Memorial for The Ghost
On Friday 2nd August, from 4-7pm, a private memorial was held for Stephen James 'The Ghost' Walker in the Triple R performance space.
His family has requested we share the recording of the…
Skull Cave – 16 November 2012
We dip back into the archives for another episode of the Skull Cave – this time from November 2012. This one also features the much-loved quiz.
The Ghost Interviews Graham Nash (1986)
British singer-songwriter Graham Nash (of The Hollies and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young fame) has released six solo albums throughout the course of his career (the first of which was recently re-issued). Stephen…
Uncommon Sense: Is the New Logging Announcement Enough to Rescue Our Native Forests?
Last week, the Victorian Government announced that they will begin transitioning away from logging native forests over the next ten years and stop logging old growth forests immediately. But will these changes be…
Skull Cave – 1 Feb 2013
No interviews and no quiz during this edition of the Skull Cave – just The Ghost and yet another impeccable selection of tunes for three hours. Enjoy!
The Ghost Interviews Nico (1986)
The one and only Nico toured Australia (just once) in 1986. During that tour, she stopped by the old Triple R studios in Fitzroy to speak with Stephen 'The Ghost' Walker. In this…
Skull Cave – 7 November 2008
The Ghost battled bad weather and chaos on the streets of Melbourne to bring us this edition of the Skull Cave back on 7 November 2008.
Skull Cave – 9 November 2012
Another Skull Cave episode from the vaults, featuring the much loved quiz after 6pm.
The Ghost interviews Jim Carroll (1996)
We pull another one from The Ghost Tapes this week - his interview with American punk, poet and author Jim Carroll in '96, not long after the film version of his memoir The…
Skull Cave – 25 Jan 2013
This episode of the Skull Cave is from 25 January 2013, The Ghost's first show back that year after his summer break.
How Being an Active Citizen Can Interrupt the Machinery of Climate Denial
Environmentalist, conservationist and former leader of the Australian Greens, Bob Brown, joins host Amy Mullins ahead of his upcoming panel appearance, ‘Climate Change in Australia: Where to Now?’. Bob talks to Amy about…
The Ghost interviews JG Thirlwell (1987)
While in NYC for the New Music Seminar Conference in '87, The Ghost caught up with Melbourne born, New York based artist JG Thirlwell (also known as Foetus, Clint Ruin, Frank Want). Thirlwell…
The Ghost in New York (1987)
In June 1987 The Ghost headed over to New York for the New Music Seminar Conference. He phoned Breakfasters' Chris Hatzis and Richard Neal with live updates each morning.
Listening back to…
Uncommon Sense: Antisemitism is a Danger to Democracy
Amy picks the brain of distinguished historian Professor Deborah Lipstadt, author of Antisemitism: Here and Now.
Deborah recounts her successful defence of a libel suit brought by Holocaust denier David Irving in…
Jeff Buckley Live at RRR and Interview with The Ghost (1995)
Jeff Buckley's only studio album Grace was released 25 year ago this month, on August 23 1994. The following year, Jeff toured Australia for the first time.
He stopped by Triple R on…
Uncommon Sense: What We Can Do About Domestic Abuse – Insights from Journalist Jess Hill
Trigger warning: domestic abuse, assault, gendered violence
Investigative journalist Jess Hill joins Uncommon Sense host Amy Mullins to discuss her new book, See What You Made Me Do: Power, Control and Domestic Abuse.
…
The Ghost Chipmunked (1993)
In 1993, two Triple R broadcasters dropped the Chipmunks version of 'Achy Breaky Heart' on air. Those broadcasters? Phil Wales (former host of Monday Mourning, Blokes You Can Trust and Byte Into…
Radiothon Skull Cave (2008)
Listen back to one of The Ghost's Radiothon shows from 2008! 'It only takes a second for us to take down your particulars,' as he would say...
The Ghost and TISM (2001)
In late 2001, Humphrey B. Flaubert and Ron Hitler Barassi from legendary Melbourne band TISM join Stephen in the studio for an utterly ridiculous studio takeover and hilarious quiz!
Owen Jones on the Downfall of Theresa May and a Looming No-Deal Brexit
Amy Mullins is joined by Guardian columnist and author Owen Jones, who garnered attention after saying he had ‘less than no sympathy’ for Theresa May after her emotional resignation speech in May.
‘The…