In this episode of Inspired By, host Isabella Taylor sits down with radio legend Sean Craig Murphy, owner of the Australian Radio School. Sean shares his passion for teaching and mentoring the next generation of broadcasters, offering insights into how his decades of radio experience have shaped his unique approach to education. From his start as a roller rink DJ to founding one of Australia’s top radio schools, Sean’s journey is packed with lessons on creativity, resilience, and the power of storytelling.

You will hear Sean’s advice for aspiring broadcasters, stories from his career, and why teaching fuels his own creativity. Stay tuned until the end for a behind-the-scenes moment that will leave you smiling!

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Topics in this episode;

• Sean’s upbringing and early experiences in Hong Kong, Indonesia, Melbourne, and Adelaide.
• His start in the radio industry as a DJ at a roller skating rink in Adelaide.
• Transition from DJing to radio, including his first job at Murray Bridge’s 5MU.
• Sean’s training at Vaughan Harvey’s Radio School and its impact on his teaching style.
• Founding the Australian Radio School and his passion for mentoring students.
• Key lessons learned from over 40 years in radio and podcasting.
• His experiences co-hosting Everyday Conspiracy Theories Podcast.
• The creative process of launching a successful podcast from scratch.
• Reflections on the evolution of radio and podcasting as complementary mediums.
• Insights into community radio as a training ground for aspiring announcers.
• Advice for staying creative and resilient in a competitive industry.
• A humorous behind-the-scenes moment at the end of the episode.

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Inspired By Tony Wheeler AO, Co-Founder of Lonely Planet travel guides.

Long before Google… Tony and Maureen Wheeler enjoyed extensive travel together from the early 1970’s on. People would ask them of their experiences and there was very little available in the way of comprehensive travel guides. They began to fill an unrecognized market by writing their first travel guide and going on to establish Lonely Planet.

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Pete Williams – Australian Writer, Director and Producer – spent 15 years overseas in London and Los Angeles honing his filmmaking skills. Pete shares with us about his debut narrative feature film Emotion Is Dead which premiered at the Adelaide Film Festival in 2023 and incredible insight into how he went about making this, from writing through to self-distribution. Budding and current film makers, let’s get started!

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Isabella welcomes Tilda Cobham-Hervey, an Australian actress from Adelaide, South Australia in film, television and theatre and a writer / director, with a background in circus and physical theatre. Tilda first acting role was in 52 Tuesdays when she was just 16 years old and in 2019, she gave an outstanding performance as Helen Reddy in I Am Woman. Tilda shares her inspirational journey thus far as a creative talent, giving insight into the challenges she has faced thus far in pursuing her passion and advice to young people aspiring to become part of the film industry.

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Isabella speaks with Australian hyperrealist artist Robin Eley shares his inspirational story, beginning his journey in art drawing as a young kid. Eley was born to an Australian father and Chinese mother. In 1981 his family migrated to Australia where he completed high school at Pembroke School in Adelaide, South Australia. In 1997 he moved to the United States where he attended Westmont College, captaining the basketball team and earning a bachelor of arts degree, majoring in fine art in 2001.

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Isabella interviews Paul Vasileff - Founder & Head Designer of Paolo Sebastian, an internationally renowned Atelier based right here in Adelaide, South Australia.

Paolo Sebastian has created exquisite gowns for celebrities including Kim Kardashian, Katy Perry, Heidi Klum and Carrie Bickmore. Paul's journey thus far has been exceptional, inspirational, strong minded and very powerful, including the challenges he overcame to launch Paolo Sebastian to the world. Paul stood out as one of the youngest luminaries to have encouraged young people to follow their dreams.

Paul received the 2017 South Australia Young Australian of the Year Award and in the same year won the Young Australian of the Year award for his work. If it really is your dream, it will seem like a beautiful fairytale.

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Isabella speaks with Flavia Tata Nardini ( Co-Founder & CEO of Fleet Space Technologies in Adelaide. ) As a kid, Flavia had a passion for space and went on to study space engineering and then started work in the space industry in Europe. Unexpectedly, love took her to the other side of the world ( Adelaide, South Australia ) and through necessity to stay true to her passion, she co-founded her own Space Start Up company which has taken her on an exhilarating journey! Flavia has been instrumental in helping to establish and develop the space industry in Australia which will help to create exciting opportunities in this industry for young people in Australia. An incredibly inspiring trailblazer's story!

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Finegan is an Australian and Internationally renowned playwright based in Adelaide, South Australia who has had 100 commissioned plays performed on 6 continents and translated into eight languages and he is so young to have achieved all of this. Finegan is incredibly passionate about encouraging young people to write – “Anybody who puts pen to paper, or a finger to a keyboard, they have permission to….They are going to create something wonderful.” (Finegan Kruckemeyer)

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