About this episode

The episode discusses the new RNZ podcast 'The Sound Of My Father', which follows a journey of self-discovery through a hidden family history.

If you're after another podcast about the search for family members, the new RNZ podcast The Sound Of My Father is for you. When documentary maker Rita Attwood discovers a cassette tape with a 60-year-old, unheard recording on it, she sets out to help John Court, her step-dad, on a journey of self-discovery. Born to a US Marine and a wahine Māori who fell in love in World War II, John's search also reveals a hidden New Zealand history. Listen to the first episode of The Sound Of My Father, The Forgotten Cassette, and hear the rest of the series on the RNZ website or on your favourite podcast app. The Sound Of My Father on RNZ Podcasts See more about The Sound Of My Father on the RNZ website here. Go to this episode on rnz.co.nz for more details

Topics covered

• family search
• self-discovery
• hidden history
• documentary
• Māori heritage

Keywords

• family members
• cassette tape
• documentary maker
• US Marine
• Māori

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: RNZ

Books & works: The Sound Of My Father, The Forgotten Cassette

Places: New Zealand, World War II

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