Tom Nixon, coordinator at this year's Beanie Festival, dropped into the studio to chat about what's happening for the opening night. Paul Ah Chee will perform as well as Melbourne bands Kisses and The Carp Factory.

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The Big Brekky Show always enjoy the Alice Springs Library update each month with Ron Mangohig. This time we found out what is happening in June and the school holiday program.

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The Big Brekky Show chatted with the vice-chair of the Alice Springs Beanie Festival Deb White about the 28th Beanie Festival, which commences this Friday, the 21st of June at Araluen Arts Centre. Deb has been involved for 14 years and shares her enthusiasm for her work with both artists and volunteers.

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Desert Knowledge Australia DKA CEO Jimmy Cocking dropped into the Big Brekky Show to tell us about his trip to Federal Parliament with Wilya Junta, to raise awareness about the work DKA have been doing and gain some support from ministers in water, the environment and Indigenous affairs.

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Off the back of a successful Top Half Folk Festival this year, Archer has wowed the Alice Springs audience once again, supporting Warren H Williams and Family for the Araluen Arts Centre 40th anniversary concert. It continues his music collaboration with Gleny Rae Virus and he played a few tunes for the Big Brekky Show.

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Asta Hill, the NT Greens candidate for the seat of Braitling in the upcoming NT election in August, chats with Mark about the Greens' campaign on The Big Brekky. 

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On the Big Brekky Show, Ola Rzes­zows­ka from the Alice Springs Town Council and Andrew Barrett, President of Alice Springs Show Committee, share what's in store for this year's Alice Springs Show, including new initiatives such as an entertainment stage with live local musicians. True Intent, a featured artist on the stage, A.K.A. Luke Hildren, also joins the Big Brekky to share some acoustic psychedelic electronic music. The Alice Springs Show is held on July 5th and 6th, at Blatherskyte Park.

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Kylie Stephenson, award-winning journalist and audio producer based on Larrakia country in Darwin, is soon to visit Mparntwe & Tennant Creek on a 'Writing for Podcasts' workshop tour. Kylie is the co-creator of the Walkley Award-winning podcast series 'Lost in Larrimah'. Kylie chats to The Big Brekky about her experiences as a journalist, the creation of Lost in Larrimah, and what participants will learn during the workshops.

The Writing for Podcasts workshop tour is part of the NT Writers Centre's season 2 program, is funded by Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal, and is supported by 8CCC and Barkly Arts.

The workshop will be help in Mparntwe on Saturday 15th of June at Red Hot Arts, and in Tennant Creek on Sunday 16th of June at Barkly Arts. 

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On the Big Brekky Show we spoke with the Yipirinya School Principal Mr Gavin Morris, who was asked by the Centralian Today to write a piece to reflect on some of the positive approaches to the Alice Spring story. He submitted Building Progress: A Safer Stronger Community for the 6 June edition, and discussed the need for truth telling and healing. 

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On the Big Brekky Show we spoke with the Yipirinya School Principal, Gavin Morris. The Centralian Today asked him to write a piece to reflect on some of the positive approaches to the Alice Spring story to which he submitted Building Progress: A Safer Stronger Community, for the 6 June edition. 

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