Kiama Community Radio's Podcast

Get your local Sports fix every Monday with Kiama Community Radio. Join our host Glenn Shepherd to find out what’s been happening in local community based sport in the past week.  KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: admin@kcr.org.au

Host Graeme Gherashe is back to introduce an interview and music from Gerringong/Kiama band The Water Runners and this week’s Cryptic Kiama Clues.   The bluegrass/folk band’s guitarist and vocalist John Littrich chats to presenter Gabi Cabral about how the band got together, the creative process, coping with COVID-19 and writing a new track about this year’s bushfires, ‘End of the year’.   Present...

Join hosts Madeleine Scarfe and Gabi Cabral as they host the second part of our mental health special episode   First up, Gabi speaks with Wendi Hobbs from Shoalhaven Suicide Prevention Collaborative Group about how to spot the warning signs and listen to those around us.    Rachael Peedom from Makuta Youth talks next about the launch of Makuta Masks and raising funds for local youth suicide preve...

Join hosts Fred Hollis and Imogen Draisma as they introduce a brand new segment, Omnibus - Tales From the Bluehaven Community Bus, and play music from local resident Tom Anderson.   In the first edition of Omnibus, Fred and Imogen talk to volunteers Jan Dodge and John Nash about life in the Kiama local government area, what volunteering involves and their favourite tales from the bus.   To share a...

Get your local Sports fix every Monday with Kiama Community Radio. Join our host Glenn Shepherd to find out what’s been happening in local community based sport in the past week.  KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: admin@kcr.org.au

Join host Madeleine as she introduces this week’s interview with a local community member, music from HMO and Poncho Green.  This weeks presenter is Glen Shepherd who is interviewing Mark Burns from Man Walk, to hear more about how the man walk provides an opportunity for men to get together to walk, talk and support each other in a regular and healthy way. Plus Madeleine will be talking about the...

Join host Madeleine as she introduces this week’s interview with a local community member, music from Rhea Mangles and the Cryptic Kiama Clues quiz.   This week, presenter Perrie Croshaw speaks with award-winning local filmmaker, Ryan Twemlow . At just 16 years of age, Ryan has already won four National Film Awards and had his films shown at the Sydney Opera House. Perrie chats to him about his la...

Get your local Sports fix every Monday with Kiama Community Radio. Join our host Glenn Shepherd to find out what’s been happening in local community based sport in the past week.  KCR: live streaming at kcr.org.au or via the Kiama Community Radio App. Contact us: admin@kcr.org.au

Host Neil Reilly is back to introduce an interview and music from local indie-rock band The Vanns .  The band’s guitarist Cameron Little chats to presenter Helen Lear about a roller coaster year, from an appearance on triple j’s infamous ‘Like A Version’ in February to the announcement of their upcoming national ‘Red Eye’ tour and then how it all changed when the lockdown hit. KCR: live streaming...

Join host Neil Reilly as he introduces an interview with a local community member, music from Claire Roberts and this week’s Cryptic Kiama Clues quiz. This week, presenter Gabi Cabral talks to Belinda Hibbert, director of Jamberoo Community Preschool , and the kids at their temporary home at the School of Arts about the recent flooding that has closed their building and what locals can do to help....

Join host Roger Fyfe for part two of this week’s episode as he introduces another interview with a member of our local community and plays music from local artists Poncho Green , The Conspiracy Plan and David Christopher . In this episode’s interview, presenter Mark Whalan talks to Alan Baxter , a multi-award-winning author of horror, supernatural thrillers and dark fantasy. He creates dark, weird...

Join host Roger Fyfe as he introduces an interview with a member of our local community, a new quiz show and music from local artists David Christopher , The Water Runners and Corey Legge In this week’s interview, presenter Helen Lear talks to Elizabeth Skorulis, Children’s Services Officer at Kiama Library . With a lifelong love of libraries and books and a passion for storytelling, Elizabeth jum...

Join host Madeleine Scarfe and three more locals from our community as we hear their stories and listen to music from The Water Runners , HMO and our very own presenter, Gabi Cabral. Gabi opens the episode chatting to Jamberoo-based writer and photographer, Rachel Tolosa Paz. An avid traveller, Rachel returned to Australia from Argentina in 2015 and was so inspired by the culture and country, set...

Graeme Gherashe and Diana McLaren host this week’s episode as we chat to three more locals and hear more of our hilarious local Kids’ Jokes! Diana opens the episode chatting to local musician LEO about life during the lockdown, living a minimal life on the road and making new music. LEO is an acoustic folk singer-songwriter who has performed at countless venues and events including the iconic Heri...

Join host Fred Hollis for this latest episode of Kiama Community Radio as we chat to four more members of our local community and introduce a brand new segment – Kids’ Jokes! Presenter Neil Reilly opens the hour, chatting to his neighbour and local doctor Julliana who gives her insights into acclimatising to life in Kiama having moved here from Brazil. Kiama resident Tom Anderson has been writing...

In the second episode of Kiama Community Radio, join host Madeleine Scarfe as we chat to three more members of our local community. Yoga instructor of over 15 years Cherie Bousfield from BlissShala Yoga & Retreats opens the episode talking to Diana McLaren about getting into the yoga business, how things have been during the lockdown and how yoga can help during stressful times like these. Aut...

This is the first episode of Kiama Community Radio. Join your co-hosts Graeme Gherashe and Diana McLaren to learn more about us and what we do. We have three incredible interviews for you. Historian Mark Whalan opens the pilot, chatting with presenter Gabi Cabral about how he’s been immersed in Kiama local history since childhood after his mother helped found the Pilot's Cottage Museum. This...