The Grapevine

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Dr. Dave Nichols about digital groups dedicated to preserving and sharing local history.

Then, Heather Holst from Launch Housing comes on the show to talk about the latest Melbourne street count and issues affecting the homeless.

Finally, artist and author, Paola Balla comes on the show with her son Katen and daughter, Rosie to talk about NAIDOC day and her new exhibitionNext Matriarchat Koorie Heritage Trust

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Dr Nicole Kalms, Director of XYX Lab, and the Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Monash University. They have a chat about a piece she wrote in The Conversation on designing safer cities, and listening to the experiences of women: https://theconversation.com/to-design-safer-parks-for-women-city-planners-must-listen-to-their-stories-98317 (emerg. 0408 006 636)

Then, Brook Andrew talks about his Boiler Room Lecture: Walking on Bones, Empowering Memory: Brook Andrew and guests at SLV (part of the R.R. Memorial Forum) and his contribution to the book Remembering the Myall Creek Massacre

Finally, Kulja and Dylan have a chat with Hayley West, who talked on the panel: Speakeasy: Death at the Emerging Writers Festival

Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning at The University of Queensland - UQ Dorina Pojani on the death of the oBike in Melbourne, Executive Director at Refugee Legal David Manne joins us for Refugee Week to discuss a range of issues and Asia Correspondent for Channel 4 News Jonathan Miller speaks about his new book 'Duterte Harry: Fire and Fury in the Philippines'. Plus, Lecturer in the Macquarie Law School and Macquarie University Francesca Dominello phones in to chat about the government's changes to the structure of the federal courts, as discussed in her co-authored article in Inside Story.

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Cam Walker from Friends of the Earth Australia with the latest in environment news ahead of World Environment Day tomorrow, journalist and shareholder activist Stephen Mayne gives his impressions of the banking and financial services royal commission that's underway, and Dr Ferne Edwards from RMIT University talks all things food-sharing. Plus, Jakarta-based journalist Erin Cook discusses the recent elections in Malaysia which saw the Barisan Nasional coalition ousted from government for the first time in 61 years

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with journalist Micheal Green and Shawfikul Islam about the SBS series Faces of Rohingya.

Then, Dave Nichols from Melbourne University comes on the show to talk about the recent fire at La Mama Theatre.

Finally, Noor Huda Ismail the founder of the International Institute for a Peacebuilding comes on the show to talk about recent terrorist attacks in Indonesia.

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Drew Rooke, author of One Last Spin: The Power and Peril of Pokies.

Then, Sally Rippin returns for the Reading Room with Tony Wilson to talk about his book Hickory Dickory Dash and National Simultaneous Storytime.

Finally, N'fa Jones comes on the comes on the show to talk about his upcoming show Howler.

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Murial Bamblett, CEO of the Victorian Aboriginal Child Care agency, about policies ensuring Aboriginal children are kept in Aboriginal guardianship.

Then, David Manne from Refugee Legal comes on the show to talk about about the extra judiciary powers of the foreign affairs minister.

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Tilman Ruff from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons about denuclearisation on the Korean peninsula.

Then, Pete Goss from the Grattan Institute comes on the show to talk about the Gonski 2.0 report.

Finally, comedian and now young adult novelist, Sammy J comes on the show to talk about his new book The Long Class Goodnight.

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Trevor Birney, the producer of the new documentary No Stone Unturned about murders that took place in Northern Ireland during the 90's.

Then Dr. Anita Hise comes on the show to talk about a new book she edited called Growing Up Aboriginal In Australia, an anthology of non-fiction short stories.

Finally, Tim Naughton from Save The Children comes on the show to talk about refugee sponsorship programs.

Dr Andrea Baker, Senior Lecturer in Journalism at Monash University, joins the show ahead of her appearance at the Music Cities Convention Melbourne happening on 19 20 April. Rob Wilson, Professor of Philosophy at La Trobe University, speaks about his filmSurviving Eugenicsand its free screening at Thornbury Picture House on 17 April. Journalist Martin Flanagan drops in to discuss the state of football in Tasmania. Michael Beach chats about his new single released through Split Singles Club, and his upcoming US tour. Plus, Sally Rippin delivers the Reading Room segment with Kristen Proud, a youth worker and childrens bookstore owner.