Days Like These
Episodes
Letters to Elton
08 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
How do you orchestrate a meeting with your hero? For Tate Sheridan it was simple: a clandestine operation involving a long and heartfelt letter, a de...
The Pirate of Stanage Bay
01 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jason grows up with saltwater in his veins and adventure in his bones. In a little seaside Queensland town with the Coral Sea as their playground, Ja...
The Search for T5
25 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Narelle Grech was a teenager when she first discovered that she'd been conceived using donor sperm. As her shock turned to deep curiosity, Narelle de...
The Big Break That Broke Kate
18 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
An actor's life can be punishing. It's competitive, unpredictable and, no matter how hard you work, success is often down to dumb luck. There are no ...
All the Jennifer Millses
11 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A decade ago, Jennifer Mills found out there was a watercolour painting of her on the wall of a major gallery. The thing is, she’d never sat for on...
Taylah Fires Up Newcastle
04 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A police officer with his knee on a man's neck in Minneapolis. Guards rushing a cell in Sydney's Long Bay jail to stop a man from eating biscuits. Ge...
The Quiz Master's Retirement Plan
27 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Russell Cheek spent his thirties touring Australia in the beloved performance group, The Castanet Club. He poured himself into the art and the lifest...
INTRODUCING — Days Like These
13 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Guts. Justice. Surprise families. Playing Elton John’s piano. Deep disappointment. Risking it all on a gameshow. Danger on the high seas and l...
We'll Be Back
30 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
The Days Like These team is off whipping up more wild and wonderful true stories for your listening pleasure.
Tim Gets Stoned
16 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A boyhood visit to the dentist turns Tim Rogers into a lifelong fan of The Rolling Stones. But when the Aussie musician's dream comes true and his ba...
I Hear My Own Blood
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
If someone told you they could hear their own eyeballs moving, their blood pumping through their veins and their voice echoing inside their own head ...
The Grommet and Her Idol Catch a Break
02 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In the rough-as-guts Bondi breaks of the 1980s, rising surf star Pauline Menczer was one of the only women in the water. And, boy, did she pay for it...
James and The Gruffalo
23 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When Marisa and Peter Skillen set off with their kids for their first family camping trip, they're expecting a peaceful couple of days among the gum ...
I Want Jenna To Meet Oprah
16 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
When a young Jenna Holmes discovers the magic of The Oprah Winfrey Show while channel surfing one afternoon, it cracks open a whole new way ...
Dog Tag Days
09 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
During a renovation in Canberra, a World War II dog tag is found in a pile of rubble. This discovery sets off a remarkable chain of coincidence, sync...
Havi's Ritual Impurity
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Havi watches from the car as the Rabbi holds a cloth up to the sunlight, peering at it for answers. It's a moment that will change her life forever.....
Good Things Come In Trees
26 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Grainne goes to school in 1980s Dublin when it's all nuns and compulsory Irish Gaelic. Not a good place to be dyslexic, especially if you've never he...
The Bicycle Thief's Worst Enemy
19 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Rupert's beloved bike is stolen from his work garage. Stricken and desperate to see it returned, he's put in touch with an obsessive ex-cop who's mad...
Secrets Of The Dead
12 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bill Edgar is a private investigator from Australia's Gold Coast who's become know internationally as "The Coffin Confessor". His popularity soared w...
The Runner
15 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Carefree and dancing on the podium at a Perth nightclub, aspiring actress/comedian Nikki Britton spies a strapping man with a prominent tongue ring. ...
Blood In
08 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Mesmerised by the hard-headed glamour of bikie culture, the son of Afghan refugees finds brotherhood in an outlaw motorcycle club. But when death st...
The Celebrant
01 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
"Stephen saved us." Those words transport us from a glittering harbourside wedding to the grime-filled depths of internet dating. It's time to peek i...
Speedbird Nine
24 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
It's a hot jolt of dread in your stomach, the cold sweat breaking out on your palms. You're watching the clouds cruise by from the cabin of the plane...
Mike's Miracle At Lightning Ridge
17 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine you spend your whole life searching for the elusive, perfect fiery opal. And then, one day, you realise you're holding — literally in the p...
Mum Thinks The Earth Is Flat
10 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conspiracy theorists are easy to laugh at, right? Well, yeah, until it's your loved one spewing out those convoluted and plainly BS beliefs at the fa...
Shihad’s Frontman Is Home Again
03 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Will rock god Jon Toogood surrender? Or will the Shihad singer keep fighting his fate? Jon built a career as frontman for the New Zealand band Shihad...
Baby
27 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A distracted moment during a shopping trip with her toddler goes horribly wrong for Marisa. During hours of desperation and anguish, she gets a surpr...
Cate's Black Summer Secret
20 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
During Australia's worst bushfires, Cate Tregellas and her family are forced to evacuate their home in Mallacoota, retreating to the local wharf as f...
Spencer's Superpower
13 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A kiss on a crowded dance floor in another country offers Spencer a chance at two great loves ... but at what price? A unique, yet universal, love st...
INTRODUCING — Days Like These
05 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Heartbreaking and hilarious, each episode of Days Like These introduces you to a regular human as they live through something wild. In surprising sto...