SoFro Telling Tales

11/11/2023

Yesterday I installed a temporary site-specific artwork on the oval at SNC. It was the culmination of an idea dreamed up in January. Year 9 students were learning pottery construction techniques, so among other projects, we created slump mould “poppies” to commemorate Remembrance Day. The whole community were invited to wander down and use the space for quiet reflection and thoughts of peace.

22/10/2023

There’s a page in this delightful little book that is absolutely key to what Sofro Media is all about. I won’t tell you which page, it’s up to you to get yourself a copy and embrace it’s message. You can pick yourself up a copy at in Fremantle.

I love it

24/09/2023

I’m looking for interviewees for Series 4.
Is that you?

Message me or follow the link in the bio.

23/09/2023

Michael thought he was cool until the kids at his new school told him otherwise. Then his sister gave him some life advice that turns his world around. Find out what it was in this episode of Being 11. Click on the link the bio to listen.

13/09/2023

Imagine knowing that your family members kept guns under their pillows at night for fear of home invasion. That’s the reality of today’s guest before she escaped to Australia as an eleven year old.

11/09/2023

Imagine knowing that your family members kept guns under their pillows at night for fear of home invasion. That’s the reality of today’s guest before she escaped to Australia as an eleven year old.

Life has been excessively busy lately, leading to delays getting this podcast episode out. It's the penultimate episode of Blazing Swan mini episodes and features Danielle, a writer I met while going for an early morning walk on the Sunday. She happily obliged with this little interview, for which I'm very grateful.

Podcast can be listened to at sofromedia.com/podcast ApplePodcasts, Soundcloud, Spotify or on Freocast Radio.

20/08/2023

2001 Basque Country, Spain.

How would you react if you woke up one morning to discover you’ve lost the use of your legs? That’s
exactly what happened to this week’s guest, Ai. Tune in to find out how he fared.

Podcast Being 11, S3 Ep9

Available on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and at sofromedia.com

31/07/2023

What should you tell a person who self confesses to being excessively disciplined and clever all the time?
Abraham has a moment of reflection and proves he takes his own advice.

Being 11 s3 ep 8 Abraham.
Link in bio or below.

https://sofromedia.com/podcast

13/07/2023

Anyone who has a beloved pet would know how hard it would be to have to give it away. That’s just what Ifta had to do at age eleven. Discover Ifta’s secret for how to cope with stress and loss.

Being 11 S3 Ep6: Ifta
Now available on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify and at sofromedia.com.

26/06/2023

First Episode drops today on Radio.
If you’d like to be a guest episode, get in touch!

12/06/2023

Imagine being able to dictate what and when you learn as an eleven year old. This week’s guest did just that.

Being 11 Series 3 Episode 4: Karina

Another mini episode recorded at Blazing Swan has dropped. Available at sofromedia.com, Soundcloud, ApplePodcasts and Spotify.

06/06/2023

Ever felt like the whole community is judging you? Anonymous still feels guilt years later, so he won’t reveal his true identity for fear of upsetting them all over again by broadcasting the story. Is Anonymous really as bad as they say? You be the judge.

Being 11 Series 3 Episode 3
Anonymous, a Kibbutz, Israel.

Listen on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts, Spotify or at sofromedia.com/podcast

24/05/2023

Being 11 Series 3, Episode 2: Nono, 1998.

Today’s guest grew up living wild in a tree deep in a forest outside Paris and just the day before recording, he was a pirate. True or not true?
Listen via sofromedia.com, Spotify, Soundcloud or Apple Podcasts and find out.

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15/05/2023

Being 11 Series 3: Blazing Swan

Tune in soon on ApplePodcasts, Spotify, Soundcloud or sofromedia.com to hear Blazers share their memories of life at age 11, recorded live at the Blaze.

12/05/2023

Imagine having your Mum’s story captured on one of these. Her face, her voice, her words.

Give her a voucher on Mothers Day. Link in bio.


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07/05/2023

It’s Mothers’ Day next week.

