A space for spoken word artists, poets, sound makers, audio storytellers, emerging cultural leaders, thinkers, writers and anyone who celebrates story as a means of self-expression, self-representation and community-building. Witness the growth and renewal of our stories and histories, and reflect on how our stories are told and who they’re told by. Hosted by Bethany Atkinson Quinton.
The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras.
https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion
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A space for spoken word artists, poets, sound makers, audio storytellers, emerging cultural leaders, thinkers, writers and anyone who celebrates story as a means of self-expression, self-representation and community-building. Witness the growth and renewal of our stories and histories, and reflect on how our stories are told and who they’re told by. Hosted by Bethany Atkinson Quinton.
The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras.
https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion
Presenter Beth AQ says goodbye to presenting The Glasshouse, after four brilliant years. This final episode features an interview with author and academic Chelsea Watego, who speaks about her collection of essays, ‘Another Day in the Colony’, a book that exposes the ongoing effects of colonial violence on First Nations peoples in Australia, out through UQP. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Ngāi Tahu author and journalist Becky Manawatu talks about writing her prize-winning debut novel ‘Auē’, which explores fractured families through the lives of two orphaned brothers; and Karen Cheng describes learning from her father the recipes from her home country, Hong Kong, in ‘Releasing Steam’, from ‘Set The Table’, courtesy of All The Best collective. And after four years on air, Beth announces that she will soon be winding up presenting The Glasshouse each week. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Journalist and public radio producer, Mell Chun speaks about the history of Chinese families in Tasmania, explored in her audio documentary ‘Tin Valley’; and podcast producer Madeleine Heather talks about creating and hosting her podcasts ‘Reclaim Me’, a series giving survivors of abuse and trauma their voice to freely tell their own stories. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Tom Patterson talks about his debut novel, ‘Missing’, out through Allen & Unwin, the true story of Mark May, who lived rough for thirty-five years in remote New South Wales gorge country; and author, illustrator and artist Gabrielle Wang, newly appointed Australian Children’s Laureate, shares her plans for encouraging children to write and draw, with her theme ‘Imagine A Story’. With presenter Anna Strempel filling in for Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Professor Therese Davis and Dylan Bird talk about their new podcast “Seeing Green,” a collaboration between Swinburne University of Technology and Monash University which looks at how Australian Film has shaped our relationship to land, water and country. Then, queer, non-binary writer, performer and activist Nevo Zisin talks about the teen writing bootcamp they’re running with the state library of Victoria this March. With presenter Eliza Herbert. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Senior Curator from The Australian Centre of Contemporary Art (ACCA) Miriam Kelly and Associate Professor and Director of XYX Lab Dr Nicole Kalms discuss “Who’s Afraid of Public Space?” A new work that explores the contested nature of public space and the character and composition of public life. Then, local writer Fatima Measham speaks about her latest essay published in Meanjin called “What We Mean When We Say We Love Animals.” With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Historian and activist Jackie Huggins talks about the new edition of ‘Sister Girl: Reflections on Tiddaism, Identity and Reconciliation’, a collection representing almost four decades of her essays, speeches and interviews, re-issued through UQP; and Yimin Qiang tells how she connected to her Australian family with a meal from home in ‘Hotpot’, taken from the episode ‘A Long Way from Home’, courtesy of All The Best collective. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Gunai/Kurnai woman Veronica Gorrie has just been awarded the Victorian Prize for Literature, and the Award for Indigenous Writing, at the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, for her memoir 'Black and Blue', which explores growing up and joining the Queensland police force, out through Scribe; and CEO and Creative Director of the Australian International Documentary Conference, Natasha Gadd, chats about innovative documentary productions and the conference’s central theme, ‘Bearing Witness’. