Bad Diaries Podcast

About Bad Diaries Podcast

Diving into the world of diaries – the good, the bad and everything in between. Writers Jenny Ackland and Tracy Farr are fascinated by diaries: their own and other people’s. They’ve curated 25 Bad Diaries Salons across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand since 2017, and in 2023 they started a podcast to keep the discussion going. In Seasons 1 & 2 (2023 & 2024), Jenny and Tracy chat with each other and with some of the nearly 80 authors who have read at Bad Diaries Salons. For Season 3 and beyond, Tracy's taken over the reins.

Publisher

Tracy Farr

Category

arts · society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

17 Apr 2023

Latest episode

18 Aug 2025

Latest episodes

20 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   18 Aug 2025

   S3E3: Caroline Barron

   In this episode of Bad Diaries Podcast, Tracy talks with writer Caroline Barron about diaries, speaking your truth with kindness, and the power and particular melancholy of nostalgia. Caroline is the author of two wonderful books – a memoir, Ripiro Beach, and a novel, Golden Days – and in this episode of the podcast, we talk about how both of these books use and connect with diaries. We talk about Caroline’s decades-long and very consistent diarykeeping practice, and we look at her latest pr...

2. 

   21 Jul 2025

   S3E2: Annabel Smith

   In this episode of Bad Diaries Podcast, Tracy talks with writer Annabel Smith about throwing her diary across the room, hearting Michael J. Fox, and singing SexyBack at karaoke. Annabel has taken part in three Bad Diaries Salons, including our third ever salon back in 2017, in Perth. Annabel is also the creative force behind the live spoken word series To Whom It May Concern: Complaint Letters Live, and Tracy and Annabel talk about some of the similarities and differences with Bad Diari...

3. 

   16 Jun 2025

   S3E1: Chris Brickell

   Host Tracy Farr interviews writer and academic Chris Brickell about researching historical collections, enjoying collaborative work, and publishing writers' personal diaries.

Reach and audience

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Spotify

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

14

Social presence

91

YouTube

0

Engagement

68