On Arts Thursday, Maisy Stapleton commenced a special series, Asian Intersections, examining how we intersect with Asia through culture and art. In a two-program interview, Jackie Menzies OAM, Emeritus Curator of Asian Art at the Art Gallery of NSW and President of The Asian Art Society of Australia joined the us to set the background […]
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The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer
Award winning Canadian blues band ‘The Harpoonist and The Axe Murderer’ came by Drive Tuesday a few days ago as a part of their grand national Australian tour. David happened to be a big fan of their work, and as can be seen in the picture above he had a great time talking to them […]
Green Mohair Suits
On Tuesday we were lucky enough to have Australian Band ‘Green Mohair Suits’ come into the studio to talk us about their ongoing tour of Evans Street. In a discussion that meandered from the creation of their newest album, to the styles of music that inspired them to be the band that they are, we were […]
Brexit talk with Nicholas Rowley
Last Tuesday, David Interviewed Sydney University Adjunct Professor Nicholas Rowley about the implications of Brexit in Europe following the High Court decision that the new Prime Minister cannot start the process on her own. Also discussed is the economic fallout from the recent plebiscite, as well as Nicholas’ group called the ‘Sydney Democracy Network’. Listen here […]
Sweet Boy, Dear Wife
On Arts Wednesday, 23 November 2016, Sylvia’s guest was Heather Rossiter, talking about her book Sweet Boy, Dear Wife. Listen to the conversation below: That was Part 1 of the conversation and here is Part 2: And now for Part 3: […]
Arts Thursday17 November Podcast
WILDTHING Join Maisy Stapleton speaking to Katrina Cashman, Senior Curator Mosman Art Gallery about the exhibition WILDTHING – Animals in Contemporary Art on show at the Gallery until 27 November. Told through contemporary Australian art, produced within the last 15 years, WILDTHING traverses our attitudes, love for, use and abuse of the animal kingdom from […]
Anna Lise de Lorenzo and Maker Space
On Arts Wednesday 16 November 2016, Sylvia’s guest was Anna Lise de Lorenzo, founder and CEO of Maker Space & Co. Listen to the conversation below: Above is Part 1 of the conversation and here is Part 2: And now for Part 3: […]
Counting (and accounting for) Women in the Visual Arts – The CoUNTess Report
Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan delves into women’s representation in the Australian visual arts sector in her interviews with Elvis Richardson, artist and author of The Countess Report, “a benchmarking project and online resource on gender equality in the Australian contemporary art sector”. The interviews are set within a playlist of fabulous music showcasing female vocalists […]
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Pain with Dr Ginni Mansberg
On Arts Wednesday 9 November 2016, Sylvia’s guest was Dr Ginni Mansberg, talking about pain. Listen to the conversation below. This is Part 1, where Ginni talks about physical pain: And now for Part 2 where Ginni talks about emotional pain and stress: And this Part 3 where Ginni talks about what can be done: […]
Kelp Forest mass decline
One of the most popular Boiling Point shows from 2016. Dr Thomas Wernberg from the University of Western Australia delved into the fortuitous research that is monitoring Australia’s disappearing kelp forests. He has shared some resources on YouTube plus you can read all the details in this informative article from The Conversation Image Source: Dr Thomas Wernberg University of Western Australia “In a […]
The Nude in Art
In January 2014, Sylvia recorded an interview with art consultant, Anna Groden, on the Nude in Art. Next week, Nude: Art from the Tate opens at the Art Gallery of NSW, so it seemed a good opportunity to repeat the conversation on Arts Wednesday 2 November 2016. That was Part 1 of our conversation and here […]
Boiling Point 1st November 2016
Operation Crayweed and Sculpture by the Sea Missed tonight’s show? Plug into the podcast here:https://eastsidefm.org/boilingpoint/# or listen in here: Tonight we were joined by George and Lana from Operation Crayweed who talked us through what it takes to rehabilitate undersea forests off Sydney’s coastline and how you get involved at this year’s Sculpture by the Sea, […]