Human/Ordinary
Sam Loy
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S5E6 Episode 41 - One About a Music Festival
A day late with this one, which pretty much exposes me as breaking my own rules. The idea was that I'd upload at the end of the two weeks whatever I had. But truth is, I didn't have anything.I…
S5E5 Episode 40 - One That's Really a Shameless Plug
Sometimes, things don't go to plan. I've had a two week stretch that started well, but then nothing really panned out. I had some work on that then got postponed, which meant the idea I had for…
S5E4 Episode 39 - One About an Old Friend
A friend of mine died recently. This is the story of our friendship, and my hate for him.I've decided to dispense with the intro narration; they weren't really adding anything and you hear from me…
S5E3 Episode 38 - One About a Mini-Lockdown
Continuing my little series One Every Two, here's a little story about a week where we had to go back into lockdown. Just me, my partner, our two kids, a big cubby, three suspected cases of whooping…
S5E2 Episode 37 - One About a Weekend in the City
This is a little story about a weekend in the city with my son. I realise some things about getting older.Writing, sound design and music by me.More of my work here.Please rate and review if you have…
S5E1 Episode 36 - One About Hay Fever
Well it's been a long time between Human/Ordinary drinks.If anyone's still out there, hi!For the past five years I've been making a go of doing this podcasting caper as my job. But things have been…
S4 Episode 35 - What Happened in Vegas...
In October 2017, Sarah and Michael went to Las Vegas on their American holiday. They saw magic, ate lots of food, and were next door to the worst mass shooting in US history. This is the story of…
S4 Episode 34 - A Feiner Guide to Creative Life
What’s it like to collaborate with your partner creatively, while raising kids? How do you give each other feedback, while keeping your marriage intact?Beck is an illustrator and graphic designer who…
S4 Episode 33 - Nirvana Funeral Services
Mic Cavazzini’s last story for this season of Human/Ordinary shares a lot of similarities with his first. It’s about the big things: life, death, and the Himalayas. It’s a story about journeys - how…
S4 Episode 32 - Why Can't Hairdressers Be Like Plumbers?
Her whole life, May Jasper has felt nervous about going to the hairdresser. She didn’t know anything about fashion, and she didn’t understand all the questions they would ask like “do you want more…
S4E12 Episode 31 - Fake Art
Even though many people think only of dot-style paintings when considering “Aboriginal art”, it is actually as diverse as the many Indigenous nations who live across the country we now call…
S4E11 Episode 30 - The Honourable and Remarkable Justice Jane Mathews
Mic has a chance encounter with a woman who broke stereotypes for professional women and contributed to some groundbreaking conversations around civil rights in Australia. It’s the story of a…
S4E10 Episode 29 - Expat World
Most adults in Vietnam don't speak English. And yet, the country has a pretty large expat community, most of whom don't speak Vietnamese. So how does that work? In this episode, producer May Jasper…
S4E9 Episode 28 - Window Washers
Hundreds of metres above the ground, or dodging traffic and the police at a busy intersection, people are just people, but window washers are more than they seem. Produced by Sam LoyOriginal music by…
S4E8 Episode 27 - Children of Jazz
What’s it like being the children of two international jazz musicians? In this episode of Human/Ordinary we meet Ruomi Lee-Hampel and his sister Cavana Hazelton who are divided by the Atlantic Ocean…
S4E7 Episode 26 - The Kimberley Ringer
Geoff Allen has been around. As a ringer in the 50s and 60s, it was his job to tame wild horses and drove massive herds of cattle throughout the outback country. His tale is full of humour, hard…
S4E6 Episode 25 - The Adaptation of Monkol Lek
Monkol Lek’s story starts 40 years ago in Cambodia, before even he can remember. On the path to a successful career in computer engineering, a genetic disease shared with his sister sets him on a…
S4E5 Episode 24 - Invincible
In many ways Melbourne is a distinctly un-Australian city, famous for its cold, rainy weather and lack of beaches. And yet, every morning at 7 am, a group of people gather at the South Melbourne…
S4E4 Episode 23 - A Climate of Micro Changes
In the face of the looming climate crisis it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed and helpless. Cinnamon Nippard grabs her keep-cup and has a chat to people who are doing what they can from picking up…
S4E3 Episode 22 - Bashir and the Mountain
A fatal avalanche in Kashmir sees Human/Ordinary producer, Mic Cavazzini, pursue the truth of what happened and why, as he investigates the social and economic drivers that almost ensure it will…
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Human/Ordinary has published 43 episodes since June 2016, covering topics in Documentary, Personal Journals.
Human/Ordinary is currently dormant with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 25m.
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