I’m so happy to be returning to Arts Wednesday this week after quite a long break, but more of that later. Laila Ellmoos, historian with the City of Sydney, returns this week with a new 6-part series: Events That Shaped Sydney and in Part 1, we talk about the attempted assassination of Prince Alfred in […]
At 10:40 am, Les Rice, Tattooist and artist, joins us for the final part of Beauty, the repeat 6-part series. Are tattoos beautiful? My special guest at 11:00 am is Dr Keith Suter, Foreign Affairs editor for Sunrise, among his many titles (including no less than 3 PhD’s!), talking about warfare today and yes, it […]
I am so looking forward to being back at the console this week. We start the show with a bit of unfinished business from last, with 2 more episodes left on Beauty and this week it’s James Franklin with Beauty and Mathematics. My special guest at 11:00 am is Andrew Tink, auth pr Honeysuckle Creek: […]
At 10:40 am, we continue with Part 4 of the repeat series on Beauty and this week, make-up artist and body builder, Rachel D’arbon is the guest. At 11:00 am, social analyst Neer Korn makes his annual return to Arts Wednesday, talking about the major studies he conducted during the course of 2018. We talk […]
At 10:40 am, we hear Part 3 of the repeat series on Beauty and this week, art philosopher Damian Freeman talks about Art and Beauty. At 11:00 am, my special guest is Peter Raissis, Curator of European Art at the Art Gallery of NSW and the gallery’s curator who worked with the team from The […]
We continue at 10:40 am with Part 2 of the repeat series on Beauty and this week, Plastic Surgeon Norman Olbourne gives us his take on what beauty is. My special guest at 11:00 am, is Beatrice Gralton, Head Curator of Visual Art at Carriageworks, talking about the latest exhibition by American artist Nick Cave, […]
This week, I am starting with a replay of Part 1 of a Six-part series I recorded almost 5 years ago, entitled Beauty. During the course of the series, I speak with a philosopher, a plastic surgeon, a make-up artist and body builder, an art theorist, a mathematician and a tattoo artist. This week I […]
Ed Lippmann joins us at 10:40 am for the final episode of Technology and Architecture, concluding with the 21st century. My special guest at 11:00 am is highly regarded antique dealer, Alan Landis who will join me in conversation about porcelain. We look its history in China and its move to Europe, particularly to England […]
Ed Lippmann once again joins us at 10:40 am with Part 5 of Technology and Architecture and this week the topic is the twentieth century. With summer now upon us, I am taking the opportunity to replay and interview I recorded some years ago with entomologist, Bryce Peters, from UTS, talking about the creepy crawlies […]
Ed Lippmann continues with Technology and Architecture at 10:40 am. This week, in Part 4, the topic is the Industrial Revolution My special guest at 11:00 am is Fran Dorey, Exhibitions Co-ordinator at the Australian Museum, talking about Whales/Tohora, a new exhibition. Although we know a lot about whales, it is surprising to find out […]
Ed Lippmann joins us at 10:40 am for Part 3 of Technology and Architecture and this week Ed moves on to the Gothic and Medieval period and concludes with the Renaissance. At 11:00 am, my special guest is Saul Smith of Soul Drummer talking about the djembe. This versatile African drum has an amazing history […]
Ed Lippmann continues at 10:40 am with Technology and Architecture Part 2, this week looking at the ancient world of Egypt, Greece and Rome. My special guest at 11:00 am is Professor Geoff Masters, CEO of the Australian Council for Educational Research, who has been appointed by the government of NSW to lead a curriculum […]