Give her gift that gives back to you and all your family: a legacy video or audio recording of her sharing everything she remembers about your ancestors and her own life.

19/04/2023

That’s a wrap on Series 2 of Being 11 the podcast. Profound gratitude to Flo, Carmelita, Helen, Rod, Russya, Kiah and John for sharing their childhood memories with me.

Being 11 is now available on Spotify as well as Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud and via the sofromedia.com website.

Thanks also to for connecting me with the rich history of the Wimmera locals.

12/04/2023

Being 11: S2 Ep7: John

Harrow, VIC 1956

John's energetic and positive spirit shines through as he describes a childhood of hard labour, poverty and a life-long dislike of education. He'd always wanted to follow in his father's footsteps and be a farmer himself, which is exactly what he did. There's not many 11 year olds today who work as hard as he!
Episode available on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and now also on Spotify.

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27/03/2023

Hilton, Western Australia, 1994

Kiah laughs at how innocent and gullible she was as an 11 year old when she switched to a bigger primary school where her unique look was ridiculed by the other kids. Despite the wobbly start, her immensely positive spirit got her through and continues to, to this day.

Click on the bio to find the link.

Also available on Soundcloud or Apple Podcasts

14/03/2023

Tutzing, GERMANY, 1981

Growing up in the shadow of a divided Germany, Russya reminisces about her adventures on horseback and bicycle between the alps and lakes of Bavaria through all seasons. She describes traditional Bavarian Christmas preparations and an enduring love of the snow.

“Being 11 S2 Ep5 Russya”
Link in bio

https://sofromedia.com/podcast

Also available on Soundcloud or Apple Podcasts

08/03/2023

Being 11
Series 2 Episode 4: Helen

Edenhope, Vic 1963

Helen describes life in rural Victoria as a poor shearer’s daughter. Surviving terrible third degree burns as a child becomes the inspiration for a lifetime of service.

Episode available via the bio link, Soundcloud or Apple Podcasts

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27/02/2023

Being 11 SERIES 2 EPISODE 3: ROD

Nollamara, WA, 1984
Rod relives a boyish youth exploring his local suburb on bikes, learning to surf and his hilariously tragic foray into breakdancing.

This is one of those classic generational mismatch moments where kids of today would never imagine the man in the suit used to want to breakdance or scale barbed wire fences.

Episode available on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and via the link in bio.

https://sofromedia.com/podcast

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21/02/2023

Being 11 Series 2, Episode 2:
Carmelita

Mozambique & Portugal, 1982

Born in Timor Leste, Carmelita is exiled twice as a child, firstly to Mozambique, then to Portugal due to political unrest. While her parents battle the politics, she battles terror monkeys befriends a chameleon and endures Phys Ed lessons in a castle.

Podcast link in bio.

13/02/2023

Series 2 Episode 1; Flo

Ozenkadnook Vic 1942

Flo used to go to school on a cart drawn by a horse in the 1930s and 40s. She had aspirations of being an air hostess but her dad had other ideas. Join us as we delve into a rural idyll long gone.

Episode available via https://sofromedia.com/podcast

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16/01/2023

How lovely are these specially designed USBs made by ?

Ready to deliver to a client in Melbourne who’s celebrating her 90th birthday on the 25th January. What a special gift this will be for her descendants.

Get in touch if you’d like to turn your family history into a precious family heirloom too.

Link in bio.

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10/01/2023

Are you looking for a new experiences in 2023? I'm looking for inspiring guests to join the podcast "Being 11" to share their stories and insights with our audience. If you're interested in being a part of the show, please get in touch! I'm interested in hearing from people of all ages and generations. Where were you when you were 11 years old? Let's create something great together!

31/12/2022

Vale Cary Young. A wonderful friend to my late father, a great father to my sister in law and brother and a great grandfather to these two.

A well lived life, I would very much liked have recorded on film, but never got to.

15/12/2022

Merry Christmas to all my customers, podcast interviewees and supporters. May the season bring you rest, peace and joy however and wherever you choose to spend it.

