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Your weekly expedition to the heart of modern life through buildings, design, gardens and food.

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    • Arts
    • 4.5 • 109 Ratings

Your weekly expedition to the heart of modern life through buildings, design, gardens and food.

    Viking cinnamon buns, Bruce Pascoe's object of desire, and can churches solve the housing crisis?

    Viking cinnamon buns, Bruce Pascoe's object of desire, and can churches solve the housing crisis?

    Breaking news: Vikings enjoyed cinnamon buns

    Why is vanilla a byword for boring? How did peppercorns end up next to salt on every western table? Did you know the Vikings were rather partial to cinnamon buns? Food writer Eleanor Ford explores the rich history of spices. 




    Can churches solve the housing crisis?

    The Australian housing crisis rolls on with profound effect. From low-income families, to the elderly, to renters facing rent increase after rent increase. Against this backdrop, we head to Marrickville in Sydney's inner-west where a daring new housing development may provide a path forward.




    Bruce Pascoe’s object of desire - Nadgee IV

    Writer Bruce Pascoe shares the many stories that bind him closely to his boat and the river.




    The magnificence of Broughton Hall 

    It started as a paddock and became a wonderland of terraced botanical displays, intricate parterre, maze-like pathways and spectacular colour. Join Tim Entwisle as he explores the beauty of Broughton Hall. 

    • 54 min
    Paul Bangay tours the Murdoch family farm, and the meat name game heats up

    Paul Bangay tours the Murdoch family farm, and the meat name game heats up

    Your weekly expedition to the heart of modern life through buildings, design, gardens and food.

    • 54 min
    Future-proofing our beloved cities, and Hetty Lui McKinnon's last meal

    Future-proofing our beloved cities, and Hetty Lui McKinnon's last meal

    From ancient Roman aqueducts to futuristic vertical farms, how can we blend historical wisdom and cutting-edge technology to make our cities resilient places to live? 

    What would food writer Hetty Lui McKinnon eat if it was her last day on Earth?

    And a writer takes us on a tour of his beloved Queensland coastal town.

    • 54 min
    Saudi Arabia’s 'The Line' and architectural megalomania

    Saudi Arabia’s 'The Line' and architectural megalomania

    Stretching for 170 kilometres and soaring 500 metres into the sky, how does The Line rank among the most grandiose architectural efforts in history? The story behind a Vogue editor's beloved Chanel jacket; and who wields the real influence when it comes to the world of social media food influencers?

    • 54 min
    Re-designing the nature strip and re-inventing the suburban backyard

    Re-designing the nature strip and re-inventing the suburban backyard

    Re-inventing the suburban backyard with regeneration and community in mind; re-designing the nature strip; Elizabeth David's Gratin Dauphinois and Besha Rodell's love of vintage glassware.

    • 53 min
    The lost art of dress and a tour of the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

    The lost art of dress and a tour of the Melbourne International Flower and Garden Show

    If you are dressed head to toe in black, polyester, nylon or some combination thereof, you may need a dress doctor. Linda Przybyszewski - Dress maker, historian and author of The Lost Art of Dress: The Women Who Once Made America Stylish - discusses the history of the dress doctors who helped women design, make and choose clothing for the workplace and home. She explains the design principles that guided the Dress doctors and their legacy in contemporary fashion and design.

    • 54 min

Customer Reviews

4.5 out of 5
109 Ratings

109 Ratings

Sewelli ,

John S

Basically entertaining, if not for Jonathan's inane giggling, often at rather questionable times. His normally well selected, well informed guests often try to make a point, only to be greeted by giggles and sniggers from JG.
And, late once again, the most recent episodes, 16th July and 23rd July haven't appeared in my podcasts...
Is there something amiss? I hope not, because Blueprint is essential listening and podcasts make it so very accessible. Cheers!

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Broad Beans

I was listening with interest to the chef from Lorne regarding cooking broad beans whole. My father often cooked whole, young beans in a parsley and white sauce. Give it a crack. I’ve tried to locate another way of contacting but no joy.

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Thirst-quenching pod. You can get the granular written details but you have to go through to the ABC pages.

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