‘Recovering former SA Liberal Leader’ David Speirs unveils podcast plans on Instagram

The self-described “recovering former SA Liberal Leader” has taken to social media to unveil plans for a new project.

Former Opposition Leader David Speirs has revealed his next big project weeks after walking away from the Liberals’ top job.

Speirs, who now describes himself as a “Recovering former SA Liberal Leader” on a social media bio took to Instagram on Wednesday to announce he is recording a podcast, asking his followers for suggestions for who he should interview.

“I’m going to be recording a podcast soon, exploring the people and the ideas that make South Australia an incredible place to live, do business and play,” he posted.

It’s not his first time he has delved into podcasting; in 2021 Speirs launched a show called “The Best Time to Plant a Tree”.

Former Opposition Leader David Speirs has revealed his next big project weeks after walking away from the Liberals’ top job.

It’s not his first time delving into podcasting; in 2021 Speirs launched a show called “The Best Time to Plant a Tree”.

The podcast explored “all things environmental” and three episodes are still available on his YouTube channel.

The revelation of his podcast project comes days after Speirs was dumped from the frontbench line-up by his Liberal Party Leader successor Vincent Tarzia.

Speirs quit the Liberals’ top job earlier this month saying he “didn’t have the energy” to fight for the party’s leadership anymore.

“To be honest, I’ve just had a gutful and I don’t have the energy to fight for a leadership that, quite frankly, in the current circumstances, I just don’t want to pursue anymore,” he said.

He said he decided to quit after watching “speculation based on speculation based on nothing, over recent weeks, emerge in the papers and the Twitter-sphere’’.

Two years and four months at the helm of the Liberal Party had taken its toll on him and his family, Mr Speirs said.

“I was probably a different type of leader for the Liberal Party, a different background … the party’s never been led by someone from the southern suburbs before,” he said.

“I think I brought something different … was it too soon for me to lead the party, or was the party simply not ready for me to lead it.”