This was probably the Yarnies favourite episode ever! We recorded this very special episode at the @australianreptilepark and we interviewed some pretty amazing animals as well as a very clever zookeeper. Listen with the little storyteller in your life and let us know what you think!
Did someone say FOOD! If you've got a little storyteller who loves to eat or cook then this is the episode for you (and them!). Aunty Brooke chats to a Food Geographer (what's that you say? Listen to find out!) and Uncle Mot shares his food wisdom!
Our MUSIC episode is a lot of fun, it's got an original song performed by Yarnie Sibyl and her dad, as well as this amazing performance from the uncle of Yarnie Tilly. Plus some words of wisdom from our music expert Mr Rhodes! Listen wherever you like to get your podcasts and have a boogie with Yarn Quest!
Have you listened to our FAMILY episode yet? You don't want to miss out on super cute stories like this one from Charlotte! Listen with your favourite little storyteller and let us know what you think!
In this extra special episode Yarnies Sibyl, Tane and Pania travel to the NSW Central Coast to the @australianreptilepark to meet with Zoo Keeper Neville Williams Boney! Neville shows the Yarnies some amazing reptiles, native Australian plants and other animals. We also have imaginary yarns from Bonnie and Tilly about some very cute lizards. Of course we have Kira’s fact break with some deadly facts and jokes all about reptiles.
A huge thank you to The Australian Reptile Park for supporting Yarn Quest to come and visit. Thank you to Yarnies Tilly, Bonnie and Kira for their help with this episode.
Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!
😋 FOOD 😋
Yummy yummy yummy! It’s time for a Yarn Quest all about what goes in your tummy! This episode is all stories about food. We get some great stories and we hear from a Food Geographer. What’s that? You’ll have to listen to find out.
A huge thank you to Yarnies Tane & Wynter for their stories and help with this episode.
The expert on our 🎶 MUSIC 🎶 episode is none other than Mr Rhodes!
For the better part of a decade, Mr Rhodes has been a true alchemist of sounds both ancient and futuristic. Prolific producer/beat-maker, award-winning lyricist/performer and esteemed composer for stage and screen, his accolades – much like the scope of his vision – are beyond measure.
We're so lucky to have Mr Rhodes share his wisdom on making a career in music, what he loves about his job and how to make it in the music industry. Listen to Yarn Quest Episode 15 wherever you get your podcasts.
The newest episode of Yarn Quest is all about 🎶 MUSIC 🎶
Yarnies Tilly and Sibyl share some music-yarns and Sibyl even writes a special song with her dad to show us just how easy it is to make your own music (especially when your dad can play the guitar!) The expert for this episode is Blake, who goes by Mr Rhodes and he is a professional musician!
A huge thank you to Yarnies Tilly and Sibyl for their help with this episode.
Anyone under 18 can submit to Yarn Quest. If you want to submit a story, an idea or even a drawing for the next episode check out our 'submissions' highlight or email [email protected].
Don’t forget to check out www.awesomeblack.org for our free downloadable activity sheet for every episode!
Are you ready Yarnies? Uncle Mot has recorded his top tips for writing a story and has shared them with all of you! Listen as Uncle Mot takes you through how he writes the stories he tells on Yarn Quest and helps you put together your own story for one of our Term 4 themes. Why not give it a go while listening along and then submit your story to be shared on a future episode!
Little Yarnie Lilah tells us all about her favourite Ngiyampaa word and how learning some yarns and songs from her mob, Country and language makes her so proud.
Catch up on Indigenous Languages, and all our past episodes, before we release our very special Term 3 stories!
In our very special NAIDOC episode you’ll get to meet the whole Yarn Quest team - Travis, Jade, Brooke, Mot and Tully - and learn all about where their people come from and what they do at our home of podcasting, @awesomeblack.
We're highlighting some of our past episodes to give you something awesome to listen to while we finish getting our next batch of episodes ready for your little ears!
Have you had a chance to listen to Episode 11 with your favourite little story lovers yet? It's all about ART and full of fabulous stories like this one by five-year-old Wynter.
Our Term 3 episodes are in the storytelling machine getting buffed and polished ready for all you Yarnies - so why not catch up on some past episodes, like ART, while you wait for our next batch of stories to be ready.
Today, we celebrate National Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Children's day AND the 1 year Anniversary of Yarn Quest!
National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Day is a time for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families and communities to celebrate the strength and culture of our children.
We began Yarn Quest to give our young storytellers a place to share their own stories, especially the silly ones! Yarn Quest is a place for all kids to share stories, but we always prioritise First Nations first.
