Indigenuity

Today’s episode of Indigenuity features an interview with Gomeroi Narrabri traditional owner Karra Kinchela, who is the Narrabri community coordinator for Lock the Gate Alliance, a national coalition of people from across Australia uniting to protect our land, water and communities from risky coal mining, coal seam gas and fracking. She is speaking to us about the historic joint declaration from Gomeroi traditional owners, unions, and farmers vowing to fight Santos' Narrabri gas project amid land grab fears.

With host Krystal De Napoli.

Today's episode of Indigenuity features a conversation with Tahlia Palmer, who is a multidisciplinary artist of the Yuwaalaraay/Gamilaraay nations and is the lead artist of occupation studies: ngayanhurra bayarral Birrarung (they tried to tame Birrarung) - an audiovisual installation examining colonial impacts on the Birrarung river, with a daily showing at Federation Square until September 2026.

With host Krystal De Napoli.

In today’s show Krystal is joined by Kalkadoon award-winning author John Morrissey, to discuss his debut novel, Bird Deity - a cosmic horror exploring themes of power, theft, love, loss, and destiny.

With host Krystal De Napoli.

Host Krystal De Napoli is joined by poets Susie Anderson, who is a Wergaia and Wemba Wemba poet and non-fiction writer, and the Managing Editor of Blue Art Journal, and Jeanine Leane, who is a Wiradjuri writer, poet and academic with many notable works, including the award-winning Gawimarra: Gathering, to discuss their upcoming panel titled “First Nations Oral Storytelling”, which will be held at the Clunes Booktown Festival on Saturday March 21.

Bunurong Elder Aunty Gail Kunwarra Dawson spoke with us about her work on Bunurong language revitalisation with the Ngawak Ngul language team of the Bunurong Land Council Aboriginal Corporation and the launch of their Bunurong Language website: bunurong-language.org.

With presenter Krystal De Napoli.

Indigenuity returns for 2026 with a conversation with author and TV presenter Samantha Martin, who is a descendant of the Jaru from the East Kimberley region of Western Australia, to discuss her latest book, Bush Tukka Guide For Kids, which is a kid-friendly guide to Australia's bush foods, adapted from her bestselling book, Bush Tukka Guide.

Dedicated to helping others introduce native foods into their kitchens and sharing her knowledge of how to hunt, gather, prepare and cook native bush foods, Samantha is also known for her four-part documentary My Bush Tukka Adventures with Samantha Martin, which has been screened on SBS/NITV.

With presenter Krystal De Napoli.

Biodiversity Council Co-chief Councillor and Yuin man Dr Jack Pascoe joins Indigenuity to speak about a new special collection released in the journal Wildlife Research called Indigenous and cross-cultural wildlife research in Australia, which aims to recognise and celebrate the leadership and collaboration of Indigenous Australians in wildlife research. 

With presenter Krystal De Napoli.

Today’s show features first a conversation with Banjima Traditional Owner Johnnell Parker to discuss Yurlu Country, a new documentary that is an intimate portrait of an Aboriginal elder’s final year as he strives to preserve his culture and heal his homeland, scarred by the largest contaminated site in the Southern Hemisphere.

Our second chat is with Vince Scott, a proud Dunghutti/Thunghutti man and the Senior Program Manager at Deadly Science, who joins us to speak about their educational Deadly Learners and Deadly Labs programs, as well as their upcoming Kits-Mas program which aims to raise funds to deliver microscopes and microscopy kits to classrooms in remote and regional communities.

With presenter Krystal De Napoli.

Our first conversation on today’s episode is with Goorie and Koori poet, editor and researcher, Evelyn Araluen, to discuss her exciting new collection of poetry The Rot, which is an unflinching study of the decaying romances, expired hopes and abject injustices of the world.

The second interview is with Wiradjuri writer, poet and academic Jeanine Leane, to discuss Blak Ink: Unbroken Resistance, an in conversation event with Ren Wyld, sharing stories on keeping culture, stories and community strong, taking place at narrm ngarrgu Library on Thursday November 6.

With presenter Krystal De Napoli.

Today’s episode features first a conversation with proud Wurundjeri woman Jacqui Wandin to discuss the life and legacy of William Barak, who was the last traditional ngurungaeta of the Wurundjeri-willam clan — the pre-colonial inhabitants of present-day Melbourne — who is the subject of a new mini-series of which she is an Executive Producer.

Our second chat is with Kamilaroi woman, model and sports photographer, Katarina De Napoli who is about to make her debut competing in The Australasian Natural Bodybuilding Nationals on Saturday 1st November.

With host Krystal De Napoli.