In 2010 Alex Luther’s mother passed on a scrapbook which had belonged to his late grandfather Harry Luther. He was the world’s top marathon water-skier during the 1960s and 70s. The scrapbook was filled with Harry’s water-skiing adventures including and his greatest achievement- a world record which involved him water-sking from Tangier, Morocco to Cervia Italy in 1970. Inspired by this Alex decided he would recreate his grandfather’s journey and continue the family legacy. There was just one catch…he’d never water skied a day in his life. What follows next is a remarkable journey that you need to hear to believe. This is Chasing Canguro.

In 2010 Alex Luther&rsquo;s mother passed on a scrapbook which had belonged to his late grandfather Harry Luther. He was the world&rsquo;s top marathon water-skier during the 1960s and 70s. The scrapbook was filled with Harry&rsquo;s water-skiing adventures including and his greatest achievement- a world record which involved him water-sking from Tangier, Morocco to Cervia Italy in 1970. Inspired by this Alex decided he would recreate his grandfather&rsquo;s journey and continue the family legacy. There was just one catch&hellip;he&rsquo;d never water skied a day in his life. What follows next is a remarkable journey that you need to hear to believe. This is&nbsp;Chasing Canguro.

A podcast about culture and creativity and how it affects us - hosted by Alex Adams (Ms Darlinghurst) and Jye Smith (Doublestar Collective) we discover what it takes to run creative businesses. 

Whether you're an entrepreneur looking for motivation, a restless soul looking for inspiration or just in the creative industries, Alex and Jye delve into just what it takes.

A podcast about creativity and culture and how it effects us.

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The podcast about creativity and culture and how it affects us.  Hosted by Jye Smith & Alex Adams.

Alex Luther - Chasing Canguro

"Dean of Awesome Sydney". It's a pretty cool title, awesome even. So how does one get such a title? On this episode we interview the very creative, socially connected, lover of the arts Theresa Winters. She's part of The Awesome Foundation, a global network of micro-giving chapters that give $100 of their own money every month to awesome projects. Theresa heads up the Sydney chapter. Together with a panel of 9 others they fund out-there ideas that make Sydney more awesome.The catch? There isn’t one. Since its foundation in 2011, the Sydney chapter has received more than 800 micro-grant applications and given away nearly $80,000. That's a whole lot of awesome. Go ahead and listen to find out what kind of awesome ideas have been funded over the years. 

"Dean of Awesome Sydney". It's a pretty cool title, awesome even. So how does one get such a title? On this episode we interview the very creative, socially connected, lover of the arts Theresa Winters. She's part of The Awesome Foundation, a&nbsp;global network of micro-giving chapters that give $100 of their own money every month to awesome projects. Theresa heads up the Sydney chapter. Together with a panel of 9 others they&nbsp;fund out-there ideas that make Sydney more awesome.The catch? There isn&rsquo;t one. Since its foundation in 2011, the Sydney chapter has received more than 800 micro-grant applications and given away nearly $80,000. That's a whole lot of awesome. Go ahead and listen to find out what kind of awesome ideas have been funded over the years.&nbsp;

Theresa Winters - Awesome Foundation Sydney

After his newspaper decided to stop his bar review column (and therefore stop funding his perpetual cocktail habit), journalist Dan Kaufman started one of Australia's first bar blogs. BarZine was built out of spite over a decade ago inline with the small bar scene awakening in Sydney. Dan has just finished his first novel, 'Drowning in the Shallows', a comedy about a heartbroken journo who has to write about Sydney’s bars and social scene for a paper. Although he insists it's not autobiographical! On this episode, we delve into the creative writing process of constructing a novel. Short-form blogging versus long-form and how he's learnt to handle the rejection that comes with such a competitive industry. 

After his newspaper decided to stop his bar review column (and therefore stop funding his perpetual cocktail habit), journalist Dan Kaufman started one of Australia's first bar&nbsp;blogs. BarZine was built out of spite over a decade ago inline with the small bar scene awakening in Sydney. Dan has just finished his first novel, 'Drowning in the Shallows', a comedy about a heartbroken journo who has to write about Sydney&rsquo;s bars and social scene for a paper. Although he insists it's not autobiographical! On this episode, we delve into the creative writing process of constructing a novel. Short-form blogging versus long-form and how he's learnt to handle the rejection that comes with such a competitive industry.&nbsp;

Dan Kaufman - The culture of bars, drinking and cats

We're back! And this time talking all things SCIENCE. Which is timely, considering the recent shuttle launch. 

Apologising in advance for the Zoom-quality audio. 

We're back! And this time talking all things SCIENCE. Which is timely, considering the recent shuttle launch.&nbsp;
Apologising in advance for the Zoom-quality audio.&nbsp;

Alex Luther - Chasing Canguro

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