Breaking Waves

This week on Breaking Waves, Shai and Geoff welcome acclaimed Australian vocalist Dale Caldwell for a wide-ranging conversation about music, creativity and the lifelong journey of becoming an artist. As one of the founding members of Close to Forever, Dale reflects on growing up in a musical family, discovering her own voice and how artists [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves Episode 361: Dale...

This week on Breaking Waves, Shai and Geoff return with one of their most personal, funny and free-flowing conversations yet, celebrating creativity, community events and the joy of life’s unexpected stories. Shai shares his experience exhibiting artwork at the Illawarra Art Exhibition, reflecting on selling his paintings, entering competitions and how art has become an [...] Read More... fr...

This week on Breaking Waves, Riley and John explore angels, guardian spirits and the many ways heavenly beings have appeared across religion, art, film, television and everyday life. The conversation begins with familiar images of angels as beautiful winged figures, benevolent guides and messengers from the divine. Riley and John discuss why children, dogs and [...] Read More... from Breaking Wave...

This week on Breaking Waves, Riley and John explore one of humanity’s biggest and most difficult ideas: eternity. Can anything truly last forever? Is eternity an endless stretch of time, a spiritual realm beyond time or simply an idea that the human mind can never fully understand? Riley and John begin by examining definitions of [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves Episode 358: Eternity, Infini...

This week on Breaking Waves, Riley and John Mark explore the meaning of harmony and the many ways it appears in music, relationships, society and the natural world. The conversation begins with the origins of the word, including the ancient Greek goddess Harmonia and the Roman figure Concordia. Riley and John discuss harmony as the [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves Episode 357: Harmony in Mus...

This week on Breaking Waves, Hughie is joined by Jack and DJ for an episode about rugby league, sports history, music and the songs that bring people together. The show begins with Tina Turner’s “Simply the Best”, one of the great songs associated with rugby league and the NRL. Hughie and Jack talk about how [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves Episode 356: Rugby League, NRL Anthems and the Powe...

This week on Breaking Waves, Hughie is joined by Jac and DJ for a lively episode about Sydney nightlife, historic pubs, live music venues and the city’s long relationship with drinking, entertainment and after-dark culture. The episode begins with Hughie and Jac talking about Sydney’s night-time economy, the legacy of the lockout era and the [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves Episode 355: Sydn...

This week on Breaking Waves, Hughie is joined by Jac and DJ for a sunny episode about Sydney beaches, coastal culture, ferries and the many ways the city connects with the water. The episode begins with Thirsty Merc’s “In the Summertime”, the perfect soundtrack for a conversation about Sydney’s beaches, surf culture and warm-weather memories. [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves Episode 354: Syd...

This week on Breaking Waves, Shai and Geoff welcome Barbara Beinart-Pashut, founder of the Daydream Believers Inclusive Choir, for a joyful conversation about music, confidence, community and inclusion. The episode begins with choral music before moving into a warm discussion about singing, choirs and the power of shared performance. Barbara speaks about founding the Daydream [...] Read More... fr...

This week on Breaking Waves, Shai and Geoff return with a joyful episode dedicated to one of the world’s great musical pastimes: karaoke. The show opens with ABBA’s “Dancing Queen”, one of the most famous karaoke songs of all time, before Shai and Geoff dive into the strange, funny and surprisingly poetic world of singing [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves Episode 352: Shai and Geoff Take On K...

This week on Breaking Waves, Shai and Geoff return for another lively episode full of humour, music, movie chat and Sydney events. The show begins with Shai and Geoff catching up after their break and talking about life back in the Eastside Radio studio. From there, the conversation moves through family, community radio, the Sydney [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves Episode 351: Shai and Geoff...

This week on Breaking Waves John and Riley dive into the idea of inversion, exploring how language, politics, culture, science and everyday life can be turned upside down. Moving from grammar and etymology to Freud, Saturnalia, fashion, religion and audio engineering, the conversation is thoughtful, curious and full of surprising detours. With big ideas, wordplay [...] Read More... from Breaking W...

This week on Breaking Waves Geoff and Shai take listeners on a lively and unpredictable journey through Sydney’s convict history, inspired by a visit to Hyde Park Barracks. With stories, quiz questions, music and plenty of comic detours, the episode explores colonial Australia, convict life, architecture, family history and the strange afterlives of the past [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves...

