Professor Geraint Lewis, astrophysicist from Sydney University, returns to Arts Wednesday this week with a new 6-part series entitled The Stuff of the Universe. Episode 1 is Our Matter is Molecules. In subsequent weeks, the “stuff” becomes smaller! My special guest at 11:00 am is Elizabeth Day, artist and curator at the Boom Gate Gallery […]
This week we conclude Sydney XXXL with Ed Lippmann with Chapter 6. In this chapter Ed talks about his 8 point vision for the future of Sydney. You can now download the entire book at https://medium.com/sydneyxxxl My special guest at 11:00 am is Caroline Mackaness, who was responsible for the delivery, on behalf of the Trustees, […]
At 10:40 am, Ed Lippmann returns with Chapter 5 of Sydney XXXL In this chapter, entitled Urban Expansion and Architecture, Ed asks what next? He advocates developing Sydney as a polycentric city to increase liveability for citizens as the city expands. Don’t forget to download this and previous chapters at: https://medium.com/sydneyxxxl My special guest at […]
At 10:40 am, Ed Lippmann joins us again for Chapter 4 of his book, Sydney XXXL. In this chapter, Ed talks of the challenges of an ever-expanding Sydney and nominates the following 5 areas as critical: population, water, geography and topography, transportation and infrastructure, the harbour and waterfront. Remember to download this chapter (and the […]
At 10:40 am, Ed Lippmann returns with Chapter 3 of his new book, Sydney XXXL and in this chapter, he looks at Sydney from 1988 to the present day. Remember that each week, the chapter we discuss is available that day on line at: https://medium.com/sydneyxxxl At 11:00 am, my special guest is Rabbi Benjamin Elton, […]
At 10:40, hear Ed Lippmann in conversation on Chapter 2 of his new book, Sydney XXXL and this chapter is about the first 100 years. Each week, the chapter we discuss will be up on line for you to download. The address is: https://medium.com/sydneyxxxl Chapter 1 is already there and after tomorrow’s episode of Arts […]
This week, Ed Lippmann returns to Arts Wednesday with a new series and a new concept. He has written a book, entitled Sydney XXXL which examines Sydney in the context of increased global urbanisation and the challenges this brings. For the next 6 weeks, we will discuss a chapter and , now for the new […]
At 10:40 am, we hear Part 6, the final episode of Birds and Bones with Dr Jacqueline Nguyen, ornithologist from the Australian Museum and Jacqui finishes the series with Naming Fossils. The entire series will be podcast soon after the program ends, so you can listen again or catch up on the episodes you missed. […]
At 10:40 Dr Jacqueline Nguyen continues with Part 5 of Birds and Bones, this week entitled Mihirungs or the Demon Ducks of Doom – really! At 11:00 am, I am joined by Dr Matthew Stephens, Curator of Songs of Home, the new exhibition at the Museum of Sydney. It traces music from the commencement of […]
At 10:40 am, Dr Jacqueline Nguyen joins us for Part 4 of Birds and Bones and this week we talk about what fossils can tell us. At 11:00 am, I am joined by Dr Stephen Gapps from the Australian National Maritime Museum, talking about the latest exhibition Bligh: Hero or Villain. Via our primary school […]
At 10:40 am, Dr Jacqueline Nguyen, ornithologist at the Australian museum, joins us for Part 3 of Birds and Bones and this week the topic is Bristlebirds. Following the interest in last week’s conversation with Elise Edmonds about Dead Central at the State Library of NSW, I will continue the theme of cemeteries in a […]
At 10:40 am, it’s time for Part 2 of Birds and Bones with Dr Jacqueline Nguyen, ornithologist at the Australian Museum and this week the topic is songbirds and where they came from. At 11:00 am, I’m pleased to welcome back to Arts Wednesday, Elise Edmunds, Senior Curator at the State Library of NSW, talking […]