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Simon Quilty is a doctor and has learnt a lot about dealing with patients and breaking bad news. He's also realised no one is immune to making a mistake, not even a doctor who finds himself treating a patient who happened to be a former hitman... Storyteller – Simon QuiltyStory Producer - Tamara Howie---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Production - Gaia OsborneExecutive Producer - Johanna BellMusic - Sam Carmody---Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On Alex’s 34th birthday she felt like her life was spiralling out of control. Her career as a filmmaker was hanging by a thread, she was living with her parents and she was questioning her sexuality. Then she received the news that she was facing premature infertility...Storyteller – Alex EdmonsonStory Producer - Johanna Bell---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Production - Gaia OsborneExecutive Producer - Johanna BellMusic - Sam Carmody---Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The parents of iconic sports broadcaster, Charlie King, should never have been together: not when his mother was a proud Gurindji woman who was part of the Stolen Generation and his father from Melbourne. Charlie learnt his rebellious ways from his parents and has since passed this on to his daughter, Emma...Storyteller – Charlie and Emma KingStory Producer - Kylie Stevenson---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Production - Gaia OsborneExecutive Producer - Johanna BellMusic - Sam Carmody---Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

*CW: domestic violence*Leah Potter runs a kitchen in Darwin to feed the city's most vulnerable. But in a life before this, Leah explored a different sort of vulnerability as a dominatrix...Storyteller – Leah PotterStory Producer - Tamara Howie---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Production - Gaia OsborneExecutive Producer - Johanna BellMusic - Sam Carmody---Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ange Wu grew up in a household where fire drills were a regular occurrence and the kitchen was off limits but she never really understood why... Storyteller – Ange WuStory Producer - Johanna Bell---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Production - Gaia OsborneExecutive Producer - Johanna BellMusic - Sam Carmody---Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

*CW: suicide*As a journalist, Bridget Judd lives in a world of language: surveying world events and giving them shape through words. When she lost her beloved father, Bridget suddenly found herself in silence...Storyteller – Bridget JuddStory Producer - Sam Carmody---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Production - Gaia OsborneExecutive Producer - Johanna BellMusic - Sam Carmody---Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Keeping was born and bred in Darwin. A few years ago, Chris encountered one of nature's most aggressive animals while kite-surfing off the Darwin coast line...Storyteller – Chris KeepingStory Producer - Tamara Howie Told at our second-ever SPUN event in 2015, where the theme was 'Going Troppo'---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Editor - Rosa EllenSound Production - Gaia OsborneExecutive Producer - Johanna Bell---Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A very personal story shared by Jacinta Mooney about falling in love, and the heartache and lines you have to draw when it comes to dealing with addiction...Storyteller – Jacinta MooneyStory Producer - Johanna Bell Told at a SPUN event in Katherine, NT in 2016 ---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Editor - Rosa EllenSound Production - Gaia OsborneExecutive Producer - Johanna Bell---Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 90s was a decade overflowing with good music, and Lari Gadza spent her teenage years soaking it all up. Lari grew up in Darwin among the mango trees, surrounded by tales of her dad’s croc catching days… And occasionally, stories from the old country, Bosnia, made their way in… Storyteller – Lari GadzaStory Producer - Rosa Ellen Told at a SPUN event in 2017, where the theme was 'Rewind'---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Editor - Rosa EllenSound Production - Gaia OsborneExecutive Producer - Johanna Bell---Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jose Da Costa was born during the violent occupation of East Timor and spent his first years in the jungle, hiding from the Indonesian army with his family. It wasn’t until he found himself the target of the military, that Jose was forced to take the biggest risk of his life...Storyteller – Jose Da CostaStory Producer - Rosa Ellen Told at Darwin Festival in 2017, where the theme was 'Home'---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Editor - Rosa EllenSound Production - Gaia OsborneExecutive Producer - Johanna Bell---Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kelly Hosking has spent most of her adult live working overseas in public health and disaster management. She's used to mishaps and strange revelations but on a mission in Fiji, she came across a superstitious surprise...Storyteller – Kelly HoskingStory Producer - Johanna Bell Told at Brown's Mart Theatre in 2016 where the theme was 'Chemistry'---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Editor - Rosa EllenSound Production - Gaia