BRINGING HIS SPIRIT HOME tells the remarkable WWI story of Private Arthur Thomas Walker, a Ramindjeri man of the Ngarrindjeri nation, who fought in Gallipoli and lost his life in France.
Before Private Walker left to fight in a war that was ‘illegal’ for him to fight in, he named his son ‘Anzac’, born on the day of the infamous allied landing at Gallipoli and the campaign in which his father would soon serve. Four sons across three subsequent generations also bear that name. The podcast explores the ANZAC legend – and spirit – through the lense of First Nations service.
Immersive and powerful, Bringing His Spirit Home: Private Arthur Thomas Walker, Ngarrindjeri Anzac is told in 7 parts and includes the voices of his proud family members. Funded by the South Australian Department for Education, it was commissioned by the Virtual War Memorial Australia and made by award-winning podcast maker, Megan Spencer.
Finalist at the 2024 Australian Podcast Awards, in the ‘History’ genre.
Listen now on the Virtual War Memorial Australia website.
WHEN THE WAR COMES HOME tells the powerful story of the Beachport Mine Tragedy, one of Australia’s least-known yet most significant stories of WWII.
It took place on the 14th of July 1941 in the small coastal town of Beachport, South Australia.
The accident took the lives of two young Royal Australian Navy sailors: Able Seaman Thomas Todd and Able Seaman William Danswan. They were the first two casualties killed on Australian soil due to enemy action in World War II.
Cinematic, historic and moving, When the War Comes Home: The Beachport Mine Tragedy is told in six parts and was made by award-winning podcast maker Megan Spencer for the Virtual War Memorial Australia. It was made possible with funding from the South Australian Department for Education.
Listen now on the Virtual War Memorial Australia website.
WALKING IN TWO WORLDS is a seven-part audio podcast that explores the WWI story of Ngarrindjeri Anzacs, brothers Cyril and Rufus Rigney. Both enlisted under age and died on the battlefields of the Western Front in Belgium. Neither of them made it to 21 nor came home to Country. It was produced by award-winning podcast maker, Megan Spencer.
Commissioned by the Virtual War Memorial Australia and funded by the SA Department for Education, the podcast was made as a national digital resource for Australian schools as well as an immersive commemorative podcast for the public.
Walking In Two Worlds is cinematic, moving, historic and powerful truth-telling. Told by family members and others, it’s a story that begins way before WWI – and European colonisation – and continues long after into now and future generations.
Listen now on the Virtual War Memorial Australia website.
THE SUDDEN STORM is a six-part audio podcast that explores the WWII story of a group of Australian Army Nursing Service sisters killed on Bangka Island by the Japanese Army, during WWII. It was made by award-wining podcast producer, Megan Spencer.
Commissioned by the Virtual War Memorial Australia and funded by the SA Department for Education, the podcast was made as a national digital resource for Australian schools as well as an immersive commemorative podcast for the public.
The Sudden Storm is a powerful story of courage, hope, compassion and women during wartime.
Though moving interviews and cinematic audio storytelling, this women’s war story comes alive and will live on forever.
Listen now on the Virtual War Memorial Australia website.
DEFENDING WITH PRIDE: VOICES is an award-winning five-part podcast series that explores the stories of Australian LGBTQi+ service people and their history in the Australian Defence Force. It was made for the Shrine of Remembrance by podcast producer, Megan Spencer.
These 5 x episodes (four features and one-extended interview) were made to accompany the Shrine’s 2022 exhibition about ‘identity and military service’, Defending with Pride: Stories of LGBTQ+ service.
Winner of the Best ‘Radio / Audio Feature Based on a Single Story’ Award at the 2023 MEAA SA Media Awards.
Listen now to this landmark series on the Shrine website.
This podcast is also available on Apple Podcasts and other streaming services.
FOR KIN AND COUNTRY: YARNS (EP01) is a one-hour podcast that explores the service story of Uncle Frank Lampard OAM, a proud Ngarrindjeri Kaurna elder and former Army serviceman. It was made by Megan Spencer for the Shrine of Remembrance.
