Rylee Cooper and Cailin Alexander join James and Michaela for a JAM-PACKED show all about Dad Dancing, the most off-putting April Fools prank of this year and ‘scientists’ claim milk before hot water when making a tea (validity not confirmed). PLUS Rylee’s new Instagram page @datenightadel makes its debut, as does a new guest on the show (stay tuned to find out who!)

#162 Dad Dancing, April Fool Fall Out & Making a Cup of Tea

For all the hardcore fans, it's finally here! And for our first time listeners, welcome aboard. Its going to be a long ride! Every episode of Desert Turtle Season One is now all in one place. Everything from the very first moment it was thought up, to the final seconds of DTs story are all right here. Arch D Radio's Podcast Exclusives are home to all of our favourite behind the scenes stuff that didn't quite make it on air, and all the best highlights across different shows complied into one.

Podcast Exclusive: Desert Turtle Season One

This week James and Michaela sit down with Kelly Bunyon, Head of Village at Compass Catholic Community, a new special assistance school opening in the northern suburbs, 2021.

#175 Compass Catholic Community with Kelly Bunyon

This week, James and Levi attempt to break a world record... with coins. PLUS James can and cant speak Italian (the votes are still out on the validity of this story)

#179 James and Levi Try Break A World Record

School Mission Captain, Youth Minister, YCS Coordinator, Catholic school teacher... Tahlia has worn a lot of hats, and for good reason, she's a true inspiration to the school students and young adults that she works with.

With Special Guest - Tahlia Sully

The tables turn, and James goes from announcer to guest! Michaela chats with James about the beginnings of his Catholic faith journey, as well as his work and experiences as Coordinator of the Australian Catholic Youth Festival and Mary MacKillop Double M Fest, and the origin story of Arch D Radio.

With Special Guest - James Meston

Highly experienced Youth Minister Cara has spent many years working with Marist Schools (at both Sacred Heart Marcellin & Champagnat campuses) and as a member of the national Marist Youth Ministry team.

With Special Guest - Cara McGlaughlin

Joining us in the 'Zoom Room' from Sydney, youth minister and acclaimed singer/songwriter from Wollongong band 'Gus and Iggy', Louisa Daniels, chats with James about growing up in the church, the moment her faith journey truly started, and everything that has happened because of it since; personally, creatively and professionally. The show also features Gus and Iggy songs "Ticket to Ride", "Holy is the Lamb" and "Nothing Conquers".

With Special Guest - Louisa Daniels (Gus and Iggy)

Maddy Forde shares your experiences in youth ministry from her earliest experiences growing up in a Catholic Irish family and in Catholic Education at Sacred Heart College through to her time abroad living with the Marist Brothers in Cambodia, her time on the Plenary Council in 2021 to her latest position as the Senior Adviser of Ministry at Catholic Education!

Check out all the amazing resources Maddy recommended here:
Abby Wambach Addresses 2022 LMU Undergraduate Commencement
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSH8geuu2UQ

Clothing the Gap
https://www.clothingthegaps.com.au/

The Minority Co
https://theminorityco.com/

Mazzprints
https://www.instagram.com/mazzprints/?hl=en

Dangerous Females
https://www.dangerousfemales.com.au/

Minus18
https://www.minus18.org.au/

With Special Guest Maddy Forde

This week on the Arch D Show, a returning guest and familiar voice, Holly Roberts!
Holly shares her experiences in youth ministry from her first few days at the Catholic Office for Youth and Young Adults and how it changed the trajectory of her career, to her time in the Vatican meeting Pope Francis plus what his work means to her as a young person.

With Special Guest Holly Roberts

This week Michaela sits down with Matt Lavity and Kristy Allison from Sacred Heart College. The two share their polar opposite background and experiences with faith in their early years and how their faith journeys eventually brought them together working side-by-side in youth ministry years later.

with Matt Lavity and Kristy Allison

This week on the Arch D show, James sits down with Sisilina Saukuru. Sisilina shares with us about her amazing musical and faith journey. Sisilina explains how faith has always been part of her life and her Fijian culture and how through music she formed a connection to her faith and the young people in the community.

With special guest Sisilina Saukuru

This week on the Arch D Show... Julian Nguyen! Julian chats all about growing up in the Vietnamese Catholic Community, his work as the President of their Youth Group and how it's brought him to COYYA! Episode out wherever you get your podcasts.

With special guest Julian Nguyen

St Michael’s College youth minister Sharina is our special guest this week, talking about her journey from Henley Antioch in her teens through to her current role at St Michael’s, and everything in between.

With special guest Sharina Rabusic

Project officer with the Catholic Office for Youth & Young Adults, and highly experienced Youth Minister and advocate for young people chats with Michaela about her early faith journey experiences, her beginnings in youth ministry, the richest highlights for her work, and thoughts on how this week’s gospel speaks to her specifically.

