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Tall Tales & True
Tall Tales & True brings together the very best of live storytelling from across Australia. Courageous storytellers front up to the microphone to bare their soul and share their life-changing moments in front of a live audience. Captivating, jaw-dropping and thought provoking, these pure Australian...
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Mahmood Fazal — 'When death comes you wake up'
Before Mahmood Fazal was a writer and journalist, he was part of an outlaw motorcycle club, abusing drugs and running wild. He saw plenty of destructi...
Jen Cloher — John
Adelaide in the 1980s was not the easiest place for a kid to figure out their gender. Jen Cloher's stint as "John" the Galaga-playing champ at the loc...
Cadance Bell — Small talk
Three years before she transitioned genders, Cadance was a fat, depressed guy buying weed from bikie gangs and nursing a near-killer blood clot. Then...
Rebecca Day – The good, the dad, and the angsty
Growing up can be pretty hard work and there's not a lot of room to think about anyone else, especially your parents. Rebecca Day has some fond memori...
INTRODUCING – Tall Tales & True Season 13 | Rebellion
From a rebelling teen who lands her dad in a world of hot water, to a kid named Jennifer, with a secret identity, this season host and curator Mahmood...
Leah Potter – Surviving the dungeon
When Leah Potter was at uni, her topless-barmaid girlfriend asked her to join her for a private gig. All she had to do was wear a corset and g-string...
Gala Vanting – Stumbling through step-motherhood
Gala Vanting is a sex worker. But that's not something she can tell her stepdaughter. This story is a touching collection of moments as Gala navigates...
Chantell Martin – Becoming herself
As a trans woman in a small town 30 years ago, Chantell Martin saw the desperation to be "genetically born female" lead others to self-harm, even suic...
Jane Whatshername – The Raid
What risks do sex workers face when their profession is criminalised? And what measures do they take to avoid being busted? "Jane Whatshername" tells...
Formerly Betty – Finding a name
When you're new to sex work there's a lot to learn and there are choices to make. What will your boundaries be, and will you be prepared to cross them...
Pris – A first time for everything
Pris tells the story of the first time a low-key celebrity hired her and her friend for a threesome. It was also the first time a job went horribly –...
Tilly Lawless – Four bookings and a breakup
Have you ever had to work closely with an ex? Sex worker Tilly Lawless has and it's one of the four bookings she reflects on in this story about proce...
INTRODUCING – Tall Tales & True Season 12 | Sex Workers
This season, sex worker and author Tilly Lawless (Nothing But My Body) brings you seven stories from sex workers across Australia.
You'll hear s...
Bobuq Sayed – Stranded in Paradise
No one cares about your perfect holiday. When things go wrong, that's when the stories get interesting. Bobuq Sayed found themselves stranded, and alo...
Angie Farrugia – Always be kind
Sometimes, it's the small off-the-cuff comment that can have a lasting impact. For Angie Farrugia, this moment has happened twice. And both times, the...
Amy Chittick – For the love of footy
Footy clubs aren't just about the game, they're community too. And, for Amy Chittick, when a shock accident left her needing support, her footy club w...
James Parfitt-Fejo – The night Tracey came to town
Cyclone Tracey changed Darwin forever. Generations have heard about what happened from an adult's perspective, but what was it like for a four-year-ol...
Cobey Bartels – The cure to loneliness: motorcycles
Moving to a new city is hard. Making new friends, in a new city, as a lonely adult can be terrifying. Cobey Bartels tells the story of how motorcycles...
INTRODUCING – Tall Tales & True Season 11 | Community
We're back, with the best of live storytelling from around Australia. This season — hosted by journalist and mental health advocate Cobey Bartels — is...
Ally and Stevie - My favourite ex
Most people aren’t friends with their ex, but Ally Garrett and Stevie Wilder are the exception. Where many relationships crumble and reach the point o...
Jackson Browne - Big weather calling
Landing your dream job is never easy, especially when life keeps blowing you off course. Every time Jackson Browne seemed to be on the right track, li...
Gladys Docking – Getting back on the horse
Gladys got the call from the police that every parent dreads: her daughter Quita had been badly injured. Doctors said that she would never recover fro...
Paul Kidd - Getting laid at my boyfriend's funeral
Hooking up at weddings? We've all heard stories. Hooking up at a funeral? Not so much. At the height of another pandemic, Paul Kidd lost his boyfriend...
Deena Lynch - Size doesn't matter, right?
Musician and activist Deena Lynch, aka Jaguar Jonze, gets knocked down literally and figuratively on her motorcycle all the time. She gets back up eve...
INTRODUCING — Tall Tales & True Series 10: Resilience
Tough times never last, but tough people do.
This is the best of Australian live storytelling. True stories, from all around the country. This s...
PRESENTS — Days Like These
From the heartbreaking to the hilarious, each episode of Days Like These introduces you to one regular human as they live through something wild. This...
Amal Awad – Doorknock Dating
Growing up as a Muslim in Australia, author Amal Awad had some excruciating dating experiences, most with her parents inviting prospective partners an...
Charlie and Emma King — Live Like a King
Veteran Northern Territory broadcaster Charlie King is the son of two people from very different worlds and a consummate storyteller. After arriving i...
Juanita Phillips — Ghost Story
Midnight footsteps on a central staircase and a misplaced baby. New South Wales ABC TV newsreader Juanita Phillips was someone who didn't believe in g...
Dave Pears — Relying on Strangers
Working on a boat off an island in the West Australian Kimberley region, Dave Pears learns a lesson about relying on the care of strangers. Stung by a...
Sarah Macdonald — Taliban Money Tin
The last day of the school term can be exhausting for parents, kids and teachers alike. For ABC broadcaster Sarah Macdonald, the last day of school wa...
INTRODUCING — Tall Tales & True Series 9 | Strangers
The best of Australian storytelling... true stories, told live, from the mountains to the sea, across the desert and right around Australia. This seas...
Jessica Ferrari — Disguises
We all have ways of dealing with grief. As a child, Jessica Ferrari felt so responsible for others feeling sad about the death of her father that she...
Charles Edwards — Dignity
Recovering from a particularly nasty skiing accident, Charles Edwards takes up a friend's offer to join her on a Pacific island holiday. Little does h...
Louise Newton-Keogh — I Love You
Hearing the words "I love you" from her mother when she was a child sent a chill of dread through Louise Newton-Keogh. They were a warning sign of tro...
Kwong Yue Yang — My hero Jackie Chan
As a Chinese-Australian growing up in Canberra, Kwong Yue Yang felt anything but cool. A maths nerd with a bowl haircut, Kwong struck on a plan to bec...
Elyse Mcinerney — Off With The Fairy
When nine-year-old Elyse receives a thank you note from a fairy for building a miniature palace, it sparks a pen pal friendship that leads to schoolya...
INTRODUCING — Tall Tales & True Series 8: "Letting Go"
The best of Australian storytelling ... true stories, told live, from all around Australia. This season we're talking about the difficult task of "let...
Elliana Lawford — In my own skin
Elliana Lawford is a Wiradjuri and Anaiwan woman from NSW, but people think she’s white because she has pale skin. On her journey to self acceptance,...
Bilha Smith — Transformed
As a child in Palestine, Bilha Smith was shunned. She learned early on what it was like to look and feel different. Years later, when she looked more...