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Jacob Collier Joins Dan and Matt on Blow to discuss his sprawling musical career. [...]

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Well known Australian drummer Andrew Dickeson stops by to discuss all things music on Blow. [...]

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This episode features the incredibly talented Ben Panucci a Sydney-based guitarist, singer, songwriter, and producer. A graduate of the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, Ben is a staple of the Australian jazz scene, known for his work with The Cope Street Parade and his own projects like The Ben Panucci Trio, New Venusians, and Pucci. He talks about his new project. A [...]

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Melbourne jazz guitarist & band leader, Mark Morand has an ongoing project which he calls 32 Bars in 32 Bars. He writes new songs for different venues until reaching the goal of performing and filming 32 new songs at 32 different venues. He has just released song 21, You’re Gonna Get Burned. David Barr talks [...]

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Architecture was once a noble profession. Now the Minns government proposes to abolish the Architects Act and make architects into ‘building practitioners.’ Elizabeth Farrelly chats with Australian Institute of Architects President-elect Adam Haddow about what this means for architecture and for Sydney. [...]

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Should you buy an EV? Or maybe a hybrid? If so, which one? What about charging, range, batteries, rare metal mining? Are ev’s as clean as they seem? Inner-west electrification and EV advocate Sarah Aubrey has 71,000 Instagramfollowers and 1.9million views of some of her videos. On this episode of The Sydneyist podcast Sarah joins [...]

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Why do dogs eat poo? Should we be concerned if our favourite mutt does this? David Barr talks to Dr Mia Cobb from the Animal Welfare Science Centre, University of Melbourne [...]

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Has the Powerhouse been saved? Or is it actually under demolition? On this episode of The Sydneyist podcast from January 2025 Elizabeth Farrelly is joined by museums specialist Kylie Winkworth with updates on the latest developments in this long-running Sydney cultural drama. [...]

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In this episode, we revisit an interview from Arts Tuesday with curator Samantha Ferris about The Garden of Time, currently showing at Woollahra Gallery at Redleaf. This touring exhibition brings together six artists Three from Australia and three from the Netherlands in a shimmering, cross-cultural conversation inspired by J.G. Ballard’s dystopian short story. As the world teeters on [...]

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The word incel has come to evoke a digital underworld of resentment, misogyny, and radicalisation. But it didn’t start that way. Once, it simply named the quiet pain of feeling unwanted. On Tuesday Drive, David Barr speaks with Dr Farid Zaid, senior lecturer in psychology at Monash University, to unpack the evolution of the incel [...]

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