With special guest Juliana Kittel

Assistant Director of Pastoral Life and Mission at the Archdiocese of Adelaide, and former Coordinator of the Catholic Office for Youth, Peter chats with Michaela about his early faith journey experiences, his beginnings in youth ministry, the richest highlights in his working career, and thoughts on how this week’s gospel speaks to him specifically.

With special guest Peter Bierer

Youth Minister, teacher, musician, husband & dad, Dan chats with Michaela about his early faith journey experiences, his beginnings in youth ministry, the richest highlights in his working career, and thoughts on how this week’s gospel speaks to him.

With Special Guest Dan Ryan

James chats with Arch D co-founder and former Catholic Officer for Youth Coordinator, who is now the Director of Pastoral Life for the Archdiocese of Adelaide. They chat about Sarah’s beginnings in the Catholic youth movement, and the highlights and challenges she’s encountered along the way.

With Special Guest Sarah Moffatt

Arch D Radio alumni, now a very experienced and familiar voice on the radio, Mary-Anne "Maz" Maio, chats about her family beginnings in Catholic faith, her experiences in youth ministry and her current work every weeknight from 7pm-9pm as anchor of Life FM's "The Takeover" show.

With special guest Maz Maio (The Takeover, Life FM)

Lauren Bierer grew up in two very different kinds of Christian churches, became a prominent music minister in Minnesota, before returning home to Adelaide, where she now works in Pastoral Support, community life, worship and liturgy (that's a lot of hats!) for the Archdiocese of Adelaide. Also, she's starting a massive and amazing choir that you absolutely need to hear about.

With special guest Lauren Bierer

Anneliese has had a big holiday break, first joining her school on an immersion and outreach trip to Fiji and then as a leader for a school holiday program at her church. Anneliese is an award winning podcaster (so her storytelling is seriously on point), so understandably she tells riveting stories about her last couple of months, as well as her experiences growing up as a part of both Catholic & Uniting church communities.

Did we mention she's an award winning podcaster? Here's the podcast in question that won the award, it's brilliant, check it out. https://soundcloud.com/schoollifepodcast/anneliese-v02

With special guest Anneliese Pittman

Award winning journalist Katie Spain has just started as the new journalist with Adelaide's "The Southern Cross", and chats with James about her life growing up in rural SA (and what that taught her about storytelling), her university days and early career in Europe, and her incredible experiences working in all areas of the media industry.

With special guest Katie Spain (The Southern Cross)

Talia grew up going to church with family, and attending Kildare College as a teenager, but it wasn't until she unexpectedly saw a video promoting Australia's National Evangelisation Team (NET) on YouTube that she realised that Youth Ministry and working with the church would, from that moment on, be a huge focus in her life. Great stories and reflections as James interviews the newest member of Adelaide's Catholic Office for Youth.

With special guest Talia Yates (Catholic Office for Youth)

Although she didn't grow up in a religious family, Kelly felt her calling to faith while she was still in primary school. She's gone on to be an experienced teacher, leader, Catholic formation advisor and academic, and her passion for teaching remains at the very centre of her life. In this interview James also shares the story of the teacher that changed his life in high school, and why it was so important for him to get in touch with her 25 years later.

With special guest Kelly Spencer

Deacon Andrew has certainly not travelled a conventional path on his faith journey, from his early family beginnings at his parish in Whyalla, through to youth ministry in Antioch, becoming a Deacon... and founding an architecture firm along the way in his spare time!

With special guest Andrew Kirkbride

Growing up in Southern California, Karla's faith and life journey has been one filled with inspiration, dedication, challenges and deep connections with community.

With special guest Karla Sparapani

James and Cailin chat with Sanjay from the Archdiocese of Adelaide about his family experiences of church growing up in Malaysia, through to his experiences as part of Oblate Youth, as a teacher at Xavier College, memories of 3 different World Youth Days, and how he has witnessed this week's gospel (John 5: 9-17) in his life.

With special guest Sanjay Mohanaraj

An amazing live performance from one of the world's leading Catholic music ministers, Steve Angrisano. As part of his recent Australian tour, this memorable show was captured in Adelaide, South Australia for Arch D Radio, the Catholic youth radio show on 107.9 Life FM.

#12 Steve Angrisano LIVE in Adelaide

Fantastic show, in conversation with Professor Mohamad Abdulla the Director of the Centre for Islamic Thought and Education, and Orla & Adair, leaders of Aberfoyle Antioch on their annual recruitment retreat weekend.

#54 Professor Mohamad Abdalla, and Orla & Adair from Aberfoyle Antioch

On the eve of the final Adelaide Rush home games of the season, the two top teams on the AWIHL ladder meet at the Ice Arena for a weekend of Ice Hockey not to miss. The Sydney Sirens take on Adelaide, and Tom & James chat with Rush coach Joey McDougall from Canada, and US import Olivia Cook, about what has brought them both to Adelaide, their hockey histories, and their thoughts about and hopes for this record-breaking season.

(This awesome photo of Olivia is from the AWIHL, check them out on facebook and Instagram for tons of great photos and content)

#118 - Olivia Cook & Joey McDougall - Adelaide Rush Ice Hockey

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