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Dec 14, 2024 • 18min

Australian wine and imperial Britain

Historian Jennifer Regan-Lefebvre explores the colonial legacy of wine her book, Imperial Wine: How the British Empire Made Wine's New World.This interview first aired in January 2023.
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Dec 14, 2024 • 15min

Annie Smithers' final hurrah

Jonathan catches up with Annie Smithers for one last time to chat about what they have shared over the years- and ponder how Annie would like to mark her Last Supper.
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Dec 14, 2024 • 18min

Curt Beech and design on screen

Curt Beech, the Emmy-nominated production designer on the hit show Only Murders in the Building, shares the real history of the Belnord apartment building in Upper West Side Manhattan which the show's fictional Arconia building is inspired by.This interview first aired in August 2022.
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Dec 7, 2024 • 13min

Architecture and acoustic space

Architect and author Joseph Clarke explores the evolving relationship between architecture and acoustics in his book Echo’s Chambers: Architecture and The Idea of Acoustic Space.This Interview first aired in October 2022.
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Dec 7, 2024 • 17min

Bee Wilson on loss, grief and cooking

Food writer Bee Wilson reflects on how cooking helped her manage grief, loss and dislocation after her marriage broke down, and what she learned from the experience.This interview first aired in January 2024.
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Dec 7, 2024 • 18min

In the shadow of Rome

Dr Daniel Reynolds, senior lecturer in Byzantine history from the University of Birmingham, explores why tourists are so obsessed with Ancient Greece and Rome and what the implications are for other heritage sites.This interview first aired in June 2024.This interview first aired in June 2024.
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Dec 7, 2024 • 5min

Colin Bisset's Iconic Designs: towers

Colin Bisset explores the design history and architectural power of the tower.
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Nov 30, 2024 • 14min

The myth of wilderness

For many, the word wilderness conjures up images of pristine, wild landscapes untouched by humans.But increasingly, the term is being recast. Professor Michael-Shawn Fletcher discusses the origins of wilderness and why it needs a rethink.This interview first aired in July 2023.
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Nov 30, 2024 • 19min

Harnessing the power of fire

Den Barber is a Wiradjuri man who runs the Indigenous cultural consultancy Yarrabin Cultural Connections and is the founding director of Koori Country Firesticks Aboriginal Corporation. He shares his experiences in fire management from elders past and present and reflects on how this can inform the protection of our towns and cities into the future.This interview first aired in January 2022.
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Nov 30, 2024 • 20min

Richard Leplastrier's house

Gamilaraay man and former ABC Top 5 Arts residential scholar Beau de Belle visits the house of his mentor and friend, the revered architect Richard Leplastrier.This interview first aired in May 2021.

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