Primal Screen: Children's Classic Magic Beach, On The Big Screen
Filmmaker Robert Connolly and author Alison Lester join Flick Ford and Thomas Caldwell in the studio to discuss the adaptation of Lester's iconic children's book Magic Beach to the big screen. Magic Beach…
Neon Sunset: The Space Lady's Cosmic Return
Beloved underground icon The Space Lady, known for her ethereal electronic performances, recently spoke with Annaliese Redlich on Neon Sunset during her Australian tour. For more than 40 years, Susan Dietrich has been…
Live Transmission: Colonial Sheep with Dr Cheryl Earnshaw
Jenny Davis dives into the history of sheep in Australia on this episode of summer program Live Transmission. She speaks with Dr Cheryl Earnshaw of the Euroa Historical & Genealogical Society about…
Get Down: Horatio Luna's Fresh Horizons
Bassist and producer Horatio Luna joins Chris Gill on Get Down to discuss plans for 2025, including a January residency at Bodriggy.
Luna shares stories from recent shows, including a cricket-invaded set at…
The Australian Mood: G Stands for Go-Betweens with Pat Monaghan
Oz Mood regular Pat Monaghan joins Neil this week for a deep dive into The Go-Betweens newest box set G Stands For Go-Betweens: The Go-Betweens Anthology - Volume 3. It's the third…
Breakfasters: Transforming a Coburg Grocery Store into a Community Gathering Space
Sisters Safa and Fatima El Samad have reclaimed their dad's old Coburg grocery store — once a space that represented familial duty and a sense of restriction that came from giving up weekends…
Literati Glitterati: It's The Season Of Helen Garner
Helen Garner is one of Australia's most celebrated writers, best known for titles such as Monkey Grip, Cosmo Cosmolino, Joe Cinque's Consolation and more. Her latest novel The Season sees Helen…
The Mission: Yarning With Aunty Jill Gallagher on Self-Determination
Guest host Uncle Charles Pakana (of Victorian Aboriginal News) is joined in the studio by Aunty Jill Gallagher AO, proud Gunditjmara woman, former Treaty Advancement Commissioner, and CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Community…
Primal Screen: Boxing Day Blockbusters & The 2025 Golden Globes
The Primal Screen team return for 2025.
Flick Ford, Alice McShane and Anthony Carew dig into the big Boxing Day releases from the Robert Egger’s remake of Nosferatu, Sean Baker’s whirlwind sex…
Breakfasters: Who Makes The Music You Hear On Spotify?
On this week's Tech Talk, Vanessa chats to Fakefasters Shorty, Our Carlson and Kirby about the latest developments and discoveries surrounding Spotify and their use of ghost artists. As reported by Liz Pelly…
Local Character: Making The Birrarung Safe For Swimming
Kulja chats with Matt Sykes, the co-founder and convener of Swimmable Cities, an alliance that connects dozens of organisations across the world together.
The Goal? To make our urban waterways swimmable again –…
Future Perfect: The Story Behind North Fitzroy’s Community Newspaper, The Rotunda
Ben Harrington chats with twenty-three year old Charlie Gill, the founding editor of North Fitzroy’s hyperlocal community newspaper The Rotunda.
Named after the iconic Rotunda in Edinburgh Gardens, the paper is printed and…
SmartArts: Experience Life As An Ant In Antopia
Antopia is the latest exhibition at Melbourne Museum, where visitors 'shrink down' to the size of ants to experience a day in the life of an ant colony.
Tim Rolfe, Director of Exhibitions…
The Sunday Special: The Summer Poetry Edition
Listen back to the full second episode of The Sunday Special with Oliver Coleman.
Oliver calls up some of Melbourne/Naarm’s best poets to hear all about their favourite summer verses during a sweltering…
Breaking and Entering: Come Find Caribou On The Dancefloor
UK-based, Canadian composer and producer Dan Snaith releases music under a number of monikers, most notably Caribou. In October of 2024, he released his sixth studio album Honey, filled with electronic dancefloor…
Breakfasters: Ponch Hawkes on Celebrating Women Over 50 in Her Latest Exhibit
Critically-acclaimed photographer Ponch Hawkes jumps into the studio to discuss her latest exhibit, 500 Strong with Fakefasters Jas, Celeste and Sam. Ponch speaks about the energy of the opening night, the focus on…
SmartArts: Candy Bowers performs at the SmartArts 20th Anniversary Special
"Radical mischief-maker, provocateur and brilliant performer" Candy Bowers joins Richard Watts for the SmartArts 20th Anniversary Special.
In front of a live audience in the Triple R performance space, the "human powerhouse" performs…
Breaking And Entering: Self Affirmations With Yaya Bey
R&B shapeshifter Yaya Bey jumps onto Breaking And Entering to chat about her latest album Ten Fold, which focuses on community and love that grows from grief, but isn’t defined by it.
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Uncommon Sense: German Forester Peter Wohlleben On The Power Of Trees & Ancient Forests
German forester, conservationist, and best-selling author returns to discuss his latest book, The Power of Trees: How Ancient Forests Can Save Us If We Let Them. Amy and Peter delve into a wide-range…
Primal Screen: Bringing 'How To Make Gravy' To Life
How To Make Gravy tells the story of a prisoner named Joe who writes a letter to his brother Dan about his longing to be with family at Christmas; missing everyone and lamenting…