In the final episode of the season, Adam talks to Liliana Maria, the daughter of Marcela Cornejo who was featured in our last episode. Liliana reflects on the journey of a refugee from the perspective of a child. She talks about being caught

Marcela

Aug 13th, 2020 1h 6m

We’d be impressed if you’ve ever met a woman gutsier than Marcela Cornejo, from Chile. In our fifth episode, Pia talks to Marcela about her activism against Chile’s dictatorship in the 1980s; how she fought for the rights of political prisoner

Tenzin

Aug 6th, 2020 46m 15s

Adam talks to self-described accidental activist Tenzin Choegyal in episode 4. Accidental activist is an incredibly humble description for a man who has done so much in his life to give voice to the story of Tibetans in exile. Tenzin was born

Iago: Part Two

Aug 1st, 2020 33m 20s

Adam chats with Iago in our third episode. Please note, Iago's episode has been divided into two parts. This is part two. Please make sure to listen to part one first to hear his full story. Iago was born in Iraq and spent his adolescent year

Iago: Part One

Jul 29th, 2020 31m 15s

Adam chats with Iago in our third episode. Please note, Iago's episode has been divided into two parts. This is part one. Iago was born in Iraq and spent his adolescent years in Saudi Arabia. Despite intense pressure to conform, Iago has str

Faisa

Jul 22nd, 2020 33m 57s

Join Pia's conversation with Faisa Adan in our second episode. Faisa is a person who wears many hats: community worker, entrepreneur, muslim, and woman of big ideas. The first half of Faisa’s childhood was lived out to the backdrop of the Som

Alyas

Jul 15th, 2020 49m 50s

In our first episode, we meet Alyas Taqawi. Alyas was born in Afghanistan and arrived in Australia on a boat in 2010. In his episode, Alyas examines his experiences with identity, religion, and luck: what brought him to the decision to board a

Trailer

Welcome to 'In My Country'

Jun 15th, 2020 2m 59s

Coming in July 2020, In My Country shares the stories of six Aussies who came to Australia as refugees or asylum seekers, in their own words. Join Faisa, Alyas, Tenzin, Marcela, Liliana & Iago over six weeks for stories of identity, religion,