The People We Meet

Everyone you meet has a story.Here you'll find Australian conversations that are simple, honest, and full of the surprising moments that make people unforgettable. thepeoplewemeetpodcast.substack.com

The People We Meet is a society podcast hosted by Australian conversations, with 77 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Australian conversations hosts The People We Meet, a society show with 77 episodes published.

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  #77 Professor Ian Brighthope – Health, Autonomy, and the WA Secession Debate.

  Apr 14, 202654 minS0

  <p>Professor Ian Brighthope has spent decades working in nutritional and environmental medicine in Australia.</p><p>We discuss his approach to health — his own practices, the protocols he uses, and how his thinking has developed over time. He reflects on his experience with a heart attack and his views on prevention, along with his perspective on the current global health landscape.</p><p>He also shares his interest in Western Australia seceding from the rest of the country.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to...

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  The Bathing Machine

  Mar 9, 20264 minS0

  <p>Before open beaches and swimmers in shorts, going into the sea was a careful business. This is a story about how Australians once entered the water — and what those wooden boxes on the sand quietly tell us about who we were.</p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thepeoplewemeetpodcast.substack.com

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  The Radio

  Feb 23, 20266 minS0

  <p>Australian Story.</p><p>In the corner of the lounge room sat the radio.</p><p>At night, people gathered around it.Families listened together — to the news, the cricket, the weather, and voices from far away.</p><p>For a long time, the radio was the centre of the room.</p><p>Then the room changed.Screens arrived.The radio was pushed aside.</p><p>But it never really disappeared.</p><p>Now, in some homes, it is finding its way back — not as furniture in the corner, but as a small voice in a child’s hand.Storie...

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  #76 Shelly Jones – Boomers Bar

  Feb 17, 20261h 5mS0

  <p>Boomers Bar sits just off the Esplanade at Christie’s Beach.</p><p>Low lamps. Old furniture. Shelves of nostalgic nick-nacks that feel like they’ve always been there. It’s not styled — it’s collected.</p><p>In this conversation, Shelly Jones talks about creating and running Boomers Bar: why she chose a full retro feel, what people are really looking for when they walk through the door, and how a place becomes familiar without trying too hard.</p><p>It’s a story about atmosphere, memory, and quietly creating a place for a community — one drink, one conversation...

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  The Hobart Bridge Collapse

  Feb 9, 20263 minS0

  <p>Australian Story.</p><p>On a quiet night in January 1975, a bulk carrier struck the Tasman Bridge in Hobart.</p><p>In seconds, a section of the bridge collapsed into the Derwent River. Cars plunged into the dark. A ship lay broken across the channel. The city was suddenly cut in two.</p><p>This is the story of what happened — and what followed.</p><p>Not a technical investigation, but a human one:the people driving home,the first rescuers,the divers in the water,and a city waking up to a new reality.</p><p></p><p>If...

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