Awabapod
Awabapod is proudly brought to you by Awabakal, a leading indigenous health and community organisation. Listeners can expect community leaders, sports stars and role models sharing their stories and key messages about how you can look after your health. We'll even throw in a healthy dose of Awabakal humour for good measure.
- Update frequency
- every 28 days
- Average duration
- 39 minutes
- Episodes
- 20
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2022
Season 3, Episode 2: Kyah Simon, Matilda
Season 3, Episode 1: Aboriginal legends of footy
We asked Brett and Leo:
Where are you from?
How did your footy career begin?
How did you end up in Newcastle?
What Indigenous players were on the team?
How does it feel to play in front of huge crowds?
Whe…
Season 2, Episode 12: The role of women in today's society
Season 2, Episode 11: Wests Tigers players Jimmy the Jet and Dane Laurie
Season 2, Episode 10: Wests Tigers Coach, Michael Maguire and Assistant Coach, Ronald Griffiths
Season 2, Episode 9: Ken Weatherall, Stronger Smarter Institute
Season 2, Episode 8: Evis Heath, Health and Wellness Ambassador
Season 2, Episode 7: Edrick Lee, Newcastle Knights
Season 2, Episode 6: Louise Campbell
Season 2, Episode 5: Sargeant Grant Biles and Indigenous Liaison Officer Matthew Roberts
Season 2, Episode 4: Donna Meehan
Season 2, Episode 3: Gema Simon, Newcastle Jets
Season 2, Episode 2: Gehamat Shibasaki, Newcastle Knights
- How are you? Been in Newcastle for over a year now. How are you settling in and how do you feel about Newcastle?
- Townsville born. Indigenous Allstars game in Townsville. How’d you feel about that bein…
Season 2, Episode 1: Steven Oliver
- Queenslander boy. Where are you from originally & tell me a little about your family?
- What was life growing up for you? And did that environment and upbringing create the foundations of Steven Oliver …
Episode 6: Always was, always will be - NAIDOC edition
What does 'Always was always will be mean'?
Terra Nullius
Mabo and Land Rights movements.
How can we continue to make change.
Episode 5: Nathan Towney, Pro Vice Chancellor Indigenous Strategy and Leadership (UON)
An introduction for Nathan Towney.
Where were you born and where did you grow up mostly?
What was life growing up for you like?
I hear you played a bit of footy when you were young?
How’s the PVC role go…
Episode 4: Connor Watson from the Newcastle Knights
What did you have for breakfast?
Where did you grow up?
What was your childhood like?
What’s your best memory of your childhood?
What lead you to a career in professional footy?
What does a typical day lo…
Episode 3: Dr Kelvin Kong
An interview where Kelvin tells us a little bit about himself, his road to where he is now, and his passion for improving Aboriginal health.
Where did you grow up?
What was your childhood like?
What’s y…
Episode 2: Black Lives Matter
In this episode we explore the below questions through the eyes of our youth, from a political perspective and through the experience of an elder:
1 . What is your feeling and response to the BLM move…
Episode 1: Jack Wilson Deadly Ninja Warrior
Topics covered include:
What was your childhood like?
What’s your best memory of your childhood?
What has been your experience with Mental Health, Drugs, Alcohol and Smoking.
What was the point where he …