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It’s a family affair in this episode.

You’ll hear from the Redden brothers — Tom, Leo, and Steve — who went into business together and formed Dalgety Redden Agencies in Riverton and Gawler, alongside their wives Jenni and Jenny (Steve and Leo’s partners). The business specialised in all things agriculture: livestock, realestate, insurance, and agronomy.

What simply happened was this: Leo, who worked for Elders, Tom, a stock agent and sheep farmer, and Steve, from Elders Real Estate, took on a business that was initially bankrupt — and turned it around within 12 months. This was back in 1991.

In this recording, you’ll hear about the blood, sweat, and tears they poured into the business during those early years. The brothers leave no stone unturned, sharing the good, the bad, and the ugly.

You’ll first hear from Leo and Tom, then they’re joined by Steve — and Tom’s daughter, Lara.

Enjoy this episode — a story filled with deep respect, love, and pride for one another. And despite the occasional blues that come with business, family always came first.

This recording was initially part of Tom Redden’s private memoir I recorded in 2024. With Tom and the family’s permission they have allowed me to share this part of recording to the public.

The episode kicks off with Leo Redden — enjoy.

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It’s not that often you meet a makeup artist who’s also a farmer.  

Alastair is a a 36 year old sheep producer from Eudunda and also director of Sensation Makeup Artistry.

This episode focuses on a bloke who had a rough start in finding his way in life, navigating through some tremendous up and downs to find makeup as his source of identity.

From dropping out of school at 16, roustabouting in shearing sheds, and working on pig and poultry farms, Alastair was told throughout his youth he wasn’t good at many things. Until he started applying makeup at drag shows - a skill he excelled at.

 After getting his diploma he went on to educate future makeup artists, worked on film sets, dance shows and weddings…to then creating his own makeup line - Bush Babes!

There’s so much to Alastair's story - because he’s also a farmer, in the early stages of establishing his own sheep stud - that in itself is a story…because his family is also deeply connected to Anlaby Station at Kapunda.  

Enjoy the charismatic Alastair…and get some makeup tips along the way.

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In this episode, you'll meet the woman behind the newly opened, architecturally stunning gin distillery that now stands proudly among the vineyards on the edge of Clare.

The Clare Valley Distillery, along with its beautifully designed tasting room, officially opened its doors in March 2025. Behind this exciting new venture is Katherine Nugent — a lawyer, teacher, and proud Clare Valley local.

Known affectionately as "Karks" to most, Katherine has been nurturing this dream for the past seven years. She developed the concept alongside Guy Parkinson, former chef of Seed, and her beloved aunt and godmother, Di Mayfield — both now her business partners.

Karks is passionate about gin and community. Her vision was to create a welcoming space in the Clare Valley — not just for gin lovers, but as a creative hub, especially for writing retreats. That makes sense, because she’s also in the midst of writing a book.

But there’s far more to Karks than distilling botanicals. Originally from the Adelaide Hills, she takes us on a rich and colorful journey through her life — from the Hills to Denmark, with career chapters in journalism, law, teaching in Galway, and ultimately, finding home in Clare.

This episode is packed with inspiration, reflection, and storytelling. So whether you're brewing a cup of tea or heading out for a long walk — settle in. This is Katherine's story.

Meet Tim Grigg, the man behind Travelwild Australia.

A tour company offering 4WD experiences across the wilds of the Kimberley, South Australia’s Outback and Flinders Ranges to the more pleasurable slower paced walking tours through rolling hills and vineyards in the Clare Valley.

Originally from Mildura, Tim moved to South Australia to pursue a career in industrial design, a career that wasn't for him as he always had an yearning to be in the bush. So he approached a company who ran tours to  Alice Springs and from that moment he was hooked.

In this episode, Tim takes you through the highs and lows of starting a tour company, from not making any money with his first tours to Kangaroo Island, constantly fixing up trucks in the Kimberley, to navigating the GFC and COVID and pivoting the company out of challenging financial situations.

This is not just a business story, it’s a love story too.

Tim met his now wife Bianca, a young backpacker from Holland in his first six months as a tour guide and they’ve been touring together ever since.

Enjoy this fascinating behind the scenes journey of the unglamorous world of tourism with Tim Grigg.

Meet the super vivacious, creative individual Nicky White - the founder of Mickelloo.

From her humble beginnings as a marching girl, meeting her farmer husband Joel at the Planet nightclub to moving to the Clare Valley and creating her own business - Nicky is not short of a story.

She's been a Nutrimetics consultant, ran her own Weight Watchers’ group and delved into jewellery design and fashion.

Nicky is a self-taught jewellery maker and  fashion designer, creating hand stamped jewellery, designing and making scardis, to now running her own on-farm fashion boutique.

It was once considered a hobby, now it’s a full-blown  successful business where she is selling her designs across Australia and overseas.

Strap yourself in - this is Nicky’s story.