Henry Rollins said, "A great way to learn about your country is to leave it." And I learned a lot about Australia while living overseas from 1987 to 1996. Books like Alice Nannup's When The Pelican Laughed (published by Fremantle Arts Centre Press in 1992) helped my education. And from her memoir, I learned about the Stolen Generation and a connection with my Nan.

Please note: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are warned this podcast episode contains the names and words of people who have passed away.

Alice Nannup and my Nan is a memoir post from the Tall And True writers' website, written and narrated by Robert Fairhead.

Read the post on Tall And True: https://www.tallandtrue.com.au/blog/alice-nannup-and-my-nan

When The Pelican Laughed on Trove: https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/20347900?selectedversion=nbd8151722

Podcast website: https://www.tallandtrueshortreads.com

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• Amazon Kindle: https://www.amazon.com/Robert-Fairhead/e/B086HZ36NM

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Podcast Theme and Sound Effects

Royalty-free music from Pixabay.com: Beethoven Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 'Pastorale' – IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non-Troppo, performed by Karine Gilanyan.

Sound effects licensed under Creative Commons 0 from FreeSound.org:

• Waves: https://freesound.org/people/floating%20tree/sounds/253607/

• Clock Ticking: https://freesound.org/people/gecop/sounds/522119/

Production Notes

Tall And True Short Reads is produced using Audacity. 

Episodes are recorded in Sydney, Australia, on the traditional lands of the Gadigal People of the Eora Nation.

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