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The Memory Tapes
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The Memory Tapes Episode 11 - [Bonus] Trailblazers: Women, Change and the Work Still Ahead
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The Memory Tapes Episode 10 - Bright Sparks: Australian Innovation
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The Memory Tapes Episode 9 - From Sand to Stadiums: Australians at Play
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The Memory Tapes Episode 8 - Power and Protest: Movements that Transformed Australia
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The Memory Tapes Episode 7 - Invisible Enemies: Stories from Australia's Epidemic Frontlines
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The Memory Tapes Episode 6 - Unfolding Journeys: Migration and Memory
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The Memory Tapes Episode 5 - The Long Reach: Stories of Distance and Connection Across Australia
July 29, 2026 · 39 minEpisode Five – The Long Reach: Stories of Distance and Connection Across Australia In this episode, Dr Shirleene Robinson explores the idea of distance and connection across the vast continent of Australia. You'll hear stories from…
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The Memory Tapes Episode 4 - Imagination Nation: Australia's Artists, Writers and Dreamers
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The Memory Tapes Episode 3 - The Land Remembers - Natural Disasters and Resilience in Australia
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About the show
The Memory Tapes is a new podcast from the National Library of Australia that brings history to life through the voices of the people who lived it. Drawing on the nation's most significant oral history collection, the series explores remarkable stories of resilience, innovation, creativity, migration, activism and everyday life. In each episode, oral historian Dr Shirleene Robinson AM combines firsthand accounts with expert storytelling to reveal the people behind Australia's history.