Fathom RNZ Originals
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- Society & Culture
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Stories that explore the distance and the difference between us.
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Fathom Ep 3 – Qualified by experience
Seconds, minutes and hours pass unbelievably slowly when you’re submerged up to your neck in the sea wearing only a wetsuit, with no boat, waiting either to die or be rescued. It has been more than ten years since Rob Hewitt was caught in a rip and separated from his friends while diving. He survived alone in the ocean for four days before he was found. If Rob’s life and career was at a crossroads on the day he set out for that dive, it’s fair to say his purpose is much clearer now.
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Fathom Ep 2 – The Heart is Invisible
When she was twelve, Rose's heart stopped beating. This unexplained cardiac arrest led to months of tests revealing a complicated relationship between her heart and her brain. Now in her twenties Rose appears perfectly healthy, but listening to her will tell an entirely different story - a story of huge hurdles ... and minuscule sculptures.
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Fathom Ep 1 – Sex, work, love, marriage
WARNING: Adult themes and material that some listeners may find offensive.
Megan is studying towards her PHD. She's also a sex worker and is in a long term relationship. How does she, and her partner, Bernie, separate love, sex and work? In the first episode of the new RNZ podcast series Fathom, they explain.