Arts Thursday 15 December 2016. Meet Dr Belinda Von Mengerson, the Curator of Slipstitch, a new exhibition at Mosman Art Gallery. This is the first contemporary embroidery exhibition to be held in 3 decades. Belinda spoke to Maisy Stapleton about how embroidery has been turned on its head and taken up by a young generation of […]
Category: Podcast
Eat Your History
On Arts Wednesday, during the course of November/December 2016, Sylvia’s guest was food historian Jacqui Newling, who presented 7 episodes of a series called Eat Your History. You can gear all 7 episodes below: That was Part 1 about bread. That was Part 2 about sugar, That was Part 3 about tea. […]
Social Trends 2016
On Arts Wednesday 14 December 2016, Sylvia’s guest was social analyst, Neer Korn, talking about what we Australians having been thinking during 2016. Follow the conversation here: That was Part 1 of the conversation and now for Part 2: And her is the final part: […]
Boiling Point 13th December 2016
The 5 second rule, psychopaths and quantum teleportation. Missed tonight’s show? Plug into the podcast here Tim dropped the 5 second rule to the floor to see how much scrutiny soaked in to see if dropped food is still safe to eat Danny crossed to Canada and China where quantum teleportation is being used […]
Needs versus Wants: the emergence and development of shopping in Sydney
Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan interviews Margot Riley, curator at the State Library, on research undertaken on the emergence and development in Sydney of the phenomenon of shopping. Needs versus wants? Hear about the trade in goods from the early days of the colony, through the boom associated with the gold rush, and on to contemporary […]
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Margaret Flockton: A Fragrant Memory
On Arts Wednesday 7 December 2016, Sylvia’s guest was Louise Wilson, author of Margaret Flockton: A Fragrant Memory about Australia’s first female botanical illustrator. Listen to the conversation below: That was Part 1 od the conversation and here is Part 2: And now for Part 3: […]
Our Stars on Arts Thursday 1 December 2016
Join Maisy Stapleton in conversation with Carrie Kibbler, Curator at Hazelhurst Regional Gallery and Arts Centre in Gymea, Sutherland about the beautiful and significant exhibition Nganampa Kilipil: Our Stars, the first major survey exhibition of works from the artists of the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunyjatjara (APY) Lands of Central Australia. With over 70 works from more […]
Venice on Arts Thursday 1 December
Join Maisy Stapleton in conversation with Desmond Freeman, about his recent publication Venice – Impressions in Pen and Ink, which celebrates Venice – through its buildings and special places. Desmond is a well-known interior designer and creator of museums and exhibitions and has also been involved in the design of hospitals, prisons, universities, commercial headquarters, […]
Kirsty McCahon and the Double Bass
On Arts Wednesday 30 November 2017, Kirsty McCahon joined Sylvia to talk about the double bass. Follow the conversation and hear the music: The version of the Brandenburg Concerto No 1 we played was by the Orchestra of the Antipodes and we played the Allegro. Here is a link to the CD: https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/bach-brandenburg-concertos/id574950970 Now for Part […]
Boiling Point 29 November 2016
Missed tonight’s show? Listen in here WHAT!?! ANU scientists succeed in stopping light?! Danny explains how this is possible using super cooled rubidium atoms Plus Chantelle visits the Southern Hemispheres largest Orchid propagation program at the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria. First steps; identify pollinator. Second step; identify fungal host. Third step; keep alive Boiling Point […]
Making Airwaves Episode 12
On Tuesday 18th of April at 6pm, Eastside Radio broadcast the 12th episode of Making Airwaves! Making Airwaves is a Windgap Foundation initiative, which allows adults who live with an intellectual disability to create their own half hour radio show. In this broadcast we hear from the talented Lance, Alex, Toohey, Nathan, Susie and Ailsa. […]
Boiling Point 22nd November 2016
Missed tonight’s show? Never fear you can listen to it here! Chantelle interviewed Australian National University researcher Henry Cook, on the team’s efforts to save the last 14 Orange Bellied Parrots Check out the Save the Orange-bellied Parrot campaign here https://pozible.com/project/operation-obp And Tim looked into research that’s pimping photosynthesis in crop plants to meet our […]