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Tall Tales & True

Tall Tales & True

52 episodes

Tall Tales & True brings together the very best of live storytelling from across Australia. Courageous storytellers front up to the microphone to bare their soul and share their life-changing moments in front of a live audience. Captivating, jaw-dropping and thought provoking, these pure Australian stories will make you laugh, cry or gasp, or maybe all three at once.

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Mahmood Fazal 'When death comes you wake up'

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 2:45 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes

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Jen Cloher John

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 30 seconds

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Cadance Bell Small talk

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 6 seconds

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Rebecca Day The good, the dad, and the angsty

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 1:45 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 36 seconds

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Jordan Shea Lola

Published: Dec. 6, 2022, 1:30 p.m.
Duration: N/A

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INTRODUCING Tall Tales & True Season 13 | Rebellion

Published: Nov. 29, 2022, 2 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 18 seconds

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Leah Potter Surviving the dungeon

Published: Sept. 6, 2022, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 2 seconds

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Gala Vanting Stumbling through step-motherhood

Published: Sept. 6, 2022, 4:15 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes

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Chantell Martin Becoming herself

Published: Sept. 6, 2022, 4 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 5 seconds

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Jane Whatshername The Raid

Published: Sept. 6, 2022, 3:45 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 35 seconds

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Formerly Betty Finding a name

Published: Sept. 6, 2022, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 16 seconds

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Pris A first time for everything

Published: Sept. 6, 2022, 3:15 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 4 seconds

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Tilly Lawless Four bookings and a breakup

Published: Sept. 6, 2022, 3 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 15 seconds

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INTRODUCING Tall Tales & True Season 12 | Sex Workers

Published: Aug. 31, 2022, 7 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 24 seconds

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Bobuq Sayed Stranded in Paradise

Published: April 11, 2022, 4 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 48 seconds

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Angie Farrugia Always be kind

Published: April 11, 2022, 3:50 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 10 seconds

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Amy Chittick For the love of footy

Published: April 11, 2022, 3:40 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 13 seconds

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James Parfitt-Fejo The night Tracey came to town

Published: April 11, 2022, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 37 seconds

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Cobey Bartels The cure to loneliness: motorcycles

Published: April 11, 2022, 3:20 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 18 seconds

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INTRODUCING Tall Tales & True Season 11 | Community

Published: April 4, 2022, 3 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 9 seconds

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Ally and Stevie - My favourite ex

Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 3:50 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 57 seconds

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Jackson Browne - Big weather calling

Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 3:45 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 51 seconds

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Gladys Docking Getting back on the horse

Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 3:40 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 5 seconds

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Paul Kidd - Getting laid at my boyfriend's funeral

Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 3:35 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 2 seconds

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Deena Lynch - Size doesn't matter, right?

Published: Sept. 29, 2021, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 7 seconds

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INTRODUCING Tall Tales & True Series 10: Resilience

Published: Sept. 26, 2021, 8 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 57 seconds

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PRESENTS Days Like These

Published: July 27, 2021, 3 p.m.
Duration: 1 minute 25 seconds

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Amal Awad Doorknock Dating

Published: Dec. 25, 2020, 3 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 18 seconds

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Charlie and Emma King Live Like a King

Published: Dec. 25, 2020, 2:50 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 50 seconds

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Juanita Phillips Ghost Story

Published: Dec. 25, 2020, 2:40 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 51 seconds

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Dave Pears Relying on Strangers

Published: Dec. 25, 2020, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 35 seconds

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Sarah Macdonald Taliban Money Tin

Published: Dec. 25, 2020, 2:20 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 31 seconds

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INTRODUCING Tall Tales & True Series 9 | Strangers

Published: Dec. 18, 2020, 2 p.m.
Duration: 3 minutes 18 seconds

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Jessica Ferrari Disguises

Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 4 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 9 seconds

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Charles Edwards Dignity

Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 3:55 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 27 seconds

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Louise Newton-Keogh I Love You

Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 3:50 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 46 seconds

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Kwong Yue Yang My hero Jackie Chan

Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 3:45 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 53 seconds

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Elyse Mcinerney Off With The Fairy

Published: Aug. 12, 2020, 3:40 p.m.
Duration: 6 minutes 7 seconds

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INTRODUCING Tall Tales & True Series 8: "Letting Go"

Published: Aug. 6, 2020, 9 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 59 seconds

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Elliana Lawford In my own skin

Published: Dec. 9, 2019, 3:20 p.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 36 seconds

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Bilha Smith Transformed

Published: Dec. 9, 2019, 3:10 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 35 seconds

