This episode features voices from the story collection Povo edited by Adam Novaldy Anderson and produced by the Sweatshop Literacy Movement.

Australia is often referred to as The Lucky Country — a land of economic opportunity and vast natural resources. But how does this myth square up against the true experiences of Indigenous and culturally diverse Australians living in our nation’s most densely populated regions?

 

Please listen with care as some of these stories feature swears.

 

This episode features performances by Adam Novaldy Anderson, Sarah M Saleh, Adrian Mouhajer and Victor Guan Yi Zhou, recorded at the Blue Mountains Writers Festival 2024.

 

Povo is available through Sweatshop Literacy Movement. Visit www.sweatshop.ws/povo for details. 

 

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All The Best Credits

Executive Producer: Phoebe Adler-Ryan

Editorial Producer: Melanie Bakewell

Host: Kwame Slusher

Recordist: Rylee O'Keefe

Mixed & Compiled by Emma Higgins

Artwork by Sweatshop

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