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Zena Cumpston on the development of the educational course, Growing on Country

A conversation with returning guest Zena Cumpston. Zena is a Barkindj wrier, artist, curator, researcher, and plant specialist. Zena spoke to us about the development of the educational course on Indigenous plants, Growing…

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Thomas Mayo on his award winning children’s book Our Flag, Our Story: The Torres Strait Islander Flag

A conversation with Kaurareg Aboriginal and Kalkalgal, Erubamle Torres Strait Islander man, Thomas Mayo, who is a signatory and advocate of the Uluru Statement from the Heart, as well as being the author…

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Wadawurrung artist Kait James on her exhibition ‘Red Flags’ and creating ‘Aboriginalia’, a unique visual language based on the reappropriation of racialised products

Today we speak with proud Wadawurrung artist Kait James, whose upcoming exhibition ‘Red Flags’, which features more than 70 newly created works, each with a deep reference to culture and Country, will be…

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Director Jon Bell on using the horror genre to examine Indigenous trauma with The Moogai

A conversation with writer and director Jon Bell, whose feature film The Moogai debuted at the 2024 Sydney Film Festival (SFF), winning the Audience Award for Best Feature, and premiered globally at the…

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Ben Armstrong discusses Indigenous participation in the gaming industry

Today’s episode serves as a wrap up of Krystal’s favourite event of the year, PAX, the three day gaming exposition held in Naarm celebrating all things nerdy and new. We speak with Wiradjuri…

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Shelley Ware reflects on the first anniversary of the Voice referendum and Harley Mann discusses the latest show by First Nations troupe Na Djinang Circus

Guest presenter Maddi Miller is joined by proud Yankunytjatjara and Wirangu journalist broadcaster, teacher, Shelley Ware to reflect on the first anniversary of the failed Voice to Parliament referendum. The second interview is…

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Andrew Krakouer discusses his book My Dad’s Gone Away, and Guck’s Andrew Krakouer and Phoebe Watson detail their latest game, Blaktasia

Today’s episode features two interviews, the first with proud Minang (Nyoongar) and Inggarda (Yamatji) writer and former AFL footballer, Andrew Krakouer, whose recently released children’s book, My Dad’s Gone Away, serves as…

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Kamilaroi water scientist Brad Moggridge on protecting endangered species that are of import to Indigenous people

A conversation with Kamilaroi water scientist and the Associate Dean in Indigenous Leadership and Engagement at the University of Technology Sydney, Brad Moggridge, who has recently co-authored an article for The Conversation called…

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Dr. Kirsten Banks on being a proud voice for Country

A conversation with Wiradjuri astrophysicist and science communicator Dr Kirsten Banks, known to her hundreds of thousands of online followers as Astro Kirsten. In 2024 Kirsten became the first Aboriginal woman to graduate…

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Kelly Koumalatsos' Madjem Bambandila

A conversation with Wergaia/Wemba Wemba multimedia artist Kelly Koumalatsos about her new book Madjem Bambandila, which is a stunning celebration of Kelly's artistic and cultural practice, whose art has been exhibited and…

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Elfie Shiosaki on her poetry collection Refugia and Lorraine Brigdale on teaching traditional weaving techniques at her upcoming workshop.

The first part of today’s show is a conversation with Noongar and Yawuru writer and Associate Professor at the College of Arts and Social Sciences, Australian National University, Elfie Shiosaki, whose new collection…

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Poet Susie Anderson on the concept of Unmapping and Maya Hodge & Indianna Hunt on their art exhibition ‘These Arms Hold’.

Wergaia & Wemba Wemba writer Susie Anderson joins the program to discuss her piece, Mapping and unmapping understanding through Uplands, and Lardil emerging curator Maya Hodge and Wemba Wemba, Gunditjmara, Jardwadjali, Wergaia…

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Writer/Director Derik Lynch on his award winning film 'Marungka tjala-tjunu'

A conversation with Yankunytjatjara man Derik Lynch, the writer and director of the short film, Marungka tjala-tjunu (Dipped in Black), which follows Derik’s road trip back to Country for spiritual healing, as memories…

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If the land is sick, so are we: Joshua Waters on eco-anxiety and First Nations perspectives

A conversation with K/Gamilaroi man and Senior Research Fellow with the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Deakin University, Joshua Waters, whose recent article for The Conversation, “If the land is sick,…

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Dr Lilly Brown, of Indigenous publisher Magabala Books and award-winning architect Bradley Kerr

Today’s show features conversations with Gumbaynggirr woman and interdisciplinary educator and researcher, Dr Lilly Brown, who is the CEO of Magabala Books — Australia’s leading Indigenous publisher based in the remote Kimberley town…

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Alexis Wright’s Praiseworthy and Richard Bell on the Embassy installation for RISING

In today’s episode of Indigenuity we chat with two First Nations creatives. Waanyi writer Alexis Wright talks about her award winning fiction book Praiseworthy, which has not only received the 2024 Stella…

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Dr Mykaela Saunders on sovereignty and Lelia Gurruwiwi on sustainable ideas for debris left on sea country

This episode of Indigenuity comprises of two conversations, the first being with Koori/Goori and Lebanese writer, teacher, researcher, and winner of the 2022 David Unaipon Award, Dr Mykaela Saunders, whose latest published work…

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Dr Debra Dank on the Polyphony of Language

A conversation with Dr Debra Dank, who is a Gudanji/Wakaja writer who made history by taking home an unprecedented four prizes at the 2023 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards for her memoir…

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Ben Bowen, CEO of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation

