The Glasshouse is a space for spoken word artists, poets, sound makers, audio storytellers, emerging cultural leaders, thinkers, writers and anyone who celebrates story as a means of self-expression, self-representation and community-building.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Historian and activist Jackie Huggins talks about the new edition of ‘Sister Girl: Reflections on Tiddaism, Identity and Reconciliation’, a collection representing almost four decades of her essays, speeches and interviews, re-issued through…
Gunai/Kurnai woman Veronica Gorrie has just been awarded the Victorian Prize for Literature, and the Award for Indigenous Writing, at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, for her memoir 'Black and Blue', which explores…
Award-winning podcast producer Siobhan McHugh talks about harnessing the strengths of the audio medium and her book ‘The Power of Podcasting:Telling Stories Through Sound’, out through NewSouth Publishing; and writer Jane Harrison shares…
Author and poet Omar Musa talks about woodcut prints, nature and playfulness, all explored in his collection of artwork, poetry and prose, ‘Killernova’ out through Penguin Australia; and writer and editor Megan Anderson…
Daniel Juckes, Associate Editor from ‘Westerly’ chats about the latest issue, ‘Westerly 66.2’, and the online Special Issue, ‘Westerly: Great Southern’; and Syazwani S from Hoppers Crossing Secondary College, prize-winner in the nature…
Jazz Money talks about living in a colonised state and Blak queer love, explored in their award-winning debut poetry collection ‘How to Make a Basket’, out through UQP; and poet Andy Jackson shares…
Artist, lawyer and writer Amani Haydar talks about violence, domestic abuse and intergenerational trauma, explored in her memoir ‘The Mother Wound’, out through Pan Macmillan; and we hear the story of Melbourne busker…
Lucie Cutting, co-founder with Nkechi Anele of discussion platform ‘The Pin’, chats with Beth about racism, respect and representing diverse identities by telling authentic personal stories within the Australian narrative.
Award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke joins Beth in a far-ranging interview, reading poems from her new poetry collection, ’How Decent Folk Behave’, out through Hachette, and exploring the process of writing poetry in…
Sumarlinah Winoto joins Beth to talk about their audio series ‘transomatics’, a trans-informed approach to body movement, made by and for gender-diverse people; and Gus Macdonald imagines falling in love with a total…
Writer, mental health arts advocate and founder of Schizy Inc, Heidi Everett joins Beth to talk about her new book ‘My Friend Fox’, a candid memoir about the realities of the Australian mental…
Journalist, essayist and legal researcher, Lucia Osborne-Crowley chats with Beth about reclaiming our bodies from shame and the way trauma can rewrite our biology, explored in her book ‘My Body Keeps Your Secrets’…
Greens Senator for NSW, engineer and lifelong activist for social and environmental justice, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, talks about her struggle to navigate changing worlds, from her beginnings in Pakistan to coming to Australia…
Writer and historian Yves Rees talks about their memoir ‘All About Yves: Notes from a Transition’, which shares their experience of being transgender in Australia today, out through Allen & Unwin; and Alice…
Author and editor Jennifer Down talks about her novel ‘Bodies of Light’, an intimate saga of one woman’s turbulent life, exploring cycles of trauma, reinventing oneself and healing from deep wounds, and discusses…
Acclaimed Canadian author Tanya Talaga joins Beth to chat about her award-winning true crime investigation ‘Seven Fallen Feathers: Racism, Death, and Hard Truths in a Northern City’, which explores the deaths of seven…
Chinese-American-Australian author Paige Clark joins Beth to chat about short story writing, and blending the fantastical with the minutiae of daily life in her debut collection of short stories, ‘She Is Haunted’, out…
Poet, playwright and author Mike Kennedy, Co-Director of the National Young Writers’ Festival, chats about the challenges of putting together an all-digital NYWF this year; and Daniel Semo learns about what it really…
Writer, photographer and artist Sarah Walker talks about bodily experience, control and photography in her new essay collection, ‘The First Time I Thought I Was Dying’, out through UQP; and Georgina Savage, Creative…
Activist, historian, essayist, novelist and poet Tony Birch talks about family, challenging the archives, and the personal being political, which he explores in his new poetry collection ‘Whisper Songs’, out through UQP; and…
Maya Pilbrow talks to activists dedicated to exposing the role of Australian-made weapons in human rights abuses in West Papua, and explores this in ‘Making a Killing’, a story courtesy of the 'All…
Sam Gaskin and his daughter Raelah speak about their online performance ‘Us’, performed in their family home; and Aunty Rieo Ellis chats about the augmented reality audio storytelling app ‘Yalinguth’ connecting audiences with…
Poet Jeanine Leane and artist Fayen D’Evie talk about their contributions to the multi-art project ‘This is a poem’ at Buxton Contemporary; and Susan Kukucka, new CEO at social enterprise 100 Story Building…
Artist Carla Gottgens talks about her contribution to the Flinders Quarter Augmented Art Walk; Yarra Valley Writers Festival Director, Brook Powell, chats about the upcoming 2021 program, which explores the theme ‘Resilience’; and…
To celebrate NAIDOC week, we hear an extract from the archives of the 3CR ‘Beyond the Bars’ project; and cartoonist and illustrator Lee Lai talks about their debut graphic novel ‘Stone Fruit’, out…
General Manager of Sweatshop Literacy Movement, Winnie Dunn, talks about the anthology ‘Racism: Stories on Fear, Hate & Bigotry’, co-edited with Stephen Pham and Phoebe Grainer; and Evelyn Araluen chats about the literary…
Award-winning author Anita Heiss talks about the importance of language in her new book, ‘Bila Yarrudhanggalangdhuray’ and Wiradjuri heroism in the 1852 Gundagai flood; and editor and writer, Erik Jensen, chats about his…
Award-winning author, Alice Pung, talks about mothers, daughters, love and control, in her new novel, ‘One Hundred Days’, out through Black Inc.; and poet Elena Gomez chats about her poetry collection, ‘Admit the…
Thomas Bailey, founder and Editor of new publication ‘Curiouser Magazine’, talks about magic realism and the fantastical; and Mell Chun chats with her 10-year-old nephew, Miro, about a South Pacific island, in ‘Miro’s…
Ruby-Rose Pivet-Marsh, Artistic Director of the Emerging Writers’ Festival, chats about what’s on at the 2021 festival; and Canadian writer and scholar from the Driftpile Cree Nation, Billy-Ray Belcourt, talks about his collection…
Art producer and 3RRR radio presenter Samira Farah talks about co-curating the West Space exhibition ‘13 Years’, which chronicles the African diaspora in Australia; and community lawyer Marissa Johnpillai chats about transforming a…
Archer Magazine Editor-in-Chief Lucy Watson, and contributor and performing artist Mama Alto, talk about Archer Magazine’s new edition on friendship. And artists Güler Altunbas and Adam Knapper chat about disability-led storytelling through digital…
Comedian Matt Okine talks about his debut novel ‘Being Black ‘n Chicken, & Chips’, and its adaptation for a younger audience; and visual artist Tai Snaith chats about her exhibition ‘A World of…
Poet and dancer Leila Lois talks about her debut poetry collection ‘Flesh into Blossom’, published by Girls on Key Press; and writer Lech Blaine reflects on memory, masculinity and grief in the aftermath…
