James Valentine Head Room

Games changing ideas on this weeks meeting of the Even Greater Sydney Planning Committee

In this week's meeting, co-chair HG Nelson addresses the missed opportunities for more car parks and apartments along our glorious harbour.

Each week James Valentine looks back over the week and collects some of the greatest calls and moments from our compelling Afternoons listeners.

In this weeks meeting, HG Nelson and James Valentine look into other sources of renewable energies.

Due to submarine cost blow out, EGSPC committee member HG Nelson thinks that these vehicles could be used as ferries when they're not used for defence purposes. Just one of the brilliant ideas put forward in this week's meeting of the Even Greater Sydney Planning Committee .

James Valentine and HG Nelson cast their expert eyes over Sydney and State planning for NSW.

In this week's meeting, another revitalisation of Oxford Street.

In this week's meeting, is the proposed tunnel in the Blue Mountains long enough? And could an exhaust stack become the 4th sister?

There are habits we form from copying our parents. And it carries from generation to generation. From how you order the cutlery drawer, to whether you stop the microwave before it dings, there are surprising ways of doing things.

In this week's episode, rather than building a higher wall at Warragamba Dam, how about digging it out to make it deeper?

In this week's episode, Sydney's Aerotropolis to be named Bradfield.

American actor Melissa McCarthy loves the expression 'yeah no yeah'. Yeah I understand, no I disagree, but yeah thanks for trying. Is it uniquely Australian? And when did it start? James Valentine investigates.

In this week's meeting, clearing trees from all the highways in NSW.

In this week's meeting, the real estate machinations in Ivanhoe.

In this week's Panel for the Ages, president of the National Union of Students, Zoe Ranganathan, says university students have it tougher than previous generations. Wendy McCarthy, board member and author, explains the value of grandparents. Comedian, Naomi Mourra, would like to see confidence perceived in different ways.

In this week's meeting, James Valentine and co-chair, HG Nelson, become the MI5 of swings and slides.

On this week's Panel for the Ages, James speaks with legendary actor and comedian, Noeline Brown, Chaser member and screenwriter, Chris Taylor and songwriter and Ratatouille TikTok sensation, Gabbi Bolt. They chat about breaking into showbusiness in different eras and offer thoughts on Australia Day.

Enjoy this Christmas Eve Blather with James Valentine and Jonathan Green.

A Christmas Eve special with Rhys Nicholson, Christiaan van Vuuren and Jan Fran.

James Valentine takes Panel for the Ages to summer programming. Different age groups gather to talk minor and profound topics and this week the panel discusses Christmas chores, what's fashionable and how 2020 changed us.

James Valentine and HG Nelson cast their expert eyes over national planning for the summer.

James Valentine and HG Nelson cast their expert eyes over planning.

Jonathan Green and James Valentine get on the blather, and there's a twist.

Dan Ilic and Jan Fran compete to plug their endeavours on the worlds funniest quiz penned by Matt Bevan and presented by James Valentine.

'Panel for the Ages' is a where a range of people from different age demographics come together and talk about profound and minor topics with ABC Radio's James Valentine. This week the panel tackled topics like what does the future look like and what is a career now?