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Off Track

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Off Track, with Ann Jones, is an Australian radio show and podcast which combines the relaxing sounds of nature with awesome stories of wildlife and environmental science, all recorded in the outdoors.
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Episodes

Requiem for Wildlife

To accompany ABC TV's Wild Australia: After the Fires, here is a minute of nature sound.

Nov 24, 2020•2 min

Requiem for Wildlife

To accompany ABC TV's Wild Australia: After the Fires, here is a minute of nature sound.

Nov 24, 2020•2 min

We all know frogs go 'bonk'

But do they really say 'bonk' or is it 'tonk',’ and does a foreign accent make a frog sexy?

Nov 20, 2020•25 min

We all know frogs go 'bonk'

But do they really say 'bonk' or is it 'tonk',’ and does a foreign accent make a frog sexy?

Nov 20, 2020•25 min

Off Track presents Days Like These

Imagine spending your whole life searching for the elusive, perfect fiery opal. And then, one day, you realise you're holding — literally in the palm of your sweaty hand — a glittering prize of a gem that burns with a secret that could unlock the history of the Australian continent. Welcome to the crazy world of opal mining at Lightning Ridge, NSW, where prospector Mike Poben is facing a choice that will change his life forever.

Nov 20, 2020•26 min

Off Track presents Days Like These

Imagine spending your whole life searching for the elusive, perfect fiery opal. And then, one day, you realise you're holding — literally in the palm of your sweaty hand — a glittering prize of a gem that burns with a secret that could unlock the history of the Australian continent. Welcome to the crazy world of opal mining at Lightning Ridge, NSW, where prospector Mike Poben is facing a choice that will change his life forever.

Nov 20, 2020•26 min

Were-willy wagtail

You find yourself awake in the middle of the night and there is a willy wagtail singing to the moon. Are you loosing your mind, or does this bird occasionally turn into a were-willy?

Oct 16, 2020•25 min

Balancing Nature: Philippines [RE-ISSUE]

The Philippines is a reef fish biodiversity hotspot, but it's a delicate balance between livelihoods and sustainability in some fishing communities.

Sep 18, 2020•25 min

He hitch-hiked with a snake in his hand

Kevin Budden was only a young bloke when he left Sydney for North Queensland with one goal in mind: to find a coastal taipan and bring it back alive.

Jul 24, 2020•25 min

Never smile at a crocodile and other fails [Incident Report 02]

Just when you thought it might be safe to get back out into nature, there’s a bite from a huge, unknown carnivore and a leech on your eyeball. This is the second instalment of Incident Reports with communiques back to base about the worst (ie: best) fieldwork fails.

Jul 10, 2020•25 min

Fieldwork fails and flops [Incident Report 01]

Let’s not get too romantic about nature. There’s plenty of times when you end up covered in mud, at the end of your tether and on the receiving end of a love bite from a vampire bat. Hear scientists report back about their worst (ie: best) fieldwork fails.

Jul 03, 2020•25 min

Live long, little lizard [UPDATE]

After 35 years, some of the same sleepy lizards are still alive, still with the same lizard partner. This episode was first broadcast in 2017, but has been updated with news of the new sleepy lizard scientists.

Jun 26, 2020•25 min