Street Stories Podcast
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Ordinary people intrigue us just as much as celebrities do: everday life stories that connect you to the wider world. Street Stories is a weekly half hour program devoted to social documentaries. You'll hear stories and experiences from far and wide, and from people who might live next door, or on a different continent.
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2008-07-20 Mr Universe Mows My Lawn
Author: ABC Radio National
Sun, Jul 20, 2008
Henry West is 62 and for the past 15 years he has dedicated himself to the sport of amateur bodybuilding. He has been unrelenting in his devotion to this physical pursuit and his efforts have paid off.
In 2006 Henry travelled to Austria where he took out the Mr Universe Men Over 60 title. However, that wasn't enough, Henry is still at it and recently took part in the 2008 Southern Hemisphere Championships at the Southport RSL on the Gold Coast.
Street Stories spent time with him during his rigorous preparations at the gym and in the kitchen and we travelled with him for the big event.
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2008-07-13 Transient Tales
Author: ABC Radio National
Sun, Jul 13, 2008
Tonight, while many of us are tucked snugly in our beds, countless numbers will be seeking refuge under a car, a railway station bench, or a public park. These are the people with no fixed address, learning to live on the streets.
In this program we hear tales from the homeless. Ex-military men explain how they ended up without shelter, while another individual reveals that his family have no idea that he has dropped out of the rental market.
Jhyimy makes the cliffs of Bondi his home. He shares his stories of surviving without charity. We hear how he feeds himself and his seagull companions, and why a set of golf clubs can be the most important possession in the world.
Watch a short film Bondi Beach dweller, Jhyimy.
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2008-07-06 Life Beyond Death
Author: ABC Radio National
Sun, Jul 06, 2008
In a remarkable gesture of peace and humanity Palestinian and Israeli families talk about the decision to donate the organs of their dead family members to patients on the other side of the Middle Eastern conflict.
'My son was dead, but six Israelis now have a part of a Palestinian in them, and maybe he is still alive in them.'
The words of the Palestinian father Ismail Khatib, who donated his son Ahmed's organs to Israelis after the 12-year-old, while holding a toy gun, was shot dead by Israeli soldiers.
This is not the first time victims of the conflict have given life to people on the other side of the Arab-Jewish divide.
This year is the 5th anniversary of the death of Yoni Jesner, a 19-year-old Jewish religion student murdered in the bombing of a Tel-Aviv bus. Part of his body went to save the life of a Palestinian girl from East Jerusalem.
In this moving program we take a closer look at the generosity and faith of these two families, the Jesners and the Khatibs. Can a person live on in some way through organ donation?
This is a production of the BBC World Service and is part of the Crossing Boundaries program exchange.
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2008-06-29 Tricks of theTrade
Author: ABC Radio National
Sun, Jun 29, 2008
New technology is increasingly breaking down barriers for the blind community. Global positioning systems, mobile phones with scanners and cameras, screen-reading software, as well as less sophisticated but equally useful stuff like talking kettles and measuring jugs - they've become the 'tricks of the trade' for people who are visually impaired.
Even shopping on the internet creates new opportunities - as Jenny explains "I've never been able to browse before, and now I can". And there's a website where folk share information about how to use new consumer items - things the manuals don't tell you, like whether the 'on/off' switch is at the top or the bottom!
Five people who have no vision talk in this program about their lives, and about the way new technologies are making a difference.
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- Published:
2002
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S007304
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