Banksia: Sherene Stewart and J-Maine Beezley update us on YIRRAMBOI 2025 and Barring Yanabul
Sherene Stewart and J-Maine Beezley of YIRRAMBOI join Vanessa Morris on Banksia to update us on commissions announced for the 2025 festival and Barring Yanabul.
New commissions will be developed and premiere at…
Breaking and Entering: Exploring Russian House II
Lauren and Simon speak to Yasmine Sharaf of Cease and Desist and Jazz of Spaces Within Space, two of the curators of Russian House II. The sequel to their first event in…
Breakfasters: Dr Tom Heenan on the Other Side of the Olympics
Dr Tom Heenan, Lecturer in Sport and Australian Studies at the Monash Intercultural Lab, speaks to some of the less discussed elements of the Olympics: class, race, the impact of the Olympics on…
Culture Shock: Pat McCarthy from 'Enclave' on "TO THE LOST" - a suicide awareness and prevention festival
Pat McCarthy from Eora/Sydney band 'Enclave' talks us through the hardships of mental health in music communities, and the need to destigmatize conversations on suicide.
REPRESENTED: Guest Featured Mix - Billy Shears
Billy Shears is a RRR fill presenter - you might’ve heard him on Double Bounce or Fakefasters sometime in the last half-dozen years.
He usually mentions his mum once a show and plays…
The Mission: Paul Paton on the Victorian Opposition's Proposed “Crack Down” on Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Approvals
Paul Paton is a proud Gunnai, Monaro and Gunditjmara man and CEO of the Federation of Victorian Traditional Owner Corporations. He talks with the host of The Mission Daniel James about the Victorian…
Banksia: Kobie Dee on reflective new EP Chapter 26 about personal life journey
Gomeroi artist Kobie Dee joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about their new EP release Chapter 26.
Featuring singles Warriors & Storytellers, Statistic and Father’s Eyes, Kobie spoke about how the EP…
Future Perfect: The Cruelty of Australia’s Offshore Detention Health Crisis
Since July 2012, the Australian Government has been sending and detaining people seeking asylum to detention centres located in Nauru and Papua New Guinea for ‘offshore processing’.
A brand new report released last…
Brutal Realms: 10 Years of Friends, Tours and Death Metal with Faceless Burial
Alex MacFarlane from Faceless Burial chats with Stu about touring, bringing out international artists to Australia, their new album and the festival that they're curating at The Tote in November: Decennial Deliration.
Byte Into IT: Verity Harding on Her Book 'AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our Own'
Verity Harding is a globally recognised expert in AI, technology and public policy. She speaks with Lilly about her new book, AI Needs You: How We Can Change AI's Future and Save Our…
SmartArts: Bringing Nordic Culture To The Big Screen
Richard is joined by Christof Wehmeier, Head of International & Festival Promotion at the Icelandic Film Centre and long-time collaborator and friend of the 2024 Saxo Scandinavian Film Festival.
Christof chats with Richard…
The Distant Sky: Black Cab On The Tenth Anniversary Of ‘Games Of The XXI Olympiad’
It’s been ten years since Naarm locals Black Cab released Games of the XXI Olympiad.
A concept album about the very juiced-up 1976 Montreal Summer Olympic Games, it was an immediate classic when…
Culture Shock: 'EarthGang' on their new "SNAKEGANG" EP in collaboration with 'Snakehips'
'Earthgang' phone in from Atlanta to discuss working with 'Snakehips', the cultural significance of Atlanta, and aliens.
Get Down: Big Yawn's Big New Record
Kinlay Denning, drummer of Naarm foursome Big Yawn, stops by the studios for a chat with Chris Gill about their new album (and recent Triple R Album Of The Week!) NGBE.
Kinlay…
The Score: MESSing Around With Sound With Nyokabi Kariũki
Nyokabi Kariũki is a Kenyan composer, sound artist and researcher.
Currently in town for a residency with M.E.S.S and a recent Australian tour, Nyokabi joined Daisy Nduta (guest-host of The Score) in…
Breakfasters: Brad Collis on the Inside of CityLink's Traffic Control Rooms
Brad Collis is the Operations Support Manager at Transurban, the world's largest toll road operator. Transurban is the owner of CityLink, a network of tollways in Melbourne connecting some of the city's major…
The Mission: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner, Katie Kiss on the Fraying of Social Cohesion
Kaanju and Birri/Widi woman and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Commisioner, Kaite Kiss joins host of The Mission Daniel James. The pair talk about the Commisioner's priorities, the fallout from the Voice referendum…
Banksia: Chloe Jones on Kaiela Arts: Catalysts for Change, Collaboration and Creative Sovereignty
Yorta Yorta artist, emerging writer and curator, Chloe Jones joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about their article in Uplands journal 'Kaiela Arts: Catalysts for Change, Collaboration and Creative Sovereignty’ and arts…
Banksia: YUNG MILLA on latest single 'SHINE' and upcoming shows
Darwin-based Marranungoo hip hop artist YUNG MILLA joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about there latest single SHINE.
Following the releases of singles Land Down under and They Don’t Know dropped earlier…
Radiotherapy: Dr Susan Rossell on the Use of AI in Monitoring Mental Health and Speech Patterns
Cognitive neuropsychologist Professor Susan Rossell from Swinburne University joins the Radiotherapy team to discuss new research on the use of AI in monitoring mental health through analysing patients’ speech. Previous work by researchers…