Days Like These

Margie is a go-with-the-flow kind of person, a free spirit. But all good things come to an end...

Jess Walton is a childhood cancer survivor and amputee. For years they've used a prosthetic leg, despite the discomfort. This is the story of how they went from being an ‘inspiring disabled speaker' to finally saying f*ck the leg.

It's 1999, and the last Christmas of the century is fast approaching. Geoff Law gets a call from Bob Brown that sends him on a tall task: to decorate the world's tallest Christmas tree.

Growing up, AJ Lamarque was always just ‘one of the girls'. But in his twenties, he inadvertently joined a very big, very American college fraternity. Strangely enough, this crash course in male friendship — in the strangest of settings — taught him a great lesson.

Many years ago, when MySpace reigns supreme, a young Marty Smiley takes a leaf straight out of the American Revolution playbook and stages a boycott of his high school canteen. The cause? The skyrocketing price of muffins. The unlikely name of his rag-tag group of revolutionaries? The Kids of Liberty.

There are times where you feel like you're just a side-character in someone else's narrative, or maybe you're off-stage waiting in the wings. But then something happens and suddenly you're the main character, the hero — or villain — of your own story.

Hey parents, this season of Parental As Anything is all about teens and we want to hear from you!  Is your teenager stressed at school?  Have they got a worrying porn habit?  Are you having dramas with another parent who has different rules to you?  In the new season of Parental As Anything: Teens, teen educator Bec Sparrow finds practical solutions for your teenage-sized problems and we want your questions!  Parents of teen boys, we're looking at you especially.  Send an email to teens@abc.net.auBrand new episodes coming soon, make sure you follow Parental As Anything on ABC Listen or your favourite podcast app.  

As the demands of school, teenagerhood, and family life increase, so do the numbers of Vanessa's guinea pig herd.

In this one, Romeo is Kesh. And Juliet is aptly, Jules. And they are fearless.

Beth meets two men in a cafe. They've been chatting online for a while, but how will things go in person?There's a lot riding on this first date, more than romance or short-term fling.

When Laurie Luxe decided to pursue the art of clowning, one name kept coming up: Philippe Gaulier.

Alex doesn't want kids. She's learnt first-hand from the women in her family how hard it can be when relationships don't work out. But then she meets Tom.Tom desperately wants to be a dad and Alex wants to be with Tom, so they come to a compromise: they'll have one child together.But the family Alex ends up with is very different from the one she expects.Reporter Tamar CranswickSound engineer Isabella TropianoExecutive producer Sophie Townsend

Timmy Rubin grew up in Melbourne in the '70s and '80s, the child of two Holocaust survivors who let their children run wild.

When Patricia Santiago moves from Manila to Melbourne, her new schoolmates make fun of her American accent, her Filipino cuisine, her skin colour.

Alyssa Hodges always wanted to be a mum, just not at 19 years old. Then 17 weeks into her pregnancy, her partner left.Overwhelmed and grieving, dating was the last thing on her mind. But a friend suggested she give Tinder a go, as it would be even harder to date once the baby arrived.She didn't expect to meet and start falling for Max Silvy. And she definitely didn't expect to go into labour when they were meant to be having their fourth date.Reporter Hannah ReichSound engineer Tim JenkinsExecutive producer Sophie Townsend

I'm just a girl, standing in front of your media player, asking you to join us for our new season of Days Like These on Feb 14 — where we're celebrating love. We've got a story about a fourth date that ends in a trip to the hospital.Another one about finding out who you are and then finding love; learning to love your inner clown; guinea pig love (yes, you read that correctly); and a story about trams. Trust me, you'll love it.Presenter: Farz EdrakiSound engineer: John JacobsExecutive producer: Sophie Townsend

Raised in Queanbeyan, Country NSW, Hau Latukefu is a world removed from hip hop's ground zero in New York City. But like his Tongan heritage, he's fully immersed in the culture and works hard to find his own hip hop voice. As one half of Koolism, Hau is a card-carrying pioneer in the local scene. And when Koolism is nominated for an ARIA award, Hau comes face to face with another pioneer, the legendary Bronx DJ Kool Herc. Will Hau get the nod of approval from the father of hip hop?