Uncle Frank was one of the thousands of young Australians called up for national service during the Vietnam War. Posted to Victoria during that tumultuous time (1967-69), Uncle Frank unpacks his ‘nasho’ experience and shares powerful insights into the recognition and acknowledgment of First Peoples’ military service.
This podcast accompanies the Shrine’s 2022 exhibition about ‘identity and military service’, For Kin and Country: First Peoples in the Australian Defence Force.
Listen on the Shrine website.
This podcast is also available on Spotify and other streaming services.
LUST LOVE LOSS: CONVERSATIONS is a three-part podcast series that delves deep into Australian wartime relationships. It was produced for the Shrine of Remembrance by award-winning podcast maker, Megan Spencer.
These 3 x one-hour audio features were made to accompany the Shrine’s 2022 ‘identity and military service’ exhibition, ‘Lust Love Loss: Australian stories of wartime relationships‘.
Listen on the Shrine website at the links below:
This podcast is also available on and other streaming services.
FROM A WHISPER TO A BANG ! is an award-winning six-part podcast series about remembrance and the first podcast to be commissioned by the Australian War Memorial. It is presented and produced by Megan Spencer.
Come with Megan as she walks in the shoes of her late POW grandfather, Corporal Harry Spencer, across land and sea, two world wars, three generations, four prisoner-of-war camps and umpteen compelling conversations. How do we make sense of war and what it leaves behind? Are we forgetting the lessons of the past? Do we “remember well”?
Listen to all 6 x one-hour episodes now at Australian War Memorial website or on your favourite podcast platform.
Winner of the Best ‘Radio News, Current Affairs or Feature Report’ Award at the 2020 MEAA SA Media Awards, and finalist in the 2020 Australian Podcast Awards. Join the podcast’s community on Facebook.
DECOLONISE is an award-winning podcast series about Blak Sovereignty, created and produced by Jaja Dare (Wiradjuri).
A deeply enriching, revolutionary and ongoing conversation, decolonise is a space for us to listen up to First Nations voices across the country, and explore what black leadership and decolonise mean.
EPs 01 – 03 were co-produced by Megan Spencer who also sound designed and mixed these episodes.
decolonise won the ‘Writing + Podcasts’ category of the 2020 Frankie Good Stuff Awards.
Listen now on Apple podcasts.
THE STORY OF THE PEARL is an original podcast production for Pearl restaurant in Aldinga Beach, South Australia, made by Megan Spencer.
This 24-minute podcast tells the captivating story behind one of the Fleurieu Peninsula’s most exciting and progressive restaurants, in the words of Pearl co-owners, Bec Seidel and Jules Rydon (also head chef).
Also features the voices of happy locals and atmospheric sound design reflecting Pearl’s breathtaking seaside location.
Listen on Pearl’s website or on Soundcloud.
BATTLE ON 42ND STREET is a video podcast made for the Shrine of Remembrance about Australian soldiers in WWII. It was produced by Megan Spencer.
The “Battle on 42nd Street” was a notorious bayonet charge fought on the island of Crete between ANZAC soldiers and members of the German 5th Alpine Division, during Nazi occupation of the island in WWII. Stopping the advancing German troops in their tracks, it was a brief yet defining moment for the Australian and New Zealand soldiers, which changed the face of that war, forever.
Hear Professor Peter Monteath, historian and author in conversation with Megan Spencer, creator of podcast From A Whisper To A Bang! – whose own grandfather took part in the battle – as they discuss in-depth this remarkable battle in Crete, the most modern and ancient of wars.
View the video here.
THE LONG SHADOW is a special ANZAC Day 2021 podcast commemorating Australia’s Vietnam veterans. It was made for the Shrine of Remembrance by Megan Spencer.
In deep conversation with independent historian Dr. Peter Yule, author of acclaimed book, ‘The Long Shadow: Australia’s Vietnam Veterans Since The War’, award-winning podcast maker Megan Spencer (From A Whisper To A Bang!) crafts a moving and compelling audio feature exploring the impact of service on those who served in what is still Australia’s most divisive war to date.
This special audio feature is available to listen to now on the Shrine of Remembrance website.
VP DAY 75 is a series of three video podcasts produced by Megan Spencer for the Shrine of Remembrance to commemorate the end of the Second World War in the Pacific.
