Broadcast 2-3pm Saturday on 102.1FM

Broadcast 2-3pm Saturday on 102.1FM

Kitchen Radio is all about food, cooking and eating in Alice Springs

Kitchen Radio is all about food, cooking and eating in Alice Springs

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When was genX? Did genX ever exist and does anyone care, except its aging members, who are now a fertile breeding ground of Karens. Alecia and Eleanor discuss the generation that never was, with Eleanor leafing back through Mark Davis’ Gangland: Cultural Elites and Generationalism, the 1997 Australian cult classic on genX and generationalism.

Broadcast: 20 April 2024.

When was genX? Did genX ever exist and does anyone care, except its aging members, who are now a fertile breeding ground of Karens. Alecia and Eleanor discuss the generation that never was, with Eleanor leafing back through Mark Davis’ Gangland: Cultural Elites and Generationalism, the 1997 Australian cult classic on genX and generationalism.
Broadcast: 20 April 2024.

S3 E4 Back Chat — did genX ever exist?

It’s been a long time between drinks, but Back Chat is back – again – with two Karens talking shit about books, culture and the world in general. In this week’s episode, we ask: Where shall we meet? Are there too many platforms to meet on, are the generations in social media siloes and is this a Good Thing?

Broadcast: 8 June 2024.

It’s been a long time between drinks, but Back Chat is back – again – with two Karens talking shit about books, culture and the world in general. In this week’s episode, we ask: Where shall we meet? Are there too many platforms to meet on, are the generations in social media siloes and is this a Good Thing?
Broadcast: 8 June 2024.

S3 E3 Back Chat - Where shall we meet?

What is a Karen, where did the catchphrase come from and are we Karens? Eleanor and Alecia ponder these philosophical questions of the day along with the Sad Girl genre. Associated with millenial women writers such as Sally Rooney, Caroline O’Donogue, Dolly Alderton, and Australians Madeleine Gray and Jessie Stephens, sad, mad and/or bad girl novels feature a young woman whose life is a hot mess. But is it a new genre? And is there something glamorous or alluring about being a young sad girl?

Broadcast: 6 April 2024.

What is a Karen, where did the catchphrase come from and are we Karens? Eleanor and Alecia ponder these philosophical questions of the day along with the Sad Girl genre. Associated with millenial women writers such as Sally Rooney, Caroline O’Donogue, Dolly Alderton, and Australians Madeleine Gray and Jessie Stephens, sad, mad and/or bad girl novels feature a young woman whose life is a hot mess. But is it a new genre? And is there something glamorous or alluring about being a young sad girl?
Broadcast: 6 April 2024.

Back Chat S3 E2 – Karen & the Sad Girl genre

'The first acrylic desert art paintings were radical and transformative acts. They spoke, and continue to speak, across vastly different and ever more entangled worlds. They illuminated another Australia. They sang its songs’, Professor John Carty writes in Sun and Shadow: Art of the Spinifex People.  Sun and Shadow is a rich compendium of artworks and essays about the art, history and experiences of the Spinifex people or pila nguru living at Tjuntjuntjara community in remote south-west Australia. Co-editor Luke Scholes discusses the impact of events such as the Maralinga atomic tests, the handback of native title in 2002 and the creation of the Spinifex Arts Project on the pila nguru at Tjuntjuntjara.

'The first acrylic desert art paintings were radical and transformative acts. They spoke, and continue to speak, across vastly different and ever more entangled worlds. They illuminated another Australia. They sang its songs’, Professor John Carty writes in Sun and Shadow: Art of the Spinifex People.  Sun and Shadow is a rich compendium of artworks and essays about the art, history and experiences of the Spinifex people or pila nguru living at Tjuntjuntjara community in remote south-west Australia. Co-editor Luke Scholes discusses the impact of events such as the Maralinga atomic tests, the handback of native title in 2002 and the creation of the Spinifex Arts Project on the pila nguru at Tjuntjuntjara.

S2 E14 - Luke Scholes on Sun and Shadow

On 27 October 2023, Aboriginal man Zak Grieve was released on parole after serving over 12 years in the NT prison system for the murder of Ray Niceforo – a contract killing that he claimed not to have attended. 

This week, Dan Box discusses his book about Grieve, The Man Who Wasn’t There: A true story about lies, murder and the Territory,  probing the NT justice system, the inequities of mandatory sentencing and overrepresentation of First Nations people in NT prisons. It's also a testimony to the consolation of writing.

