Yolngu rapper Baker Boy gets ready to tour his second studio album nationally as he steps forward into a new era of bold themes and sounds.

Trevor Walley discusses how he and his fellow Noongar Elders, have created a podcast sharing the rich spirit behind the placenames of the City of Melville. 

Plus for Word Up, gospel and blues singer-songwriter and Elder Kankawa Nagarra heads to Gooniyandi Country in the Kimberley. 

It’s been 17 years since sisters Rachael Maza and Lisa Maza last performed together at Melbourne’s Malthouse Theatre. They take a break from rehearsing Black Light to discuss what their creative dynamic looks like in 2026.

Then Mununjali poet Maria van Neerven shares some of her debut poetry collection Two Tongues, and Word Up language legend Kankawa Nagarra pays tribute to her daughters.

Meet some of the young creatives who’ve attended a week of behind-the-scenes intensive workshops at NIDA, exploring prop-making and set design, along with costuming and makeup artistry.

Plus Bundjalung songstress Djanaba talks sharp lyricism and emotional grit ahead of her Laneway Festival feature in March.

And Kankawa Nagarra shares a little more Gooniyandi language.

Through her role as co-chair of the Uluru Youth Dialogue, Bridget Cama has been working not just to effect change, but to help others develop their own skills for political action.

She reflects on where protest and political action lives in an increasingly digital world.

Plus Buddy Knox looks back at the importance of the Aboriginal Cultural Showcase at the Tamworth Country Music Festival.

And Kankawa Nagarra shares some Gooniyandi language for Word Up.

Revisit a collection of remarkable midwives from Waminda South Coast Women's Health and Wellbeing Aboriginal Corporation as they prepare to break ground on their new birthing centre.

And Mel Armstrong shares her baagii's memories, as she takes you through a lived experience of dementia from an Aboriginal perspective.

Revisit this roundtable discussion with veteran comedian Kevin Kropinyeri, nurse-turned-comedian Janty Blair, and Dr. Angelina Hurley—first Aboriginal PhD graduate from Griffith University Film School—as they discuss how comedy carries cultural knowledge, challenges stereotypes, and heals wounds. 

Revisit Dalara Williams' playwriting debut Big Girls Don't Cry, and explore the world and history of Aboriginal debutante balls.

Plus for Word Up Senior Lecturer of Global Indigenous Studies at University of Newcastle, Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares the Wangaaypuwan word for shy and humble.

Revisit the making of Selve's album Breaking into Heaven with band mates Loki Liddle and Reece Bowden.

Plus for Word Up, Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares a little more Wangaaypuwan.

From landmark anniversaries to blockbuster exhibitions, language revival to unforgettable live moments, Rudi Bremer and Marcus Wright take stock of the year that was and share some of their favourite behind the scenes moments.

And for Word Up Dr Jesse Hodgetts shares the Wangaaypuwan word for unity. 

Burlesque performer Bizzi Body has been researching the history of Blak burlesque. 

It's a journey that's led her to leg shows, nightclubs, and Aunty Veronica Barnett — a living legend who swallowed fire, charmed pythons and shimmied her away across 1960s nightclub stages from Brisbane to Tahiti.