TV & Radio Personality Alexander Rodriguez sips and chats with your favorite celebrities from TV, film, Broadway, music, reality TV and pop culture in this weekly, entertainment, no holds barred talk show. Academy Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Tony Award, Golden Globe Award winners – he’s drank with them all! Its talk radio with a twist! Presented by Straw Hut Media and Here TV
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Feed your mind. Be provoked. One big idea at a time. Your brain will love you for it. Grab your front row seat to the best live forums and festivals with Natasha Mitchell.
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Explore the world of creativity and writing with Mysterious Goings On with J. Alexander Greenwood. Named a 2022 Top 5 Literature Podcast by CrowdUltra and a "New & Noteworthy" show by Apple Podcasts in 2016, this show is a magnet for top-selling authors and creative minds. Subscribe to embark on an enthralling journey through the world of creativity and literature. Website: https://mgopod.com/ Become a Paid Subscriber: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/j-alexander-greenwood/subscribe
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History, anatomy and physiology, philosophy, psychology, anthropology. The podcast that attempts to resurrect sense and meaning from the dust of a billion factoids. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/the-history-of-being-human--5806452/support.
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With your co-hosts, Jill Whelan (The Love Boat, Airplane) and Alexander Rodriguez (UBN Radio Personality) this weekly talk show covers everything under the sun from entertainment and current events, to gossip and movie reviews with their celebrity guests. Tune in every Tuesday at 7 pm PST on UBNRadio.com! If you miss the live broadcast, download us for free on iTunes!
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Alexander Ahlstrand, selfmade musician has been creating experimental rock and pop music since 1996. It is a personal account of a musical career that went absolutely nowhere. The Montana Musical Experiments Project and BCP is available on Spotify. Also check out instagram: @mmxpmusic and @BCPMusic
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This is a story about a machine. A big machine. A supercomputer the size and shape of an ancient pyramid. A device that runs the world from the White House basement. A machine you never knew existed until now. A machine named “SIREN.” SIREN was built to monitor you and your data. SIREN was made to control your mind through radio waves and cellphone signals. SIREN was programmed to identify and solve all of the problems plaguing America. Now, pollution, health care, and overpopulation are pro ...
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Stories about signs from loved ones who have passed to the other side. Follow the hashtag #SignsFromTheOtherSide on all social media. And feel free to share your story in our private group on Facebook called Believers In Signs or at https://FernRonay.com
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Undefinably weird folk sharing their wisdom and stories amidst global illusion and doom. Not just for witches, living people, or humans. www.mothmana.com Support the podcast at ko-fi.com/manaaelin
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Often live, unique, remote, out-in-the-wild WPKN broadcasts. WPKN, cited as “the greatest radio station in the world” by The New Yorker, founded in 1963 as a 100-watt campus outlet, WPKN is today a 10,000-watt listener-supported community radio station broadcasting at 89.5 FM and streaming online at WPKN.org. WPKN’s terrestrial signal now reaches to a listenership of 1.5 million people in Connecticut, Long Island, parts of New York and Massachusetts. Operating 24/7 and largely run by volunte ...
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Digging through crates of vinyl to discover new music is something we all have fantasized about at one time or another. There is a different level of attachment to music we feel no one knows but us. We typically find these records in an obscure crate tucked away in a family members attic or the corner of a second hand shop. In the first season of 15 kr. vinyl, Alex & Brandon did just that. They comb through an old crate left in Absalons' basement many moons ago. Based on the cover alone, the ...
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Get ready to crank the volume and dive into Song Swap ATX, a live music podcast that’s all Austin, all the time—brought to you by GIG, a nonprofit keeping the city’s originality alive. Four badass musicians swap original tunes, riffs, and stories on a downtown rooftop—raw soul, unfiltered, full of Lone Star swagger. Meet the hardworking artists of the Live Music Capital mixing outlaw blues/rock, hill-country heart with Willie-worthy weirdness. Gifted Individuals Guild is a registered 501c3 i ...
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A storytelling podcast with a sense of humor. Hosted by actor, writer, and comic Grace Aki. Featuring guest storytellers from the theatre, music, comedy, political communities and beyond.
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Theodore Andrew Obrastoff has been creating plays, musicals, rock music and more for over four decades. At one mystical juncture he created the region of Arktos and it’s chief city, Tighna. Within the borders of this very real and yet something more setting, Obrastoff provided an environment for many of his unreleased works. In a sense, Arktos is Mr. O’s Opus; his greatest work. It wasn’t until the Covid Epidemic struck that the inspiration to publish this idea came into focus. The center of ...