On 27 October 2023, Aboriginal man Zak Grieve was released on parole after serving over 12 years in the NT prison system for the murder of Ray Niceforo – a contract killing that he claimed not to have attended. 
This week, Dan Box discusses his book about Grieve, The Man Who Wasn’t There: A true story about lies, murder and the Territory,  probing the NT justice system, the inequities of mandatory sentencing and overrepresentation of First Nations people in NT prisons. It's also a testimony to the consolation of writing.

S2 E13 – Dan Box on The Man Who Wasn't There

Campfires, resilience and inspirational women are themes that resonate strongly with Centralian life.

In this week's episode of Book Chat, resilience coach Natalie Stockdale chats about her new anthology of women's life stories, Campfire for a Woman's Heart, with local contributor, Tanya Heaslip (From Alice to Prague, An Alice Girl and Beyond Alice.) Is resilience learned or innate? Can we prepare ourselves to face adversity? How have other women responded to hardship in their lives? 

To visit Natalie's website or pitch a story for a future anthology, see: https://www.stockdalewellbeing.com/

Campfires, resilience and inspirational women are themes that resonate strongly with Centralian life.
In this week's episode of Book Chat, resilience coach Natalie Stockdale chats about her new anthology of women's life stories, Campfire for a Woman's Heart, with local contributor, Tanya Heaslip (From Alice to Prague, An Alice Girl and Beyond Alice.) Is resilience learned or innate? Can we prepare ourselves to face adversity? How have other women responded to hardship in their lives? 
To visit Natalie's website or pitch a story for a future anthology, see: https://www.stockdalewellbeing.com/

S2 E12 – Natalie Stockdale and Tanya Heaslip on Campfire for a Woman's Heart

On 15 July 1893, Aboriginal stockman Charlie Flannigan became the first man to be executed in the Northern Territory after shooting station manager Sam Croker during a game of cribbage. During his imprisonment at Fannie Bay gaol, Flannigan was given drawing materials and sketched vignettes of his travels and station and bush life.

Recently, Darwin-based First Nations historian Donald Christophersen uncovered a rare cache of Flannigan’s finely wrought sketches at the South Australian Museum. In A Little Bit of Justice, Don presents a collection of Flannigan’s artwork and archival documents relating to the events leading to his execution. In this  Book Chat episode, Don shares insights into the gaps and silences surrounding Flannigan’s story, the significance of his artwork and the colour bias in NT executions. Broadcast: 14 October 2023

Don Christophersen is a descendant of the First Nations language groups of the Cobourg Peninsula and Kakadu National Park and works as a historian for Library and Archives NT. 

A Little Bit of Justice is available from Red Kangaroo Books or the author: donchristo@bigpond.com

On 15 July 1893, Aboriginal stockman Charlie Flannigan became the first man to be executed in the Northern Territory after shooting station manager Sam Croker during a game of cribbage. During his imprisonment at Fannie Bay gaol, Flannigan was given drawing materials and sketched vignettes of his travels and station and bush life.
Recently, Darwin-based First Nations historian Donald Christophersen uncovered a rare cache of Flannigan’s finely wrought sketches at the South Australian Museum. In A Little Bit of Justice, Don presents a collection of Flannigan’s artwork and archival documents relating to the events leading to his execution. In this  Book Chat episode, Don shares insights into the gaps and silences surrounding Flannigan’s story, the significance of his artwork and the colour bias in NT executions. Broadcast: 14 October 2023
Don Christophersen is a descendant of the First Nations language groups of the Cobourg Peninsula and Kakadu National Park and works as a historian for Library and Archives NT. 
A Little Bit of Justice is available from Red Kangaroo Books or the author: <a href="mailto:donchristo@bigpond.com">donchristo@bigpond.com</a>

S2 E11 – Don Christophersen on A Little Bit of Justice

What if the future of the book in Australia doesn't emerge from Silicon Valley, London or Sydney, but is rather in the hands of grassroots organisations with local aspirations?

Researchers Beth Driscoll and Sandra Phillips from the Community Publishing project discuss why, despite persistent stories about literary downturns, publishing is thriving in regional Australia, especially in Mparntwe Alice Springs.

