Curveball – The Club you didn't want to be part of
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Curveball – The Club you didn't want to be part of
Curveball is a podcast about life's unexpected moments with a black comedy tell-it-like-it-is approach. These late-night chats, hosted by Beth Armstrong, share the nitty-gritty truth from three women as they speak anonymously and frankly of their particular club's lows, surprises misconceptions, and...
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Homelessness - Part One
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Alcoholism - Part 2
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Alcoholism - Part 1
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Mature Age Students - Second Adulthood
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Family Court Trauma - Part 2
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Falling In Love Unexpectedly - Part 1
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Falling In Love Unexpectedly - Part 2
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Estranged From Fathers - Part 1
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Estranged From Fathers - Part 2
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Curveball - Emigration Experience Part 1
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Curveball - Emigration Experience Part 2
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Curveball - Single Mothers By Choice
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Curveball - Estranged From Mothers
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Grew Up In A Cult And Escaped - Part 2
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Part Two (We recommend listening to Part One first)
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Grew Up In A Cult And Escaped - Part 1
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Suicide of a Loved One
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Three women share their deeply personal and quite different stories about a family member or partner taking their own life in a...
Stepparenting – Survival
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Late Termination
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Mums of Transgender Kids
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Welcome to Curveball
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Welcome to the hotly anticipated podcast series by host Beth Armstrong. Here’s a taste of what’s to come in a series that delve...