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We hear about danger in news bulletins every day so this week we have set the goal of understanding risk in a scary world with Chris Ruff from Insight Global Risk. This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is 2015 Rockford Black Shiraz. Nigel will try to stump us in IS IT NEWS on the topic of potential dangers. In 100 Weeks Ago we hear from Greg Champion who made 100 in the backyard at mum's. In stories...

It's showtime again so The Adelaide Show Podcast went to spend time with The Royal Adelaide Show team to dig into more stories of the past and get insights into what's new this year. We do this with Michelle Hocking, general manager of the Royal Adelaide Show, and CEO John Rothwell. This follows our intriguing interview last year in which Richard Fewster sat opposite Michelle with plenty of storie...

We round off our food trilogy this week by understanding food waste. Is such waste inevitable in our foodie culture, or are other forces at play? Hayley Everuss, state manager of Oz Harvest, joins us to discuss this topic. This week, the SA Drinks Of The Week are from Ngeringa Wines and Hither & Yon. Nigel will try to stump us in IS IT NEWS on the topic of food wastage. In 100 Weeks Ago we hear fr...

Spend an evening with Sophie from Wakefield Grange Butchery and Grocer in Yankalilla to start understanding meat, especially the cheaper cuts! This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is from Forktree Brewing. Nigel will try to stump us in IS IT NEWS on the topic of cows and meat. In 100 Weeks Ago we hear from Lainie Anderson, Sunday Mail columnist and journalist. And in the musical pilgrimage ... Todd...

They are loved by naturopaths and vegans, sought after by confectioners and chocolatiers, and now cognitive scientists might be hot on their trail - welcome to our episode for understanding almonds. Our guests this week are Associate Professor Alison Coates, lecturer in nutrition in School of Health Sciences and researcher in the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) in...

Are there ghosts amongst us. Alison Oborn from Adelaide Haunted Horizons would argue yes. Or, at least, she would argue there are many occurrences that require further explanation because they are just too weird or creepy to fit our normal range of explanations. This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is from Koonara Wines in the Coonawarra, thanks to Sally. Nigel will try to stump us in IS IT NEWS on...

We roam where there are and were dinosaurs amongst us. From prehistoric kangaroos, emus, and koalas, we now must make do with the birds. There is so much richness to ponder when thinking about the dinosaur age and Professor Flint is a superb guide to point out the stories amongst us, too. This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is from Koonara Wines in the Coonawarra, thanks to Sally. Nigel will try t...

While most of us spend life bustling about in the city and suburbs, there are animals amongst us that we rarely see. Tonight, Adrian from Animals Anonymous will shed some light on the South Australian animals that fly, slither, dash, and swim about in the pockets of nature we have left for them. This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is 2013 Tempranillo from Between The Vines. Nigel will try to stump...

For 30 years, Gaetano Lepore has been standing behind his bench at Rostrevor Pizza Bar, serving up great pizzas while the industry went thick and thin around him. Tonight, we get his story; pizza, community, business, the lot! This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is Penfolds Bin 28. NIgel will try to stump us in IS IT NEWS on the topic of Rostrevor. In 100 Weeks Ago we hear from Sophie and Tom, the...

Woman still don't get great roles in film, especially in the post apocalyptic genre. But Adelaide-based company, Middle Ground Productions, is about to change that, with its new web series, Dust, launching this Saturday, July 1, 2017. Tonight we discuss a raft of film issues with Matt Taylor and Krystal Brock. This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is Galway Pipe Grand Tawny. NIgel will try to stump...

Don Violi has appeared on The Adelaide Show twice before, once covering history and trivia of South Australia and then giving us an insight into the world of hairdressing. Tonight, on our 200th episode, he takes us into his home to teach us the art of making salami. This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is home made limoncello. Steve will try to stump us in IS IT NEWS on the topic of the Garibaldi p...

Mark Thomson is one of those important human beings who devotes time to making sure we don't forget our pasts or the skills that got us here. As research director of the Institute Of Backyard Studies, Mark has compiled an exhibition at the West Gallery in Thebarton entitled, Advice To Travellers. It brings together the many strands of interest that Mark is engaged by, ultimately becoming an elabor...