What if the future of the book in Australia doesn't emerge from Silicon Valley, London or Sydney, but is rather in the hands of grassroots organisations with local aspirations?
Researchers Beth Driscoll and Sandra Phillips from the Community Publishing project discuss why, despite persistent stories about literary downturns, publishing is thriving in regional Australia, especially in Mparntwe Alice Springs.

S2 E10 - Beth Driscoll & Sandra Phillips on Community Publishing

The jury’s in, sequestered-slash-quarantined overnight on a serious criminal case in the suitably imposing Alice Springs courthouse. But the jury’s well and truly out on whether or not justice will be served, what with all the baggage the jurors have brought to the case, the misapprehensions. 

In this week’s episode of Book Chat, David Jagger discusses his new book, To Kill a Crested Bellbird and Other Short Stories, a ‘loosely law-themed’ short story collection and novella, which casts a wry, unsentimental eye over the grittier aspects of Centralian life.

David Jagger is a long-time Alice Springs-based anthropologist, journalist and writer, who’s worked for 25 years in Aboriginal community development and land rights in Central Australia. His stories have been published in journals and shortlisted in the NT Literary Awards; The Development Drip won the inaugural national Wet Ink Short Story Prize. David is a sometime community broadcaster and a board member of the Arid Lands Environment Centre.

The jury’s in, sequestered-slash-quarantined overnight on a serious criminal case in the suitably imposing Alice Springs courthouse. But the jury’s well and truly out on whether or not justice will be served, what with all the baggage the jurors have brought to the case, the misapprehensions. 
In this week’s episode of Book Chat, David Jagger discusses his new book, To Kill a Crested Bellbird and Other Short Stories, a ‘loosely law-themed’ short story collection and novella, which casts a wry, unsentimental eye over the grittier aspects of Centralian life.
David Jagger is a long-time Alice Springs-based anthropologist, journalist and writer, who’s worked for 25 years in Aboriginal community development and land rights in Central Australia. His stories have been published in journals and shortlisted in the NT Literary Awards; The Development Drip won the inaugural national Wet Ink Short Story Prize. David is a sometime community broadcaster and a board member of the Arid Lands Environment Centre.

S2 E9 – David Jagger on To Kill a Crested Bellbird

How do you make theatre that intervenes in the historical record and generates moments of collective joy in the Red Centre?

In this week’s episode, Betty Sweetlove discusses all things Centralian drama, including her play, The Nestmakers, ‘a time capsule of climate change anxieties’, and her new theatrical work, Lurker, which celebrates growing up online and her obsession with the Mighty Boosh. Betty also shares her insights into developing a dramatic practice, especially in regional centres such as Mparntwe, and upcoming opportunities for NT dramatists and performers.

Resources:
@theatre_makers_0870
Australian Plays Transform (APT): https://apt.org.au/
PlayLab: https://playlabtheatre.com.au/
Fresh Ink (Browns Mart): https://brownsmart.com.au/fresh-ink/

Betty recommends: N K Jemisin, Broken Earth Trilogy; Chris Flynn, Here Be Leviathans; Mark O’Connell, To Be A Machine;

Eleanor recommends: Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood

How do you make theatre that intervenes in the historical record and generates moments of collective joy in the Red Centre?
In this week’s episode, Betty Sweetlove discusses all things Centralian drama, including her play, The Nestmakers, ‘a time capsule of climate change anxieties’, and her new theatrical work, Lurker, which celebrates growing up online and her obsession with the Mighty Boosh. Betty also shares her insights into developing a dramatic practice, especially in regional centres such as Mparntwe, and upcoming opportunities for NT dramatists and performers.
Resources:
<ul>
<li>@theatre_makers_0870</li>
<li>Australian Plays Transform (APT): <a href="https://apt.org.au/">https://apt.org.au/</a></li>
<li>PlayLab: <a href="https://playlabtheatre.com.au/">https://playlabtheatre.com.au/</a></li>
<li>Fresh Ink (Browns Mart): <a href="https://brownsmart.com.au/fresh-ink/">https://brownsmart.com.au/fresh-ink/</a></li>
</ul>
Betty recommends: N K Jemisin, Broken Earth Trilogy; Chris Flynn, Here Be Leviathans; Mark O’Connell, To Be A Machine;
Eleanor recommends: Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood

S2 E8 – Betty Sweetlove on The Nestmakers

Two Karens talking shit about the conundrums of everyday life  – culture, society, media – whatever we set in our sights. Each week we pose a Carrie Bradshaw question about some aspect of modern life, chat about an oddspot that's taken our fancy and make some high and low brow reccoes.

