The Picnic Podcast Sessions

Arts EN ↓ 5 episodes

The Picnic Podcast Sessions are a chance for a deep-dive conversation with artists, from culturally diverse backgrounds, into the complexity and beauty of life, work and creating in Regional Australia. Think culture. Think stories. Think food exchange - all over a simple picnic lunch. Hosted by Lusi Austin. lusiaustin.substack.com

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Galari Bila - Lusi Austin 01.04.2026 3:28

Last August, I was feel burnt out and worn down. My body and soul were craving rest. I reached out to the beautiful Phoebe and Dylan at The Corridor Project and asked if they had any space for me - and they made a way. I was so grateful for that time. They fed and nurtured me and gave me space to sit and be still on Country. Phoebe walked me down to Gilari Bila (Lachlan River is its colonised name...

The Picnic Podcast Sessions: Oumi Karenga-Hewitt 30.10.2025 52:41

This episode of the Picnic Podcast Sessions was recorded online with Lusi & Oumi both residing on Wiradjuri/Wiradyuri Country (Lusi in Cowra and Oumi in Griffith). It was recorded a few months prior to this being published but life happened! Although belated in getting this out into the world, it is a joy to listen back to this conversation had with my friend Oumi - Lusi x ABOUT OUMI: Oumi Karenga...

The Picnic Podcast Sessions: Jerikye Williams 30.06.2025 44:54

This podcast episode was recorded remotely with Jerikye Williams (in Queanbeyan on Ngunnawal/Ngambri Country, NSW) and Lusi Austin (in Cowra, on Wiradjuri Country). The recording took place in June 2025. Here we chat about Jerikye’s music career, living off Country, about cultural representation and the importance of truth-telling. Jerikye Williams is an incredible entertainer and the front-man of...

The Picnic Podcast Sessions: Lian Wong 29.06.2025 45:51

This podcast episode was recorded in Bathurst, NSW on Wiradyuri Country in June 2025. Here we chat about the people and places that made her, the key components of her identity, where Lian’s art practice is right now, her sources of inspiration, her dream-nothing-day, and if she’s encountered any controversies in the country. Lian Wong is an accomplished architect who specialises in heritage archi...

Welcome to The Picnic Podcast Sessions 28.06.2025 8:33

I am many things. I am a wife to my best friend (and have been for nearly a quarter of a century). I am mum to our 5 kiddos. Some of the things I am, I have been for a long time - daughter, sister, friend. I am a Creative. Musician. Playwright. Artist. Dreamer of dreams. And I have always been a person of colour. I am bi-racial: I have Fijian and Australian parents. I love both countries and cultu...