This conversation peels back the curtain on what makes kids actually want to read – not what we think they should read, but what gets them genuinely excited to turn the page. Speaking with Osher Günsberg, Andy brings insights into creative writing, childhood development, and the publishing industry. It’s a conversation about imagination, creativity, and why sometimes the best thing we can do for our kids is let them eat a little dirt.

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Andy Griffiths is responsible for igniting a love of reading in millions of kids. It’s a complex alchemy, but bum jokes have played a large part in it. Comedian and radio host Hamish Blake speaks to Andy to see what he might have gleaned from his unique vantage point as a kids author, and of course from his own dadding journey. He also passes on some wonderful wisdom and also shares perhaps one of the best ideas for the gathering and preserving family lore.

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Andy Griffiths joins the podcast to talk about his storied career. Starting off as a punk rock vocalist in Melbourne, before becoming a school teacher in the bush – and then pivoting into the nation’s first punk rock figure in children’s literature.

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Robbie Buck sitting in front of a crowded record shelf, with a table with orchids in a vase on it to the left of frame.

Program:’Songs and Stories’ with Andy Griffiths

Presented by: Brian Nankervis

From Just Tricking to the latest in the Treehouse series, Andy Griffiths has been making us laugh for many years.

On Songs and Stories, Australia’s favourite children’s author tells Brian Nankevis about the songs he loves and a comedian known for comb overs and shaving mishaps.

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