The Eclectic Episode
It’s a mixed bag this week, with Tip 5 – Pay It Forward from #Yourlifeyourplanet in honour of the 55th anniversary of #WaveHill and the yarns we shared last… Read More »The Eclectic Episode
Alone on the soaks episode
Fashion by Dad’s Time for a Story Time Story is Alec Kruger’s Alone on the soaks, the Blazer of Glory is Jade Not Jane and… Read More »Alone on the soaks episode
Paper, web page, rock
We are madly digitising all the published materials we can get our hands on, but technophile Geoff Ebbs has had an insight into the ephemeral… Read More »Paper, web page, rock
Honouring Wave Hill
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… Read More »Honouring Wave Hill
The Charcoalised Chicken and The Landlady
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,… Read More »The Charcoalised Chicken and The Landlady
Dad does Jerusalem
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… Read More »Dad does Jerusalem
The hot dumpling erupted in my mouth dripping syrup
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… Read More »The hot dumpling erupted in my mouth dripping syrup
Jahangir prefers Sufis to kings
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… Read More »Jahangir prefers Sufis to kings
The Partisans
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… Read More »The Partisans