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The History Listen is now ABC Rewind, the home of gripping narrative history series. Dive into true stories told by the people who lived through them.
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Top 10 ABC Rewind Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best ABC Rewind episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to ABC Rewind for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite ABC Rewind episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

ABC Rewind - Blue Lake – Finding Dudley Flats
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04/09/19 • 30 min

On the western edge of central Melbourne lies a blind spot: the now industrialised zone was once home to the shanty town called Dudley Flats. Writer David Sornig has been walking the area re-imagining its residents.

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ABC Rewind - Shooting the Past — Roughy Justice
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02/19/19 • 28 min

A fishy looking photograph throws Clare Wright into the deep end of the battle between industry and sustainability.
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ABC Rewind - The Kitchen Table — Spice
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04/27/21 • 33 min

The clove and nutmeg trade not only lead to colonisation, but long before the Europeans arrived, it helped define the language, culture, religion and geographic spread of Indonesia.

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Early in 2020, a vegetarian version of the iconic Four’N Twenty meat pie hit service stations around the country. For lifelong vego Carly Godden, this re-imagining of an Aussie classic was a sign - vegetarianism had finally gone mainstream.

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ABC Rewind - The Lost Boys of Daylesford
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12/21/21 • 28 min

On a clear cold Sunday morning in June 1867, three little boys wandered away from their home near the town of Daylesford, on Dja Dja Wurrung country in central Victoria. Over the next six weeks the boys’ story gripped the colony.

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In the 1950s a romantic proposition by a Russian diplomat transformed Kay Marshall from an admin worker into one of Australia’s most important double agents. It was the beginning of a four-year intelligence operation which revealed that there was more going on at the Soviet Embassy than met the eye.

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ABC Rewind - Yarramundi and the people of Dyarubbin
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01/04/22 • 28 min

Dyarubbin, the mighty Hawkesbury River, winds its way along the foot of the Blue Mountains, around the north western rim of Sydney’s Cumberland Plain. Settlement along the river, like much of Australia’s history, has been told from a colonial perspective. We hear from Darug knowledge holders about their long and enduring relationship with this country, and the river they know as Dyarubbin

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ABC Rewind - Mrs C private detective
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02/08/22 • 27 min

A journey back to the mean streets of Brisbane in the 1920’s with feisty private detective – Mrs Kate Condon.

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In 1904, William Ah Ket became Australia’s first Chinese barrister. He went on to fight racist laws and social prejudice in and out of court.

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ABC Rewind - The War We Forgot
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06/18/19 • 28 min

How does a nation forget a wartime catastrophe? When Japan invaded Australian territory in January 1942, hundreds of civilians were left behind to die. Nearly 80 years later, their families are still traumatised.

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FAQ

How many episodes does ABC Rewind have?

ABC Rewind currently has 392 episodes available.

What topics does ABC Rewind cover?

The podcast is about Society & Culture, History, Documentary and Podcasts.

What is the most popular episode on ABC Rewind?

The episode title 'The Bomb Lobby' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on ABC Rewind?

The average episode length on ABC Rewind is 30 minutes.

How often are episodes of ABC Rewind released?

Episodes of ABC Rewind are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of ABC Rewind?

The first episode of ABC Rewind was released on Jan 23, 2018.

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