Blueprint For Living - Full program ABC listen
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Your weekly expedition to the heart of modern life through buildings, design, gardens and food.
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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?
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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.
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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.
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The alt right diet, meat and masculinity and chef Jo Barrett's last supper
Raw meat, egg slonking, seed oil panic and the war on “soy globalism” - welcome to the obscurantist dietary fixations of the alt right. Jan Dutkiewicz, Assistant Professor of Political Science in the Department of Social Science and Cultural Studies at the Pratt Institute, explains how diet became a central issue in the culture war; And by way of counterpoint, chef of the year, Jo Barrett takes us to her Lorne restaurant where she cooks the dish she would make if it were her last meal on earth.
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Paris' radical climate plan and a design history of the bicycle
The city of Paris is about to enact an ambitious new climate Plan and we discuss the commitment to building a cyclist friendly urban centre; We also delve into the design history of the bicycle; and visit a man who makes penny farthings.
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Nam Le on Iowa City, Provincetown and becoming a writer and hors d'oeuvres with Elizabeth David
Internationally renowned designer Bethan Laura Wood is building a library like no other; she gives us a tour of Kaleidoscope-o-rama; Nam Le, award winning author of The Boat, takes us to the two places that shaped him as a writer; and Annie Smithers cooks Elizabeth David's courgettes à la grecque.
Customer Reviews
Lively listening
I really enjoy this programme, it has such a fun mix of stories. You can tell Michael enjoys chatting with each guest. Keep up the great work Blueprint Team!
Going Downhill
The new host is smarmy and very un funny. He’s transformed a formerly great poddie into a mediocre mess.