Roadshow and Tell

Roadshow and Tell
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A podcast for people hoping to improve their team's pub trivia score. Each episode we visit a specialty or regional museum so you can learn things you never knew you wanted to. See what's being talked about in the eps on Instagram: @roadshowandtell. Do you know of a specialty museum? roadshowandtell@gmail.com.

  1. 03/25/2024

    12 MOSQUE MUSEUM - Broken Hill, NSW

    We visit an outback mosque in the boom-and-bust mining town of Broken Hill.  Caretaker Bobby Shamroze tells tales from Australia's early cameleering trade and the hardworking Muslim immigrants who were its backbone.  Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/roadshow-and-tell/id1666756225 Follow us on Instagram to see photos of stuff mentioned in this episode: @roadshowandtellpodcast

    19 min

  2. 03/12/2024

    11 Human Disease Museum - SYDNEY, NSW

    We visit the UNSW Museum of Human Disease which has hundreds of diseased specimens on display.  Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/roadshow-and-tell/id1666756225 Follow us on Instagram to see photos of stuff mentioned in this episode: @roadshowandtellpodcast

    36 min

  3. 02/02/2024

    09 Heart Transplant Museum - CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

    We discover a museum in a hospital singularly devoted to one historic event from its operating theaters: the world's first human heart-to-heart transplant. The surgeon and his team didn't know if it would work, but were fueled by the determination to achieve what seemed impossible. Listen on to hear how it played out.  Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/roadshow-and-tell/id1666756225 Follow us on Instagram to see photos of stuff mentioned in this episode: @roadshowandtellpodcast

    35 min

  4. 02/02/2024

    10 Horn Island Museum & WW2 Tour - Torres Strait Islands, QLD

    Learn how the Torres Strait Islands played a part of Australia's first line of defence in WW2, and about the culture and customs of the Torres Strait Islands.  Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/roadshow-and-tell/id1666756225 Follow us on Instagram to see photos of stuff mentioned in this episode: @roadshowandtellpodcast

    29 min

  5. 08/30/2023

    08 Shark Museum - CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

    Are sharks the cunning man-eating villains that we think they are? Or, are they simply carrying out their natural role as the ocean's apex predators? Listen on to fall in love with these "majestic prehistoric creatures", as our guest and shark expert Alessandro De Maddalena describes them, and gain a new perspective on sharks.  Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/roadshow-and-tell/id1666756225 Follow us on Instagram to see photos of stuff mentioned in this episode: @roadshowandtellpodcast

    42 min

  6. 08/06/2023

    07 Wine Museum - STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA

    A museum of wine?! All of our dreams have come true as we visit a museum dedicated to wine making and wine drinking. In this episode we explore The Story of Wine, a wine museum at the renowned wine farm Babylonstoren in Stellenbosh, South Africa.  Elsa, the Babylonstoren museologist, takes us through the museum and steps up our wine knowledge and tells us whether red wine should be refrigerated, the ideal wine glass for different types, and what regions can produce good wine. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/roadshow-and-tell/id1666756225 Follow us on Instagram to see photos of stuff mentioned in this episode: @roadshowandtellpodcast

    39 min

  7. 07/09/2023

    06 Museum of Lands, Mapping & Surveying - BRISBANE, QLD

    From pegs in the ground and spider web catchers, to Queensland's master clock and  pencil extenders - we uncover the tools and techniques that have shaped our understanding of the landscape around us.  In this episode, we chat with Museum of Lands, Mapping & Surveying curator Kaye Nardella, who charts our course through the museum's interesting collection.  Discover how maps have the power to tell compelling stories, like the surprising existence of pineapple farms and vineyards in Brisbane's past. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/roadshow-and-tell/id1666756225 Follow us on Instagram to see photos of stuff mentioned in this episode: @roadshowandtellpodcast

    40 min

  8. 05/07/2023

    05 Bird and Poultry Museum - CABOOLTURE, QLD

    Chook, chicken, peafowl, hen? What is the deal with birds?  The Feather Club’s Association of Queensland Inc’s Bird (Aviculture) and Poultry Museum is a treasure trove of information about anything to do with birds.  We talk to the manager, David Simons, about all things feathered - from laying hens to messenger pigeons and show birds.  Whether you’re a seasoned poultry fancier or a curious bird-novice, you’re sure to learn something new (although we can’t promise it’ll be useful) or at the very least be entertained in this episode.  Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/roadshow-and-tell/id1666756225 Follow us on Instagram to see photos of stuff mentioned in this episode: @roadshowandtellpodcast

    38 min
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A podcast for people hoping to improve their team's pub trivia score. Each episode we visit a specialty or regional museum so you can learn things you never knew you wanted to. See what's being talked about in the eps on Instagram: @roadshowandtell. Do you know of a specialty museum? roadshowandtell@gmail.com.

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  • Creator
    Roadshow and Tell
  • Years Active
    2023 - 2024
  • Episodes
    13
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2024 Roadshow and Tell
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