StoryFest

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Welcome to the Storyfest Podcast where you can hear recordings of the thought-provoking, inspiring and sometimes hilarious sessions from StoryFest, a biennial storytelling festival held in the Milton-Mollymook-Ulladulla region on the NSW south coast. Listen to conversations with some of Australia's greatest writers, poets, filmmakers and songwriters about their latest works and creative process.

  1. 16/10/2025

    StoryFest 2025 - The Aussie Crime Wave with Candice Fox, Chris Hammer and Mitch Jennings

    Two of the genre’s biggest Australian names take the stage with a successful debutant to unpack the keys to success and how to keep the genre fresh and captivating. Candice FoxChris HammerMitch Jennings  Facilitator - Michaela Kalowski Storyfest Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.storyfest.org.au/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 8m

  2. 22/09/2025

    STORYFEST 2025 - The Kindness Connection with Gina Chick and Hana Assafiri

    Join rewilding facilitator, adventurer, writer and inaugural winner of Alone Australia Gina Chick, and social activist, radical entrepreneur and founder of the Moroccan Soup Bar Hana Assafiri as they share the life journeys that, in their own unique ways, underline the importance of kindness and connection. Gina ChickHana Assafiri Facilitator - Michelle Barraclough  Storyfest Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.storyfest.org.au/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 4m

  3. 20/08/2025

    STORYFEST 2025 - Fiction in Focus with Markus Zusak and Michaela Kalowski

    Great authors capture our imagination not just through their latest publications, but across a body of must-read work. Rarely do we take time to discuss a writer’s work in detail and explore what shapes their stories individually and collectively. From The Underdog to The Book Thief to his recent memoir Three Wild Dogs and the Truth, this session is sure to be a fascinating insight into Markus Zusak’s creative career. Markus Zusak Facilitator: Michaela Kalowski Storyfest Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.storyfest.org.au/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 6m

  4. 02/07/2025

    STORYFEST 2025 - Artificial Intelligence: Bogeyman or Saviour with Toby Walsh, Tracey Spicer AM and Anne Markey

    Technology makes life easier, right? But how easy is too easy? How do we manage the consequences - expected or otherwise - of AI on society, and with it the future of employment, health, education and democracy? Join multiple Walkley Award-winning author, journalist, broadcaster and the inaugural national convenor of Women in Media Tracey Spicer AM, and Toby Walsh, Scientia Professor of Artificial Intelligence at the University of New South Wales and CSIRO’s Data61 and author of five books on AI including A Short History of AI (release April 2025), in conversation with journalist Anne Markey as they unpick the ramifications of our brave new world. Toby WalshTracey Spicer AM Facilitator - Anne Markey Storyfest Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.storyfest.org.au/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 2m

  5. 20/05/2025

    STORYFEST 2023 - OPENING NIGHT: Stories from the South - Markus Zusak, Kirli Saunders, Bronwyn Adcock, Paul Greene

    Join us for the opening of StoryFest 2023 when key storytellers with strong connections to our community shared their own perspectives of what makes the Milton Mollymook Ulladulla area on Murramarang country so special. Featuring author and Walkley Award-winning journalist Bronwyn Adcock (Currowan), proud Gunai woman, award-winning author, multidisciplinary artist and consultant Kirli Saunders, StoryFest Patron Markus Zusak, local musician Paul Greene, and other special guests as we kicked off the festival weekend in style.

    1h 42m

  6. 20/04/2025

    StoryFest 2023 - Is Truth a Dying Art - Wendy McCarthy, Alan Moir, Bronwyn Adcock, David Hunt

    In a world of fake news, AI, and concentrated media ownership this session explores the nature of truth and our increasingly tenuous grip on it. Author, businesswoman and activist Wendy McCarthy will host a lively (and no doubt honest) discussion with veteran SMH cartoonist Alan Moir, journalist Bronwyn Adcock, and historian David Hunt. Storyfest Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.storyfest.org.au/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 1m

  7. 17/03/2025

    StoryFest 2023 - Only in Australia - Chris Hammer, Holly Wainwright, Michael Winkler, Kirk Docker

    Join us as we dive into the world of character and caricature in our nation’s storytelling, and what makes the Australian character and character writing unique. Featuring host Kirk Docker (ABC’s You Can’t Ask That) with Michael Winkler (Grimmish), Chris Hammer (Scrublands, The Tilt) and Holly Wainwright (The Couple Upstairs).  Storyfest Website - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.storyfest.org.au/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find us on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

    1h 5m

  8. 17/02/2025

    StoryFest 2023 - Story as Recovery - Jackie Bailey, Dominic Frawley, Frances Peters-Little & Lee Kofman

    Stories can be transformative and none more so than real-life writing. Writer and mentor, Lee Kofman (The Writer Laid Bare: Emotional Honesty in a Writer’s Art, Craft and Life) will lead an exploration of how memoir and life writing can help both writers and readers gain new insights, and find resilience, resolution or new ways to thrive in the face of adversity, with authors Jackie Bailey (The Eulogy), Dominic Frawley (Malachy) and Frances Peters-Little (Jimmy Little: A Yorta Yorta Man).

    58 min
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Welcome to the Storyfest Podcast where you can hear recordings of the thought-provoking, inspiring and sometimes hilarious sessions from StoryFest, a biennial storytelling festival held in the Milton-Mollymook-Ulladulla region on the NSW south coast. Listen to conversations with some of Australia's greatest writers, poets, filmmakers and songwriters about their latest works and creative process.

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  • Creator
    StoryFest
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2025
  • Episodes
    39
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © StoryFest
  • Show Website
    StoryFest