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Everything, Always

Doing everything means something always gives.

Everything, Always follows the overlapping stories of three university students: Amelia, Jack and Jules, as they navigate the pressure of doing it all, often with the all-consuming feeling that they’re barely managing any of it. The three struggle to hold it together, each  only seeming to manage one part of life at a time: uni, work, or a social life. This raw immersive audio journey draws you into the everyday chaos, quiet moments and internal battles of adolescents in a world that keeps asking for more.

Told through a mix of scripted scenes, immersive sounds, and narration, Everything, Always transports listeners into the everyday reality of student life, blurring the line between their world and yours, creating the realisation that you too may have been living on the edge of enough.

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Sophie Grattan
Sophie Grattan
Sophie and Charlotte are Second Year Media and Communications students at the University of Sydney, navigating personal experiences of burnout. Sophie’s passion for editing and sound design, combined with Charlotte’s love for storytelling, come together to create a hybrid fiction-meets-reality podcast where they openly share their struggles through the lens of fictional characters, inviting listeners to connect, reflect, and feel truly acknowledged through their struggles.

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