Social worker, educator, and proud Durrumbal / Killilli and Yidinji woman, Tileah Drahm-Butler joins Areej to talk about her article in Melbourne University’s Pursuit, Decolonising Social Work. Tileah discusses how using narrative…
Every autumn and spring, the FUSE festival transforms Darebin into a dynamic hub of creativity. The festival ignites the suburb, bringing together artists, the community, and audiences to visit the parks, theatres, galleries…
Earlier this year the 22nd Biennial of Sydney ran from March to October. It was an artist and First Nations-led endeavour presenting an expansive exhibition of contemporary art that connected local communities and…
Creating and ensuring diversity in the music industry is an ongoing and ever-challenging battle. Luckily, for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander music creators there will soon be more support available. National Manager of…
Living in the “cool zone” sounds great, but not that’s not the case for people actually living in it. Culture and tech writer for Vice/ Motherboard, Gita Jackson joins Areej to discuss what…
National Co-director of Democracy in Colour, Neha Madhok joined Areej to discuss the recent report released by the Migrant Workers Justice Initiative, As If We Aren’t Human, that detailed the abandonment of temporary…
Senior Lecturer at University of Brighton, Dr. Marlon Moncrieffe joins Areej to discuss his recent piece for The Conversation, Facing up to cycling’s history of anti-blackness. An in-depth article detailing the past…
Author and American culture critic from Northwestern University, Dr. Lauren Michele Jackson joins Areej to talk about her latest book White Negroes ahead of her appearance at Broadly Speaking for the Wheeler Centre…
Areej is joined by Wamba Wamba First Nations person and Centre Manager of the Indigenous Law Centre UNSW, Eddie Synot who discussed the university’s open letter that called for urgent action to address…
Journalist, radio presenter, and producer, Nicola Joseph discusses with Areej the need for diversity within our media and Media Diversity Australia’s recent report that outlined how behind our country’s media landscape is when…
Director of the Indigenous Working Group at Forest Stewardship Council of Australia, Rachel Cavanagh phones in to discuss the Sydney Science Trial, a free digital quest chockablock with interactive games, live-streamed talks and…
Author of Hood Feminism, Mikki Kendal talks to Areej about the upcoming conversation she will have with Santilla Chingaipe on Saturday, August 15th at the 2020 Melbourne Writers’ Festival. Hood Feminism is an…
Goenpul woman and academic, Professor Aileen Moreton-Robison joins Areej to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her groundbreaking book Talkin’ Up to the White Woman. A timeless work that undertakes an analysis of…
Seed Mob Organising Coordinator, Tishiko King chats to Areej about the Environmental Film Festival of Australia & the online launch and screening of The Condor & The Eagle, a documentary about South…
Areej is joined by Dr Andrew Peters, a proud Wurundjeri and Yorta Yorta man and senior lecturer at Swinburne University, to discuss the historical elements behind the Black Lives Matter Movement and how…
Hayden Moon, proud queer Wiradjuri Brotherboy and co-founder of Trans Action Warrang, chats to Areej about their piece for Junkee, Australia Must Stop Turning A Blind Eye To Our Own Black Deaths.
Legendary jazz saxophonist Kamasi Washington jumps on the line to chat with Areej about writing and composing the soundtrack for the recently released documentary about Michelle Obama, Becoming. Kamasi digs deep, chatting about…
This week on The Rap, Areej is joined by immigration lawyer Sanmati Verma to discuss Australia’s economic reliance on international students and the lack of support being provided to them during the…
Areej interviews Dr Bryan Mukandi, a philosopher and lecturer in medical ethics at the University of Queensland, about his piece “Thinking Through Covid-19”. Melbourne based artist and scholar Hoda Afshar talks about her…
Areej is joined by writer and Noongar woman Claire G. Coleman to discuss her essay for the Koorie Heritage Trust titled “COVID and Colonialism” as part of the KHT Voices series.
Creative Director of YIRRAMBOI festival and proud Yalukit-willam woman, Caroline Martin, talks to Areej about the commissions for the 2021 YIRRAMBOI festival closing and the launch of their Blak Bloggers Project.
Aboriginal lawyer descended from the Larrakia people of Darwin and legal director at the Human Rights Law Centre, Shaleena Musk discusses with Areej why reducing the amount detainees within confined spaces at immigration…
Director of the Migrant Workers Centre, Matt Kunkel, joins Areej to discuss the urgent need for migrant workers to be given access both healthcare and welfare support during the current pandemic and what…
Wondering how to connect with others during the unique time of a Pandemic? This week, Areej Nur is joined by racial and economic justice campaign Roj Ahmedi, to talk about everything from good…
Turkish-Australian writer and scholar, Eda Günaydin phones in to talk about her latest piece, Your Life’s Work, an examination about how our lives have turned into our work. The piece, published on…
Gunnai-Kurnai & Gunditjmara woman Lidia Thorpe joins Areej for a conversation about Pay the Rent - a campaign and movement established to seek justice and reparations for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people…
On this episode, Areej is joined by Mimo Mukii, filmmaker and creator of I SEE YOU - a platform established in Melbourne, Australia to discuss and celebrate cinema from Africa and the diaspora…
On this episode of The Rap, Areej is joined by Kamilaroi astrophysics student Krystal De Napoli to talk about her research into Indigenous astronomy. Also, Canadian drag artist Weird Alice Yankadic discusses…
