Breaking Sound Barriers

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BREAKING SOUND BARRIERS is a training program to provide accessible and inclusive podcast and radio training to people with disability. RTRFM now shares the graduates’ final projects as part of this ongoing online series (originally debuted on Tuesday’s On the Record): a 7-minute podcast developed from the perspective of a person living with disability.

  1. 03/12/2025

    Breaking Sound Barriers: Beyond The Mask with Elliott Uludong

    Breaking Sound Barriers returns for a third season! Throughout 2025, RTRFM was able to deliver a third round of our accessible and inclusive training courses for people with a disability, supported by our friends at Youth Disability Advocacy Network (YDAN) and Synergy’s Community Giving Fund. We’re excited to share with you the latest batch of stories and podcast pilots from the Breaking Sound Barriers graduates! This season features conversations across music, culture, identity, community, getting through high school and much more, from the perspective of this year’s students. In this instalment, we have Beyond The Mask with Elliott Uludong. You see superheroes every day, in films, TV & comics… But what if I was to tell you that you see Superheroes in real life every day? Join Elliott as he talks about his superhero journey on: Beyond the Mask New episodes of Breaking Sound Barriers will premiere weekly on Tuesdays during On the Record in November & December. Learn more about RTRFM’s Disability Inclusion Plan here. Listen Via Spotify Listen via Podfollow

  2. 03/12/2025

    Breaking Sounds Barriers: A Piece Of Cake with Aida Chambers-Farre

    Breaking Sound Barriers returns for a third season! Throughout 2025, RTRFM was able to deliver a third round of our accessible and inclusive training courses for people with a disability, supported by our friends at Youth Disability Advocacy Network (YDAN) and Synergy’s Community Giving Fund. We’re excited to share with you the latest batch of stories and podcast pilots from the Breaking Sound Barriers graduates! This season features conversations across music, culture, identity, community, getting through high school and much more, from the perspective of this year’s students. In this instalment, we have A Peice of Cake with Aida Chambers-Farre, a podcast on queerness, disability and how they’re represented in the media. Aida and co-host Kim look at representation of Aromatic and Asexual characters in TV shows – some good, and some not so good, starting with Wednesday Addams from the latest Netflix adaptation of The Addam’s Family franchise. New episodes of Breaking Sound Barriers will premiere weekly on Tuesdays during On the Record in November & December. Learn more about RTRFM’s Disability Inclusion Plan here. Listen Via Spotify Listen via Podfollow

  3. 24/11/2025

    Breaking Sound Barriers: Muso With Zavier Kneale

    Breaking Sound Barriers returns for a third season! Throughout 2025, RTRFM was able to deliver a third round of our accessible and inclusive training courses for people with a disability, supported by our friends at Youth Disability Advocacy Network (YDAN) and Synergy’s Community Giving Fund. We’re excited to share with you the latest batch of stories and podcast pilots from the Breaking Sound Barriers graduates! This season features conversations across music, culture, identity, community, getting through high school and much more, from the perspective of this year’s students. In this instalment, join Zavier Kneale for the first edition of MUSO – an in-depth look through the history and characteristics of Prog Rock music, feating Zavier in conversation with WA band Osiris Lights.  New episodes of Breaking Sound Barriers will premiere weekly on Tuesdays during On the Record in November & December. Read the Transcript here Learn more about RTRFM’s Disability Inclusion Plan here. Listen Via Spotify Listen via Podfollow

  4. 12/11/2025

    Breaking Sound Barriers: Let’s Talk Video Games With Bethany Bond

    Breaking Sound Barriers returns for a third season! Throughout 2025, RTRFM was able to deliver a third round of our accessible and inclusive training courses for people with a disability, supported by our friends at Youth Disability Advocacy Network (YDAN) and Synergy’s Community Giving Fund. We’re excited to share with you the latest batch of stories and podcast pilots from the Breaking Sound Barriers graduates! This season features conversations across music, culture, identity, community, getting through high school and much more, from the perspective of this year’s students. In this instalment, join Bethany Bond for Let’s Talk Video Games. If you’re curious about video games but you don’t know where to start, or maybe you’re already a passionate gamer, this is the podcast for you. Let’s Talk Video Games is an in-depth look into the history of video games and why they’ve become such a big part of so many people’s lives. New episodes of Breaking Sound Barriers will premiere weekly on Tuesdays during On the Record in November & December. Find the transcript here Learn more about RTRFM’s Disability Inclusion Plan here. Listen Via Spotify Listen via Podfollow

