Bush Yarns

By Scotty Connell

Scotty Connell has one of the most exciting jobs in Australia. Taking intrepid travellers on safari in the remote Kimberley region of Western Australia; a place he’s called home since he was a boy. He... more

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The podcast currently has 56 episodes available.

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March 09, 2026 TOP END LIVING - GRAHAM ROGERS EP#53
Welcome back to Bush Yarns. We have Top End Local Graham Rogers on this latest EP. He was born in Fremantle in 1944 before moving to Darwin 2 years later. His life revolved around the remote coastal areas and the vast interior. He has been fortunate to have seen and experienced more than most. His yarns are in text via the four books he’s written and his kids and grandkids can vouch for his adventurous existence, having been taken along for the ride. We’re grateful for the time Graham has given us to share these experiences via Bush Yarns. We trust you’ll enjoy. Cheers

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1h 58min
June 03, 2024 Scotty’s Gone Walkabout (Not host Scotty, another Scotty). EP #52
Scotty recently met up with Scotty Williams to hear more about his popular YouTube channel and his love for the Aussie bush and its inhabitants. @scottysgonewalkabout is a keen wanderer, adventurer, husband and father to be. This past week he’s been hiking in some of the most epic country the Kimberley region has on offer. Scotty met up with Scotty for a quick pre walk yarn and then again after he returned. It’s all mashed up in this EP. We trust you’ll enjoy. Cheers
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57min
January 15, 2024 WET SEASON CASTAWAY - BEN BROADY EP #51
The EP we have Ben Broady back on Bush Yarns for the second time. Having just completed his sixth stint as caretaker of the isolated paradise that is the Kimberley Coastal Camp, he shares with us the highs and lows of being so remote for a month solo and what this meaningful opportunity threw at him this time around. We trust you’ll enjoy! Cheers. Host Scotty Connell’s Instagram @kimberleyspirit and Website kimberleyspirit.com and guest Ben Broady’s Instagram @Ben_Broady and website BenBroady.com.
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53min
January 07, 2024 KIMBERLEY ARCHEOLOGY - LEE SCOTT VIRTUE EP #50
This EP Scotty Yarns to Lee who is a leading Kimberley Archeologist. She’s excelled in this space longer than anyone and is very passionate about preservation of Aboriginal culture through her studies of Rock art, language, bush medicines, bush tucker and more. She was a leader in the scientific research with her “Stop the Toad” campaign prior to their 2009 arrival into WA and has walked, climbed, flown, sailed, driven and breathed the Kimberley for decades longer than Scotty has been alive. We trust you’ll enjoy. Cheers Hosts Instagram @kimberleyspirit, website www.kimberleyspirit.com. Guest Lee Scott Virtue website www.kimberleyspecialists .com. and @leescottvirtue on Facebook.
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1h 13min
December 20, 2023 ULTRAMARATHON BUSHFIRE ~ SCOTTY CONNELL EP #49
The 2011 Ultramarathon bush fire was a disaster. Over 100 competitors in a foot race through the bush from Emma Gorge on the Gibb River Road to Kununurra. Scotty was there from start to finish and in this EP he describes the build up, local area, conditions and the day as it unfolded. We trust you’ll enjoy. Cheers. Hosts instagram @kimberleyspirit and website www.kimberleyspirit.com
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41min
June 26, 2023 REAL BIRCHY ~ BARRA KING, SAM BIRCH #48
The EP Scotty yarns with the “Barra King” Sam Birch about his journey. He’s known these days for his fishing, hunting and tag along tours on Oombulgurri and Home Valley Station, one of the worlds most revered ‘on country’ cultural safaris locations. But first, Sam yarns about his life of drugs, crime, jail and hopelessness and how he managed to get his head back above water. It’s a tough pill to swallow and he’s been there, done that and is now living his best life surrounded by family, friends, guests, fans and the wider Kimberley community. We trust you’ll enjoy. Cheers
Hosts Instagram @kimberleyspirit, website www.kimberleyspirit.com. Guest Sam Birchs website www.birchysfishingtours.com.au and @birchysfishingtours on Facebook and Instagram.
(APOLOGIES for the wind in the microphone for the first of couple minutes. Doing these podcasts out in the bush isn’t always easy. Persevere through, it’s worth it!) thank you
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41min
June 16, 2023 THE GOOD LIFE ~ CARL LINDBERG EP #47
This EP Scotty Yarns with Carl Lindberg about what it’s like going from working as a sparky in remote areas to a Safari guide in the Kimberley, what the Gibb River Road is like right now, how the Fitzroy Crossing bridge is coming along and a general update and some tips from about the Kimberley region. Also, Carl spent time recently working as a youth coordinator in the desert country around Balgo. He had a ripper time out hunting with the kids and sitting down with old people for a feed around the camp fire. We trust you’ll enjoy. Cheers. Hosts Instagram @kimberleyspirit, website www.kimberleyspirit.com.
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30min
June 07, 2023 OOMBI TRAILBLAZER ~ RONNIE MORGAN EP #46
“It’s all about keeping culture alive,” says Ronnie. You want to hear from a true blue authentic Kimberley guide? Well, this is the yarn for you. Ronnie Morgan from ‘Just Over The Hills’ is one cool, calm and composed fella. In this EP we hear all about his life growing up at Oombulgarri Community, his passion for guiding and his mission to inspire the future generations (and their parents) to get out on country and have a go. Scotty thoroughly enjoyed sitting down with Ronnie for a yarn and we trust you will too. Enjoy! Cheers. Host Scotty’s Instagram @kimberleyspirit, website www.kimberleyspirit.com. Guest Ronnie Morgan’s website www.justoverthehills.com.au, instagram @just_over_the_hills and Facebook @justoverthehills.
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June 01, 2023 KIMBERLEY HIKING ~ MELISSAH ADAMS EP #45
What’s the best way to see the Kimberley? If you have time it’s by foot. There’s absolutely no doubt about that. This week Scotty yarns with intrepid hiker and explorer Melissah Adams. She’s seen more back country than most and is a passionate adventurer who loves nothing more than spending a few weeks at a time walking, climbing, swimming and at times crawling through narrow gorges, up giant ranges and across vast valleys to see what’s on the other side and to feel what it was like pre European contact. We trust you’ll enjoy! Cheers Hosts Instagram @kimberleyspirit, website www.kimberleyspirit.com.
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1h 2min
May 23, 2023 COWGIRL BOSS ~ LAURA HAYES EP #44
What a treat it is to hear from Laura Hayes, the beauty beside Christian Hayes (EP #43). Scotty has been lining this bush yarn up for a while but Laura is a tough one to track down amongst the flat out life pace, she thrives in. Laura tells us real yarns from life on the road beside her cowboy husband and what it’s like raising kids on the run as well as a few wild yarns in between. We trust you’ll enjoy. Cheers. Hosts Instagram @kimberleyspirit, website www.kimberleyspirit.com. Laura Hayes contact @hiddentrailsbyhorseback, website www.hiddentrails.com.au
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45min

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