Time To Talk with Sean Sennett

Our very special guest this week is one of the great Australian frontmen, Dave Gleeson … Dave fronts both The Screaming Jets - which is where he made his name - and The Angels. Today he talks about both bands … the artists who  influenced him when he started out and why The Screaming Jets have taken a leaf out of Taylor Swift's book and have re-recorded their debut album All For One .. w...

After raiding the Sony Archive we were able to put together  this special edition of Time To Talk where Men At Work’s Colin Hay talks about the writing and the global success of his song ‘Down Under’. Colin discusses how ‘Down Under’ came to life, the success it achieved, how it became part of our shared cultural DNA and how a court case impacted on both the song and his life.

On the release of his Bright Lights Red Eyes EP, this week's guest on Time To Talk is international pop sensation, Ruel. On the back of his current single ‘As Long As You Care’, Ruel chats with host Sean Sennett about his creative process, his love of collaboration, how he’s spent his time in lockdown and his influences.

After ransacking the label archives we were able to put together this one off look at Daddy Cool's 'Eagle Rock'. On this special edition of Time To Talk Ross Wilson (Daddy Cool/Mondo Rock) discusses what it was like to write the alternate national anthem that is ‘Eagle Rock’. From a fragment of an idea that he took with him to the U.K., to finishing the song back in Melbourne in his boyhood bedroo...

AMY SHARK This week’s guest on Time To Talk is renowned singer/songwriter Amy Shark. One of the most exciting artists to have emerged out of Australia in the last five years, Amy has achieved commercial and critical success at home and around the world. Amy chats to host Sean Sennett about the long road she took to get to where she is today, why an artist can’t afford to ‘give up’ and what it’s li...

Australian Crawl’s Bill McDonough joins Sean Sennett this week to talk about the re-release of the band’s 1981 album, Sirocco. Bill talks about his brother Guy joining the band, the group’s transition from the Boys Light Up period to Sirocco, their recording process and the tensions within the band which still exist. Sirocco features such Australian Crawl classics as ‘Errol’, ‘Things Don’t Seem’,...

The legendary John Paul Young talks about his career, life and his recording of the music of arguably Australia's greatest songwriting team, Harry Vanda and George Young. JPY also talks about cutting 'Love Is In The Air',  'Pasadena', his migrant experience, writing his memoir and much more.

Recorded after a killer gig at Australia's famed Bluesfest, Sean Sennett sat down with the great Steve Van Zandt for this episode which aired in 2020. The enigmatic Van Zandt is a musician, actor, activist and member of Bruce Springsteen's E -Street Band ... frankly, Steve is a bone fide legend.

Ian Chappell. One of Australian cricket's greatest captains talks to Sean Sennett about his tenure as skipper, the players he played with, how to handle a bouncer, his favourite music, his thoughts on Don Bradman, Keith Miller and others ... and what it was like to face Shane Warne in the nets at 50. Cricket fans ... this is possibly the best episode of Time To Talk you are likely to hear. 

The Monkees' Mike Nesmith joins Sean Sennett on Time To Talk this week. This is fascinating as Mike talks, Monkees, the Beatles and much more. What was it like to be at the recording session for A Day In The Life ... did he have the first copy of Sgt Pepper ... what happened to his Gretsch 12 string ... find out here!

St Etienne’s Bob Stanley joins Sean Sennett this week to talk about the band’s new album, I’ve Been Trying to Tell You. Alongside his work in the band with Sarah Cracknell and Peter Wiggs, Bob chats about his remarkable book ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah’, his life as a journalist, the love of the Bee Gees, the future of print and much more.

Marcia Hines remains Australia’s undisputed Queen of Pop. After relocating from the USA to Sydney as a teenager to star in Hair, Marcia wooed the country with her big voice. ‘You’, ‘I Just Don’t Know What To Do With Myself’, ‘Your Love Still Brings Me To My Knees’ are a few of her many hits. Today she talks to Sean Sennett about her career, her songs, her next record, her life … and her pets.

The great Australian spin bowler Ashley Mallett is Sean Sennett’s guest on this week’s episode of Time To Talk. Ashley has just written a new book - a biography of Neil Harvey - called The Last Invincible. Here he discusses Harvey, alongside his own exploits recalling everyone from Clarrie Grimmett to Don Bradman, the pace of Jeff Thomson, Ian Chappell and the Packer years.

David Bridie is a leading Australian singer/songwriter, film composer and activist. He is also known for his work with Not Drowning Waving and My Friend The Chocolate Cake. Here he talks to Sean Sennett about his beginnings, current work and his latest album, The Wisdom Line.

James Reyne is one of Australia’s greatest singer/songwriters. James built his reputation with his band Australian Crawl and has gone on to enjoy a stellar solo career. Here, James chats with Sean Sennett about his early days as a music fan, his time with Australian Crawl and his superb new album Toon Town Lullaby.

Be prepared to take a conversational ‘deep dive’ with host Sean Sennett on Time To Talk. The series features long form interviews with musicians, artists, authors, leaders, thinkers, actors, film makers and sports people. Time To Talk takes the listener into the heart of the subjects life and work. Settle back, relax and listen in as some of the most interesting and influential figures in our cult...