Interview
Shannon Martinez

Eat It: Shannon Martinez Goes National

Chef Shannon Martinez joins Cam on Eat It to talk taking her vegan food national. Best known for the Melbourne institution Smith & Daughters, Shannon reveals plans for new venues, a wholesale brand…

Interview
Station Model Violence

Neon Sunset: Station Model Violence for Anaemic Times

DX and Buz Clatworthy of Station Model Violence join Annaliese on Neon Sunset to explore their self-titled debut, recently released on local label Anti Fade. The six-piece brings together DX of Total Control…

Interview
cloudy-ku

Frantic Items: Shifting The Tempo Of Speed With Cloudy Ku

Passionate techno producer, DJ and party organiser Cloudy Ku has run the Her 他 and Speed 速度 platforms for several years to celebrate and encourage diversity in the local club scene, while also…

Interview
Melbourne Writers Festival 2026

Future Perfect: Melbourne Writers Festival’s 2026 program

On the heels of the launch of Melbourne Writers Festival’s 2026 program, Dylan Bird sits down with Festival Director Veronica Sullivan to chat about MWF’s 40th anniversary, what goes into curating the program…

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Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales 2

Future Perfect: Wikipedia’s Founder on Trust and Why The Website Works

Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia written collaboratively by volunteers across the world, has grown to become one of the most visited sites on the internet.

Dylan Bird is joined by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales…

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Nat Pavlovic

The Golden Age Of Piracy: Nat Pavlovic's Formative Five

Tristen is joined by co-founder of Blossom Rot Records, member of Dianas, and solo musician Nat Pavlovic as she shares the formative five tracks that shaped her as a musician. She also teases…

Interview
Thurtdelic

Get Down: Parliament-Funkadelic's Thurtdelic Unpacks The Funk

Chris is joined by singer Thurtdelic of the American music collective Parliament-Funkadelic as they discuss all things funk and the new era of P-Funk. The pair recount Thurtdelic’s official induction to the band…

Interview
Anjimile by Xander Opiyo

The International Pop Underground: Anjimile on His New LP, Self-Acceptance, Shyness, Sufjan Stevens & Natalie Imbruglia's Torn

"The idea of this album came about when I met my partner two years ago, and fell in love," says Anjimile, of his new LP, You're Free to Go. The sixth album…

Interview
Lyndon Ormond-Parker

Byte Into IT: Unpacking Digital Exclusion through 'Mapping the Digital Gap 2025'

Professor Lyndon Ormond-Parker joins the Byte Into IT crew to unpack the Mapping the Digital Gap 2025 Outcomes Report, which offers data on communications and media use in remote first nations communities…

Interview
Lay Maloney

Queer View Mirror: Lay Maloney on 'Weaving Us Together'

Lay Maloney is a young genderfluid storyteller of the Gumbaynggirr and Gunggandji nations and South Sea Islander heritage, based on Dunghutti Country.

Lay joins the Queer View Mirror team to discuss their debut…

Interview
Institute

Neon Sunset: Moses Brown of Institue

Texas via NYC punk band Institue have been making cathartic anarcho punk influenced music for over a decade. On the eve of their debut Australian tour, frontman and artistic polymath Moses Brown joined…

Interview
Bob Brown At Liffey

Breakfasters: Former Greens Leader Bob Brown on Activism and Fostering Change in Modern Australia

Ahead of a talk at Clunes Booktown Festival, Bob Brown joins the Breakfasters team in studio to share his thoughts on Australia's potential to have impact on the environment and aiding in attempts…

Interview
Dr Amy McQuire

The Mission: Dr Amy McQuire on Black Witness and the Case for Independent First Nations Journalism

Dr Amy McQuire joins Daniel James to discuss the relaunch of her Substack Black Witness, a platform for independent First Nations journalism. They talk about why Black Witness matters now, and where…

Interview
Zach Ruane

Uncommon Sense: Zach Ruane (Aunty Donna) on his new solo show

Zach Ruane talks to guest host Nick Feik about his upcoming solo show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.

Zach Ruane is a member of the world-conquering Aunty Donna comedy group, whose work…

Interview
Naomi Pfitzner

Uncommon Sense: Dr Naomi Pfitzner on the Manosphere and the Risks to Teens

Dr Naomi Pfitzner talks to guest host Nick Feik about the harmful real-world effects of the online phenomenon known as the manosphere.

Naomi is Director of the Monash Gender and Family Violence Prevention…

Interview
Benjamin Skipper

Vital Bits: Benjamin Skepper on Sound, Space & Total Immersion

Composer Benjamin Skepper joins Vital Bits ahead of his solo AV show and sound bath at Fitzroy Town Hall on Saturday 21 March. Returning to the studio ten years on, Ben reflects on…

Interview
KŌKĀ

Banksia: Kath Akuhata-Brown on Film KŌKĀ and Ngāti Porou Language

Ngāti Porou writer and director Kath Akuhata-Brown joins Vanessa Morris on Banksia to discuss her debut feature film KŌKĀ.

Rooted in healing, ancestry, and identity, the film is the first feature to centre…

Interview
Aretha Brown

Banksia: Aretha Brown on the Teach Blak History Project

Gumbaynggirr Aretha Brown artist, screenwriter, and cultural advocate joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to discuss the Teach Blak History Project.

Launched officially on on Invasion Day / January 26 this iteration of the…

Interview
Professor Matthew Johnson

Future Perfect: Matthew Johnson On How We Can Tackle Health And Economic Inequality

Dylan Bird is joined by Matthew Johnson, Professor of Public Policy at Northumbria University and Chair of the Common Sense Policy Group, to dig into his research on health and economic inequality, how…

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Dylan Bird and Yanis Varoufakis

Future Perfect: Yanis Varoufakis on Israel, Trump, Iran and Resistance

Yanis Varoufakis is an economist and former Greek finance minister. He’s also a best-selling author of titles including Talking to My Daughter: A Brief History of Capitalism, Technofeudalism: What Killed Capitalism