The Glasshouse RRR - Triple R

Presenter Beth AQ says goodbye to presenting The Glasshouse, after four brilliant years. This final episode features an interview with author and academic Chelsea Watego, who speaks about her collection of essays, ‘Another Day in the Colony’, a book that exposes the ongoing effects of colonial violence on First Nations peoples in Australia, out through UQP. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en

Ngāi Tahu author and journalist Becky Manawatu talks about writing her prize-winning debut novel ‘Auē’, which explores fractured families through the lives of two orphaned brothers; and Karen Cheng describes learning from her father the recipes from her home country, Hong Kong, in ‘Releasing Steam’, from ‘Set The Table’, courtesy of All The Best collective. And after four years on air, Beth announces that she will soon be winding up presenting The Glasshouse each week. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en

Journalist and public radio producer, Mell Chun speaks about the history of Chinese families in Tasmania, explored in her audio documentary ‘Tin Valley’; and podcast producer Madeleine Heather talks about creating and hosting her podcasts ‘Reclaim Me’, a series giving survivors of abuse and trauma their voice to freely tell their own stories. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en

Tom Patterson talks about his debut novel, ‘Missing’, out through Allen & Unwin, the true story of Mark May, who lived rough for thirty-five years in remote New South Wales gorge country; and author, illustrator and artist Gabrielle Wang, newly appointed Australian Children’s Laureate, shares her plans for encouraging children to write and draw, with her theme ‘Imagine A Story’. With presenter Anna Strempel filling in for Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en

Professor Therese Davis and Dylan Bird talk about their new podcast “Seeing Green,” a collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology and Monash University which looks at how Australian Film has shaped our relationship to land, water and country. Then, queer, non-binary writer, performer and activist Nevo Zisin talks about the teen writing bootcamp they’re running with the state library of Victoria this March. With presenter Eliza Herbert. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en

Senior Curator from The Australian Centre of Contemporary Art (ACCA) Miriam Kelly and Associate Professor and Director of XYX Lab Dr Nicole Kalms discuss “Who’s Afraid of Public Space?” A new work that explores the contested nature of public space and the character and composition of public life. Then, local writer Fatima Measham speaks about her latest essay published in Meanjin called “What We Mean When We Say We Love Animals.” With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en