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Updated 02/06/2025

05/08/2024

The semi-autobigraphical novel of Kaveh Akbar, Martyr!

In this episode, Mel speaks to Kaveh Akbar, an Iranian-American poet and scholar, on his new book, Martyr! The book is a semi-autobigraphical tale, in which the main character Cyrus Shams shares some parallels to Kaveh's own life. It is the story of a newly sober, orphaned son of Iranian immigrants, who is guided by martyrs - in the forms of artists, poets, and kings. Cyrus goes on a remarkable search for a family secret that leads him to a terminally ill painter living out her final days in the Brooklyn Museum. Mel and Kaveh discuss being a martyr, writing a character who acts as a reality check in your own life and what it's like to replace subtance addiction with writing addiction. Kaveh Akbar has published and recieved awards for his books of poetry, and he is a college writing professor at the University of Iowa. Literati Glitterati Book Club Launch! - details here: https://www.rrr.org.au/events/literati-glitterati-book-club-launch
04/05/2022

Jess Hill Uncovers The Reality of Domestic Abuse and Coercive Control

Award-winning investigative journalist and author Jess Hill unravels the complexities of domestic abuse and its insidious forms, like coercive control. These are issues Jess delves into in her podcast series, The Trap, where she speaks with victim survivors, perpetrators, police, and others. If this conversation brings up any concerns for you, please contact Lifeline 13 11 14, 1800 Respect (1800 737 732), or Safe Steps 1800 015 188.
08/15/2021

Diet and Depression, and Dementia in Middle Age

Annabel Matison, a PhD student from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) at UNSW, discusses the role of diet on depression; Dr Miranda Cross, a research fellow in dementia at the Centre for Medicine Use and Safety at Monash University, canvasses an upcoming study into the risk factors for dementia for people in middle age; and the team discuss the role of AI in reducing the cost of healthcare, and Australia's global healthcare rating. With presenters Dr Nick, Prudence Dear, and Panel Beater. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/radiotherapy Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadiotherapyOnTripleR/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/_radiotherapy_ Instagram: https://instagram.com/radiotherapy_tripler
Apr 21

For ANZAC Day, Hear The Untold, Uncensored Story Of WWII Nurse Vivian Bullwinkel & The Bangka Island Massacre (Extended Interview)

For ANZAC Day, historical detective, author, and distinguished military historian Lynette R. Silver AM MBE delves into the evidence she has uncovered to piece together the untold, uncensored story of Australian nurse Lieutenant Colonel Vivian Bullwinkel. Sister Bullwinkel was the sole survivor of a massacre of 21 Australian nursing sisters at the hands of Japanese soldiers on Radji Beach on Bangka Island, east of Sumatra in the Indonesian archipelago on 16 February 1942. Lynette's latest book where she details the alleged war atrocities against 22 Australian nurses in World War Two is called, Sister Bullwinkel: The Untold Uncensored Story. It is also a fullsome biography of Bullwinkel's remarkable life and achievements. Hear Sister Vivian Bullwinkel recount the official story of what happened in the Bangka Island massacre in her interview for the National Library of Australia's oral history archives. Lynette Silver writes that Sister Bullwinkel put on a brave face to the world, recounting this "official" but sanitised version of events ever since she was released from a Japanese POW camp in Sumatra at the end of World War II. Vivian revealed the horrific truth of what happened on Radji Beach on Bangka Island to army investigators and was prepared to tell the Tokyo War Crimes Trial but, according to Lynette's research, "they censored her testimony and chose to obliterate it from the record. Despite her best efforts, Vivian was gagged from the outset by her own government and by the Australian army, who ordered her to keep quiet – an order that, as a serving member of the military, she was bound to keep. Vivian was desperate to speak out. She knew that the truth would set her free from the years of torment. Thwarted by higher authorities, by a succession of men who thought that they knew better, she was prevented from doing so." Through extensive research, Lynette Ramsay Silver has uncovered what she believes really happened on Bangka Island. Here's an example of eyewitness testimony published in 1946 (Trove). This is the extended interview, To hear the shorter interview that went to air, listen back here.
05/08/2022

