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What's it like living without fear? Do you remember what it's like being 14? What's it like living in enclosed quarters in Antarctica? We went there to find out. Welcome to HuffPost Humans -- a weekly podcast about everyday people in extraordinary situations, brought to you by the staff at The Huf…

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    • Nov 15, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 26 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from HuffPost Humans

    Witnessing History

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2017 30:54


    Journalist and presenter Natalie Barr drops into the HuffPost studio to talk to Libby-Jane Charleston about the big stories she has witnessed during her career.

    Homeward Bound

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2017 29:50


    Farmer Dave Graham drops by the studio to talk with Eoin Blackwell about growing up gay in the bush, his days on big brother, and why every cell in his body is telling him to go home. 

    Peter Helliar's Projects

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2017 22:29


    The Project’s Peter Helliar drops us a line to talk with Libby Jane Charleston about being a 'slashy' in his jobs, and the joys of comedy.

    Walking The Wildlands

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2017 18:29


    Writer Rusty Young drops by the studio talk about his his new book Colombiano and the child soldiers who inspired it, as well as his real life experiences in a Bolivian prison.

    Not Worrying About It

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2017 28:38


    What happens when you decide not to sweat the small stuff of parenthood? ABC News presenter Juanita Phillips sits down with Tory Maguire and Libby-Jane Charleston about how the small stuff feels big, until we pull it apart and realise it's a molehill and not a mountain.

    WildArk Heart

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2017 25:40


    Emily Verdouw heads to Africa to talk conservation in the age of mass extinction with WildArk founders Mark and Sophie Hutchinson. 

    Season Trailer

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2017 0:58


    HuffPost Humans will return with a brand new season shortly.

    S2E8 - Dating

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2017 53:58


    Luke Cooper, Jenny Haward and Sarah Cloutier sit down to talk about the ups and downs of dating in your 20's, 30's and 40's.

    S2E7 - Being Free

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2017 51:01


    "When the world's off your shoulders." From Machu Picchu to Holland to Syria to India to England -- Emily Verdouw explores what it means to be free, and the liberating nature of travel.

    S2E6 - So You Think You Know Someone

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2017 29:49


    Ever find out something shocking about someone close to you? My Dad Wrote A Porno co-creator Jamie Morton stops by the Huffpost Australia Podcast studio to chat with Chris Paine about discovering his father's secret hobby.

    S2E5 - Creativity

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2017 25:16


    LJ gets to the bottom of the creative impulse with Emo The Musical director Neil Triffett  and actorsJohn Prasida and Ben Bennett.

    S2E4 - Migrating Young

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2017 34:24


    Siobhan Kenna sits down to talk about migrating young her grandmother, Margot Mullner, who arrived in Australia as a 21-year-old from East Germany 60 years ago, and with Matthew Lee, who moved from Malaysia to Australia  just a month after his 10th birthday.

    S2E3 - Grandma Knows Best

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2017 34:48


    Aimie Rigas and David Barden keep it in the family this episode, exploring the important role grandmothers play in the family unit.

    S2E2 - Romance Is Not Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2017 51:22


    Libby Jane Charleston sits down to talk all things romance -- and whether its dead or not -- with Bookthingo blogger Kat Mayo, academic and author Jodi McAlistar as well as author Anthony Morris.

    S2E1 - Raising Remarkable Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017 54:59


    To open our second season of HuffPost Humans, Libby Jane Charleston sits down with the Real Men Project's Troy Jones as well as  author and parenting resilience specialist Maggie Dent to talk about what's needed to raise a remarkable boy.

    S1E10 - Escapism

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2017 50:33


    Chris Paine dives into the positives and negatives of escapism with Chris Raine from Hello Sunday Morning and Grant Trebilco from OneWave.

    S1E9 - Brothers and Sisters

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2017 42:45


    Bella Westaway sits down with siblings to discuss their unique and powerful relationships.

    S1E8 - How Embarrassing

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2017 40:40


    Tory Maguire speaks with people about their most embarrassing moments, and how they recovered from them.

    S1E7 - Displacement

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2017 30:28


    Eoin Blackwell talks to a small group of inner-city residents who have waged a quiet, three-year battle to save their community.

    S1E6 - Tackling Trauma

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2017 48:00


    Libby-Jane Charleston sits down with Cross of Valour recipient Allan Sparkes, lawyer Lisa Flynn, Dr Cathy Kezelman and former police officer Helen Rose to find out how they cope on the front lines of trauma.

    S1E5 - Food Is Love

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2017 55:48


    Juliette Steen talks to OzHarvest CEO Ronni Kahn, restaurant owner Vince Lombardo (and his family), as well as lawyer Alex Rychin about the power of food to connect people from different families, backgrounds and cultures. 

    S1E4 - Raising Nine Daughters

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 1, 2017 18:43


    Cayla Dengate sits down with the Family Rules reality TV star Daniella Borg and her family to talk love, loss and raising nine daughters.

    S1E3 - Laughter Is Still The Best Medicine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2017 57:11


    Chris Harrison chats with entertainers Celeste Barber and Anthony Ackroyd about the serious business of finding laughter during the dark bits of life, while Thomas Kuzma explains why he still laughs in the face of his Aspergers diagnosis.

    S1E2 - Being 14

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2017 32:02


    Inspired by a blog about what it's like being a young teenager, Cayla Dengate talks to 14-year-olds Luke, Josh and Piper about growing up in an era of digital and social saturation.

    S1E1 - Living In Close Quarters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2017 45:07


    Josh Butler and Tom Compagnoni travelled to Antarctica to hear from scientists living at Casey Station, where every joke involves a penguin, what it's really like living in close  quarters.

    HuffPost Humans

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2017 0:42


    Starting this February, the Huffington Post Australia will bring you HuffPost Humans -- an audio podcast about everyday Australians in extraordinary situations. 

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