Anything But Square

Anything But Square

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Anything But Square episodes

  • Fed Summer with Dumb Whales

    A broodingly intense live act fusing the melodic sensibility of 60s British Invasion with the dynamism and dark energy of 90s grunge, with powerhouse rhythmics dissecting love, lust, friendship and murder. Dumb Whales will play your heartstrings like a guitar. Pull on your old The Kinks top and wail into a hairbrush with them.

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    World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised.  

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/  

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare  

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/  

    What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/  

    26 min
  • Fed Summer with RARIA

    Dealing with the emotional whirlwind of seeing an ex-partner move on with someone new, RARIA’s glistening vocal melodies soar over her track’s bouncing melodies, injecting a playfully bold attitude into her unique brand of oozy, guitar-driven, nostalgic, eclectic pop. Energised, excited and empathetic, RARIA is poised to make a dynamic mark on Australian music.

    SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr  

    World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised.  

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/  

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare  

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/  

    What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/  

    18 min
  • Fed Live Winner Jessie Hillel

    Taking fluid jazz, soul, R&B, pop and classical forms and injecting them into more modern moulds, Jessie’s mellifluous vocal performances, while always engaging – and often stunning – in their delivery never abandon vulnerability and authentic emotional connection. 

    SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr  

    World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised.  

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/  

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare  

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/  

    What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/  

    21 min
  • Episode 3: Civic and Cultural Space

    Fed Square’s opening marked the end of some controversies, but when one door closes many others others open. Between the public’s first reactions to Fed Square’s architecture, challenges in activating the space sustainably, the Apple Store plan and its final embrace as one of the youngest Heritage-listed spaces in the world, Fed Square has come a long way in its short two decades.

    Listen to this episode of Anything But Square and learn how Fed Square rose from mixed public opinion to become the beloved jewel in Melbourne’s cultural and civic crown.

    With thanks to interviewees for this episode:

    • Fiona Whitworth (Former Special Projects Manager, Fed Square) 
  • Vanessa Walker (Former Program Manager, Fed Square) 
  • Tania Davidge (Our City, Our Square Founder)
  • Jefa Greenaway (Architect of Koorie Heritage Trust) 

    • SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr  

    World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised.  

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/  

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare  

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/  

    What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/  

    24 min
  • Episode 2: Architecture from Outer Space

    A project of such size and scope attracts controversy like seagulls to hot chips. With such a tremendous number of cooks stirring the pot on all sides – from government to the private sector, the general public and more – how did Fed Square ever even get off the ground?

    In this episode, we uncover how architects Donald Bates and Peter Davidson deftly maneuverered through a feeding frenzy of stakeholders to create a space as innovative as it is ingenious.

    With thanks to interviewees for this episode:

    • Donald Bates (Fed Square Co-architect with Peter Davidson) 
  • Paul Carter (Creator of Nearamnew) 
  • Jefa Greenaway (Architect of Koorie Heritage Trust) 
  • Dr James Lesh (Urban Historian, University of Melbourne) 
  • Colin McEvoy (Facilities Manager, Fed Square) 

    • SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr  

    World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised.  

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/  

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare  

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/  

    What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/  

    38 min
  • Episode 1: Connection with the Yarra

    Did you know Melbourne was deliberately designed without a public square, so as to prevent the spirit of democracy from arising? So much for that. In 1996, it was decided that Melbourne’s first and much-needed true public square would be developed, in order to link the city to the Yarra and provide a central gathering space for cultural events and quiet enjoyment alike.

    Listen to this episode of Anything But Square and learn the controversy and ingenuity of how Fed Square became what it is today.

    With thanks to interviewees for this episode:

    • Rob Hyatt (Education Manager, Koorie Heritage Trust) 
  • Dr James Lesh (Urban Historian, University of Melbourne) 

    • Listen to this episode of Anything But Square and learn the controversy and ingenuity of how Fed Square became what it is today.

    SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr  

    World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised.  

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/  

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare  

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/  

    What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/  

    25 min
  • Virtual Road Trip with the Founders of Empty Esky

    We’re hopping onboard a virtual culinary road trip with Erin and Eleanor, the founders of Empty Esky. As they take us on a journey around regional Victoria to uncover some of their tops picks for places to stop in and fill your esky with some of the best produce these small towns have to offer. We’ll also join them in learning how this incredible idea came to be, and the positive impact it has had to the regions that were so heavily impacted by the bush fires. Get ready to whet your appetite and get stuck-in to this bite-sized foodie treat!

    28 min
  • African Music and Cultural Festival’s Fred Alale
    Like so many of our cultural festivals, the African Music and Cultural Festival has reinvented itself for 2020. Join Fred Alale, Chair of the AMCF, as well as our very own CEO Xavier Csar in a discussion of how this year’s celebration pulled together to create the upcoming virtual festival, and what the future of the AMCF holds at Fed Square. 
     
    African Music and Cultural Festival at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/events/african-music-cultural-festival 
     
    African Music and Cultural Festival: https://www.amcf.org.au 
     

    SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr  

    World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised.  

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/  

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare  

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/  

    What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/  

    41 min
  • Deadly Connection's Keenan Mundine

    Deadly Connections’ goal is simple: reducing the overrepresentation of First Nation people in child protection and the justice system through culturally responsive, community-centred programs.  

    We were lucky enough to sit down with founders Keenan Mundine and Carly Stanley to talk all thing NAIDOC, the impetus for change and their experience addressing the United Nations Human Rights Council.

    Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/ 

    Deadly Connections: https://www.deadlyconnections.org.au/ 

    SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr  

    World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised.  

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/  

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare  

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/  

    What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/  

    25 min
  • SBS Radio Punjabi’s Manpreet Kaur Singh!

    From a beat journalist in the Hindustan Times to Executive Producer of one of SBS Radio’s biggest non-English productions, Manpreet Kaur Singh’s rise and rise is a tale to inspire anyone.

    Her life story is one of the most fascinating we’ve covered on Anything But Square, the Fed Square podcast – check it out now!

    Multicultural Month at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/events/multicultural-month 

    SBS Radio Punjabi: https://www.sbs.com.au/language/punjabi 

    SUBSCRIBE to Fed Square: https://bit.ly/3ioxRjr  

    World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square. Since opening in 2002, Fed Square has seen more than 100 million visits and been named the 6th Best Public Square in the World. Frankly, we’re slaying out here and it’s nice to be recognised.  

    Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FedSquare/  

    Twitter: https://twitter.com/FedSquare  

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fed.square/  

    What's On at Fed Square: https://fedsquare.com/  

    36 min

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World-class art galleries and installations. A diverse range of food and drink. Thrilling, extraordinary events that capture the hearts of Melburnians year after year. Fed Square is anything but square.