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Experience Adelaide Podcast
by Adelaide Economic Development Agency
Voted the third most liveable city in the world, Adelaide truly is designed for life. In the Experience Adelaide podcast, hear stories from the people who are creating great experiences and opportunities in the CBD as we showcase the amazing events, hotels, businesses, schools and more, right in the heart of our city. Adelaide shouldn’t be a kept a secret any longer – listen to some of the reasons why Adelaideans love our city and experience Adelaide for yourself.
Episodes
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Living: Paige Greco, Paralympic cyclist
Paige Greco kickstarted Australia's Tokyo 2020 Paralympic campaign by winning the very first gold medal of the games. The cyclist won the C1-C3 3000 metre individual pursuit before going on to win two more medals, both in the velodrome and on the road. Paige credits her move to Adelaide from...
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Studying: Alistair Brown, Adelaide Botanic High School
It's not every day a brand-new school opens up in the middle of the CBD, but Botanic High did just that in 2019. SA's first vertical secondary school, it was designed to make a positive contribution to Adelaide's life and identity. In this episode, inaugural Botanic High principal Alistair Brown...
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Wellbeing: Dr Tom Nehmy, Healthy Minds Program
Doctor Tom Nehmy is on a mission - he wants everyone to know the six core ingredients of wellbeing in the hope of preventing mental health issues. A clinical psychologist and director of the Healthy Minds Program, Tom is passionate about preventative psychology and teaching people to become...
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Staycations: Adam Warren, Hotel Indigo
The new Hotel Indigo Adelaide Markets is the first hotel under IHG's boutique lifestyle brand to open anywhere in Australia. The hotel delivers a vibrant environment where local culture, produce and history is married with contemporary flair and style. Find out about little surprises hidden...
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Entrepreneurs: Andrew White and Olivia Moore, Renew Adelaide
Renew Adelaide does amazing work in our city. A not-for-profit organisation, Renew supports ventures by offering rent-free spaces in the CBD to give entrepreneurs a chance to trial unique business concepts - from hospitality and retail businesses, to model agencies and web design companies.…
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Working: Liz Walsh, Advertiser journalist
Liz Walsh has spent her working life telling the stories of the people of Adelaide. Liz has been working as a journalist or editor at The Advertiser and Sunday Mail for almost 16 years. An award-winning journalist, Liz is now a Senior Sports Reporter and has been instrumental in increasing the...
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Innovation: Diane Dixon, Lot Fourteen
Having lived and worked on major developments in the United Kingdom and the Gold Coast, Diane Dixon has chosen Adelaide to take on her biggest project yet. The State Project Lead for Lot Fourteen on North Terrace, Di looks after a globally connected business precinct that will foster jobs and...
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Events: Ella Huisman, Adelaide Fringe
The Head of Marketing, Ticketing and Digital at the Adelaide Fringe, Ella Huisman has a big role to play in delivering what was the largest event in the Southern Hemisphere in 2021. The Fringe has evolved dramatically over the seven festivals that Ella has been involved in, with ticket sales…
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Hospitality: Adam Carpenter and Wes Heddles, Prohibition Liquor Co
Wes Heddles and Adam Carpenter are distilling spirits right in the middle of Adelaide. They started Prohibition Gin on Gilbert Street in 2015 and in the years since, the distillery has gained a strong following and won many awards. Listen to Adam and Wes discuss how they have grown their business...
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Dr Kristin Alford: Futurist & Director of MOD. (Museum of Discovery)
Puzzling, joyous, surprising, fun - even a "a little bit icky": checking out a MOD. exhibition* - physically or virtually - is guaranteed to illicit some sort of emotional response and hopefully inspire inquiring minds to discover more. Sitting at the intersection of science and art, the…
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Caleb Maru: Social entrepreneur, youth advocate
Since 2015, Caleb Maru has worked tirelessly, and mostly in his downtime from studying at the University of Adelaide, into getting various youth-focused social enterprises off the ground and making a positive difference to young people's lives. Tackling subjects like gender equality, racism…
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Dr Michelle Perugini: Co-Founder & CEO, Presagen and Life Whisperer
Personal experience, especially a traumatic one, can often be a catalyst for striving to make positive change in the world. For Dr Michelle Perugini, her own struggle with fertility was a motivation for combining her passions for healthcare and Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology to improve...
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Damon Gameau: Filmmaker '2040'
Damon Gameau found fame early on in his acting career with roles in award-winning films 'The Tracker' and 'Balibo' as well as popular TV series, 'How I Met Your Mother' - but behind the camera is where he's found his true path: inspiring hope through positive storytelling. Following the success…
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Durkhanai Ayubi: Afghan-Australian social commentator, co-owner, Kutchi Deli Parwana
Forced by conflict to flee her birthplace of Afghanistan with her family when she was just two, first to a Refugee Camp before re-locating to Australia, Durkhanai Ayubi has grappled with questions around identity and belonging much of her life. In Adelaide she has found the freedom to think,...
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Jim Whalley: Chief Entrepreneur, Office of the South Australian Chief Entrepreneur
From uniformed days as a Royal Australian Air Force fighter pilot to co-founding Adelaide-based Nova Systems - Australia's largest privately owned defence company - and being appointed South Australia's first Chief Entrepreneur in 2018 - Jim Whalley has worn many hats throughout his career. Right...
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Rob Brookman AM: Executive Director of the Adelaide Festival
Having been a spectator from the age of six, a performer, Artistic Director and - for the past three years - its Executive Director - Rob will exit the Adelaide Festival's stage after this year's diamond anniversary program. In this episode, Rob reflects on his 45 year arts career and the…
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Kelly Vincent: Access and Inclusion Coordinator of the Adelaide Fringe
A history-making former MP, an aspiring poet and, in every pursuit - including her latest role as Access and Inclusion Coordinator for the 2020 Adelaide Fringe - Kelly Vincent is a tireless champion for people with disabilities and their right to be heard. Kelly - who grew up with undiagnosed...
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Uncle Mickey Kumatpi Marrutya O'Brien: Senior Aboriginal man, descendant of the Kaurna (Adelaide Plains) and Narrunga (Yorke Peninsula) people
Mickey Kumatpi Marrutya O'Brien, or Uncle Mickey, is a Senior Aboriginal Man - a descendant of the Kaurna (Adelaide Plains) and Narrunga (Yorke Peninsula) people, and a passionate advocate for Aboriginal culture, language and history. In this episode, Mickey shares and discusses the spiritual...
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Mike Turtur AO: Olympic Gold Medallist, ex-Race Director of Tour Down Under in South Australia
After 22 years at the helm of what has become Australia's greatest cycling race, the Santos Tour Down Under (TDU), Mike Turtur - Olympic Games' and Commonwealth Games' gold medallist, TDU founder and director, hands the reins to Stuart O'Grady at the end of the 2020 race. Career changes are a…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Voted the third most liveable city in the world, Adelaide truly is designed for life. In the Experience Adelaide podcast, hear stories from the people who are creating great experiences and opportunities in the CBD as we showcase the amazing events, hotels, businesses, schools and more, right in the heart of our city. Adelaide shouldn’t be a kept a secret any longer – listen to some of the reasons why Adelaideans love our city and experience Adelaide for yourself.
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Adelaide Economic Development Agency
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