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 […]
This week Ed Lippmann returns at 10:40 am for a new series of Sydney By Design, entitled Technology and Architecture. In the first episode, Ed gives a broad historical sweep of major advances, which will be the subjects of episodes in the coming weeks. My special guest at 11:00 am is master paint maker, David […]
At 10:40 am Professor Geraint Lewis brings us the 6th and final part of The Science of Science Fiction on The Science of Time Travel. The Sydney Architecture Festival took place last weekend. Keynote speaker, Karen Stein, gave the closing address on What is Architecture? She joined me in the studio with Arts Wednesday’s own […]
At 10:40 am, we hear Part 5 of The Science of Science Fiction with Professor Geraint Lewis and this week the topic is The Science of Future Humans. My special guest at 11:00 am is Professor Zdenka Kuncic and our topic is AI. Currently, AIs can perform tasks that are programmed for them. Future AIs, […]
Professor Geraint Lewis continues with The Science of Science Fiction at 10:40 am and this week the topic is The Science of Aliens. My special guests this week are Catherine and Michael Atherton. Michael is the editor and adaptor of In Exile From St Petersburg, about the life of Catherine’s grandfather, Abram Saulevitch Kagan. Abram’s […]
Professor Geraint Lewis returns at 10:40 am with Part 3 of the Science of Science Fiction and this week’s episode is the Science of Planetary Colonisation. This series just gets better every week! At 11:00 am, I’ll replay an interview from 2014 with bagpipe player, Adam Wishart. It was my first time up close and […]