This week: two stories about matriarchs in the Mediterranean and the lingering presence of lineage in the present day. 





The birth of honoured peasant



In our first story, Peter Polites tells us the story of Midwife Friday who assisted in the birth of his mother in a small village in Greece. 



Through the eyes of Midwife Friday, the story beautifully captures the harsh realities of village life, her resilience shaped by war and loss, and the enduring strength of a community bound by tradition and survival.





Pigeons, cats, rosegardens



In our next story, a mother and her children have a heartfelt conversation about their fragmented past, trying to piece together their connection to Greece and Istanbul, Turkey. Through anecdotes passed down from their mother about their grandparents—some factual, some hearsay—coupled with exchanges of their own imagined stories, they grapple with gaps in their family history, confronting questions of identity and lineage.



Sometimes… we just need a little fantasy… to bring the past back to life.





All The Best Credits



Editorial Producer: Melanie Bakewell



Host: Madhuraa Prakash

This week: two stories about matriarchs in the Mediterranean and the lingering presence of lineage in the present day. 
 
 
The birth of honoured peasant
 
In our first story, Peter Polites tells us the story of Midwife Friday who assisted in the birth of his mother in a small village in Greece. 
 
Through the eyes of Midwife Friday, the story beautifully captures the harsh realities of village life, her resilience shaped by war and loss, and the enduring strength of a community bound by tradition and survival.
 
 
Pigeons, cats, rosegardens
 
In our next story, a mother and her children have a heartfelt conversation about their fragmented past, trying to piece together their connection to Greece and Istanbul, Turkey. Through anecdotes passed down from their mother about their grandparents—some factual, some hearsay—coupled with exchanges of their own imagined stories, they grapple with gaps in their family history, confronting questions of identity and lineage.

Sometimes… we just need a little fantasy… to bring the past back to life.
 

All The Best Credits
 
Editorial Producer: Melanie Bakewell
 
Host: Madhuraa Prakash

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.

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