Objects tell their stories if you let them.

Bringing together inane objects, tapestries, Musiviri paintings and self portraits; Nusra Latif Qureshi work recognises the cracks within imperial institutions and reveals a complex beauty. Sehej Kaur and Toobs bring us an in depth interview with the Pakistani visual artist, who has spent many years reclaiming the Musiviri art form, alchemising it into a political statement and tool for autonomy.

Birds in Far Pavilions is on at the Art Gallery of NSW until 15 June 2025.

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Fourteen years too long, permanent visas and protection now.

Content note: this episode traces the cruelty of state violence and asylum seeking experiences, with mention of suicide. There is no graphic detail, however we ask that you take care when listening in.

Joannie Lee and Sara El Youghan take us to the Refugee Encampment in Punchbowl, at the 24-hour Protest. Passing its 111th day, many have been waiting outside Minister Tony Burke's office seeking stability and an end to the temporary visa system that leaves them in precarious, unjust work and life conditions. Solidarity to all those fighting the violence of borders, and those who had the courage to share their stories with us.

Listen in, take action through Tamil Refguee Council / @trcaustralia

This episode was produced by Joannie Lee and co-hosted by Sara El Youghan. Special thanks to Janey Li and and Samantha Haran who joined the encampment and assisted in recording. Shareeka Helaluddin was the supervising producer.

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What does accessibility to sexual liberation really mean? 

Content warning: this interview contains mention of sexual violence. 

Alicia Zhao shares an intimate dialogue with friend, artist and advocate Dakota Quin. Facing the question of the body no longer being a productive vessel for capitalism, Dakota’s artistic and activist work seeks to find the pleasure and possibilities of embodied liberation. We learn about their story and how it culminated in the upcoming film, Unspeakable, a body of work in collaboration with Esther Bridget Joy.

Read more about and support the Unspeakable documentary: Rediscovering Sexual Liberation After Sexual Violence, and follow their instagram for updates.

Produced and hosted by Alicia Zhao
Podcast and CRN edit by Mateo Baskaran

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A tale of two Dilwale's: Mateo and Bipasha move through the phenomena of Bollywood cinema and its grasp on broader subcontinental culture. Specifically, a classic Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) and it's less-regarded not-so-classic Dilwale (2015), both starring the inimitable SRK and Kajol.

They trace their relationships with growing up with Bollywood cinema, recount watching these films five hours back to back; and reflect on the depths and contradictions of these cultural outputs.

Produced by Shareeka Helaluddin
Hosted by Bipasha Roy and Mateo Baskaran
Podcast and CRN edit by Mateo Baskaran

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Race Matters as found family, as a liberation practice, as a space to play. Settle into a grounded and cosy episode hearing the newest voices on air and behind the scenes:

Yvonne, Hong, Aysenur Kara, Janey Li guided in conversation by Alicia Zhao
Produced by Shareeka Helaluddin
Podcast and CRN edit by Mateo Baskaran

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"The people’s blood won’t stain our hands" - the words decried from a recent direct action in Athens where the port workers took industrial action to stop the shipment of Israeli arms. This is an example of a way we can boycott, divest and sanction in our everyday lives.

We're joined by staunch, third-generation Palestinian organiser and advocate Rand Khatib to take us through the legacy of resistance in her blood, and the power of collective action through BDS actions that Palestinians have long-called for. Every day, there are non-violent, material ways we can commit to the end of occupation.

We also also hear from those in our local community practicing BDS and what their experiences of learning this, have been.

Join us: BDS actions is so-called Australia

National week of BDS Action

National Day of Action against Caltex November 16

Global BDS updates

Hosted and produced by Toobs and Joannie Lee, with voice notes from Betty, Christie and Jess edited by Joannie Lee
Executive produced by Shareeka Helaluddin
Podcast and CRN edit by Mateo Baskaran

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Your feelings are your responsibility.

Content Note: this episode contains mention of explicit sexual content and swearing.

