Greg Poppleton shares the origins of his interests in swing and jazz music of the early twentieth century and archival radio broadcasts of the era that he carefully curates and presents in non-stop mixes for his long running radio program The Phantom Dancer. Read More
An introduction to neural circuits and brain chemistry with behavioural neuroscientist Dr Christina Perry from the School of Psychological Sciences at Macquarie University. Read More
In part two of this chat with author Nicholas Graham we hear about his vocational pathway to becoming a novelist of historical fiction, and what horse riding and reading Latin have to do with this vocational pursuit. Read More
Oula Ghannoum is a Lebanese-Australian Muslim who has happy memories of Ramadan evening festivities during her childhood in Tripoli. Oula kindly provides an introduction to the religious and cultural significance of Ramadan for the interest of non-Muslim listeners and shares insights about how Ramadan is observed in Sydney. This includes a description of prayer rituals at mosques and street food fairs such as the Lakemba Night Markets and about Sawm (fasting) and Zakat (charitable giving). Read More
A television professional with vast experience as a Master Control Operator, Julia Beveridge gives us an introduction to what's involved in the role including some of the technicalities of managing all of the vision and audio for the network and the communication skills that help in this line of work. Read More
Dr Kumi de Silva is Gender Equity Programs Manager at the Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion at UTS in conversation about gender equity issues and sharing what motivated her vocational shift away from academic research as a scientist to this professional role. Read More
Karima Hazim shares the motivation behind her efforts to document and share Lebanese food culture and how it relates to the history of the Lebanese migrant experience in Australia. Read More
Hear about DJ Soup’s approach to sampling and music making and his contributions to the emergence of hip hop and trip hop in the Australian scene as well as his experience playing professional basketball for the Sydney Kings. Read More
Hear about DJ Soup’s early experiences experimenting with developments in audio sampling technology from a double cassette boom box to an Amega 500 and a K2000 sampler. DJ Soup also shares his early musical influences in the family and some of the first records he recalls hearing and playing. Read More
Jenine Smith shares insights from her vocation as a careers adviser, assisting high school students with understanding their skills, abilities and interests and with identifying post-school learning and vocational opportunities. Jenine is President of the Careers Advisers Association of NSW & ACT. Read More
Yirrmal joined us via a studio in Yirrkala in North East Arnhem Land to discuss his music, culture, and community connections and his experience developing his song writing as a new generation artist. Read More
This is a follow up to an introduction to Natural Language Processing (NLP) in response to a listener suggestion that we should consider concerns and fears about the technology. Read More
Dr Rachel Yuen-Collingridge shares insights from her studies of papyrology including ideas about cultural receptions to new forms of knowledge communication technology in antiquity and thoughts on ethical approaches to studying Ancient History. Rachel is an associate lecturer with the Department of History and Archaeology at Macquarie University. Read More
UTS doctoral researcher Catherine Freyne was a guest on the Wide Open Air Exchange when nearing completion of a thesis titled: “The Family as Closet: Gay/Bisexual married men and their families in Sydney, 1970-2000″. Read More
Chris Farquharson shares insights from a lifelong interest in boating and most recently in his experience as a volunteer with the Sydney Heritage Fleet helping to restore and run heritage boats. Read More
Emma Bellamy shares what's involved in her crystal bed healing practice and the qualities that are ascribed to chakras in her wisdom tradition. This conversation was conducted in a spirit of agnostic curiosity and openness to learning about different world views and theologies. Read More