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It's our last visit to Ngalia Country to see Kado on his beautiful ngurrara. He's going to share the Creation story for a very small creature that calls the desert home... the antlion! Content warning: This episode features a Creation story where children are taken by monsters. Co-listening is encouraged. 

We're back in the desert with Kado today but watch where you step! The spinifex grass is sharp and spiky. It's also home to important creatures like nampu - the great desert skink! 

We're off to red desert Country in Western Australia to meet up with our friend Kado Muir. We'll hear from some noisy locals, discover water in surprising places and listen to the sounds of Kado's Ngalia homeland.

We're back on Ngarrindjeri Country with Katie! Let's listen to the sounds of the Coorong, yarn about Country and get your plombi ready - she's going to teach us another song! 

We're heading to the coast of South Australia to Ngarrindjeri Country to meet our friend Katie! She's going to introduce us to the wonderful waters of her lands and to a very special bird that calls them home...

There's a famous river that runs right through Naarm. You might know it as the Yarra but its First name is Birrarung. Let's find a comfy spot by the water and listen to Mandy share the Creation story of the river of mist...

You might know spring, summer, autumn and winter... but what about all the other seasons? We're back on Wurundjeri Country to visit Mandy to hear all about the many seasons in Woi Wurrrung language. 

We're always on Country but what about the ground beneath our feet or the skies above us? Let's visit Mandy in Naarm to hear about the many layers of Wurundjeri Country.

This year's NAIDOC theme is 'Keep the fire burning! Blak, loud and proud' so we're revisiting Dreaming stories shared with us by Clayton on Adnyamathanha Country and Brittanie on Gumbaynggirr Country.  

The sun's going down and the sky is getting dark...  It's time for a lullaby to drift off to sleep. Let's head to Gumbaynggirr Country for a littler yarn with Troy Cassar-Daley about his new lullaby 'Ninganah'...

Let's have a yarn with Walmajarri artist Nyangulya Katie Nalgood. It gets pretty hot on her Country but you can still find bright, beautiful birds down by the waterhole. They're Katie's favourite things to paint ever since she was little... This Littler Yarn was a collaboration with the Tarnanthi Art Festival and the Art Gallery of South Australia, with special thanks to Sally Lawrey, Spinifex Hill Studio and Kelly Gudgeon.

We're meeting Yindjibarndi man Wimiya Woodley to yarn about Country, lore and Rudi's favourite thing to do... dancing! This Littler Yarn was a collaboration with the Tarnanthi Art Festival and the Art Gallery of South Australia, with special thanks to Sally Lawrey and Juluwarlu Art Group.

We're in the Top End to visit Yolngu Elder and artist Djakangu Yunupingu at her studio. Djakangu has painted a very special story that was passed down to her from her father. It's the story of the Djulpan and the seven sisters... This Littler Yarn was a collaboration with the Tarnanthi Art Festival and the Art Gallery of South Australia, with special thanks to Sally Lawrey, Buku-Larrnggay Mulka Centre and Will Stubbs.

It's our last visit to see our mudyi Nathan - let's join him for a walk in the hills around Mudgee and yarn about how we can be a friend to people and Country.

The sun is setting over Wiradjuri Country and things are getting quiet, but there's a friend in the trees that's just starting to wake up... Nathan shares all kinds of Wiradjuri words that come from wilay - the brushtail possum!