Close to Home and Two Views by Marie Mansfield and Louise Whelan now showing at Juniper Hall.

Some of my best past times have been spent getting lost amongst the stalls of the Sydney Royal Easter Show. Wandering around, I always noticed the country kids amongst the throngs of city kids looking at the animals like they were aliens and marvelling in the country kids ability to walk up to the animals […]

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plastic vibrations, orange overalls, superfood reverberations

You probably didn’t know your synthetic polar fleece is shedding over 200,000 micro-fibres every time you wash it? You can listen to this week’s Monday Drive on the program page to find out why the fast fashion industry is not only the second most wasteful industry after oil – its ecological footprint is starting to […]

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Album of the week – ‘La Despedida’ by San Lazaro

‘La Despedida’ by San Lazaro is Eastside Radio’s Album of the week. This week we are bringing you an album that showcases real truthful Latin music that is full of originality, as the band San Lazaro from Melbourne have brought us an album with almost-live production that gives for a real sense of connection. You almost […]

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TSOL- Anna McPherson

The School of Life’s, Anna McPherson, joined Dr Margaux Dombkins on Arts. Anna, is a faculty member in The School of Life’s  Sydney branch, and teaches classes in ‘How To Have Better Conversations and ‘How To Find A Job You Love’. The School of Life, a cultural enterprise offering good ideas for everyday life, was founded in London […]

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‘Dad Took a Picture’ art exhibition @ Stanley Street Gallery

Ever looked at an old photograph of past family members and wondered who they could be and what they are doing at that particular moment that the picture was taken? Artist Harley Oliver has taken that question and turned it into an art exhibition that explores his past photos and what they mean. ‘Dad Took […]

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green beef, stressed mangroves, happy estuaries

Remember the guy who rode his horse across the harbour bridge a few weeks back? It was great to have an intrepid  farmer like Glenn Morris on the show this week – smart, learned, progressive, committed and all round top bloke, Glenn explained why he is committed to improving the biodiversity of the land on […]

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Ants, Grief and a P&O Cruise – Stories on Arts Thursday

Three local Sydney writers have specially recorded works for this storytelling episode of Arts Thursday 21st July with Maren on Eastside Radio. We’ll be hearing a short story titled ‘Wine and Cheese Appreciation’ by journalist and writer Amelia Marshall, on a sharehouse and an ant farm. Next, we’ll hear three poems by queer Arab Australian […]

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