SA Drink Of The Week

Tanya Keen, Yarn Trader

Musical Pilgrimage

In an episode celebrating South Australian innovation in unexpected places, Bickford’s Group Marketing Director Chris Illman shares how a 150-year-old drinks maker is modernising adult soft drinks while preserving quirky local traditions like our distinctive brown lime cordial. Between sips of their sophisticated new Pineapple Passion Fruit and Cloudy Lemonade soft drinks, we discover why South Australians developed different taste preferences from the rest of the nation.

Port Adelaide’s Tanya Keen then unravels the surprisingly radical world of contemporary knitting from her Yarn Trader sanctuary, where cinema crafters work their magic in the flickering dark and being “knit-worthy” separates the appreciative from the uninitiated.

We wrap up with Dr. D and Fergus Maximus transporting us to balmy Somerton Beach evenings with their perfectly timed summer anthem “Somerton Nights,” previewing their upcoming Fringe show that promises to time-travel through Adelaide’s musical history.

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Running Sheet: Knitting Renaissance Meets Nostalgic Sips: Adelaide’s Love Of Tradition

00:00:00 Intro

Introduction

00:02:39 SA Drink Of The Week

The South Australian Drinks Of The Week this week are Cloudy Lemonade and Pineapple Passionfruit “Adult Style” soft drinks by Bickfords.

Picture this: you’re in a backyard on washing day, sheets flapping in the summer breeze. That’s the exact moment Steve captured while savouring Bickford’s new Cloudy Lemonade, a drink that took an astounding decade to perfect. Chris Illman reveals it’s all about the real lemon concentrate creating that nostalgic weight across the palate.

The Pineapple Passion Fruit follows, floating what Steve dubbed “Willy Wonka aromatics” through the studio. It’s a sophisticated departure from standard soft drinks, though Chris assures us there’s still room for that “permissible indulgence” we occasionally crave.

Between sips, we discover South Australia’s unique relationship with Creaming Soda and learn why cloudy pear juice is cheekily known as “young person’s prune juice” – a revelation that had Steve reconsidering his medicine cabinet.

00:24:04 Tanya Keen, Yarn Trader

Step into Yarn Trader, where Tanya Keen is revolutionising Port Adelaide’s crafting scene one stitch at a time. Who knew knitters were nervous about crafting in public? (“It’s usually because people decide that knitting or crocheting in public is an invitation to open a conversation,” Tanya explains with knowing wisdom.)

Steve’s live attempt at mastering the knit stitch provides both comedy and insight – though his suggestion of passing down a “hand-knitted mankini” as a family heirloom might not make it into Tanya’s customer recommendations.

The real eye-opener? Contemporary knitters are crafting everything from precision-fitted socks (“like Cinderella’s slipper”) to “knitted knockers” for post-mastectomy support. As Tanya notes, “We’re like a confessional – people come in and tell us of their plans and their woes and their traumas.”

01:06:15 Musical Pilgrimage

In the Musical Pilgrimage, we feature Somerton Nights by Fergus Maximus and Dr D.

Dr. D and Fergus Maximus wrap up our summer vibes with “Somerton Nights,” painting an audio portrait of those perfect Adelaide evenings when the sun dips low over the beach, the shark patrol makes its final announcement, and the choice between gelato or one more swim seems like life’s biggest decision.

“Back in ADL” at Fringe 2025: Dr. D and Fergus Maximus time-travel through Adelaide’s musical history.

