Shoes Off Podcast
1) Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie Episode 6: Cockatoo Homeland
Welcome home. With a Labor victory at the 2022 federal election, we join the family as they return home to Biloela. It’s a teary, frantic, and joyous reunion for them, but what does this mean for othe...Show More
2) Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie Episode 5: The Ballad of the Ballots
Everything is riding on the 2022 federal election. The LNP have held firm that the Nadesalingams would not be returning to Biloela, and no special visa would be granted to them, but the Labor Party ha...Show More
Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie Episode 5: The Ballad of the Ballots
56:12 | Jun 30th, 2023
3) Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie Episode 4: A Private Affair
Another deportation attempt is made, but this time, more people are following their story. Supporters drop what they are doing and dash to the airport to help. Campaigners jump the fence and get arres...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie Episode 3: Track Changes
Early one Monday morning, having spent three and a half years building their life in Biloela, the Nadesalingams are forcibly removed from their homes, thrown into white vans, and flown to a detention ...Show More
5) Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie Episode 2: Bloody Pearl
It was conventional British colonial policy to look for minorities in colonised territories to use them where possible as the administrative class. Minorities, like the Tamils in Sri Lanka, tended to ...Show More
6) Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie Episode 1: The Birth Lottery
Nades says he couldn’t sleep when he arrived on Christmas Island. The beds felt like they were moving just like the boat he arrived on. Priya started to feel scared as other asylum seekers around her ...Show More
7) Shoes Off Presents: You Have Been Told A Lie - Trailer
The Nadesalingam family captured the hearts and minds of people across the world when they were ripped from their regional Australian community of Biloela, but there’s more to this than a heartwarming...Show More
8) S04E07 - Minority Report: Searching for Diversity in TV News
Our trusted newsreaders have always been there, from when Lady Di passed away, to when the world was forever changed on 9/11. But who is telling you the biggest stories of the day? And why is it impor...Show More
9) S04E06 - My Mum's Journey to Australia: A Refugee Story
"Just get on with it" seems to be the mentality of a lot of refugee families, so we often don't get to hear their stories. In this episode, one daughter of refugee parents is determined (but a little ...Show More
10) S04E05 - Go Back to Where You Came From: Safety and Belonging on our Streets
Derogatory or alienating racial comments and actions are something most people of colour have experienced in Australia. From "ni hao baby" to being glared at for slurping your pearl milk tea, it's oft...Show More
S04E05 - Go Back to Where You Came From: Safety and Belonging on our Streets
40:12 | Jan 5th, 2022