Introducing... Find and Tell

Find and Tell is the search for the next generation of Australian storytellers. Think of it like one of those TV talent shows... but without the singing and spinning chairs.

After a nation-wide search and hundreds of entries, four diverse Australians have been selected, trained, and set free to Find and Tell unique and interesting stories from around the country.

Join host Jamila Rizvi and the best up and coming storytellers Australia has to offer as they go head-to-head competing to give you the best story – one storyteller will take home the grand prize and be crowned the Find And Tell champion.

Follow along each Wednesday.

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Find and Tell is co-production between BlakCast & iHeart Australia.

Hosted by Jamila Rizvi

Storytellers are Naeun Kim, Mark Mariano, Ben Haywood & Kate Robinson

Show Producer is Jay Gasser

Mix & Mastering by Ryan Pemberton

Story producers are Indianna Symons, Ryan Pemberton, James Parkinson & Grace Richardson

Theme music by Alex Cox

Video production by All Things All Creatures @allthingsallcreatures

Special thanks to Mundanara Bayles, Corey Layton, Stephanie Coombes, Alyssa Partington, & Bree Steele.

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:02):
Hello. I'm Jamilla Risby. I've been a journalist for oh god,
too long, maybe ten years now, But growing up as
an Indian Australian, I heard and I read and I
watched stories being told by people who didn't look like me,
whose experiences weren't like mine. Whether it's our first people's
or our most recent arrivals, Australia is full of diverse storytellers. Enter,

(00:27):
find and tell. This is the search for the next
generation of Australian storytellers. Think of it like one of
those Reality TV singing competitions, just without the songs and
the spinning chairs. We put out the word to unearth
the best this country has to offer. Aspiring newsbreakers, laugh makers, commentators,

(00:49):
you name it, and people from all walks of life
answered the call. All right, Kulay one named b I
am Kate. I am Iranian Australian. Come Mike. My name
is Nan and my background is Kareem. I come from
a culture that weaves tales through food, through song. Hel't

(01:10):
believe something like this has been made for emerging diverse talent.
I want someone who's listening to a story that I
come up with to feel like they're just sitting on
the couch having a cup of tea. I'd love to
be able to use some cultural aspects and tell some
Indigenous stories as well. We whittled it down to the
final four, flew them into iHeart HQ and gave them

(01:30):
a crash course in podcasting before setting them free to
find and tell the best stories this country has to offer.
And now they're ready to go. Each episode our storytellers
will be given a theme. Then they'll go head to
head to find and tell the best story, and whoever
does it best will be crowned the find and Tell Champion.

(01:52):
So if you love listening to stories that are funny, emotional,
or make you think, then you are in the right
place us on the search for the next generation of
Australian storytellers. Press follow on whichever podcast app you're listening
on to catch find and Tell