Sydney

Over 6 weeks in August/September 2016, Sylvia spoke to Ed Lippmann in another Sydney By Design series, this time looking at Sydney itself. Listen to the conversations below: This is Part 1, where Ed introduces the topic and the series: This is Part 2 where Ed talks about Sydney’s history: Here is Part 3 where […]

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Coming up Arts Thursday 8 September

The Art of Politics and Artists in Residence Art-speak is the segment where I interview influencers and forces in the arts sector in Australia. This Thursday, the focus is on arts and its role in politics. The federal election is past and while the parties in government continue to wrangle, let’s find out what is […]

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Aquatic Sonarscapes – noise replaces music under the sea

Ever thought about the music under the waves? According to our featured guest this week, Associate Professor Ivan Nagelkerken, from Adelaide University, human’s are changing the aquatic soundscape in ways almost unfathomable. Not just the industrial clanking around of merchant ships and the military, underwater explosions, and leisure vehicles, but now even our agricultural run […]

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The Doll: Psychological and Symbolic Resonances

  Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan delves into the psychological and symbolic resonances of the doll. Interviews with Curators Dr Shirley Daborn and Victoria Harbutt shed light and offer insights and a myriad of  interpretations on the symbolism of the doll. The exhibition Hello Dollies! (Penrith Regional Gallery & The Lewers Bequest, 2012) featured more than […]

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Pigeon Laundry comes to Django Bar @ Sydney Fringe

Two of Australia’s finest improvisers, violinist Shenzo Gregorio (FourPlay, Shenzo’s Electric Stunt Orchestra) and guitarist Julian Curwin (The Tango Saloon, Darth Vegas) join forces to form Pigeon Laundry. Julian and Shenzo met at Woodford Folk Festival last millennium, and later played and toured together with the likes of The Tango Saloon, The Mango Balloon and […]

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Interview with Anne-Maree Huxley

In this podcast Ruth Hessey interviews Anne-Maree Huxley who is the founder of MOSS (Models of Success and Sustainability). In the interview Anne-Maree talks about her new project for future sustainability called ‘Blue Economy‘ and how this institute is working to use biomimetic principles and  apply them to new economic models. To listen to the […]

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Arts Wednesday 7 September 2016

Ed Lippmann joins me at 10:40 am for the finale of the current series of Sydney By Design, looking at Sydney. My special guest at 11:00 am is Maria Katsonis, co-editor of Rebellious Daughters, a book recently published featuring essays by some of Australia’s most prominent female authors, talking about their rebellious youth. Music is […]

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Interview with Emily Wurramara

In this interview Ruth Hessey talks with Emily Wurramara about her new album Black Smoke as well as her upcoming appearances at Bigsound and at the 89.7fm Global Rhythms Music Festival. The songs featured in this podcast are Black Smoke (beginning song) and Blue Moon Black Sea (ending song) both are songs on Emily’s Debut […]

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Interview with Associate Professor Ivan Nagelkerken

In this interview Ruth Hessey talks to Associate Professor Ivan Nagelkerken about Nutrient pollution and Aquatic Sonic Pollution. We find out from our guest expert exactly what Nutrient pollution and  Aquatic Sonic Pollution is, why they’re occurring and how they’re changing sounds in the sea and how this change is affecting sea creatures and ocean […]

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Ace Bourke: Art, Family, Friends and Christian the Lion

Arts Monday’s Jane Raffan chats with Ace Bourke – curator, collector, and chronicler of Christian the lion – about his life journeys. Interview I – Ace’s career as a curator of Aboriginal and colonial art From his time in London in the late 1960s through to three recent, seminal exhibitions: Flesh & Blood: A Story […]

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