Speaker 1: Hello. I'm Jamilla Risby. I've been a journalist for oh god,
Speaker 1: too long, maybe ten years now, But growing up as
Speaker 1: an Indian Australian, I heard and I read and I
Speaker 1: watched stories being told by people who didn't look like me,
Speaker 1: whose experiences weren't like mine. Whether it's our first people's
Speaker 1: or our most recent arrivals, Australia is full of diverse storytellers. Enter,
Speaker 1: find and tell. This is the search for the next
Speaker 1: generation of Australian storytellers. Think of it like one of
Speaker 1: those Reality TV singing competitions, just without the songs and
Speaker 1: the spinning chairs. We put out the word to unearth
Speaker 1: the best this country has to offer. Aspiring newsbreakers, laugh makers, commentators,
Speaker 1: you name it, and people from all walks of life
Speaker 1: answered the call. All right, Kulay one named b I
Speaker 1: am Kate. I am Iranian Australian. Come Mike. My name
Speaker 1: is Nan and my background is Kareem. I come from
Speaker 1: a culture that weaves tales through food, through song. Hel't
Speaker 1: believe something like this has been made for emerging diverse talent.
Speaker 1: I want someone who's listening to a story that I
Speaker 1: come up with to feel like they're just sitting on
Speaker 1: the couch having a cup of tea. I'd love to
Speaker 1: be able to use some cultural aspects and tell some
Speaker 1: Indigenous stories as well. We whittled it down to the
Speaker 1: final four, flew them into iHeart HQ and gave them
Speaker 1: a crash course in podcasting before setting them free to
Speaker 1: find and tell the best stories this country has to offer.
Speaker 1: And now they're ready to go. Each episode our storytellers
Speaker 1: will be given a theme. Then they'll go head to
Speaker 1: head to find and tell the best story, and whoever
Speaker 1: does it best will be crowned the find and Tell Champion.
Speaker 1: So if you love listening to stories that are funny, emotional,
Speaker 1: or make you think, then you are in the right
Speaker 1: place us on the search for the next generation of
Speaker 1: Australian storytellers. Press follow on whichever podcast app you're listening
Speaker 1: on to catch find and Tell