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Audio stories from SA Weekend, South Australia's favourite news magazine, inside The Advertiser every Saturday.

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    • May 21, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 19m AVG DURATION
    • 10 EPISODES


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    Tsering Hannaford

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2021 17:35


    Six-time SA Archibald Prize finalist Tsering Hannaford reveals why she almost quit painting – and how she overcame her crisis of confidence. Roy Eccleston reports in SA Weekend magazine and narrates this week's episode. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Prestige Kah

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2021 18:26


    Nearly seven years after tragedy forced Jamie Kah to consider walking away from racing, the all-conquering Adelaide-raised jockey is inspiring a new generation female riders. Craig Cook reports. Podcast narrated by Roy Eccleston.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Wheeling and able - SA mums in wheelchairs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2021 20:40


    This week, on the eve of Mother's Day, SA Weekend editor Paul Ashenden meets Yvette Eglinton and Elise Kennedy, two Adelaide mums who will never walk again but who have regardless realised their dream of starting a family.    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    From hero to zero - SA pilot who saved lives but lost a career

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2021 23:31


    'I'd saved the lives of 25 people and they suspended my licence. I will fight this until the day I die'. Pilot Rod Lovell saved the lives of 25 people and prevented one of Australia's worst air disasters when he ditched his plane into Botany Bay in 1994. He tells reporter Roy Eccleston the whole saga cost him his marriage and career.  Reported by: Roy Eccleston Produced by: Greg Barila Edited by: Emily Dawe See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Milk crate man - The SA man who helped foil terror in the heart of Sydney

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2021 12:54


    This week, reporter Steve Rice meets the SA man who helped foil a deadly terror attack in the heart of Sydney's CBD in August 2019 using nothing more than a milk crate and pure courage.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Sick and Tired - stress, bullying and SA's broken health system

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2021 20:45


    SA's doctors have lifted the lid on a culture of bullying and stress in a broken medical system which is crippling their mental health and threatening patients' lives. Senior journalist Roy Eccleston reports.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The insidious form of domestic abuse known as 'coercive control'

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2021 20:47


    This week, Social Policy Editor Lauren Novak takes us inside the horrific world of coercive control, and why governments are finally acting to legislate against this insidious form of domestic abuse.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    The Mourning After - SA's COVID casualties

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 2, 2021 25:44


    The spouses of Linda Lavender, Francesco Ferraro, Malcolm Todd and Roger Leaney gather together to remember their beloved family members, who died of COVID-19 in the Royal Adelaide Hospital in April 2020.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Electric Fields

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2021 13:34


    Zaachariaha Fielding and Michael Ross make modern pop music interwoven with ancient tradition with an underlying mission – healing. Nathan Davies has the story. Narration by Roy Eccleston. Production: Greg Barila. Editor: Emily Dawe.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

    Who is Marty Smith?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 18:19


    Marty Smith. He's South Australia's quizmaster - the man behind the hugely popular Brainwaves quiz that appears each week in SA Weekend. This week, senior writer Roy Eccleston was the one with the questions. And the biggest one of all? Who is Marty Smith.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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