Interview
Sarah Krasnostein

Spin Cycle: Talking Radicalisation With Sarah Krasnostein

In December 2022, the regional Queensland community of Wieambilla was rocked by a series of shootings against local police officers that left six people dead and two people injured in hospital. Now known…

Interview
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SmartArts: Exploring Ancient Melodies With Consort Of The Moon

Curious about the oldest known piece of notated music?

Consort Of The Moon is a new sound-work built upon an ancient melody first discovered in an archelogical dig in Syria and recorded on…

Interview
Grace Lillian Lee

Banksia: Grace Lillian Lee Discusses 'Exposed Resilience' Exhibition And First Nations Fashion + Design

Artist, designer and curator Grace Lillian Lee joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about her solo exhibition Exposed Resilience which is presented as part of Melbourne Design Week.

The exhibition showcases a…

Interview
Body Maintenance

Neon Sunset: Body to Body with Body Maintenance

Zoe and James from Body Maintenance Join Annaliese in the studio to talk about their latest record "Beside You". They chat about influence, the process of recording the record and their upcoming U.K…

Interview
The Necks 2023

The Distant Sky: Unraveling The Musical Genius Of The Necks

Cult favourites The Necks have been described as the greatest trio on earth, and anyone who has seen them perform live would have trouble arguing with that.

The legendary musical trio are currently…

Special Program
Helen Ganya

Mooncake Guest Mix: Helen Ganya Takes Us On Soundscape Journey

Brighton-based Scottish-Thai musician Helen Ganya takes us on a musical journey through sonic gems and ambient soundscapes, visiting tracks by Yellow Magic Orchestra, mui zyu, Lucinda Chua and Lucy Liyou

Photo: Nicole Ggai

Interview
Cerise Howard 17 May 2023 Breakfasters

Breakfasters: Cerise Howard On What Cinema Can Do

Melbourne Queer Film Festival has a new director in Triple R legend and decorated cinephile Cerise Howard. To celebrate the appointment, team Breaky embarks on a Cerise Howard cinema retrospective with the good…

Interview
Sue-Anne Hunter

The Mission: Yoorrook Justice Commissioner, Sue-Anne Hunter

After another grueling round of hearings into the criminal justice and child protection systems, Wurundjeri, Ngurai illum wurrung woman and Yoorrook Justice Commissioner, Sue-Anne Hunter joins host of the Mission, Daniel James. The…

Interview
The Score Chess Without Borders Maleik Njoroge

The Score: The Transformational Beauty Of Chess With Maleik Njoroge

Kenyan-born artist, avid chess player and curator of 'Chess Without Borders,' Maleik Njoroge joins The Score to talk about the beauty of chess, their upcoming event at Immigration Museum, and how chess can…

Interview
Rolf de Heer, Mwajemi Hussein, Anna Liebzeit and Flick Ford

Primal Screen: Rolf de Heer And Mwajemi Hussein Delve Into 'The Survival Of Kindness'

With the Black Lives Matter movement and COVID-19 pandemic in mind, legendary filmmaker Rolf de Heer's new film The Survival of Kindness takes audiences into a post-apocalyptic Australian outback world.

Flick Ford is…

Interview
Simon Baker 2

Primal Screen: Simon Baker and Filmmaker Ivan Sen Talk Outback Film Noir 'Limbo'

Flick is joined by award-winning director Ivan Sen and renowned actor Simon Baker to dig into the pair's new film, Limbo.

A continuation of the themes explored in his previous films Mystery Road

Interview
Simone Schinkel

The Exchange: How To Navigate The Music Industry With Simone Schinkel

Kiwat Kennell is joined on The Exchange by Music Victoria CEO Simone Schinkel to talk about the tricky business of navigating the music industry, as either an artist or someone who aspires to…

Interview
Ruth Radelet

The Golden Age Of Piracy: Ruth Radelet Shares Her Formative Five

Former Chromatics frontperson Ruth Radelet is headed to Australia for the first time in over a decade to play an intimate show at RISING Festival.

Ahead of the singer-songwriter's long-awaited visit and release…

Interview
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SmartArts: Judith Lucy On Quitting Comedy For Samuel Beckett

Judith Lucy may have quit comedy, but that doesn’t mean she’s retired from the stage.

She talks to Richard Watts about pivoting from stand up to Samuel Beckett – reviving her acting chops…

Interview
We Move Productions

The Score: Red Door Launch With Nomad, Lydia Tesema And Yung Shogun

Samira is joined in the studio by three of the talents behind Red Door, talking creativity in the Melbourne music scene, the importance of building infrastructures for future generations and We Move Productions

Interview
Sarah Collard

The Mission: The Guardian’s Indigenous Affairs Reporter, Sarah Collard

Ballardong Noongar woman and Indigenous Affairs reporter for the Guardian, Sarah Collard, joins Daniel for a broad discussion on First Nations Australia including the debate on the Voice to Parliament. The pair also…

Interview
Donald Roberston and Bart Willoughby

The Mission: Bart Willoughby And Donald Robertson On The Story Of No Fixed Address

Legendary rock/reggae artist Bart Willoughby and the author of a new book on No Fixed Address, Donald Robertson join host of the Mission, Daniel James. Bart describes some the stories from his time…

Feature Segment
Timmy Vulgar

Neon Sunset: Guest Selection With Timmy's Organism

Annaliese explores the curious mind of the lone lizard; Detroit’s psych, punk, rock'n'roller Timmy Vulgar. Timmy and Annaliese chat about the Organism's two decade career creating psych-desert rock’n’roll and traversing vast musical relms…

Interview
Susanne Sundfør by Janne Rugland

The International Pop Underground: Susanne Sundfør On Her Mystical, Ecological, Epic New LP

Susanne Sundfør's newly-issued sixth album, blómi, takes its name from an Old Norse word meaning 'to bloom'. In making the record, the Norwegian songwriter wanted to create a "botanic world", where each…

Interview
Miss Kaninna

Banksia: Miss Kaninna On Debut Single 'Blak Britney'

Yorta Yorta, Kalkadoon and Yirendali artist Miss Kaninna joins Vanessa Morris to talk about staunch debut single 'Blak Britney'.

With an overarching mission to bring new representation to the scene and to dismantle…