Welcome to the  State Library of Western Australia podcasts. Through these podcasts we hope to unearth tales of Western Australia’s past and present. You can listen to our podcasts on SoundCloud, Spotify and Apple Podcasts. 

Amber Dennis interviewee for the Centre for Stories Death and Dying project
A Wheelie Good Life
Death and Dying
Despite being close to death herself on many an occasion, or perhaps because of it, Amber Dennis embraces life with a passion.
Natalie Bogoias  Trish Owen interviewees for the Centre for Stories Death and Dying project
Death on the Streets
Death and Dying
Natalie and Trish discuss why people are dying on the streets, what happens to them when they do, whether a homeless person’s life is valued less than others and what government’s need to do to solve the homelessness crisis in Australia.
Sheryl Blanksby interviewee for the Centre for Stories Death and Dying project
A Mother’s Pain
Death and Dying
Sheryl’s baby boy Thomas was diagnosed with a rare cancer. She decided to not proceed with treatment – choosing quality of life over quantity.
Abdul-Rahman interviewee for the Centre for Stories Death and Dying project
Sculpting Spaces for Grief
Death and Dying
Abdul-Rahman discusses how he uses art and sculpture to create open spaces that encourage conversations around death, reflects on the death of his grandfather to suicide and how the Western world has ‘sterilised’ death.
Walking on Water Spirit of the Swan Coastal Plain
Spirit of the Swan Coastal Plain
Podcasts
Rare Stories from the West
Rare Stories from the West - Part 1. A podcast exploring the significance of the Derbarl Yerrigan (Swan River) in the creation of the city of Perth. Produced by Gina Pickering.
On the Frontline Rare Women of the West podcast cover art
Rare Women of the West
Podcasts
Rare Stories from the West
Rare Stories from the West - Part 2. A podcast exploring the lives of Mary Ann Friend and Fanny Balbuk, who had very different experiences of colonisation. Their stories describe life along the Swan River.
CMD767 Left Right Out Queer Disclosure podcast cover art
Queer Disclosure
Podcasts
Rare Stories from the West
Rare Stories from the West - Part 3. Podcast exposes how LGBTQ history has not been well recorded, preserved, nor exhibited by the State’s cultural institutions in the past.
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Stop Violence Against Women
Podcasts
WA history
A courageous collection of audio stories presented in solidarity with survivors of domestic violence, recorded by the Centre for Stories in 2019 for 16 Days in WA – Stop Violence Against Women campaign.