episode 112: Mamamia Investigates The Disappearance Of Peng Shuai: The Tennis Star Who Vanished
This episode was originally published as part of Mamamia’s Extraordinary Stories podcast.
It was after 10 pm, on November 2nd, 2021 when 35-year-old Peng Shuai - China’s beloved global tennis star - sat down and began typing. Truncated sentences of an open letter, detailing an affair and sexual assault involving one of China’s highest-ranking political figures, would go on to rock the international community...
episode 113: Mamamia Investigates The Disappearance Of Peng Shuai: Proof Of Life
This episode was originally published as part of Mamamia’s Extraordinary Stories podcast.
For three long weeks in November 2021, the tennis community, news organisations and human rights advocates the world over had one question; Where Is Peng Shuai? In the aftermath of a Weibo post detailing allegations of sexual assault against one of China’s top political figures, concerns for Peng Shuai's freedom were escalating swiftly. Then suddenly, proof of life...
episode 114: Mamamia Investigates The Disappearance Of Peng Shuai: But Will She Ever Be Free?
This episode was originally published as part of Mamamia’s Extraordinary Stories podcast.
In the lead-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics, the world began to wonder how and if Peng Shuai would be used in the games, and whether the IOC was going to have anything to say to the Chinese Government about their silencing of the tennis star...
episode 115: Inside The Life Of An Australian Prison Guard
Stevie Munro is a Senior Correctional Officer with Moree Court Escort services, in charge of things like processing offenders who’ve just been arrested, and escorting them to and from court.
She deals with prisoners from all over Australia, and has seen it all. Kicking, screaming, lashing out, attempted suicide…
She is dealing with people during their most emotional times in prison. But as she will explain, her toughest days have nothing to do with the criminals themselves...