Project ARI

By: Nova Podcasts
  • Summary

  • Follow the story of 10-year-old Ari, who’s the world’s first artificial intelligence prototype, as he tries to wrap his ‘data brain’ around the human experience. This series is funny and silly, with plenty of heart, and has been designed as a tool to help start meaningful conversations with kids about respectful behaviour.

    If you’d like to continue the conversation about the importance of respect at home, The Conversation guide has tips to get you started: respect.gov.au/talking-about-respect/

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Episodes
  • Mission 1: Make Friends
    Jun 13 2021

    Join Ari, an artificial intelligence prototype disguised as a 10-year-old boy, as he tackles his very first mission into humanhood... to make friends. This may seem like a simple mission, but just like learning ‘the floss’, things aren’t always as easy as they seem.  

    If you’d like to continue the conversation about the importance of respect at home, or maybe even on the school run, get advice and ideas on where to start in this helpful guide: respect.gov.au/talking-about-respect/  

    CREDITS:  

    Written by: Nat Amoore  
    Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  
    Editing, Music and Sound Design: Lem Zakharia  
    Head Of Podcasts: Rachel Corbett  

    CAST:  

    Professor Hixon played by Cameron Daddo  
    Sammy Warner played by Xion Jarvis  
    Ari played by River Mardesic  
    Tanna played by Victoria Wulff  
    Fernando Warner played by Michael Wipfli  
    Alison Warner played by Kate Ritchie  
    Malika played by Eva Grados  
    Jeremy played by Knox Gibson  
    Quinn played by Charlize Funke-Andrews  
    Omari played by Harlem Schwenke  
    Logan played by Oliver Carle  
    Mateo played by Christian James Sta Rosa

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    16 mins
  • Mission 2: Play Like A Girl
    Jun 20 2021

    Ari’s quest to become more human continues this week as he attempts to learn how to play sport with some help from a very special guest...Olympic athlete Kyah Simon.  

    If you’d like to continue the conversation about the importance of respect at home, The Conversation guide has tips to get you started: respect.gov.au/talking-about-respect/ 

    CREDITS:  

    Written by: Nat Amoore 
    Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  
    Editing, Music and Sound Design: Lem Zakharia  
    Head Of Podcasts: Rachel Corbett 

    CAST: 

    Professor Hixon played by Cameron Daddo  
    Sammy Warner played by Xion Jarvis  
    Ari played by River Mardesic  
    Tanna played by Victoria Wulff  
    Fernando Warner played by Michael Wipfli  
    Alison Warner played by Kate Ritchie  
    Malika played by Eva Grados  
    Jeremy played by Knox Gibson  
    Quinn played by Charlize Funke-Andrews  
    Eric played by Gyton Grantley  
    Commentator played by Melanie McLaughlin  
    Kyah Simon played by herself 

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    17 mins
  • Mission 3: Achieve Likes
    Jun 27 2021

    Well, it was inevitable really, but this week Ari has discovered social media and he has big ambitions to ‘go viral’. Like most of Ari’s plans, this one doesn’t go quite as well as he’d hoped.  

    If you’d like to continue the conversation about the importance of respect, this helpful guide can help you prepare: respect.gov.au/talking-about-respect/ 

    CREDITS:  
    Written by: Nat Amoore 
    Executive Producer: Elle Beattie  
    Music, Editing and Sound Design: Lem Zakharia  
    Head Of Podcasts: Rachel Corbett 

    CAST: 

    Professor Hixon played by Cameron Daddo  
    Sammy Warner played by Xion Jarvis  
    Ari played by River Mardesic  
    Tanna played by Victoria Wulff  
    Fernando Warner played by Michael Wipfli  
    Malika played by Eva Grados  
    Quinn played by Charlize Funke-Andrews  
    Teacher Librarian played by Lem Zakharia

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    16 mins

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