Midnight Special

Are you the kind of person who spends the fading daylight hours wondering what would a ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ reality television show look like, OR is Imagine Dragons a proto-Gym Rock band? And what exactly do Smaug, Wayne Knight and Francis Ford Coppola’s The Conversation have in common? WELL, do we have THE PODCAST EPISODE FOR YOU. On this latest instalment of the Midnight Special Podcast, t...

It’s happening…we’re talking about National Treasure! Joined by multi-media extraordinaire Vi Wilkin, the intrepid Midnight Special trio embark on their most daring adventure yet. We discuss Nicholas Cage’s most ‘normal’ performance, the well-aged wonders of practical effects, the era of the Sean Bean mullet and why this little Bruckheimer production that could, is a treasure in our eyes. Follow t...

What do tiny toy cars have to do with an existential crisis? Midnight Special Podcast finds out by interviewing performer and writer Liz Walker whose one-woman show Playworn premieres at Fringe World at the State Theatre Centre Wednesday February 4 to Sunday February 8. Playworn covers a strange period in Liz’s life where she was employed selling a tiny toy car collection from a deceased estate. B...

In the waiting room between 2025 and 2026, Tristan, Drew and Howie assemble to riff and discuss the concept of ‘newness’. Many questions are posited, some are answered, like; How is writing a novel a lot like building a house? How does Michael Scott’s changing hairstyle change the trajectory of The Office? What is the golden age of The Simpsons? Listen to find out the consensus and much more on th...

If you’ve ever laid wide awake at night and wondered about the humble perfection of the Margherita pizza, this episode is for you. Join Drew, Howie and guest presenter Connor Kiss for an in-depth discuss about what it takes for something to be an ALL TIMER. Our barely qualified panel go head-to-head and debate daytime talk shows, the mysteries of the Mona Lisa and bubble tea flavours (?!). No subj...

In this Halloween special we sink our teeth into a chat with Boorloo vampire expert Kahlee Lengkeek about all things Dracula. But things take a terrifying turn when the legend himself decides to drop by the RTRFM studio.  

So, the truth finally comes out on the latest episode of the Midnight Special podcast! Join our trio of illustrious co-hosts alongside very special guest Pamela Boland (presenter of Breakfast with Pam on RTRFM) where they compete head-to-head-to-head-to-head in a diabolical game specifically engineered to reveal the most forbidden never-before-confessed foibles and the most undying secret obsessio...

memento (noun) an object kept as a reminder of a person or event.  Smol Fish’s Olive Coakley loves keeping and collecting. On this month’s episode of Midnight Special they sit down with Tristan, Drew and Howie to discuss mementos, memory keeping in a digital age and what is in their memory box.  

Do you believe in life after love? You will after listening to this very special episode! Lyndon Blue and Ruby Buġeja are both artists and performers who share their supreme love for another artist and performer, Cher! We explore the presence and power of Cher as a pop culture icon, discussing her screen performances including films like Moonstruck and The Witches Of Eastwick, her twitter presence...

When Rhian Todhunter is not on stage or sharing new music during Monday’s Out To Lunch programme, she’s hitting the road. From dramatic coastal routes, to bakery detours and the best playlist, we strap in and journey with Rhian on the ultimate road trip.

By day, Luke Del Fante is best known as the drummer from Ghost Care. By night, he is a fantasy fiend. From Lord of the Rings, to The Storm Light Archives, we tap into Luke’s secret love of the fantasy genre as we explore the Chosen One Archetype. We hear about Luke’s appreciation for The Assassin’s Apprentice by Robin Hobb, the world-building of Hobb’s novels, and dive deep into the narrative conv...

Local punk icon Angelique Tuffnell (Sooks, Bribes, Anjo) takes us back in time again, again and again to explore her fascination with time loops in film and TV. We hear about Angelique’s appreciation for Edge of Tomorrow and dive deep into the genre of time loop movies including Groundhog Day, Palm Springs, Happy Death Day and more!

On this episode of The Midnight Special Podcast, join your host Ai-Ling Truong for episode three of MUSICIANS IN KITCHENS with local drummer and handpan extraordinaire  Sam Maher  cooking up a special vegetarian dish in his kitchen in Fremantle. Tune into our kitchen conversations to find out how Sam got into cooking and playing the drums, travel, his earliest music memories and life growing up in...

