أفضل بودكاسات Big Country (2024)

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Researchers studying 'living fossil' and berry farmers' 30 years of sweet success 25:15

2d ago25:15

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Researchers study 'living fossil' mountain shrimp; cooler climate lures mainland winemaker to island state; strawberry growers retire after three decades of sweet success; female competitors giving men 'the shakes' in speed shear competition.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Milking once feral camels and grape grower pinning hopes on Italian varieties 25:15

9d ago25:15

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Milk from New South Wales camel dairy in high demand; grower turns to niche Italian grape varieties to survive industry glut; stone workers needed to preserve ancient walls for future generations; organic farmer growing tropical spice crop in dry climate.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Technology keeping remote cattle station running smoothly and forest therapy 25:17

16d ago25:17

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Remote cattle station using wireless connectivity to keep things running smoothly; turning to the forest for therapy; working dog community turns out to honour legend of the sport; the program connecting generations through friendship.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Making art in sand and beauty of river shines through in wake of destructive flood 25:16

23d ago25:16

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Sand artists bringing joy to local beaches; beauty of Daintree River shines through flood destruction; Country Womens Association considering men members as it celebrates centenary; harvest time for hops prized by brewers.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Outback graziers finding solace for struggles and historic pub reopens in rural village 25:13

30d ago25:13

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Outback residents finding solace in swimming, poetry, candle-making to overcome struggles; cousins reopen historic pub in tiny town; record-winning racehorse's first foal attracting attention of global industry; the grape grower who juggles farming life with music career.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Family friendly all female vet clinic and compost program diverting cafe waste from landfill 25:08

1M ago25:08

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Country vet clinic creating flexible family-friendly workforce for all female staff; diverting cafe waste from landfill is creating gold for gardens; fig season is this fruit grower's favourite time of year; talking tuna with Queensland mum who is giving consumers a local alternative to imports.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Reigniting musical dream and counting baby lobsters 25:14

1M ago25:14

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Baby lobster count helping to monitor health of fishery; memories of Mungo Man's discovery 50 years on; music lovers flock to Port Fairy's friendly festival; W.A mum pursuing country music dream in Nashville.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Friendly game bringing farm workers together and growing yuzu 25:13

2M ago25:13

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The beautiful game bringing together workers from rival berry farms for fun competition; Japanese citrus fruit yuzu in hot demand from chefs, outback helicopter mustering pilot living out dream in the air; new home for much loved river red gum tree stump attraction.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Musician and luthier meet over guitar and mermaids gather on the coast 25:15

2M ago25:15

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The iconic instrument that bought a musician and craftsman together; escaping the humdrum of daily life through magical mermaid make-believe; gardening group helping women find connection; the couples making a new life in the country.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Reviving Country Women's Association and growing rare berries 25:17

2M ago25:17

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Twenty-something saves local CWA; berry farm growing rare varieties; meet the outback educators helping station kids learn from home; Alys bought what she believes is Australia's cheapest house in outback W.A.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Overcoming fear of ocean to freedive and restoring old butter factory 25:12

2M ago25:12

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Freediver overcomes fear of ocean to help others in time of need; land management with fire getting harder as seasons change; community restores old butter factory; Pacific women filling farm jobs in Tasmania.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Fungi farmers walk away from business and remembering 1924 Olympian 25:14

3M ago25:14

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Remembering bush boxer who represented Australia at 1924 Olympics; calling time on fancy fungi business; tale of two turtles as one is released back to sea, another treated after suspected animal cruelty; the aviation pioneers who started a trucking company in outback WA.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Bowls club bringing in tourists and marine debris becomes art 25:14

3M ago25:14

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Bowls club welcomes campers; marine debris becomes work of art; young rodeo stars with big dreams of international careers; history of Queensland's gemfields.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Pursuing fishing passion and drawing the curtains on long cinema career 25:11

