Latest Kokoda Podcast Episodes
Shrine Stories: The Roof
Shrine of Remembrance - July 07, 2024 19:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHave you ever paid attention to the Shrine's roof? If not, now's your time! In this episode of Shrine Stories, you'll hear about a big change that was made to the roof in the '60s and why it was needed. Listen as the Shrine's Education and Volunteer Manager Laura Carroll uncovers a story th...
Shrine Stories: The Victoria Cross
Shrine of Remembrance - June 08, 2024 19:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Victoria Cross is the highest award for acts of bravery during wartime, and to date, only 101 Australians have been presented with this prestigious medal. One of them is Captain Robert Grieve, whose medal is on display in the Shrine Galleries. Join us as Philip Powell unpacks the story b...
Shrine Conversations: How did Tim Fischer's military service influence his political career?
Shrine of Remembrance - May 22, 2024 19:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsOver the course of his life, Tim Fischer wore many hats: deputy Prime Minister, politician, diplomat, farmer, chairman, patron and advocate for many causes. But one that often goes under the radar is that of a Second Lieutenant in the Australian Army. In this episode, author Peter Rees unpac...
Shrine Stories: The Charlton Window
Shrine of Remembrance - May 12, 2024 19:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHow does a window go from being boxed up in a shed to on display at the Shrine? In this episode of Shrine Stories, you'll learn the story of the John Charlton Memorial Window, and it's rather tumultuous journey over the last century. Listen as art historian and author Dr Bronwyn Hughes OAM...
Shrine Stories: The Afghanistan Mountains
Shrine of Remembrance - April 07, 2024 18:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsKat Rae is an artist and veteran of the Australian Army who has transformed her experiences with Defence into striking art. In this episode of Shrine Stories, we learn about the inspiration, process and message behind Kat's series of reduction linocut prints that depict the mountains of Afgha...
Shrine Conversations: What's it like photographing the Belgian Army's Bomb Disposal team?
Shrine of Remembrance - March 29, 2024 18:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsArtist Ian Alderman spent seven years photographing the Belgian army’s bomb disposal team as they recovered ammunition from land that was once the battlefields of Passchendaele. Once a shell was identified, he had just two minutes to capture the moment before the team moved on to their next ca...
Shrine Conversations: What happened in Stalag Luft III after The Great Escape?
Shrine of Remembrance - March 23, 2024 18:00 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Great Escape has gone down in history as one of the most crafty, yet ultimately tragic, escapes from a prisoner of war camp (listen to our other episode, 'Shrine Stories: The Great Escape', to hear the full story!). But what happened in the camp after the escape? Were the remaining planned...
Shrine Stories: The Great Escape
Shrine of Remembrance - March 10, 2024 18:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Shrine Stories podcast takes you on a deep dive behind the objects on our gallery floor. In this episode, we explore the story behind a Norwegian language certificate that sheds light on the lengths some prisoners of war went to to escape captivity during the Second World War. The certif...
Shrine Stories: The Peace Graffiti
Shrine of Remembrance - February 11, 2024 18:00 - 13 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Shrine Stories podcast takes you on a deep dive behind the objects on our gallery floor. Just before Anzac Day in 1971, Melburnians woke to the news that the Shrine had been graffitied. Officials were understandably furious, but the identities of those involved remained a mystery. Shrine...
Trailer: Shrine of Remembrance podcast
Shrine of Remembrance - February 06, 2024 22:22 - 1 minute ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWhether you're a history lover or someone looking to learn more about Australia's wartime history, this podcast is for you.
Toys, Tales, Tenacity: Bep-Rie Gomperts
Shrine of Remembrance - January 24, 2024 18:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBep-Rie Gomperts was two years old when the war started in the Netherlands. It soon became clear that she and her family needed to go into hiding for their safety. Bep spent the next several years moving from family to family and was seperated from her mother just shy of her sixth birthday. ...
Toys, Tales, Tenacity: Silke Hesse
Shrine of Remembrance - January 17, 2024 18:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsSilke Hesse was among more than 12,000 people who, at the peak of Second World War, were held in internment camps across Australia. She was almost six years old when she first stepped foot in Tatura internment camp. Listen as she shares her story experiences of internment. Music: If I Wer...
Shrine Stories: The Poster
Shrine of Remembrance - January 14, 2024 18:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Shrine Stories podcast takes you on a deep dive behind the objects on our gallery floor. In this episode, we explore a poster on display in the Vietnam War section of our Galleries. The poster was originally made and distributed in the United States as a protest piece. However, the one h...
Toys, Tales, Tenacity: Garry Fabian
Shrine of Remembrance - January 10, 2024 18:00 - 40 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsGarry Fabian was just eight years old when he and his parents were interned at Theresienstadt - a ghetto, concentration camp and transit camp used by Nazi Germany to house Jews from across Eastern Europe. Of the 15,000 children who went through the camp, only 150 survived. Listen as Gar...
Shrine Stories: The Chocolate Box
Shrine of Remembrance - December 10, 2023 18:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Shrine Stories podcast takes you on a deep dive behind the objects on our gallery floor. In this episode, we get festive by exploring two Christmas tins that were sent to soldiers in the Boer War and the First World War. Join Exhibitions and Grants Coordinator at the Shrine Katrina Nico...
