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Extraordinary Stories

By: Mamamia Podcasts
  • Summary

  • Immerse yourself in a different world, every week, as host Emma Gillespie and guests dig deeper into the truth and tragedy of some of the world’s most remarkable women. From Ita Buttrose to Charlotte Dawson to Amanda Bynes...Extraordinary lives, told by extraordinary people. Welcome to Extraordinary Stories.

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  • 3. The Demonisation of Lindy Chamberlain: "You’re Famous, I’m Infamous"
    Mar 24 2022

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    Released from a Darwin jail after the shock discovery of fresh evidence in the desert, Lindy Chamberlain finds herself at the centre of a media circus once again. But now, her story is going global, immortalised in a Hollywood film starring Oscar-winning actor Meryl Streep. Amid the intense media attention, the breakdown of her marriage and the public’s lingering suspicion, Lindy must continue her fight to clear her name.

    THE END BITS
    WITH THANKS TO:

    Debra Lawrance, Actor - Evil Angels (1988)
    Fred Schepsi, Director - Evil Angels (1988)
    Dr Sophie Jensen, National Museum of Australia
    Alana Valentine, Author & Playwright
    Jane Russell, AFP


    SOURCES:

    Letters to Lindy, Alana Valentine
    Dear Lindy: A nation responds to the Loss of Azaria, Alana Valentine
    https://lindychamberlain.com/
    Through My Eyes - An Autobiography, Lindy Chamberlain
    ABC
    Channel 9 - 60 Minutes
    Reelin’ In The Years Productions


    GET IN TOUCH:
    Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au
    Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/

     

    CREDITS:
    Host: Emma Gillespie
    Written and Produced by Sydney Pead & Emma Gillespie, with Holly Wainwright & Elissa Ratliff
    Audio Production: Madeline Joannou
    Executive Producer: Sydney Pead

    Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

    Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au

    Subscribe to Mamamia: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

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    34 mins
  • 2. The Demonisation Of Lindy Chamberlain: Another Baby, Taken
    Mar 24 2022

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    Alice Lynn Chamberlain went from living a quiet, family-focused life to being Australia’s most despised woman. For two years, the press had vilified Lindy and the hatred of the public only made the prosecutor's job easier; to convince a jury that Lindy, not a dingo, had killed Azaria Chamberlain. On this episode of The Demonisation Of Lindy Chamberlain, we’ll learn what happened when Lindy had her day in court, what put an innocent woman behind bars, and how was a jury persuaded to condemn her based on misleading evidence.

    THE END BITS

    WITH THANKS TO:

    Malcolm Brown, Journalist

    Geraldine Doogue, Journalist

    Dr Sophie Jensen, National Museum of Australia

    Prof. Barry Boettcher, Forensic Biologist

    Jane Russell, Australian Federal Police

    SOURCES:

    Through My Eyes, Lindy Chamberlain
    ABC
    The National Museum of Australia


    GET IN TOUCH:
    Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au
    Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/

    CREDITS:
    Host: Emma Gillespie
    Written and Produced by Sydney Pead & Emma Gillespie, with Holly Wainwright & Elissa Ratliff
    Audio Production: Madeline Joannou
    Executive Producer: Sydney Pead

    Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

    Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au


    Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present, and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

    Subscribe to Mamamia: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    34 mins
  • 1. The Demonisation Of Lindy Chamberlain: A Dingo’s Got My Baby
    Mar 24 2022

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    Demonised by the press. Vilified by the country. The subject of gossip and innuendo. From today's viewpoint, the story of Lindy Chamberlain is a brutal reflection of 1980s Australia. Beneath the layers of lies and injustice, it’s a story of a mother who didn’t behave, look, speak or grieve the way we wanted her to after the incomprehensible loss of a child. It’s also the story of one woman, strong enough to endure it all. 

    In this season of Extraordinary Stories, we’re unravelling how a young woman went from mother to wrongly convicted murderer, and why the story of Azaria Chamberlain’s disappearance continues to fascinate us to this day.

    THE END BITS

    WITH THANKS TO:

    Malcolm Brown, Journalist

    Dr Sophie Jensen, National Museum of Australia

    Alana Valentine, Author & Playwright

    SOURCES:

    Letters to Lindy, Alana Valentine
    Dear Lindy: A nation responds to the Loss of Azaria, Alana Valentine
    https://lindychamberlain.com/
    ABC
    Network Ten


    GET IN TOUCH:
    Feedback? We’re listening! Call the pod phone on 02 8999 9386 or email us at podcast@mamamia.com.au
    Need more lols, info and inspo in your ears? Find more Mamamia podcasts here... https://www.mamamia.com.au/podcasts/


    CREDITS:
    Host: Emma Gillespie
    Written and Produced by Sydney Pead & Emma Gillespie, with Holly Wainwright & Elissa Ratliff
    Audio Production: Madeline Joannou
    Executive Producer: Sydney Pead

    Mamamia acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the Land we have recorded this podcast on, the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation. We pay our respects to their Elders past and present and extend that respect to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures.

    Just by reading or listening to our content, you’re helping to fund girls in schools in some of the most disadvantaged countries in the world - through our partnership with Room to Read. We’re currently funding 300 girls in school every day and our aim is to get to 1,000. Find out more about Mamamia at mamamia.com.au

    Subscribe to Mamamia: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribe

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    35 mins

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