Here's how far we've come in 1 year:
✏️14 episodes released (...with more to come!)
✏️61 stories in total... 53 of those stories are from First Nations kids!
✏️Thousands of listeners (7,122 listeners on Spotify to be exact)
Thank you to all of our Yarnies who send in stories and listen to Yarn Quest! We wouldn't be here celebrating the 1 year anniversary without you!!
@awesomeblackorg makes Yarn Quest for free, whilst paying kids for their stories, First Nations experts as special guests, and our staff for their contributions towards this show. If you would like to support Yarn Quest, you can join the #abclub for as little as $2 a month or make a one-off donation. Please visit our website to contribute.
Thank you!
In this episode of Yarn Quest Yarnies Lilah, Sunday, Sibyl, Cedar, Winter, Tane, Pania and baby Walu share some yarns and songs all about their mob, Country and languages including Bundjalung, Gathang, Ngiyampaa and Gomeroi.
This episode is hosted by Aunty Jazlie Davis and Uncle Jesse Hodgetts, who share a beautiful song Gathang together from Biripai Country, and they even translate the whole Yarn Quest introduction in Gathang and Ngiyampaa languages!
This episode’s expert is Nathan Brennan, Gumbayngirr language teacher! Don’t know the history of First Nations languages on this continent? Well Kira’s Fact Break will help you learn all about it! Jump on in and learn all about NAIDOC week.
A huge thank you to Aunty Jazlie, Uncle Jesse and yarnies Lilah, Sunday, Sibyl, Cedar, Winter, Tane, Pania and baby Walu for their help with this episode.
Did you know there are cave paintings that are almost as old as Kira’s dad? Wow - that must be pretty old! For more fascinating facts like this one, tune into Episode 11 of Yarn Quest out now wherever you get your podcasts!
On Yarn Quest Episode 11 yarnies Violet, Wynter (who you can hear here!), Pania, Jalani and Sibyl share fun and fantastical yarns all about 🎨 ART 🎨, whether it be real art they've made themselves or an imaginary world where even animals make art.
Did you know art isn’t just painting? Do you know how long humans have been making art? Well listen up to Kira’s Fact Break which will tell you all about it!
Our First Nations expert this episode is Tully De Vries, Gamilaraay and Darug Visual and Jewellery Artist, Podcast Host and our very own Awesome Black Education Officer! Jump on in and learn all about what it’s like to be an Artist when you grow up.
Do you have a little friend who would like to be like Wynter and record their own story for Yarn Quest? Head to our SUBMISSIONS highlight for information on how to submit a story to Yarn Quest!
On Yarn Quest Episode 10 Yarnies Sibyl, Pania, Jalani, and Isobel share their very own poems that will show you just how fun it can be to tell stories using different styles of poetry. Did you know Aunty Brooke is a poet too, this is her very favourite episode and she even shares one of her poems! Don’t know what a poem really is? Well keep an ear out for Kira’s Fact Break which will tell you all about it! Our First Nations expert this episode is Lorna Munro, Gomeroi and Wiradjuri Poet, Podcaster and Radio Host! Jump on in and learn all about what it’s like to be a Poet when you grow up.
On Yarn Quest Episode 10 Yarnies Sibyl, Pania, Jalani, and Isobel share their very own poems that will show you just how fun it can be to tell stories using different styles of poetry. Did you know Aunty Brooke is a poet too, this is her very favourite episode and she even shares one of her poems! Don’t know what a poem really is? Well keep an ear out for Kira’s Fact Break which will tell you all about it! Our First Nations expert this episode is Lorna Munro, Gomeroi and Wiradjuri Poet, Podcaster and Radio Host! Jump on in and learn all about what it’s like to be a Poet when you grow up.
On Yarn Quest Episode 9 Yarnies Tane, Sibyl, Vinny, Genevieve and Briony spin some yarns that will transport you straight to the stars to meet aliens creatures and a very friendly space possum. Our First Nations expert this episode is Karlie Alinta Noon, Gamilaraay astronomer and science communicator, who just released her first book Astronomy, Sky Country! Jump on in and learn all about what it’s like to be a scientist when you grow up.
On Yarn Quest Episode 8 Yarnies Jalani, Sibyl, Tane and Elizabeth take us on a journey of their favourite foods to eat, and some wild times into magical cooking adventures. Our First Nations expert this episode is our new host Uncle Mot, who also happens to be a deadly home cook! Jump on in and learn all about what it’s like to be a cook when you grow up.
