Tall Tales & True

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.

Mahmood Fazal — 'When death comes you wake up'
Dec 7, 2022 – 0:11:00
Jen Cloher — John
Dec 7, 2022 – 0:15:30
Cadance Bell — Small talk
Dec 7, 2022 – 0:17:06
Rebecca Day – The good, the dad, and the angsty
Dec 7, 2022 – 0:15:36
INTRODUCING – Tall Tales & True Season 13 | Rebellion
Nov 30, 2022 – 0:02:18
Leah Potter – Surviving the dungeon
Sep 7, 2022 – 0:14:02
Gala Vanting – Stumbling through step-motherhood
Sep 7, 2022 – 0:16:00
Chantell Martin – Becoming herself
Sep 7, 2022 – 0:11:05
Jane Whatshername – The Raid
Sep 7, 2022 – 0:11:35
Formerly Betty – Finding a name
Sep 7, 2022 – 0:11:16
Pris – A first time for everything
Sep 7, 2022 – 0:12:04
Tilly Lawless – Four bookings and a breakup
Sep 7, 2022 – 0:13:15
INTRODUCING – Tall Tales & True Season 12 | Sex Workers
Aug 31, 2022 – 0:02:24
Bobuq Sayed – Stranded in Paradise
Apr 12, 2022 – 0:13:48
Angie Farrugia – Always be kind
Apr 12, 2022 – 0:12:10
Amy Chittick – For the love of footy
Apr 12, 2022 – 0:10:13
James Parfitt-Fejo – The night Tracey came to town
Apr 12, 2022 – 0:15:37
Cobey Bartels – The cure to loneliness: motorcycles
Apr 12, 2022 – 0:12:18
INTRODUCING – Tall Tales & True Season 11 | Community
Apr 5, 2022 – 0:02:09
Ally and Stevie - My favourite ex
Sep 30, 2021 – 0:18:57
Jackson Browne - Big weather calling
Sep 30, 2021 – 0:12:51
Gladys Docking – Getting back on the horse
Sep 30, 2021 – 0:13:05
Paul Kidd - Getting laid at my boyfriend's funeral
Sep 30, 2021 – 0:16:02
Deena Lynch - Size doesn't matter, right?
Sep 30, 2021 – 0:14:07
INTRODUCING — Tall Tales & True Series 10: Resilience
Sep 27, 2021 – 0:01:57
PRESENTS — Days Like These
Jul 28, 2021 – 0:01:25
Amal Awad – Doorknock Dating
Dec 26, 2020 – 0:17:18
Charlie and Emma King — Live Like a King
Dec 26, 2020 – 0:16:50
Juanita Phillips — Ghost Story
Dec 26, 2020 – 0:15:51
Dave Pears — Relying on Strangers
Dec 26, 2020 – 0:11:35
Sarah Macdonald — Taliban Money Tin
Dec 26, 2020 – 0:10:31
INTRODUCING — Tall Tales & True Series 9 | Strangers
Dec 19, 2020 – 0:03:18
Jessica Ferrari — Disguises
Aug 13, 2020 – 0:09:09
Charles Edwards — Dignity
Aug 13, 2020 – 0:08:27
Louise Newton-Keogh — I Love You
Aug 13, 2020 – 0:08:46
Kwong Yue Yang — My hero Jackie Chan
Aug 13, 2020 – 0:08:53
Elyse Mcinerney — Off With The Fairy
Aug 13, 2020 – 0:06:07
INTRODUCING — Tall Tales & True Series 8: "Letting Go"
Aug 6, 2020 – 0:02:59
Elliana Lawford — In my own skin
Dec 10, 2019 – 0:10:36
Bilha Smith — Transformed
Dec 10, 2019 – 0:09:35
Sinead Bevan – I'm f*#%ing helpful
Dec 10, 2019 – 0:09:36
Bali Padda — The Big Snip
Dec 10, 2019 – 0:12:29
Cassie Workman — Mermaid
Dec 10, 2019 – 0:12:25
INTRODUCING — Tall Tales & True Series 7
Dec 10, 2019 – 0:02:14
Leah Purcell — mum’s greatest gift
Jul 23, 2019 – 0:14:53
Gus Fitzgerald – how to survive in open water
Jul 23, 2019 – 0:15:25
Tim Bishop — a road trip back to country
Jul 23, 2019 – 0:11:44
David Marr — his most bizarre day
Jul 23, 2019 – 0:13:48
Bridget Judd – finding the words to speak
Jul 23, 2019 – 0:14:35
INTRODUCING — Tall Tales & True Series Six
Jul 17, 2019 – 0:02:10

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Melanie Tait is one of my favourite radio presenters, and she spares nothing in curating and presenting this engaging podcast that features first-person experiences, some entertaining and some harrowing, but all very personal. The presentation enwraps your ears and your mind. Well done, Ms. Tait and ABC!