such a great role model and so active in everything he's done since. Kamo is someone who grabs life by the proverbial but also someone who gives a lot back to others. Yo…
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One October day 128 years ago, Zona Heaster fell in love at first sight with a strapping blacksmith named Trout Shue. Their whirlwind romance would end in murder. The twist? The case was solved by the ghost of the victim. Or was it? Face Your Ears Explore home recording and music creation with Rich and Justin on 'Face Your Ears'! Listen on: Apple P…
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As the Kinchela Boys Home marked its 100th anniversary on Saturday, October 19; survivors, known as Uncles, advocated for transforming the site into a national centre for healing and truth-telling. The Kinchela Boys Home Aboriginal Corporation called for recognition, healing, and preserving their stories.…
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There’s not a lot this fantastic young woman hasn’t done - she’s a businesswoman, entrepreneur, a mother, actress, reality star and a champion of women. Edna Swart is proof that if you want something it’s up to you to get it, and the success of her business ED&i Body is testament to that. Whether you agree or not with everything Edna says, you will…
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If you enjoyed Brodie and Paddy's yarn this week, then get your ears around Paddy's new podcast. It's called The F#$%ing News and it's all about positive news! This week in the middle of the America’s Cup regatta, Paddy has one question - “what and why is a ‘Cyclor’?” Paddy meets the Brainy Kiwi going global with technology that can predict your he…
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Airing this Tuesday, October 15 at 7.30 PM on NITV, the last episode of the Point for 2024 marks the one-year anniversary of the failed referendum and explores the ongoing impact on First Nations communities. Over the past season, the series has travelled across the country to tell the stories of First Nations communities and amplify their voices. …
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This is a bit of a special episode of Kiwi Yarns where Brodie's good pal Paddy Gower comes in and they have a bit of a yarn about their books. Best believe they play two truths and a lie, and see who wins the prize for reading a segment of the other person's book without laughing. There might be a teaser in there for book two, too. But also, they h…
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