Want to get up close and personal with your favourite podcasters? Podfest invites audiences to connect with their playlists at a series of live recordings across the six days of Writers’ Week. The line-up includes the particularly apt Book Cheat, where Dave Warneke and guests share the plots of classic books with just enough detail to help you bluff your way through your next fancy-schmancy dinner party. True Crime: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly explores the almost universal appeal of true crime podcasts, with Hedley Thomas, Rachel Brown, Meshel Laurie and moderator Dan Box attempting to unpick the genre that’s become pretty much synonymous with the platform.  

Ladies, We Need To Talk sees Yumi Stynes, 2024’s podcast host of the year, talking to Gina Chick, Jessie Tu and Anna Broinowski about living life on the edge, aiming to ignite the fearless risk-taker that lives inside every listener, while Black Magic Woman’s Mundanara Bayles works hard to amplify the voices of First Nations people from Australia and across the world. Matt Bevan’s If You’re Listening, Amanda Keller and Anita McGregor’s Double A Chattery, and hit ABC podcast Not Stupid round out the bill. Finally, there’s a lot to take in during an Adelaide season; if you want to make sure you remember where you’re supposed to be and when, try All In The Mind: The Magic Of Memory. Sana Qadar explores the latest thinking and research to offer practical ways to sharpen and improve our memories. 

Torrens Parade Ground (except Not Stupid, Adelaide Town Hall), 1–6 March; main picture: Alex Vaughan.