Musician Adam Blacksmith comes into the studio to chat about the music program at Long Bay Correctional Centre, Ballads Behind Bars, and their new album Songbirds. You can buy a copy of the album here: https://songbirds.bandcamp.com/releases Follow Adam Blacksmith on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/adamblacksmithmusic/) and download his personal tracks here: https://www.triplejunearthed.com/artist/adam-blacksmith

Jeff Angel, director of the Total Environment Centre, chats to Ruth Hessey on Monday drive about the recent labour election loss, and what that means for environmental activism in Australia for the next three years.

Alexandra Hely and her mother, Sonia, chat to Ruth Hessey on Monday Drive about living with Tourettes, disability stigma, and Fencing with the Australian team at just 17 years old. Check out their app, Tac’tics, helping raise awareness for Tourette syndrome in schools, https://tourette.org.au/2019/03/tactics/    

Busking duo Dennis Aubrey and Pete Parton dropped by the studio to chat with Drive Tuesday and sing a couple of songs. They have been together since 2008 and perform at some of Sydney’s best known community events, including Paddington market, the Rocks and Eveleigh markets. They are available to play at social events. Dennis […]

Boogie blues band Canned Heat are returning to Australia this month. They will be playing at the Bridge Hotel on 25 May and at Blues on Broad Beach. The band have been playing since 1965. Drive Tuesday talks to drummer and band leader Fito de la Parra about the life and times of the band. […]

David Ritter, CEO of Greenpeace, chats the upcoming election, Australia’s environmental rating, and why you should care. Monday Drive with Ruth Hessey on 29th April 2019.

ANZAC Day brings out the patriotism in Australians’ who take the day as a time to reflect on the War, pay respects to those who fought in it and enjoy a leisurely day off. There are some who do query the ethics of ANZAC Day, including Dr. Matthew Beard of The Ethics Centre. He posed […]

Content Warning: This discussion involves references to sexual assault.  Sexual harassment at music festivals is a little studied topic both internationally, and in Australia. Criminologist Dr Bianca Fileborn from the University of Melbourne joined us on Drive to discuss the first ever Australian study into the topic. Catch up on our chat here. The National […]

‘Where are you from?’ is a question too many Australian’s are used to hearing. Artist, curator and writer Sabina McKenna joined Tuesday Drive to discuss a project she’s been working on for a while now, ‘Where are you from?‘ An exhibition showcasing the many personalities who are all too familiar with this divisive question will launch at […]

For the 12th of April edition of Friday Drive, presenter Holly wanted to explore an interesting concept that she came across from an article in The Conversation. Titled “Lascivious virgins and lustful itches: women’s masturbation in early England”, the article explored women and masturbation in the 1600’s and how it differs to how it might be viewed […]