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A Good Mind To

A Good Mind To

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 Winner: Australian Podcast Awards: the Specialist Award… for an indie podcast, selected by the judges from across all award categories, that produces exceptional listening experiences for niche audiences and those underrepresented in other Australian media. Winner: Best New Podcast: The Radio Today Podcast Awards. Winner: The Arts and Media Award: Mental Health Matters Awards 2024.


A podcast from people who have a good mind to tell you authentic and surprising stories
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  • Gomeroi Country: Wirilla Part 1

    Gomeroi Country: Wirilla Part 1
    Oct 15 2025
    From the beginning of time to now, Matthew Priestley tells the story of his Country, his family, his mob for the sake of the generations to come.In Part 1 Gomeroi Country we start at the beginning and then encounter invasion, massacre and colonisation.This podcast has been informed by the historical work of Aunty Noelene Briggs, and particularly her books Winanga-li and Burrul Wallaay. To find out more about Aunty Noelene's books click hereTo contact us, support us and find out more, join us at Patreon, click hereDetailed Music Credits"Track 4 (Hurt)" by Philip Okerstrom, Damian Mason and Symon Ayton, "Didgee Beat Box Mix" by Philip Okerstrom, "Didgy" by Philip Okerstrom "Quirky Play" by Marco Pesci, "Green Garden" by Score Wizards, "Track 10 (Hurt)" by Philip Okerstrom, Damian Mason and Symon Ayton, "Talismanist’s Art" by Tera Mangala, "Omen" by Richard Johnson, "Didgeridoo Long Loop" by Tera Mangala, "Track 3 (Hurt)" by Philip Okerstrom, Damian Mason and Symon Ayton, "Charmaine" by Philip Okerstrom.This podcast was made with funding from Create NSW.A podcast from Matthew Priestley supported by Third Space Ventures and Coequal.Other Coequal Podcastsfor Real Made Up Stories click herefor Agents for Change click hereContent DescriptionThis episode contains discussions of colonial violence, including detailed references to massacres and systemic dispossession of Aboriginal people Wirilla – Episode 1: “Gomeroi Country” Duration: ~22 minutesSetting: Recorded on Gomeroi and Dharawal Country, moving between ancient storytelling space and historical narration.Narrators/Voices:Matthew Priestley – Mehi Murri man (Terry Hie Hie clan, Gomeroi Nation)Dante – Young Gomeroi man, co-narrator and learnerKim – Anglo-Saxon background, long-time friend of Matthew, teacher from MoreePhil – Co-creator, occasional narrator🪶 STRUCTURE AND CONTENT BREAKDOWN Opening Invocation: The WindSpeaker: Matthew PriestleyMatthew opens the episode with a poetic reflection about the wind as the source of life and communication.He describes the wind as magic—essential, invisible, and often unacknowledged.Key idea: Breath and speech come from the wind, positioning “air” as the first teacher.Sets a meditative, spiritual tone—listeners are drawn into Country as a living force.🌀 Themes introduced:Connection to Country · Breath as life · Gratitude to unseen forces · Story as wind. Welcome and SettingSpeaker: Dante (intro narration)Dante welcomes listeners to Wirilla, acknowledging Gomeroi, Dharawal, Elouera, and Wadi Wadi lands.Introduces Matthew and the location — the ridge called Wirilla.Kim describes standing on the ridge: red gums with “red bellies,” tall and narrow.Matthew teaches that these are Yarran trees, sacred and central to story.🌿 Theme: Naming and language as a way of seeing; reclaiming Aboriginal place-names and meanings. Creation Story of Baime and the Yarran TreeNarrator: DanteA Dreaming story unfolds:Baime creates the first humans from red earth on the ridges.After a drought, one man refuses to eat a kangaroo rat, walks away, dies beside a red gum.A Yowie appears, places him inside the hollow tree, which then rises into the sky amid thunder.Two cockatoos follow it upward — their flight creates the Southern Cross.The story marks the origin of death in the world.🌌 Themes:Cosmic transformation · Origins of mortality · Sky stories as moral lessons · Animal kinship. Yarran Do and the Hidden StarSpeaker: MatthewMatthew expands on the story:The lifted tree becomes Yarran Do.Hidden within is Gameeri, “the smallest star in the universe,” invisible to the naked eye.Knowing the story helps you never get lost on Country — signs are everywhere.Ends with cockatoos shrieking (“See you later”), blending story and lived moment.✨ Themes:Knowledge as orientation · Invisible truths · Story as navigation · Spiritual continuity. Introductions and Reflections on IdentitySpeakers: Dante, Kim, MatthewDante introduces himself as Gomeroi, living on Dharawal land, learning about his ancestry through this project.Kim introduces herself as Anglo-Saxon, long-time collaborator and teacher from Moree.Raises the question: “Australians like to think everyone gets a fair go — but is that actually true?”This line bridges from ancient story to modern social reflection.🪞 Themes:Belonging · Cultural reclamation · The myth of equality in Australia · Intercultural friendship. Matthew on Pre-colonial Knowledge and BalanceSpeaker: MatthewDescribes Aboriginal people as living in “subconscious mode” — deeply attuned to Country.Speaks of thousands of years of balance: people knowing 30–40 languages by age 11, every star, plant, and animal by kinship.Presents a vision of knowledge as living ecology — not ownership but relationship.🌏 Themes:Ancient intelligence · Linguistic richness · Embodied learning · Ecology and spirituality united. The Land Before ColonisationNarrators: Dante ...
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    24 Min.
  • One of the Team

