It's a fact of life that you can't always get what you want. But you can always try for the next best thing.

This week, stories of people finding substitutes for what they're missing.

'Big Dad Energy' by Marlee Jane Ward

Who’s your daddy? For Marlee Jane Ward, the answer’s a bit more complex and fantastical than you’d think.

This piece was published by Kill Your Darlings. And you can read it here.

Written and performed by Marlee Jane Ward

Sound design by Ryan Pemberton

Music: 'Ranch', 'A Little Powder', and 'True Shape' by Blue Dot Sessions.

‘Maharal – מהר"ל’ by Olivia Shenken

A Jewish folktale retold as a spooky story about creation, the power of words, and delicious home cooked meals.

Maharal was written for Voiceworks, a national literary journal featuring new Australian art and writing. You can read Olivia's piece in glorious print form in Voiceworks Issue #119: Butter.

Written and performed by Olivia Shenken

Sound design by Mell Chun

Music: 'Palms Down', 'Warm Fingers', 'The Crisper', 'Chafftop', 'Are We Loose Yet', 'Dowdy' by Blue Dot Sessions.

All The Best credits:

Executive Producer: Ryan Pemberton

Victorian State Coordinator: Mell Chun

Host: Maddy Macquine

Episode mix and compile: Ryan Pemberton

Community Coordinators: Chloe Gillespie and Danni Stewart

SYN Community Coordinator: Lee Robinson

Social Media Producers: Matilda Fay and Angela Moran

Photo: meme

It's a fact of life that you can't always get what you want. But you can always try for the next best thing.
This week, stories of people finding substitutes for what they're missing.
'Big Dad Energy' by Marlee Jane Ward
Who&rsquo;s your daddy? For Marlee Jane Ward, the answer&rsquo;s a bit more complex and fantastical than you&rsquo;d think.
<a href="https://www.killyourdarlings.com.au/article/big-dad-energy/">This piece was published by Kill Your Darlings. And you can read it here.</a>
Written and performed by <a href="http://twitter.com/marleejaneward">Marlee Jane Ward</a>
Sound design by Ryan Pemberton
Music: 'Ranch', 'A Little Powder', and 'True Shape' by Blue Dot Sessions.
&lsquo;Maharal &ndash; מהר"ל&rsquo; by Olivia Shenken
A Jewish folktale retold as a spooky story about creation, the power of words, and delicious home cooked meals.
Maharal was written for <a href="https://www.voiceworksmag.com.au/">Voiceworks</a>, a national literary journal featuring new Australian art and writing. <a href="https://expressmedia.org.au/product/voiceworks-119-butter/">You can read Olivia's piece in glorious print form in Voiceworks Issue #119: Butter.</a>
Written and performed by Olivia Shenken
Sound design by Mell Chun
Music: 'Palms Down', 'Warm Fingers', 'The Crisper', 'Chafftop', 'Are We Loose Yet', 'Dowdy' by Blue Dot Sessions.
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All The Best credits:
Executive Producer: Ryan Pemberton
Victorian State Coordinator: Mell Chun
Host: Maddy Macquine
Episode mix and compile: Ryan Pemberton
Community Coordinators: Chloe Gillespie and Danni Stewart
SYN Community Coordinator: Lee Robinson
Social Media Producers: Matilda Fay and Angela Moran
Photo: meme

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We're a weekly radio show and podcast produced at FBi Radio in Sydney in association with SYN and Triple R in Melbourne, and broadcast nationally via the Community Radio Network. We’ve been telling stories in a variety of forms since 2011, picking a theme each week and using short form documentary, personal narrative, interviews, and spoken word to bring you the best from across Australia.

All The Best is for new Australian storytelling. Hear from a Melbourne-based cannibal, how the Australian Wallabies used theatre workshops to improve their game, anxiety attacks in a Tantric sex class, and what the shopping centre Santa Claus is really thinking, all on All The Best. 
 
We're a weekly radio show and podcast produced at FBi Radio in Sydney in association with SYN and Triple R in Melbourne, and broadcast nationally via the Community Radio Network. We’ve been telling stories in a variety of forms since 2011, picking a theme each week and using short form documentary, personal narrative, interviews, and spoken word to bring you the best from across Australia.

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