The Adelaide Show

Somewhere over the rainbow is a leprechaun waiting with a big pot of gold. Or not. However, South Australia was like that proverbial pot of gold when it became a sought after destination for Irish people fleeing their homeland in the 1800s. Tonight on the show we have a PhD student, Fidelma McCorry Breen, doing research into Irish migration to South Australia and her friend, Ciara Merrifield, a lo...

Organic Orschmanic is a useful approach to many of the fads in life. For example, 'organic' farming actually uses some hideous poisons in production and tend to have lower yields per hectare with no substantive difference in fruit and vegetable quality for that bigger footprint. However, there are some nuances we would do well to pay attention to and these involve applying petrochemicals to our sk...

Is it an iced coffee or it's nothing? And must that be a Farmers Union or can it be a Nippys or some other brand? In one of the markets that surprised the world and had a flavoured milk outselling Cocal Cola, the tension and the struggles between the two products were epic. Tonight, former FUIC man, Trevor Pomery, and former DV man, Patrick Baker, takes us behind the scenes of the great, South Aus...

Tonight we dive into the history and hysterics of Chunky Custard, one of Australia's most loved and longest running party bands. Ian and Becky Blake let us into their world for an intimate and frank portrait of what life is like for an entertainment couple who also have a family to raise. Plus we get to see what makes the Piano Chick tick. For the Made To Move Minute, Max Martin gives Ian, Becky a...

In this episode we 'swap laughs and company' as we explore the worlds of two, great, Adelaide mates, David Minear and John Schumann. In surfing parlance, tonight's conversation is like a bombora that we surf all the way back safely to shore! John Schumann discusses Redgum, songwriting, Australia, cars, family, Henry Lawson, attitudes to the nuclear industry, ice cream and PTSD. David Minear discus...

Tonight we talk film and we go deep. In fact, we go deeper than 3D and wider than a 70mm blockbuster. Our two guests, Mark Knight (Script Consultant and former Assistant Director) and Tess O'Flaherty (Producer, Actor, Assistant Director), take us on a tour of the set of the world of movie making in South Australia and Australia. We hope you enjoy the epic conversation that oozes into all the segme...

Welcome to Adelaide City Of Music! Tonight we learn about Musitec, a not-for-profit industry cluster for creating local and global opportunities for people in the music business in South Australia. David Grice is the Managing Director and he'll key is into what's happening in South Australia and why UNESCO named Adelaide the City Of Music in 2015. Our sponsor this week is Eddy's and the new Radiol...

It's the Australia Day week and who better to share it with than the "The Smoking Joint", Adelaide's leading competitive barbecuers. Grant Neal and take us through the ins and outs of barbecuing and share lots of unexpected insights such as: Rabbit might be the more Australian meat for Australia Day than Sam's lamb Grant's family ancestors were responsible for bringing rabbits to Australia (we alm...

Our guest this week is Lincoln Size, Chief Executive of the Cancer Council SA. Lincoln gives us an overview of the work carried out by Cancer Council SA, its volunteers, and its partners, he also talks frankly about where we are in the fight against cancer. There are some deeper reminders about cancer prevention than you can typically get from a quick media bite, including some messages about suns...

Ever wondered what goes on in the mind of a journalist? Tonight, former journalist, Laura Dare takes us into her world of working for the Northern Messenger, especially in the Salisbury area. Ever wondered how South Australia gets so many travel stories written about it? Former SA Tourism PR person, Laura Dare will make us familiar with the tourism industry. Ever wondered what goes into speech wri...

The start of a new year means time to think about the future and typically that means thinking about ourselves. But what if we thought about others? The Kain Foundation is one way in which we can lift our focus beyond ourselves and tonight two representatives will try to breathe new hope and interest into a topic that leaves some people jaded - that of charity and goodwill. We have Danyelle from T...

Each week in 2015, Max Martin from iNform Health and Fitness Solutions has shared the Made To Move Minute - a segment of helpful health tips that never got done in less than a minute, come to think of it, but have certainly helped our team provide a bit of nip and tuck to their daily lives. This week, Max is joined by business partner, Dr Nathan Harten, as guests for the episode, to set us up for...

Thanks to an inspired suggestion by Kristina Dryza, one of Adelaide's esteemed futurists, or 'nowists', The Adelaide Show Podcast is in Kangaroo Island this week in search of quality gin and gourmet dining. As a result, tonight it is all about indulgence in a measured and thoughtful way. Rachel Hannaford and Sasha Sachs from Hannaford and Sachs lead us into the mystical, midsummer night's dream-li...

