For the Love of Play
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A podcast created by Playgroup Victoria exploring childhood, community, family and belonging.
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S2E4 S2 EP4: Justin Calverley - The Legacy And Life Force Of The Gardens We Grow
Send a text"I'm lucky enough to be a Gen Xer. We weren't allowed inside. Our generation was literally: 'Here's breakfast. Out you go. Be back by six.'" In Conversation with Justin Calverley –…
S2E3 S2 EP3: Jackie French - You Cannot Survive by Yourself - You Need Stories, Community And Nature
Send a text"It's almost impossible to survive by yourself. But once you are working and linked together, you will not be defeated. You will be impregnable." In Conversation with Jackie French –…
S2E2 S2 EP2: Tina and Mark Harris (Lah Lah) - Music Is The International Language We Share
Send a text"Exposing your child to music - having music play, taking them to concerts - that's one of the best thing you can do."In Conversation with Tina and Mark Harris – Musicians, Musical…
S2E1 S2 EP1: Sean Szeps - The Gift Of Being Reminded What It's Like To Be A Kid
Send a text"I think it's a great gift to be reminded what it's like to be a kid..."In Conversation with Sean Szeps – Writer and Creator In our first episode of For the Love of Play's second season,…
S1E6 S1 Bonus Episode: Emeritus Professor Dorothy Scott - It Takes a Village to Raise a Child... and What Does it Take to Build a Village?
Send a text"I like that African proverb that it takes a village to raise a child because it always makes me think ‘and what does it take to build a village?’" In Conversation with Emeritus Professor…
S1E5 S1 EP5: Naomi Jeffree - Playgroup Saved Me
Send a text"Playgroup saved me. Although I know that sounds really dramatic, I actually feel it’s really true." In Conversation with Naomi Jeffree – Playgroup Facilitator and Training Coordinator In…
S1E4 S1 EP4: Paul Kennedy - Sport Can Be An Oasis From The Chaos Of Life
Send a text"That’s a really powerful thing... for people to have almost an oasis from the chaos of their lives to come and spend time at a sports club.” In Conversation with Paul Kennedy –…
S1E3 S1 EP3: Emma Watkins - Play Is The Most Important Learning Vehicle Of Life
Send a text"Play is the most important learning vehicle of life..." In Conversation with Emma Watkins – Children’s Entertainer, Singer, Dancer and AuthorIn this episode, we speak with beloved…
S1E2 S1 EP2: Alice Zaslavsky - We Are All Craving Connection
Send a text"We are all craving connection. We are all hungry for it. And I think that we’ve been desensitised to the value of it." In Conversation with Alice Zaslavsky – Author, Cook, TV and Radio…
S1E1 S1 EP1: Steve Biddulph - Everything That’s Good About Human Beings Came From Playfulness
Send a text"Everything that’s good about human beings came from playfulness..."In Conversation with Steve Biddulph – Psychologist and Top-Selling AuthorIn our very first episode of For the Love of…
S1 Introducing For the Love of Play
Send a textFor the Love of Play is a podcast by Playgroup Victoria. In this series, we explore childhood, community, family and belonging... and play of course, in its many wonderful forms. In this…
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For the Love of Play has published 11 episodes since August 2025, covering topics in Kids & Family, Parenting.
For the Love of Play is currently highly active with new episodes weekly. Average episode length is 44m.
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