Jen Cloher Announces Second Season Of 'Everybody’s Trying To Find Their Way Home' Podcast
"Over the next six episodes people share their struggles, joy and deep love for their language and culture," Cloher explains.
Jen Cloher (Credit: Marcelle Bradbeer/Supplied)
Jen Cloher has brought back their acclaimed podcast Everybody’s Trying To Find Their Way Home, which today returns for its second season.
First debuting back in May 2023, the podcast sees Cloher engaging in conversations Māori and First Nations songwriters about writing and performing in their respective languages.
Alongside episodes featuring the likes of Te Kaahu, Dr Lou Bennett, Anna Coddington, Emma Donovan, and Breanne Peters, the podcast has taken a deeper look at the titular concept of ‘home’ and what it means for these artists.
“We travel to places that hold meaning for each artist on their journey of reawakening their language,” Cloher explained at the launch of the podcast, which swiftly took out Best New Podcast and Best Arts and Culture Podcast at the Australian Podcast Awards.
Since its debut, Cloher has undoubtedly been busy. Following the release of latest album Ko Au Te Awa, Ko Te Awa Ko Au/I Am The River, The River Is Me, they’ve moved on from Naarm/Melbourne and headed home to Aotearoa/New Zealand where they've enrolled in a year long Te Reo Māori rumaki (immersive) language course at Te Wānanga o Raukawa in Ōtaki.
“Rumaki means to immerse or drown,” Cloher explains, “and for a beginner like me, drowning in the Māori language definitely sums up the experience.”
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Clearly, language hasn’t been too far from their mind, which is why we’ve now received the premiere of Everybody’s Trying To Find Their Way Home’s second season.
For the nascent season, Cloher travels to Kakadu with Shellie Morris to learn about the enduring legacy of the Borroloola Songwomen; visits Whirimako Black in Ruatoki to find out why her groundbreaking debut album Hinepukohurangi (Shrouded In The Mist) was shelved for five years; and speaks to the likes of Byllie-jean, Jordyn With A Why, and celebrates Naarm-based waiata group Takatāpui Tuesdays with with campaigner and organiser Te Raukura O’Connell Rapira.
New episodes of the podcast will be released weekly, with the second season of the podcast wrapping up on August 21st. “Over the next six episodes people share their struggles, joy and deep love for their language and culture,” Cloher explains.
It’s available directly via the Everybody’s Trying To Find Their Way Home website, and via streaming services.
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