Tiana Penitani played every sport she could when she was a kid. Her family were sport obsessed. But when the family suffers an unbearable loss, she gives it all up. That is, until footy comes calling. This is a story about family, grief and healing. It's also about those times you've just got to take the ball and run with it.

Kelly Eng hasn't gone on a big family holiday since she was a kid. She's excited to go to Malaysia for a wedding with the whole gang: her mum, dad, brother, and sister-in-law. But some uninvited guests turn their holiday upside down -- and Kelly is left wondering if she'll get out of there alive.

Melissa Mason is 35, single, and her biological clock is ticking. But before she dips her toes in the dating pool again, she decides to have one last hurrah and sets out to snag the sexy Irish actor, Paul Mescal. The only catch? He's a decade younger than her.

Reporter Edwina Storie needs to get from Queensland's Sunshine Coast to Sydney. It's usually a 10-hour drive, but in the rain, in the floods, who knows? She's got a delivery to make and a secret to keep, and nothing's going to stop her.

Join us on the wild adventure of a punk kid turned anarcho-activist, through wild nights, fierce politics, and an afternoon involving a video camera, a bit of permaculture, and some pretty delicate body piercing.

With his rap group Deceptikonz, Taupe Daniel ‘Alphrisk' Maoate is making noise across Australasia. He's tight with his bandmates, but they're in the dark about an important detail – Alphrisk is addicted to ice, and it might just sabotage his career.

Joey Joleen Mataele plays the lead in a story about royalty, tradition and reputation, and how having just one person in your corner can let you lead a life that's truly yours (and meet Sean Connery in a castle while you're at it.)

Hey you! We're back and we can't wait to share our new collection of stories with you – they're stories about connection, about finding those people who accept you for just the way you are. From September 13, join us for a new story every week, about the day when everything changed.

In Firebomb, the deeply personal new season of Unravel True Crime, Crispian Chan investigates what really happened after his family's restaurant went up in flames.

An innocent school fundraiser goes awry at Denmark's LEGO House thanks to 900 ANZAC biscuits and a family meltdown.

When a tsunami threatens to wipe out Kiribati, a young woman returns to her grandmother's land to reckon with a heritage she's never truly known.

After a dream wedding, a young wife learns her new husband isn't what he seems.

After a dream wedding, a young wife learns her new husband isn't what he seems.

Two people fall in love in a cinema and, like all good romantic comedies, there's a plot twist. As Rudi and Laura find out, staying true to who you are doesn't necessarily mean staying the same.

Two people fall in love in a cinema and, like all good romantic comedies, there's a plot twist. As Rudi and Laura find out, staying true to who you are doesn't necessarily mean staying the same.

A Korean-Australian kid risks everything when he throws himself into the underground world of dance battles.

A Korean-Australian kid risks everything when he throws himself into the underground world of dance battles.

A talented chef leaves the high-end life to find the donut king – but he's wearing a statement hat she is far from keen on.

A talented chef leaves the high-end life to find the donut king – but he's wearing a statement hat she is far from keen on.

This time round on Days Like These, we're looking at fork-in-the-road moments which lead down entirely different life paths.

This time round on Days Like These, we're looking at fork-in-the-road moments which lead down entirely different life paths.

Australia's biggest-ever environmental battle was over a wild river in a remote part of Tasmania: the Franklin. Protesters flooded in from all over Australia to stop the Franklin River from being dammed for hydropower. They stood in front of bulldozers and were jailed for it. But for lots of locals, the dam represented a job opportunity at a time of economic crisis. This fight tore apart communities and captured the attention of the nation. Today, more people are concerned about the planet than ever before … so in a fight for the environment, this season of Dig investigates: What does it take to win?

At Alice's 30th birthday, a friend gives a speech that shows a 14-year-old version of Alice – then things go downhill. Will she be cancelled for good?

At Alice's 30th birthday, a friend gives a speech that shows a 14-year-old version of Alice – then things go downhill. Will she be cancelled for good?

Tyson Koh's world moved around nightclubs until the day they were locked up. This is the story of how he battled to prise them open again.