Beyond Earlwood

Gabriella Accaria and Jimmy Kouts
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A podcast where we explore different cultural spaces in Sydney suburbia. Moving ‘Beyond Homer St’ to Greek cafes, Italian patisseries and Lebanese shisha lounges, we want to highlight the importance of these spaces in Sydney suburbia for these communities to maintain their cultural identities.

Episodes

  1. Episode 6: Brighton-Le-Hoons

    05/01/2025

    Episode 6: Brighton-Le-Hoons

    On this week's episode, we go beyond Earlwood to Brighton-Le-Sands. Episode edited by Gabriella Accaria.

    21 min
  2. Episode 5: Ushtipe!

    04/17/2025

    Episode 5: Ushtipe!

    On this week's episode, we go beyond Earlwood to Marrickville's Addison Rd Community Centre to the Ushtipe! Festival, Sydney's first celebration of Romani culture. Episode edited by Gabriella Accaria. Photo credit to Dianne Engesser: @narrativepost Lolo Lovina's website: lololovina.com Sarah Joy Bedak's Instagram: @lololovina Anahi Sanz's Instagram: @anahi.sanz Patrin Timeline of Romani history: https://www.oocities.org/~patrin/timeline.htm

    28 min
  3. Episode 4: Cabra

    04/10/2025

    Episode 4: Cabra

    On this week's episode, we go beyond Earlwood to Cabramatta, a South-West Sydney suburb famous for it's high Vietnamese population. Episode edited by Jimmy Kouts.

    14 min
  4. Episode 3: Lakemba Nights during Ramadan

    04/03/2025

    Episode 3: Lakemba Nights during Ramadan

    On this week's episode, we go beyond Earlwood to Lakemba to Lakemba Nights, previously known as the Ramadan Night Markets. We speak to locals and non-locals to explore the influx of non-Muslims in the last few years. Episode edited by Gabriella Accaria. Sevil's video: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DH3M0uFxcaO/?igsh=YWZlYWs3Z3ltMWFy Where You From? song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9xCO3Ie0xp8

    19 min
  5. Episode 2: Little India

    03/27/2025

    Episode 2: Little India

    On this week's episode, we go beyond Earlwood to Wigram St Harris Park, dubbed Little India. Episode edited by Jimmy Kouts.

    12 min
  6. Episode 1: Sydney's last kafeneia

    03/23/2025

    Episode 1: Sydney's last kafeneia

    On our first episode, we go a little beyond Earlwood to Marrickville and Belmore to kafeneia, traditional Greek coffee houses. Although only two remain in Sydney, older Greek men are still congregating in these spaces to play cards, the Greek board game tavli and have a yarn. Episode edited by Gabriella Accaria.

    12 min
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About

A podcast where we explore different cultural spaces in Sydney suburbia. Moving ‘Beyond Homer St’ to Greek cafes, Italian patisseries and Lebanese shisha lounges, we want to highlight the importance of these spaces in Sydney suburbia for these communities to maintain their cultural identities.

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  • Creator
    Gabriella Accaria and Jimmy Kouts
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Gabriella Accaria and Jimmy Kouts
  • Show Website
    Beyond Earlwood