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Music Industry Insights Worldwide: Shaping Equality & Diversity in Music & Entertainment
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Harmonizing Voices: Global Perspectives on Equality & Diversity in the Music and Entertainment Industries with Saskhia Menendez & Special Guests Hosted by Saskhia Menendez, award-winning advocate and music industry leader, Music Industry Insights Worldwide dives deep into the evolving world of equality and diversity in the music and entertainment industries. Through candid conversations with special guests, including trailblazing artists, producers, and industry experts, this podcast explore ...
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Welcome to the "Speaking of Wealth" podcast showcasing profit strategies for speakers, publishers, authors, consultants, and info-marketers. Learn valuable skills to make your business more successful, more passive, more automated, and more scalable. Your host, Jason Hartman interviews top-tier guests, bestselling authors and experts including; Dan Poynter (The Self-Publishing Manual), Harvey Mackay (Swim With The Sharks & Get Your Foot in the Door), Dan Millman (Way of the Peaceful Warrior) ...
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On the art of music writing — with writers who rock!
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You've got half an hour with Lou Reed/ Nick Cave/ Courtney Love: what do you ask them? Three of Australia's best music writers share their craft, and reveal what it's like to sit down with some of music's biggest names. This event was recorded on 2 November 2024 at the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Original broadcast on January 23, 2025. Speakers Stuart…
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Can storytellers change the world? Tim Winton and Rachel Perkins join Natasha Mitchell
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Two of Australia’s most influential and legendary storytellers, author Tim Winton and filmmaker Rachel Perkins, join Natasha Mitchell at WOMADelaide’s Planet Talks to discuss the power of stories and the role of artists to create change in the world. Original broadcast on April 2, 2025. SpeakersRachel PerkinsMulti-award-winning filmmaker, and found…
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Populism is part of American political history. It has been and still is the dominant vocabulary of dissent. But the current resurrection of authoritarian politics in the US is different. While the two parties could absorb populist movements in the past, this time populism has absorbed the party. Presented at the American Academy in Berlin Original…
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Meditation and mindfulness in the digital age
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How many times have you checked your phone today? How many tabs are open in your web browser? Do you feel in control of your attention? In the digital age, attention is now a commodity. Can practices like meditation and mindfulness help us feel more free to focus on what really matters? This event was hosted at the Brunswick Ballroom by the Sophia …
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Pop Girl On the Rise, Ashlee Keating
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On this episode of On the Rocks, we get glam and sassy with pop girl on the rise, Ashlee Keating, as we chat about her very early entrance in the entertainment industry on Broadway, on Star Search, as a Radio Disney personality, and as an opener for Demi Lovato, Keke Palmer, & Raven Symone, just to name a few! We talk about her Italian heritage, he…
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Satyajit Das presents a provocative examination of the use and abuse of images of wild animals, and how they shape our relationships with the natural world. These pictures can create an impression of abundance and untouched ecosystems, and lull us into a false sense of security, at a time when the natural world faces ecological calamity. The Attenb…
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The Knowledge Gene — an incredible story of the origins of human creativity
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Prepare to have your mind blown with a sweeping saga that connects human evolution, brains, genes, art, music, creativity, knowledge, dyslexia, autism, Indigenous memory systems, and more. A big, beautiful and biological saga about how to learn like a human again. Joining Natasha Mitchell are Australian Senior Memory Champion, scientist and author …
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In this reflective piece, Alex challenges the conventional narrative surrounding the holidays as a time for renewal and optimism. Instead, he emphasizes the importance of acknowledging personal loss and the complexities of life. He advocates for clearer thinking, honest conversations, and modest wishes that focus on competence and responsibility ra…
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Sarah Churchwell asks — Will American democracy survive the Dark Enlightenment?
