Episodes
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Walmajarri Elder Kankawa Ngarra is the latest recipient of the prestigious Australian Music Prize.
Hear how Kankawa keeps herself grounded, and why she dedicates her win to her community of Wangkatjungka.
Then, Uncle Rex Greeno spent much of his life as a fisherman but more recently he’s been re-invigorating the Palawa practice of building reed and bark canoes.
With two of his canoes, and a collection of drawings on show at the Tasmania Museum and Art Gallery, Uncle Rex explains what drew him to art as a means of resistance.
And, Ben Graetz discusses his upcoming cabaret show: Tina – A Tropical Love Story.
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Professor Marcia Langton says artists “can tell the truth where others cannot or will not because they can represent the truth visually.”
But what responsibility do institutions like galleries have in this process of truth telling?
Marcia explains how she worked with her co-editor Judith Ryan to draw together the work of artists, historians, curators, critics, and even an ethno-musicologist to tell a short history of Indigenous art in this Country for 65 000 Years: A Short History of Australian Art.
Then Kee’ahn is a non-binary, queer artist known for lush melodies with lyrics that speak to the heart
They discuss the joy of an intimate gig, and to perform their new song – love you more.
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Hear from artists Dr Bronwyn Bancroft, Kyra Kum Sing and Kylie Caldwell as they discuss what Blak success looks like in a capitalistic world, and how mob hold space for ourself and each other.
Then, choreographer and playwright Henrietta Baird talks through her multidisciplinary work Plant A Promise.
Plus, Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa share the Yankunytjatjara name for 'magpie'.
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Meet three Bangarra dancers who are stretching their choreographic skills to become a new generation of storytellers.
And, Maningrida’s all-female saltwater rock band Ripple Effect perform live in the Radio National studios.
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Hear how bagan bariwariganyan (echoes of country) brings together the work of three First Nations artists to wrap the work of a significant Yuin artist-ancestor in Country.
Then, Gumbayngirr musician Maanyung continues the Mob Music Month celebrations as he discusses his debut EP Until No More.
Plus for Word Up, head back to north west of South Australia where Yankunytjatjara speakers Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa take you will share a little more of their language.
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After almost 18 years as a driving force behind ILBIJERRI Theatre Company Rachael Maza will step down from her role as Artistic Director and Co-CEO at the end of 2025.
Rachael shares how her time at ILBIJERRI shaped her ideas of Blak theatre, and what she plans to do next.
Then Jem Cassar-Daley plays live in the Radio National studios for Mob Music Month and explains why she makes music with the people she loves.
Plus for Word Up, Yankunytjatjara speakers Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa share a word that describes a precious commodity on their Country.
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Reko Rennie has two exhibitions running concurrently. One charts his evolution as an artist, and the other showcases a collection of new works.
He discusses what he learnt about art by taking the long road to professional artist.
Then director Jon Bell’s feature film debut The Moogai is a horror that reflects the real fears of Blackfullas. Jon, along with actor Meyne Wyatt share how they turned what was originally a short film into a full-length feature, and explain why Jon calls The Moogai a love letter to the Aboriginal women in his life.
Plus for Word Up, you’ll meet Yankunytjatjara speakers Karina Lester and her daughter Larissa.
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One year on from the 2023 Referendum, author and advocate Thomas Mayo, arts and culture powerhouse Lydia Miller, and lecturer and researcher Michael Mossman discuss why it's more productive to look at what we’ve gained instead of what we lost.
Plus for Word Up, Jane Edwards shares the Nyigina word for home.
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Noongar singer-songwriter Bumpy is the artist in residence at Melbourne International Jazz Festival. After two years, she’s ready to share her new work, inspired by Country and language: Tooni.
Nici Cumpston and Sarah Brown take to you Tarnanthi Art Fair where they’re helping raise funds for Purple House.
Plus, DanceRites has returned for another year and Yawuru dancer Tara Gower discusses what she’s looking for as a judge at the competition.
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The Tennant Creek Brio is an art collective that grew out of a mental health program for men. As the collective prepares for its first major survey exhibition, artist Jimmy Frank Jupurrula explains how their work blends strong cultural values with a punk attitude.
