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Anousha Victoire is a finger picking acoustic folk musician from Newcastle. She is also a GP and medical researcher in areas such as domestic violence and humanitarian medicine. David Barr talks to Anousha about her new single and about her multifaceted career. [...] Read More... from Interview with Anousha Victoire

Singer/songwriter/actor IOTA is a man of many talents covering several artistic fields. His 7th album, Hours Disappear, has just been released and IOTA talks about his music with David Barr as well as his achievements on stage and film. For Mad Max fans, IOTA played the deranged guitarist Doof Warrior in Fury Road. IOTA performs [...] Read More... from Interview and Performance with iOTA

Yasco, aka Sol Hamon, is a musician with a difference. Her multilayered ethereal harmonies have a spiritual edge reminiscent of Medieval sacred music. Yasco sings and talks to David Barr. [...] Read More... from Interview and Performance with Sol Hamon

Opera singer and vocal coach Rebecca Scott stops by Wednesday Drive to promote the Open Academy at the Con, which offers music and voice courses to anyone interested in the Sydney community. A former student of the Con herself, Scott discusses her own vocal education and operatic career, reminiscing on her trajectory of dedication and [...] Read More... from Interview with Rebecca Scott

Sydney based band, Fathom, have just successfully attempted a new world record for the most gigs within twelve hours! The group played one gig at nine different venues and completed the record with only fifteen seconds to spare. From car crashes, road rages, bush fires, speed limits, helicopter rides and more, Jaxon Italiano explains the [...] Read More... from Interview with Fathom; The most gigs...

Whitney Fitzsimmons is an award winning Australian broadcast journalist and television presenter. Her debut novel ‘The Rising’ is an atmospheric thriller centred around a rural Australian town. This interview explores why Whitney chose to write a crime novel, how the story came about, her writing process and what to expect from the story and its [...] Read More... from Interview with W...

Dr Caitlyn Forster is an entomology lecturer at the University of Sydney, and she had a chat to Alan Field on Monday Drive about a range of insects and their behaviours at this time of the year. [...] Read More... from Dr Caitlyn Forster talks to the (insect) animals

The Pacific Opera Studios is ending its 2026 season with a performance from their Young Artists of the year. The concert is curated by Peter Coleman-Wright and Cheryl Barker and features collaboration with the Modést Orchestra. Peter details the work behind the Young Artists preparations for their final performance at Pacific Opera which will be [...] Read More... from Interview with Peter Coleman...

Prof Bruce Isaacs from the University of Sydney joined Alan Field on Monday Drive to give us some tips on what we sould consider seeing at the movies during the upcoming school holidays. [...] Read More... from Assoc Prof Bruce Isaacs

Andrew Doyle is one of Australia’s foremost clarinetists, and is the Principal Clarinetist for The Metropolitan Orchestra, whose final concert for the 2026 season is imminent. Andrew joined Alan Field on Monday Drive in the Bondi studio for a discussion on his music and his other surprising interests. [...] Read More... from Andrew Doyle

Scott Phillips is the Chief Investment Officer of The Motley Fool Australia, and has just put out a book to help simplify the key elements of investing. He joined Alan Field on Monday Drive for a chat about “The One-Page Investing Plan” … what it is, how to do one, and why it even matters. [...] Read More... from Scott Phillips … Motley Fool

Mike Bennie is one of Australia’s most prominent wine authorities, and an internationally renowned commentator. He chatted with Alan Field on Friday Drive and not only discussed “The Student Prince,” but also gave his advice on a wide range of wine-related matters. [...] Read More... from Mike Bennie … Bon vivant

Ben Palumbo, one of Ausatralia’s most talented entertainers who will play Alessandro Moreschi as The Last Castrato, joins Alan Field on Monday Drive to discuss his extraordinary vocal range and his entertainment credits. Also joining us is Professor Thomas Havas, one of Sydney’s leading ear, nose and throat surgeons and a pioneer in the field [...] Read More... from Ben Palumbo …...

Choreographer and performer Raghav Handa joined Thursday Drive to discuss his journey from discovering Indian Kathak as a child to developing his own contemporary dance practice in Sydney. Handa reflects on the teachers and choreographers who shaped his work, his experience working with Indigenous dance practitioners and the challenges of pursuing dance as a career. [...] Read More... from Raghav...

Jason Dunn was a smoking, drinking couch potato until, at the age of 35, he turned his world around and became an elite ultra-endurance athlete. He ran into the Bondi studio to convince Alan Field on Monday Drive that it is possible for anyone to achieve a goal. [...] Read More... from From couch potato to elite ultra-endurance athlete

Allegra Spender, Federal Independent Member for Wentworth and co-founder of the Community Strong Australia Party, has been busy! Between tax reform, housing affordability, climate policy, pushing integrity standards, and public accountability, she found time to chat with Alan Field on Monday Drive about some of the other key issues she’s been working on recently. [...] Read More... from Alle...

Professor Claude Farah is an adult respiratory physician with extensive clinical experience in the assessment and management of airways disease, lung cancer and nodules, breathlessness and general respiratory ailments. He spent some time with Alan Field on Monday Drive to discuss asthma, its incidence and developing treatments for it.  [...] Read More... from Professor Claude Farah

Professor Paul Griffin is recognised as amongst the world’s most prominent academics and infectious diseases physicians and clinical microbiologists. He is one of Australia’s leading voices on vaccines and public health, and he joined Alan Field on Monday Drive to discuss Respiratory Syncytial Virus, or RSV for short. [...] Read More... from Prof Paul Griffin and RSV

It’s the kind of tale where anyone listening would most likely remark “that’s sooooo Sydney!” A local well know and much loved community and entertainment venue is forced to shut down because of noise complaints by someone new moving into the area. You’ve heard this story before. Only this time we’re not talking nightclubs in [...] Read More... from Diamond Bay Bowling Club

In this episode, we speak with Emma Greenhill about the Open Academy’s mission to make music education accessible to the wider community and explore the opportunities available for aspiring and lifelong musicians alike. For more than 50 years, the Open Academy at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music has been connecting people with the transformative power [...] Read More... from Emma Greenhill...

The Federal Parliament broke up last week for its winter recess, but the Independent Member for Wentworth, Allegra Spender, chose to spend some of her break chatting to Alan Field on Monday Drive. She discusses what her “break” will look like, and the issues she will take into the next session of parliament. [...] Read More... from Allegra Spender MP

Emily Granger is an American-born, Australian-based classical harpist who has established self as one of Australia’s leading performers. Her recent album is called A Thing of Beauty, and she spent some time with Alan Field on Monday Drive discussing the album and her musical life. [...] Read More... from Emily Granger

Prof Chantrill is a Senior Staff Specialist Medical Oncologist and Head of Service for Regional Medical Oncology, and she took time to chat with Alan Field on Monday Drive about the concerning trend of increasing incidence of gastrointestinal cancers, particularly in the younger members of our community. [...] Read More... from Prof Lorraine Chantrill

In this episode, we sit down with Michael from Woolley’s Wheels to talk about all things cycling. From the history of the shop and its place in Sydney’s cycling community to the joys and challenges of life on two wheels, Michael shares his passion for bikes and the people who ride them. We explore how [...] Read More... from Michael from Woolly’s Wheels and a fortunate life on two wheels

In this episode, we sit down with Freyja Garbett to discuss her project ‘Music From The Waves’ and about the upcoming jazz at the pav. Freyja shares insights into the vision behind the project, the role live music plays in fostering community, and the importance of creating spaces where artists and audiences can connect. We [...] Read More... from Freyja Garbett’s surfing and son...