Midnight Special

On this episode of the Midnight Special Podcast, your host Emma Stokes presents The Slumber Party Special! The first part of an on-going series, Emma is joined in-studio by Beth Commons (from Pool Boy/Supernaked), Ashlyn Koh (Calmly/Foam/Big Cry/Programming Manager/Band Manager), Emily Jane (Girl Name/Out to Lunch Thursdays!) and Fraeya Evans! All of these guests are active and thriving facilitato...

For this episode of the Midnight Special, your host Lauren Salt presents THE LONELY SPECIAL, an audio collage of interviews discussing the topic of lonelieness. As Lauren explains, “With the help of friends and people on the streets on Perth, I will be presenting a discussion on what it means to feel loneliness and what are some perspectives and tools we use to engage with it. Again, we can’t than...

On this episode of the Midnight Special podcast, we hear an interview hosted by Bridget Cleary who welcomes musician Hannah Sorenson into the studio; they talk about Hannah’s band  Hannah Mae and the Hoodwinks , playing music and writing songs, and even performing a live tune. A great chat that’s worth your time! This is Episode 115 of the Midnight Special, originally broadcast on Thursday June 13...

On this episode of the Midnight Special On RTRFM, the Basketball Special is back! Join your host Drew K as we take a closer look at not just one Basketball film, not two Basketball films, but 6 Basketball films! Helping him out will be six super special guests from the local music alumni who will each talk about a different film: Laurent (Catwalk), Jeremy (Segue), Zeke (GAZEY), Anna (Wound Honey),...

Yes, the concept of having karaoke sung live on the radio returns to the Midnight Special On RTRFM! Joined by the rodeo queen of the karaoke scene, Consensual Connie who discusses the power of karaoke and certain karaoke rules with our other special guests who join us in the studio to sing karaoke on the airwaves. You’ll hear the powerful voice of musician Lana, writer/activist Matt Roberts, and E...

For this episode of the Midnight Special podcast, your host Tom Reynolds welcomes two special guests into the studio to discuss two different topics. In the first hour, Tom chats with Natalie Blom about zines, their history, how they get involved in making zines and the titles available at the Xerox Days Zine Market. Then, Tom talks to Wade McCagh, catching up about what has happened in Western Au...

For this episode of the Midnight Special podcast, your host Bridget Cleary is joined by the wonderful Perth artist, Sakidasumi, to talk about her many varied talents. From videography to photography and directing to performing, this woman is seriously phenomenal. For more info about Sakidasumi, you can follow them on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/sakidasumimusic/ ), Instagram ( https://www.i...

Your host Tristan Fidler presents a special episode of Midnight Special On RTRFM recorded live at Camp Doogs within the Mild Doogs space, host to a mini podcast festival! Tristan chats to visiting performer, Magic Steven (VIC), a writer/illustrator/comedian, who answers trademark random Midnight Special questions as well as facing many a random digression by the king of digressions, Matt Acorn (of...

For this episode of the Midnight Special, it’s all about Basketball Movies: portrayers of the underdog, purveyors of community and comradery and unabashedly 90’s! Basketball movies are in a league of their own. Join your host Drew Krapljanov (from bands like Ryan Beno and Didion’s Bible ), in part one of a series, as we take a closer look at the genre and some of the deeper themes at work, the fir...

For this episode of the Midnight Special, your host Lauren Salt presents the first part of THE MEDIUM SPECIAL, an on-going conversation with those who work as mediums or psychics. As Lauren explains, “Initially I reached out to particular phone psychics in search of on air readings but our conversations were so elaborate and interesting I thought they each deserved their own episode. I ask your re...

Bridget Cleary is a regular host of the Midnight Special, a radio presenter and a musician, and often her episodes will focus on other musicians in the classical or experimental genres. Here, Bridget sits down in the studio with composer and musician Tim Newhouse to chat about his composition career, instrumental and orchestral choices, and to drop some life wisdom for all. Episode 103, originally...

Even though this is the fourth episode of our official RTRFM podcast, we’ve actually broadcast over a hundred episodes! Here is THE 100TH EPISODE SPECIAL! C0-hosted by Ai-Ling Truong and Tristan Fidler, this is a loose, celebratory show with several special guests including the band Bad Nutrition (including Bridget Turner, Shannon Fox and Alwyn Nixon-Lloyd) who take a candy/sugar taste challenge a...

Ai-Ling Truong is a regular presenter on Midnight Special and her interests involve cooking, drinks and restaurants, all of which are reflected in her choice of guests to chat with! For this episode of the podcast, we hear Ai-Ling interview Melissa Palinkas, owner/chef of  Young George  about how she became a chef and her approach to making her restaurant more sustainable. We also find out what Me...

Welcome to the relaunching of Midnight Special as its very own official RTRFM podcast! Yes, our late night chat show is now available to download and stream from the RTRFM website and any podcast app you might be using. New episodes will collect the great chats we have on our show between different hosts and special guests for your listening pleasure! For our first podcast episode, your host Trist...