3M ago25:11

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Teen angler pursuing his catch and raising awareness of painful condition; closing the curtain on long career playing the organ for silent films; teachers learning lessons as school embeds a first nations' perspective into curriculum; artist returns to Tamworth with painting of Aussie nostalgia.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Rural tennis club at the heart of farming community and planning a 'natural' burial 25:16

3M ago25:16

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From tractor to tennis court, new chapter for sporting club that's been the glue of farming community for more than a century; natural burial site allowing people like Mary to plan for an environmentally friendly end of life; award-winning artist painting the streets where he once lived rough, before turning life around; passing food traditions dow…

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Juggling station work and study and female goat farmers bucking industry trend 25:16

5M ago25:16

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بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Riverboat postal service and virtual farmers' market success 25:16

5M ago25:16

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Last riverboat postie delivering to isolated Hawkesbury locals; virtual farmers market surviving and thriving beyond lockdown days; High school students swapping classroom for cattleyards in agricultural training program; family reflects on more than a century of growing fruit at multi-generational orchard.…

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Chasing bioluminescence and living shoreline providing protection from erosion 25:17

5M ago25:17

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Chasing bioluminescence as firefly mating season gets underway; how saltmarsh and oyster reefs are protecting low-lying coastal town from erosion; postal pilot making sure mail gets through to remote farming properties; candle business allowing Sarah to tap into creativity from the farm.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Restoring a once abandoned town and taming wild horses 25:14

5M ago25:14

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بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Preserving the swamp habitat of 'bunyip bird' and koala colony thriving 25:15

6M ago25:15

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Preserving the habitat of a threatened swamp bird; koala colony re-established in 1970s serving as a model of how to translocate animals; artists exhibiting works in book form at regional gallery; the hidden WW2 bunker serving as the ultimate man-cave.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Sawmiller custodian of precious timber and bringing back native food crops 25:47

6M ago25:47

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Custodian ensuring remaining King Billy pine is put to good use; Indigenous farmer harvesting native yams as part of plan to reintroduce traditional crops; grower calls for research on quandongs as Central Australia records dismal harvest; dressage honour for double amputee horse-rider.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Assisted migration aiming to save threatened gum tree species and whale numbers booming 25:46

6M ago25:46

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The bold plan to aid the migration of threatened eucalyptus species in the face of climate change; an exhibition of paintings reveal brilliant mind of reclusive country artist; whale numbers booming on Australia's east coast; flower farming proving to be a perfect fit for working mum's raising families and pursuing passion project.…

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Ukulele clubs creating social connections and breeding beneficial beetles 25:44

6M ago25:44

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Ukulele clubs proving to be a weapon in fight against loneliness; farmers breeding dung beetles for their environmental benefits; chefs sharing skills to help home-cooks cater for cost of living pressures; grazier's lifelong passion for goats is what gets her out of bed in the morning.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Cowgirls come together and artist tapping into knowledge of ancestors to craft traditional stringybark canoe 25:44

7M ago25:44

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Cowgirl catch-up helping rural women build camaraderie and resilience; artist crafting canoe in the same way ancestors would have thousands of years ago; bird lovers calling for better protection for endangered species; training for the tricky job of working with power tools underwater.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Droving the long paddock and prisoners learning to ride bucking bulls 25:44

7M ago25:44

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Droving team spending days on dusty stock route ahead of dry summer; the inmates getting an opportunity to turn their lives around by learning how to ride bulls and compete in rodeo; ladies learning skills for life on the land; the unique pet cemetery that's put a tiny town on the tourist map.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Ballet dancer returns from overseas to teach in outback Queensland and wombats suffering mange get special treatment 25:47

7M ago25:47

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Before COVID, ballet dancer Douglas Stewart enjoyed stage success in Romania, but has returned to teach ballet in central Queensland. On A Big Country we also meet Wombat Guy, treating mangy wombats in the Hawkesbury.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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We join a volunteer dino dig at Winton and find endangered masked owls posing as life models to raise funds 25:45

7M ago25:45

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We meet a couple who left busy careers in Melbourne to grow flowers in the hills near Woolooga via Gympie; volunteers digging for 95 million-year-old dinosaur bones at Winton, Queensland; farmers grow a crop of "medicinal gums" treating diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and long COVID; And dressed in their best plumage Monty and Bentley pose t…

