
Days Like These
The best story you'll hear all week, told by the people who lived it.
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Latest episodes

Oct 10, 2023 • 25min
Melissa swipes right
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.

Oct 3, 2023 • 26min
The Long Way Home
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.

Sep 26, 2023 • 26min
Never Mind the Bollocks, here’s a penis piercing
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.

Sep 19, 2023 • 21min
Alphrisk finds his voice as a rapper. But will ice addiction silence his success?
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.

Sep 12, 2023 • 28min
How do you solve a problem like Joey?
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.)

Sep 5, 2023 • 3min
Introducing – Days Like These – Connections
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.

Aug 8, 2023 • 26min
DJ Kool Herc brings the Bronx to Hau Latukefu’s house party
Australian hip hop kingpin Hau Latukefu comes face to face with another pioneer, the legendary Bronx DJ Kool Herc. Will he get the nod of approval from the father of hip hop?

Jul 11, 2023 • 23min
ANZACs in LEGOLAND
An innocent school fundraiser goes awry at Denmark’s LEGO House thanks to 900 ANZAC biscuits and a family meltdown.

Jul 4, 2023 • 26min
Kiribati is the Pacific’s disappearing island – can Marita’s words raise it up?
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.

Jun 27, 2023 • 0sec
Infidelity in Iran: Why Noosh found happiness
After a dream wedding, a young wife learns her new husband isn’t what he seems.