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Historian Sarah Churchwell takes you on a gripping and confronting journey into America's recent past to explain its extraordinary present, starting with dark story at the heart of that American classic Gone with the Wind. Knowledge lies at the heart of a healthy democracy, and its many custodians include libraries, universities, cultural instituti…
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2025 Grammy winner Ruthie Foster talks about her life and music
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After five nominations, Ruthie Foster has taken home the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Blues Album - affirming her status as an American music legend. In this intimate conversation, she shares what made her want to be a singer; the roles of her grandmother and mother in her life; why faith is so important to her and why she wants to sing …
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Childless on purpose — the fertility crisis and the big decision
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When you enter your childbearing years, it can feel like everyone from the treasurer, your mum, and probably your Instagram reels really wants you to have a kid. But is it the right decision? Few women escape this conundrum of modern family-making, and unfortunately there is no easy or simple answer. But in this talk presented by the Sydney Opera H…
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Surfer Tim Baker and doctor Peter Goldsworthy on living well with cancer
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Meet two men who will change the way you think about an experience most of us fear but will be touched by in some way. In Patting the Shark, surfing writer Dr Tim Baker describes his wild ride to reclaim a sense of control and agency after a cancer diagnosis. Celebrated author and GP Peter Goldsworthy’s memoir The Cancer Finishing School started ou…
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Are fermented foods really good for us? Do antibiotics destroy our gut flora? And have you heard about poo transplants? Our gut is teeming with trillions of microbial cells, and we are learning more all the time about how this affects everything from our digestion, to immunity, to mental health. So crack open your kombucha, because these leading re…
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Doctor Who at 60 — still as attractive as ever
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Doctor Who has acted as a mirror to more than six decades of social, technological and cultural change. It's been able to evolve and adapt more radically than any other fiction. Why we are so addicted to fiction, and why does this wonderful wandering time traveller mean so much to so many. This talk was provided by the York Festival of Ideas. The F…
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Singer & Judy Garland Sensation Debbie Wileman
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On this episode of On the Rocks, we soar somewhere over the rainbow as we snag England's Debbie Wileman at the start of her North American Tour, recreating the amazing Judy Garland for modern Christmas times to celebrate her new album, A Christmas Garland. We chat about her early days in music, her rise from viral Facebook videos to global sensatio…
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In this episode, Alex reads his essay, “Tend Your Garden, But Don’t Forget the Gate,” originally published on his Substack, All The Fits That’s News. The piece explores the limits of the old Stoic maxim, “Don’t complain, don’t explain,” and how silence, when taken too far, becomes a form of avoidance rather than strength. Alex reflects on a difficu…
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The role of spirituality and religion in mental health care
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The connection between body and mind is well established. But mental health expert Daniel Fung also includes the soul in this 'ecosystem' that shapes your overall wellbeing. He envisions a future for mental health services, that is person-centred, holistic and consciously uses digital tools and social media. Beautiful minds, Loving hearts: Asian Me…
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A song for every feeling? Pub Choir's Astrid Jorgensen with Natasha Mitchell
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From innocently conning controversial radio duo Kyle and Jackie O as a kid, time in a Zambian convent as a teen, to nearly becoming an air traffic controller before finding her real passion - helping others find their voice - Astrid Jorgensen has quite a story to tell. Her new memoir is called Average At Best. She is anything but. She is anything b…
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Victoria's new treaty with First Peoples — a turning point for Australia?
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Australia now has its first treaty with this country's first peoples. After nearly a decade of formal consultation and negotiation, the Victorian Statewide Treaty has become law, and will come into effect from early December. This address outlines the long road to achieving the treaty, why it's important, and what comes next. The 25th Dr Charles Pe…
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Pay attention — writer Emily Maguire finds promiscuous curiosity and cultural receptivity in the creative process
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Humans are by nature creative, but how do we turn a spark of inspiration into something more tangible? Author Emily Maguire draws inspiration from some of the world's most creative minds — from Lin Manuel Miranda, to Susan Sontag, to explore the ingredients of a truly creative life. The 2025 Colin Roderick Memorial Lecture, hosted by the Foundation…
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Alex takes a look at this year’s Spotify Wrapped for Mysterious Goings On and talks through what the numbers say about a small, strange, independent show that refuses to behave like a big studio podcast. He points out which episodes surprised him, where listeners are tuning in from, and even what kind of music and audiobooks the audience seems to l…
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Can science keep dementia at bay and keep your brain sharper − for longer?