    One of the Team
    Jul 12 2025
    Reece loves directing, particularly saying "Cut!" when things go off topic, which pretty much means anything that's not about footy, which he loves. Reece's story shows how blokey sport can create space for everyone, in their own way, on their own terms.

    To see the film of One of The Team and other great posts: come and join us at Coequal's Patreon page: click here

    To listen to Real Made Up Stories click here

    To listen to Podcasts from the Edge click here

    To check out Beyond Empathy's webpage: click here

    Detailed Music Credits
    "Hurt Theme" by Philip Okerstrom and Damian Mason, "Plain Loafer", "Jarvic 8", "Bicycle" and "Fluidscape" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    Detailed Summary
    In this episode of A Good Mind To, we tell the story of Reece, a young man whose deep love for rugby league has become a bridge to connection, confidence, and community. Reece is a young man of "all-abilities" and a huge fan of the Collegians Rugby League Footbaell Club. This is the story about how the players and staff have woven Reece into the fabric of the club — not just as a supporter, but as part of the team. We hear from players, coaches, and Reece’s family and friends, including Jimmy, whose friendship with Reece helped open new doors. From shyly hanging back at training to proudly joining the team in the sheds after a win, Reece’s journey is one of growth, belonging, and joyful disruption. He brings laughter to tense moments, keeps the team focused, and never misses a chance to sing the team song. This is a story about inclusion that doesn’t feel like a lesson. With interviews, candid moments, and plenty of Reece’s humour and heart, the episode offers a beautiful glimpse into how sport can create space for everyone, in their own way, on their own terms.
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    16 Min.
  • We Are Shellharbour

    We Are Shellharbour
    Jun 2 2025
    It was early in 2022. We were still just on the tail of the Covid pandemic. We were still quite often wearing masks, often doing social distancing and still RAT testing and staying home if we got infected.
    Shellharbour City Council, on the homelands of the Wadi Wadi people, decided to commission a few people in the Shellharbour community to tell some stories…
    And the 5 stories they commissioned became a collection that they called We are Shellharbour.

    To watch the We are Shellharbour stories as films: click here

    To connect with Coequal: click here

    The stories in this episode were produced with funding from Shellharbour City Council.
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    21 Min.
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