The Drawing Room

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The Drawing Room episodes

January 30, 2020 Heroin dealers and Hollywood moguls
Author Trent Dalton's novel based on his life has brought in the Hollywood heavyweights to the streets of Brisbane.
24 min
January 29, 2020 Sunny felt like a bird soaring in the sky
When South Korean jazz singer Sunny Kim sang with Yolngu song man Daniel Wilfred, she felt like a bird soaring in the sky.
17 min
January 28, 2020 How mercy can change
Just Mercy author and human rights lawyer, Bryan Stevenson, has worked for decades freeing people wrongly imprisoned in the United States. Now, his book has become a movie.
14 min
January 27, 2020 Water Dreaming with Glenn Loughrey
Indigenous artist Glenn Loughrey explores what it's like to be caught between the two worlds of Aboriginality and Christianity, all while using art to change the way we the world around us.
21 min
January 24, 2020 Jazz - but not as you know it
In one week of downtime in Berlin, this jazz trio produced a debut album that's not so jazzy
21 min
January 23, 2020 Why Elon Musk is not a visionary
$100,000 is up for grabs in the richest prize for literature in Australia - the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards
21 min
January 22, 2020 A brand new day for Bran Nue Dae
Thirty years ago Bran Nue Dae became the first ever Indigenous Australian musical comedy to hit the stage. It's back on stage with two whole new generations of performers.
22 min
January 21, 2020 Spam, kimchi and dad
Spam with kimchi is what Heather Jeong is cooking up at Double Delicious. It's a meal that means a lot to her and how she remembers her dad.
18 min
January 20, 2020 From punk to country and the love of sad songs
Nathan Seeckts had an excellent year in 2019. Sad songs made it happen.
22 min
January 11, 2020 Ross Irwin - Miles Davis' 60 Years of Kind of Blue: Reflections on Miles Davis' Masterpiece
Miles Davis' 60 Years of Kind of Blue: Reflections on Miles Davis' Masterpiece.
7 min

About The Drawing Room

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Retire to the eclectic environs of the RN Drive Drawing Room, for music, musings and unexpected conversations. The Drawing Room is equal parts performance space, salon, and kitchen table confessional.