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Listen: Sydney pet photographer Keefe Tay talks about upcoming project to showcase the mental health benefits of owning a cat
The bond between people and their pets is a special one. During the COVID lockdown many shelters reported a large spike in the number of families wanting to adopt a pet, and numerous people decided the pandemic was the perfect time to welcome a new companion into their lives.
However, there are still many cats and kittens seeking a home, and Furry Munchkins pet photographer Keefe Tay is inviting his fellow cat lovers to help them find their forever family.
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Listen: Dr Fiona Reynolds explaining why the media create celebrities out of news subjects and how trauma factors into how a story unfolds
For the everyday punter the idea of fame is something we get for 15 minutes and then it passes as quickly as it came – it’s onto the next news story or viral video. For others though, their story becomes legend in the media landscape, and they find themselves unable to escape the celebrity profile thrust upon them by news outlets the world over… those accidental celebrities.
Think figures like Lindy Chamberlain-Creighton, Bruce and Denise Morcombe or Rosie Batty – they were all ordinary people until their stories became tabloid targets.
Listen: Kenyan-born Charles Mully on why he gave his wealth away to rescue abandoned children
When you think of the great philanthropists and revolutionaries of our time Charles Mully may not be a name that comes to mind. However, it’s being spotlighted in the new documentary
Mully, which tells how the Kenyan-born native went on from the slums of Africa to become a mutli-millionaire, who later gave it all away to rescue abandoned children.
Charles grew up on the streets of Kenya after being left behind by his family. His dad was an out-of-work alcoholic and his mum was doing the best she could to raise the family with no support.
'Wild Mountain Thyme' is set against lush Irish landscapes and includes thick cockney accents and rollicking folk songs that happily make it all entirely watchable.