Kiama Community Radio's Podcast
Kiama Community Radio is a 24 hour streaming service dedicated to communities in the Kiama Local Government Area. Our goal is to be the voice of the community from Minnamurra in the north to Gerroa in the south and Jamberoo in the west. You can listen live via our website www.kcr.org.au, via I Heart Radio or the Kiama Community Radio App.
Episodes
741 episodes
KCR Book Space: Episode 34 (25 Sep 2026)
(full episode)Bradley Dryburgh, who titled his memoir 'I Wrote My Own Eulogy', is a special in-studio guest on this week’s KCR Book Space. He chats with hosts D...
KCR Book Space: Bradley Dryburgh Interview (25 Sep 2026)
Bradley Dryburgh has spent his life overcoming the challenges of living with cystic fibrosis. Through his bestselling book, I Wrote My Own Eulogy, and his podcast A Lot To Talk About, he encourages people to live with gratitud...
Jason Dunn frm Bendigo Bank
Bernie Hems talks to Jason Dunn from Bendigo Bank, new sponsor of KCR. This is part of KCR's weekly program Living Local, 9am Wednesdays, hosted by Gabriela Cabral. Recorded 26.9.26
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Neil McCann
Bernie Hems talks to Neil McCann, member of well established local band The Water Runners, but also presenter of Grass Roots Folk on KCR at 6pm on Wednesdays, repeated 10am on Sundays. This interview is part of KCR's regular program...
Ian Harvey George: Kiama Unplugged
Felicity Leitch talks to Ian Harvey George, co-founder with his wife Jane of Kiama Unplugged; a series of events designed to encourage us all to put our smart phones aside and get back to t...
Kylie Ruszczynski, Photographer
Felicity Leitch chats with local photographer Kylie Ruszcynski, who still works with film and black and white images, recently on display in her recent exhibition “The Crevice” at the Gerringong Library . Living Lo...
KCR Book Space: Episode 33 (18 Sep 2026)
This week Book Space interviews a local writer at the start of his writing life: nightmare surrealist, Will Clarke. Find out what led Will down such a niche path, and learn how he found an outlet for his work on the global social storytelling p...
Councillor Stan Jarrett
Bernie Hems talks to recently elected Kiama Councillor Stan Jarrett about his life, his family, his taste in music and the experience he brings to his new role as a decision maker for the Kiama LGA. Bernie is filling in for Living L...
Patricia Maher; McKillop Family Services
Gabi Cabral talks to NSW Carer Recruitment and Development Manager Patricia Maher from McKillop Family Services about Foster Carers' Week (30th August - 5th September) , the growing need fo...
Rebecca McAlister; Luckies Knickers
Gabi Cabral talks to Rebecca (Bec) McAlister about her business Luckies Knickers which sells specially designed undies with a practical function as well as looking fabulous, with matching tops. ...
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KCR Book Space: Episode 32 (11 Sep 2026)
(full episode)Sofia Montrone is a New York writer whose first book, Nymph, is a coming-of-age novel set in Italy. Neil chats to Sofia about the course of her career, the inspiration for Nymph, and the crafting of her rich, lush prose.
KCR Book Space: Sophia Montrone interview (11 Sep 2026)
Sofia Montrone is a New York writer whose first book, Nymph, is a coming-of-age novel set in Italy. Neil chats to Sofia about the course of her career, the inspiration for Nymph, and the crafting of her rich, lush prose.
Peter Lacey: South Coast Shipwrecks
At the August meeting of the Kiama Historical Society Peter Lacey from the South Coast History Society gave a talk about shipwrecks on the south coast. Before the event, Peter spoke to Boris Gazebarach on KCR Breakfast, Monday to Fr...
Close Up: Dame Annette King Part 2
Dame Annette King is a former New Zealand Cabinet Minister and NZ High Commissioner to Australia. As a long serving MP, diplomat and reformer her public service has helped shape New Zealand as it is today. This is the first in...
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Close Up: Dame Annette King Part 1
Dame Annette King is a former New Zealand Cabinet Minister and NZ High Commissioner to Australia. As a long serving MP, diplomat and reformer her public service has helped shape New Zealand as it is today. This is the first in...
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Blues Artist Shane Flew
Shane Flew and Matt Ross are going to join us at Blues in the Night, KCR’s Blues fundraiser at Kiama Leagues Club on November 9th. Peter Sullivan spoke to Shane Flew about their new album Once Upon a Long Time Ago during K...
Friends of Kiama Library: Adam Courtney
In 2005 Business journalist Adam Courtney wrote his first book, a memoir about his father Bryce Courtney entitled My Father Bryce.Bryce Courtenay was one of Australia's most beloved authors and stayed at the top of Interna...
KCR Book Space: Episode 31 (28 Aug 2026)
Karen and Neil chat about Anthony Bourdain, American celebrity chef, author, and travel documentarian, after the recent release of a new biopic about his life: Tony.Along the way, Karen pays tribute to Dolly Parton, and her cont...
KCR Book Space: Episode 30 (21 Aug 2026)
"Past tense". This week Karen and Campbell spend an hour with Illawarra writer Gwen Wilson who has turned her hand to both memoir (I Belong to No One), and to a historical novel with a personal connection (Louisa)....
Death Cafe with Rosemary Kitchin and Carolyn Vaughan
Gabriela Cabral talks to Rosemary Kitchin & Carolyn Vaughan about Death Café, an international movement providing a safe and open space where adults can talk honestly about death and dying, end‑of‑life experiences, fears and practicalities,...
Dr Hiral Seth: Seth Dental
Gabriela Cabral talks to Dr Hiral Seth from Seth Dental about the ways in which digital dentistry is transforming the way we care for our teeth, what modern clinics can now do, and why so many of us still fear the dentist. Recorded ...
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KCR Book Space: Episode 29 (14 Aug 2026)
(Full episode)Mark Fennell is our special guest, talking to Neil Reilly about Stuff the British Stole - The Book!After the break, Di and Neil talk about books they've been reading, and literary what's-on from the local area. ...
KCR Book Space: Marc Fennell interview (14 Aug 2026)
Mark Fennell is our special guest, talking to Neil Reilly about Stuff the British Stole - The Book!
KCR Book Space: Episode 28 (07 Aug 2026)
(Full episode)Presenters Campbell McConachie and Diane Ellison confront a shameful episode of Australian history: our forgotten slave trade, as revealed by local author Ryan Butta. In an extensive interview, the acclaimed non...
Laura Hooper, Cedar on Collins Retirement Community
Thinking about retirement living — or helping a parent, relative or friend explore their options?Gabriela Cabral chats with Laura Hooper, the Community Manager at Cedar on Collins; a valued sponsor of KCR. Cedar on Collins has an i...
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