Baseline: Ornella Mutoni on the Free Refugee Week 2026 Film Festival
Nana is joined by Ornella Mutoni, documentary filmmaker, producer and curator of the Refugee Week Film Festival, to dive into the 2026 programme.
This year's curated selection of short and feature-length films…
Breakfasters: Alice Pung's 'Unpolished Gem' Turns 20
Breakfasters are joined by bestselling author, editor and lawyer Alice Pung, following the 20th anniversary of her classic debut memoir Unpolished Gem. The book explores her childhood growing up in the Western…
Literati Glitterati: Antoun Issa on 'Rebirth'
Antoun Issa is a Lebanese-Australian journalist and the co-founder of online platform Deepcut News. He joins Mel on Literati Glitterati to discuss his new book Rebirth: A Love Story From the Depths of…
Sometimes Always: Osman Faruqi on the Good, Bad and Ugly of Australia’s Media Landscape
Sarah is joined by founder and host of Lamestream media, Osman Faruqi, to dig into the wild and ever-changing media and political landscape in Australia.
Is there a Zack Polanski or Zohran Mamdani…
Baseline: BARAKA THE KID on His Most Vulnerable Album Yet
Nana sits down with the genre-blurring rapper, BARAKA THE KID, to dive into the making of his vulnerable new album, IF TOMORROW NEVA COMES.
They talk about the diverse and rich music…
Full Circle: Purelink on Friendship, Sound & Remaining Open
Purelink join Millú after wrapping up their debut Australian tour, reflecting on the long flights, warm crowds, and thrill of finally bringing ambient dub and electronic sound to local audiences.
Tommy, Akeem and…
Orange Juice: Clipping on Rave Futures and Dead Channel Sky
Jonathan Snipes and William Hutson of Californian noise-rap trio Clipping join Tyler Bain ahead of their Australian tour, talking Dead Channel Sky and the strange paths a band can take when one member…
The Golden Age Of Piracy: Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse's Formative Five
This week, Tristen is joined by Isaac Brock, from US indie rock legends Modest Mouse, ahead of the release of their latest album An Eraser and a Maze (Glacial Pace).
Isaac selects his…
The International Pop Underground: Mei Semones Doesn't Really Sound Like Anyone Else
When Japanese-American musician Mei Semones wrote the song Hfoas in 2020, she felt like she'd come upon something different. Growing up, though she'd studied jazz guitar, the songs Semones wrote for herself were…
Queer View Mirror: Andrew Durbin on 'The Wonderful World that Almost Was: A Life of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek'
Andrew Durbin is a London-based, USA-born author, poet and the editor-in-chief of frieze magazine. His book, The Wonderful World that Almost Was: A Life of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek follows the development…
Teenage Hate: Ali Mollica On The Next From Field Commander
Hailing from the South Coast of New South Wales, folk musician Ali Mollica joins Tim on Teenage Hate to discuss her solo project Field Commander Ali and her latest record The Next From…
Baseline: Breaking 'Through the Wall' with Rochelle Jordan
Nana sits down with visionary musician Rochelle Jordan to discuss her newest album, Through the Wall.
Lauded by critics including NPR, Pitchfork and BBC Radio, the London-born, Toronto-raised Rochelle talks to Nana…
Uncommon Sense: Nic Maclellan On Pacific Affairs
Journalist Nic Maclellan, correspondent for Inside Story and Islands Business Magazine, gives a comprehensive update about the Pacific region.
In this interview, Nic and Amy discuss a range of issues including the…
Banksia: Peta Duncan on exhibition We Built A House Out Of Water
Lens-based artist Peta Duncan joins Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about We Built a House Out of Water.
We Built a House Out of Water presents a new body of work…
Future Perfect: LXRP On Their Origin Story And Debut Album
Mish Furner, Heather Jardany and Amy Rogers of local band LXRP sit down with guest host Kirby Fary to chat about their debut self-titled debut album and how it came together, how they…
Future Perfect: Understanding MND
Guest host Kirby Fary is joined by Jo Whitehouse, General Manager of Support Services at MND Victoria, to chat about the prevalence of Motor Neurone Disease in Victoria, the services available for people…
Future Perfect: Kae Tempest On Words, Music, And Feeling In Touch With The World
Kae Tempest is a person of deep feeling, with a rare ability to channel life's beauty, pain, and mysteries into moving works of art.
From his roots as an MC and spoken word…
Spin Cycle: Bhaskar Sunkara On Zohran Mamdani And Popular Leftism
Bhaskar Sunkara is the founding editor of Jacobin magazine, President of The Nation journal and a columnist for Guardian US. He was previously Vice Chair of the Democratic Socialists of America and in…
Orange Juice: Cass McCombs is Returning to Melbourne
On this edition of Orange Juice, Tyler is joined by legendary New York based singer-songwriter Cass McCombs, ahead of his first Melbourne visit since 2016. The tour follows the release of his…
Breakfasters: Cheng Lei On 1154 Days In Detention And Fight For Freedom
Breakfasters are joined by veteran journalist, Australian television news anchor and business reporter, Cheng Lei to discuss her upcoming theatrical performance, 1154 Days, that recounts her 1154 day detention under false charges…
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