Spun Stories - The Podcast

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Sinopsis

SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night in Darwin, the capital city of Australia's Northern Territory, and we've now landed in the world of podcasts! Join us and be transported to the wondrous backyards, communities and lives of Territory locals, where you'll hear illuminating stories that aren't all about crocodiles... Well, we love a good croc story so there's bound to be a few! We'll introduce you to the fascinating and inspiring characters who live in the NT, those who walk quietly amongst us with extraordinary stories, giving you a peek into life in one of the most wild, unexpected and rewarding parts of Australia. SPUN Stories is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. Host + Producer - Jess OngSound Editor - Rosa EllenExecutive Producer - Johanna BellOnline Producer - Caddie BrainGraphic Designer - Celia Neilson

Episodios

  • Audio extra: SPUN has a new home!

    15/02/2022 Duración: 06min

    Change is as good as a holiday, yeah? There's some big changes happening at SPUN HQ, but never fear, there's still so many stories to dig up from around the Northern Territory to share with you that we're not going anywhere... Or too far, at least. --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep44: Secrets and lace | bib and brace

    15/02/2022 Duración: 15min

    Lisa Day moved to Darwin from Melbourne in the 70s to be a teacher, seeking a fresh start after a lifetime of carrying an extraordinary family secret that was starting to seep through the cracks, out the front door and into the garden: what you see in public isn’t always what you get in private...  Storyteller - Lisa Day Story Producer - Jess Ong --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep43: Paediatrics, passion and poker

    15/02/2022 Duración: 15min

    Dr Bo Remenyi is a paediatric cardiologist fighting heart disease in remote Australia. Bo arrived in Australia, from communist Hungary, as a teenager with no English language skills but big dreams and a steely determination to achieve her goals... Storyteller - Dr Bo Remenyi Story Producer - Lori Uden --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep42: Relying on strangers

    14/02/2022 Duración: 11min

    Dave Pears is a mariner who found himself on a remote Kimberley island relying on the care of strangers after placing his hand on something potentially life threatening... Storyteller - Dave Pears Story Producer - Lori Uden --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep41: When I lost my mind to find my heart

    14/02/2022 Duración: 13min

    T’ara is a sovereign tribal woman on a journey of self-exploration. Throughout her pilgrimage she explores the nature of life and the light and dark it encompasses. T’ara is passionate about speaking truth and holding space for others to do the same. She shares a story about a recent moment of truth.  Storyteller - T'ara Cole Story Producer - Alex Edmonson --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep40: Beneath the skull

    14/02/2022 Duración: 15min

    Phill Carson arrived in Darwin in 1981 to take up a job at the Royal Darwin Hospital. He was 27 years old and no one, including Phil, suspected that this softly spoken newcomer would go on to become one of Darwin’s longest serving surgeons. By day, surgical life, while demanding, was routine, but a call after dark signalled something altogether different...  Storyteller - Phill Carson Story Producer - Johanna Bell --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.       See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep39: Cyclone kid

    14/02/2022 Duración: 13min

    When the Ryan family moved to Darwin in 1970, life was filled with lemon cordial, coconut tree-climbing and Nightcliff neighbourhood play dates. Four years later, Cyclone Tracy struck. Kathy was seven at the time, but her memories of the night don’t fit with commonly told terror and trauma tales...  Storyteller - Kathy Ryan Story Producer - Jennifer Pinkerton --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep38: Two nights in two wars

    14/02/2022 Duración: 16min

    Varunika Ruwanpura had an unusual childhood. Her father worked in hotel management and as a result, he, Varunika and her mother lived in hotels all over the world. It was an exciting life for the family of three, but twice Varunika found herself in the midst of war. On both occasions, war arrived under a cloak of darkness in the middle of the night, bringing terror and havoc right to her doorstep... Storyteller - Varunika Ruwanpura Story Producer - Kylie Stevenson --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport.   See omnystu

  • Ep37: That time I stabbed a hitman and survived

    14/04/2019 Duración: 11min

    Simon Quilty is a doctor and has learnt a lot about dealing with patients and breaking bad news. He's also realised no one is immune to making a mistake, not even a doctor who finds himself treating a patient who happened to be a former hitman... Storyteller – Simon Quilty Story Producer - Tamara Howie --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep36: How I unravelled my life

    14/04/2019 Duración: 12min

    On Alex’s 34th birthday she felt like her life was spiralling out of control. Her career as a filmmaker was hanging by a thread, she was living with her parents and she was questioning her sexuality. Then she received the news that she was facing premature infertility... Storyteller – Alex Edmonson Story Producer - Johanna Bell --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep35: Live like a King

