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Recommended for ages 8+ Ryan McNaught also known as “The Brickman” has a world of experience with LEGO! What is his favourite colour to build in? How many lego blocks does he have at home? Where does he get his ideas? In this fun conversation, we talk about The Brickman's career, what inspires him, his creative process and about building the Lego Opera House. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/pr...

Recommended for ages 8+ Sami Bayly is a young natural history illustrator and has released 5 books including 3 illustrated encyclopaedias. In this conversation, we talk to her about her encyclopaedia of Ugly Animals, her career so far and how she got into drawing. She also discusses the environment - the impact of climate change on animals and what we can do to protect our plan...

Recommended for ages 9+ Karlie Noon is a Gamilaroi astronomer and science communicator. For the last ten years she has been working in promoting Indigenous astronomical knowledge systems and advocating for women in STEM. During this insightful conversation, Karlie shares her story and explains some of the principles of Indigenous Astronomy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privac...

Recommended for ages 8+ Cristy Burne and Denis Knight are co-authors to the book series Wednesday Weeks, a series that blends fantasy and science. A young sorcerer's apprentice changes when her grandpa is captured by a goblin king! She is forced to embrace her magical heritage and use her love for science to save her grandpa! In this conversation, Cristy and Denis encourage kids to write...

Recommended for ages 9+ What is it truly like to make a career from playing video games like Minecraft? At 16yrs old, Eystreembecame the youngest Australian gamer to surpass 1 Million subscribers on YouTube. Now at just 19yrs old and with over 7.5M subscribers, Jordan runs his own business and looks after a production team of over ten people who continue to push boundaries with his...

Recommended for ages 9+ Dr Karl, popular science communicator, answers some of of Australia's students burning questions - how much does the sky weigh? How does the multiverse work? How can lizards regrow body parts? Could you survive in a falling lift if you jump as it hits the ground? Dr Karl offers insights into these questions and more, plus shares his four messages of hope for the f...

Join us for a creative conversation with one of Australia’s most popular children’s authors Andy Griffiths. We will hear about his inspirations, writing habits and favourite tricks for creating his award winning stories. Andy and illustrator Terry Denton have collaborated on more than 33 bestselling books and their phenomenal, award-winning Treehouse series is published in more than 35 countries....

Join Melbourne-based writer, artist and poet Maxine Beneba Clarke, whose award-winning books include Wide Big World, The Patchwork Bike and Fashionista – a celebration of self-expression. Maxine is an Australian writer of Afro-Caribbean heritage whose stories embrace individuality and celebrate differences and diversity by using the natural wonders of the world. In this digital interactive discuss...

Hear from Li Cunxin AO, author of Mao’s Last Dancer and Artistic Director of the QLD Ballet. His memoir tells the story of adapting to change and overcoming adversity. Li was born in China and was selected to study at Beijing Dance Academy, upon his graduation, he received a cultural exchange scholarship to America.  Li subsequently became principal dancer with Houston Ballet and then The Aus...

Join multi-award winning, Melbourne based author Zana Fraillon as she shares her inspiration for writing, her research process and how she honours real life human stories when creating fiction. Her new book The Curiosities is inspired by people who see the world differently – and make it more wondrous. With themes of creativity, curiosity and neurodivergence, this is an essential conversation. - W...

Join Adam, Ellie and David for an exciting talk about this new work, looking at their inspirations for developing this book, their creative process and their journeys as storytellers.  "Welcome to Our Country" is a collaboration between Adnyamathanha and Narungga man Adam Goodes, political advisor and former journalist Ellie Laing, and Barkindji illustrator David Hardy. The first book in the...

Who are the biggest celebrities who have visited the Opera House? Valerie Ng, who looks after the Opera House's records and photos, joins us in this episode to tell us about some of the most famous guests who have visited the Opera House and some of the i Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever wondered how the Opera House is able to float on the water in the harbour? What is holding it up? Today, Dean Jakubowski, the Building Operations Manager will answer this question and teach us some of the other awesome features of this very Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Who has worked at the Opera House for the longest time? In this episode we'll meet Peter Tucker, who has worked for the Sydney Opera House since 1971 - before the building was even open!! Peter will share some of his most interesting stories from helping Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you think The Opera House likes swimming in Sydney Harbour? Environmental Sustainability Manager, Emma Bombonato can help us answer this by teaching us all about the harbour that is the Opera House's backyard and the amazing animals that live in the wa Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Percussionist Brian Nixon joins us to answer the question "How long does it take to practise a performance?". We'll learn just how much preparation goes on behind the scenes to bring our favourite performances to life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever wanted to come to play at the Opera House? Today, Frank Newman, the Creative Learning Specialist will tell us why everyone should feel welcome to come to the Opera House to play. We'll hear all about the fun programs that exist at the Opera Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Are there any ghosts in The Opera House? Today we're joined by Supervisor of Stage Management and Events, Annette Dale to help us answer this very mysterious question and tell us all about the spookiest theatre traditions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Do you have to get dressed up to go to the Opera House? Are there special clothes you're supposed to wear for different shows? In this episode Tour Guide, Bruce Barnett joins us to remind us that The Opera House is for everyone - no matter what you look l Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The boss is here!! We're so lucky today to be joined by the CEO of the Sydney Opera House, Louise Herron to help us work out how many shows happen at the Opera House per day. She'll also tell us all about the amount of visitors who can fit into the Opera Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode we're joined by Anthony Carthew, the executive assistant to the CEO of The Opera House to answer the question "What is the strangest thing that's ever sailed past the Sydney Opera House?". Anthony is an expert in lots of the strange and ex Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Have you ever seen a dinosaur at The Sydney Opera House? In this episode, Scott Wright, the artistic director of a company called Erth, joins us to tell us just how many dinosaurs have been released into Our House! Scott's company specialise in huge prehi Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why is the Opera House shaped so weirdly? Today Caroline Grandjean-Thomsen from the Building Team joins us to tell us about Jorn Utzon, the architect who designed The Sydney Opera House, the competition to design the building and how important creativity Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What was there before The Opera House was there? In this episode we are joined by Rhoda Roberts, the Head of First Nations programming who will tell us all about The Gadigal people, who are the original custodians of the land on which the Opera House sits Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This is the question we all want answered - Have you ever had to make huge robot animals and were those huge robot animals ever too big to fit on stage? Today were going to meet John Lavery who built sets at The Sydney Opera House for many years, to learn Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.