Episode 1

2016-01-06

In this episode

• Meet the ED

  Explicitly named in-episode at [00:21:34]: "Thanks for joining us on our very first Meet the ED segment." Introduced at [00:11:52] as "our ED of the week" — an interview with Liv Coop, Event Director of Sirromet parkrun (Mount Cotton, Qld), covering the trail course through the winery's grapevines, the private-property restrictions (no dogs, no outside food, no freedom runs), how she funded the launch (a $5,500 council community support grant plus $1,300 won as best cheer station at the Wynnum Twilight Bay Run), and her milestone cupcakes for Cleveland parkrun. Runs to roughly 00:21:39.

• Tim Oberg monthly Q&A (segment not given a name on air)

  Interview with parkrun Australia GM Tim Oberg, explicitly framed as recurring at [00:21:57]: "We're going to make this a regular monthly thing" and at [00:34:40] "We're going to do this once a month" — the format being listener questions put to "Numero Uno", with Scott and Mel asking the first ones because "we don't have any listeners yet". Covers the parkrun leadership trip to San Francisco (Strava, Crissy Field parkrun), the state-by-state US growth plan and the Washington DC launch, Australian growth targets (50+ new events in 2016, ~400,000 registrations by year end), how to start your own event, and Tim's own return to run directing at Airlie Beach. No segment title is spoken. Runs to roughly 00:35:21.

• parkrun adventure challenge (listener challenge)

  Explicitly announced at [00:35:29] as "what we're going to try and introduce as a regular feature to our show. We're going to set you on a little parkrun adventure for you to take part in." The first challenge: introduce yourself to and thank your run director or event director on Saturday, high-five the volunteers, and post a photo with the hashtag parkrunadventurers. Matches the show notes line "Listeners are challenged to their very first 'parkrun adventure'".

• volunTOURing explainer

  Terminology segment at [00:36:34]-[00:37:40]: Scott asks Mel to explain volunTOURing (travelling to volunteer at an event that is not your home parkrun), citing parkrunner Gary Nisbet as the leading example. Corresponds to the show notes line "we chat about the latest trend in parkrun tourism: volunTOURing". Note the ASR rendered the coined word as plain "volunteering" throughout — see corrections. Not presented on air as a named recurring bit.

• Listener email

  At [00:37:40] "Even though we've never actually done a podcast, Mel, we actually have our first email, courtesy of Jez over in Western Australia" — reporting that Abdul Rayouf Mohamed Issa has become both parkrun statesman and volunteer statesman for WA by completing and volunteering at all 17 WA events. Includes an explainer of the term "parkrun statesman", credited to the earlier parkrun Show AU hosted by Robbo and Russ.

• Launches and anniversaries ("Where is the cake?")

  Weekly rundown opened at [00:40:06] "Okay, so this week, where are we going? Where are the launches? Where is the cake?" — covers the Sirromet parkrun launch on 9 January (no cake, but wine after breakfast), and second birthdays at Pioneer and Shepparton, with Shepparton's ED Alan also running his 100th. Reads like a proto-version of a weekly what's-on rundown; no fixed segment name is used.