Back Chat broadcasts fortnightly on Saturday afternoons, 12pm on 8CCC Community Radio Alice Springs and Tennant Creek, 102.1 FM, hosted by local Mparntwe Karens, Alecia Buchanan and Eleanor Hogan. It replaces Centralian Book Chat, which was broadcast in 2023.

Two Karens talking shit about the conundrums of everyday life  – culture, society, media – whatever we set in our sights. Each week we pose a Carrie Bradshaw question about some aspect of modern life, chat about an oddspot that's taken our fancy and make some high and low brow reccoes.
Back Chat broadcasts fortnightly on Saturday afternoons, 12pm on 8CCC Community Radio Alice Springs and Tennant Creek, 102.1 FM, hosted by local Mparntwe Karens, Alecia Buchanan and Eleanor Hogan. It replaces Centralian Book Chat, which was broadcast in 2023.

Back Chat: two Karens talking shit

Food has played a major role in Lily Huynh and  Helen Miller's neighbourly friendship. In this episode of Kitchen Radio we are talking about food and neighbourly friendships with Lily and Helen. Lots of fun,  a few recipes and many  reflections on the power of food in creating positive relations with your neighbours.

Food has played a major role in Lily Huynh and  Helen Miller's neighbourly friendship. In this episode of Kitchen Radio we are talking about food and neighbourly friendships with Lily and Helen. Lots of fun,  a few recipes and many  reflections on the power of food in creating positive relations with <a></a>your neighbours.

Neighbourly Friendship & Food

Yusuf Curuk caused quite a stir when he opened his fabulous food truck in Alice Springs in late 2024, called 'Turkish Treats'. He was making and selling fabulous pastries and sweets, Turkish cofffee, Ottoman coffee, baklava and more... and then he was gone.

Well Yusuf is re-opening 'Turkish Treats' on May 8, outside the Alice Springs hospital carpark with more wonderful Turkish Treats.  In this episode we chat to Yusuf about his approach to creating wonderful Turkish food in Alice Springs and Turkish cuisine.

Yusuf Curuk caused quite a stir when he opened his fabulous food truck in Alice Springs in late 2024, called 'Turkish Treats'. He was making and selling fabulous pastries and sweets, Turkish cofffee, Ottoman coffee, baklava and more... and then he was gone.
Well Yusuf is re-opening 'Turkish Treats' on May 8, outside the Alice Springs hospital carpark with more wonderful Turkish Treats.  In this episode we chat to Yusuf about his approach to creating wonderful Turkish food in Alice Springs and Turkish cuisine.

Turkish Treats with Yusuf Curuk

Giuliana White, a wonderful Italian cook and instructor, teaches regular cooking classes on the cuisine of Puglia in a charming farmhouse just outside Cygnet in Tasmania's Huon Valley. In this episode, I interview Giuliana about Puglian cooking, her upbringing in Hobart, tomatoes, and much more.

Giuliana White, a wonderful Italian cook and instructor, teaches regular cooking classes on the cuisine of Puglia in a charming farmhouse just outside Cygnet in Tasmania's Huon Valley. In this episode, I interview Giuliana about Puglian cooking, her upbringing in Hobart, tomatoes, and much more.

Hungry in the Huon Valley - The Farmhouse Kitchen and the Cooking of Puglia

People in Tassie are going crazy for these locally made sourdough crumpets, and they are soooo good. With variations such as coconut, chocolate and saffron, it's little wonder this popup is such a great success story.

In this episode, we get to chat to Cam and Ally Skeels, the creators of the 'Huon Me Crumpets'  about their origin story.

This is the first of a sub-series of episodes of Kitchen Radio, recorded in the summer in Tasmania of 2023-24.

If you're inspired to make your own crumpets, I reckon this recipe is worth a try:

https://www.essentialingredient.com.au/.../recipe...

