Lockdown is just a mic break - how the arts will survive

The impact of lockdown on the arts sectors' The Big Names and Big Shows has been well documented. Campaigns like the live arts sector’s #VaxTheNation got the kind of swift publicity and attention (and frankly, pure love) that governments dream of. Huge international artists like Elton John are able…

Are half points allowed in the Good Weekend quiz (and should Minecraft be played with the sound down)?

We’ve heard about bread making, knitting and self care during lockdown. But now, a year and a half into the pandemic, we really have exhausted our options. In this episode we dig deep into existing rituals from the ‘beforetimes’, activities we’re using to keep us going.  In this episode we talk to…

Lockdown HSC is temporary, KISS is forever

There’s been lots of panic about how two years of interrupted schooling will impact young people. However when Nina asks her brother what’s getting him through the HSC, she gets a pretty strange answer. It’s KISS. The 1970s hair metal mega group. Yes, Gene and the boys.  This episode considers the…

When silence isn't golden - the sounds older people miss in lockdown

Lockdown is a time when we can really listen. This episode features older Australians - voices that we don't hear that often - telling us about their experiences in lockdown. The interviews were done in the relatively early stages of Sydney lockdowns 2021, somewhere between week 6 and week 325 (or …

Welcome to Lockdown Sounds

This is series about the sounds of lockdown - the sounds we can hear, the sounds we miss, the sounds that are new and the sounds that are old. Each episode features people in lockdown considering the sounds around them - including the sounds that they want to come back, and maybe some they don't.