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Stories of people who came to Australia as refugees or asylum seekers, and the many places we call home.

Season one is available now.

We are excited to announce that our conversation with Alyas has won Best Interview at the 2020 Australian Podcast Awards. The judges called it “Beautiful, soulful storytelling. It makes you feel glad to have met these people through the podcast. Thoroughly compelling.”

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Our Panel at the REIMAGINE virtual festival – In My Country

We bring you In My Country’s panel discussion at the REIMAGINE Virtual Festival held in November 2020 for our second bonus episode of the season. Join Pia in conversation with four of the guests from season one, Alyas, Liliana, Marcela and Tenzin. They discuss changing the conversation about what it means to be a refugee and why this is so important for all Australians, and share their thoughts about how all of us can create communities of welcome where we live. Make sure to stay to the end of the episode for a special performance from (newly) grammy-nominated musician Tenzin Choegyal.. . .  The panel was possible thanks to the support of Multicultural Australia.Audio from the panel was recorded and mixed lived by Addited Films https://addictedfilms.com/ Final sound mixing by David Gaylard.  All music is from the Free Music Archive. Full song details and more information is available on the episode page at https://inmycountrypodcast.com/2021/02/25/bonus-ep-our-panel-at-the-reimagine-virtual-festival/ Our logo and graphic design is by Mo Zaidan https://www.behance.net/moezaidan  We have also been helped and supported by a generous and talented community of people. For a full list of credits visit inmycountrypodcast.com/credits/ You can watch the full panel discussion from REIMAGINE on youtube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqW0N1Ftb88Join the conversation: Facebook.com/InMyCountryPodcast Instagram: @inmycountrypodcast Subscribe to our mailing list at http://eepurl.com/g6-YTz Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
  1. Our Panel at the REIMAGINE virtual festival
  2. Alyas on our Aus Pod Awards win
  3. Liliana
  4. Marcela
  5. Tenzin

We hear a lot about refugees and asylum seekers, but we don’t often hear from the people themselves.   In My County shares the stories of six Aussies who came to Australia as refugees or asylum seekers.  Stories of identity, religion, sexuality, the arts, parenting, culture, fashion, meaning, purpose, and the many places we call home.

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Bonus ep! Our panel at the REIMAGINE Virtual Festival!

In the second bonus episode of season one we bring you In My Country’s panel discussion at the REIMAGINE Virtual Festival held in November 2020! Join Pia in conversation with four of the guests from season one, Alyas, Liliana, Marcela and Tenzin. They discuss changing the conversation about what it means to be a refugee…

Bonus ep! Alyas on our Aus Pod Awards win.

We still can’t believe In My Country won Best Interview at the 2020 Australian Podcast Awards for our conversation with Alyas Taqawi. We’ve gotten to share what it means to us, but as the man with the story, we wanted to hear from Alyas what it means to him. So, in the first bonus episode…

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Are you a student, academic or storyteller interested in the refugee experience? Much has been said about refugees and asylum seekers in the media, but rarely do we hear from the people themselves. There is much to consider if you are thinking about telling the stories of people with lived experience of forced migration, particularly if you don’t have that history yourself. To celebrate World Refugee Week, we’re resharing our stories from Season 1’s podcast. In our second bonus episode from the season, we shared In My Country’s panel discussion from the REIMAGINE Virtual Festival held in November 2020. To celebrate World Refugee Week, we’re resharing our stories from Season 1’s podcast. In our first bonus episode from the season Alyas shared his thoughts on what it meant for the podcast to win Best Interview at the 2020 Australian Podcast Awards.