Interview
Uncommon Sense

Uncommon Sense: Dr David Brophy On Deteriorating Australia-China Relations

Dr David Brophy is a senior lecturer in modern Chinese history at the University of Sydney. He joins Amy to share nuanced insights on the deteriorating relationship between Australia and the People’s Republic…

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Uncommon Sense: A Deep Time Journey Into The Underland With Robert Macfarlane

Robert Macfarlane (aka Amy Mullins’ “literary hero”) joins Uncommon Sense for an in-depth interview following the release of his latest book, Underland: A Deep Time Journey. This expansive conversation begins with a discussion…

Interview
FALLOUT book cover closeup

Uncommon Sense: The Hiroshima Cover-Up & The Reporter Who Revealed It To The World

Lesley Blume is an LA-based journalist, historian and author who has recently released Fallout: the Hiroshima cover-up and the reporter who revealed it to the worldShe joins Uncommon Sense to discuss…

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Dr Andi Reflects On Her Years Steering ‘Einstein’

In this online-only special interview with Triple R Talks Producer Elizabeth McCarthy, Dr. Andi reflects on her innings as anchor of Einstein A Go Go. Andi talks about why she loved being…

Live on Location
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Uncommon Sense: Meet Our Smallest Insects, Amphibians, and Reptiles With Museums Victoria

In this episode, host Amy Mullins chats with entomologist Dr Ken Walker and herpetologist Dr Jane Melville from Museums Victoria as part of a special hour-long live-streamed Facebook event. Ken and Jane study…

Special Program
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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…

Debut program
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…

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
Uncommon Sense

Uncommon Sense: What We Know About the New Coronavirus So Far

Dr Alexandra Phelan, global health lawyer, and Faculty Research Instructor at Georgetown University's Centre for Global Health Science and Security, calls in to clear up the misinformation that is currently fuelling anxiety about…

Interview
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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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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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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.

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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…

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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!

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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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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 – 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