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Lots of us have double identities, parts of us that we keep hidden or that we leave behind. But what does it take to become your true self? In these intimate tales of transformation, you'll meet a self-proclaimed half-caste legend, laugh with a Palawa poet and stirrer, dress up with a drag king, step through the mirror of gender identity, hang out with a homeless scholar and become an animal by night. The Other Me is presented by filmmaker and comedian Taku Mbudzi who tells her own story of living a double life in a faith-healing community. Listen up for the secret, the funny, the scary, the confronting, the unexpected.

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The Other Me | Climbing Mt Bowen

2024/01/15

It was supposed to be a hiking adventure, but it ended in an unforeseeable accident that would change Warren and Geert's futures forever.

The Other Me | Me, my half-sister and her biological mum

2024/01/08

The unlikely story of two half-sisters who connected late in life, a birth mother turned adoptive mother, and what can happen when biological relatives turn up out of the blue.

The Other Me | Return of the songbird

2024/01/01

When her Parkinson's Disease medication stopped working musician and writer Linda Neil was in a very dark place. But a treatment called Deep Brain Stimulation has allowed her to return to playing the violin, singing, songwriting, living an independent life and riding her pink bicycle.

The Other Me | The foster files

2023/12/25

Earshot presents documentaries about people, places and ideas, in all their diversity.

The Other Me | Becoming Boy Michael and The Animal Outside

2023/12/18

Tales of following your fantasy to find your true self. Performing as a drag king on-stage has helped Rae be her authentic non-binary self off-stage and by night Kusaki becomes something else…something animal, when he slips into a fur suit.

The Other Me | The other Martin

2023/12/11

Martin lives out of a shopping trolley and sleeps rough on the cold streets of Canberra. But his passion for running, gift for words and an unlikely friend help him to get by.

The Other Me | Shadow dance

2023/12/05

Andrew was building a life and career in Singapore when his world was turned upside down by a routine visit to the doctor.

The Other Me I An Interloper's Escape

2023/11/27

Come on a wild ride through the compelling life of Taku Mbudzi, who defied the constraints of a strict Zimbabwean church, embarked on a solo journey to Australia at 19, and held onto a life-altering secret that shattered her father's heart. Discover how she harnessed the healing power of comedy, to develop resilience, understanding and forgiveness.

The Other Me | Mars Venus and Max

2023/11/20

It used to be said that Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus but Max has been to both planets. As a trans-man he has some fascinating observations about the world of men, having stood on the other side of the gender divide.

The Other Me | Jim Everett's black sauce

2023/11/13

Jim Everett is a man of many selves – philosopher, fisherman, scholar, activist, poet, soldier, filmmaker, sauce maker. And at sixteen he discovered a hidden part of himself.

The Other Me | My voice is my passport

2023/11/06

What does your voice say about you? Not your choice of words, but all the extra information the voice carries, like our emotions, accents, even apparently our identity. Details that big tech and governments are more and more interested in each day.

The Other Me | Half-Caste legends

2023/10/30

Paulina always knew she had half- siblings around the world. They all shared the same Tongan father. Finding them was the best thing she ever did.

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etherdog 2021/08/12

The definition of life is being different

Nature finds a way of occupying all possible niches. No one can predict what will be successful. Good on you, mates! The series “Let’s Talk About Race...

Doc Cottle 2020/10/03

Another great ABC podcast

I've been listening to this now for, I want to say 3 or 4 years, but I might be misremembering. A while, anyway. This is kind of a slice of life pod...

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