The Hot Seat, on City Park Radio
The Hot Seat, on City Park Radio
Created at Launceston's community radio station City Park Radio, that proudly provides local content in programs broadcast to northern Tasmania. The Hot Seat profiles a different person each episode, exploring their life, career, hobbies, passions, and favourite music. Each guest in the Hot Seat either lives in, or has a connection with, northern Tasmania.Follow the podcast:
Olivia de Moraes, American soccer player, a long way from home.
Olivia de Moraes is an American-Brazilian soccer player who plays for Launceston United in the Tasmanian Soccer League for the 2026 season. She tells Chris Sayer about her football journey, which lead her to travel from California to the other side of the world, and fall in love with Tasmania.
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Mark Brewer, viticulturist and heart transplant recipient
From working on irrigation schemes in Saudi Arabia to learning viticulture in the early days of the Tasmanian wine industry, Mark's career has many twists and turns. However the biggest came when a medical emergency sent Mark’s life into a tailspin, and it eventually resulted in a heart transplant.…
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Dave Mohr, CPR presenter and adventurer
As well as being a presenter at City Park Radio (most famously with our Sports broadcasts), Dave Mohr recently returned from an epic adventure walking the South West Coast Path in England. You'll hear what motivated Dave to do this challenge in the first place, and the many experiences he had alon…
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Stuart McCarron, Launceston Olympic Football Club
Stuart McCarron is President of the Riverside Olympic Football Club. Stuart joins presenter Rob Youngs to discuss the history of the Club, the challenges it presents, his love for the game, and the enduring contribution he and his family have made, plus the connections to it that have shaped his …
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Amy Dillon, Celtic music radio presenter
You’re about to meet the host of City Park Radio’s new Celtic program on Thursday nights at 9pm, called “The Celtic Seisiun”. Amy Dillon is fascinated by the music and culture of all the Celtic nations, so much so that she shares her passion on Community radio. Amy tells Chris Sayer about how she…
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Aisha Oladele, nursing student from Nigeria
Aisha Oladele joins presenter Rob Youngs to discuss the wonders of her homeland Nigeria, the importance of education in her family, and her relocation to living and studying to be a nurse in Launceston.
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John Dent, amateur historian and archeologist
From the very early days of Agfest, to some of the most important archeological explorations in Tasmania, this is a fascinating chat with well known historian John Dent.
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A tribute to Greg Leong
In this Hot Seat program, we remember one Tasmania’s prominent theatre personalities. Greg Leong died in March, aged 79, after a life of mentoring performers and artists across Tasmania, and the world. He was an artistic director, performer, curator and administrator, and as General Manager of Thea…
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Jacob Gibson and J-Pex, local musicians
Hear from two rising stars in the Tasmanian music scene – singer/songwriter and rap artists Jakob Gibson, or simply “Gibb”, and also his fellow rapper J-Pex, in this episode of The Hot Seat They tell our host Shabih about how they came into music and what inspires them to be creative. When Jakob r…
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Carol Chen, student from Vietnam
Carol Chan is new to Tassie, and she discusses with host Rob Youngs about her early life in Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, and the impact that life and study in Australia and Launceston has had on her outlook.
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