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Inspiring regional children through music and women learning new skills at'she shed' 25:44

8M ago25:44

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Meet two winners of the Rural Women of the Year Award; Artistic Director of Moorambilla Voices choir Michelle Leonard, and pet food entrepreneur Emma Gibbons from the Sunshine Coastبقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Native bird breeding frenzy after flood and the females taking to droving 25:44

8M ago25:44

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Wetlands come to life with native birds after flood; citizen scientists counting cassowaries; Queensland couple's big outback move; young females taking to droving.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Embracing a new life at the edge of an ancient gorge and farewelling the family farm 25:45

8M ago25:45

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How moving to an ancient gorge brought this family closer together; farewelling family farm after 130 years; the challenges of motherhood living and working on a remote cattle station; teens collecting native seed for regeneration project.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Relocating tiny marsupials to island home and nursing penguins back to health 25:46

8M ago25:46

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Taking tiny marsupials back to island part of a plan to restore pre-colonisation native wildlife; rare penguin nursed back to health and released to the ocean a long way from home; tapping into trauma of Black Summer bushfires for artistic inspiration; teens with gift of the gab give livestock auctioneering a red hot go.…

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Healing with horse therapy and sending whisky to sea 25:46

8M ago25:46

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How a lifelong love of horses led Elaine to help others; maturation on the high seas, meet the distillers using the 'slosh method' to produce a special whisky; farmers on small acreage find the perfect small livestock - breeding snails; meet Benji the pet goat whose regular beach walks bring joy to many.…

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32. Sammy Russo 1:45:10

8M ago1:45:10

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Our guest for this episode is long-time Big Country fan Sammy Russo from St. Louis Missouri. Sammy tells us about his discovery of the band in the late 1980s, seeing them live in the 90s, and many, many more stories. Lot's of fun. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/beautifulpeople/message…

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From broadcasting to winemaking and studying seaweed for artistic inspiration 25:46

9M ago25:46

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How reporting on the wine industry led to a new career making wine for former ABC presenter; artists beachcombing for seaweed to inspire creative works; Julie, the lifelong clown has settled in a small country town, after a career on the road as a traveller performer, but she still has some tricks up her sleeve; the couple who swapped lucrative min…

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Compass trees of the desert and remote craft store 25:36

9M ago25:36

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The desert tree that can serve as a compass; wool producer selling her fleece by the skein, direct to knitters from farm shop; four-legged furry friends trained as assistance animals helping war veterans with PTSD deal with daily demands of life; how Liam is sharing his Aboriginal culture with next generation through music.…

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Bush two-up game spinning on and women taking the reins of saddle industry 25:47

9M ago25:47

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Family ties keeping traditional bush two-up game going in the WA goldfields; young women carving out a career working with leather and taking the reins of saddle industry; adventure on the high seas aboard replica tall ship helping teens detox from devices; hair dyers, clippers and glue at the ready as junior cattle handlers take their heifers into…

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Outback pub at heart of community and channel country blooms with new life 25:46

9M ago25:46

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Meet the publican keeping the heart of her outback community beating; floodwater brings green oasis to desert landscape; horse lovers enjoying challenge and fun of extreme cowboy racing; cattle station training teaching skills for a job in the pastoral industry and changing young lives.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Art and yarning helping community heal from bushfire trauma and green ant harvest 25:37

10M ago25:37

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Power of the paintbrush helping rural community heal from bushfire trauma; traditional owners collecting green ants struggling to keep up with demand from restaurant trade; students getting a feel for the wool industry through shearing school; Western Australia's most inland winery growing grapes in challenging conditions.…

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Artists inspired by outback and making model planes from scratch 25:47

10M ago25:47

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Female artists telling outback stories one brush stroke at a time; perfect and precise tiny models of planes crafted by hand; plant breeders and farmers working on breeding next generation of fruit; entertainer using his whip to put on a cracking show for tourists.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Bushwalking 1900s style and around Australia in a truck 25:43

