We got a nice write up in SA Life magazine for the Adelaide Living podcast.
Here’s the text:
Among the latest arrivals on the South Australian scene is City
of Adelaide’s Adelaide Living, launched in January this year and
hosted by Dr Christina Hagger.
Produced by Radio Adelaide’s Podcast Works, Adelaide Living has so far featured interviews with people such as SA Chief Entrepreneur Jim Whalley, senior Aboriginal man Michael Kumatpi Marrutya O’Brien (Uncle Mickey), Afghan-Australian social commentator and co-owner of East End restaurant Kutchi Deli Parwana Durkhanai Ayubi, and actor and filmmaker Damon Gameau.
“What we are trying to do is gather and share a whole lot of
authentic stories that celebrate the city,” Adelaide Lord Mayor
Sandy Verschoor says of Adelaide Living. “There’s so many people
that live and work here that have fantastic stories to share … it’s a
mixture of things that entertain, educate and inspire us.”
The City of Adelaide has committed to producing three series
of Adelaide Living podcasts, with the aim of covering a crosssection of the community.
The Lord Mayor is an avid podcast listener herself. During the
COVID-19 crisis, she has spent more time than ever listening to
stories while walking her young border collie, saying she finds the
process meditative.
“I love audio and I love what you can do with a well-crafted
story. Most of us grew up with at least one person in our family or
at school reading stories to us. Being able to sit back and listen to
a person telling an authentic story is a special thing.”