Transition affects all athletes, regardless of how far they take their sporting career. Former semi-pro road cyclist Adam Taylor-Campbell chased the dream half way around the world. From growing up in the UK, to racing across Asia, to becoming General Manager for cycling events company Rapha in Australia, Adam has lived and breathed cycling for […]
Read More… from Ex-cyclist Adam Taylor-Campbell on Crossing the Line, Tuesday 26 June
This week we start a new series with Shakespeare scholar, Dr Anna Kamaralli and this time the subject is Shakespeare’s Heroes and Villains. In Episode 1, Anna talks about heroes. My special guest at 11:00am is Dr John Rooney. John is head of Orthopaedic Surgery at St Vincents Hospital. However, he’s also a rock musician, […]
Join me, Jane Raffan, Monday 25 June, for a program that takes an in-depth look at the important touring exhibition, ‘Black Mist Burnt Country: Testing the Bomb, Maralinga and Australian Art.’ My interviews are with Dr Lee-Anne Hall, Director of the Penrith Regional Gallery and the Lewers bequest, and we’ll be canvassing Australia’s nuclear history […]
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Have we been getting ‘failure’ all wrong? The fear of failure and pressure to build a perfect career can sometimes paralyse us from experimenting. Educator and entrepreneur Gauri Bhalla joined Nick Terry on Thursday Drive to explore how failure can be incredibly valuable. Listen to the whole interview below. How To Fail classes at The School […]
Radiothon Week this week. It’s our opportunity to say thank you for your support over the last year and ask you for your continuing support. So, this week, hear about all the things we have achieved over the last year and what’s on the wish list for the coming one. In between, lots of lively […]
Triple Olympian Shelley Gorman represented Australia at the Seoul, Atlanta and Sydney Olympic Games, winning a Silver medal in Sydney and a Bronze medal in Atlanta. Shelley was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010. Now a personal trainer, Shelley runs body transformation specialists ‘Urban Warriors‘ with Kylie Jackes, fellow personal trainer […]
Read More… from Urban Warriors Shelley Gorman & Kylie Jackes on Crossing the Line, Tuesday 19 June
At 10:40 this morning, we hear the last of the 6-Part series with Andy Bromberger – Atonalism, Alienation and Appeasement – and in the concluding episode Andy discusses music from the 1970s. On 15 June 1215, Magna Carta was signed at Runnymede and since then it has been regarded as the cornerstone of democracy. In […]
Hayder Shkara fell in love with martial arts in 1998, as a 7-year-old child in the suburbs of Sydney. He made his first national team in 2006 and by 2011 was competing to represent Australia at the London 2012 Olympic Games. A loss to a New Zealand competitor in the Oceania qualifiers saw him miss out on […]
Read More… from Olympian Taekwondo athlete Hayder Shkara, on Crossing the Line Tuesday 12 June 3pm
Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week is LOVEPLAYDANCE by Toshio Matsuura on Brownswood Recordings. On ‘LOVEPLAYDANCE’, legendary Tokyo DJ and producer Toshio Matsuura charts a new direction. Casting musical cornerstones in a fresh light, the TOSHIO MATSUURA GROUP features Tom Skinner (drummer for Sons of Kemet and Owiny Sigoma Band amongst others) as its musical director, as […]
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Having started his sporting career as a rowing coxswain aged 13, John Boultbee’s passion for sport has lead him to become one of Australia’s leading sports administrators. He was Secretary General of the International Rowing Federation (1989-95) and is currently Steward of the Henley Royal Regatta. As Director of the Australian Institute of Sport during the […]
Read More… from Influential sports administrator John Boultbee on Crossing the Line, Tuesday 5 June
A nice cold white with some mussels. A warm full bodied red and a good book on a cold night. A frosty beer on a summers afternoon, after a hard day’s work. I can think of lots of ways in which I enjoy consuming my alcohol, and as you can see, with a night of […]
What the World Needs Now or How the Inner West Connects is a new musical theatre show about the ups and downs of living in Sydney’s inner west. Written by Choir Director, Gary Smith and members of the St Peter’s based community choir, The Bridge on the River Choir, the musical portrays the story of […]
Read More… from What the World Needs Now and The Forever Kid – Arts Monday