Uncommon Sense: Bilingual Karaoke and Community-led Language Learning
Hoang Tran Nguyen is the co-founder of ViệtSpeak, a community-based organisation devoted to the preservation of Vietnamese language and culture in Melbourne’s west.
Hoang joined guest host Oliver Coleman on Uncommon Sense ahead…
The Mission: Author and Activist Thomas Mayo on the Aftermath of the Referendum
Thomas Mayo was one of the most prominent advocates for the Voice to Parliament at the October 14 referendum. He speaks with host of the Mission Daniel James on the result, the aftermath…
SmartArts: Taking Risks Through Dance
Choreographer, dancer and founder of Lucy Guerin Inc, Lucy Guerin, and choreographer and dancer Amrita Hepi joined Richard Watts on SmartArts ahead of Lucy Guerin Inc's 2023 iteration of their annual commissioning program…
Indigenuity: Uncle John Baxter on 'Unfinished Business', a First People's Disability Exhibition
For International Day of People With Disability (December 3), Uncle John Baxter, a proud Latja Latja/Narungga man, chats to Maddi Miller about Unfinished Business, a new exhibition at Museums Victoria showcasing the…
The Score: Jazz Money reconsiders archives
How can archives be understood, reconsidered and recontextualised from a First Nations perspective?
Wiradjuri artist and poet Jazz Money calls in to The Score to tell Samirah about their new project WINHANGANHA. For…
SmartArts: Tom Ballard is still figuring it out
Richard Watts first had Tom Ballard on SmartArts in 2009, before Tom’s first ever standup show. Since then, Tom has got up on countless stages (and won awards for it!) but he says…
Press Colour: A Short History Of Linda Smith and The Woods
Baltimore based home recording pioneer Linda Smith joins Sam on the show to unpack the new compilation of her first band The Woods, a short-lived NYC based band who only released one single…
The Grapevine: What Happens When Police are First Responders in a Mental Health Crisis?
Content note: this interview includes discussion of suicidality and violence. If you or someone you know needs help, you can reach out to Beyond Blue or Lifeline. Other support services are mentioned at…
Teenage Hate: Dive Bar Meditations With Ryan Davis and The Roadhouse Band
The Kentucky songwriter Ryan Davis joins Tim Scott to share his thoughts on the new Ryan Davis and the Roadhouse Band album, jukebox selections, Cropped Out Festival and the frustrations of being a…
SmartArts: Celebrating difference with BoilOver Performance Ensemble
Savannah Coots is a 31-year-old artist with Downs Syndrome, and she loves performing in front of people and has been doing so for the past seven years as part of the BoilOver Performance…
Banksia: Nooky on 3% project and debut single 'Our People'
Yuin rapper Nooky joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to yarn about new project 3% with Dallas Woods and Angus Field and debut single Our People which addresses incarceration of First Nations people and…
Uncommon Sense: Alan Kohler on Australia's housing mess
Finance journalist and ABC News presenter Alan Kohler has penned the latest Quarterly Essay, titled The Great Divide: Australia's Housing Mess and How to Fix It.
In this interview with fill-in presenter Judith…
Banksia: Darah discusses remastered release Blackfella Revolutionary
First Nations hip hop artist Darah joins Vanessa Morris to talk all about their release Blackfella Revolutionary - a release that features remasters of tracks originally created ten years ago.
The pair discussed…
Frantic Items: In The Presence Of Al Gharib
Charlie is joined in the studio by Adam Rajab of Al Gharib, a techno record label based in Naarm/Melbourne. Al Gharib have recently released a series of three compilations titled In The…
Press Colour: The Rules and Principles Of The Native Cats
Chloe Alison Escott from celebrated Hobart band The Native Cats phones into Press Colour to chat about their fifth album "The Way On Is The Way Off", a title lifted from the famous…
International Pop Underground: Colombia's Montañera Talks About Her Magnificent New Album
When María Mónica Gutiérrez moved from Bogotá to London in 2020, it was largely to pursue her masters in social work.
Her dissertation was on the use of music and singing in social…
SmartArts: Marshmallow Laser Feast's sensory explorations
Richard speaks to Ersin Han Ersin, artist and director of London-based experiential art collective Marshmallow Laser Feast (MLF), on the opening day of MLF's premiere exhibition Nature Works which runs until April 14th…
Breakfasters: Deon Gilbert on the Critically Endangered Baw Baw Frog
Deon Gilbert is a threatened species biologist at Zoos Victoria whose current PhD research is on the conservation biology and recovery of the Baw Baw frog. With only a few hundred in the…
The Score: Beź and Samira unpack Britney's memoir
You might know her as the host of Sunday night/Monday morning show Represented. Or as the powerhouse Events Producer behind Live at RRR. But did know that Beź Zewdie is also the station's…
The Golden Age of Piracy: The Avalanches' Formative Five
Robbie Chater from iconic Australian electronic duo The Avalanches joins Tristen to share his "Formative Five", the five songs that have shaped his musical career, including J Dilla, Sonic Youth and more!