An interview with Wiradjuri man Ben Bowen, who is the CEO of the Indigenous Literacy Foundation, which recently has been awarded the 2024 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. This global award was created by…

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Kenneth McLean on the discovery of ancient artefacts on Jiigurru island

Dingaal clan member and Walmbaar Aboriginal Corporation Chairperson Kenneth McLean joins us for a discussion on the discovery of 2000 - 3000 year old pottery on Jiigurru island, which is expanding our understanding…

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Saving Larrakia country with Laniyuk and championing Indigenous nerds with Cienan Muir

A two-interview episode comprising of a discussion with Larrakia, Kungarakan, Gurindji, and French writer and performer Laniyuk, discussing her urgent campaign to protect Lee Point on her traditional lands of Larrakia country, which…

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Clare Jaque Vasquez on using art to protect and honour stories and Karen Wyld on becoming a poet

On this episode of Indigenuity we chat to Gomeroi artist Clare Jaque Vasquez, whose paintings capture stories and weaving practices in raised textural form on her canvases, utilising layering to embed and protect…

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Artist Jazz Money and Writer & Broadcaster Daniel Browning

On this two-interview edition of Indigenuity we chat to Wiradjuri artist Jazz Money, whose practice is centred around poetics, while producing works that encompass installation, digital, performance, film, and print. Secondly, we speak…

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Dr Debra Dank on Familial Memoir and Blak & Bright

A conversation with Gudanji/Wakaja writer Dr Debra Dank, who made history in 2023 by taking home an unprecedented four prizes at the 2023 New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards, and who will be…

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Championing Indigenous Engineers with Dr Joseph West and Bringing a First Nations Perspective to Crime Fiction with Julie Janson

A two interview episode of Indigenuity, featuring a chat with Muruwari man, Dr Joseph West, who is the Associate Dean (Indigenous) with the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology at the University of…

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Dr Katrina Wruck on innovative and green solutions for industrial problems

Kystal De Napoli speaks to Dr Katrina Wruck, a Mabuigilaig/Goemulgal Torres Straight Islander Woman, with a focus researching innovative and green solutions for industrial problems, from mining waste to detergent.

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Jeanine Leane on poetic, political and cultural forms of gathering

On this episode of Indigenuity we are visited by Wiradjuri poet and the associate professor in creative writing at the University of Melbourne, Jeanine Leane, who discusses and reads from her new collection…

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Weaving First Nations' voices with poet Evelyn Araluen

A conversation with Bundjalung poet Evelyn Araluen who is a writer, researcher and co-editor of the Overland Literary Journal. Evelyn discusses her contribution to the new poetry anthology Woven, which weaves together…

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Healthy Country in a Climate Crisis

A conversation with Yidinji woman Kirsten Clark, who is the Associate Director of Indigenous Strategy for the Office of the Provost at the University of Melbourne, who joins Indigenuity to discuss her recently…

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DeadlyScience's Corey Tutt

An interview with Kamilaroi man Corey Tutt, the founder of DeadlyScience, a not-for-profit organisation that provides STEM resources to remote schools in Australia and connects young Indigenous people with STEM professionals.

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Marissa Williamson Pohlman and Tully Mahr

In today's show, Maddi Miller speaks with future Olympian Marissa Williamson Pohlman about her journey to becoming the first Aboriginal woman to qualify for the Olympics in boxing, and the importance of showing…

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Janine Mohamed on becoming the Victorian Australian of the Year and Chelsea Aniba taking the government to the High Court

A two guest episode. We speak with Janine Mohamed - a Narrunga Kaurna woman and CEO of the Lowitja Institute – Australia’s National Institute for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Research, who…

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Returning with artist Kirli Saunders

A conversation with the Gunai writer Kirli Saunders, whose written works span poetry, plays, and picture books, as well as being a visual artist, cultural consultant, and the NSW 2020 Aboriginal Woman of…

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The Torch: Helping Incarcerated Artists Create Visions of the Future

A conversation with Barkindji artist, curator and Creative Director of the not-for-profit organisation The Torch, Kent Morris. Kent details his experience of working on the program, which provides cultural and arts industry support…

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Story-telling, history and soundscapes with the Yalinguth app

A discussion with Yorta Yorta man Jason Tamiru about Yalinguth, which is an app that serves as an audio guide to the cultural significance of locations across Naarm, or which he is the…

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Playwright Jane Harrison and founder of Na Djinang Circus, Harley Mann

Today’s episode features two interviews; with Muruwari woman Jane Harrison, who is the director of the Blak and Bright First Nations Literary Festival and a renowned playwright known for her works, Stolen and…

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Author Melanie Saward discusses her new novel Burn

Author Melanie Saward, a proud descendent of the Bigambul and Wakka Wakka peoples, joins Indigenuity to discuss her recently published novel Burn, which has been shortlisted twice for the David Unaipon award…

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How poet Nicole Smede uses language to reconnect with culture

A conversation with Worimi and Biripi poet Nicole Smede, about her work with language as a means of reconnecting with her culture. She is the First Nations Senior Project Manager for Red Room…

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Between Waves with Maree Clarke

An interview Mutti Mutti, Yorta Yorta, BoonWurrung/Wemba Wemba multidisciplinary artist Maree Clarke, discussing the new exhibition Between Waves, which navigates the intersections and collisions between art, culture, materiality and technologies and is…

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Prison Education and The Dingo Project

A conversation with Wiradjuri prison educator Tara Oliver about her work with indigenous peoples within the incarceration system, and an interview with Bandjalung artist, writer, curator and activist Djon Mundine, discussing his latest…

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