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Marc Fennell

Journalist + Maker of Things
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    • Stuff The British Stole • ABC & CBC
    • This Is Not A Game • Audible
    • House of Skulls • Audible
    • Nut Jobs • Audible
    • It Burns • Audible
    • Download This Show • ABC
    • Not Alone • Beyond Blue
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    • The Mission
    • The Kingdom
    • Stuff The British Stole TV Series
    • Framed
    • The School That Tried To End Racism
    • Born Small: The Future of Dwarfism
    • Stuffed: Inside Australia's Biggest Museum Heist
    • Hong Kong: Behind the Frontline
    • Sex In Japan: Dying for Company
    • Hong Kong: Crazy Rich, Crazy Poor
    • Torture Therapy
    • Postnatal Psychosis
    • The Price of K-Pop Fame
  • Interviews
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Sam Smith's queer awakening
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Guy Sebastian on grief, break-ups and the dangers of politics.
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Tiny painted rocks changed this man's life
The Black Eyed Peas on staying together and fighting cancer
The Black Eyed Peas on staying together and fighting cancer
Louis Theroux doesn't trust Scientologists
Louis Theroux doesn't trust Scientologists
Michael Parkinson was told he'd never be on TV
Michael Parkinson was told he'd never be on TV
Homeless piano virtuoso Natalie Trayling
Homeless piano virtuoso Natalie Trayling
Ryan Reynolds combats anxiety with improv
Ryan Reynolds combats anxiety with improv
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The Red Wiggle Murray Cook on hanging up the skivvie
Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig never quite made it as a rapper
Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig never quite made it as a rapper
Matt Corby explains how he got the nickname 'Captain Fiddlefingers'
Matt Corby explains how he got the nickname 'Captain Fiddlefingers'
Basketballer Elizabeth Cambage on rage, race and ego
Basketballer Elizabeth Cambage on rage, race and ego
Lupita Nyong'o likes to take roles that scare her
Lupita Nyong'o likes to take roles that scare her
Henry Rollins' fans have made him a more empathetic person
Henry Rollins' fans have made him a more empathetic person
Jordan Peele on why he takes joy in making people scared
Jordan Peele on why he takes joy in making people scared
Lily Allen: beating sensationalist media at their own game
Lily Allen: beating sensationalist media at their own game
Marc's Favourite Interviews & Stories of 2018
Marc's Favourite Interviews & Stories of 2018
Jamie Lee Curtis: Reflections on a life nearly lost to addiction
Jamie Lee Curtis: Reflections on a life nearly lost to addiction
Tom Morello: On the front lines with Rage Against the Machine
Tom Morello: On the front lines with Rage Against the Machine
Ruel: 'Songwriting is exaggerating'
Ruel: 'Songwriting is exaggerating'

The Turning Point: Lana Sandas

August 31, 2017 in Film, Interviews, SBS, The Feed

“I was on an $800-a-day heroin habit” and no one knew.  Think you know what a ‘junkie’ looks like?

Tags: drugs, heroine, heroin, jail
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