Mystifying Melbourne: The DeathTech Research Bringing New Life To Cemeteries
Aisha chats with Melbourne University anthropologist Dr Hannah Gould about the DeathTech research of bringing new life to cemeteries. They discuss augmented realities, QR codes on gravestones, and eco-friendly burials.
Uncommon Sense: How To Fight A Decade Of Biodiversity Loss
Professor Brendan Wintle, conservation ecologist at the University of Melbourne and director of the NESP Threatened Species Recovery Hub, joins Amy Mullins to discuss the decade of biodiversity loss detailed in the recent…
Exploring The Life Of Suffragist Vida Goldstein On Uncommon Sense
Vida Goldstein is a name that many people may never have heard of, however her passion and legacy runs through our history and politics. Biographer Jacqueline Kent chats to Amy about the life…
Uncommon Sense: Dr David Brophy On Deteriorating Australia-China Relations
Dr David Brophy is a senior lecturer in modern Chinese history at the University of Sydney. He joins Amy to share nuanced insights on the deteriorating relationship between Australia and the People’s Republic…
Uncommon Sense: Entangled Life – Exploring The Mysterious Fungi Kingdom With Merlin Sheldrake
British biologist and writer Merlin Sheldrake joins Uncommon Sense for an in-depth interview following the release of his new book, Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds , Change Our Minds, and Shape…
Uncommon Sense: A Deep Time Journey Into The Underland With Robert Macfarlane
Robert Macfarlane (aka Amy Mullins’ “literary hero”) joins Uncommon Sense for an in-depth interview following the release of his latest book, Underland: A Deep Time Journey. This expansive conversation begins with a discussion…
Uncommon Sense: The Hiroshima Cover-Up & The Reporter Who Revealed It To The World
Lesley Blume is an LA-based journalist, historian and author who has recently released Fallout: the Hiroshima cover-up and the reporter who revealed it to the world. She joins Uncommon Sense to discuss…
Dr Andi Reflects On Her Years Steering ‘Einstein’
In this online-only special interview with Triple R Talks Producer Elizabeth McCarthy, Dr. Andi reflects on her innings as anchor of Einstein A Go Go. Andi talks about why she loved being…
Uncommon Sense: Meet Our Smallest Insects, Amphibians, and Reptiles With Museums Victoria
In this episode, host Amy Mullins chats with entomologist Dr Ken Walker and herpetologist Dr Jane Melville from Museums Victoria as part of a special hour-long live-streamed Facebook event. Ken and Jane study…
Full Interview: Local Muso Remi Speaks To Flemington Towers Resident Najat Mussa
Local muso Remi has been volunteering at the public housing towers affected by hard lockdown. He spoke to one of the residents at the Flemington towers Najat Mussa on Friday for her take…
Represented - 29 June 2020
The first of our new overnight pop-up shows!
Over-representing the under-represented in Australian music
Online Exclusive: Increasing Human Life-Spans To 120–150 Years
In this Triple R online special, Radiotherapy's Panel Beater (aka Kent Goldsworthy) talks to one of the world's foremost experts on longevity, Professor David Sinclair. In this wide-ranging conversation, Professor Sinclair shares…
Uncommon Sense: David Quammen Explains How Animal Infections ‘Spillover’ Into Humans
David Quammen is an American science writer and journalist whose 2012 book Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic analyses how zoonotic viruses, like Ebola and SARS, spread from reservoir animal hosts…
Uncommon Sense: The Science Behind Human–Canine Friendships
Kate Leaver is a journalist and author who has just released her book Good Dog, which delves into the curious and special bond that has evolved between canines and humans. Kate chats…
Skull Cave 8th February 2013
An archival episode of the Skull Cave for you to enjoy, as we celebrate the life and legacy of Stephen Walker on what would have been his 70th birthday today, 17th April.
Uncommon Sense: Bill Bowtell On Australia’s Response To COVID-19
“We've got to come together in a calm way to minimise the effect of what's coming.” Bill Bowtell, strategic health policy adviser and Adjunct Professor at the University of New South Wales, joins…
Uncommon Sense: The Surprising Allure of Fungi
From the Pixie’s Parasol (Mycena interrupta) to the less invitingly named Anemone Stinkhorn (Aseroe rubra), Australia is one of 18 countries regarded as megadiverse, and it is especially when…
Uncommon Sense: How Art Conservators Are Restoring Keith Haring's Monumental Murals
Will Shank and Antonio Rava are world-leading art conservators who have led art restoration projects across the globe, working on conserving murals by the likes of American street artist and social activist Keith…
1998 Mental As Anything Interview on The Australian Mood
Mental As Anything frontman Greedy Smith passed away unexpectedly two weeks ago.
We revisit Neil Rogers' longform interview with Greedy Smith and bandmate Peter O'Doherty from 21 years ago (August 27 1998), at…
The Ghost's First-Ever Broadcast!
Our last addition to the archives for 2019 is (a portion of) The Ghost's first-ever broadcast on Triple R – a Saturday night graveyard shift in Dec 1981! Enjoy.