Carmel Rooney

EP, ABC Conversations
Producer of Pods, Radio, Film, TV & Apps.
💕 pictures, stories, songs and shtick.

[ABC News @abcnews]

'People's priest' Father Bob Maguire dies aged 88 https://t.co/XVmBDabG9Z

[Queensland Police @QldPolice]

How did a world-record-breaking sheep shearer become an outback cop? Hear how Acting Senior Constable Bateman uses his life experience to make him the officer he is today.

Start your own policing career at https://t.co/Bqxj2gVC5t #PoliceRecruit

[Conversations @abcconvos]

Hear @sallyjsara's conversation with dog trainer Neil McDonald and cattle wrangler Joni Hall on their loyal, emotionally intelligent charges - outback working dogs: https://t.co/G5DNDKrCPn #podcast

[Carmel Rooney @msmegaplex]

Rock n Grohl 🥁 🎸 🥁 🎸

[Conversations @abcconvos]

Dave Grohl, of the @foofighters on how a gift from his mother led him to a musical life beyond his wildest dreams, and how he found the strength to keep playing music after the death of his Nirvana bandmate, Kurt Cobain. #podcast: https://t.co/0q7ZVzCkct
📸: Magdalena Wosinska

[Carmel Rooney @msmegaplex]

It’s been a big week of big 💜 stories. What a joy to share this one.

[Conversations @abcconvos]

When @EadricAyres has faced a challenge in his life — like comforting his mother after she suffered a stroke — music has always been there.

During his biggest struggle he stopped playing. Then something brought the music back, sweet and strong: https://t.co/BUt6lXidBX #podcast

[Carmel Rooney @msmegaplex]

Big ❤️ story.

[Conversations @abcconvos]

Heart and soil: @CostasGarden on how his garden has been a consolation and a comfort when he lost people he loved: https://t.co/WFI2JtDUal #podcast

[Conversations @abcconvos]

Today @CostasGarden tells what he has learned from the soil, Greek school and being lovingly force fed by his Yiayia.

1105am ABC Local (except Vic) and 305pm
@RadioNational

[Costa Georgiadis @CostasGarden]

What else to do when you’relistening to #conversations with @SarahKanowski after having had the chance to share a wonderful chat together.Made an avgolemono soup vegetarian version.Come up a treat.Thanks for your ear to the stories Sarah @abcconvos @RadioNational @ABCaustralia

[Nat Geo Travel @NatGeoTravel]

Housed in an antique theater, it's easy to see why Argentina's Ateneo Grand Splendid is often called "the world's most beautiful bookstore." https://t.co/FbgrqG8Bki

[Judy Heumann Legacy @judithheumann]

I am so grateful and so proud to announce that my memoir 'Being Heumann' is being adapted into a movie! @sianheder @GravitySquared @AppleTV @DEADLINE 💜 https://t.co/8t6rCfLRdj

[Carmel Rooney @msmegaplex]

It’s difficult to pick a highlight from the #Paralympics but this is up there.

[AUS Paralympic Team @AUSParalympics]

They've been working towards it since London 2012 and tonight, best mates Ahmed Kelly and Grant 'Scooter' Patterson have both claimed maiden #Paralympics medals: https://t.co/q38bdT1EB6

#ReadySetTokyo #Tokyo2020

[Carmel Rooney @msmegaplex]

👂 👂 👂 👂 of 4 What an honour to be able to share Judy Heumann’s story.

[Conversations @abcconvos]

Hear the life story of @JudithHeumann, the disability rights activist who literally changed the world: https://t.co/AIc35Gv1Nb #podcast

(Judy pictured in the front row at a 1993 rally in NYC .📷: Tom Olin)

[Carmel Rooney @msmegaplex]

👂 👂 👂 of 4 Lost histories, living stories

[Conversations @abcconvos]

Hear what it's like to live on Polish time, in Australia, trawling the archives and bringing the past back to life.

Today's guest, Krystyna Duszniak reunites people with their lost Polish histories, and sometimes unearths old secrets: https://t.co/S23VmyEEhy #podcast

[Carmel Rooney @msmegaplex]

👂 👂 of 4 the Reverend Bill Crews on empathy, sympathy, compassion and 💕

[Conversations @abcconvos]

In 2015 Reverend Bill Crews was at a low point in his own life. Then he visited a refugee camp built on an old asbestos dump, on a floodplain in Northern France: https://t.co/MQM3tc6PHI #podcast

[Carmel Rooney @msmegaplex]

Some Sunday listening recommendations from the week that was @abconvos 👂 of 4 Somewhere beyond the sea…

[Conversations @abcconvos]

Hear the conversation about marine biologist Edith Widder's hunt for deep-sea bioluminescence, and how she came into contact with a giant squid the size of a two-story house: https://t.co/CLUUFZw1LB #podcast

[Carmel Rooney @msmegaplex]

🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 Almost time for our @AUSParalympics Let’s go team! Let’s go Christie! #readysettokyo

[Conversations @abcconvos]

Hear the #podcast of conversation with Paralympian Christie Dawes, including an extra story about Christie’s eventful journey to the London Paralympics, and what her medal there means: https://t.co/EXf2dKRM3z #podcast

[Carmel Rooney @msmegaplex]

🎧 🎧 🎧 🎧 of 5. The quiet achiever, PJ & the first Australian man to run 100m sub 10.

[Conversations @abcconvos]

It's Patrick Johnson's life story today.

Patrick grew up with his dad on a fishing trawler in Far North Queensland.

He grew up to study languages, then later became the first man in Australia to run 100 metres in under 10 seconds: #podcast: https://t.co/dWQBYLyodd #Olympics

[Carmel Rooney @msmegaplex]

🎧 🎧 🎧 of 5. This guy! The inimitable Laurie Lawrence 🏊‍♀️ #luckylane6

[Conversations @abcconvos]

Laurie Lawrence is the original exuberant Australian swim coach. He shares his story, from Townsville's Tobruk Pool, to Olympic glory, with @SarahKanowski today. Listen 1105am ABC Local (not Vic); 305pm @RadioNational or grab the podcast later today. #OlympicGames #Swimming

[Carmel Rooney @msmegaplex]

🎧 🎧 of 5 Anna’s commentary has been a real highlight of #Tokyo2020

[Conversations @abcconvos]

Hear @SarahKanowski's conversation with cyclist Anna Meares, about her life in #Olympic sport, and why she walked away to find out how to live a normal life: https://t.co/JKCqMZJNsK #podcast

[Carmel Rooney @msmegaplex]

Have 🥰 #Tokyo2020 & the achievements of our Aussie team. Have also really 🥰 listening to these stories this week 1 of 5 🎧

[Conversations @abcconvos]

Hear the story of Steven Bradbury, including his battles with injury, financial strain and a near-death experience to reach the 2002 Winter Olympics: https://t.co/sKpwRh0bXY #Olympics #podcast