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As we grow older, changes to our bodies and minds are inevitable. But what if science could help us age better? Our experts on Big Ideas uncover the latest science behind healthy brain aging. What's possible in the fight against cognitive decline and dementia? How might you live a longer, healthier, and more meaningful life? Presented by Sydney Ide…
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Acclaimed author Christos Tsiolkas on fence-sitting in a time of fracture
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When acclaimed Australia author Christos Tsiolkas was invited to give the 2025 Ray Mathew Lecture at the National Library of Australia, he had in mind what he wanted to say, as difficult as it was. Then he got a rage-filled message from a longtime friend. How did Christos respond? Is fence-sitting an indulgence in an ethically troubled, divisive, d…
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The stories we tell about cricket — with Paul Giles and Gideon Haigh
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From The Don to Warny, the Gabba to the G, from its legacy of British colonialism, to the Asian powerhouse nations of today — cricket is not just a sport, but also a reflection of the societies who play it. Drawing on a wealth of writing about the sport, including novels, biographies, and media reporting, this lecture explores the cultural and hist…
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Judge Navi Pillay on the fight for human rights, justice and accountability
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Born in apartheid South Africa, she became the country's first female high court judge. She sat on the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, and helped to establish sexual violence and rape as war crimes in international law. At a time of global conflict and instability, the work and achievements of Navi Pillay are a reminder of what can be a…
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Cevin Soling Makes Bedtime Stories Dangerous Again
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What happens when a children’s book is written for adults who know better? Filmmaker and author Cevin Soling joins Alex to talk about his brilliantly twisted storybooks that hide sharp social commentary behind bright illustrations and dark comedy. His Rumpelville Chronicles wrap heavy themes in playful visuals, inviting adults to laugh, cringe, a…
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Musician Holly Rankin on why young Australians feel that politics isn't delivering for them
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Young Australians are losing faith that our politics, our civic institutions and the mainstream media are working for them. Why is this? And how can our democracy adapt to win back the trust and engagement of new generations? The 2025 Speaker's Lecture was recorded at Parliament House on 27 October 2025. Speakers Holly Rankin - Musician and recordi…
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What are universities for today? The usefulness of "useless" knowledge
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Are our universities facing an existential crisis by trying to be too many things? Places for learning, research, the production of new knowledge, the production of job-ready graduates, and profit-making enterprises? Does everything they do have to produce a tangible, measurable, practical, or profitable outcome? Should they also foster intellectua…
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Magician and Video Game Impresario Randy Pitchford
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On this episode of On the Rocks, we’ve got magic to do with magician and video game impresario Randy Pitchford as we talk about his magic family roots with the famous Cabrini, his burst into the magic world and the Academy of Magical Arts at a young age, his collection of extremely rare magical collectibles – Napoleon, anyone? – his acquisition of …
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Jane Caro — why Australia is failing our school system
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We often hear about "failing schools", but what if it is us, the Australian community, who are failing them? Public school advocate Jane Caro argues that Australia's pursuit of school choice, and the tax payer funding that enables it, has come at a huge cost to the school system, to children's education, and to our broader society. The 2025 Dymphna…
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Daddy B: Blending Colors of Sound – Jazz, Healing, and a Life in Music
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Send us a text In this episode of Music Industry Insights Worldwide, Saskhia Menendez speaks with Daddy B a jazz recording artist, producer, and sound visionary whose career spans more than two decades. With six projects released under his name and collaborations with artists worldwide, Daddy B has dedicated his life to creating music that blends s…
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Coming Out and Inviting In — with Zoe Terakes, Nina Oyama, Mon Schafter, Atari Metcalf, Ji Wallace
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Join ABC's Mon Schafter and four incredible speakers as they share honest, powerful stories about revealing their identities on their own terms. From fear to freedom, isolation to community - this is a conversation about truth, courage, and connection. Held in recognition of 40 years of ACON, it celebrates every journey of coming out and shines a l…
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Trans, Talented & Trailblazing: The Many Worlds of Jennifer Knight
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Send us a text Jennifer Knight is a proudly trans, multidisciplinary powerhouse whose career spans creativity, entrepreneurship, education, and hands-on innovation. Based between Toronto and the United States, Jennifer has built a life defined by reinvention and resilience. She is a filmmaker, guitar teacher, management consultant, entrepreneur, an…
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A Deep Dive Into Queer Representation with Actor Jason Caceres
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In this episode of On the Rocks, we act up with actor Jason Caceres! We chat about his growing up in both Cuban and US cultures, coming out, getting into the acting biz, celebrating sexuality in queer media, being queer in the entertainment industry, body image, changes and challenges in the queer entertainment world, throuples, and more! We also g…
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Douglas Bales on Rock ’n’ Roll Truth, Glory, and the Grind
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What keeps an artist going when fame never quite shows up? For songwriter, drummer, and now novelist Douglas Bales, the answer is simple: the people who actually listen. In this episode, Douglas joins Mysterious Goings On to talk about his 40-year journey through the garage shows, the smoky clubs, the late-night drives, and the long odds that defin…
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Searching for convivencia — philosopher AC Grayling makes peace in the culture wars
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If you're a feminist, or pro-civil or gay rights, does that make you "woke"? And if you're not, does that mean you should be cancelled, or abused online, or lose your job? So many of our public debates nowadays are divided along these lines, but is there a better way? This event was recorded at the 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival. To explore more M…
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The Sophia Club live philosophy — what are friends for?