People in Tassie are going crazy for these locally made sourdough crumpets, and they are soooo good. With variations such as coconut, chocolate and saffron, it's little wonder this popup is such a great success story.
In this episode, we get to chat to Cam and Ally Skeels, the creators of the 'Huon Me Crumpets'  about their origin story.
This is the first of a sub-series of episodes of Kitchen Radio, recorded in the summer in Tasmania of 2023-24.
If you're inspired to make your own crumpets, I reckon this recipe is worth a try:
<a href="https://www.essentialingredient.com.au/blogs/essential-recipes/recipe-sourdough-crumpets?fbclid=IwAR31FScHSqzw8CxOVjoLUZljk_9tLgwYy2IXdery02kpROhpRuwJKO9dwzQ">https://www.essentialingredient.com.au/.../recipe...</a>

Hungry in the Huon Valley - The Huon Me Crumpet Origin Story

Rosy Costa is a local Alice Springs educator, and is of Italian descent, with her parents coming from Veneto and Sardinia. In this episode of Kitchen Radio we find out about the cooking of Veneto and the migrant experience of Venetians in Australia. Lots of chat about brodo, risotto and peperonata, plus a few recipes.

Rosy Costa is a local Alice Springs educator, and is of Italian descent, with her parents coming from Veneto and Sardinia. In this episode of Kitchen Radio we find out about the cooking of Veneto and the migrant experience of Venetians in Australia. Lots of chat about brodo, risotto and peperonata, plus a few recipes.

A visit to Veneto with Rosy Costa

For this year's Christmas Special, I am joined by Nathaline (Nat) Ross who was not only the winner of the Damper Competition at the Alice Springs' Show this year, but she has also spent every Christmas throughout her entire life, bar one, in Alice Springs. In this episode we chat about what makes a good damper and what makes Christmas in Alice Springs special. 

For this year's Christmas Special, I am joined by Nathaline (Nat) Ross who was not only the winner of the Damper Competition at the Alice Springs' Show this year, <a></a>but she has also spent every Christmas throughout her entire life, bar one, in Alice Springs. In this episode we chat about what makes a good damper and what makes Christmas in Alice Springs special.

Christmas in Alice with Nat Ross

He’s known locally as a builder and playwright, but did you know Michael Watts is also a prolific gardener/cook? In this episode of 'Kitchen Radio', Michael takes us on a food journey through his youth – killing rabbits in Gippsland, having an ‘Alone’ experience on the Mary River (Top End) and then landing in Central Australia around the same time that ‘Cloudy’s Restaurant was in its prime. What is consistent throughout Michael's life is food  - whether he’s growing artichokes or dressing quails… it’s all about what ends up on the table.

He’s known locally as a builder and playwright, but did you know Michael Watts is also a prolific gardener/cook? In this episode of 'Kitchen Radio', Michael takes us on a food journey through his youth – killing rabbits in Gippsland, having an ‘Alone’ experience on the Mary River (Top End) and then landing in Central Australia around the same time that ‘Cloudy’s Restaurant was in its prime. What is consistent throughout Michael's life is food  - whether he’s growing artichokes or dressing quails… it’s all about what ends up on the table.

Hunting, Growing & Cooking your own food with Michael Watts

Local garden enthusiast and date farmer - Kim Mackay - joins us on Kitchen Radio to chat about vegetable gardening in the desert, his stint as a restauranteur/chef in Exmouth (WA)  and living on the date farm.

Local garden enthusiast and date farmer - Kim Mackay - joins us on Kitchen Radio to chat about vegetable gardening in the desert, his stint as a restauranteur/chef in Exmouth (WA)  and living on the date farm.

Gardening and cooking with Kim Mackay

Bec Capp, coordinator and curator of the Plating Exhibition, joins regular host Rita Cattoni to chat about the show which celebrates collaborations between artists and bakers to celebrate the 30th Birthday of Watch This Space.

Bec Capp, coordinator and curator of the Plating Exhibition, joins regular host Rita Cattoni to chat about the show which celebrates collaborations between artists and bakers to celebrate the 30th Birthday of Watch This Space.

Plating Exhibition with Bec Capp

In this episode of Kitchen Radio, regular host Rita Cattoni chats with Mindy Byrne and Sandra Clyne about the award winning restaurant - Cloudy's - which operated out of Glen Helen resort from 1987 to the early 1990's.... with special guest Liz Scott who gives us the diner experience first hand.

In this episode of Kitchen Radio, regular host Rita Cattoni chats with Mindy Byrne and Sandra Clyne about the award winning restaurant - Cloudy's - which operated out of Glen Helen resort from 1987 to the early 1990's.... with special guest Liz Scott who gives us the diner experience first hand.

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