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Your weekly expedition to the heart of modern life through buildings, design, gardens and food. Separate stories for bite-size listening.

6 DAYS AGO

Australian food journeys

The halal snack pack, the capricciosa pizza, the milk bar and the meat pie are all icons of the Australian food landscape and yet none are embraced in the way Americans celebrate the bodega or the cheese slice. Besha Rodell, chief restaurant critic for The Age and Good Weekend, reflects on the complexity of Australian cuisine and why it resists easy definition. This interview was first broadcast in November 2023.

24 min
6 DAYS AGO

Colin Bisset's Iconic designs: bedroom comfort

Colin Bisset explores how comfort has been defined and enjoyed in the bedroom over time.

5 min
6 DAYS AGO

Using pollen to solve crimes

Liam Shaw, Wellcome-funded research fellow at the MacLean Lab in Oxford, delves into the incredible science of forensic palynology where the analysis of pollen is used as evidence. This interview was first broadcast in November 2023.

23 min
18 OCT

Annie Smithers on Elizabeth David's fish

Annie Smithers leafs through the pages of Elizabeth David's French Provincial Cooking. This time it is the chapter on fish, and how to cook it in the best French style, that is explored.

15 min
18 OCT

For the love of Konbini

For Brendan Liew and Caryn Ng one of the joys of travelling in Japan is visiting local Konbini, convenience stores which delight with the quality of food on offer. The have explored this passion in a new book 'Konbini-cult recipes, stories and adventures from Japan's iconic convenience stores'.

14 min
18 OCT

The ethics of air conditioning

What role has the advent of air conditioning had in socially and racially dividing our world? Hsuan Hsu is a professor of English at the University of California. His book 'Air Conditioning' explores the ethics and implications of this cooling technology.

24 min
11 OCT

Architecture and social responsibility

What should the role of the architect be in an ever changing world? David Gianotten is an architect and managing partner of OMA, Office for Metropolitan Architecture. He was a recent speaker at Sydney Design Week discussing the changing responsibilities of the profession.

21 min
11 OCT

Barbecuing the American way

Jess Pryles was born and bred in Australia but now calls Austin, Texas home where she revels in her love of meat and barbecuing the American way.

15 min

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Your weekly expedition to the heart of modern life through buildings, design, gardens and food. Separate stories for bite-size listening.

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2022 - 2024
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Blueprint For Living - Separate stories

Blueprint For Living - Separate stories

Australian food journeys

Colin Bisset's Iconic designs: bedroom comfort

Using pollen to solve crimes

Annie Smithers on Elizabeth David's fish

For the love of Konbini

The ethics of air conditioning

Architecture and social responsibility

Barbecuing the American way

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Blueprint For Living - Separate stories

Episodes

Australian food journeys

Colin Bisset's Iconic designs: bedroom comfort

Using pollen to solve crimes

Annie Smithers on Elizabeth David's fish

For the love of Konbini

The ethics of air conditioning

Architecture and social responsibility

Barbecuing the American way

About

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