Shrine Conversations: Vern Roberts on the surrender at Morotai
Shrine of Remembrance - December 06, 2023 18:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsLeading Aircraftman Vern Roberts was a fitter with No. 24 Squadron RAAF and was posted to Morotai during the Second World War. On the 9th of September, 1945, Vern witnessed the Australian commander-in-chief Field Marshal Thomas Blamey accept the formal surrender of the 2nd Japanese Army. N...
Shrine Stories: The Dyson
Shrine of Remembrance - November 05, 2023 18:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Shrine Stories podcast takes you on a deep dive behind the objects in the Shrine's Galleries. In this episode, award-winning historian, storyteller and biographer Ross McMullin shares the story of Australia’s first official war artist, William Henry Dyson. Will Dyson created hundreds of ...
Shrine Stories: The Snake
Shrine of Remembrance - October 08, 2023 19:00 - 14 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Shrine Stories podcast takes you on a deep dive behind the objects on our gallery floor. In this episode, we look at the craft of beaded snakes. These intricate objects were among the keepsakes made by Ottoman prisoners of war during, and directly after the First World War. Listen as S...
Live at the Shrine: Secret Agent, Unsung Hero
Shrine of Remembrance - September 27, 2023 19:00 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsTo view a video version of the talk, click here. Young Australian teacher Bruce Dowding arrived in Paris in 1938, planning only to improve his understanding of French language and culture. After the war broke out, Dowding helped exfiltrate hundreds of Allied servicemen from occupied France. H...
Shrine Stories: The Stamp
Shrine of Remembrance - September 10, 2023 19:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWarning: This podcast contains themes that may be distressing for some listeners. Listener discretion is advised. The Shrine Stories podcast takes you on a deep dive behind the objects in the Galleries. In this episode, Major David Bergman explains his role in the recovery efforts following...
Shrine Stories: The Flying Suit
Shrine of Remembrance - August 13, 2023 19:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Shrine Stories podcast takes you on a deep dive behind the objects on our gallery floor. In this episode, we delve into the story of Flight Sergeant Keith Meggs. Keith had a passion for aviation from an early age and in December 1950, he arrived in Korea to serve as a fighter pilot. Over t...
Shrine Stories: The Sheet Music
Shrine of Remembrance - July 09, 2023 18:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Shrine Stories podcast takes you on a deep dive behind the objects on our gallery floor. In this episode, we uncover the story behind the song, Dream of Australia, which plays in our galleries. Petty Officer Ted McHaffie wrote it in 1936 during a particularly lonesome and frustrating t...
Live at the Shrine: Midsumma panel talk
Shrine of Remembrance - May 16, 2023 19:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis podcast was recorded during the 2023 Midsumma Festival and explores stories of LGBTQ+ service. Chaired by Midsumma Chief Executive Karen Bryant, listen as current and ex-service members share their experiences in the ADF. Content warning: Parental guidance is recommended: this audio...
Defending with Pride: Midsumma panel talk
Shrine of Remembrance - May 16, 2023 19:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThis podcast was recorded during the 2023 Midsumma Festival and explores stories of LGBTQ+ service. Chaired by Midsumma Chief Executive Karen Bryant, listen as current and ex-service members share their experiences in the ADF. Content warning: Parental guidance is recommended: this a...
Backstage Pass: Behind Forces Entertainment
Shrine of Remembrance - April 30, 2023 18:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsEntertainers have performed in war and peacekeeping zones for decades, but what does it take to get them over there? And what happens if things don't go according to plan? In this podcast, Warrant Officer Class 1 Mark Langley shares a peek behind the curtain of a Forces Entertainment concert ...
Shrine Conversations: How Do You Persuade Entertainers to Perform in War Zones?
Shrine of Remembrance - April 30, 2023 18:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsEntertainers have performed in war and peacekeeping zones for decades, but what does it take to get them over there? And what happens if things don't go according to plan? In this podcast, Warrant Officer Class 1 Mark Langley shares a peek behind the curtain of a Forces Entertainment concert ...
Live at the Shrine: Tours De Force Live Part 1 with Lehmo, Nick Cody and Ami Williamson
Shrine of Remembrance - February 27, 2023 06:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAustralian entertainers have performed for troops in war zones and peacekeeping operations since the Vietnam War. Their talent and celebrity have lifted spirits and brought a slice of home to service personnel abroad. In this podcast, hear first-hand the trials and tribulations of entertaining...
Tours De Force Live Part 2: Normie Rowe, Little Pattie, Tom Gleeson and Charlie Pickering
Shrine of Remembrance - February 27, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAustralian entertainers have performed for troops in war zones and peacekeeping operations since the Vietnam War. Their talent and celebrity have lifted spirits and brought a slice of home to service personnel abroad. In this podcast, hear first-hand the trials and tribulations of entertaining...
Live at the Shrine: Tours De Force Live Part 2 with Normie Rowe, Little Pattie, Tom Gleeson and Charlie Pickering
Shrine of Remembrance - February 27, 2023 06:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAustralian entertainers have performed for troops in war zones and peacekeeping operations since the Vietnam War. Their talent and celebrity have lifted spirits and brought a slice of home to service personnel abroad. In this podcast, hear first-hand the trials and tribulations of entertaining...
Tours De Force Live Part 1: Lehmo, Nick Cody and Ami Williamson
Shrine of Remembrance - February 27, 2023 06:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAustralian entertainers have performed for troops in war zones and peacekeeping operations since the Vietnam War. Their talent and celebrity have lifted spirits and brought a slice of home to service personnel abroad. In this podcast, hear first-hand the trials and tribulations of entertaining...
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