    08/04/2019 Duración: 16min

    The parents of iconic sports broadcaster, Charlie King, should never have been together: not when his mother was a proud Gurindji woman who was part of the Stolen Generation and his father from Melbourne. Charlie learnt his rebellious ways from his parents and has since passed this on to his daughter, Emma... Storyteller – Charlie and Emma King Story Producer - Kylie Stevenson --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep34: Surviving the dungeon

    08/04/2019 Duración: 12min

    *CW: domestic violence* Leah Potter runs a kitchen in Darwin to feed the city's most vulnerable. But in a life before this, Leah explored a different sort of vulnerability as a dominatrix... Storyteller – Leah Potter Story Producer - Tamara Howie --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep33: Rebel without a wok

    02/04/2019 Duración: 13min

    Ange Wu grew up in a household where fire drills were a regular occurrence and the kitchen was off limits but she never really understood why... Storyteller – Ange Wu Story Producer - Johanna Bell --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep32: The shape of sadness

    02/04/2019 Duración: 16min

    *CW: suicide* As a journalist, Bridget Judd lives in a world of language: surveying world events and giving them shape through words. When she lost her beloved father, Bridget suddenly found herself in silence... Storyteller – Bridget Judd Story Producer - Sam Carmody --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell Music - Sam Carmody --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  • Ep31: When Crocs Attack

    29/11/2018 Duración: 10min

    Chris Keeping was born and bred in Darwin. A few years ago, Chris encountered one of nature's most aggressive animals while kite-surfing off the Darwin coast line... Storyteller – Chris Keeping Story Producer - Tamara Howie Told at our second-ever SPUN event in 2015, where the theme was 'Going Troppo' --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemus

  • Ep30: Drawing A Line

    29/11/2018 Duración: 14min

    A very personal story shared by Jacinta Mooney about falling in love, and the heartache and lines you have to draw when it comes to dealing with addiction... Storyteller – Jacinta Mooney Story Producer - Johanna Bell Told at a SPUN event in Katherine, NT in 2016 --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives license. For more: freemusicarchive.org/music/Harsanyi…arsanyi_La

  • Ep29: Bosnia and the disco

    26/11/2018 Duración: 15min

    The 90s was a decade overflowing with good music, and Lari Gadza spent her teenage years soaking it all up. Lari grew up in Darwin among the mango trees, surrounded by tales of her dad’s croc catching days… And occasionally, stories from the old country, Bosnia, made their way in… Storyteller – Lari Gadza Story Producer - Rosa Ellen Told at a SPUN event in 2017, where the theme was 'Rewind' --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed

  • Ep28: The Journey Home

    21/11/2018 Duración: 09min

    Jose Da Costa was born during the violent occupation of East Timor and spent his first years in the jungle, hiding from the Indonesian army with his family. It wasn’t until he found himself the target of the military, that Jose was forced to take the biggest risk of his life... Storyteller – Jose Da Costa Story Producer - Rosa Ellen Told at Darwin Festival in 2017, where the theme was 'Home' --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed

  • Ep27: A Chicken in My Bed

    21/11/2018 Duración: 11min

    Kelly Hosking has spent most of her adult live working overseas in public health and disaster management. She's used to mishaps and strange revelations but on a mission in Fiji, she came across a superstitious surprise... Storyteller – Kelly Hosking Story Producer - Johanna Bell Told at Brown's Mart Theatre in 2016 where the theme was 'Chemistry' --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonComme

  • Ep26: In The Deep

    19/11/2018 Duración: 17min

    Gus Fitzgerald has spent life a life in the ocean; a surfer and swimmer and commercial diver who was introduced to the water by his late father. Lots of life lessons were learnt in the deep, but how do you stay afloat when you lose the people you love the most? Storyteller – Gus Fitzgerald Story Producer - Sam Carmody Told at Darwin Entertainment Centre in 2018 at Garrmalang Festival --- SPUN Stories is a live storytelling night based in Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. We're all about shining a light on the extraordinary personal stories of everyday Territorians - let us take you to some wild and wondrous places through our podcast! You can find out more about SPUN by visiting our website. --- Host + Producer - Jess Ong Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen Sound Production - Gaia Osborne Executive Producer - Johanna Bell --- Our podcast is presented by StoryProjects, with funding support from Darwin International Airport. Music used in this podcast episode is 'The Tiki Bar' by Laszlo Harsanyi. Licensed under a

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