Riley Lavelle Long reviews Netflix’s gripping crime series Ozark, starring Jason Bateman and Laura Linney. […]
Category: Podcast
Ezrato on Untapped
Local producer/musician Eric Tompson came onto Untapped to talk about his passion for music, and the niche that he wants to carve for himself in a genre that he calls ‘Jazz-House’. He talks about moving to Sydney from Tasmania, working with unknown musicians for his music and explains exactly what a DJ does during a […]
Percussion with Mark Robinson
Over the course of June and July 2017, Sylvia recorded 6 episodes with Assistant Principal Timpani and Percussionist with Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Episodes were recorded in the Conservatorium, in the bowels of the Sydney Opera House and for 2 memorable episodes from the stage of the Sydney Opera House. Episodes range from the big bass […]
Jane Austen 200
On Arts Wednesday 26 July 2017, Sylvia marked the 200th anniversary of Jane Austen’s death in a conversation with Austen scholar, Ruth Wilson. Who was Jane Austen, what is her enduring appeal and why? Listen to the 3 parts of the conversation here: That was Part 1 of the conversation and this is Part […]
Film Review: Dunkirk
Riley Lavelle Long reviews Christopher Nolan’s war epic, Dunkirk. […]
Coral: Art, Science, Life
Art Monday’s Jane Raffan delves into the fascinating and fragile world of coral in interviews with the Macleay Museum’s Dr Jude Philp, centred on an exhibition called Coral: Art, Science, Life. In Coral: art, four artists exhibit works that explore our relationship with this fragile waterscape. In Coral: science, the work of four University scientists […]
100th Anniversary of the 1917 Great Strike: Civil Disobedience and Unity
2017 is the 100th anniversary of the Great Strike. Are you looking forward to the next public holiday coming up? Do you know why we celebrate a Labour Day public holiday? Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan takes us on a potted history of Australia’s union movement 1850-1950 with Neale Towart, Heritage Officer for Sydney Trades Hall […]
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Life in Sydney’s 2011 Postcode: Warren Fahey’s ‘The Good Old Bad Old Days’
Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan interviews Warren Fahely, AM, about his new social history of Sydney’s vibrant 2011 postcode encompassing Potts Point, Woolloomooloo, Kings Cross, Rushcutters Bay and Elizabeth Bay. Warren Fahey, AM, is a cultural historian, collector and performer of historic songs and stories, founder of Larrikin Records and Paddington’s beloved Folkways Music, and author […]
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Boiling Point 18th Juluy 2017 Brown fat, caterpillar cannibalism and gon(e)-orrhea
Brown fat, caterpillar cannibalism and gon(e)-orrhea Chantelle took us through the differences between WAT (white adipose tissue, white fat or bad fat), BAT (brown adipose tissue , brown fat or good fat) and PHAT fats (which aren’t anything really except our phat tunes) Alex explored the curious case of cannibalistic caterpillars which are tricked into eating […]
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King Colour on Untapped
On Monday we were lucky enough to have the very chill AJ and Liam in the studio talking about their groovy Sydney band King Colour. They discuss their many, many upcoming projects, have a chat about music and travelling, and even let me play some songs from their upcoming album! I had great fun talking to […]
Boiling Point 11th June 2017 Cane toad sausage and the world’s biggest battery for SA
Tesla battery for SA and cane toad sausages Luke updated us on world’s biggest lithium ion battery to provide base load power in SA and helped explain how a battery actually works. Check out this YouTube video for a quick rundown And Chantelle chatted with Chris Jackson about training quolls and other wildlife with #canetoadsausages […]
Antibiotics, Probiotics and Prebiotics
On Arts Wednesday 12 July 2017, celebrity GP Dr Ginni Mansberg was Sylvia’s guest, unravelling these words and this subject: do we really know what they mean and how how they affect us and our health? Here is the first part of the conversation about antibiotics: Now for Part 2 about probiotics: And now […]