Story Club

Lewis recounts the horror of his Dairy Bell Baptism.

Was the goose a member of the military? Impossible to say.

Inspired by her mother's knack for body surfing, Cait tries to become a seal, but the ocean teaches her a valuable lesson.

James Valentine remembers how great it was to make friends.

Zoë Coombs Marr should probably hate Christmas, but for some reason, she doesn’t.

A moving ode to Josh's father, inspired by the tattoo his father got on his back at an age that one does not usually get a back tattoo.

Scottish screenwriter John Collee follows his 20-year-old thumb to Canada and goes in search of the local psychopath.

Emma Wortley wants to fuck up and be misunderstood as little as possible.

Jordan Raskopoulos guides people towards having more confidence and knowledge when cooking with beef.

As an 8-year-old, Summer Land sets a record for the highest number of outraged adults in the principal’s office at once.

Boaz Stark reflects on a time when he was a trustworthy, honourable 16-year-old...until he had to find a way to fund his disco addiction.

Patrick Lenton goes from being gloriously untethered to screaming in a conference room.

David Harmon loves arguing about anything. But as he reflects on how his love of debating informed his youth, he wonders how his story may have played out today in the world of MRAs, Gamergates and the land of angry young boys on Twitter.

Holly McBride tries personal development and vulnerability, but ends up exposing herself more than she expected.

Andrew Henry doesn't know the word for a Robbie Williams super-fan, he just knows that he was (and perhaps still is?) one.

Elaine LaForteza unearths the memories from her childhood years to discover what’s in a name.

Rob Carlton takes his father’s ashes for a bike ride.

Kirsten Drysdale takes a job as a live-in carer to a wealthy old man in Kenya, and ends up becoming a spy. This story is the perfect accompaniment to Kirsten's new book, I Built No Schools In Kenya. Featuring more almost entirely true stories of her year in the African nation, order your copy here!

Zoë Norton Lodge tries not screaming, but discovers it’s just how she gets shit done.

Jacqueline Maley travels to the Emerald Isle to reconnect with her Irish roots and instead earns unlikely celebrity status.

Ben Jenkins does not like the idea that someone doesn't like him. So he forces a 50-year-old farmer to be his friend.

James Valentine tells a cautionary (or instructional) tale.

Melina Wickes hated being a kid. And watered down Leggo’s pasta sauce.

In this rebroadcast of one of our favourite stories, Kate Mulvany's luxurious get-away to Byron Bay gets derailed by some illicit muesli. This story is also available in print in the first ever Story Club book! Get your copy here.

In this rebroadcast of one of our favourite stories, David Marr reflects on the role of 'bridge with trainer wheels' in the breakdown of his marriage. This story is also available in print in the first ever Story Club book! Get your copy here.

In this rebroadcast of one of our favourite stories, Jessica Tuckwell resolutely goes to extreme lengths to keep her seat on the bus. This story is also available in print in the first ever Story Club book! You can get your copy here.

In this rebroadcast of one of our favourite stories, David Cunningham remembers the first glimmerings of puberty and how his sexuality was confirmed by helpful Nazis. This story is also available in print in the first ever Story Club book! Yes! We have a book! Get your copy here.

When Alex Lee finds out she's pregant, her and her brain consult the one source she trusts as much as her own body - Google Oracle. You can hear another one of Alex's stories in the all new Story Club book! Yes! We have a book! Get your copy here.

Zoë Norton Lodge transports us to a time when she was seven years old and going on Sigourney Weaver.

With one brave push, Georgia Norton Lodge went where nothing had ever been before.

Jacqueline Maley does one of the most aggressively uncool things possible.

Jessica Tuckwell finds out what would happen if she didn't come first in something...

On the day Rosie Waterland finds out about periods, her dad becomes an urban legend.

Jessica Dettman is tired of Santa getting all the credit. A festive content warning - definitely don't listen to this with children who still believe in Santa, unless you're looking for an inventive way to come clean.

While living in New York and fostering kittens, Ben and his wife fall in love with a deeply wrong cat. BONUS: To see the photo of Loafer that Ben refers to, head to our Facebook page.

When a baby-faced Bec Melrose discovers she is indeed subject to the forces of gravity and time, she succumbs to the pressure to do something about it.

When Matthew Mitchum decided he was going to be the best in the world at something, he thought it would fix everything.

As a teenager, Phil Spencer finds out what it is to truly love a handful of pop songs to your very bones.

Cathy Wilcox thought she had already had her character building time while travelling in Paris a decade ago. But then she went to Morocco.

Zoe tells a tale of two little, uncoordinated Australian fools who find no comfort in the House Christine.

Bridie Connell becomes the muse of the living, breathing reincarnation of Lord Byron.

Jonathan Holmes boards a small Russian Aircraft with the British press pack for a postcard with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal. BONUS: To see the world premiere of the footage Jonathan is referring to, head to the video on our Facebook page.

Osher Gunsberg on that time he really should have stopped a few drinks earlier.

Jacqueline Maley resolves to make very sensible decisions in her love life, until something truly, horribly awfully horrific happens.

Demi Lardner’s family has a complicated relationship with kangaroos.

When Cait Harris' dad said he was worried about her, she realised she was too.

Josh Lawson gets robbed twice in two years and learns that there is no better bait for a boy who is young, dumb and gullible, than sex.

Bridie Jabour's partner realised he had strong feelings with her after he broke her vagina.

When opportunity texts, Alex Lee leaves Aunty's musty old armpit to join the future of news.

Anne Aly thinks of herself as a good parent, except for just that one little thing…

Polly Rowe just needs a little more time - and hairspray - to decide which guy she wants to dump.