In our first episode, we meet Alyas Taqawi. Alyas was born in Afghanistan and arrived in Australia on a boat in 2010.
In this episode, Alyas examines his experiences with identity, religion, and luck: what brought him to the decision to board a boat to Australia, how did it all unfold, and what has he learned from it all?
This episode won “Best Interview” at the 2020 Australian Podcast Awards.
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From the episode:
During the episode, we reference an episode of ABC’s Earshot podcast titled, ‘Sink or Swim: Finding asylum in Australia’. You can listen to it here.
The picture below on the top right is from Alyas’s file when he first arrived in Australia. You’ll notice that it includes a Boat ID, a unique six-digit code that each asylum seeker is given for identification purposes, with three numbers and three letters. Some asylum seekers have shared stories of never being able to forget their Boat ID, partly because some staff in detention facilities would only refer to them by this number, even when the staff knew their names.
Episode Credits
Sound is mixed by David Gaylard.
This episode is sponsored by Multicultural Australia, a charity welcoming refugees, people seeking asylum, international students and other new arrivals to Queensland with the goal of creating a fairer, more prosperous society for all Queenslanders. Learn more by joining the Multicultural Australia community at www.multiculturalaustralia.org.au
All music is from Free Music Archive. We have cut and/or looped sections from the following tracks in this episode:
- Aint No Thing, by BOPD
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- Transitioning, by Lee Rosevere
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- A Perceptible Shift, by Andy G. Cohen
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- Waterbeat, by DJ Lengua
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- Four Years, by Monplaisir
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- 13.april, by Julian Sartorius
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- The Theatrical Poster for Poltergeist III, by Chris Zabriskie
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