SPUN Stories

Carl shares his journey from Tennant Creek in the Northern Territory to rural New South Wales and back in this tale of unrequited love from the turbulent teenage years...

Storyteller – Carl Joswig
Story producer - Johanna Bell

Told at Brown's Mart Theatre in 2016, at an event themed 'Chemistry'.
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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.
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Podcast Host + Producer - Jess Ong
Co-Producer + Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen
Executive Producer - Johanna Bell
Online Producer - Caddie Brain
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SPUN Stories' 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_Laszlo.

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Seranna Shutt always wanted to be a mother, however, she reached a point in life when she decided to finally lay her fixation to rest. What happened next was the result of a collision of timing, grief, motivation and belief.

Storyteller – Seranna Shutt
Story producer - Jess Ong

Told at an event in Palmerston, around the theme 'Obsession'.
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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.
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Podcast Host + Producer - Jess Ong
Co-Producer + Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen
Executive Producer - Johanna Bell
Online Producer - Caddie Brain

SPUN Stories' 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_Laszlo.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Journalist Steph Zillman left the dating maelstrom of Sydney to start a newspaper job in outback Katherine... where she discovered the perks and perils of being single in a small town.

Storyteller – Stephanie Zillman
Story producer – Johanna Bell

This story was told at SPUN event in Katherine in July 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.
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Podcast Host + Producer - Jess Ong
Co-Producer + Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen
Executive Producer - Johanna Bell
Online Producer - Caddie Brain

SPUN Stories' 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_Laszlo.

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Step back in time to Christmas Eve 1974, when James Parfitt-Fejo was an excited four-year-old with Xmas presents on his mind. But it was Cyclone Tracy, not Santa, who paid a visit that night.

Storyteller – James Parfitt-Fejo
Story producer – Tamara Howie

Told at a live event at Browns Mart in December 2017, where the theme was 'Rewind'.
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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.
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Podcast Host + Producer - Jess Ong
Co-Producer + Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen
Executive Producer - Johanna Bell
Online Producer - Caddie Brain

SPUN Stories' 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_Laszlo.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Born in Hungary, Janos first encountered a didgeridoo in his early teens and instantly felt a strong connection to it. It took him on a journey from Central Europe to East Arnhem Land, with a few detours along the way.

Storyteller – Janos Kerekes
Story producer – Oscar Schwartz

Told at a live event at Browns Mart in December 2017, where the theme was 'Rewind'.
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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.
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Podcast Host + Producer - Jess Ong
Co-Producer + Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen
Executive Producer - Johanna Bell
Online Producer - Caddie Brain

SPUN Stories' 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_Laszlo.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Gaye Lawrence is a go-getter - she's an artist, a milliner and an active community member of Pine Creek, NT. Early one morning, a wild animal paid Gaye a visit and she did something she never thought she'd do...

Storyteller – Gaye Lawrence
Story producer – Jess Ong + Johanna Bell

Told at a live event at the Pine Creek Gold Rush Festival in 2016.
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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.
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Podcast Host + Producer - Jess Ong
Co-Producer + Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen
Executive Producer - Johanna Bell
Online Producer - Caddie Brain

SPUN Stories' 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_Laszlo.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Timmy Duggan played in Australia's NBL in the heady basketball-crazy 90s. He takes us back to where it all began, with the Daly Street basketball courts and hoops in the backyard.

Storyteller – Timmy Duggan
Story producer – Jess Ong

Told at a live event 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.
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Podcast Host + Producer - Jess Ong
Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen
Executive Producer - Johanna Bell
Online Producer - Caddie Brain

SPUN Stories' 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_Laszlo.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the 1990s, Sam toured the world as the lead guitarist of iconic lesbian rock band, The Bluehouse. But there was one place she wouldn’t play – Darwin. Until love persuaded her otherwise...

Storyteller – Sam Harley
Story producer – Johanna Bell

Told at a live event at Darwin Festival in 2017 where the theme was 'Home'.
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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.
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Podcast Host + Producer - Jess Ong
Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen
Executive Producer - Johanna Bell
Online Producer - Caddie Brain

SPUN Stories' 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_Laszlo.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

By the time Bilha was six, she knew she was different but it would be years before she could make the changes to transform her life.

Storyteller – Bilha Smith
Story producer – Johanna Bell

Told at a live event at Brown's Mart Theatre in 2016, where the theme was 'Chemistry'.
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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.
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Podcast Host + Producer - Jess Ong
Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen
Executive Producer - Johanna Bell
Online Producer - Caddie Brain

SPUN Stories' 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_Laszlo.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During the day, mechanic Andrew Grey has his head under a bonnet, but at night he spends most of his time looking up.

Storyteller – Andrew Grey
Story producer - Johanna Bell

Told at an event in Palmerston, around the theme 'Obsession'.
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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.
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Podcast Host + Producer - Jess Ong
Sound Editor - Rosa Ellen
Executive Producer - Johanna Bell
Online Producer - Caddie Brain

SPUN Stories' 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_Laszlo.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.