The Message Pod

Flinders University Professor of Marine Biology Peter Fairweather has dedicated a considerable portion of his career to exploring the ecosystem of the Murray Darling Basin and the impact of carp. He joins us in the Pod to discuss the planned use of the herpes virus to eradicate this introduced species from Australia's longest single river.

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We chat to two inspiring members of a unique cooperative of entrepreneurs tackling business in a new way. In their words, "they are a group of friends who grow businesses with shared values".

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Wine industry icon Geoff Merrill goes head to head with organic winemaker Vanessa Altmann as we explore the old and the new in the fascinating world of winemaking.

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He's long been a champion of South Australia's arts sector, has been Deputy Chief Executive of the Department of Premier and Cabinet, was founder of the Adelaide Festival of Ideas, but he's also a passionate advocate for human rights . Greg Mackie talks to us today about gay rights and the hot topic of marriage equality.

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Susie Byrne is nurse and a bereavement and palliative care counsellor. She has seen firsthand the pain and suffering of patients at the end-of-life stage of terminal illness. For some, she says, palliative care simply doesn't work. Susie is an advocate for the introduction of compassionate voluntary euthanasia laws, with strong checks and safeguards.

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He's a You Tube sensation known as 'Unlisted Leaf'. 21 year old Michael Anderson takes us on his journey to entrepreneurship via Pokémon cards and social media. It's quite an astounding story, and one that's made him, and others, quite a considerable income.

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Lottery winner: Rory If you liken the existence of lottery winners to that of Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny, you're not alone. We thought so too, until we met Adelaide father-of-one Rory. Swayed by the lure of a $20 million Powerball jackpot 15 years ago, Rory made an out of character decision to buy a ticket; a decision that would provide to be life changing in so many ways. We spoke to Rory to get the lowdown on what life is really like as a multi-millionaire.

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You might see his name emblazoned on trucks across South Australian, but that’s as audacious as it gets for 45-year transport and logistics boss Peter Cochrane. He’s a quiet achiever; much more comfortable behind the scenes. Still, we managed to convince this most modest of men to share his story of business success and we discovered a man guided by a love of life and a sense of community spirit that will soften even the hardest of critics.

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He’s been Leader of the Opposition in South Australia for the past three years but how much do we really know about Steven Marshall? We share and delve a little deeper into what makes this father-of-two tick…food, family, his love of South Australia, and, yes, a wee bit of politics.

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Renowned Australian winemaker Tim Adams opens up on "the Riesling of the decade”: Tim joins us in the Pod to talk about what makes this year's Clare Valley vintage so special and why wine lovers will be toasting it for years to come.

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