Gamilaraay man and former ABC Top 5 Arts residential scholar Beau de Belle visits the house of his mentor and friend, the revered architect Richard Leplastrier.

This interview first aired in May 2021.

We hear First Nations reflections on the use of fire and the term 'wilderness', and visit architect Richard Leplastrier at home.

For many, the word wilderness conjures up images of pristine, wild landscapes untouched by humans.

But increasingly, the term is being recast. Professor Michael-Shawn Fletcher discusses the origins of wilderness and why it needs a rethink.

This interview first aired in July 2023.

Den Barber is a Wiradjuri man who runs the Indigenous cultural consultancy Yarrabin Cultural Connections and is the founding director of Koori Country Firesticks Aboriginal Corporation. 

He shares his experiences in fire management from elders past and present and reflects on how this can inform the protection of our towns and cities into the future.

This interview first aired in January 2022.

Author and journalist Sandra Lawrence has been intrigued by beautiful secret spaces since she read 'The Secret Garden as a child'. 

Now her love affair with this imaginary world has taken her on a real life quest to uncover other lost spaces. Her new book is 'The Lost Gardens of the World'.

Author and journalist Christopher Beanland takes us on a world tour of some of the great 20th and 21st Century railway stations in his new book 'Station' and explores why their architecture holds such appeal.

We explore the wonder that is railway station architecture and hear from two guests who have explored lost recipes from Australia's past and lost gardens around the world.

Ross Dobson is a former recipe tester and food writer who has delved into the archives to uncover some of the forgotten recipes of the past in his book 'The Lost Recipes'.

We explore the challenges facing our urban centres in a changing climate, learn about the art of fashion illustrating, and hear from Annie Smithers as she leafs through the meat chapter in Elizabeth David's French Provincial Cooking.

Sarah Ichioka is a strategist, urbanist and the founding director of Desire Lines, a Singapore based consultancy.

She recently she gave the key note address at Melbourne University at the Climate Action in Cities symposium where she explored the challenges facing urban designers in the face of climate change.