Korske Ara is one righteous dude. He believes in having a good time, doing good deeds, and spreading the good word about Jesus.

After six years travelling around Australia in his old Nissan Patrol, he's back in Canberra. He's working to take World Photo Day - which he founded - to the next level.

Here we talk about his adventures in becoming true blue, World Photo Day, his faith, and his views on sex before marriage.
 

Show notes

• World Photo Day is on 19 August! Visit the website.

• Korske's website and YouTube channel.

• Korske's "I can't believe this is work" video.

• His blog post "A Single Christian Guy Traveling: Girls".

• His blog post "Why asking for help was the hardest thing I’ve had to do".

• Canberra Times article "World Photo Day started in Canberra and last year reached 500 million people".

Music

• Intro and outro music is by ProleteR: "April Showers" and "Don't Mean a Thing".

• My continued gratitude for Podington Bear, who supplied the interstitial music, along with Will Bangs. Old skin, Tra la la, Dust in sunlight, Pretty melody, Small bummer, Lazy river, Squiggly line - Podington Bear. Putting up with the bullshit, Finding the right perspective, We hear things so differently, Looking for that moment when time stands still - Will Bangs.

What happens after dark at Canberra's largest adult store? Who might you find at such a place?

I shadowed Adam & Eve employee Chandra for the last three and a half hours of her shift one Sunday night to find out. I learn not only answers to these questions, but about the change that is happening across the adult toy industry more broadly.

With thanks also to fellow A&E employee Kat, who appears in this episode.

Show notes

• Adam & Eve in Fyshwick, ACT

• The Womaniser vibrator

• Lelo vibrators

Music

• Intro and outro music is by ProleteR: "April Showers" and "Don't Mean a Thing".

• My steadfast love for Podington Bear, who supplied the interstitial music: Dust in sunlight, Floating in space.

He has laughed and made others laugh. Been in dark places. Loved, and lost. Always look on the bright side: that's what comedy has made Ross do.

Show notes

• Words by Ross

Music

• Intro and outro music is by ProleteR: "April Showers" and "Don't Mean a Thing".

• My everlasting gratitude to Podington Bear and Kevin MacLeod, whose music I used for this episode: Melodramatic band, Massive, Ice climb, Chimera, Clean soul (Kevin MacLeod), Curious process, Dowl, All the ways, Horizon event, Djangle, Afterglow, Ever.

George is a regular 27 year old guy in all but one respect. For almost ten years, he was, as the Japanese call it, a Hikikomori.

He didn't go to school. He didn't interact with people outside of his home. He stayed in his room and played video games.

This is George today.

Show notes

• Article: Hikikomori: The Postmodern Hermits of Japan

• Canberra subreddit

Music

• Intro and outro music is by ProleteR: "April Showers" and "Don't Mean a Thing".

• My eternal thanks to Podington Bear and Kevin MacLeod, who were the masters behind this episode's interstitial music: (Podington) Frosted Glass, Falling falling, All the ways, Dowl, Hearts aflutter, Afterglow, By grace, All hot lights, Dreamliner; (Kevin) Clean soul, Carefree, Inner light.

Maria and Simon want you to know that love at first sight exists. They know, because it happened to them.

Show notes

• Photos of Maria and Simon on the Love, Canberra blog.

• Photos from their 2002 wedding and their vows on Simon's website.

• Correction: in the intro, I accidentally said that Maria and Simon met in 1988. They actually met in 1998.

Music

• Intro and outro music is by ProleteR: "April Showers" and "Don't Mean a Thing".

• My deepest thanks to Podington Bear, who created this episode's interstitial music: Frosted glass, Light touch, Chimera, Stuck dream, Old skin, Lime beat, Falling falling, All the ways, Pineapple, Djangle, Curious process, Program reverie, Got spark, Ever, Floating in space, Afterglow, Dreamliner, 60s quiz show, Saunter, Dowl, Just watching.