Uncommon Sense: Rowena Wise Performs Live & Talks About Her New Album, Senseless Acts Of Beauty
Melbourne-based musician Rowena Wise joins host Amy Mullins for a very special performance and interview in the Triple R studios. Rowena discusses the process, stories, and inspiration behind her latest album, Senseless Acts…
Future Perfect: Tallying Australia's Defence Spending with Hashmat Moslih
If you look at your tax receipt, you might see a list of all the things your tax dollars are directed to — things like health, welfare and defence spending, with defence near…
Twang: Kasey Chambers Steps Outside Of Her Comfort Zone
Denise Hylands is joined by country music icon Kasey Chambers to chat about her new album Backbone and her first foray into writing with her debut book Just Don’t Be A Dickhead…
Spin Cycle: Rick Morton on Corporate Thrillers, Robodebt and Mean Streaks
The Spin Cycle team are joined by award-winning journalist and author Rick Morton around the release of his new book, Mean Streak, which chronicles one of the most shocking modern scandals in Australian…
Get Down: Esperanza Spalding Wants You To Move With The Music
Chris Gill hooks up with the legendary Grammy Award winning bass virtuoso, singer and jazz legend Esperanza Spalding while she visits Australia for a National Tour & headline set at The Melbourne International…
Queer View Mirror: The History of Antipodean Drag with Art Simone
Legendary Naarm Drag queen Art Simone joins the QVM team to chat about the rich, colourful history of drag performance art in Australia and her own personal evolution as a drag artist.
Art’s…
Frantic Items: Melting And Drooling With Rhyw
Stopping by the studio while on an Australia tour for the Mode Festival, Greek-Welsh producer Rhyw expresses his appreciation for Melbourne, the sister city to his home town Thessaloniki. It was there that…
Press Colour: Looking Back At Melbourne Little Bands 1979-1980
The Little Bands scene of the late 70s and early 80s has become a storied moment in time for underground music in Melbourne, encapsulating a host of many short-lived bands, who on some…
The Distant Sky: Amyl & The Sniffers on Their New Album, Tall-Poppy Syndrome and the Band’s Love of Pickle Juice
Amy and Declan from Amyl & the Sniffers jump into the studio to chat about their latest album, Cartoon Darkness. They explain how the writing process took place in Melbourne, but they…
SmartArts: A Morning With Stephen Fry
Stephen Fry is a man who needs no introduction. Actor, comedian, author, screenwriter, director and more, he is returning to Australia on tour with his show An Evening With, a night of…
Double Bounce: From Brazil to Melbourne, Nubya Garcia's Jazz Odyssey
Acclaimed UK saxophonist Nubya Garcia joined Vaughan Quinn on Double Bounce ahead of her much-anticipated performance at the Melbourne Jazz Festival.
Garcia, renowned for her dynamic and exploratory approach to jazz, is in…
Future Perfect: Antony Loewenstein Exposes the Machinery of Oppression
Dylan Bird speaks with investigative journalist Antony Loewenstein about his new podcast series, The Palestine Laboratory Podcast.
With his two decades of reporting on Israel-Palestine and the bestselling book The Palestine Laboratory:…
Breakfasters: Secrets, Suspense and Surprises with Christian White’s New Novel
Christian White, acclaimed author and screenwriter, joins the Breakfasters to discuss his latest novel, The Ledge. Known for his award-winning debut, The Nowhere Child, Christian has garnered praise for his gripping…
The Mission: Dr Tamar Hopkins on Racial Profiling by Victoria Police
Dr Tamar Hopkins from the Racial Profiling Data Project, joins host Daniel James to discuss the project's latest findings. Her research demosntrates there is still a significant problem with racial profiling by police…
The Good, The Dub & The Global: Shifts In Consciousness With Seun Kuti
Since Fela Kuti passed in 1997, Fela's son Seun Kuti and his brother Femi have continued his legacy in advancing the music of Afrobeat and activism.
Ahead of Seun Kuti & Egypt 80's…
Banksia: Dr. Lizzie Ellis, Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward and Fiona Young on Tjawinaku Tjukurrpa Nyinantja
Dr. Lizzie Ellis, Daisy Tjuparntarri Ward, and Fiona Young joined Vanessa Morris to discuss their mother Ms T Porter's exhibition Tjawinaku Tjukurrpa Nyinantja presented by Agency Projects x Tjarlirli Art.
Tjawinaku Tjukurrpa Nyinantja…
Spin Cycle: Tackling Racism in Australian Media with Giridharan Sivaraman
Earlier this month the Australia Human Rights Commission published the Race Reporting Handbook in partnership with Media Diversity Australia. Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan (Giri) Sivaraman joined guest host Emma Buckley Lennox on Spin…
The Distant Sky: Gut Health On Their First Album and Latest Release 'Stiletto'
Athina and Adam from the dance-punk ensemble Gut Health, come into the studio this week on The Distant Sky to talk about their debut LP Stiletto. The album features as Triple R’s…
Pebbles: Tiana Khasi on Recording 'Good As It Gets' and Her Upcoming Shows in India
Songwriting virtuoso, Tiana Khasi, joins Pebbles for a live performance and chats about their latest single ‘Good As It Gets’. Tiana looks back on their debut project, ‘Meghalaya’, released in 2019 and reflects…
Queer View Mirror: Mira Robertson on Her Queer Coming of Age Novel 'Grace & Marigold'
Critically acclaimed author and award-winning scriptwriter, Mira Robertson, joins Sam and Hamish on the release of their new book Grace & Marigold. The fiction novel draws experience from Mira’s real experiences while…