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Heartbreaking and hilarious, each episode of Days Like These introduces you to a regular human as they live through something wild. In surprising stories of love and joy, they'll triumph against the odds, face their darkest days, and occasionally fall flat on their face.

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    • Jul 2, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 23m AVG DURATION
    • 293 EPISODES

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    The Days Like These podcast is an absolute gem that I stumbled upon by pure luck. After being recommended by another trusted Australian podcast, I decided to give it a shot, and I am so glad I did. From the moment I listened to the first episode, I was hooked. This podcast beautifully combines storytelling and real-life experiences, bringing touching and emotional stories that never fail to leave a lasting impact.

    What sets The Days Like These podcast apart from others is its ability to capture the essence of human connection. Each story shared on this podcast resonates deeply, tugging at the heartstrings and reminding listeners of the power of compassion and empathy. The producers have done an exceptional job of selecting stories that encompass a range of emotions, showcasing both the struggles and triumphs of everyday people. It's truly remarkable how they manage to create such a personal connection between the listener and the storyteller.

    Another standout aspect of this podcast is the professional production quality. The sound design is impeccable, creating a captivating atmosphere that draws you into each story. The narration is clear and engaging, making it easy to follow along with even the most intricate details. It's evident that a great deal of care has been put into crafting these episodes, resulting in a polished final product.

    While it's challenging to find any flaws in such an outstanding podcast, one minor downside could be that some episodes may feel too short. With each story ranging between 20-30 minutes in length, there are times when you wish you could delve even deeper into certain narratives or hear more about certain individuals' experiences. However, this can also be seen as a positive aspect as it leaves you wanting more and eagerly awaiting the next episode.

    In conclusion, The Days Like These podcast is an absolute must-listen for anyone who appreciates powerful storytelling and genuine human connections. Its ability to touch on various aspects of life while evoking strong emotions is truly commendable. Whether you stumble upon it by accident or are encouraged to give it a try, this podcast will undoubtedly leave an indelible mark on your heart. Subscribe now, and prepare to be moved by the incredible stories that await you.



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    Latest episodes from Days Like These

    Margie and the Sheep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2024 25:26


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

    Jess ditches the leg

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2024 23:12


    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.

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    Geoff takes on the world's tallest Christmas tree

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2024 21:47


    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.

    Out of the closet and into the frat house

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2024 22:19


    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.

    Kids of Liberty

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2024 28:04


    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.

    New episodes - Main character energy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2024 2:56


    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.

    PRESENTS - Parental As Anything: Teens

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2024 1:39


    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.  

    The guinea pig years

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2024 26:51


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

    Love story

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2024 28:01


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

    Beth, two men, and a baby

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 19, 2024 26:52


    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.

    Laurie goes to clown school

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2024 25:52


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

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    What Alex didn't expect when she was expecting

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 5, 2024 20:04


    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 and the moon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2024 24:54


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

    For the love of trams

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2024 21:58


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

    The most intense fourth date ever

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2024 23:03


    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

    New episodes - All you need is love

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2024 2:25


    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

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    DJ Kool Herc brings the Bronx to Hau Latukefu's house party

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2023 25:32


    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 picks up the ball and runs with it

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2023 20:46


    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.

    When holidays attack

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 17, 2023 20:21


    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 swipes right

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2023 24:33


    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.

    The Long Way Home

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2023 26:26


    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.

    Never Mind the Bollocks, here's a penis piercing

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 26:26


    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.

    Alphrisk finds his voice as a rapper. But will ice addiction silence his success?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 19, 2023 20:57


    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.

    How do you solve a problem like Joey?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2023 28:04


    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.)

    Introducing - Days Like These - Connections

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2023 3:28


    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.

    PRESENTS - Firebomb

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2023 4:48


    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.

    ANZACs in LEGOLAND

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2023 22:54


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

    Kiribati is the Pacific's disappearing island - can Marita's words raise it up?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2023 25:56


    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.

    Infidelity in Iran: Why Noosh found happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 29:00


    Infidelity in Iran: Why Noosh found happiness

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2023 29:00


    How Rudi embraced love, Laura - and leggings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 22:42


    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.

    How Rudi embraced love, Laura - and leggings

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2023 22:42


    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.

    How a scientist built the biggest hip hop battle in Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 28:20


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

    How a scientist built the biggest hip hop battle in Australia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2023 28:20


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

    Frida Deguise learns the art of the donut, but her teacher's a guy in a Trump MAGA hat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 23:58


    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.

    Frida Deguise learns the art of the donut, but her teacher's a guy in a Trump MAGA hat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2023 23:58


    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.

    Introducing - Days Like These - A Fork in the Road

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 2:28


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

    Introducing - Days Like These - A Fork in the Road

    Play Episode Listen Later May 30, 2023 2:28


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

    PRESENTS - Saving The Franklin

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 3:05


    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?

    A birthday cancellation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 26:24


    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?

    A birthday cancellation

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2023 26:24


    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 in the city

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2023 26:53


    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.

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