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Marcus Whale

Mooncake Guest Mix: Marcus Whale Ushers In Lunar New Year

Musician and performer from Gadigal Land, Marcus Whale ushers in Lunar New Year with his favourite acts of Asian extraction. This guest mix spans realms of experimental, ambient and dance, and gives us…

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Uncommon Sense: “Just Absolutely Meaningless” – Richard Denniss Unpacks Climate Modelling And Federal Politics

Dr Richard Denniss, Chief Economist at The Australia Institute, joins Amy on Uncommon Sense to share his thoughts about the final sitting week of federal parliament for 2021. A thorough look at the…

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Lo Sai Sai Lo

Mooncake Guest Mix: Lo Sai Sai Lo Delivers “Little Boss” Energy In The Mix

The final Mooncake guest for this year comes from DJ duo Teresa Tan and Colin Ho, often performing back-to-back as Lo Sai Sai Lo. Their name in Cantonese means "little brother" or "little…

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Rachel Lime

Mooncake Guest Mix: Rachel Lime Celebrates Asian Artists Across Place And Time

Korean-American musician and producer Rachel Lime celebrates Asian artists across place and time. In her guest mix sharing what she's been listening to and what inspires her; from 80's experimental pop artists like…

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AnSo

Mooncake Guest Mix: AnSo and Her All-Time Faves

Gadigal Land-based electronic-hyper pop producer AnSo presents her guest mix showcasing exciting new releases from Marcus Whale, Dyan Tai, mixed with Korean-diaspora from Audrey Nuna and BIBI and including all-time favourites from Rainbow…

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Uncommon Sense: ‘Why You Should Give A F*ck About Farming’ With Gabrielle Chan

Gabrielle Chan joins the program to discuss her new book, Why You Should Give a F*ck About Farming, which presents an in-depth analysis of farming practices and policy in Australia. Gabrielle and…

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Represented: Guest Feature Mix - TINIKA

TINIKA (she/her) is a QPOC DJ from Naarm, who's constantly balancing trying to not go from 0 to 100 in 0.3 seconds in her sets. TINIKA's mixes are diverse in genre ranging from…

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Jade Zoe

Mooncake Guest Mix: Jade Zoe's Mash-Up of Kpop Crushes

Naarm-based DJ and host of House Party on triple j, Jade Zoe joins Mooncake with her guest mix. Mashing up favourite songs from pop, house and rap and also including her kpop crushes…

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Represented: Guest Feature Mix - SmallFRY

The formidable Small FRY, of Triple R's Wednesday night show Mooncake, cooked up a special mix for Represented, to celebrate the close of what's been another amazing Radiothon! Check it out…

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Uncommon Sense: Emma Shortis Explores Australia’s ‘Fatal Alliance’ With The U.S.

Historian and author Dr Emma Shortis joins host Amy Mullins to discuss the release of her new book, Our Exceptional Friend: Australia’s fatal alliance with the United States. They open with a discussion…

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Kuya James

Mooncake Guest Mix: Kuya James In His Filipino Feels

Kuya James is a Filipino/Dutch/Australian producer and DJ from Darwin/Larrakia Land. In this Mooncake guest mix, he revisits nostalgic songs from the '60s and '70s, gives us a sneak peak to unreleased tracks…

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Uncommon Sense: Where Did All The Quolls Go?

Spotted, small, charismatic and curious, the quoll is a nocturnal marsupial native to Australia. You can find four different quoll species on this vast continent… Before the twentieth century, these 'native cats' were…

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Bill Bowtell

Uncommon Sense: Bill Bowtell on Pandemic Politics in Australia and Why 'Zero COVID' Matters

Bill Bowtell, strategic health policy adviser, joins host Amy Mullins for an in-depth conversation about pandemic policy and politics, particularly in Victoria, New South Wales, and more broadly across Australia. He also tells…

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Mooncake Guest Mix: Maggie Tra Mixes Her Favourite Female Asian Artists

Maggie Tra is a Cambodian/Vietnamese-Australian artist/producer/DJ, presenter on Hanoi Community Radio and founder of women empowerment label and collective SYS Sister Sounds. In the latest Mooncake guest mix, Maggie Tra showcases her favourite…

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Mooncake Guest Mix: DJ Cookie Shares Special Mix

This week’s installment of Mooncake features a guest mix from DJ Cookie, who also performs as Oliver White. She’s in the duo Take Your Time and is one third of the party collective…

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Slow Mushrooming Explained On Uncommon Sense

It wasn’t until the mid-twentieth century that fungi was classified as its own Kingdom, separate from animals or plants. Co-author of Wild Mushrooming: A Guide For Foragers Alison Pouliot says in Australia, and…

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Drexler

Mooncake Guest Mix: Drexler's Dreamy Classical Collection

Mooncake delivers another extraordinary guest mix, this time from ex-Sydney, London-based classical composer and producer Drexler. Drexler kicks off this collection of songs with his piece entitled "Lightness" followed by his favourite modern…

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Uncommon Sense

Uncommon Sense: The Complexities Of Aged Care With Rick Morton

The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety released its final report to the federal government recently, outlining recommendations after two years of hearings, workshops and public submissions. Senior reporter for The

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Mooncake Guest Mix: Pamcy’s Philippines Playlist

Mooncake brings us Filipino electronic tunes this week with its second-ever guest mix, compiled by Manila-based electronic music producer Pamcy. Discover sounds from the likes of LUSTBASS, crwn, UDD and The Vince Noir…

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Call Of The Reed Warbler

Uncommon Sense: Why Regenerative Agriculture Is The Solution To Some Of Our Biggest Crises

Regenerative farmer and author Charles Massey joins the program to discuss the ideas presented in his (recently updated and re-released) book, Call Of The Reed Warbler: A New Agriculture, A New Earth. In…