Off the Record: Americana singer Joy Oladokun on her latest album 'Proof of Life'
Growing up in Arizona as the first-generation daughter of Nigerian immigrants, Joy Oladokun yearned to hear more experiences like her own reflected in the music she heard on the radio. Joy took to…
Mystifying Melbourne: A Knight's Tale
He's Australia's pre-eminent – and only – full-time knight and world jousting champion, and he's hurtling on horseback to Kryal Castle this long weekend. Sir Phillip Leitch dis-armours for Aisha, and dishes some…
O' Tomorrow: Mia Schoen and Marc Regueiro-McKelvie chat New Estate and Blueprints
Long-time friends and collaborators Mia Schoen and Marc Regueiro-McKelvie have been making music and collaborating together for years across multiple bands and projects.
Their band New Estate has been producing scrappy beloved pop…
The International Pop Underground: Icelandic Torch-Singer Laufey Wants to Do for Jazz What Taylor Swift Did for Country
In 2014, when Laufey Lín Jónsdottír was a teenager in Reykjavík, she told her mother "'I want to do with jazz what Taylor Swift has done with country.'"
Having grown up on classic…
The Grapevine: A Quick Crash Course on Greenwashing With John Pabon
Greenwashing is all around us. It’s become such big business that regulators like ASIC have it high on their priority list – but what actually is it?
Author John Pabon has been active…
Queer View Mirror: Getting Prudish With Paul Dalgarno
Is Australia prudish? That’s the question author Paul Dalgarno explored in his new book Prudish Nation, after coming out as openly non-monogamous in 2020.
Paul joins Hamish and Gemma on Queer View Mirror…
The Mission: Jill Gallagher on the Coroner's Findings into the Death of Yorta Yorta Man, Matthew Luttrell
Gunditjmara woman and CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, Jill Gallagher AO joins hos to the Mission Daniel James. The pair discuss coronial findings which found the death of Yorta…
Breakfasters: Bright SPARK Daan Roosegaarde Imagines a Better, More Beautiful Future
Ahead of the launch of SPARK, his organic fireflies experience at Fed Square, Dutch artist and innovator Daan Roosegaarde asks what would happen if we shifted our collective thinking from 'yes, but' to…
Literati Glitterati: Max Porter on Magic, Music and Mixtapes
Multi-awardwinning UK novelist and master of the tiny perfect book, Max Porter, treats us to a reading from his latest novel Shy – an outsider story with a big heart.
Banksia: Birdz And Fred Leone Talk 'Girra'
Butchulla rapper Birdz and Butchulla songman Fred Leone join Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about new project 'Girra', following the release of 2021 collaborative track 'Bagi-la-m Bargan'.
'Girra', which means fire in…
Banksia: The Torch Project's Melissa Bell and Bianca Baldwin Discuss Confined 14 Exhibition
Gunditjmara, Yorta Yotra woman and artist Melissa Bell and Gunnai-Kurnai woman and Indigneous Arts Officer, Bianca Baldwin from The Torch joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk all about the Confined 14 exhibition.
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Byte Into It: Does The Videogame Industry Truly Exist?
We're often told a story about the videogame industry – that it's a multi-billion dollar empire, run by big mega-companies churning out the most succesful entertainment content since cinema.
Author, games-maker and academic…
Mooncake Guest Mix: Matahara Brings Breezy Bedroom Pop In Mix
Naarm via Jakarta musician Matahara is out with her sophomore EP Oscillating In Imaginary Butterflies. The record sits in a space of bedroom breezy pop and her Mooncake guest mix gives us a…
The Mission: Jen Cloher Comes Home
It's been a big year for Jen Cloher, with a new record, a national and European tour underway, and now the release of their podcast, Everybody's Trying to Find Their Way Home…
LiveWire: Getting Real With Ray From The Hard-Ons
Fresh off the plane from Hard-Ons 20th European tour, Ray Ahn dials into LiveWire to talk about the legendary punk crew's forthcoming record and spill the beans about life on the road with…
Uncommon Sense: A Guide To The Voice With Thomas Mayo & Kerry O'Brien
Indigenous 'Voice' advocate Thomas Mayo and award-winning journalist Kerry O'Brien joined forces with a mission in mind – to create an easy to understand guide for Australians with questions about the proposed Indigenous…
Banksia: Noongar Wongi Hip-Hop Artists INKABEE And Flewnt
Boorloo-based Noongar Wongi hip-hop artists INKABEE and Flewnt join Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about the work of 11-year-old rapper INKABEE and his latest release 'Saved By The Bell' and debut single…
Banksia: Kootsie Don Yarns About Latest Single 'Lemme Know'
Eora (Sydney) based Larrakia, Jawoyn and Torres Strait Islander MC Kootsie Don joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk all about her latest single 'Lemme Know'
As a more vulnurable, contrasting second single…
Breaking And Entering: Exploring Humanity And Hope With Weyes Blood
Natalie Mering aka Weyes Blood is bringing her doomsday dream-pop to Australia this June. Ahead of her tour and two headlining shows at RISING, Natalie joins Lauren for a wide-ranging conversation on Breaking…
Radio Marinara: Tim Winton Pleads the Case For WA's Spectacular Ningaloo Nyinggulu
Home to whale sharks, humpbacks, dugongs and countless other wondrous creatures, the World Heritage-Listed Ningaloo Reef is a bountiful place of irrefutable cultural significance. Tim Winton takes a break from writing and documentary…