Special Program
Flemington aeriel photo

Full Interview: Local Muso Remi Speaks To Flemington Towers Resident Najat Mussa

Local muso Remi has been volunteering at the public housing towers affected by hard lockdown. He spoke to one of the residents at the Flemington towers Najat Mussa on Friday for her take…

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Represented

Represented - 29 June 2020

The first of our new overnight pop-up shows!

Over-representing the under-represented in Australian music

Interview
David Sinclair

Online Exclusive: Increasing Human Life-Spans To 120–150 Years

In this Triple R online special, Radiotherapy's Panel Beater (aka Kent Goldsworthy) talks to one of the world's foremost experts on longevity, Professor David Sinclair. In this wide-ranging conversation, Professor Sinclair shares…

Interview
Spillover book cover

Uncommon Sense: David Quammen Explains How Animal Infections ‘Spillover’ Into Humans

David Quammen is an American science writer and journalist whose 2012 book Spillover: Animal Infections and the Next Human Pandemic analyses how zoonotic viruses, like Ebola and SARS, spread from reservoir animal hosts…

Interview
Dog in lap

Uncommon Sense: The Science Behind Human–Canine Friendships

Kate Leaver is a journalist and author who has just released her book Good Dogwhich delves into the curious and special bond that has evolved between canines and humans. Kate chats…

Special Program
Stephen Walker at his Roast

Skull Cave 8th February 2013

An archival episode of the Skull Cave for you to enjoy, as we celebrate the life and legacy of Stephen Walker on what would have been his 70th birthday today, 17th April.

Interview
Bill Bowtell

Uncommon Sense: Bill Bowtell On Australia’s Response To COVID-19

“We've got to come together in a calm way to minimise the effect of what's coming.” Bill Bowtell, strategic health policy adviser and Adjunct Professor at the University of New South Wales, joins…

Interview
Alison Pouliot on Uncommon Sense

Uncommon Sense: The Surprising Allure of Fungi

From the Pixie’s Parasol (Mycena interrupta) to the less invitingly named Anemone Stinkhorn (Aseroe rubra), Australia is one of 18 countries regarded as megadiverse, and it is especially when…

Interview
Amy Mullins, Will Shank and Antonio Rava

Uncommon Sense: How Art Conservators Are Restoring Keith Haring's Monumental Murals

Will Shank and Antonio Rava are world-leading art conservators who have led art restoration projects across the globe, working on conserving murals by the likes of American street artist and social activist Keith…

Interview
Mental As Anything 1998 Signed Poster

1998 Mental As Anything Interview on The Australian Mood

Mental As Anything frontman Greedy Smith passed away unexpectedly two weeks ago.

We revisit Neil Rogers' longform interview with Greedy Smith and bandmate Peter O'Doherty from 21 years ago (August 27 1998), at…

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Ghost's First Show Tape

The Ghost's First-Ever Broadcast!

Our last addition to the archives for 2019 is (a portion of) The Ghost's first-ever broadcast on Triple R – a Saturday night graveyard shift in Dec 1981! Enjoy.

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Stephen Walker Memorial photo

Memorial for The Ghost

On Friday 2nd August, from 4-7pm, a private memorial was held for Stephen James 'The Ghost' Walker in the Triple R performance space. 

His family has requested we share the recording of the…

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Ghost Cropped Studio

Skull Cave – 16 November 2012

We dip back into the archives for another episode of the Skull Cave – this time from November 2012. This one also features the much-loved quiz.

Interview
Graham Nash Innocent Eyes Cover

The Ghost Interviews Graham Nash (1986)

British singer-songwriter Graham Nash (of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young fame) has released six solo albums throughout the course of his career (the first of which was recently re-issued). Stephen…

Interview
Professor David Lindenmayer AO

Uncommon Sense: Is the New Logging Announcement Enough to Rescue Our Native Forests?

Last week, the Victorian Government announced that they will begin transitioning away from logging native forests over the next ten years and stop logging old growth forests immediately. But will these changes be…

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Ghost CBAA Mag Cover

Skull Cave – 1 Feb 2013

No interviews and no quiz during this edition of the Skull Cave – just The Ghost and yet another impeccable selection of tunes for three hours. Enjoy!

Interview
Nico Archive Image

The Ghost Interviews Nico (1986)

The one and only Nico toured Australia (just once) in 1986. During that tour, she stopped by the old Triple R studios in Fitzroy to speak with Stephen 'The Ghost'  Walker. In this…

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Cloudy sky over building

Skull Cave – 7 November 2008

The Ghost battled bad weather and chaos on the streets of Melbourne to bring us this edition of the Skull Cave back on 7 November 2008.

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Skull Cave Grid 2012

Skull Cave – 9 November 2012

Another Skull Cave episode from the vaults, featuring the much loved quiz after 6pm.

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The Ghost Jim Carroll

The Ghost interviews Jim Carroll (1996)

We pull another one from The Ghost Tapes this week - his interview with American punk, poet and author Jim Carroll in '96, not long after the film version of his memoir The