James Parkinson describes his Melbourne lockdown experience before giving the lowdown on his new podcast about gaming called 'Gameplay'. Mike then reminisces about Mario Kart (Super Nintendo version) and sings James a song.

Credits
Guest: James Parkinson

More info and subscribe to Gameplay podcast: https://gameplay.co/ 

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A series I started with Melbourne friends during their lockdown was cut short when I got sick.

But three months later I'm back to finish what we started.

In this episode, Steph Davis and I battle it out to see who has the weirdest skin condition. Then Eliza Berlage joins us to give Steph a tarot reading.

Credits
Guest: Steph Davis, Eliza Berlage

Follow Eliza on twitter @verbaliza: https://twitter.com/verbaliza 

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Nick's bike got stolen, Linda wants to be less afraid, and a massive thunderstorm.

Credits
Guest: Linda Marigliano

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Not sure what it means to be returning to Sydney while Covid continues to spread. Plus, Charlotte Pook explains how a debit card works.

Credits
Guest: Charlotte Pook and Pook family, Lee from Glider Cafe, Potts Point.

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Dread fills the stomachs of the extended Shelley family when the chef uncle decides to retire from cooking at the annual summer holiday.

Credits
Guest: Michael Shelley-Stephens, Lyn Braiding, Rob Shelley and singing by Beth Shelley, Jaeva Shelley and the Shelley choir.

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"Experiences just wash over you; the good ones, the bad ones. They all start, they all end. You don't have to do much with them". 

An unexpected chat at a family gathering leads to some deep thoughts on the practice of meditation, consciousness, and the reason why describing who we are is so difficult.

This is New Year's Eve 2020, as it happened in my small pocket of the universe.

Credits
Guest: with thanks to Uncle A
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

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"I was like 'oh my God, oh my God, oh my God', and then within 30 seconds all throughout the playground everyone was looking at their phones".

An Australian living in New York describes the moment her neighbourhood celebrated the announcement Joe Biden was President-elect of the United States of America.

Credits
Guest: Amelia Chappelow @ameliachappelow
Music: Blue Dot Sessions

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"It's just fucking depressing. We're talking about America itself — it's just hard to know how we get better as a country when we're so, so divided and beliefs about what's good and fair are so far apart from each other".

Alex Lewis has found himself at the centre of the shitshow that is the 2020 US election; Pennsylvania could be the state the seals who will be the next president. Meanwhile, the pandemic rages unchecked, and protests against police violence continue. Alex waits in democratic limbo; the stakes are high, and the year that keeps taking isn't over yet.

Credits
Guest: Alex Lewis @alexjrlewis
Music: Blue Dot Sessions/Alex Lewis 
Hear some of Alex's audio storytelling work: https://alexjrlewis.com/ 

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Chris Vernon dreams about a post-lockdown art exhibition, the nuance of graphic design, and describes the time he put Bob Ross' head on a stick.

Credits
Guest: Chris Vernon @chrisvernon_
Guest: Ashley Ronning @ashleyronning
Music: Mike/Blue Dot Sessions

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I'm kicking off a new run of episodes featuring only Melbourne-based friends.

Each check-in will include their pick of a customised 'creative care package'.

First up is Molly George. We went in hard discussing mental health, crying, and I found out which country has a ratio of one psychologist to every two citizens.

For personal crisis support call Lifeline: 13 11 14

Credits
Guest: Molly George
Music: Mike/Blue Dot Sessions

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