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Friends are different from family. We choose them and they choose us. Philosophers long wondered about what makes friendship such a distinctive relationship in our lives. Is being a good friend a kind of moral virtue? Can friends help us find our true selves? What about the dark and difficult side of friendship — toxic friends and frenemies? How is…
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The Day Everything Changed: How Michael Gilas Fought His Way Back to Music
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Send us a text There are moments in life that divide everything into before and after. For American singer-songwriter Michael Gilas, that moment came in 2021 when a horseback riding accident left him with a broken neck and unable to perform. Yet what could have ended his story instead became the beginning of his most powerful chapter. Confined to a…
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Understanding China's history is crucial for Australia
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To deal with China as a major trading partner, and also a national security threat requires understanding the history that made China what it is today. That history is shaped by resistance and different waves of uprising. How have governments dealt with these movements? How do they influence politics today? China: Past, Present, Future was recorded…
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Peace, Love & Rock ’n’ Roll: Inside the World of Dain Norman
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Send us a text In this episode of Music Industry Insights Worldwide, host Saskhia Menendez sits down with singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Dain Norman — a modern rock storyteller whose journey reads like a classic American odyssey. Born in Florida and shaped by the sounds of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, Dain spent his early twenties…
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Universities and other antidotes to authoritarianism
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The United States has long been famous for its world leading universities. But in the face of research funding cuts, government attacks on free speech, DEI and the right to protest, and the persecution of foreign students, could all that be changing? The speech, Poison Ideas: Universities and other Antidotes to Authoritarianism, was recorded at the…
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Dennis A. Feece on The Return of TB Stone
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Author Dennis A. Feece returns to the show to talk about the latest chapter in his TB Stone series, THE PHANTOM GRASP ...which takes place in a world where identity, heritage, and personal history shape every twist. We get into how his own background fuels the storytelling, why authenticity matters more than ever, and what it takes to balance the p…
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One day, everyone will have always been against this — Omar El Akkad and Peter Greste reckon with Western hypocrisy over Israel's war on Gaza
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The Western world is supposed to stand for values like freedom, justice and human rights, a commitment to meet wrongdoing with consequence, guided by rules and obligations. How then, do we reconcile that with Western governments' and media's support of and complicity in the horrors in Gaza? How do we witness the bloodshed and destruction, and yet l…
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Fixing Australia's housing crisis — is increasing supply really a silver bullet?
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Build more houses. That'll fix Australia's housing crisis won't it? If you listen to governments, you'd sure think so. Under the National Housing Accord, all governments have agreed to support a target of building 1.2 million new, well-located dwellings in 5 years. But will that increase housing affordability, availability, quality, security of ten…
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From St. Louis to New York: The Global Jazz Legacy of Ronnie Burrage
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Send us a text In this powerful episode of Music Industry Insights Worldwide, host Saskhia Menendez welcomes the legendary Ronnie Burrage world-renowned drummer, composer, multi-instrumentalist, and professor at CUNY Brooklyn College for an in-depth and inspiring conversation straight from New York City. With over 52 years of professional performan…
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Signs from the Other Side Season Finale and Thank You
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Tommy "Stigs" Stigliano of Tommy Stigs Social Club on YouTube is back to help me close out the season! This was prerecorded but we're natural actors as you'll see and hear. Most importantly, I am grateful to - Tommy for helping me co-host this year, doing many Q&As on spirituality, life and more. And more to come! My unbelievable editor Faith McClu…
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Gough Whitlam's dismissal — why is it still relevant today?
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Whitlam's dismissal and following double dissolution 50 years ago, was arguably the most tumultuous period in Australia's political and constitutional history. This political crisis raises key questions about constitutional change and the robustness of Australia's current democracy. What are the lessons? And could it happen again? Presented at the …
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An intriguing story of art and espionage — how a classical scholar turned codebreaker during World War 2
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In the 1930s, New Zealand-born, Cambridge educated Arthur Dale Trendall carved a niche for himself as the world's foremost expert in the study of ancient South Italian vase painting. How then, did he end up leading a crack team of code-breakers working in Melbourne to decipher Japanese messages for the Allies during the Second World War? This lectu…
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Alex shares a personal essay about a man who lived like he would never hit a red light. His life became a cautionary tale about avoidance, magical thinking, and the cost of confusing motion with progress. If you have ever watched someone you love floor it toward the inevitable or felt the pull of that habit yourself, this one may land close to home…
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Queer Musician Deep Dive with Stewart Taylor and Robert Rene
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On this On the Rocks, we celebrate the sound of music with queer singer-songwriters Stewart Taylor and Robert Rene as we do a deep dive into their careers, overcoming bullying and adversity in their youth, coming out, love and family while working in the industry, the challenges facing musicians today, collaborating with celebrities, performing at …
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