Mooncake Guest Mix: Jerome Blazé Shares a Tender Melancholic Mix
Eora/Sydney-based producer and musician Jerome Blazé shares a guest mix of tender-haearted soft and melancholic orchestral pop akin to his own works, by artists such as Four Tet, Yu Su and Mindy Meng…
Breakfasters: Evrim Yazgin on Australia's Largest Known Asteroid Impact Structure
New evidence suggests that the world's largest known asteroid impact structure is said to be found in south-east Australia near Deniliquin, NSW! Evrim Yazgin, science writer for Cosmos magazine and Masters of Science…
Breakfasters: Brigid Gallacher, Assistant Director of Plays 'Escaped Alone' & 'What If Only' by Caryl Churchill
Brigid Gallacher joins the Breakfasters to talk about a world-first pairing of two separate plays by Caryl Churchill, considered one of the world's greatest living playwrights, whose work - Brigid tells us -…
Banksia: Bangarra Artistic Director Frances Rings Reflects On Yuldea
Bangarra Artistic Director Frances Rings, a descendant of the Wirangu and Mirning Tribes, joins Vanessa Morris on Banksia to discuss Yuldea a current touring production of Bangarra.
As her first production as Artistic…
Culture Shock: Propaine Dissect Their Latest EP: "Salt"
Propaine drop in to share influences from their second EP "Salt", out now through Kitty Records
Breakfasters: Amy Hetherington of The Big Issue on its 2023 Fiction Edition
Amy Hetherington, editor of The Big Issue joins the Breakfasters to chat about the magazine's 19th Fiction edition, hot off the press! With over almost 700 submissions to sift through, this year's edition…
Literati Glitterati: Andrea Goldsmith on Poet Dorothy Porter's Legacy
Writer and novelist Andrea Goldsmith joins Mel in the studios to talk about the legacy of legendary Australian poet Dorothy Porter, aka "Dot", who also happened to be her partner. She chats about…
SmartArts: Exploring Exorcisms On Screen with Nick Kozakis
Australia is in the middle of a horror film revival, with a new wave of locally made releases finding audiences and screening at film festivals across the globe.
One such film is GODLESS:…
The Grapevine: Australia's Shrinking Book Printing Industry
Book printing in Australia has faced challenges on several fronts in the last decade - with digitisation, the rise of eBooks and international imports threatening the industry’s future.
Last year, two of the…
The Distant Sky: The Music Leah Senior Makes
Beloved folk artist Leah Senior joins Kate on The Distant Sky to discuss her latest labour of love – The Music That I Make. The two chat about the creation of such…
Banksia: Dena Curtis On Rebel With A Cause Documentary Series
First Nations filmmaker, writer, director and producer Dena Curtis joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about the Rebel With A Cause documentary series which premiered at MIFF and tells the stories of…
Banksia: Leon Rodgers Discusses Composing For Bangarra's Yuldea
Worimi man and composer Leon Rodgers joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk all about composing for Bangarra's produciton Yuldea.
Leon spoke about the importance of collaboration in Yuldea including working with guest…
Spin Cycle: Rupert Murdoch’s Early Days
Journalist Walter Marsh grew up in Adelaide – a ‘one paper’ town, a city where all the major newspapers are owned by News Ltd.
Fascinated to learn the history of why this was…
Neon Sunset: Unraveling The Many Multitudes Of Little Richard
Music doco ‘Little Richard: I Am Everything’ is a deep dive into one of rock'n'roll’s more exhilarating personalities. Ahead of its screening at MIFF, Annaliese speaks with the film’s Emmy-award winning director…
The Distant Sky: Capturing The Thrilling And Debauched Life Of The Birthday Party
Mutiny In Heaven, captures the thrilling, debauched and frequently hilarious adventures of the legendary Melbourne post-punk band, The Birthday Party in their own words.
Ahead of its screening at MIFF is joined…
Double Bounce: The Power Of Magic Dirt
Magic Dirt are currently on the road playing shows to mark the 25th anniversary of their seminal album, Young And Full of The Devil - which they launched back in April 1998 with…
The Grapevine: The Enduring Friendship Of George Telek And David Bridie
In 1986 Melbourne musician David Bridie traveled to Papua New Guinea, where he heard the music of George Telek for the first time. That trip would mark the beginning of an enduring friendship…
Breakfasters: Sakib Kazi on the Newly Discovered Chubby-Cheeked Rat
Sakib Kazi from Zoos Victoria comes onto the weekly Feature Creatures segment to talk about the adorable 'chubby-cheeked', broad-toothed rat that was recently discovered in Victoria by a conservation sniffer dog. They talk…
Breakfasters: Benji Metha on 'Space Junk'
Benji Metha, PhD student in Astronomy, chats to the Breakfasters team about the mysterious and loud 'fireball' that flew through the atmosphere over Victoria around midnight on Tuesday 8 August, which turned out…
Astral Glamour: The Genius of Judee Sill
Lost Angel: The Genius of Judee Sill asks the question – why is the 1970s’ most original and ethereal folk singer almost forgotten today?
Joe speaks to Brian Lindstrom and Andy Brown, the…