This week on Breaking Waves Geoff and Shai settle in for a loose, funny and wide-ranging conversation touching on radio memories, poetry, film, music, mental health, contemporary art and the strange mystery of time. From Kate Bush and King Crimson to Star Wars, White Bay Power Station and the White Rabbit Gallery. The episode moves [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves Episode 347: Geoff and Shai...

This week on Breaking Waves Shai sits down with Tug Dumbly for a lively conversation about poetry, community radio, Sydney performance culture, pop culture and cats. Full of humour, stories and surprising turns, this episode captures the playful and unpredictable energy of Breaking Waves. [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves Episode 346 : Tug Dumbly on Poetry and Sydney Stories

This episode of Breaking Waves exploring the world of dogs takes listeners on a fun and unpredictable journey through canine stories, trivia and history. Broadcasting on Eastside Radio 89.7FM, Episode 345 captures the unique energy of Breaking Waves, blending humour, storytelling and fascinating facts about dogs. Geoff and Shai share personal stories about their own [...] Read More... from Breakin...

This episode of Breaking Waves is packed with laughs, lively banter and feel-good conversation, as Shai and Geoff share holiday stories, swap memories from years on radio and dive into everything from famous encounters, gym goals, baseball predictions and favourite tunes. The chat wanders through summer adventures, music moments, Lego exhibitions, art shows at Bundanon [...] Read More... from Brea...

In this episode of Breaking Waves, John and Riley explore synchronicity — the strange feeling that events “line up” with meaning beyond simple cause and effect. They unpack Carl Jung’s original idea of meaningful coincidence, trace the word’s roots through language and etymology and ask where synchronicity overlaps with perception, pattern recognition, spirituality and psychology. [...] Read More....

In this episode of Breaking Waves, John and Riley explore the meaning of nobility — from royal bloodlines and aristocracy to virtue, dignity and moral character in the modern world. Drawing on philosophy, etymology and cultural history, they trace how ideas of nobility evolved from ancient fame and greatness to ethics, behaviour and power. The [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves – Episode 341:...

In this thought-provoking episode of Breaking Waves, John and Riley dive deep into the meaning of passion — how the word has evolved from ancient ideas of suffering and spiritual possession to modern notions of love, desire, creativity and motivation. Drawing on philosophy, religion, psychology and popular culture, the conversation traces passion from its Greek [...] Read More... from Breaking Wav...

This festive episode of Breaking Waves celebrates Christmas in all its warmth, weirdness and wonder. From Dutch carols and Feliz Navidad to French holiday classics, the show mixes music, memory and plenty of good humour. Shai joined is joined by his wonderful mum Arahni, to chat about the origins of Christmas, the Dutch roots of [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves – Episode 339: Christmas Speci...

In this week’s episode of Breaking Waves, Hugh and Shai dive into the electrifying world of 1940s jazz—a decade that reshaped modern music. From the big-band swing era to the birth of bebop and the cool, spacious sound of early Miles Davis, the duo guide listeners through the artists, the history and the cultural shifts [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves – Episode 338: Jazz in the 1940s

In Episode 337 of Breaking Waves on Eastside Radio 89.7FM, Hughie fills in for Geoff alongside the always-brilliant Shai, who leads a joyful, curious and wonderfully unpredictable dive into Canadian culture, history, music and sport. From snowy Quebec to downtown Toronto, this week’s show celebrates the country that shaped part of Shai’s family story. Shai [...] Read More... from Breaking Wa...

In Episode 336 of Breaking Waves, Riley and John explore the idea of companions. They look at the people, animals and even unseen presences that share our lives. They start with the original meaning of the word — “one who breaks bread with another” — and show how companionship has moved from the dinner table [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves Episode 336: Companions

In this episode of Breaking Waves, Riley Thomas and John Mark dive into the world of archetypes — those familiar characters that appear again and again in stories and in our lives. They explore the hero, the villain, the fool, the hermit and the creator with an exploration of how these patterns shape the roles [...] Read More... from Breaking Waves, Episode 335 : Archetypes