A few weeks ago, we revoked the Adelaide Visa of Aspire Magazine. We did it because they ran some social media saying, #Adelaide’s so boring, nothing ever happens! Right? WRONG! See why here // bit.ly/1HW1owC #SouthAustralia pic.twitter.com/JrvghM8wLX Well, they took issue at us taking issue at them, so tonight we'll 'duke it out'. We'll also dive into the pages and find out what Aspire Magazine i...

Melanie Usher, aka Melanie Engelmann, is a name known to many radio listeners in Adelaide. But she also has a following as the queen of pop culture in Adelaide. Tonight, she stays at home while Taylor Swift plays the 'Ent Ad', to be on The Adelaide Show. We talk radio, news, news making, pop, Oprah, Madonna, and heat! Her husband, James Engelmann, who is known as the man doing traffic reports to g...

Good evening, girls and boys, Fat Cat is joining us on this week's Adelaide Show in the form of Ralf Hadzic, the man who WAS Fat Cat for five years and now helps escort 'fat cats' (well, celebrities and people wanting to live like celebrities) around South Australia via his Life Is A Cabernet chauffeur service. He is a man born for the spotlight and seems to have an infinite amount of energy. Stev...

Adelaide is known as the City Of Lights, often seen twinkling under the stars. But somewhere between the city lights and the stars, there are more than 100 million pieces of space junk, floating above us. And our guest tonight puts more of her focus on the junk rather than the stars and the lights because she believes there is much to learn from and record about human history, culture and science...

We know people in Adelaide and South Australia make great music, but who makes and repairs the instruments? The answer is: Our panel this week. James Capatch is a woodwind instrument repairer at Capatch Woodwind and Jordan Reynolds is a guitar maker fron The Sound Garage. They teach us all about keeping your holes sealed and why hard wood is important for a 'beautiful noise'. Also this week, we in...

For National Psychology Week 2015, we invite you in to tell us about yourself. Oh, hang on, no, we invite you to eavesdrop on our conversation with two leading psychologists from Adelaide, Alexandra Frost and Taryn Oak, both of Attuned Psychology in North Adelaide. Just some of the topics covered include: Dealing with stress, anxiety and well-being awareness at work A reminder that daily alcohol c...

Roads in SA can feel like battlefields on some occasions, strategy games on others, and tests of endurance at other times. So tonight, we turn to a man who is state and national president of the association that trains our driving instructors, Paul Tanner from the Australian Driving Trainers Association. In IS IT NEWS, Nigel tests us on the theme, road rules. Max Martin from iNform Health and Fitn...

Overture, light the lights, this week's podcast takes you behind the curtain of Adelaide's theatre world with publicist extraordinaire, Neil Ward. Since the 80s, Neil has been involved in publicity for theatre, opera and film, first with the Festival Theatre and then out on his own from 1994. He has worked closely with all the names in Australia's entertainment industry and shares his stories of w...

Thirty years ago, Back To The Future got a lot right about technology being used in their October 2015 'destination', from iPads to face-to-face video communication via TV screens. But how good can we be about anticipating the challenges of future transport for South Australia? Conservation SA is hold a Future Transport workshop in Adelaide this week (Thursday, October 22, 2015) to work through id...

This week we reflect on the SA economy in the wake of the announcement that coal mining at Leigh Creek is closing much faster than anticipated. We'll track the history of Leigh Creek, look for economic development lessons and turn to other parts of our economy for signs of growth or for fertile patches that need incubation. And we'll do this with the help of: Lesley Williams and Simon Zappia from...

This week we host the Romance Writers' Round Table with Bronwyn Stuart, Trish Morey and Victoria Purman. We gathered around a candlelit table next to a crackling fireplace as we overlooked an Adelaide sunset in the warmth of The Scenic Hotel at Norton Summit. And the conversation got warmer still. We untangle the mysteries of romance and romance writing and understand why more men should read the...

The weather has changed. The grass out the back is starting to dry out. It's backyard cricket time. This week Dylan Middleton and Marcus Davies from the Trifecta Cricket Association will talk backyard cricket and give us the insights into the serious version of the game. Have you ever made a hundred in the backyard at mum's? Greg Champion has, and he wrote a song about it 30 years ago. Greg joins...