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French elections 2024

Uncommon Sense: Emmanuel Macron's Gamble And The 2024 French Elections

Dr Bertrand Bourgeois speaks in-depth with host Amy Mullins about the French elections for the National Assembly called by President Emmanuel Macron. With the far-right National Rally or Rassemblement National leading in the…

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Small FRY

Mooncake: 200 (!!)

How sweet Mooncake celebrates its 200th episode with a 2-hour non stop party girl mix of dance and danceable songs
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Photo: @nomadstillz
Socials: @smallfryhq

Tracklist:

Kowloon - Bolis Pupul
Room 303 -…

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Aretha Brown

Banksia: Aretha Brown on Kiss My Art mural tour of Japan during NAIDOC Week

Gumbaynggirr artist Aretha Brown joined Vanesa Morris on Banksia ahead of a Kiss My Art mural tour of JAPAN in Tokyo and Osaka for NAIDOC week 2024.

With the aim to take the…

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Ellie Franks

Banksia: Kait James on Blak humour in art and curating 'moombarra' exhibition at Craft

Wadawurrung artist Kait James joins Vanessa Morris on Banksia ahead of opening exhibition moombarra which they are curating at Craft.

Moombarra which in Wadawurrung translates to ‘stick it up your arse’ is an…

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Rhath + Krishan

Culture Shock: 'Rhath' on his New EP "Plaster And Salt"

Local rapper "Rhath" drops into the studio to discuss his new EP "Plaster And Salt", being a kid of the internet, race politics, and conscious rap in Australia.

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Nic Maclellan

Uncommon Sense: Nic Maclellan Explains The Kanak Fight For Independence And Violent Protests In New Caledonia

Regular guest Nic Maclellan speaks with Amy about the history and context behind the latest political protests and riots for Kanak independence, which began in New Caledonia on May 13. He also explains…

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Uncommon Sense: How Ceridwen Dovey Uses Fables And Fiction To Bring Real Space Objects To Life

Acclaimed writer and anthropologist Ceridwen Dovey joins Amy Mullins for a chat about her brand new short story collection, Only The Astronauts (Penguin Random House).

Bringing real space objects to life through fiction…

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Andy Le

Mooncake Guest Mix: Andy Le's Return to the Airwaves with Sendai and Party Girl Mixes

Mooncake guest mixes from Andy Le, who recently returned from living in Sendai, Japan. The first mix is an assortment of music from Japan, predominantly from Sendai, featuring yumbo, Maher Shalal Hash Baz…

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Nicholas Currie

Banksia: Nicholas Currie on installation as part of West Space exhibition 'Stranger than fiction'

Artist Nicholas Currie joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk all about their installation as part of the upcoming Stranger than fiction exhibition at West Space.

Stranger than fiction brings together artists based…

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DRMNGNOW / Neil Morris

Banksia: DRMNGNOW reflects on release NGARWU and creating on Yorta Yorta Woka

Neil Morris AKA DRMNGNOW joins Vanessa Morris on Banksia off the back of recently released single Ngarwu - the first DRMNGNOW release in over three years.

Meaning listen in Yorta Yorta language, Neil…

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GURR ERA OP - GHENOA GELA

Banksia: Ghenoa Gela discusses performance GURR ERA OP at RISING

Award-winning choreographer and performer Ghenoa Gela joins Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk all about performance GURR ERA OP.

GURR ERA OP which means “the face of the sea” in Meriam Mir and…

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Scintii

Mooncake Guest Mix: Scintii's Silk Web Mix

Mooncake guest mix from Scintii originally put together for the Taipei screening of The Cave of the Silken Web, a 1927 Chinese silent film that was thought to be lost, later found in…

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Bianca Valentino

Banksia: Bianca Valentino on Essay 'Against the grain: Finding meaning in punk'

Writer and editor Bianca Valentino joins Vanessa Morris on Banksia to discuss essay Against the grain: Finding meaning in punk which was published in Griffith Review 84: Attachment Styles.

Described as the catalyst…

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Tony Albert

Banksia: Kimberley Moulton and Kate ten Buuren on The Blak Infinite at RISING

Co-curators of The Blak Infinite Kimberley Moulton (Yorta Yorta) and Kate ten Buuren (Taungurung) join Vanessa Morris to talk all about this takeover of Fed Square during RISING which will see it become…

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kosmetika

Press Colour: The Sounds That Shaped Kosmetika

Ahead of the release of their third studio album "Luxury", Veeka and Mikey from local new wave band Kosmetika join Sam on Press Colour to discuss the creative process behind the release.

The…

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Douglas McDowell Headshot_1

Astrophony: Douglas McDowell On Embedding Politics Into Music and Musical Sensibilities

General Vibes chats with Founder and CEO of Precious Earth Records, a musician and multi-instrumentalist, Douglas McDowell about what music inspires and influences him, to the political climate and how to embed politics…

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Astrophony: Mobeen from Sawt al Sudan On the History of Sudan's Civil War and Solidarity

General Vibes chats to Mobeen Mougadam, a student of Science at the University of Melbourne, an activist, and founding member Sawt al Sudan – a rising collective of Diaspora Sudanese people in Naarm…

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Astrophony: STONEAXE On Oceanic Creative Culture, Sonic Intelligence And Local Sound System Culture

General Vibes chats with artist, audio sculpturist, selector and organiser STONEAXE to talk about his project Mahikai Sound System. “Mahikai” meaning “greetings and welcome” in the Ambai language on Northern coast of the…

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Tom-Ballard-Oslo-Davis

SmartArts: Tom Ballard’s Bringing Comedy To The West

Comedian and Footscray resident Tom Ballard drops by the studios to chat with Oslo Davis about his upcoming comedy event and fundraiser for the Vic Greens – Comedy In The West.

“I’m a

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Dan Sultan

Banksia: Dan Sultan on shows with MSO to celebrate Blackbird's 10th anniversary

Dan Sultan joins Vanessa Morris on Banksia ahead of performing with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra during NAIDOC to celebrate the 10th anniversary of his album Blackbird.

Recorded in Nashville, Tennessee, Dan reflected…