In an episode celebrating South Australian innovation in unexpected places, Bickford&rsquo;s Group Marketing Director Chris Illman shares how a 150-year-old drinks maker is modernising adult soft drinks while preserving quirky local traditions like our distinctive brown lime cordial.&nbsp;Between sips of their sophisticated new Pineapple Passion Fruit and Cloudy Lemonade soft drinks, we discover why South Australians developed different taste preferences from the rest of the nation.
Port Adelaide&rsquo;s Tanya Keen then unravels the surprisingly radical world of contemporary knitting from her Yarn Trader sanctuary, where cinema crafters work their magic in the flickering dark and being &ldquo;knit-worthy&rdquo; separates the appreciative from the uninitiated.
We wrap up with Dr. D and Fergus Maximus transporting us to balmy Somerton Beach evenings with their perfectly timed summer anthem &ldquo;Somerton Nights,&rdquo; previewing their upcoming Fringe show that promises to time-travel through Adelaide&rsquo;s musical history.
You can navigate episodes using chapter markers in your podcast app. Not a fan of one segment? You can click next to jump to the next chapter in the show. We&rsquo;re here to serve!
The Adelaide Show Podcast: Awarded Silver for&nbsp;Best Interview Podcast in Australia&nbsp;at the 2021 Australian Podcast Awards and named as Finalist for&nbsp;Best News and Current Affairs Podcast&nbsp;in the 2018 Australian Podcast Awards.
And please consider becoming part of our podcast by joining our Inner Circle. It&rsquo;s an email list. Join it and you might get an email on a Sunday or Monday seeking question ideas, guest ideas and requests for other bits of feedback about YOUR podcast, The Adelaide Show. Email us directly and we&rsquo;ll add you to the list:&nbsp;<a href="mailto:podcast@theadelaideshow.com.au">podcast@theadelaideshow.com.au</a>
If you enjoy the show, please&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/another-boring-thursday-night/id696302138">leave us a 5-star review&nbsp;</a>in iTunes or other podcast sites, or buy some great merch from our Red Bubble store &ndash;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.redbubble.com/people/theadelaideshow/shop?asc=u">The Adelaide Show Shop</a>. We&rsquo;d greatly appreciate it.
And please talk about us and share our episodes on social media, it really helps build our community. Oh, and here&rsquo;s&nbsp;<a href="https://theadelaideshow.com.au/complete-list-adelaide-show-episodes/">our index of all episode in one concise page.</a>
Running Sheet: Knitting Renaissance Meets Nostalgic Sips: Adelaide&rsquo;s Love Of Tradition
00:00:00&nbsp;Intro
Introduction
00:02:39&nbsp;SA Drink Of The Week
The South Australian Drinks Of The Week this week are Cloudy Lemonade and Pineapple Passionfruit &ldquo;Adult Style&rdquo;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bickfords.net/products/sodas-mixers/">soft drinks by Bickfords</a>.
Picture this: you&rsquo;re in a backyard on washing day, sheets flapping in the summer breeze. That&rsquo;s the exact moment Steve captured while savouring Bickford&rsquo;s new Cloudy Lemonade, a drink that took an astounding decade to perfect. Chris Illman reveals it&rsquo;s all about the real lemon concentrate creating that nostalgic weight across the palate.
The Pineapple Passion Fruit follows, floating what Steve dubbed &ldquo;Willy Wonka aromatics&rdquo; through the studio. It&rsquo;s a sophisticated departure from standard soft drinks, though Chris assures us there&rsquo;s still room for that &ldquo;permissible indulgence&rdquo; we occasionally crave.
Between sips, we discover South Australia&rsquo;s unique relationship with Creaming Soda and learn why cloudy pear juice is cheekily known as &ldquo;young person&rsquo;s prune juice&rdquo; &ndash; a revelation that had Steve reconsidering his medicine cabinet.
00:24:04&nbsp;Tanya Keen, Yarn Trader
Step into&nbsp;<a href="https://www.yarntrader.com.au/">Yarn Trader</a>, where Tanya Keen is revolutionising Port Adelaide&rsquo;s crafting scene one stitch at a time. Who knew knitters were nervous about crafting in public? (&ldquo;It&rsquo;s usually because people decide that knitting or crocheting in public is an invitation to open a conversation,&rdquo; Tanya explains with knowing wisdom.)
Steve&rsquo;s live attempt at mastering the knit stitch provides both comedy and insight &ndash; though his suggestion of passing down a &ldquo;hand-knitted mankini&rdquo; as a family heirloom might not make it into Tanya&rsquo;s customer recommendations.
The real eye-opener? Contemporary knitters are crafting everything from precision-fitted socks (&ldquo;like Cinderella&rsquo;s slipper&rdquo;) to &ldquo;knitted knockers&rdquo; for post-mastectomy support. As Tanya notes, &ldquo;We&rsquo;re like a confessional &ndash; people come in and tell us of their plans and their woes and their traumas.&rdquo;
01:06:15&nbsp;Musical Pilgrimage
In the Musical Pilgrimage, we feature&nbsp;Somerton Nights&nbsp;by Fergus Maximus and Dr D.
Dr. D and Fergus Maximus wrap up our summer vibes with &ldquo;Somerton Nights,&rdquo; painting an audio portrait of those perfect Adelaide evenings when the sun dips low over the beach, the shark patrol makes its final announcement, and the choice between gelato or one more swim seems like life&rsquo;s biggest decision.
&ldquo;<a href="https://adelaidefringe.com.au/fringetix/back-in-adl-more-sweet-home-songs-af2025">Back in ADL</a>&rdquo; at Fringe 2025: Dr. D and Fergus Maximus time-travel through Adelaide&rsquo;s musical history.

A weekly podcast recorded in Adelaide that puts South Australian passion on centre stage with a featured guest who joins us each week as a co-presenter to share how they're pursuing their passions. We venture across topics as diverse as history, wine, food, art, music, relationships, critical thinking, health, news, interviews, chat and quizzes. 

Every single interview, every single show, unlocks insights into what drives people to be doing what they're doing and what keeps them striving. 

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A podcast recorded in Adelaide that puts South Australian passion on centre stage with a featured guest who joins us each week as a co-presenter to share how they're pursuing their passions. We venture across topics as diverse as history, wine, ...

The Adelaide Show

A podcast recorded in Adelaide that puts South Australian passion on centre stage with a featured guest who joins us to share how they're pursuing their passions. We venture across topics as diverse as history, wine, food, art, music, relationships, critical thinking, health, and general news. Every single interview, every single show, unlocks insights into what drives people to be doing what they're doing and what keeps them striving. The Adelaide Show is produced by Steve Davis, and ends with an original song by a South Australian artist. Please subscribe to our In Crowd list; you get an email each Friday with an overview of that week's show. This podcast began life as Another Boring Thursday Night In Adelaide from episodes 1-79.

A podcast recorded in Adelaide that puts South Australian passion on centre stage with a featured guest who joins us to share how they're pursuing their passions. We venture across topics as diverse as history, wine, food, art, music, relationships, critical thinking, health, and general news. Every single interview, every single show, unlocks insights into what drives people to be doing what they're doing and what keeps them striving. The Adelaide Show is produced by Steve Davis, and ends with an original song by a South Australian artist. Please subscribe to our In Crowd list; you get an email each Friday with an overview of that week's show. This podcast began life as Another Boring Thursday Night In Adelaide from episodes 1-79.

Tanya Keen from Yarn Trader Port Adelaide reveals the radical underbelly of modern knitting culture, from secret cinema crafting sessions to the politics of being “knit-worthy,” while we taste Bickford’s new adult soft drinks and wrap up with Dr. D and Fergus Maximus’s summertime ode to Somerton Beach.

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