For this episode of the Midnight Special Podcast, it’s The “Have a Wintah!” Winter Special! Your host Dan Grant chats with special guest Bridget Turner (Bad Nutrition, Simone & Girlfunkle) plus musical guests Alanna Kusin and Andy Meredith from The Mackerels (who perform a couple of live songs for the first time on the airwaves!). Crank the A/C and cool down with the gang as they talk all things w...

For this episode of the Midnight Special Podcast, tis’ going to be’th a spooky audio journey! Your host Drew Krapljanov is joined by co-hosts Howie Ng and Laurent Shervington to discuss and explore popular urban legends and ghost stories. Each alleged tale is told and then passes a rating system by the assembled for spookiness, truthiness and good ol’ fashioned entertainment value! Bust out your H...

On this episode of the Midnight Special Podcast, The Slumber Party Special returns! Hosted by Emma Stokes aka Daisies Net, she welcomes special guests into the studio to hang out and chat, including for this volume: George Foster (Stella Donnelly, DUMBLEACHERS), Jack Gaby (Worried About Lizards, Haircare, DUMBLEACHERS) and Jordan Shakespeare (Cuss, Supernaked,and Producer of countless local releas...

For our first podcast episode of 2020, Midnight Special takes a look back at 2019! Presented by Tristan Fidler, this is a near two-hour collection of our favourite moments from all the Midnight Special On RTRFM episodes from last year including The Lonely Special, The Slumber Party Special, The Songwriting Special, and much more! Featuring the work of Midnight Special collective and RTR presenters...

On this episode of the Midnight Special Podcast, join your host Ai-Ling Truong and her guest Donovan de Souza, blogger of bush-walking, adventure and travel blog  The Long Way’s Better  and hiking podcast  Real Trail Talk ! They will be chatting about how to prepare for hikes, sharing some of the best hikes around Perth and Western Australia, discussing solo and multiple day hikes, soundtracks for...

It’s the return of the Slumber Party Special – Part III – for the new Midnight Special Podcast episode! Hosted by Emma Daisy aka Daisies Net , special guests are welcomed into the RTRFM  studio to stay up late and chat ! There’s a heavy reliance on a communal Xylophone this time, we deviate often into widespread silliness but quickly bring it back to existential/ apocalyptic dread. All the songs w...

For this episode of the Midnight Special Podcast,  you’ll hear terrific late night chat and hilarious comedy as your host Tristan Fidler welcomes a quartet of the performers – Jaleesa Maher, Amri Mrisho, Tor Snyder and Alex Christophers – that make up YAAAS KWEEN a new improv show focused on feminism, diversity and all things millennial. In studio, they talk about the origins of the show, answer r...

For this episode of the Midnight Special Podcast, it’s part deux of the SONGWRITING SPECIAL! A special series of interviews hosted by Drew Krapljanov ( Ryan Beno , Didion’s Bible ) and featuring some absolute top notch musicians/players including: Annika Moses ( Nika Mo ), Ezekiel and Josiah Padmanabham ( GAZEY ), Axel Carrington ( Axel Carrington ) and Sara Salt ( Sara Salt )! Stream and/or downl...

For this new episode of the Midnight Special Podcast, we hear several responses and theories to the big question, “What happens after we die? Your host Lauren Salt presents The After Life Special, which collects interviews with different peoples as well as speeches and sermons from different speakers, all collected and woven into a spiritually minded soundscape, which takes into account a variety...

For this episode of the Midnight Special Podcast, it’s the return of the SLUMBER PARTY SPECIAL PART II! Presented by Emma Stokes (aka Daisies Net), special guests are welcomed into the studio to hang out including: Rachel Hocking (Racoo, Salary, Frank’s Fish Tank), Annika Moses (Nika Mo, Great Statue, Difficult Listening) and Leah Vlatko (Montana Wildhack, Sun & Flower Studios). The topic of this...

Songwriting. Sometimes, we all wonder, how the hell do people do it and do it so damn well? On this special episode of the Midnight Special Podcast, join your host Drew Krapljanov in part one of a series in many parts as he interviews four bona fide amazing musicians; Joel Martin from FOAM, Jeremy Segal from Segue, Angelique Tuffnell from Wound Honey and Tom Manson aka Delivery Buoy in order to de...

On this very special episode of the Midnight Special podcast, we present the Midnight Special Radiothon Special for 2019! Co-hosted by the collective including Tristan Fidler, Ai-Ling Truong, Tom Reynolds and Ben Yaxley, we celebrate the difference of our show, show our love and appreciation of community radio and different voices, and interview several special guests about their connection to RTR...