How much do you know about our Aussie bushrangers and did you know there were female bushrangers? Ned Kelly's last stand at Glenrowan is probably the most well-known bushranger story but there are a lot more tales to tell, as host Andrew Daddo finds out from his guest Dr Kiera Lindsey, PHD, an award-winning 19th-century historian and History Advocate of South Australia. ​ Dr Lindsey takes us on an incredible journey back in time, beginning with escaped convicts who had arrived during the British settlement of Australia back in 1788 and explaining how bush ranging started, how bushrangers becam ..read more

​Having been lucky to meet and learn from our First People, from different clan groups, on Subaru's Great Australian Detour TV show, host Andrew Daddo wants to find out more about the oldest continuous culture on earth and the stories they can tell us. Join Andrew as he chats with Melbourne University Fellow, Nola Turner-Jensen - a historian, author, and Wiradjuri woman from Central New South Wales, as he discovers what The Dreaming means in Aboriginal culture, listens to the story of Wawi, the Rainbow Serpent, and learns what listening to the land and nature can tell us.​ For extra fun, there ..read more

Having travelled far and wide on Subaru's Great Australian Detour TV show, host Andrew Daddo wants to find out more about our stunning landscapes and why Australia looks the way it does. Like, why is the dirt in the outback red, why don't we have huge mountains like other parts of the world?​ Join Andrew as he chats with Joe Fayle - a Geologist and Education Centre Coordinator at Geoscience Australia and learns some amazing facts about our great southern land. Like, did you know that Australia has the lowest, highest point of any continent in the world, or that we have rocks that are ..read more

Did you know that bees are one of the most industrious and important insects on the planet? It’s easy to take these tiny creatures for granted and think that all they do is produce delicious honey, but their role is so much bigger. Podcast host, Andrew Daddo meets Cedar Anderson, a Byron Bay beekeeper who provides amazing insight into the strict roles in bee society, how they produce honey, why some bees dance, and why so many species of animals and plants are alive because of them, Cedar is also the inventor of the Flow Hive – which, unlike traditional bee boxes, allows you to harvest honey w ..read more

In this episode we’re shining a light, on…well… light! Two kinds of light actually; the first is man-made, specifically, lighthouses, which help  sailors navigate the  rough & dangerous coastline  around  Australia. Inspired by his visit to Cape Bruny Lighthouse in Southern Tasmania, podcast host Andrew Daddo tells us more about the history of lighthouses, who looked after them and how they managed to light them in the days before there was electricity.   Then it’s time for a look at some dazzling natural light, from…algae?! Andrew talks to Dr. Anusuya Willis ..read more

Given this show is called the Great Australian Detour Kids’ Cast, it’s only right that our first episode looks at some of the things that make Australia so great! It’s jam-packed with places and things with the word 'Great' in them, like the Great Barrier Reef, The Great Ocean Road, and the Great Australian Bight! But are they really so great? Host, Andrew Daddo takes you on a journey to find out. He will also introduce us to Zach Clark, who’s a bit of an expert on a pretty 'great' creature that hangs out in Australian waters - yup, the great white shark! Also known in some circles as 'Dr. Sha ..read more

Dairy is something most people eat every day and it’s one of Australia’s most important industries. But let’s get down to basics, do you really know where milk comes from? And because cows eat grass, why isn’t milk green?! And then there’s ice cream, sure it’s delicious, but how is it made, and what kinds of weird and wonderful flavours are there? Well, for all things cows, host, Andrew Daddo is chatting to dairy farmer, Bonnie Ravenhill, who runs Narrikup Farm near Albany in Western Australia. She explains what life is like on a dairy farm, how cows turn grass into milk, and what happens afte ..read more

Welcome to Subaru’s Great Australian Detour kids’ cast - a podcast for kids and grown-ups to enjoy together while they’re in the car, or anywhere else for that matter. Join our tour guide Andrew Daddo and expert guests as we buckle up, hit the road, and discover why Australia is such a great place to live - whether it’s the people, places, food, animals or experiences, there’s always something amazing just around the corner. In this series, we'll discover fun and exciting things about great white sharks, ice cream, lights that sparkle from the ocean, and why bees do the waggle dance!  Fol ..read more