Thank you all for having the trust in me to share your personal stories. It’s been an honour.

04/12/2022

Last day in the chair reading for today. You can hear it on Tuesdays at 8pm on 990AM. I’ve been filling in for the usual host for the last four weeks. I hope listeners found my readings up to their exacting standards.

I’ll be back soon filling in live on while our regulars take a well earned Christmas break.

23/11/2022

Sofro Media is advertising in preparation for Christmas with .

It’s only a month away. Give a gift that pays big returns to others by recording your life story.

Get in touch to find out what options are available.

21/10/2022

In this final episode of Series 1, Peta shares his childhood memories of the Velvet Revolution, living in Afghanistan and his diagnosis of dyslexia and dysgraphia.

You can find the episode at:

https://www.sofromedia.com/podcast



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13/10/2022

Episode 10: Seriah, East Fremantle & Bayulu WA 1993

Seriah describes how her dad thought she needed a broader education than East Fremantle offered, so he sent her off to live with her aboriginal ‘grandmother’ for a week or two to learn a different way of life among the Gooniyandi people of the East Kimberley.

First Nations people: this episode may contain names of deceased people.

Go to www.sofromedia.com/podcast

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09/10/2022

Summer is on the horizon and that means holiday season. A perfect opportunity to dig out your old photo albums. How many do you have that don’t have names, places or dates on them?
This one is an old slide I converted into a digital format. I can identify the family members but I’ve no idea where it was or when. There were so many of these to go through. I chose the best to use as stills in my parents’ videobiography. They give it context and add so much value.
Get in touch and together we can turn your archive into a precious family heirloom.

Link in bio.

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07/10/2022

Episode 9: Peter Como WA 1963
Warning: This episodes contains stories that may distress some listeners

Peter describes growing up in the shadow of parents with PTSD, alcoholism and his first sexual encounter. His description of Perth in the 1960s is a window into a lost world.

Link available in Stories or Highlights or go to www.sofromedia.com/podcast

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06/10/2022

Don’t write a book. Tell your life story through audio or video.

https://sofromedia.com/video-samples

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30/09/2022

Maddi re-lives the shame of not getting her Pen License first attempt and how much effort she put into her informative poster about green turtles. The year is 2006.

Available at Apple Podcasts and Soundcloud. Click the link in the stories or in the bio.

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23/09/2022

Being 11 Episode 7: KimVu

KimVu does her best to avoid eye contact with the Try-hard Triad Gang of Noble Park in 1989.

Click the link in stories to access the episode or copy and paste the following:

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/being-11/id1639679555?i=1000580366899

https://on.soundcloud.com/Co2Zs

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22/09/2022

Last Tuesday I had the pleasure to record “The Double Act: WA Launch of two Books about Human Rights, Justice & Peace” hosted by and

A slight detour from my normal business, but one I took great interest in recording. I’m still working my way through the sound recording and will post further information after it is published.

Both books will be available at New Edition next week.

Special thanks to the organisers and authors for permission to record the event.

17/09/2022

Being 11 Episode 6: Tania

Tania describes the freedom of growing up in Guernsey in the Channel Islands. The year is 1976. She’s lucky she’s still alive.

Apple podcast link https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/being-11/id1639679555?i=1000579769911

Topics discussed are: #11

Tania’s music choices to accompany this episode are:

Simon & Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Beatles: Here Comes The Sun

10/09/2022

Being 11 Episode 5

Daniel describes life growing up where the desert meets the sea in northern Chile. He’s still freaked out when it rains. The year is 1988.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/being-11-ep-5-daniel-antofagasta-chile-1988/id1639679555?i=1000579009215

Topics discussed are: family history; Atacama desert; saltpetre; ocean sunsets; being studious; Pinochet; premature puppies

Daniel’s music choices to accompany this episode are:

Los Prisioneros: Estraechez de Corasón

Soda Stereo: En la Ciudad de la Furia