Art Smitten

Interview with the founder of the Melbourne circus group Dummies Corp on their Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, Dumdectives in Cirque Noir  and their journey into becoming a circus performer.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join Viv & Sim as they interview Joanne Samuel, the Director of 'The Legend of Five'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Viv & Sim interview Lauren Esposito, the lead actress of 'The Legend of Five', to talk about the film & her journey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Another one bites the dust as Ben and Tom rejoice and rejoin back on Art Smitten Wednesdays. They talk about the virtual world of art, where are people getting their inspiration from, talk to Tom Parry on the telephone about the Raspberry Film Awards and have an interview with Jeremy Leopando about his new single, Ice Cream.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben and Tom cover all things Supanova Comic Con, as well as chatting about all the latest in comedy, progressive art and sculptures. We take a look at what's in the box, listen to a spooky preview of Dracula's Guests and have two interviews with Chloe Towan from Scary Goats Tour and a live in studio performance with Michael Dunstan . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this week's action-packed episode of Art Smitten, contributor Emily gives her thoughts and insights of the recent NGV Japanese Modernism Exhibition , Dem enters an art competition and everybody tries to guess what's in Tom's box. You can find the episode from All The Best broadcast at http://allthebestradio.com/ You can also find out more about The Glam Gizmo at http://syn.org.au/show/the-glam-...

Whilst Dem mysteriously disappears for the week, Tom and Ben are left to their devices to hold the reigns tight and sturdy at Art Smitten HQ! They discuss all things physical media in art, whether collecting is an art in itself and even experience some mayhem on staircases! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ben, Dem and Tom are back for another ripper roaring episode of Art Smitten Wednesdays as they discuss the re-emergence of public art, what arts events Melbourne has to offer after dark and the deeper journey behind artists and relationships with their artworks.  There was also an insightful interview with Prarthana Kanagaratnam from Mawaheb from Beautiful People, who are a Dubai-based art st...

The first episode of Art Smitten Wednesdays was jam packed to the brim with a myriad of artistic content this week! We spoke with Annette Shun Wah who gave us an insight to  Double Delicious, a show all about culinary experience and the influence particular dishes has played in the lives of performers, media personalities and cooking instructors. It is on at the  Melbourne Abbotsford Con...

Our next instalment of SYNarios takes us to the stars, as Marcy invites Tom, Connor and Viv in a spaceship that's bound towards a new world (if you're wondering what it's name is, it's [REDACTED]). On the spaceship, introverted but levelheaded owl scientist Telos (played by Tom) and TV talk show host and Broadway wannabe Paulie Peacock (played by Viv), must survive a one-way trip to a new world, w...

In this second instalment of SYNarios on Art Smitten, Marcy takes Connor and Sharni, whose characters are an unholy fusion of Marvel's Wolverine and Devil May Cry's Dante (who is a wolf...also named Dante), and a young sword-swinging apprentice named Lana respectively, through a zombie apocalypse. Which quickly becomes a race against time, as Dante and Lana must find the cure to their newly acquir...

Marcy plays a new game with Connor and Sharni they conceived when wanting to make roleplaying games more accessible for everyone, SYNarios! In this first instalment, Darling Dashingwood the complete trickster of a bard (played by Connor) and Snuffles, the talking chess-playing dog (played by Sharni) must go into a supermarket, to purchase an whole assortment of things: milk, cookies, bread, and of...

Liam, Christian, Marcie and Tom put forward their favourite musicians, albums and songs from the past ten years, discussing the likes of Rhianna, Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Mark Ronson and more. Segment originally aired Wednesday, December 11th 2019. Produced by Tom Parry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Liam, Christian, Marcie and Tom are joined over-the-phone by one of favourite contributors from 2019, Charlie to discuss the greatest movies of past ten years, including  Boyhood ,  Django Unchained ,  The Handmaiden ,  Inside Out , and  Spider-Man: Homecoming. Segment originally aired Wednesday, December 11th 2019. Produced by TOm Parry. See omnystudio.com/listener for pr...

Christian, Liam, Marcie and Tom talk about their favourite television programmes from the past ten years, including  Bates Motel ,  Breaking Bad ,  Steven Universe  and  BoJack Horseman , to name but a few. Segment originally aired Wednesday, December 11th 2019. Produced by Tom Parry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcie and Connor interview Michelle Swan, director of two plays at Chapel off Chapel: Five Minutes to Midnight and Raoul Wallenberg Saved Me, two plays written by award-winning playwright Niel Cole, and which tell the personal journeys of two people who survived the Holocaust, offering a different take on the hallowing experience.  You can still catch this show and book tickets via this link...

Christian and Monisha are joined over-the-phone by curator Diane Soumilas about Glen Eira City Council Gallery's latest exhibition Stories in Clay , featuring the pottery of renowned Australian artist Arthur Boyd. Stories in Clay will be displayed until Sunday, December 15th. More information can be found on the official Glen Eira City Council website . Segment originally aired Wednesday, December...

Tom Parry interviews the creators of the fiction podcast  B.S. Cryptid , Ollie Krusec and Rowen Midello about how they came to collaborate on the project, what the production process is like, and their fascination with mythical creatures. You can listen to the first three episodes of B. S. Cryptid now via Omny and the SYN website . Also be sure to follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter ....

Michael and Christian chat with  Art Smitten 's producer Tom about Judy & Punch , a historical comedy-drama from acclaimed Australian director Mirrah Foulkes. Segment originally aired Wednesday, November 20th. Produced by Tom Parry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

During our trip to Oz Comic-Con, our own Viv Micic secured an interview with Australian author Isobelle Carmody, most widely recognised for her acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles series. You can find out more about Isobelle Carmody on her official website , and hear our full adventures at Oz Comic-Con via this very link . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The R & M McGivern Prize is a triennial art competition run by the Maroondah City Council. This year, the theme is "Anthropocene" and seeks to address the environmental challenges faced by humanity. One of the 45 finalists competing for this year's Prize is Betra Fraval, a nomadic artist who has spent time in Finland and Peru, two places that have informed her artistic process. She spoke with...

Co-hosts Christian and Michael are joined via telephone by actor Matthew Whitty, who is performing in Red Stitch's production of Oil . Oil is performing at the Cromwell Road Theatre until December 15th. For more information, head to the official Red Stitch website . Segment originally aired Wednesday, November 20th. Produced by Tom Parry.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Marcie, Connor and Sharni interview  Rafal Alumairy for the independent book project she's working on: A History of Student Radio in Australia, a book that explores the history of student radio in Australia. Here Rafal talks about the evolving landscape of student radio, and how it allows young people to express themselves on their own terms. She also describes the amazing progress she has ma...

Like  The Gruffalo  and  The Gruffalo's Child before it, Julia Donaldson's picture book  Room on the Broom has come to be loved by children the world over. It has also been adapted for the stage, with CDP being one such company to do so. During our first season, we chatted with director Andrew Threlfall about CDP's stage adaptation and why it was perfect for audiences of all ag...

Way back in our first season, co-hosts Tom Denham and Aurora Wang were joined by Courtney Ammenhauser & Hannah Grace Fulton, who swung by the studios to promote their show Noughty Girls: A 2000s Pop-Culture Comedy . You can find out more about Courtney and Hannah's production company through their official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheGeneralPublicTC/   Segment originally ai...