CEO Kate Torney On The Revamped State Library
State Library of Victoria’s CEO Kate Torney joins Sarah, Daniel and Geraldine to talk about the recently completed $60 million transformation. She says the reopened Domed Reading Room is really spectacular but the…
Memorial for The Ghost
On Friday 2nd August, from 4-7pm, a private memorial was held for Stephen James 'The Ghost' Walker in the Triple R performance space.
His family has requested we share the recording of the…
SmartArts: What to Expect from NGV’s Keith Haring and Jean-Michel Basquiat Exhibition
What happens when you combine two of New York’s most famous street artists at the NGV? Curator Pip Wallis joins SmartArts to talk about the latest exhibition, Crossing Lines. By pairing two legendary…
The Secret Life of Seaweed on Breakfasters
Seaweed is currently on trend. The simple underwater inhabitant is not only a source of delicious food but can also be used for numerous other things, including as a carbon sink. Microbial ecologist…
Breakfasters: The Single Player Star Wars Videogame You’ve Been Looking For
If you’re like a lot of gamers who’ve been waiting for a decent single-player campaign video game set in the world of Star Wars, then you’ve been mostly disappointed. On ‘Game Changers’…
Plato’s Cave Discuss Their 2019 Top Ten Films
The end of the year is nigh (as is the end of the decade!), so it’s time for everybody’s favourite pastime: listicles! The Plato’s Cave crew convenes to discuss and rank the best…
The Heartbrokers Rock LiveWire
LiveWire’s Pauly and Nereader host hard-rocking boogie band The Heartbrokers for a rollicking live set. The local sextet launches their spanking new LP Vol. 10 at the Spotted Mallard in Brunswick East…
Breakfasters Serenaded by ‘Jolly Man in Red’ Casey Bennetto
Breakfasters is shocked to the core as Superfluity host Casey Bennetto rolls out an acoustic Christmas ditty tailored to Sarah, Daniel and Geraldine ahead of this year’s ‘A Swingin’ Bella Christmas’, a live…
Brian Wise Pays Tribute to Martin Armiger
Prolific musician, soundtrack composer and former RRR presenter Martin Armiger passed away last week. Off the Record's Brian Wise honours Martin's immense musical legacy, playing tracks from throughout his career, including classics…
Breakfasters: Learn the Secrets of Your Biggest Sexual Organ: Your Brain
‘Sex is a fundamental part of peoples’ lives,’ says clinical neuropsychologist Dr Amee Baird. ‘Despite our fascination with it, people are still kind of afraid of it.’ On Breakfasters, Amee discusses her…
Double Bounce: FKA Twigs on Mary Magdalene, ASMR and Her New Album
It’s been five years since FKA Twigs released her breakthrough debut album LP1 and a lot has happened: her fame has risen exponentially since 2014, she endured a public separation, and underwent surgery…
Breakfasters: Christos Tsiolkas Discusses His New Book ‘Damascus’
Novelist and Superfluity co-host Christos Tsiolkas pops into Breakfasters to chat about his latest book, Damascus. The book focuses on the life of a Jewish tent-maker named Saul, more widely known as…
Skull Cave – 16 November 2012
We dip back into the archives for another episode of the Skull Cave – this time from November 2012. This one also features the much-loved quiz.
Helen Garner in Conversation on Backstory
Helen Garner is one of Australia’s most prominent writers. A feminist, novelist, short story writer, screenwriter and journalist, Helen’s work spans fiction, non-fiction and reportage. Her latest book, Yellow Notebook Diaries Volume 1 …
Tim Thorpe Joins Breakfasters
Triple R legend Tim Thorpe walks us through his history as a Triple R broadcaster. He also discusses where the name Vital Bits came from, Stephen Walker’s influence, and much more ahead of…
Nils Frahm in Conversation on The Good, the Dub and the Global
German experimental composer, virtuosic pianist and deep thinker Nils Frahm chats to Systa BB ahead of his upcoming performances at the Arts Centre. They discuss how Nils got started playing piano, ‘jumping over…
Breakfasters: How Beauty Ideals Fragment Self-Understanding with Bri Lee
Award-winning author Bri Lee drops in to discuss her new offering, Beauty, which is a reflection on the pernicious ways that beauty standards shape the ways that we interact with ourselves. Bri discusses…
Local and/or General: The Push’s Move to Collingwood Arts Precinct
Local and/or General host Jason Moore catches up with Kate Duncan, CEO of Victoria’s peak youth music organisation The Push. They discuss The Push’s relocation to the Collingwood Arts Precinct in March next…
Eat It: How Bendigo Became Australia’s Only UNESCO Designated City of Gastronomy
Sonia Anthony’s restaurant, Masons of Bendigo, has been a pillar of the gastronomic community in the Bendigo Region for nearly eight years. ‘In hospitality years, that’s like 80,’ she jokes. On Eat It…
Stolen Moments: Trip Hop Producer Charlie Dark Reminisces with John Bailey
DJ, producer and poet Charlie Dark, aka Charlie Williams, aka D’Afro, has had an eclectic and turbulent career, as his business card suggests. As a founding member of legendary trip hop outfit Attica…