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Sinead Bevan I'm f*#%ing helpful

Published: Dec. 9, 2019, 3 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 36 seconds

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Bali Padda The Big Snip

Published: Dec. 9, 2019, 2:50 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 29 seconds

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Cassie Workman Mermaid

Published: Dec. 9, 2019, 2:40 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 25 seconds

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INTRODUCING Tall Tales & True Series 7

Published: Dec. 9, 2019, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 14 seconds

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Leah Purcell mums greatest gift

Published: July 22, 2019, 10:10 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 53 seconds

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Gus Fitzgerald how to survive in open water

Published: July 22, 2019, 10:05 p.m.
Duration: 15 minutes 25 seconds

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Tim Bishop a road trip back to country

Published: July 22, 2019, 10 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 44 seconds

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David Marr his most bizarre day

Published: July 22, 2019, 9:55 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 48 seconds

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Bridget Judd finding the words to speak

Published: July 22, 2019, 9:50 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 35 seconds

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INTRODUCING Tall Tales & True Series Six

Published: July 17, 2019, 2 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 10 seconds

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Sally Sara making Christmas "Christmasy"

Published: Dec. 2, 2018, 4:30 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 49 seconds

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Sophie Townsend the things you miss

Published: Dec. 2, 2018, 4 p.m.
Duration: 8 minutes 58 seconds

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Jamie Cook grandma said a bad word

Published: Dec. 2, 2018, 3:30 p.m.
Duration: 11 minutes 34 seconds

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Sarah Macdonald please don't let Santa be an obstetrician too

Published: Dec. 2, 2018, 3 p.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 31 seconds

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Lewis Hobba the hunger games of Christmas competition

Published: Dec. 2, 2018, 2:30 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 13 seconds

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INTRODUCING Tall Tales & True series five

Published: Nov. 29, 2018, 2 p.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 39 seconds

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Tracey Spicer the fainting weathergirl

Published: March 27, 2018, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 11 seconds

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Luke O'Brien drugs robbed me

Published: March 27, 2018, 12:25 a.m.
Duration: 10 minutes 55 seconds

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Fiona Scott-Norman keeping up appearances

Published: March 27, 2018, 12:20 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 29 seconds

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Darren Percival the voice within

Published: March 27, 2018, 12:15 a.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 35 seconds

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Vanessa O'Neill letting go of Dad

Published: March 27, 2018, 12:10 a.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 52 seconds

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INTRODUCING Tall Tales & True series four

Published: March 22, 2018, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 2 minutes 13 seconds

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Staying on the right side of the mental health road

Published: Oct. 9, 2017, 2 a.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 15 seconds

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Waking up to postnatal depression

Published: Oct. 9, 2017, 1:30 a.m.
Duration: 9 minutes 49 seconds

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Mitch McPherson — my brother Ty

Published: Oct. 9, 2017, 1 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 40 seconds

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Donna Thistlethwaite — coming out as a suicide survivor

Published: Oct. 9, 2017, 12:30 a.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 43 seconds

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Melissa Lucashenko — lock it in Eddie

Published: Oct. 9, 2017, midnight
Duration: 14 minutes 51 seconds

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Osher Gunsberg — the day I lost my mind

Published: Oct. 8, 2017, 11:30 p.m.
Duration: 20 minutes 56 seconds

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INTRODUCING — Tall Tales & True series three

Published: Oct. 6, 2017, 12:33 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 36 seconds

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No pain no gain

Published: April 13, 2017, 12:10 a.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 19 seconds

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Suicide Survivor the day I fell from Brisbanes Story Bridge

Published: April 13, 2017, midnight
Duration: 12 minutes 22 seconds

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She's NOT having a baby

Published: April 12, 2017, 10 p.m.
Duration: 13 minutes 56 seconds

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Circle of life

Published: April 12, 2017, 10 p.m.
Duration: 16 minutes 41 seconds

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Too soon?

Published: April 12, 2017, 10 p.m.
Duration: 18 minutes 38 seconds

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Swipe off

Published: April 12, 2017, 10 p.m.
Duration: 12 minutes 43 seconds

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An Oscar-winning performance

Published: April 12, 2017, 10 p.m.
Duration: 17 minutes 5 seconds

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The full catastrophe

Published: April 12, 2017, 10 p.m.
Duration: 14 minutes 38 seconds

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INTRODUCING Tall Tales & True series two

Published: April 10, 2017, 2:30 a.m.
Duration: 1 minute 38 seconds

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