Banksia: Caleb Nichols-Mansell on McClelland artist residency and arts practice
Tasmanian Aboriginal artist, Caleb Nichols-Mansell joined Vanessa Morris to talk all about their artist residency with McClelland among other things.
Delving into and shining light on the politics of identity, land, and cultural…
Banksia: Jane Harrison on Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival
First Nations playwright, novelist, literary festival director and researcher Jane Harrison joined Vanessa Morris on Banksia to discussed the Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival.
Empowering and celebrating First Nations writers and…
Frantic Items: Kavil On The Absorbed Weekender
Kavil co-runs local label Absorb. Over the Labour Day weekend the label are holding the third edition of their longform club festival Absorbed at Miscellania. In the studio Kavil selects several tunes by…
Good Fortune: The Kiss of Death With El Perro Del Mar
Swedish singer and multi-instrumentalist El Perro Del Mar chats to Jazz about her new album Big Anonymous, an album that confronts the existential questions surrounding life and death following her experience of…
Banksia: Mo'Ju reflects on cultural storytelling through music
Filipino Wiradjuri artist Mo'Ju joins Vanessa Morris on Banksia for a yarn off the back of RRR pop-up show Jeepney Jams and ahead of performing at St Kilda Festival.
In discussing LP release…
Banana Lounge Broadcasting: The Enduring Philosophy of The Necks
Chris Abrahams, pianist for legendary Australian improv group The Necks, swings by the studio to chat to Dave Graney amidst a run of Melbourne shows at the Brunswick Ballroom.
In an era where…
How High The Moon: Diving Into Dance Music Culture With First Floor’s Shawn Reynaldo
Dan is joined by music journalist and former editor Shawn Reynaldo, the mind behind music culture newsletter First Floor.
With headlines like ‘Not A Great Year For Dance Music’ and ‘Being A DJ…
Good Static: Jeff Mills on Transcendence, Improvisation and Tomorrow Comes The Harvest
Ahead of his upcoming tour to Australia, legendary Detroit techno producer Jeff Mills phones into Good Static to chat to Paul Gorrie about his new Afrofunk-electro-jazz ensemble, Tomorrow Comes The Harvest, originally conceived…
Spin Cycle: Australian counter-terrorism police accused of radicalising a 13-year-old boy
The Guardian’s Nino Bucci joins the Spin Cycle team for a chat about his recent explosive reporting into how an undercover counter-terrorism operation had allegedly further encouraged a 13-year-old autistic boy with his…
The Score: Digging into MUDRAT's music
Naarm-based artist, musician and rapper MUDRAT joins Samira Farah on The Score to talk about his new single ‘MUD’, upcoming performance at St Kilda Festival and his own artistic approach to music which…
Uncommon Sense: Let’s Talk About Tax Reform With Greg Jericho
Greg Jericho, Chief Economist at The Australia Institute & the Centre for Future Work joins Amy Mullins for a rigorous exploration of the history tax reform in Australia in the context of Labor’s…
The Grapevine: Brodie Lancaster Sums Up The State of Music Journalism
Following the news of Pitchfork being absorbed into GQ magazine and precipitating a series of staff lay-offs, Music and Cultural Critic Brodie Lancaster joins Oslo Davis on Summer Grapevine to unpack the broader…
The Mission: First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria Co-Chair Ngarra Murray
Co-chair of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria, Ngarra Murray joins host of The Mission Daniel James to talk about Treaty. Despite the lack of bipartisan support after the state opposition's backflip from…
Banksia: Maree Clarke and Kimba Thompson on exhibition Future River: When the past flows
Artist Maree Clarke and Director and Founder of Blak Dot Gallery Kimba Thompson joined Vanessa Morris to talk all about new exhibition Future River: When the past flows as part of the International…
Banksia: Naomi Diane reflects on debut single 'Chasing the Sun'
Naarm-based Gamilaroi artist Naomi Diane joins Vanessa Morris on Banksia to talk all about debut single 'Chasing the Sun'.
Written during lockdown and recently released, Naomi reflected on the inspriations of the song…
Indigenuity: Jeanine Leane, Author of 'Gawimarra: Gathering'
Wiradjuri, poet, and academic Jeanine Leane joins Krystal about her new book, Gawimarra: Gathering. The two discuss the poetry collection's idea of gathering as a cultural practice, as method and methodology, and…
The Score: What Does Burnout in the Arts Industry Look Like?
Samira Farah is joined by academic Dr Kate Power (University of Queensland) for a chat about the challenges facing artists and workers in the creative arts when it comes to burnout in workplaces…
Breakfasters: What’s up with Duck Hunting in Victoria?
Beloved twitcher and Feature Creatures regular Sean ‘Birdman’ Dooley joins the Breakfasters team to chat about the recent news around the Victorian Government rejecting recommendations to ban the practice of duck hunting in…
Stylin': A Catch Up With Steve Spacek
Legendary UK electronic producer Steve Spacek swings by the studio ahead of a set at Music Room to chat with Ennio about his move to the Northern Rivers in NSW and his innovative…
Frantic Items: High Scores with Faye Webster
Faye Webster is touring Australia for the first time ahead of the release of her fifth album Underdressed at the Symphony. In town early to attend the Australian Open final, Faye came to…