Deb: Rockingham WA, 1982

Deb takes us on a journey through Rockingham, Western Australia in the year 1982. She describes the odd mix of subcultures living there at the time and how she didn’t fit into any of them.

Topics discussed are: family history; Terry-towelling skirts; Life-Be-In-It; graduate teachers; Smurfs; E.T.; Lindy Chamberlain; Lady Diana; Brussels sprouts; steak; tinned fruit; chocolate freckles

Deb’s music choices to accompany this episode are:

The Stranglers: Golden Brown

Joan Jett: I Love Rock and Roll

Celine: Eudunda, SA 1988

Celine talks about what it was like growing up in a large family in Eudunda, South Australia, a remote town about 2hrs north east of Adelaide. The year discussed is 1988.

Topics discussed are: family history; Christmas; curling wands; chocolate buds and chocolate freckles; pickled cabbage; Brussels sprouts; school lunches; plastic cheese; The Hobbit; fantasy novels; British Airways

Celine’s music choices to accompany this episode are:

The Cure: Just Like Heaven

Pink Floyd: Comfortably Numb