Death, interrupted
Death, interrupted
Playlist by Death, interruptedA podcast on what happens when we die, from those who have been brought back (Playlist formerly 'True and Amazing Stories': Heroism, mystery, scandal, triumph - you'll find it all in the Geelong Adve…Follow the podcast:
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Death, interrupted
What do you think happens when we die? The Geelong Advertiser explores what happens when death comes calling, and speaks with three men who have been brought back from the brink – who share their own incredible experiences of what happened while they were 'dead'.
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True and Amazing Stories Episode 5: Russell Mockridge
Russell Mockridge was born to ride. The Geelong Flyer had an amazing amateur and professional career before his tragic death in a race rocked his hometown and the Australian sporting fraternity. Listen to his remarkable story.
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True and Amazing Stories Episode 4: The Pong Su
It could be the plot to a Hollywood movie: On an isolated stretch of coast, a North Korean freighter waits to unload a 150kg shipment of heroin. Also waiting are federal police agents, who are ready to swoop on the illegal cargo and smugglers after weeks of surveillance. But this was no movie. This…
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True and Amazing Stories Episode 3: Eliza Batman
Her neighbours knew her as Sarah Willoughby but the woman they found brutally beaten to death in Geelong in 1852 had a secret past none could have imagined. She was born Eliza Callaghan, became a convict and later married Melbourne pioneer John Batman. Love, secrets, betrayal, murder - this story h…
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True and Amazing Stories Episode 2: Jockey Smith
For a time, James Edward ‘Jockey’ Smith was one of Australia’s most wanted criminals. How did a boy from Colac reach such a level of infamy?
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True and Amazing Stories Episode 1: Albert Jacka
Winchelsea-born Albert Jacka was Australia’s first Victoria Cross recipient in WWI. Listen to his remarkable life story in the Addy’s new True and Amazing Stories podcast series.
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