Michael McGuire is a journalist with many years experience at The Australian and The Advertiser, where he is now senior writer, and formerly a "spin doctor" for South Australian treasurer, Kevin Foley, so it made him the perfect person to write Never A True Word, an authoritative novel about modern day politics and its bedfellow, journalism. at the Advertiser and has captured . This week, the SA D...

This week, Steve and Michael hop along to Bruce Munday's place to learn how "those wild rabbits" have thumped their way through Australia's history. We hear about good intentions, cute furriness, very effective teeth and claws, the trail of damage to this land and its native species, and finally a turning of the tables as we begin to win. Bruce's book, Those Wild Rabbits, is out now through Wakefi...

This week, Steve and Nigel get into gear with the Bush Mechanics exhibition at the National Motor Museum, Birdwood. Senior Curator for the National Motor Museum, Mick Bolognese gives us a tour of the exhibits, the themes, the stories, and the culture, while the museum's Tinkerer In Residence, Mark Thompson, shares his perspective on our bush mechanic heroes from his perspective as Advanced Researc...

We are pulling the social revolution leaver tonight because Adelaide artist, Nick Leaver, has an exhibition at Hughes Gallery, Fullarton, at the moment, entitled, Social Revolution. It is a body of thought-provoking work about society and social media, partly inspired by the mood and events surrounding Donald Trump's pathway to the presidency. .This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is a 2015 GSM fro...

Mark Aiston is a famous sports presenter on TV and radio and tonight we discuss media and mental health with Mark Aiston because he is about to launch a radio show/podcast call The Mental Health Show. There is much in Mark's past that led to him being in a unique position to give voice to the realities of attitudes towards mental health and the role that media plays in our mental hygiene, or other...

MS and Stem Cells refers to our guest, Ainsley Maconochie who has Multiple Sclerosis but who has also had HSCT stem cell treatment to halt the disease. And so far, two years on, it is working. Join us tonight to hear her story and get a glimpse into the world of someone who is diagnosed with an incurable disease. There is much for all of us to take away from this week's interview. Co-presenter thi...

Tinder and the spark of love engulf our cast tonight as we explore the challenge of finding love in 2017. Delilah is a young woman who is single and currently using Tinder to find a guy, while Natasha and Darryl have found each other using online dating app, Oasis. They all share their stories candidly with lots of insights and laughs along the way. This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is a wine fr...

We've just had a long weekend and many have gorged themselves on all forms of cacao, which begs the question, is there chocolate after Easter? To answer that question, we spend an evening with chocolatier Marcus Booth-Remmers of the Adelaide Hills chocolate cafe with a cult following, known as Red Cacao. This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is a special hot chocolate only available from Red Cacao N...

Shakespeare made the Play Within A Play famous so we are developing that notion into the Show Within A Show. Tonight, WE are the guests of Amelia Veale of the Be The Drop podcast. Amelia wanted to interview us about YOU, our podcast community, and we wanted to interview her about Be The Drop, so we recorded two shows at once. This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is Wirra Wirra Church Block, with a...

Robin Potanin has spent two decades in the world of games and entertainment while being based here in Adelaide. Tonight, we continue working our way through the many levels of her story and that of the industry itself as we say, Game On South Australia. This is Level Two. Last week, we began and level one and covered some gruelling territory with Robin, you might want to listen to episode 188 of T...

Robin Potanin has spent two decades in the world of games and entertainment while being based here in Adelaide. Tonight, we start working our way through the many levels of her story and that of the industry itself as we say, Game On South Australia. This is Level One. Next week, we will continue at Level Two with Robin. This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is Bolle Felici from Anna Fisher's Zonte’...

When standard romance and standard thrillers fail to get your heart racing, the obvious solution is to combine them and try thriller romance Brooke Sivendra style. That's just what Adelaide author, Brooke Sivendra, does with her novels. Brooke's leading man, James Thomas, is a man of mystery with a heart of gold and tonight we learn more about him and Brookie's life as a writer. This week, the SA...

From the longest, weekly podcast in South Australia to a game that rewards the shortest words on the planet, this week we explore Pub Scrabble in SA. Our guests are Adam Kretschmer and Fiona Braendler from Scrabble SA to take us into the world of Scrabble and wordplay and vocabulary. This week, the SA Drink Of The Week is from Riley Harrison. Nigel will try to stump the audience with IS IT NEWS on...