Megan interviews World War II veterans LAC Harold Mackinlay “Mac” Ford, 95 (RAAF) and Sub Lieutenant James “Jim” Paizis, 95 (Navy) and Aunty Glenda Humes (Gunditjmara/Jawoyn), daughter of the late WWII and Korean Army veteran, Uncle Captain Reginald Saunders (Gunditjmara).
The video project was funded as part of the Victorian Government commemorative project, World War II At Home: Response, Reflection & Rejuvenation.
Watch the 3 videos at these links:
Extended audio versions of Mac Ford’s interview, Aunty Glenda Humes’ interview and Jim Paizis’ interview are also available.
IMPACT OF SERVICE is a three-part oral history project made for the Virtual War Memorial Australia by ‘podcaster-in-residence’, Megan Spencer.
Megan spoke with WWII veteran and former Army medic, Corporal Lawrence McEwen in his 100th year about his time serving in the New Guinea campaign during the war with Japan; former Army physiotherapist, Lieutenant Dianne Skewes (now Fairhead) about her time as the first physiotherapist – and female physiotherapist – deployed with the Royal Australian Army Medical Corps during the Vietnam war; and to Captain Michael von Berg MC OAM, about his experience as an Australian Army officer during the Vietnam War, between 1966-1967. Each interview focuses on the ‘impact of service’ before, during and after deployment.
Listen to the podcasts now on the VWMA website at the links below:
AUSPICIOUS PLASTIC is a podcast series about ‘precious objects’ that bring meaning to our lives, and the stories behind them.
Presented and produced by broadcaster Megan Spencer, fascinating international guests discuss the things in their lives that are precious to them – and the stories behind them.
Through this world of dearly beloved ‘things’, discover a plethora of universal and inter-generational stories about “us”: identity, community, food, family, friendship and more.
All 14 x episodes are online now! Listen here or and Apple Podcasts.
Join the podcast’s community on Facebook.
GANG OF FILM is a podcast conversation about Berlinale 2017 between four Berlin-based film critics: Yun-hua Chen, David Mouriquand, Teresa Vena and Megan Spencer.
Across 50 minutes of fun film nerding, this round up covers the ‘best’ and ‘worst’ films of the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival, the awards, the after-parties – and oh, the snacks.
Listen now on Soundcloud.
Read more about Berlinale 2017, and the Gang Of Film’s Top Ten Best lists from the Festival, here.
GUT FEELING is a playful podcast about wine + food, expertly presented by international sommelier and enjoyment aficianado Oliver Budack, and produced by Megan Spencer.
The podcast grew out of Oliver’s regular guest segments on Berlin podcast Three Wicked Women.
This fascinating and entertaining wine-focused audio series features conversations between Oliver and some of the world’s best winemakers, hospitality professionals and wine aficionados.
Started in Berlin, the series continues now in South Australia.
Listen now on Soundcloud.
THREE WICKED WOMEN (3WW) is a six-part independent podcast series which originated in Berlin, produced by Megan Spencer, and co-hosted by Megan and Samantha Wareing.
Set against the backdrop of the very first global “The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever’ in 2017, this first series of Three Wicked Women is a deep dive into the vibrant and entertaining international creative community of Berlin. It also features regular guests, Australian comedian Amelia Jane Hunter and international sommelier Oliver Budack.
Expect seriously funny conversations, wicked guests and not-quite-right radio!
Listen to all six one-hour episodes now! Also available on Apple Podcasts.
Join the podcast’s community on Facebook.
DEEP STORYTELLING is a podcast that was made as part of two-day educational workshop, ‘Deep Storytelling: Creating A Culture Of Connection’. It was recorded and produced by Megan Spencer.
Co-presented by “the Megans” (Megan Davis and Megan Spencer), the workshop was held on July 18-19, 2015, at Impact Hub Berlin, Germany.
The aim of the workshop was to teach people to create more meaningful and memorable stories. Ten participants took part. In the podcast they share deep insights about themselves and their work that they discover through conducting an interview with another person.
The results are surprising, moving and powerful.
Listen to it now on Soundcloud.