Then, meet T Breezy. He’s a Gamilaraay artist whose trap and drill stylings take shape as both searing and optimistic stories about his home in Inverell.
Plus for Word Up, Jane Edwards takes you to Derby in the west Kimberly to share Nyigina word for ‘mother’.
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Thou Shalt Not Steal is the latest show from Kateye filmmakers Dylan River and Tanith Glynn-Maloney. Dylan discusses why he’s drawn to telling stories of young people.
Then Rhoda Roberts has brought that expertise to Shine on Gimuy, a budding light festival in Cairns. She explains why it’s important to feature local talent.
Plus for Word Up, Jane Edwards in the west Kimberley is sharing some her language – Nyigina.
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Hear a panel discussion about the role (and state) of First Nations poetry with four poets at the NSW State Library as part of BBC and Red Room Poetry’s Contains Strong Language poetry festival.
Plus for Word Up, Will Blackley shares the Kalkatungu words he uses when a storm is brewing.
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Alethea Beetson shares how her most recent show Meet Your Maker influenced the way she thinks about theatre, performance and her own voice.
And Yamatji actor and director Bruce Denny discusses his show Operation Boomerang.
Plus, for Word Up Will Blackley shares the Kalkatungu word for kangaroo.
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Earlier this year, Archie Moore became the second First Nations artist featured in the Australia Pavilion at the Venice Biennale as a solo artist. He was also the first artist from Australia to win gold.
Visit Venice with Archie and his creative team to hear how kith and kin came together.
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Ben Armstrong and Dr Rhett Loban discuss what it takes to embed First Nations perspectives in video games, and how games can do so much more than entertain us.
Then, Kuku Yalanji man Jungaji's love of music has taken him on an incredible cultural journey.
Plus, Will Blackley shares the Kalkatungu name of a familiar constellation.
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Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property - or ICIP - is a framework that describes all aspects of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ cultural expressions.
This can mean medicinal knowledge, language, artistic expressions and more. But how do ICIP principles keep our culture strong?
A panel discussion recorded at Garma festival answers that question.
Plus for Word Up, Christine Anu shares a final word from her maternal grandfather’s language - Kala Kawa Ya.
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Gayle Kennedy and Jared Thomas reflect of the legacy of Me, Antman & Fleabag, and discuss how the book could find a new audience now that it’s been included in UQP’s First Nations Classics series.
Then, Lucy Norton shares a poem in honour of National Poetry Month.
Plus, Kirk Page is working with Rhoda Roberts to turn the story of the first Aboriginal Olympian into a play.
And for Word Up, Christine Anu shares a little more Kala Kawa Ya.
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Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have always found guidance, connection and answers in the stars.
In honour Science Week -- which this week ask us to look to the night sky -- Dr Krystal De Napoli and Peter Swanton discuss some of the astrophysical events witnessed by our ancestors.
Then, Aunty Ruth Ghee is helping translate an incredible feat of endurance into a musical for Opera Queensland.
It’s called Straight from the Strait and she’ll explain how she’s paying homage to a group of remarkable Torres Strait Islanders working on the Mount Newman railway construction project in the 1960s.
Plus, Christine Anu shares some more of her maternal grandfather’s language – Kala Kawa Ya.
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Celebrate some of the best Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art from emerging and established artists with the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Awards.
Then on Wajarri Yamaji Country, scientists are looking to the night sky to unlock the secrets of the universe. Discover how the CSIRO has worked with traditional owners to design and build a major observatory.
And for Word Up, singer Christine Anu shares some of her mother's language — Kala Kawa Ya.
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Having taken on stand-up comedy and acting, Steph Tisdell is adding a new string to her bow: fiction writing.
She explains how her debut novel The Skin I'm In explores the nuances of representation, and brings diversity to diversity.
Then choreographer Vicki van Hout discusses her upcoming surrealist sojourn into mortal musings set to take place at the Festival of Dangerous Ideas.
And for Word Up singer Christine Anu shares some of her mother's language - Kala Kawa Ya.
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