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EPISODE · Dec 8, 2025 · 1H 9M

Indira Naidoo, broadcaster and author

from Three Food Memories · host Savva Savas

"Many of the students in my class had been fighting in the civil war as child soldiers." - Indira Naidoo In this episode of Three Food Memories, you'll meet a stalwart of Australian broadcasting - the wonderful Indira Naidoo. With a childhood spent jumping between continents and cultures, she has a unique outlook on life, and back home - more recently, grief - which she delves into in her beautiful book The Space Between the Stars. She’s also the author of celebrated books The Edible Balcony, The Edible City, and host of ABC’s Compass.On the menu is Mum's curried chicken, survival meatballs, and the Wayside Chapel Christmas Lunch.Sides include an extraordinary escape during apartheid, reflections on school life across five countries, lining up for cheese, learnings of grief in midlife, and what it takes to broadcast to the nation during times of need. Indira's social cause is The Wayside Chapel, whose mission is creating community by breaking down the barriers of judgement and providing a safe place where people from all walks of life are welcome. You can donate a plate to their Christmas Appeal here: waysidechapel.org.auSend us Fan MailTo find out more about the project and Savva - head to threefoodmemories.comInsta - @savvasavas @threefoodmemoriesEmail us at [email protected], we'd love to hear from you!  TFM is produced and edited by Lauren McWhirter with original music by Russell Torrance. 

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"Many of the students in my class had been fighting in the civil war as child soldiers." - Indira Naidoo In this episode of Three Food Memories, you'll meet a stalwart of Australian broadcasting - the wonderful Indira Naidoo. With a childhood spent jumping between continents and cultures, she has a unique outlook on life, and back home - more recently, grief - which she delves into in her beautiful book The Space Between the Stars. She’s also the author of celebrated books The Edi...

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