 

Wanted: Dunnart Alive by Xanthe Smith

This week, a story about searching, both for the elusive Sandhill Dunnart and for a long-lost connection.

Xanthe revisits her childhood memories of meeting ecologist Sue Churchill, whose stories of the rare marsupial stayed with her for decades. From Sue’s years of digging pitfall traps in the desert to becoming the world Dunnart expert, their conversation explores Australia’s fragile biodiversity, the politics of conservation, and the search for something in the unknown - something you might never even find.

 

Produced by Xanthe Smith

Supervising Producer was Karla Arnall

 

This story was made possible by theJesse Cox Audio Fellowship.

For over six months, Xanthe worked with an industry mentor and got access to guest workshops on audio craft. 

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Jesse Cox Audio Fellowship 2025, and a very special thank you to Jesse Cox’s family and friends, and to the incredible legacy he left.

 

All The Best Credits

Host: Kwame Slusher

Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell

Events and Partnership Coordinator: Phoebe Adler-Ryan

Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie

Theme Music composed by Shining Bird

Special shout-out to our volunteers: Ray, Sue, Sharon, Lindsay, Andrew, Ash, and Emma.

 

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Wanted: Dunnart Alive by Xanthe Smith
This week, a story about searching, both for the elusive Sandhill Dunnart and for a long-lost connection.
Xanthe revisits her childhood memories of meeting ecologist Sue Churchill, whose stories of the rare marsupial stayed with her for decades. From Sue&rsquo;s years of digging pitfall traps in the desert to becoming the world Dunnart expert, their conversation explores Australia&rsquo;s fragile biodiversity, the politics of conservation, and the search for something in the unknown - something you might never even find.
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Produced by Xanthe Smith
Supervising Producer was Karla Arnall
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This story was made possible by the <a href="https://allthebestradio.com/all-the-best-fbi-radio-present-the-jesse-cox-audio-fellowship/">Jesse Cox Audio Fellowship</a>.
For over six months, Xanthe worked with an industry mentor and got access to guest workshops on audio craft.&nbsp;
Thank you to everyone who participated in the&nbsp;<a href="https://allthebestradio.com/all-the-best-fbi-radio-present-the-jesse-cox-audio-fellowship/">Jesse Cox Audio Fellowship 2025</a>, and a very special thank you to Jesse Cox&rsquo;s family and friends, and to the incredible legacy he left.
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All The Best Credits
Host: Kwame Slusher
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Events and Partnership Coordinator: Phoebe Adler-Ryan
Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Special shout-out to our volunteers: Ray, Sue, Sharon, Lindsay, Andrew, Ash, and Emma.
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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.