In 2008, Australian photojournalist Nigel Brennan and Canadian journalist Amanda Lindhout were kidnapped in Somalia by an Islamist insurgent group while reporting on the country's refugee crisis. They endured 460 days in captivity before being released in November 2009.

This episode recounts the harrowing ordeal of a determined photojournalist held hostage in Somalia and his courageous sister's relentless efforts to secure his freedom.

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Content warning: this episode discusses material related to sexual assault.

What if it's not the past haunting us, but the present?

For decades, hair-raising rumours of a tormented soul haunting Wilfred Barrett Drive have put the Central Coast on the map for hosting one of the most haunted roads in New South Wales. In this episode, we take a deep dive into the Jenny Dixon ghost story and look at the cultural impact of urban legends as well as analyse the role folklore plays in societies.

Host and producer: Malin Hägglund

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Since the early days of European arrival, hundreds, perhaps thousands, of people have claimed to have seen a two-metre tall, hairy, ape-like figure stalking the Australian bush, right across the country. So what is this mythical creature we know as the yowie? Join us as we look at the legend and meet a man who has devoted decades tracking it down.

Host: Chris Hook

Producer: Malin Hägglund  

Special thanks to Dean Harrison for yowie recording

Guests:

• Australian Yowie Research founder Dean Harrison
• Former ranger, wildlife expert and radio host Gary Opit
• Graham Seal, Professor of Folklore at Curtin University

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