We visit an outback mosque in the boom-and-bust mining town of Broken Hill. Caretaker Bobby Shamroze tells tales from Australia's early cameleering trade and the hardworking Muslim immigrants who were its backbone. Subscribe to the podcast: htt

11 Human Disease Museum - SYDNEY, NSW

Mar 12th, 2024 36m 25s

We visit the UNSW Museum of Human Disease which has hundreds of diseased specimens on display. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/roadshow-and-tell/id1666756225Follow us on Instagram to see photos of stuff mentioned

09 Heart Transplant Museum - CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Feb 2nd, 2024 34m 59s

We discover a museum in a hospital singularly devoted to one historic event from its operating theaters: the world's first human heart-to-heart transplant.The surgeon and his team didn't know if it would work, but were fueled by the determinati

10 Horn Island Museum & WW2 Tour - Torres Strait Islands, QLD

Feb 2nd, 2024 28m 58s

Learn how the Torres Strait Islands played a part of Australia's first line of defence in WW2, and about the culture and customs of the Torres Strait Islands. Subscribe to the podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/roadshow-and-tell/id1

08 Shark Museum - CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA

Aug 30th, 2023 41m 58s

Are sharks the cunning man-eating villains that we think they are? Or, are they simply carrying out their natural role as the ocean's apex predators?Listen on to fall in love with these "majestic prehistoric creatures", as our guest and shark e

07 Wine Museum - STELLENBOSCH, SOUTH AFRICA

Aug 6th, 2023 39m 24s

A museum of wine?!All of our dreams have come true as we visit a museum dedicated to wine making and wine drinking. In this episode we explore The Story of Wine, a wine museum at the renowned wine farm Babylonstoren in Stellenbosh, South Africa

06 Museum of Lands, Mapping & Surveying - BRISBANE, QLD

Jul 9th, 2023 40m 3s

From pegs in the ground and spider web catchers, to Queensland's master clock and pencil extenders - we uncover the tools and techniques that have shaped our understanding of the landscape around us. In this episode, we chat with Museum of Lan

05 Bird and Poultry Museum - CABOOLTURE, QLD

May 7th, 2023 37m 51s

Chook, chicken, peafowl, hen? What is the deal with birds? The Feather Club’s Association of Queensland Inc’s Bird (Aviculture) and Poultry Museum is a treasure trove of information about anything to do with birds. We talk to the manager, David

04 Berrima District Museum - BERRIMA, NSW

Apr 1st, 2023 21m 12s

In this episode we take a deep dive into the hidden gem that is the Berrima District Museum, nestled in the picturesque Southern Highlands region of New South Wales. We are joined by a passionate volunteer named Bud, who takes us on a journey t

03 Penrith Museum of Printing - PENRITH, NSW

Mar 7th, 2023 46m 21s

We visit the Penrith Museum of Printing and find out how the Sydney Morning Herald was printed from its beginning in 1831 to now. Museum president Bob Lockley gives us a tour of the fully operational machinery and tells us about the history of

02 Qtopia Queer Museum - SYDNEY, NSW

Feb 19th, 2023 35m 52s

We visit Qtopia, Australia's first Queer museum - just in time for World Pride '23! We chat with CEO Greg Fisher about the activism, determination, and compassion that has shaped the vibrant and resilient Queer community over the years. Subscri

01 Teapot Museum - LEURA, NSW

Feb 2nd, 2023 34m 41s

We visit Bygone Beauty's Treasured Teapot Museum in the Blue Mountains which boasts over 8,000 teapots on display!You'll be amazed at the history and creativity that goes into these humble vessels for boiling water. We meet Maurice, the owner,

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Introducing...Roadshow and Tell!

Jan 20th, 2023 1m 24s

Teapot Museums, Wine Museums, Shark Museums, Sea Shell Museums - we visit them all in Roadshow and Tell, a podcast for people hoping to improve their pub quiz score. Every episode we visit a specialty or regional museum so you can learn things

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