A final sharing from our Migrant Sex Worker of Colour Diaries, hosted by Jasmine Raat Ki Raani. A sensual and galvanising take down of white feminism and fragility. We hear the intimate experiences of workers Natasha, Tamil King and Korie, on the pleasures and truths of navigating different spaces in the sex industry. The series artwork is by Katy Cao. 

In the introduction, Jasmine is reading from Against White Feminism: Rafia Zakaria

This series was made possible by the Community Broadcasting Foundation.

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COVID is not over. It is still here. This is an invitation to understand that reality, and to let it transform you.

Grounded in disability justice, and brought to you by a chorus of staunch disabled voices: Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, Darcy from Sick/Sovereign, Tori Hobbs and Julia Rose Bak from The Disability Justice Network and Li from COVID Solidarity ‘syd.’

Produced by Samantha Haran, Shareeka Helaluddin & Sehej Kaur. Additional thanks to Justin Chen, Allison Chan and Juliet Fox.

Podcast and CRN edit by Mateo Baskaran
Episode artwork by Li @eternallyuncomfortable

Arundhati Roy on ‘The pandemic is a portal’: https://www.ft.com/content/10d8f5e8-74eb-11ea-95fe-fcd274e920ca

COVID resources:

• Let Them Eat Plague! (Intro to COVID politics and basic COVID myth busting): https://clarion.unity-struggle-unity.org/let-them-eat-plague/ 
• You Are Not Entitled To Our Deaths: COVID, Abled Supremacy & Interdependence (Mia Mingus) https://leavingevidence.wordpress.com/2022/01/16/you-are-not-entitled-to-our-deaths-covid-abled-supremacy-interdependence/ 
• How to do COVID Conscious events resource (by COVID Solidarity ‘syd’): https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kf1AKdE0j5k2hqIOvIjeS4tYzxgsoar6SOot6JklLE4/edit 
• NSW COVID safer venues database (by COVID Solidarity ‘syd’): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1tAN1QE_4_b5JSzwooQSEXwlM995UusdU9w4rswRecZ0/edit?gid=1146046115#gid=1146046115 
• What to do if you have COVID (by The Peoples CDC - US based): https://peoplescdc.org/2023/01/10/what-to-do-if-you-have-covid/ 

 

Support the rich chorus of voices that made this episode possible:

• Read Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha’s latest book: https://brownstargirl.org/the-future-is-disabled/ 
• Read the Sick/Sovereign zine: https://www.yacvic.org.au/ydas/policy-and-events/policy/covid-19/resources/first-nations-zine/ 
• Darcy’s work with Blackfulla Alt2Su: https://instagram.com/BlackfullaAlt2Su
• Join the Disability Justice Network facebook group (disabled people only): https://www.facebook.com/share/g/zYoTbvvRLkQYYSJz/?mibextid=adzO7l
• Donate to the Disability Justice Network mutual aid fund: https://www.gofundme.com/f/disability-justice-network-mutual-aid-fund
• Follow COVID Solidarity ‘syd’: https://www.instagram.com/c0vidsolidaritysyd/ 

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Would you make a good revolutionary leader? What would you do when the playable revolution corrupts? Mateo and Sara are joined by Berlin-based revolutionary game designer and artist Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley, to question the role of video games in possibility and conversation. 

Find out more about Muriel Tramis

Play Danielle’s work:
Black Trans Archive 
I CAN’T FOLLOW YOU ANYMORE

Hosted by Sara El Youghun and Mateo Baskaran
Produced by Janey Li
Executive Produced by Shareeka Helaluddin

Additional music and visuals from Danielle Braithwaite-Shirley courtesy of the artist.

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What comes to mind when you hear “language under occupation”? We're joined by Lebanese-Palestinian writer, editor, arts worker and educator, Hasib Hourani to move through this question and making language a vessel for critique, resistance and play. 

Liminal Festival is happening at The Wheeler Centre (Victoria) and online from August 2-4. To learn more about this ground-breaking literary festival, visit this site. Hasib will appear at the event Language Under Occupation alongside Evelyn Araluen and Mykaela Saunders.  

Hosted and co-produced by Alicia Zhao & Toobs Anwar
Produced by Shareeka Helaluddin
Podcast and CRN Edit by Mateo Baskaran

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