The Grapevine

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Dr. Cain Polidano about the link between higher levels of schooling and lowered crime rates Then Jonathan West stops by to discuss his essay in the Griffith Review about the AFL at the grassroots level Finally Steven McGregor comes in to talk about his new film featuring in the Melbourne International Film Festival, Servant or Slave

This week Kulja and Dylan speak tohistorian Dave Nichols about plans for renewing the Queen Victoria Market. ThenMonash Universitypublic health expert Charles Livingstone discusses prospects for gambling reform in the new parliament. FinallyDan Kellyand Aaron Cupples stop in to chat about Dan'supcoming show atHowler Melbournemarking the 10-year anniversary of his second full-length album 'Drowning...

This week Kulja and Dylan speak to innovation consultant and author Taylor Tran aboutco-working spaces especially relevant to those in the creative industry. Then Executive Officer atFlemington and Kensington Community Legal CentreAnthony Kelly discusses using your phone as a police accountability tool. Finally PhD candidate Bal Kama phones in to provide an update on the student protests and insta...

This week Kulja and Dylan speak to Mary Crooksfrom the Victorian Women's Trustabout the gender breakdown of the new parliament and positive politics. ThenMelbourne singer-songwriterLucy Roleffcomes in for a chat discussing her music and the release of her forthcomingalbum 'This Paradise'. FinallySally Rippin returns for #ReadingRoom along withAlan Broughto chat about his new book 'Charlie and the...

This week Kulja and Dylan speak withMary Mallett about NDIS, the National Disability Insurance Scheme. Then Adjunct ProfessorMuriel Bamblett joins them to talk about Constitutional Recognition. Finally author Tony Birch chats about the NAIDOC week event Yarra River Stories.

This week Kulja speaks with the CEO of Environment Victoria, Mark Wakeham, about the environment policies of the different political parties. Then historian, Dennis Glover, talks about the recent Brexit vote and the reasons behind it as well as current Australian politics Finally Dr. Phil Alviano from the Master Builders Association of Victoria comes in to talk about Australian housing and the Mas...

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Katie Brennan about the exciting new launch of the woman's AFL league in 2017 Then Mark McMillan, Wiradjuri man and associate professor at Melbourne Law School talks about hosting a gathering for Wiradjuri people in Melbourne, living 'off country' Finally Dr. Dave Nichols and associate professor Hannah Lewi come in to talk about the new local history app called...

This week Dylan talks to anti-domestic violence and Our Watch ambassador, Tarang Chawla, about media bias when reporting on domestic violence Then PhD candidate George Rennie discusses the murky world of political lobbying. Finally some memebers of the band Ciggie Witch stop by to talk about being on the road.

This week Kulja and Dylan talk to Shirleene Robinson about her new book 'Gay and Lesbian, Then and Now: Autralian Stories From a Social Revolution' Then professor Field Rickards discusses teacher training and the 'Revolution School' documentary currently showing on ABC Finally Dave Arden comes in for a chat about his new EP

This week Kulja and Dylan are visited by Dr. Jacqueline Horan, Jury researcher at Melbourne University, to discuss the ongoing issue of the 'google juror' Then Dave Nichols once again comes into the studio with curator of the new exhibition 'A History of the Future: Imagining Melbourne', Clare Williamson Finally Aine Tyrell come in for the day job segment to talk about being a travelling performer

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Rob Adams about his article 'The Tale of Two Cities: Four Steps to the Future' and the future of Melbourne Then Mel Cranenburgh is back for the reading room with Gerard Elson to talk about Geoff Dyer's book about jazz, 'But Beautiful'

This week Dylan returns and with Kulja they talk to Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe about their new film 'The Bad Kids' Julia Lee stopped by to record her interview about her new book Avalanche: A Love Story, about the struggles of IVF and other fertility methods Finally Marcia Langton comes in to talk about her new book co-written with Megan Davis 'It's Our Country: Indigenous Arguments for Meaningfu...

This week Kulja speaks to David Hetherington, executive director of Per Capita, to talk to about Australians opinions of tax. Then Liana Buchanan comes in to talk about her plans in her new position as Victorian Commissioner for Children Finally Melbourne band Pony Face come in to talk about collaborating with film makers to create Pony Face Nebraska: Live at the Bakehouse

This week Kulja speaks to Elissa Scott from Victorian Legal Aidabout funding for Victorian drug courts Then Rafe Benali from the office of Geographic Names stops by toexplain how places get their names. Finally Hana Assafiri stops by to talk about her newConversation Salon after the success of her Speed Date a Muslimevent

This week Kulja and Dylan are joined by reading room regular Sally Rippin and writer, comedian, performer Fiona Harris to talk about writing and performing for children and teenagers. Then Dr. Dave Nichols comes in to talk about Geelong firing their entire council and the responsibilities of local councils.

This week Kulja and Dylan talk to Richard Frankland about the 25th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody. Then Cam Walker from Friends of the Earth talks about the communities of Carteret Islands and their decision to relocate due to global warming and rising sea levels destroying their home. Finally Mel Cranenburgh stops in for the Reading Room and talks to Jo Case...

This week Dylan and Kulja speak to husband & wife duo Allen Sparhawk and Mimi Parker about touring life and managing family Then Higher Education Policy Director at the Grattan Institute, Andrew Naughton, calls to discuss HELP loans and the recommendations he has put forward to ensure they are paid. Finally, Joanne Boyd, the archives and records manager at the Victorian Supreme Court, talks ab...

Dylan and Kulja speak with Sally Rippin in the studio and talk to David Burton about his new book How to be Happy: A Memoir of Love, Sex and Teenage Confusion. Then broadcaster and journalist Stan Grant comes in to talk about his new book Talking to my Country . A personal reflection on identity, ethnicity and race relations in this country, as it was sparked in part by Grant's heartfelt and widel...

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with Mary Crooks, executive director of the Victorian Women's Trust, about international Women's day. Andrew Bovell calls in to discuss adapting the acclaimed novel The Secret River for the stage, soon to be playing for a limited season at the Arts Centre Melbourne. To finish off the show urban planning professor at Melbourne Uni, Carolym Whitzman talks housing affo...

This week Kulja and Dylan speak with former foreign correspondent Sean Dorney about his recent Lowy Institute paper 'The Embarrassed Colonialist', which explores Australia's fraught history and engagement with Papua New Guinea. Dylan and Kulja finish by talking to Helen Yotis Patterson & Artemis Ioannides about their upcoming theatrical performance of 'TAXITHI: An Australian Odyssey', based ar...

This week Dylan plays an interview he recorded duirng the week with Ricardo Neves from PBI's Mexican division about the work he and the organisation does. Also Kulja and Dylan speak to Jane Jose about the unsung ways in which woman have shaped the life and look of Australian cities, which she details in her new book Places Women Make

This week Dylan and Kulja chat with Hana Assafiri about the 'speed-date a Muslim' events she's been running out of Morrocan Deli-cacy. Gary Foley also returns to the program to discuss the most recent Close the Gap event

This week Dylan and Kulja speak with Dave Nichols about iconic landmarks. Jack Charles came in to speak about theupcoming stage production Coranderrk: We Will Show the Country. Finally, Sally Rippin stops in for Reading Room along with author/illustrator Ann James.