Bestselling Australian author, Natasha Lester, weaves sweeping stories of strong women succeeding in a male dominated world at key historical moments. Her latest book, The Paris Seamstress, shows just how much a young Parisian seamstress, Estella Bissette, will sacrifice to make her mark in New York’s fashion scene of the 1940s. Then, seventy- five years […]
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When you think of MDMA, you might imagine a dodgy drug deal or a sweaty dancefloor, but the illicit party-drug may become a legal medicine in just three years. US researchers are conducting final clinical trials testing MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Dr. Gillinder Bedi is a Senior Research Fellow at the […]
This week at 10:40 am, Ed Lippmann returns with Part 4 of Loved and Unloved, the series where we look at heritage issues and this week the topic is modern buildings which have been demolished. At 11:00 am my special guest is Dr Ginni Mansberg, making a welcome return to Arts Wednesday and tis week […]
Join me, Jane Raffan, Monday 2 April, for a program that looks at feminist art practice from the 1970s in an installation and exhibition at the AGNSW. The first of my guest interviews are with Natalie Wilson, Curator of Australian art, and Kerrie Head, Object Conservator, who’ll shed light on ‘Arcadia: Landscape and Bodies‘, a […]
“From NOLA To Chicago,” the new album from Sugar Bowl Hokum is Eastside Radio’s album of the week. Enamoured with obscure jazz and blues from the 20s and 30s, the band take compostions from the era and bring them back to life with fresh Sugar Bowl updates. Fans of those decades may recognise arrangements from […]
Annabel Osborne is a writer, award winning director and photographer. She’s a very busy woman, with two feature films and a series in development. Her short film “Mama always told him” took out the first prize at the prestigious Rhode Island International Film Festival and she comfortably moves between making shorts and feature films, in […]
Read More… from Annabel Osborne on The Dialogue Wednesday 28 March
At 10:40 am we hear Part 3 of Loved and Unloved with Ed Lippmann, the series where we discuss heritage issues and, this week we talk about the Chahill Expressway. My special guest at 11:00 am is Mami Kataoke, Artistic Director of Sydney Biennale 2018. We talked about her, about the philosophic underpinnings of the […]
Hidden beneath your Facebook feed Australian newspapers and magazines are struggling to turn a profit. Everyone has felt the thinner papers, seen the bigger ads, and cringed at the redundancies. You would be forgiven for thinking that launching a new broadsheet in Sydney would be impossible. However, that’s exactly what The Neighbourhood Paper is […]
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Arts Thursday with Maisy Stapleton on 22 March. WHAT’S ON TODAY’S PROGRAM: Come with me on a tour of the twenty first Biennale of Sydney over the next two programs and visit the Art Gallery of NSW, Cockatoo Island and Artspace. I’ll be sharing some of my insights and there […]
Read More… from ARTS THURSDAY – the Biennale and Theater for Young People
“[Tommy and I] have been friends for about 16-17 years now. You get less than that for most major crimes these days…” It’s a playful sentiment that echoes throughout Golden Magnetic, the debut album conceived by Mama Kin (Danielle Caruana) and Melbourne producer Tommy Spender. But aside from being a stellar collection of tracks inspired […]
At 10:40 am, Ed Lippmann returns with Part 2 of Loved and Unloved, our new series of Sydney By Design, this time discussing heritage issues. The topic for this week is The Rocks and Green Bans in the 1970s. At 11:00 am I will play an interview I recorded in Adelaide a couple of weeks […]
UK saxophonist YolanDa Brown is touring Australia with her jazz, soul and reggae album Love Politics War. She joined Thursday Drive to speak about the real-life inspirations for her record and what it’s like being a musician, a mum, and also a children’s book writer. Listen to her interview below. Find YolanDa Brown’s upcoming shows […]