Michael Harden talks about the joys of dining out alone; Professor of Information Sciences at RMIT Lisa Given explains the Australian government’s approach to AI; Nat shares her preferred sleep music; festival director…

“Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers is not the kind of film you would expect to contain a dose of movie magic, but there it is, right there in the lead performance by Paul Giamatti.”…

Naomi Diane, Gamilaroi singer/songwriter & artist, joins Vanessa to talk about her debut single 'Chasing the Sun,' reflecting on moving states, making connections in a new area and collaborating with friends.

Kimba Thompson…

This week on Banksia, Kiwat Kennell welcomes the Gunai/Kurnai, Emmy Webbers to the studio. They chat about the Koorie Heritage Trust's 2024 Blak Design Program, and more.

Kiwat Kennell speaks with Clay Holland and Fjorn Bastos about Blak Pearl Studio, a creative drop-in space for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and about their upcoming end-of-year exhibition running from the…

Vanessa Morris speaks with Nina Fitzgerald, founder of Laundry Gallery in the Northern Territories, on the House of Darwin x Laundry Gallery pop-up in Fitzroy, and how Laundry Gallery works to represent modern…

Vanessa Morris speaks with Yhonnie Scarce on her installation In Absence, made in collaboration with architecture studio Editio Office, that invites audiences to confront the fallacy of Terra nullius.

She also…

Nat is on a mission to befriend her neighbours; Food critic Besha Rodell shares her thoughts on standing in line for restaurants; LA-based artist Memo Akten chats about his AI exhibition Distributed Consciousness …

Former AFL-player Michael Long talks about the importance of the charity The Long Walk; the team discuss the nuances between stealing and borrowing; Book enthusiast and publisher Laura Pietrobon reviews The Comforting Weight…

Andy Freer, founder, CEO and Artistic Director of Snuff Puppets, joins Richard Watts to talk about the legacy of this Melbourne art collective after thirty years  and about its new production, ‘Swamp’.