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Meet us on the forest floor, where you have less but live more.

Shannon and Megan passionately and humorously guide listeners through Australia’s landscapes, uncovering mysteries, history, and personal perspectives of their own connection to nature.

25/10/2025

I DID NOT DO MY HOMEWORK!!

I love Dugongs way more than Katherine Knight so I think it's fair!

Part one of Love Meat and Murder is ready for your ears... It's far less lovely than this... 🏝️

19/10/2025

Sent this to Megan last night...

We're on the road again. Made it to Ballina (remember Megan didn't believe I used to live here)
Well this is where I used to work. We managed the kitchen in this gorgeous old pub in the most incredible spot ... But beside it existed this old house. Can you believe I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT! Not a thing.
How did I work here for a year and not even learn one thing about it???

WHO EVEN AM I??

14/10/2025

So Claire showed up at the campfire with the goods!!! Our youngest (and possibly most fearless) host and honorary investigative journalist! 🕵️‍♀️✨

In Episode 33 | Campfire Stories – Haunted Roads, Claire takes on the legend of Lemon Tree Passage Road. Chatting with locals, collecting ghost stories, and uncovering personal accounts of a mysterious light that chases drivers through the dark. 🚗💀

Move over, 60 Minutes… this kid’s got the scoop. 😉

🎧 Listen now on all your favourite podcast platforms

11/10/2025

🚗💀 Not all roads lead home... some lead straight into the unknown.

From the ghostly light that chases drivers on Lemon Tree Passage Road, to the eerie experiences of Glebe’s Street with No Name, and the chilling legends of the Pilliga Princess and Yowie sightings along the Newell Highway — these are the roads that locals whisper about long after dark.

Would you dare to drive them? 🌒🔥

🎧 Listen to Episode 33 | Campfire Stories – Haunted Roads, on all your favourite podcast platforms.

01/10/2025

🕯️ At the foot of Mount Victoria sits Collits Inn, one of the oldest inns in the Blue Mountains — and the place where Caroline Collits and her sister Maria were sent to work as young girls after the murder of their mother.

The walls of Collits Inn still stand today, holding echoes of their life, their labour, and Caroline’s tragic story that would unfold only a few years later…

📍You can still visit Collits Inn — a living link to one of Australia’s most haunting tales.

29/09/2025

For nearly two centuries, travellers have whispered about strange sights on this stretch of road in the Blue Mountains. Some say they’ve seen a ghostly woman in black, drifting by the old stone bridge. Others feel a chill, as if the past itself is reaching out.

In this episode of If These Trees Could Talk, we step into the haunting story of Caroline Collits, a young woman murdered here in 1842 — and the spirit many believe has never left.

🎙️ Episode 32 | Caroline Collits – The Ghost of Mt Victoria Pass
Out now, wherever you get your podcasts.

28/09/2025

We want to see where you're listening from!

I exported this shot from the video I took for my friend in Scotland on the way to the studio. I wish it was clearer cause Mumma has a Joey in her pouch!

This is where you hear us from... Well not right here but close 🤣

Spam us with your pics please!!

05/09/2025

Boyd Town and the Seahorse Inn were built in the 1840s out of sandstone, sweat, and suffering. Scottish entrepreneur Benjamin Boyd dreamed of building a empire here, but at a terrible cost.

Convict labour, exploited Aboriginal workers, and Pacific Islanders who were kidnapped and forced into labour all played a part in raising these walls. What looks like a quiet coastal village today was once a hub of dehumanisation and dispossession.

The Seahorse Inn has been restored and renovated into a stunning 5 star hospitality venue, but it’s also a reminder of what was taken, who was used, and how much of Australia’s “progress” was built on the backs of those who had no choice.

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1. South Sea Islanders, Queensland. Part of the later Blackbirding atrocities that Ben Boyd pioneered in Australia
2. Ben Boyd's House
3. Seahorse Inn

31/08/2025

Walking around Boyd Tower, I couldn’t shake the feeling that the land holds memories far deeper than stone or sea. Standing there, I felt both so small, yet connected to something so big.

You can't visit this place without being reminded that the land never forgets.

This experience, here in this place is a big part of the reason I wanted to share the stories of our silly adventures. Sometimes it's just a pretty spot with a nice view and other times those silly adventures, lead you to better understand universal truths and yourself.

🎙️Episode 30 | Benjamin Boyd and the Echo of Ambition is ready for your ears. .

22/07/2025

🌊Sarah Island was once the most feared penal settlement in Australia.

Tucked away in the wild reaches of Macquarie Harbour, this tiny island was a place of punishment for those who refused to conform... Cold, brutal, and unforgiving.

Convicts were sent here to be broken by hard labour, isolation, and the constant roar of the wilderness. Chains clinked, trees fell by the thousands, and escape seemed impossible.

But even here, in one of the darkest corners of colonial Australia, you’ll find stories of resistance, resilience, and hope.
Prisoners carved ships, (and freedom) from Huon pine. Some plotted bold escapes. Others clung to scraps of humanity in the face of cruelty.

Among the ruins, you can still feel their presence, not just the suffering, but the strength it took to endure.

📷 Image courtesy of The Round Earth Company.

21/07/2025

This week on the podcast, we’re joined by Kiah Davey, whose connection to Tasmania’s convict past runs deep.

Kiah is the Managing Director of The Round Earth Company, a theatre company based in Strahan that’s been bringing the wild, true stories of Sarah Island to life for decades. Her father, Richard Davey, wrote The Ship That Never Was, now Australia’s longest-running play and Kiah has carried on that legacy with passion, humour and deep historical insight.

Kiah has grown up with the stories of Sarah Island. It's convicts, its cruelty, and its tales of courage, hope, resilience and rebellion. She shares them like no one else.

In Episode 27, she joins us to talk about life on the island, the legacy of sharing history, The Frederick escape, and why storytelling matters.

🎧 Listen on your favourite pod platforms
📍For more info about Sarah Island, The Round Earth Company and their performances visit: www.ifthesetreescouldtalk.com.au
📷 Photos courtesy of The Round Earth Company

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