10M ago25:43

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Taking high tea in the bush, 1900s style; rusty old truck with rich history set for restoration ahead of becoming museum exhibit; celebrating 60 years with a lap of the country in beloved truck; couple discover big business in tiny animals as pygmy goats take offبقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Feeding the hungry with fresh produce and planting native trees for parrots 25:43

10M ago25:43

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Students gaining skills and helping the hungry with hands-on-learning in the veggie patch; olive growers helping others turn fruit to oil; replanting native trees to protect vulnerable parrot species; midwife taking skills into the paddock pregnancy testing on sheep.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Tool library helping community rebuild and harvesting winter truffles 25:48

11M ago25:48

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Community spirit epitomised in co-operative tool library helping residents rebuild after fire; conservation project teaching preschoolers to care for country and koalas through sounds and song; truffle grower flat-out unearthing winter black truffle variety to feed festival goers; nifty contraption helps with rolling harvest of toughest nut to crac…

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Camels helping to control weeds and community pooling olives for pressing 25:48

11M ago25:48

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Camels come to the saviour of graziers battling invasive weed; community pooling picked olives to press for oil; flying doctor taking to the sky to see patients in rural town; cheese lover connecting consumers with farmers through new dairy range.بقلم Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Learning Garawa 16:40

1y ago16:40

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It’s a two-day drive from Darwin to Robinson River, on Garawa Country in the NT, just south of the Gulf of Carpentaria. While the road there can be long, the destination is worth it. The annual Waanyi Garawa Biodiversity and Culture Camp brings together Elders, rangers and kids together to keep their culture and language strong. While remote commun…

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The return of the right-way burn 20:00

1y ago20:00

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In 2021, Wiradjuri Elder Uncle James Ingram and Bush Heritage’s Aboriginal Partnerships Manager and Yuin Walbunja woman, Vikki Parsley, walked across Tarcutta Hills Reserve in southern NSW in search of cultural artefacts. Immediately, they called for a cultural burn. The land was in need of controlled fire, and it presented an opportunity to get Wi…

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Farmer wants some biodiversity 22:22

1y ago22:22

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It might seem strange for an ecologist to spend time on pastoral lands, but that’s exactly what Imogen Semmler does. She ‘meanders’ across paddocks to measure the health of their ecosystems and quantify their biodiverse value. With over 58% of Australia managed for agricultural production, Imogen’s work is part of a new ‘natural capital accounting’…

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People have the power 19:26

1y ago19:26

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What does it take to restore a native woodland? A bucket, hammer, trowel, seedlings and a whole heap of people power. These ingredients are abundant at Scottsdale Reserve on Ngarigo and Ngunnawal Country in New South Wales where for over seven years, volunteers have been showing up week after week to help plant over 40,000 trees. While their effort…

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A snail of a time 24:34

1y ago24:34

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Amongst inland wulo (rainforest) and on islands in the North Kimberley, Wunambal Gaambera Country, lives an unassuming group of animals. The species slime their way along the forest floor eating decaying leaf litter and are part of why this extraordinary region is listed as an area of national heritage significance – they are an incredibly diverse …

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Call me by your birdsong 22:07

1y ago22:07

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Can you imagine nature without sound? No bellbirds, or lyrebirds. No bleating frogs or whispering leaves. No nature’s call to tell the story of the wonder of the forest. For some scientists seeing is believing, but for Bush Heritage ecologist Daniella Teixiera it’s hearing that is believing. With the support of Woodland Bird Ecologist Courtney Melt…

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Episode 31 - Bruce Watson and Tom Kercheval 53:00

1y ago53:00

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A great catchup with Big Country guitarist and founding member Bruce Watson on surviving as a musician through the pandemic, the WKW project, the recently re-discovered Robin Millar Mix of The Seer, Restless Natives - The Musical, the 40th Anniversary of The Crossing, the forthcoming Big Country book and documentary, when the band plans to return t…

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