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Award-winning podcast producer Siobhan McHugh talks about harnessing the strengths of the audio medium and her book ‘The Power of Podcasting:Telling Stories Through Sound’, out through NewSouth Publishing; and writer Jane Harrison shares with Beth some of the upcoming events and guests at the 2022 Blak & Bright First Nations Literary Festival, where Jane is Festival Director. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Author and poet Omar Musa talks about woodcut prints, nature and playfulness, all explored in his collection of artwork, poetry and prose, ‘Killernova’ out through Penguin Australia; and writer and editor Megan Anderson chats about how she and two colleagues created the young children’s picture book series, ‘Let’s Change the World’, out through Bright Light. With presenter Jacqui B, filling in for Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Daniel Juckes, Associate Editor from ‘Westerly’ chats about the latest issue, ‘Westerly 66.2’, and the online Special Issue, ‘Westerly: Great Southern’; and Syazwani S from Hoppers Crossing Secondary College, prize-winner in the nature poetry competition ‘Poem Forest’, shares with Jacqui her poem, ‘Gum Tree’. With presenter Jacqui B, filling in for Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Jazz Money talks about living in a colonised state and Blak queer love, explored in their award-winning debut poetry collection ‘How to Make a Basket’, out through UQP; and poet Andy Jackson shares poems that give insights into the lived experience of disability, from his latest collection, ‘Human Looking’, out through Giramondo Publishing. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Artist, lawyer and writer Amani Haydar talks about violence, domestic abuse and intergenerational trauma, explored in her memoir ‘The Mother Wound’, out through Pan Macmillan; and we hear the story of Melbourne busker Johnson Hsu, in ‘The Balloon Man’, told by Wing Kuang, courtesy of ‘All The Best’ collective. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Lucie Cutting, co-founder with Nkechi Anele of discussion platform ‘The Pin’, chats with Beth about racism, respect and representing diverse identities by telling authentic personal stories within the Australian narrative. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Award-winning author Maxine Beneba Clarke joins Beth in a far-ranging interview, reading poems from her new poetry collection, ’How Decent Folk Behave’, out through Hachette, and exploring the process of writing poetry in traumatic times. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Sumarlinah Winoto joins Beth to talk about their audio series ‘transomatics’, a trans-informed approach to body movement, made by and for gender-diverse people; and Gus Macdonald imagines falling in love with a total stranger in ‘Elevator Love’, from ‘Don’t Forget’, courtesy of ‘All The Best’ collective. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Writer, mental health arts advocate and founder of Schizy Inc, Heidi Everett joins Beth to talk about her new book ‘My Friend Fox’, a candid memoir about the realities of the Australian mental health system and her experiences in a psych ward. Out through Ultimo Press. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Journalist, essayist and legal researcher, Lucia Osborne-Crowley chats with Beth about reclaiming our bodies from shame and the way trauma can rewrite our biology, explored in her book ‘My Body Keeps Your Secrets’, out through Allen & Unwin. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Greens Senator for NSW, engineer and lifelong activist for social and environmental justice, Dr Mehreen Faruqi, talks about her struggle to navigate changing worlds, from her beginnings in Pakistan to coming to Australia, in her memoir ‘Too Migrant, Too Muslim, Too Loud’, out through Allen & Unwin. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
Writer and historian Yves Rees talks about their memoir ‘All About Yves: Notes from a Transition’, which shares their experience of being transgender in Australia today, out through Allen & Unwin; and Alice Ansara shares her story of evacuating through smoke and ash in ‘Then Came The Birds’, a story produced by Sarah Mashman and courtesy of the ‘All The Best’ collective. With presenter Beth AQ. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-glasshouse Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theglasshouse.rrr/?hl=en
A space for spoken word artists, poets, sound makers, audio storytellers, emerging cultural leaders, thinkers, writers and anyone who celebrates story as a means of self-expression, self-representation and community-building. Witness the growth and renewal of our stories and histories, and reflect on how our stories are told and who they’re told by. Hosted by Bethany Atkinson Quinton.
The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras.
https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion
