Conversations With my Neighbours.

I met with Colleen Smith a funeral celebrant who's recently guided her one thousandth funeral. We talk about how she does it and the personal meaning that she's made of her profession. I also lose myself in Perth's Karrakatta Cemetery in search of interesting and quirky graves and the interesting s…

Mark Schneider retired and moved to the small Western Australian town of Bridgetown. He's recently set up a successful on line newspaper and talks with me about his journey into hyperlocal media and local journalism. It was great to talk with Mark about his interesting project.

Nick Hunter talks about his transition from musician to stand up comedian. He's recently started his own open mic comedy club and I visit for a night of raw comedy. Nick is an old friend and its been great to share his story.

Dignity therapy is a different slant on story telling. A structured and therapeutic form of story telling, dignity therapy aims to provide comfort and a sense of meaning for people at the end of their lives. In this episode I speak with Sarah Lamb and Lisa Jones, social workers who who practice dig…