Human/Ordinary
By Sam Loy
Human/Ordinary brings you stories about our culture, our relationships, and the extraordinary feat of being alive. In 2019, four producers will bring you sixteen stories about the ordinary and amazing.
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Episode 35 - A Feiner Guide to Creative Life
What’s it like to collaborate with your partner creatively, while raising kids? How do you give each other feedback, while keeping your marriage intact? Beck is an illustrator and graphic designer who previously worked in advertising, and her husba… -
Episode 34 - Nirvana Funeral Services
Mic Cavazzini’s last story for this season of Human/Ordinary shares a lot of similarities with his first. It’s about the big things: life, death, and the Himalayas. It’s a story about journeys - how you end up doing what you do in life, and how you e… -
Episode 33 - Why Can't Hairdressers Be Like Plumbers?
Her whole life, May Jasper has felt nervous about going to the hairdresser. She didn’t know anything about fashion, and she didn’t understand all the questions they would ask like “do you want more volume in your hair?” (Why, is that gonna ma..… -
Episode 32 - What Happens In Vegas, Stays With You
In October 2017, Sarah and Michael went to Las Vegas on their American holiday. They saw magic, ate lots of food, and were next door to the worst mass shooting in US history. This is the story of what happened during and after. Produced by Sam Loy … -
Episode 31 - Fake Art
Even though many people think only of dot-style paintings when considering “Aboriginal art”, it is actually as diverse as the many Indigenous nations who live across the country we now call Australia. Each group has its own unique culture with differ… -
Episode 30 - The Honourable and Remarkable Justice Jane Mathews
Mic has a chance encounter with a woman who broke stereotypes for professional women and contributed to some groundbreaking conversations around civil rights in Australia. It’s the story of a remarkable and pioneering life. Produced by Mic Cavizzin… -
Episode 29 - Expat World
Most adults in Vietnam don't speak English. And yet, the country has a pretty large expat community, most of whom don't speak Vietnamese. So how does that work? In this episode, producer May Jasper takes a journey i... -
Episode 28 - Window Washers
Hundreds of metres above the ground, or dodging traffic and the police at a busy intersection, people are just people, but window washers are more than they seem. Produced by Sam Loy Original music by Kent Sutherland Thanks to Michael, ..… -
Episode 27 - Children of Jazz
What’s it like being the children of two international jazz musicians? In this episode of Human/Ordinary we meet Ruomi Lee-Hampel and his sister Cavana Hazelton who are divided by the Atlantic Ocean and united by jazz. Produced by Cinnamon Nippard … -
Episode 26 - The Kimberley Ringer
Geoff Allen has been around. As a ringer in the 50s and 60s, it was his job to tame wild horses and drove massive herds of cattle throughout the outback country. His tale is full of humour, hard work, mateship, and death, and gives an insight into a …
