Video Podcast: Only in Australia – Bagel Drivers, Frozen Bodies and Brainless Genius


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A Queensland P-plater allegedly butters a bagel while steering with his knees, seven cryonics patients wait for possible resurrection, and a brainless slime mould challenges Tokyo’s transport planners.These are just some of the stories in this week’s video podcast.

  • The Toowoomba bagel-driving disaster
  • Australia’s $200,000 cryonics experiment
  • American NFL fans encounter Welcome to Country and Melbourne’s public transport
  • Melbourne’s black-market hair-extension heists
  • Alleged misuse of police CCTV during a relationship
  • A South Australian traffic stop involving an extraordinary series of alleged offences
  • Karl Stefanovic’s German shepherd joins an Australia Post watch list
  • The political debate over criminalising Australian flag burning
  • The slime mould that recreated Tokyo’s railway network
  • Erin Patterson and the debate over prolonged solitary confinement

Combining comedy, context and serious analysis, Only in Australia examines the stories behind the headlines, and explains why they matter.

Craig Hill is a Brisbane-based author, journalist, teacher, business consultant and social justice campaigner. He is the General Manager of the Australian Book and Language Studio.

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