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Boiling Point May 17 2017 Pollution, telomeres and beetroot.

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Nick La Rosa

Pollution, telomeres and beetroot. Luke talked about plastic pollution in the South Pacific https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-16/henderson-island-has-highest-levels-of-plastic-rubbish-in-world/8528710 Alex let us know how regular exercise might make you younger. And Chantelle told us why we need more beetroot in our life. Join us next Tuesday at 6pm on your wireless at 89.7FM, live via livestream or visit us on Facebook […]

Arts Thursday 18 May 2017

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Nick La Rosa

FUTURE/PAST This Arts Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton exploring the future and the past. I’ll be speaking first to Kate Cherry, CEO and Director of NIDA (the National Institute of Dramatic Arts) on upcoming NIDA productions and her first five months in her new role. Then to Michelle Belgiorno, one of five Australian and Japanese artists, whose […]

Boiling Point May 2017 Botanica, mice squeaks and Cassini

Posted on May 17, 2017 by Nick La Rosa

Botanica, mice squeaks and Cassini Tonight, Alex caught up with Botanica’s curator, Judy Dunstan, Dr Brett Summerell of the Royal Botanic Gardens and Louise Goodall of Foundation and Friends of the Royal Botanic Gardens. Find out about the exhibition here https://www.rbgsyd.nsw.gov.au/whatson/Botanica-in-Sickness-and-in-Health Listen in to the interview here Tim caught us up on Cassini’s recent dive […]

Arts Wednesday 10 May 2017

Posted on May 9, 2017 by Nick La Rosa

Andy Bromberger returns at 10:40 am for the final part of Music’s Mechanical Make-Up and finishes with The Conductor. My special guest at 11:00 am is Brenda Croft, curator of a new exhibition at UNSW Galleries entitled Still In My Mind. It recalls, documents and reflects on the historic walk off Wave Hill Station in […]

GIG GUIDE – Take One – 5th May 2017

Posted on May 5, 2017 by Nick La Rosa

Afternoon Eastsiders! Next week is bursting with amazing talent taking to a live venue near you. Why not get organised and cap off each day with some of your favourites, or take the time to discover something new? As always you can tune in Friday’s from 1:30PM-3PM for Take One to hear about these artists and […]

Arts Thursday 4 May

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Nick La Rosa

Two institutions with a long heritage and a bright future! Both have roots back in the 1980s and both have survived through embracing change. Firstly Bob Googe from the National Trust, who is coordinating the National Heritage Festival, speaks about this Australia-wide event celebrating the stories, people and places that make up our heritage. And […]

Arts Wednesday 3 May 2017

Posted on May 2, 2017 by Nick La Rosa

Andy Bromberger joins us at 10:40 am with Music’s Mechanical Make-Up and this week the topic is Words and Music. My special guest at 11:00 am is Associate Professor Bronwyn Winter and she unravels the mysteries of the French electoral system. Music will be mostly French with an example of early words and music from […]

Pandora’s Bag & Educating Rita– Arts Monday

Posted on April 30, 2017 by Nick La Rosa

Pandora’s Bag is a hilarious collection of 10 songs all inspired by that must-have item: the handbag! From the sexy to the sassy, the sad to the hilarious, Joanna Weinberg opens the bag of female mystery and pulls out everything from dirty laundry to leather fetishes and ‘bag porn’ (her secret vice). Joanna sings of […]

Boiling Point 25th April 2017

Posted on April 26, 2017 by Nick La Rosa

Coral bleaching, March for Science, DTaP and desert air dehumidifying. … Luke reported the latest coral bleaching along the Great Barrier Reef: Tim discussed research on timing for immunisation against tetanus, diptheria and pertussis for pregnant women: And Danny demystified the desert air with new solar powered dehumidifying technology Join us next Tuesday at 6pm […]

Arts Wednesday 26 April 2017

Posted on April 25, 2017 by Nick La Rosa

Andy Bromberger returns at 10:40 am in Part 5 of Music’s Mechanical Make-Up, this week talking about the bass. At 11:00 am I will be joined in the studio by Carol Beales, a tour guide of Cockatoo Island. The National Trust of Australia is sponsoring National Heritage Month across Australia and tours of Cockatoo Island […]

The Trees Are Listening Too

Posted on April 20, 2017 by Nick La Rosa

When we sip tea, slug craft beer, or inhale tobacco, most of us don’t stop to think we are using a bit of plant power to feel better. But as Dr Monica Gagliano, our guest on Monday Drive this week explained, pretty much everywhere you look on earth, “there is an undercurrent story of human’s […]

Arts Wednesday 19 April 2017

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Nick La Rosa

This week I’ll make good from last week’s disasters. We really will hear Andy Bromberger on Harmony at about 10:40 am, Part 4 of Music’s Mechanical Make-Up. At 11:00 am I am pleased to welcome Louis Nowra back to Arts Wednesday, talking about his latest book, Woolloomooloo: A Biography. Louis has lost none of his […]