Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of racism. 

This week we hear about the fight to make wrestling more inclusive and from a dedicated  football fan whose club hasn’t had a win in years. 

The Real Fight Behind Australian Pro Wrestling by Eugene Yang

In 18 years of pro-wrestling, Joel “The Smash Hit” Bateman never wore the Indigenous flag on his tights, and kept an important part of his identity away from his in-ring character because he never felt safe from the racism he heard from the stands and the problematic storylines. But, then 2020 came. The pandemic forced the wrestling community into a moment of reflection while Black Live Matter rallies around the world opened their ears to what Joel and other diverse wrestlers had been trying to say. This path has led to Deathmatch Downunder, a promotion Joel co-founded, where he finally feels safe and ready to bring his whole self into the ring.

 

Producer: Eugene Yang 

Supervising Producer: Lee Robinson 





Music: “HIghway 430” by Truck Stop from Blue Dot Sessions: Highway 430 by Blue Dot Sessions,  “Kvelden Trapp” by Fjell from Blue Dot Sessions: Kvelden Trapp by Blue Dot Sessions, The Bulwark from Blue Dot Sessions Kvelden Trapp by Blue Dot Sessions 






Why Root For The Losing Team by Luke Fennech 

Why do fans turn up week in and week out to support their team, even if they aren’t winning? Why don’t they just support another team? Well there’s a lot more to fandom than you might think. 

Music: Running Waters by Audionautix, Ellies Home Stretch by The Great North Sound Society and The Quiet Aftermath by Sir Cubworth. 

 

Producer:Luke Fennech 

Supervising Producer: Allison Chan  

 

All The Best credits:

Production Manager: Danni Stewart

Editorial Manager: Mell Chun

Episode Mix and Compile: Danni Stewart

Host: Maddy Macquine

Social Media Producers: Matilda Fay and Angela Moran

Content Warning: This episode contains discussions of racism.&nbsp;
This week we hear about the fight to make wrestling more inclusive and from a dedicated&nbsp; football fan whose club hasn&rsquo;t had a win in years.&nbsp;
The Real Fight Behind Australian Pro Wrestling by Eugene Yang
In 18 years of pro-wrestling, Joel &ldquo;The Smash Hit&rdquo; Bateman never wore the Indigenous flag on his tights, and kept an important part of his identity away from his in-ring character because he never felt safe from the racism he heard from the stands and the problematic storylines. But, then 2020 came. The pandemic forced the wrestling community into a moment of reflection while Black Live Matter rallies around the world opened their ears to what Joel and other diverse wrestlers had been trying to say. This path has led to Deathmatch Downunder, a promotion Joel co-founded, where he finally feels safe and ready to bring his whole self into the ring.
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Producer: Eugene Yang&nbsp;
Supervising Producer: Lee Robinson&nbsp;
 
Music: &ldquo;HIghway 430&rdquo; by Truck Stop from Blue Dot Sessions: Highway 430 by<a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/21892"> Blue Dot Sessions</a>,&nbsp; &ldquo;Kvelden Trapp&rdquo; by Fjell from Blue Dot Sessions: Kvelden Trapp by<a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/21895"> Blue Dot Sessions</a>, The Bulwark from Blue Dot Sessions Kvelden Trapp by<a href="https://app.sessions.blue/browse/track/21895"> Blue Dot Sessions</a>&nbsp;
 
Why Root For The Losing Team by Luke Fennech&nbsp;
Why do fans turn up week in and week out to support their team, even if they aren&rsquo;t winning? Why don&rsquo;t they just support another team? Well there&rsquo;s a lot more to fandom than you might think.&nbsp;
Music: Running Waters by Audionautix, Ellies Home Stretch by The Great North Sound Society and The Quiet Aftermath by Sir Cubworth.&nbsp;
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Producer:Luke Fennech&nbsp;
Supervising Producer: Allison Chan&nbsp;&nbsp;
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All The Best credits:
Production Manager: Danni Stewart
Editorial Manager: Mell Chun
Episode Mix and Compile: Danni Stewart
Host: Maddy Macquine
Social Media Producers: Matilda Fay and Angela Moran

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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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