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Pop musician Geoffrey O'Connor tells us why he'd prefer rain over sun any day and what it was like touring with 80s icon Edwin Collins

Writer Sonya Voumard's new autobiography details life with constant tremors in her hands -  a movement disorder called Dystonia. 

How Silicon Valley entrepreneurs and American tech billionaires have wielded their power and influence in the US election. 

The incredible story of the artist Shen Jiawei who went from painting propaganda in China, to a mural depicting the negatives of communism in Australia.  

At 50, Hello Kitty is looking pretty good for her age and is still raking in billions for the company that owns her.

Pianist and composer Elio Villafranca describes the sights, sounds and smells of his home in Cuba.

What did the mother Superb Fairy-wren say to her egg? Prof. Sonia Kleindorfer discusses some of the new findings in communication between birds.

Co-author of John Farnham's new autobiography 'The Voice Inside'' Poppy Stockell talks about their writing process and what she's learned about the Australian legend. 

After being named by her grandmother, it seems only right that Jazzmeia Horn's path would eventually lead her to sing the genre of music in her name.

The new documentary 'The Pool' charts the comings-and-goings of those who swim at the famous Bondi icebergs sea pool and the community that has formed around it.

Musician Van Walker shares his songwriting method and why it's somewhat like fishing.  

Could Korean culture be for this generation what all the American rock and roll, coca-cola and cars were for the boomer generation?

A new book looks at the cultural impact that the cooking and recipes section of the Australian Women's Weekly magazine had on our national identity. 

Mark Andrews knows animated movies are much more than child's play, he's been behind some of the biggest films from Disney and Pixar. He shares the secrets behind the magic.

What does a gene, that mutates easily and can cause both physical and cognitive deficiencies have to do with the very thing that makes us human?

Rufus Wainwright talks about his ambitions, losing a GRAMMY to Joni Mitchell, and his one-time friendship with Jeff Buckley.  

The Victorian suburb of Carlton became the epicentre of counterculture in the 1970s and artist, activist and musician Eve Glenn shares her memories and memorabilia of the time. 

Composer Jed Kurzel is the name behind some of Australia's most scary and creepy films - Snowtown and Alien: The Covenant he shares how he translates that feeling into the music accompanying the film. 

From the Snowy River to New York, successful adman David Droga on the advertising business and how Australia presents itself to the rest of the world.

A new documentary explores the life of Maria-Anna Mozart, who some argue was just as musically gifted as her brother and may even have had a hand in some of his work.

GRAMMY award-winning Jazz singer, Nicole Zuraitis talks about her love of coffee, her wide range of musical influences and performs her song 'Twenty Seconds'.

The guitar has far older origins than just the baby boomers and their love for rock and roll. HP Newquist has brought some of the National Guitar Museum of America's collection, to Australia.

You know that feeling when you’re lost in a creative moment and you lose all track of time? That's the flow state and you're about to meet a neuroscientist who’ll tell you how you can better access it.

Award-winning political cartoonist Cathy Wilcox has been skewering the great and powerful for a generation. Today, she turns her gaze to our very own Andy Park.

Former ABC journalist Richard Creswick was stationed at the Darwin bureau during Cyclone Tracy, he reflects on the events before and after and plans for the 50th anniversary commemoration.