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  • Yaron Hallis swings Leonard Cohen into gypsy Jazz
    MONSIEUR CAMEMBERT, the gypsy jazz fusion band will be celebrating the music of Leonard Cohen at the State Theatre on 8 November. David Barr talks to founder Yaron Hallis about the concert. [...]

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    23 min
  • Harmony & Heat: Lyn Bowtell’s Jazz Adventure with Monsieur Camembert
    In this episode, we chat with the incredible Australian singer-songwriter Lyn Bowtell about her upcoming performance with the acclaimed world-jazz ensemble Monsieur Camembert in Sydney. Lyn shares insights into the creative collaboration and what audiences can expect from this special concert. [...]

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    7 min
  • Eric Bogle opens up on his australian anthem song
    and the band played waltzing Matilda – a song that has been rated in the top 30 of all australian songs. David Barr talks to the grand troubadour about his music and that song. Eric Bogle has been touring across the country recently. [...]

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    24 min
  • Kellie Sloane, MP
    NSW Liberal Member for Vaucluse in the Legislative Assembly, and Shaddow Health Minister, Kellie Sloane MP, dropped in to the Bondi studio for a chat with Alan Field on Monday Drive. She discusses her pre-politics broadcasting life, her motivation for politics, and some of the issues she’s dealing with in the State parliament. [...]

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    27 min
  • Street gardening as a shared purpose
    How can it enrich your life? Patrick Franklyn is a landscape architect and academic who spends his spare moments planting what he calls the ‘paddocks’ of his Tamarama street. Trees, herbs, vegetables feed the locals but also create biodiversity corridors through out our city, supporting everything from owls to insects. How to get started? What [...]

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    31 min
  • Bronte Campbell OAM
    Bronte Campbell is a four-time Olympian, a triple Olympic gold medalist and a former World Champion in the 50m and 100m freestyle. She spoke with Alan Field on Monday Drive about her swimming and her post swimming life [...]

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    29 min
  • Prof Clara Chow
    Prof Chow, one of Australia’s leading cardiologists and a pioneer in preventive cardiology, talks to Alan Field on Monday Drive about differences between male and female heart symptoms, diagnoses and treatments. [...]

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    22 min
  • Dr Bronwyn Reid O’Connor
    Dr Reid O’Connor laments to Alan Field on Monday Drive the lack of senior school students choosing to study higher levels of mathematics for the HSC, and what the implications are [...]

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    22 min
  • A/Prof Bruce Isaacs
    Prof Isaacs shared his concerns with Alan Field on Monday Drive about the impact AI is having on the film industry. [...]

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    24 min
  • Allegra Spender MP, Member for Wentworth
    Allegra Spender spend some time with Alan Field on Monday Drive to chat about the current issues of the day, including Freedom of Information proposed amendments, and local content requirements for streaming companies, amongst other matters. [...]

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    22 min

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Sydney is changing faster than ever but questions as to how it is changing – and how it should change – are seldom addressed. Are skyscrapers the best way to densify? How do we define heritage? Should more of us cycle to work? Will we continue to work from home? Is the affordability crisis solvable? Must we sacrifice koalas for homes?