Interview
Yalinguth

Banksia: Jason Tamiru On Yalinguth At Gertrude Street Projection Festival

Yorta Yorta man Jason Tamiru joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to yarn about the upcoming Yalinguth Live at Gertrude Street Projection Festival this Friday 4 August.

Jason spoke about the importance of the…

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Uncle John Brown with car

Banksia: Fitzroy Through The Decades With Uncle John Brown

Proud Wiradjuri and Dja Dja Wurrung man and beloved community member, Uncle John Brown joins Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about new exhibition Fitzroy through the Decades from the collection of Uncle

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Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis

Banksia: Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis Discusses Exhibition 'Yarn'

Proud Pitta Pitta woman, emerging artist, researcher and curator Jahkarli Felicitas Romanis joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to discuss exhibition Yarn.

Based around storytelling, Yarn connects with this year's NAIDOC theme For Our

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Press Colour: The Multidimensional World Of Maggie Tra

Sydney based electronic producer, dj, label head and musical polymath Maggie Tra joins Sam to chat about her myriad projects. As well as running Hanoi Community Radio and her label SYS Sister Sounds…

Special Program
Andy Le

Mooncake Guest Mix: Andy Le's Sentimental Send Off

Notorious Triple R fill in presenter and host of The Fourth Wall, Andy Le shares a sentimental guest mix for his final moments on Mooncake before jetting off to Japan forever.

Photo: Supplied

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kee'ahn banksia

Banksia: Kee'Ahn On Reconnecting With Family And Music

Kuku Yalanji, Jirrbal, Zenadth Kes artist Kee'Ahn joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to discuss latest single Sunsets as well as collaboration release Take No More with Emma Donovan.

Kee'Ahn spoke about working on…

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Dancingwater

Banksia: DancingWater On Music Practice

Meanjin-based artist DancingWater joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia ahead of My Sis, a NAIDOC celebration of Blak women in music.

DancingWater spoke about their songwriting, performances, 2020 single release 'White Noise' and plans…

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James Howard

Banksia: James Howard On Sound Sculpture 'Subterranean Frequencies'

Jaadwa song-man and composer James Howard joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to discuss sound sculpture Subterranean Frequencies as part of the Yallingwa exhibition Between Waves at ACCA, the Australian Centre for Contemporary Art.

Interview
Bob Brown At Liffey

Uncommon Sense: Bob Brown, Giant Of The Conservation Movement, Reflects On His Life, Activism And Connection To Nature

Former Leader of the Australian Greens, environmentalist, and giant of the conservation movement Bob Brown speaks in-depth with host Amy Mullins. In a wide-ranging and deep conversation, Bob reflects on his life of…

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Uncle Kutcha Waripa

Banksia: Uncle Kutcha Edwards Reflects On Waripa Ceremony And New Song 'Mother Tongue'

Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta, Nari Nari songman Uncle Kutcha Edwards joins Vanessa Morris for a yarn where they reflect on Waripa ceremony performed at the Forum as part of RISING, as well as…

Segment
Featured Mix: Represented x 'Black is Beautiful'

REPRESENTED: Feature Mix - 'Black Is Beautiful'

"Dig it? Isn't it beautiful?"

Represented presenter Bez hit the decks this week, bringing listeners a 90s hip hop mix inspired by former Black Panther Kathleen Cleaver.

Tracklist:

'Kathleen Cleaver on Natural African…

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Sam Cummins

Press Colour: Listen Back To The Debut Episode

Sam Cummins’ Press Colour is the newest show to join the Triple R grid. Stepping into the 12-2pm slot on Saturdays, it explores new sounds from across the musical spectrum with a splash…

Interview
Jen Cloher and Lauren Taylor

Breaking And Entering: Jen Cloher's Emotional Path Of Self Discovery

Jen Cloher has just released their stunning fifth album, I Am The River, The River Is Me. Ahead of their national tour, Jen joins Lauren in the studio to discuss the emotional journey…

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Sophie Hutchings and Sofia Ilyas 2

Uncommon Sense: Pianist Sophie Hutchings And Organiser Sofia Ilyas Talk All Things Piano Day

It's Piano Day across the world on Wednesday 29th March 2023. Composer and contemporary classical pianist Sophie Hutchings and FLOAT Founder and Piano Day organiser Sofia Ilyas speak with host Amy Mullins as…

Special Program
woody mcdonald

The Cave: The Last One Ever

After six years taking us into The Cave every Friday evening, and 21 years on the Triple R airwaves, the legendary Woody McDonald is stepping off. Listen back to his final Cave ever…

Feature Segment
Caspar David Friedrich - Wanderer Above The Sea Of Fog

Uncommon Sense: David Larkin Shares How Music Can Powerfully Evoke Nature And The Sublime

Musicologist Dr David Larkin speaks with host Amy Mullins as he explores Richard Strauss's epic and powerful tone poem, An Alpine Symphony (Eine Alpensinfonie) and shows how music can represent and…

Interview
Brendan Crabb

Uncommon Sense: Professor Brendan Crabb On The Scientific Reality Of COVID-19 For All Australians

Professor Brendan Crabb AC, Director and CEO of the Burnet Institute, speaks directly and in-depth about the scientific reality of COVID-19 for everyone in Australia right now. Now in our fourth wave this…

Interview
Kinya Lerrk

Banksia: Kinya Lerrk's Emma Bamblett and Megan Van Den Berg yarn about their new shop and celebrating First Nations businesses

Kinya Lerrk's Emma Bamblett (Wemba Wemba, Gunditjmara, Ngadjonji and Taungurung) and Megan Van Den Berg (Dja Dja Wurrung, Yorta Yorta and Boon Wurrung) joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about their new…

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Banksia: Amy Thunig on their memoir Tell Me Again

Gomeroi academic and author Dr Amy Thunig joins Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about their memoir Tell Me Again - a book that narrates her journey through childhood and adolescence, growing up…

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Bebe Backhouse

Banksia: Writer Bebe Backhouse yarns about creative practice and award winning piece 'If This Is the End: Stories of Perpetual Echoes in a Corridor'

Bardi Jawi writer Bebe Backhouse joins Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk about recieving the 2022 Lord Mayor’s Creative Writing Award and Life Writing Award for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Writers for…