
Carmel Rooney
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Carmel Rooney
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EP, ABC Conversations Producer of Pods, Radio, Film, TV & Apps. 💕 pictures, stories, songs and shtick.


Today it's Constable Laurie Bateman. Laurie is a Kamilaroi man and third-generation sheep shearer whose Guinness World Record for merino shearing still stands today. He now teaches shearing to at-risk kids. 1105am ABC Local (not Vic) and 305pm @RadioNational



Dave Grohl, of the @foofighters on how a gift from his mother led him to a musical life beyond his wildest dreams, and how he found the strength to keep playing music after the death of his Nirvana bandmate, Kurt Cobain. #podcast: ab.co/3lRXhtC 📸: Magdalena Wosinska

When @EadricAyres has faced a challenge in his life — like comforting his mother after she suffered a stroke — music has always been there. During his biggest struggle he stopped playing. Then something brought the music back, sweet and strong: ab.co/3vhSHbo #podcast






They've been working towards it since London 2012 and tonight, best mates Ahmed Kelly and Grant 'Scooter' Patterson have both claimed maiden #Paralympics medals: bit.ly/3jopXZZ #ReadySetTokyo #Tokyo2020

Hear what it's like to live on Polish time, in Australia, trawling the archives and bringing the past back to life. Today's guest, Krystyna Duszniak reunites people with their lost Polish histories, and sometimes unearths old secrets: ab.co/3BmLUPv #podcast

In 2015 Reverend Bill Crews was at a low point in his own life. Then he visited a refugee camp built on an old asbestos dump, on a floodplain in Northern France: ab.co/3zguTWz #podcast

Hear the conversation about marine biologist Edith Widder's hunt for deep-sea bioluminescence, and how she came into contact with a giant squid the size of a two-story house: ab.co/3zaz3iy #podcast

Hear the #podcast of conversation with Paralympian Christie Dawes, including an extra story about Christie’s eventful journey to the London Paralympics, and what her medal there means: ab.co/3ihq0pZ #podcast

It's Patrick Johnson's life story today. Patrick grew up with his dad on a fishing trawler in Far North Queensland. He grew up to study languages, then later became the first man in Australia to run 100 metres in under 10 seconds: #podcast: ab.co/3ym2zS5 #Olympics

Laurie Lawrence is the original exuberant Australian swim coach. He shares his story, from Townsville's Tobruk Pool, to Olympic glory, with @SarahKanowski today. Listen 1105am ABC Local (not Vic); 305pm @RadioNational or grab the podcast later today. #OlympicGames #Swimming

Hear the story of Steven Bradbury, including his battles with injury, financial strain and a near-death experience to reach the 2002 Winter Olympics: ab.co/3lyfSLx #Olympics #podcast