Invisible Disability and Bipolar Disorder

Dr Polly Bennet, a consultant researcher, writer and sessional academic, unpacks the concept and experience of invisible disability, and what it means to be disability advocate; Professor Philip Mitchell, a psychiatrist with a special interest in bipolar disorder, discusses the symptoms, experience, and treatment of bipolar disorder; and the team discuss recent developments in national health policy. With presenters Dr Nick, Prudence Dear, and Panel Beater. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/radiotherapyFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/RadiotherapyOnTripleR/Twitter: https://twitter.com/_radiotherapy_Instagram: https://instagram.com/radiotherapy_tripler
09/25/2022

Titanic Myths and Ocean Liner Design, OZ Dive and the Advanced Diving Conference, Bond Villains and their Nuclear Submarines

Michael Brady (not the Up There Cazaly one!), Maritime researcher and illustrator joins Cabin Boy, Jeff and Kade to talk about his business Oceanliner Designs and the work that goes into creating large scale, detailed drawings of famous ships from history. Then the team talk to Sue Crowe, the convener responsible for bringing the OZTek Advanced Diving Conference & OZDive Show to Melbourne. The conference has over 50 presenters highlighting the adventure and excitement of diving and the technologies which transform and push back the boundaries of underwater knowledge. And Jeff Maynard continues his series on the history of diving using James Bond movies. This week he explains the history of submarine propulsion and Pierce Brosnan finally gets a look in. Program Page: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/podcasts/radio-marinaraFacebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100064257776864
Jun 1

Kane Parsons talks Backrooms

Flick Ford is joined by Silvi Vann-Wall & Alice McShane to talk about two fresh horror outings. They review Kane Parson’s debut Backrooms & Kate Dippold’s new horror comedy Widow’s Bay, which is now streaming. Silvi also sat down with Parsons to discuss the process of adapting his viral web series into feature form.
03/05/2024

Adrian Martin On Jean-Luc Godard's Cinematic Masterpiece, LE MÉPRIS (Contempt, 1963)

Renowned Australian-born film critic Adrian Martin joins Amy to discuss the brilliance of Jean-Luc Godard’s cinematic masterpiece, LE MÉPRIS (Contempt, 1963), starring Brigitte Bardot, Michel Piccoli, Jack Palance, Giorgia Moll, and Fritz Lang. Filmed in Capri, Italy, LE MÉPRIS depicts the breakdown of a marriage, but it is also about much more than that as you'll hear. It has been newly restored in 4k and is having its Australian premiere at Europa Europa Film Festival in Melbourne on the 6th and 11th March 2024 (Hawthorn and Elsternwick). The screenings are co-presented by Melbourne Cinémathèque. This is the extended full version of the interview. In the original interview that aired, we heard some of the iconic music by Georges Delerue who composed the epic and sweeping soundtrack to LE MÉPRIS, including Générique and Camille. To view Godard's films from home, they can be found at your local library, university library, Picture Search Video & Vinyl in Richmond, on Kanopy (often via your library's subscription, here is LE MÉPRIS), and Apple Movies and Google Movies. Godard's films are distributed in Australia by Madman Entertainment and Umbrella Entertainment.
11/02/2024

Dr Des Handolios and Dr Niyati Sharma break down common misconceptions about cancers and how certain lifestyle changes may benefit patients more then they think

Our hosts, Cyber Sioux and Miss Perineum, are joined In the studio with Oncologist, Dr Des Handolios and Dermatologist, Dr Niyati Sharma who answer questions about what lifestyle changes are necessary to minimise risk from cancer. From 'do supplements actually help?' to 'what should my diet look like?', the team clear up the unanswered questions you may be wondering.
Jul 19

Maya Hodge on her curated exhibition My Blood Sings Old Songs

Today’s episode of Indigenuity features a conversation with Lardil and Yangkaal emerging writer and curator Maya Hodge about her curated show My Blood Sings Old Songs, which is an exhibition of new commissions and key works that speak to embodied memory and its legacies, and runs from 20 May to 9 August 2026 at the La Trobe Art Institute in Bendigo. With presenter Krystal De Napoli

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