Voice Within: A Storybook by Storytellers
This podcast narrates to you short stories, poems and letters from a collective of authors. It is a simple cup of tea in hand, or a long drive kind of moment, to truly immerse yourself in a tale or two. For the love of a good story!
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48 episodes
The Apple Tree
A single myth can teach generations who to trust, who to blame, and whose voice gets ignored. Today we challenge that inheritance with an original short story that rewrites the Adam and Eve narrative from the inside out, guided by the questions...
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Bellingen's Butcher Bird Curse
A small town legend can be a joke, a warning, or the truest thing people refuse to say out loud. We pour a cup of tea, get cosy, and share a poem reimagines Bellingen through a single unsettling idea: the butcher bird’s song doesn’t just fill t...
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The Sacred Garden
What if the home we ache for is the one we carry within us? We share a sweeping parable about a joyful tribe that leaves a sacred garden, splits into two civilisations, and forgets its heart. One side turns fear into armour and empire; the othe...
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An Ode to a Heart Cave
In the latest episode of our podcast, we delve into the evocative poem "Ode to a Heart Cave" by Lea Evergreen. This piece takes listeners on a visceral journey through the intricate landscapes of emotion and intimacy, blending natural imagery w...
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Ode to a Mountain
What if devotion could feel like resting your forehead against ancient stone and hearing your own heart answer back? We open the door to quiet with a warm invitation and hand the mic to poet Lea Evergreen, whose Ode to a Mountain transforms lan...
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From Lonely Lunch To Living Community: Tai Chi At Bexley Uniting Church
A quiet invitation at a crowded food court table changed everything. Four letters, four voices—honest, unpolished, deeply human—about how Tai Chi, shared meals, and a patch of soil at Bexley Uniting Church turned isolation into comm...
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A Taste of Headland
A taste of salt on the lips, granite underfoot, and a heartbeat that answers the surf. We bring you a richly textured reading of Headland by poet Jessica Klein-Gibaud, a piece that turns a simple shoreline into a mirror for the body and a ledge...
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A Taste of Elegy for Colin
A little look into this poem as we slow the world down to share an elegy for Colin, a farrier whose six-week visits shaped more than hooves. Jessica’s piece sets a quiet, reflective mood over people that have left this world. Co...
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Headland
Salt on the lips, granite underfoot, and a heartbeat that answers the surf. We bring you a richly textured reading of Headland by poet Jessica Klein-Gibaud, a piece that turns a simple shoreline into a mirror for the body and a ledger for time....
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Elegy For Colin
We slow the world down to share an elegy for Colin, a farrier whose six-week visits shaped more than hooves. Jessica’s piece sets a quiet, reflective mood over people that have left this world. Colin the farrier as a steady pres...
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A Taste of M.I.C-K.E.Y M-O-U-S-E
A little taste of four souls on the edge of despair. One magical encounter that changes everything.At Disneyland, where wishes are meant to come true, Rose dons the Mickey Mouse costume one last time before her planned suicide. Behind t...
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M.I.C-K.E.Y M-O-U-S-E
Four souls on the edge of despair. One magical encounter that changes everything.At Disneyland, where wishes are meant to come true, Rose dons the Mickey Mouse costume one last time before her planned suicide. Behind the iconic mask, sh...
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Mother Fox
What if you died and instead of going to heaven, you became a fox in your own garden? This profound, intimate exploration of life, death, and what might lie beyond follows Iris, a recently deceased mother of seven who finds herself transformed ...
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Just Like A Feather
What happens when we lose our seemingly magical abilities and must journey through the ordinary world to find extraordinary wisdom? This mesmerizing story follows a man who once walked on water but finds himself sinking to the depths where a se...
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Interview with Risa August: The Road Unpaved - Living Beyond Limits
When doctors dismiss your symptoms for seven years despite you knowing something is deeply wrong with your body, what do you do? For Risa, that medical journey led to a life-altering diagnosis of acromegaly – a rare condition caused by a pituit...
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A Taste of Emergence
A little taste of Mama Earther finds a young woman she calls "Cockroach No-Breath" near death in a cave and dedicates herself to bringing her back to life. Over two years, through patient nurturing and unconditional love, she helps the traumati...
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Emergence
Mama Earther finds a young woman she calls "Cockroach No-Breath" near death in a cave and dedicates herself to bringing her back to life. Over two years, through patient nurturing and unconditional love, she helps the traumatised woman—renamed ...
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A Taste of A Good Egg
A taste of Rachel Faith's powerful story "A Good Egg" takes us on a journey that shatters expectations and reveals the transformative potential of conscious awareness. This story leaves you asking, what happens when gratitude meets mindfulness ...
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2:20
A Taste of A New Birth
A taste from the first breath of life, a pattern was established - a newborn girl met with maternal indifference, a mother overwhelmed by her own psychological demons. Through haunting poetic verse, this deeply personal narrative traces the sha...
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A Taste of Firefly in My Garden
Have you ever experienced that magical moment when something you've wished for materialises before your eyes? A little taste of Johnny Lee's enchanting story "Firefly in my Garden" captures exactly this phenomenon through a tale tha...
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A Taste of A Love Letter to Humankind
Have a taste of this mesmerizing narrative, Chris-James (CJ) Melchizedek channels the voice of an ancient tree spirit delivering a profound love letter to humanity. What if trees could speak? What ancient wisdom might they share about our...
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A Taste of Furies: short story
Have you ever noticed something strange from the corner of your eye that vanishes when you try to look at it directly? Most of us dismiss these fleeting glimpses as tricks of light or optical illusions. But what if they're something more?
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A Taste of A Letter: Dear Autumn
What begins as a simple letter to a season unfolds into a profound meditation on life, death, resilience, and renewal in John Shuttleworth's masterfully crafted "Dear Autumn." Narrated by the author himself, this piece transcends mere seasonal ...
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