Good Fortune: Exploring The Strangest Women In Music With Lesley Chow
In her new book, You’re History: The Twelve Strangest Women In Music, Lesley Chow re-evaluates the women that redefined pop music, shining a light on how their weirdness and innovation has…
Breakfasters: The Big Issue Turns 25
The year was 1996. Approximately 20 vendors gathered on the steps of Flinders Street Station. They were there to sell a new magazine: The Big Issue. Around 700 magazines were sold in a…
The Score: Beat In A Tweet Leads To Album With Nappy Nina
Nappy Nina says she loved growing up in East Oakland, California and that it’s her “most favourite place in the whole world”. But she always dreamt of moving to Brooklyn – “the birthplace…
The Dark Room: From Soundtracks To The Silver Screen With Current Joys
Nick Rattigan of Current Joys joins Chelsea King on The Dark Room from a horse rescue barn in upstate New York to discuss his cinematic new album Voyager. And what a voyage…
The Mission: Teacher Tanna Draper Nagas On Being A First Nations Teacher In 2021
In a new segment, host of The Mission Daniel James speaks to everyday Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people about their life experiences, Daniel yarns with Byelle and Kanaka woman and second year…
The Glasshouse: Alice Pung On Her Newest Novel, One Hundred Days
Alice Pung’s latest novel, One Hundred Days, is a mother–daughter drama exploring the faultlines between love and control. The award-winning author joins Beth AQ on The Glasshouse to discuss the novel, how the…
The Mission: Victorian Commissioner For Aboriginal Children And Young People Justin Mohamed
Victoria’s Commission for Aboriginal Children and Young People released the Our youth, our way report. Commisioner Justin Mohamed joins host of The Mission Daniel James to talk through the report's findings and key…
Get Down: Award-Winning Producer Plutonic Lab Talks Soulful New EP
Award-winning Melbourne producer Leigh Ryan, AKA Plutonic Lab, stops by Get Down to chat with Chris Gill about his new EP The New Ruins. A prolific producer, Pluto (as he’s sometimes known)…
Einstein A Go-Go: How What We Eat Influences How We Feel
Despite the increasing awareness of the importance of both good mental health and eating well, very rarely are the two discussed together. Professor Felice Jacka is the Director of the Food and Mood…
The Golden Age Of Piracy: What Inspired Punk Legend Sarah Hardiman?
Tristen Harris invites Sarah Hardiman from Deaf Wish, Moon Rituals and Brickhead onto The Golden Age Of Piracy to chat about the five songs that floated their boat and inspired their sound.
Beginning…
The Grapevine: How Support Payment Cuts Are Impacting Victoria’s Social Services
Following the end of JobKeeper and cuts to JobSeeker, more Victorians are now relying on Victoria’s social services sector for support. Emma King, CEO of Victorian Council of Social Services, joins the program…
Leon Bridges Joins Get Down To Talk New Music
Grammy Award-winner Leon Bridges joins Chris Gill on Get Down to chat about his new music. His new single, “Motorbike” from his new album Gold-Diggers Sound, has just dropped with a video…
Mooncake: Maggie Tra Mixes Her Favourite Female Asian Artists
Maggie Tra is a Cambodian/Vietnamese-Australian artist/producer/DJ, presenter on Hanoi Community Radio and founder of women empowerment label and collective SYS Sister Sounds. In the latest Mooncake guest mix, Maggie Tra showcases her favourite…
Out On The Patio: Measuring The Impacts Of The Latest Lockdown On The Local Music Industry
Music Victoria CEO Simone Schinkel joins host Monique Sebire to discuss the effects of the latest lockdown on the local music industry.
Simone also tells us about the importance of participating in their…
The Glasshouse: Curiouser Magazine & The Focus On The Fantastical
Curiouser Magazine is a new literary journal that focuses on the paranormal and is fantastical with an emphasis on magical realism. Founder and Editor-in-Chief Thomas Bailey joins Beth AQ to chat about the…
Breakfasters: The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Turns 20
Asylum Seeker Resource Centre CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis joins Breakfasters to reflect on 20 years of the ASRC. Says Kon, “Today’s a day to celebrate the power of compassion and decency and love.” He…
Uncommon Sense: Epidemiologist Mary Louise-McLaws On Victoria's COVID-19 Outbreak, Fourth Lockdown And Getting Vaccinated
Professor Mary-Louise McLaws speaks in-depth with host Amy Mullins about Victoria's current coronavirus outbreak and fourth lockdown, as well as the urgent drive to get Australians vaccinated.
Mary-Louise explains how long the lockdown…
Good Fortune: Work, Play & Studying Music With Sui Zhen
Becky Freeman, best known to Triple R audiences for her project Sui Zhen, calls in to Good Fortune to chat about her day job as a Sound and Music Supervisor. Through her work…
International Pop Underground: Faye Webster's Sad, Sweet Songs Are Also Funny haha
"There's a difference between lonely and lonesome, but I'm both all the time," Faye Webster sings, on her 3rd album, I Know I'm Funny haha. It's a great line that suggests the…
Breaking And Entering: Julia Jacklin And RVG Collaboration Premiere
“Army Of Me” by Björk is a song to get you motivated. It’s also the song that Julia Jacklin and RVG chose to cover for the RISING: SINGLES CLUB, a series of covers…