Fifty-five years ago today, Vincent Lingiari his fellow stockmen and other First Nations workers on the Vestey owned Wave Hill station initiated a strike action that changed Australian history. The digital streams and airwaves riffle… Honouring Wave Hill
Whether you want the tuneful vibes of the radio cut or the maximum narrative of the podcast version, this week’s episode of Fashion by Dad, breaks new ground. Your host, the ancient one, the meta… The Charcoalised Chicken and The Landlady
The Holy City has captivated poets, fighters, emperors and pilgrims. It has almost no function other than to be Holy. There is no port, no major resource, its Holiness is its major asset. Listen to… Dad does Jerusalem
She put the hot dumpling, dripping with Apricot syrup, in my mouth and I struggled to roll it around in my mouth to stop it burning. “Now bite.” When I did as I was told,… The hot dumpling erupted in my mouth dripping syrup
William Dalrymple in The Anarchy describes the English envoy’s ungracious acknowledgement that the Indian Mughals were less than impressed by the fledgling nation’s glory. The painting by court artist Bichitr shows the Sultan listening attentively… Jahangir prefers Sufis to kings
Unusually, The Partisan is someone else’s song made famous by Leonard Cohen. We are used to other people covering his songs – in fact many people have no idea who wrote Halleleujah, for example. The… The Partisans
We run from the priest’s house to the cobbler’s house. His windowpanes are broken; his door is smashed in. Inside, everything has been ransacked. Filthy words are written on the walls. An old woman is… Grandmother’s Apples
We breathe the air. It’s kinda important. Three items from the Radio Cut The Bee Gees – Have you seen my wife Mr Jones about miners stuck on a coal mine. The first written account… 02 Air – Part 2
It had to happen. Dad puts air on-air. Here’s the radio cut. As well as sound pieces about air, wind, storms and the like I have lined up contributions to our regular segments, Blazer of… 02 Air – Radio cut pt 1