OsborneExecutive Producer - Johanna Bell---Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gus Fitzgerald has spent life a life in the ocean; a surfer and swimmer and commercial diver who was introduced to the water by his late father. Lots of life lessons were learnt in the deep, but how do you stay afloat when you lose the people you love the most?Storyteller – Gus FitzgeraldStory Producer - Sam Carmody Told at Darwin Entertainment Centre in 2018 at Garrmalang Festival---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Editor - Rosa EllenSound Production - Gaia OsborneExecutive Producer - Johanna Bell---Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Carl shares his journey from Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory to rural New South Wales and back in this tale of unrequited love from the turbulent teenage years...Storyteller – Carl JoswigStory producer - Johanna Bell Told at Brown's Mart Theatre in 2016, at an event themed 'Chemistry'.---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Podcast Host + Producer - Jess OngCo-Producer + Sound Editor - Rosa EllenExecutive Producer - Johanna BellOnline Producer - Caddie Brain---SPUN Stories' podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seranna Shutt always wanted to be a mother, however, she reached a point in life when she decided to finally lay her fixation to rest. What happened next was the result of a collision of timing, grief, motivation and belief.Storyteller – Seranna ShuttStory producer - Jess Ong Told at an event in Palmerston, around the theme 'Obsession'.---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Podcast Host + Producer - Jess OngCo-Producer + Sound Editor - Rosa EllenExecutive Producer - Johanna BellOnline Producer - Caddie BrainSPUN Stories' podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Journalist Steph Zillman left the dating maelstrom of Sydney to start a newspaper job in outback Katherine... where she discovered the perks and perils of being single in a small town.Storyteller – Stephanie ZillmanStory producer – Johanna BellThis story was told at SPUN event in Katherine in July 2016.SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Podcast Host + Producer - Jess OngCo-Producer + Sound Editor - Rosa EllenExecutive Producer - Johanna BellOnline Producer - Caddie BrainSPUN Stories' podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Step back in time to Christmas Eve 1974, when James Parfitt-Fejo was an excited four-year-old with Xmas presents on his mind. But it was Cyclone Tracy, not Santa, who paid a visit that night.Storyteller – James Parfitt-FejoStory producer – Tamara Howie Told at a live event at Browns Mart in December 2017, where the theme was 'Rewind'.---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Podcast Host + Producer - Jess OngCo-Producer + Sound Editor - Rosa EllenExecutive Producer - Johanna BellOnline Producer - Caddie BrainSPUN Stories' podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Born in Hungary, Janos first encountered a didgeridoo in his early teens and instantly felt a strong connection to it. It took him on a journey from Central Europe to East Arnhem Land, with a few detours along the way.Storyteller – Janos KerekesStory producer – Oscar Schwartz Told at a live event at Browns Mart in December 2017, where the theme was 'Rewind'.---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Podcast Host + Producer - Jess OngCo-Producer + Sound Editor - Rosa EllenExecutive Producer - Johanna BellOnline Producer - Caddie BrainSPUN Stories' podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gaye Lawrence is a go-getter - she's an artist, a milliner and an active community member of Pine Creek, NT. Early one morning, a wild animal paid Gaye a visit and she did something she never thought she'd do...Storyteller – Gaye LawrenceStory producer – Jess Ong + Johanna Bell Told at a live event at the Pine Creek Gold Rush Festival in 2016.---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Podcast Host + Producer - Jess OngCo-Producer + Sound Editor - Rosa EllenExecutive Producer - Johanna BellOnline Producer - Caddie BrainSPUN Stories' podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Timmy Duggan played in Australia's NBL in the heady basketball-crazy 90s. He takes us back to where it all began, with the Daly Street basketball courts and hoops in the backyard.Storyteller – Timmy DugganStory producer – Jess Ong Told at a live event at Darwin Festival in 2017 where the theme was 'Home'.SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Podcast Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Editor - Rosa EllenExecutive Producer - Johanna BellOnline Producer - Caddie BrainSPUN Stories' podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 1990s, Sam toured the world as the lead guitarist of iconic lesbian rock band, The Bluehouse. But there was one place she wouldn’t play – Darwin. Until love persuaded her otherwise...Storyteller – Sam HarleyStory producer – Johanna Bell Told at a live event at Darwin Festival in 2017 where the theme was 'Home'.---SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website.---Podcast Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Editor - Rosa EllenExecutive Producer - Johanna BellOnline Producer - Caddie BrainSPUN Stories' podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_Laszlo.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.