Kitana Mansell is a proud palawa woman, and the Business Development Manager at Palawa Kipli, a Tasmanian Aboriginal food business that shares bush tucker from the oldest living culture in the world. 

In this chat with hosts Emma Azon-Jacometti and Amanda Vallis, Kitana describes her experience of growing up in Lutruwita/Tasmania, her people's ongoing fight for justice, and how food - including mutton bird! - might just be the ultimate vehicle for sharing important stories of Country, history and culture.

With a kitchen pedigree that includes Tetsuya's in Sydney and Copenhagen's Noma, chef, photographer and environmental advocate Luke Burgess opened Garagistes in Nipaluna/Hobart in 2010. The restaurant gained quick public and industry acclaim, going on to place 17th in Gourmet Traveller's Top 100 Restaurants in Australia list, and being largely credited to this day with putting Tassie on the map for fine dining. 

On the eve of the opening of his new restaurant - Scholé - Emma Azon-Jacometti and Amanda Vallis pinned Luke down for a chat about his hopes for a more sustainable future Tasmania, the best and worst things about life down here, and just how much the culinary scene has changed in his 15 years at the bottom of the world. 

Anna Reynolds has been the Lord Mayor of Hobart since 2018 - only the third woman to hold the position. Prior to her life in Tassie, she lived and worked around Australia and internationally in public policy and advocacy, including as International Advisor to Senator Bob Brown, and CEO of the Multicultural Council of Tasmania. 

In this chat with Emma Azon-Jacometti and Amanda Vallis, Anna tells us about her less-than-traditional journey into politics, and her vision for the future of Hobart.