Recent Shows

• Monday
  30th April

  This morning Meri Fatin returned to bring you an update on the current situation in Sudan and an insight into the benefits of Fair Trade coffee before taking you on a Goose Chase.

  On the fourth anniversary of violence in Sudan, thousands of people around the world tried to get the situation back in the headlines through protests as part of The Global Day for Darfur.

  Associate Professor Noah Bassil from Macquarie University

  2.81M Ogg Vorbis

  As a society we’re probably starting to get a little wiser about how our spending can impact on other people and now we can hear directly from someone affected – a coffee farmer from Costa Rica who is here as part of Fair Trade Fortnight.

  General Manager of Coopesanta Elena, Guillermo Vargus

  2.82M Ogg Vorbis

  Writing a work about a writer who had fleeting success and is now broke may seem like flirting with disaster but two local playwrights have braved it with their latest production which one of them stars in as well.

  Co-creators of Goose Chase, Matthew Lutton and Eamon Flack

  3.15M Ogg Vorbis

• Friday
  27th April

  With the national conference of the ALP under way, Matthew Perkins brought you a heads up on what it’s all about before hearing about the findings of an inquiry into the legal rights of same sex couples, and hearing from a local artist with growing international appeal.

  Some of the big headlines this morning are news of a conference and, I don’t know about you, but most of the conferences I’ve been to are more celebrated for their extra-curricular activities… but, is that the same for the Federal Opposition’s national conference?

  ECU and Curtin Adjunct Professor, Dr. Harry Phillips

  3M Ogg Vorbis

  We spoke to the chair of the Same Sex: Same Entitlements inquiry near the beginning of the year-long process but a report is only a month or so away from being presented to the Federal Government and we hear about some of the concerns it will raise.

  Human Rights Commissioner Graham Innes

  2.38M Ogg Vorbis

  A local artist has work in an exhibition that is off around the US very soon, and he’s also got illustrations appearing in an American magazine. We meet him and find out why the Yanks like him so much.

  Local artist Carl Gopalkrishnan

  4.41M Ogg Vorbis

• Thursday
  26th April

  Danae Gibson returned to the Morning Magazine today and brought you news of a silent show of solidarity, an look at some bombshells, and a meeting with an inspirational Australian.

  While most of us may not spare much thought for the harsh realities of domestic violence, statistics say that 10 people died last year through domestic and family violence. To keep it in the public consciousness the 17th annual silent domestic violence memorial march happens today.

  Executive Officer at the Women

  1.85M Ogg Vorbis

  The title of a new play could apply to either its characters or their revelations but, either way, the Perth Theatre Company’s new production promises to delve into the emotions of six women at different points in their lives but all at a crossroads of sorts.

  Actor Christie Sistrunk from Bombshells

  3.65M Ogg Vorbis

  The most powerful art often comes from personal experience and that’s the case with a piece written by a team of brothers that looks at the mental illness of a young East Timorese man and the general political situation of that country. The duo of writers created what has been dubbed a multi-media documentary music drama and half the team joins us now.

  Composer Martin Wesley-Smith

  4.33M Ogg Vorbis

• Wednesday
  25th April

  Anzac Day meant most people had the day off work or school but Patrick Pittman brought you news of a possible educational overhaul, the story of a house built in a day, and an insight into the work of a visiting composer.

  It may be a school free day but we’re bang in the middle of a debate about the return to ‘traditional’ subjects in education and for national consistency in what’s taught in classrooms. But, just how will this impact on teachers and how will that translate to the learning experience of our children?

  Senior Vice President of the State School Teachers Union, Anne Gisborne

  1.94M Ogg Vorbis

  The true story of a local piece of architectural history has made its way into print and pictures in a story that is essentially a children’s story but that has a tale of community solidarity and celebration that is an example for all of us.

  Valerie Everett, the author of Anzac Cottage

  1.46M Ogg Vorbis

  In 1968, Philippe Garrel wrote a silent family psycho-drama that caused some controversy and three years ago, for the Melbourne International Film Festival, Philip Brophy wrote a soundtrack that he says is designed to talk back to rather than accompany the film, and it’s being performed live in Perth this week.

  Composer and filmmaker Phillip Brophy

  2.98M Ogg Vorbis

• Tuesday
  24th April

  With the passing of a huge figure in modern global politics, Allan Boyd brought you a reflection on that man’s life and legacy as well as a look at the latest from the anti-nuclear movement and an insight into the work of a man who changed Western music.

  With the ALP national conference coming up this week, calls for the party to take a stand against uranium mining have taken prominence again, and that comes after the Prime Minister’s opening of a new nuclear reactor.

  Australian Conservation Foundation Anti-Nuclear Campaigner, Dave Sweeney

  4.21M Ogg Vorbis

  His successor has called for a day of mourning and, while some people are hailing a reformist, others are talking about a flawed character who made embarrassed himself at times. So, how exactly will the former Russian President Boris Yeltsin be remembered?

  Dr Pete Lentini from the School of Political and Social Inquiry at Monash University

  4.91M Ogg Vorbis

  Billed as a composer, Zen Buddhist, writer, and lover of mushrooms, John Cage’s 80 years of life saw him attempt to deconstruct Western music, which led to him being considered as a big influence on the art world and one of the earliest pioneers of electronic music. In a dedication to him, some visiting musos are performing some of his little-heard works in Cage Uncaged as part of the Totally Huge New Music Festival.

  Roland Peelman from The Song Company

  4.03M Ogg Vorbis

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