A Stone, A Knife, A Flame by Joshua Santospirito

Washing, scrubbing, rinsing, drying, wiping, wetting, drying. These mundane acts led Joshua to reflect so much more.

Through his kitchen, the everyday collides with resistance and violence, as he invites us to question what it means to act in the world.

Tip: Listen to this while washing your dishes for the immersive thought process.

That story was written and performed by Joshua Santospirito as part of a graphic storytelling event run by Papercuts Comics Festival on Kaurna  Land in 2025. 

 

Crime of Ration by Miles Mazzocato 

Putting pressure on ourselves to be perfect is a common thing…sometimes at the expense of yourself and those around you.

In this story, an apprentice’s obsession with being a perfect cook quietly begins to take over everything else.

Remember, sometimes it takes more than techniques to make a perfect steak an enjoyable meal.

Written by Miles Mazzocato. 

Performed by Chloe Spanos and Helen Grimley. 

Sound design by Miles Martignoni.

Recorded by Ewan Maccoll at Extra(ordinary) Tales, a live storytelling collaboration between All The Best and Read To Me supported by the City of Sydney. 

 

Story 3: Lentil Tahini Stew by Snack Syndicate

Need dinner ideas? A Tahini lover? You are at the right place.

In this story, a recipe becomes a love language in this warm, sensory piece from Snack Syndicate, where lentil tahini stew is more than just a dish—it is a joint creation shaped by two lovely voices.

Time to get some tahini.

That story from the archives was produced by Snack Syndicate. It was originally commissioned by Debris Magazine for their issue The Urge To Know.

 

All The Best Credits

Host: Gabriella Accaria

Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell

Programming & Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos 

Production Manager: Kwame Slusher

Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie

Mixed & Compiled: Emma Higgins 

Theme Music composed by Shining Bird

Special shout-out to all our volunteers

 

A Stone, A Knife, A Flame by Joshua Santospirito
Washing, scrubbing, rinsing, drying, wiping, wetting, drying. These mundane acts led Joshua to reflect so much more.
Through his kitchen, the everyday collides with resistance and violence, as he invites us to question what it means to act in the world.
Tip: Listen to this while washing your dishes for the immersive thought process.
That story was written and performed by Joshua Santospirito as part of a graphic storytelling event run by <a href="https://www.papercutscomicsfestival.com/">Papercuts Comics Festival</a> on Kaurna&nbsp; Land in 2025.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Crime of Ration by Miles Mazzocato&nbsp;
Putting pressure on ourselves to be perfect is a common thing&hellip;sometimes at the expense of yourself and those around you.
In this story, an apprentice&rsquo;s obsession with being a perfect cook quietly begins to take over everything else.
Remember, sometimes it takes more than techniques to make a perfect steak an enjoyable meal.
Written by Miles Mazzocato.&nbsp;
Performed by Chloe Spanos and Helen Grimley.&nbsp;
Sound design by Miles Martignoni.
Recorded by Ewan Maccoll at Extra(ordinary) Tales, a live storytelling collaboration between All The Best and Read To Me supported by the City of Sydney.&nbsp;
&nbsp;
Story 3: Lentil Tahini Stew by Snack Syndicate
Need dinner ideas? A Tahini lover? You are at the right place.
In this story, a recipe becomes a love language in this warm, sensory piece from Snack Syndicate, where lentil tahini stew is more than just a dish&mdash;it is a joint creation shaped by two lovely voices.
Time to get some tahini.
That story from the archives was produced by Snack Syndicate. It was originally commissioned by Debris Magazine for their issue The Urge To Know.
&nbsp;
All The Best Credits
Host: Gabriella Accaria
Executive Producer: Melanie Bakewell
Programming &amp; Community Coordinator: Catarina Fraga Matos&nbsp;
Production Manager: Kwame Slusher
Community Coordinator: Patrick McKenzie
Mixed &amp; Compiled: Emma Higgins&nbsp;
Theme Music composed by Shining Bird
Special shout-out to all our volunteers
&nbsp;

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.

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.