Surface Snorkel Insanity

Senator Pauline Hanson’s in depth analysis of the Great Barrier Reef gleaned during a strenuous “surface snorkel” during her first ever outing in a wetsuit, has brought the spectacular peculiarities of our times into stark relief  this week.   Senator Hanson was able to fall back on years of ignorance when she announced that the […]

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Rebecca Ritchie on The Dialogue Wednesday 30 November

The world of Rebecca Ritchie is full of glamour, drama and beauty; with equal doses of murder, tragedy and ambition. It is the wonderful world of Opera Australia. Rebecca Ritchie, Wardrobe Production Manager for Opera Australia, takes us behind the scenes of the  workroom. We step into the domain of the costume designers, cutters, seamstresses, wig makers, milliners and […]

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Album of the Week – ‘New Balloon’ by Matilda Abraham

‘New Balloon’ by Matilda Abraham is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. With her brand new album released this October, Abraham invites us to follow her into a warm, honest and unique universe created amidst a mix of  the synthetic sounds and the sweet voice of a folk singer. The Sydney based singer began developing […]

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Boiling Point 22nd November 2016

Missed tonight’s show? Never fear you can listen to it here! Chantelle interviewed Australian National University researcher Henry Cook, on the team’s efforts to save the last 14 Orange Bellied Parrots Check out the Save the Orange-bellied Parrot campaign here https://pozible.com/project/operation-obp And Tim looked into research that’s pimping photosynthesis in crop plants to meet our […]

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Jazz Made In Australia Monday 28 2016 ‘Julien, Dan, & Idea of North’

I’m focusing on only 3 CDs this week,  one released early in 2016, one released late in 2016 and one released somewhere in the middle. And, they are Julien Wilson‘s ‘This Narrow Isthmus‘, Dan Barnett‘s ‘Walkin’ Shoes‘ and the Idea of North‘s ‘Ballads‘. Most of us I’m sure are familiar with Julien’s work, he is […]

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IT’S PARTY ARTY FRIDAY TIME @ MCA ARTBAR

ARTBAR NOVEMBER: FINALE 2016 – Curated by Megan Cope MCA ARTBAR ‘FlashBlaks to the Future’ curated by Megan Cope It’s time to enjoy art, listen to great music and dance! ARTBAR takes your gallery experience and flips it on its head through art, music, design and performance. Kicking off after dark on the last Friday of […]

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Arts Wednesday 23 November 2016

Jacqui Newling joins us again at 10:40 am with Part 4 of Eat Your History and this week’s topic is oysters. My special guest at 11:00 am is Heather Rossiter, scientist, author and traveller whose latest book is Sweet Boy, Dear Wife about cross-dressing archaeologist, Jane Dieulafoys. Jane travelled across Persia of 1880’s and dug […]

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Album of the Week – ‘Doncomodja’ by Moussa Diakite & Wassado

‘Doncomodja’ by Moussa Diakite & Wassado is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. This week we bring you the sounds of West Africa by an artist who has been creating and playing music for over three decades now. Moussa Diakite knows exactly how the Australian crowd like their world sounds as he practically calls Australia home […]

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Jazz Made In Australia Monday 21 November 2016 ‘Chris Cody ‘Not My Lover”

Pianist, composer Chris Cody has lived for such a long time in Paris that he’s now considered a French Australian musician, claimed by both countries. he currently spends his time commuting between both countries and has just returned to Australia after a successful tour of France, England and Spain.     Chris started his musical […]

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Arts Thursday 17 November.

  WILDTHING and Behind the Museum This Thursday, join Maisy Stapleton in a conversation with Frank Howarth PSM, the President of Museums Galleries Australia, the membership organisation for these organisations across Australia. This forms part of an irregular series on ‘thought leaders’ in the arts and cultural world. If you’ve ever wondered about the museum […]

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Album of the week – The Dreaming Room by Laura Mvula

“The Dreaming Room” by Laura Mvula is Eastside Radio’s Album of the Week. This week our featured artist hails from the West Midlands of England however her voice is powerful enough to reach all corners of the globe. Releasing her second album Laura Mvula has given us another record packed full of emotions and originality […]

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