The Yarn

This is the second episode in our three-part series, Somebody's Watching - and it's about Love, and Other Surveillance. In this episode, nobody is performing. But they're being watched anyway. And some of the watching arrives dressed as love, fear, or judgement. Sometimes, a chaotic blend of all. We meet a woman who was outed by a photograph, we step into a self-defence class where women practise watching back, and we are introduced to a mother who can tell you what time her daughter woke up from an ocean away. We also see what it feels like when the watching stops.
Stories by Xue Xue, Mercy Cornwell, Fan Chu and Xinnan Wang. Hosted by Preeshita Shah.

Music credits:
In Xue Xue's story, music was from Pixabay Music, used under the Pixabay Content Licence.
In Mercy Cornwell's story, music was from the Free Music Archive, by artists Jake Hunter, Soularflair, and the Independent Music Licensing Collective.
In Xinnan Wang's story, music was from Purple Planet.

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This is the first episode in our new three-part series, Somebody's Watching - and it’s about Screentime. In this episode, we meet people who perform for the screen. But in the economy of attention, both performers and watchers are being surveilled. We meet a streamer who games in front of thousands, we visit a cafe built on viral dessert pastry stuffed with pistachio and wrapped in marshmallow, and we are introduced a cat who has learned to high five for the camera. We also are shown how we can be seduced into loving this surveillance, by a decade of our own data, gift-wrapped and handed back to us.
Stories by Hope Kloppenburg, Yuyao Zhao, Megan Nicole Yin and Siena Kinkela. Hosted by Preeshita Shah.
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On Chinese social media, political influencers risk censorship with every post.
On today’s episode of The Yarn, we speak to feminist content creators from China and Australia about their differing experiences, both online and in real life.
This episode was created by Rachel Liu, Jinghe Huang, Yufei Li, and Zijun Qi.
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Food can provide far more than just sustenance. For many, meals are a pivotal link to memory, identity, and belonging.
On today’s episode of The Yarn, our reporters explore the transformative power of food. They speak to a gardener growing Chinese vegetables in Australia, a baker building community through a cake club, and others who turn to food for multifaceted nourishment.
This episode was created by Kunfan Bai, Zhenxi Zeng, Zhoujun Cai, Qianrui Lu, and Ruiying Tang.
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This week on The Yarn, we explore the benefits of volunteering.
Volunteers from aged care homes, food delivery programs, and elsewhere explain how small contributions can make a big difference in their local communities.

This episode was created by Tianxiao Zhou, Sophie Sewell, Yuqing Hao, Lijing Zhu, and Shumin He.
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