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Comedian Riki Lindhome on the Freedom of No Opportunities
From Garfunkel and Oates to her new one-person musical 'Dead Inside', the prolific multi-hyphenate discusses turning desperation into innovation and…
Mar 3
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Bonus Episode: Sen. Fatima Payman Talks Rage Against the Machine's 'Killing in the Name'
The Australian politician reveals the song that helped her tell her own party, 'F*ck you, I won't do what you tell me!' over its position on Gaza
Feb 19
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Australia Has No Culture? Yeah, F*ck Off, Mate
Here are 15 contemporary Australian artists and artworks I love (that also prove Australia's cultural scene is thriving)
Feb 2
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Musician Ben Lee Is Watching the Fall of America
Listen now | The Aussie rocker discusses why he was scared to release his new single, how he got the American Dream wrong, and the 20th anniversary of…
Nov 24, 2025
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Bonus Episode: Lizzie O'Shea Talks Gustave Courbet’s 'L’Origine du monde'
The digital rights activist discusses a foundational piece of art from her life - a controversial 1866 painting that continues to shock people…
Oct 29, 2025
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The Magic and Mystery of Ephemeral Things
The moments in life and art that matter most are very often the ones we can't explain, replicate, or ever hope to hold on to
Sep 22, 2025
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Bonus Episode: Mike Richardson Talks the Art of Frank Frazetta
The Dark Horse Comics founder/CEO, film/TV producer, and writer discusses a seminal artist from his life - the 'godfather of fantasy art'
Jul 16, 2025
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Bonus Episode: Blak Douglas Talks the 1966 Australian $1 Bill
The Australian First Nations artist breaks down a seminal piece of art from his life - which led to the first copyright case in which an Aboriginal…
Jul 9, 2025
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Cole Haddon
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Q&A: Artist Blak Douglas Isn't Here to Paint You Flowers
The Australian First Nations painter discusses his political art, the impact of colonization on his identity and work, and censorship in the Australian…
Jul 7, 2025
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Cole Haddon
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Bonus Episode: Epidemiologist Anne Rimoin Talks Ricardo Lemvo and Makina Loca's 'E Moyo'
The disease expert breaks down a seminal piece of art from her life connected to her work in Congo
Jun 4, 2025
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Cole Haddon
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Songs to Live By: Alicia Keys' 'Girl on Fire'
Every month, 5AM StoryTalk explores a different song about our struggle to lead good and meaningful lives in a confusing, increasingly grim modern…
May 26, 2025
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Bonus Episode: Liz Hannah Talks David Bowie's 'The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars'
The screenwriter behind 'The Post', 'Lee', and more breaks down a seminal piece of art from her life - which just so happens to be a seminal piece of…
May 21, 2025
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Cole Haddon
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