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Human/Ordinary

Hosted by Sam Loy · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 43 episodes

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Episodes
43
Last ep.
2 months ago
Avg length
25m
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25
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23
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27
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About this podcast

Human/Ordinary is on a bit of a break. Hopefully we'll return in 2026 with some more short docos. Sam will spend two weeks floundering and then release whatever he has on Friday night of the second week. They'll mostly be personal journals that touch on our culture, our relationships, and the extraordinary feat of being alive. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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About the host

Sam Loy hosts Human/Ordinary, a society show with 43 episodes published.

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Episode 41 - One About a Music Festival

Dec 14, 20249mEp. 6S5

A day late with this one, which pretty much exposes me as breaking my own rules. The idea was that I'd upload at the end of the two weeks whatever I had. But truth is, I didn't have anything. I recorded a bit of audio at

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Episode 40 - One That's Really a Shameless Plug

Nov 28, 20248mEp. 5S5

Sometimes, things don't go to plan. I've had a two week stretch that started well, but then nothing really panned out. I had some work on that then got postponed, which meant the idea I had for Human/Ordinary couldn't be

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Episode 39 - One About an Old Friend

Nov 15, 20247mEp. 4S5

A friend of mine died recently. This is the story of our friendship, and my hate for him. I've decided to dispense with the intro narration; they weren't really adding anything and you hear from me enough as it is. This

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Episode 38 - One About a Mini-Lockdown

Nov 1, 20246mEp. 3S5

Continuing my little series One Every Two, here's a little story about a week where we had to go back into lockdown. Just me, my partner, our two kids, a big cubby, three suspected cases of whooping cough, and a new appr

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Episode 37 - One About a Weekend in the City

Oct 16, 20248mEp. 2S5

This is a little story about a weekend in the city with my son. I realise some things about getting older. Writing, sound design and music by me. More of my work here. Please rate and review if you have the time. Hosted

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Episode 36 - One About Hay Fever

Sep 29, 20245mEp. 1S5

Well it's been a long time between Human/Ordinary drinks. If anyone's still out there, hi! For the past five years I've been making a go of doing this podcasting caper as my job. But things have been slow lately and so I

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Episode 35 - What Happened in Vegas...

Dec 7, 201934mS4

In October 2017, Sarah and Michael went to Las Vegas on their American holiday. They saw magic, ate lots of food, and were next door to the worst mass shooting in US history. This is the story of what happened during and

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Episode 34 - A Feiner Guide to Creative Life

Nov 23, 201930mS4

What’s it like to collaborate with your partner creatively, while raising kids? How do you give each other feedback, while keeping your marriage intact? Beck is an illustrator and graphic designer who previously worked i

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Episode 33 - Nirvana Funeral Services

Nov 9, 201928mS4

Mic Cavazzini’s last story for this season of Human/Ordinary shares a lot of similarities with his first. It’s about the big things: life, death, and the Himalayas. It’s a story about journeys - how you end up doing what

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Episode 32 - Why Can't Hairdressers Be Like Plumbers?

Oct 26, 201927mS4

Her whole life, May Jasper has felt nervous about going to the hairdresser. She didn’t know anything about fashion, and she didn’t understand all the questions they would ask like “do you want more volume in your hair?”

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Episode 31 - Fake Art

Oct 12, 201923mEp. 12S4

Even though many people think only of dot-style paintings when considering “Aboriginal art”, it is actually as diverse as the many Indigenous nations who live across the country we now call Australia. Each group has its

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Episode 30 - The Honourable and Remarkable Justice Jane Mathews

Sep 28, 201934mEp. 11S4

Mic has a chance encounter with a woman who broke stereotypes for professional women and contributed to some groundbreaking conversations around civil rights in Australia. It’s the story of a remarkable and pioneering li

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Episode 29 - Expat World

Sep 14, 201929mEp. 10S4

Most adults in Vietnam don't speak English. And yet, the country has a pretty large expat community, most of whom don't speak Vietnamese. So how does that work? In this episode, producer May Jasper takes a journey into E

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Episode 28 - Window Washers

Aug 31, 201936mEp. 9S4

Hundreds of metres above the ground, or dodging traffic and the police at a busy intersection, people are just people, but window washers are more than they seem. Produced by Sam Loy Original music by Kent Sutherland Tha

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Episode 27 - Children of Jazz

Aug 17, 201936mEp. 8S4

What’s it like being the children of two international jazz musicians? In this episode of Human/Ordinary we meet Ruomi Lee-Hampel and his sister Cavana Hazelton who are divided by the Atlantic Ocean and united by jazz. P

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Episode 26 - The Kimberley Ringer

Jul 20, 201939mEp. 7S4

Geoff Allen has been around. As a ringer in the 50s and 60s, it was his job to tame wild horses and drove massive herds of cattle throughout the outback country. His tale is full of humour, hard work, mateship, and death

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Episode 25 - The Adaptation of Monkol Lek

Jul 6, 201930mEp. 6S4

Monkol Lek’s story starts 40 years ago in Cambodia, before even he can remember. On the path to a successful career in computer engineering, a genetic disease shared with his sister sets him on a different path. Produced

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Episode 24 - Invincible

Jun 22, 201928mEp. 5S4

In many ways Melbourne is a distinctly un-Australian city, famous for its cold, rainy weather and lack of beaches. And yet, every morning at 7 am, a group of people gather at the South Melbourne foreshore and go for a sw

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Episode 23 - A Climate of Micro Changes

Jun 8, 201932mEp. 4S4

In the face of the looming climate crisis it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed and helpless. Cinnamon Nippard grabs her keep-cup and has a chat to people who are doing what they can from picking up plastic on remote beaches

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Episode 22 - Bashir and the Mountain

May 25, 201941mEp. 3S4

A fatal avalanche in Kashmir sees Human/Ordinary producer, Mic Cavazzini, pursue the truth of what happened and why, as he investigates the social and economic drivers that almost ensure it will happen again. Produced by

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Who is the host of Human/Ordinary?

Human/Ordinary is hosted by Sam Loy. The show is categorised under society (culture) and has published 43 episodes.

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Human/Ordinary has published 43 episodes.

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Human/Ordinary regularly covers society, culture, documentary. It sits in the society category, with a culture focus.

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