  5. 12/11/2025

    Breaking Sound Barriers: Bowie In Boorloo with Auggie Pole

    Breaking Sound Barriers returns for a third season! Throughout 2025, RTRFM was able to deliver a third round of our accessible and inclusive training courses for people with a disability, supported by our friends at Youth Disability Advocacy Network (YDAN) and Synergy’s Community Giving Fund. We’re excited to share with you the latest batch of stories and podcast pilots from the Breaking Sound Barriers graduates! This season features conversations across music, culture, identity, community, getting through high school and much more, from the perspective of this year’s students. In this instalment, join Auggie Pole for Bowie In Boorloo – David Was Here – a fantastic journey through David Bowie’s fascination with Australia & his time in Perth over the years, the concerts, set lists & off-stage adventures from one of the biggest Bowies fans in the city. Find the transcript here New episodes of Breaking Sound Barriers will premiere weekly on Tuesdays during On the Record in November & December. Learn more about RTRFM’s Disability Inclusion Plan here. Listen Via Spotify Listen via Podfollow

  6. 30/08/2024

    A Mile in My Shoes: Jason Bodle with Andrew Beattie

    Breaking Sound Barriers graduate Jason Bodle returns with the latest entry in his podcast series A Mile in My Shoes. In this episode, skating champion Andrew Beattie talks to Jason about taking his talents from WA to the world, with the support of his mum Liz. https://rtrfm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/A1-0001_Jason-Bodle-Andrew-Beattie-Radio-Interview.mp3 Read this episode’s transcript here.

  7. 08/04/2024

    Breaking Sound Barriers: That’s not a vibe – the Mental Health Act

    Breaking Sound Barriers is back! In late 2023, RTRFM was able to deliver a second round of our accessible and inclusive training course for people with a disability, supported by our friends at Youth Disability Advocacy Network (YDAN) and Enable WA. (Read more about it here at powerd.media.) We’re so pleased to now share with you the latest batch of stories and podcast pilots from the Breaking Sound Barriers graduates! This season includes seven-minute instalments about the legal and rights issues and challenges facing people with a wide range of disabilities, as well as discussions about justice, art, music and fashion. In this instalment of Season 2, That’s not a vibe – the Mental Health Act, G provides a basic overview of the WA Mental Health Act and its Charter of Mental Health Care Principles. What is it? Who’s it for? What are your rights under the Act? And where can you go for help if you think your rights under the act have been broken? Read this episode’s transcript here. New episodes of Breaking Sound Barriers will premiere weekly on Tuesdays during On the Record in March and April 2024. Learn more about RTRFM’s Disability Inclusion Plan here. Mental Health Tribunal Call: (08) 6553 0060 Mental Health Advocacy Service Free Call: 1800 999 057 COMHWA Individual Advocacy services Call: (08) 9258 8911 Mental Health Law Centre: Free call: 1800 620 285 Consumer Handbook to the Mental Health Act 2014: Mental Health Commission resources including brochures, information sheets etc:

  8. 01/04/2024

    Breaking Sound Barriers: The Voice Inside the Painting by Noah Calkin

    Breaking Sound Barriers is back! In late 2023, RTRFM was able to deliver a second round of our accessible and inclusive training course for people with a disability, supported by our friends at Youth Disability Advocacy Network (YDAN) and Enable WA. (Read more about it here at powerd.media.) We’re so pleased to now share with you the latest batch of stories and podcast pilots from the Breaking Sound Barriers graduates! This season includes seven-minute instalments about the legal and rights issues and challenges facing people with a wide range of disabilities, as well as discussions about justice, art, music and fashion. In this instalment of Season 2, join Noah Calkin for “The Voice Inside the Painting“, a hilarious narrative exploration into the not-so-still life of a painting in the 1940s. https://rtrfm.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/TheVoiceInsidethePainting.mp3 Read this episode’s transcript here. New episodes of Breaking Sound Barriers will premiere weekly on Tuesdays during On the Record in March and April 2024. Learn more about RTRFM’s Disability Inclusion Plan here.

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BREAKING SOUND BARRIERS is a training program to provide accessible and inclusive podcast and radio training to people with disability. RTRFM now shares the graduates’ final projects as part of this ongoing online series (originally debuted on Tuesday’s On the Record): a 7-minute podcast developed from the perspective of a person living with disability.

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  • Creator
    RTRFM
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2025
  • Episodes
    18
  • Rating
    Explicit
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