Off The Record: Director Alex Winter On The New Zappa Documentary
“He was a real cultural titan to us growing up. He was more than just a musician – he was a leader of social, political, sexual culture, as well. And he was hilarious.”
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The Glasshouse: Archie Roach On Life, Music And Healing
Gunditjmara and Bundjalung singer-songwriter and activist Uncle Archie Roach joins Beth AQ for her first show of 2021. For Archie, music has been “part of my life and part of my healing”. His…
Breaking And Entering: The Contrasts, Contradictions & Discordency Of Goat Girl
Breaking And Entering’s Simon Winkler catches up with Lottie Pendlebury － or as fans prefer to call her, Lottie Clottie Cream － from South London indie quartet Goat Girl.
Lottie shares her…
The Mission: Incoming SNAICC CEO, Catherine Liddle On The Challenges Confronting Aboriginal Children In 2021
SNAICC is the peak non-government agency responsible for advocating for the rights of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children. Catherine Liddle is the newly appointed CEO of SNAICC and she joins Mission host…
The Grapevine: Historian Clare Wright Sheds New Light On Mining In Australia
Clare Wright is a La Trobe University history professor and author whose latest Griffith Review essay – “Masters of the Future or Heirs of the Past?” – explores the history of mining in…
International Pop Underground: The Weather Station’s New LP Interrogates Late-Period Capitalism & Climate Crisis
The Weather Station's new, fifth album is called Ignorance. Tamara Lindeman, the 36-year-old Canadian songwriter behind the project, knows that it's a loaded word. When she first told her partner she was…
Breakfasters: Pawsitive Impacts Of Dogs In The Office
Dr Jen returns to Breakfasters for the first Weird Science of 2021, bringing good news for dog lovers! Not only can your pooch be your best friend, there’s science supporting that they make…
A First Birthday Mix From Different Shades For Full Circle
On the first birthday of Full Circle, host Millú plays a special guest mix put together by Melbourne DJ and producer Different Shades (Skylab Radio, LOADING_ERROR). The mix, which features a plethora…
Breakfasters: Author Jess Hill Explains Coercive Control
In 2015, England and Wales criminalised coercive control – a pattern, typical in domestic abuse, that includes an “alternation between compassion, even periods that feel like love, and punishment”. What would it look…
Luke Pearson Joins Surrounded
Surrounded is a five-week show that attempts to make sense of what our media chooses to elevate, why and how (airing Thursdays 7pm to 8pm). In their debut episode, co-hosts Jess Lilley and…
Off The Record: The Kinks’ Mick Avory Celebrates 50 Years Of Lola Versus Powerman
On the occasion of its 50th anniversary, The Kinks’ eighth studio album Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One is getting the deluxe re-issue treatment. Mick Avory, the group’s drummer, joins Brian…
Young Marble Giants’ Stuart Moxham On Far And Wide
Join Far And Wide’s Steve Wide as he delves into the memories of Young Marble Giants’ Stuart Moxham. Celebrating 40 years of acclaim and a re-release of their one and only album…
Welcome Samira And The Score!
Samira hosts the first-ever episode of The Score – a show that goes “in-depth on stories that don’t necessarily make the headlines, but have massive impacts on the day-to-day lives" of under-served communities…
Pa Salieu Joins Double Bounce
On Double Bounce, Vaughan chats with Pa Salieu about his debut mixtape album Send Them to Coventry. The British-Gambian rapper (who was just voted Artist of 2021 in the BBC New…
Radiotherapy: How Will COVID Vaccines Be Distributed?
The imminent rollout of COVID vaccines in Australia will require more than just an effective vaccine to be successful. The supply, transportation and distribution of these vaccines will be key to a successful…
International Pop Underground: Dannika's 'Diary-Entry' Songs Are Warm As Potato Gems
Dannika's debut album is called Gems. And the songwriter —28-year-old Melburnian Dannika Horvat— is at pains to point out that the LP isn't named after valuable jewels, but something far more humble…
Breakfasters: The Power Of Paper
Are you a fan of origami and paper planes? Well, Breakfasters has something for all you paper fans out there. Only this is bigger － heaps bigger.
Polyglot Theatre’s Artistic Director and Co-CEO…
Einstein A Go-Go: A Vaccination Special
With the Therapeutic Goods Administration recently approving Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine for use in Australia, a whole lot of people have a whole lot of questions about vaccines. Luckily, Einstein A Go-Go has a…
Out On The Patio: What’s Next For Live Music?
The music industry was hit hard by COVID-19 and is still feeling the impacts. Dr Catherine Strong, a Music Industry Lecturer at RMIT, recently completed a study exploring how people working in music…
Still Here Talks To DancingWater
Host Neil Morris is back on air with the first episode of Still Here in 2021. He interviews Meanjin-based artist DancingWater about the inspiration behind their recent release “White Noise” and much more.
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