Joshua Creamer on the critical importance of truth-telling

On this episode of Streets of Your Town, we feature someone I’ve wanted you to meet on this podcast for years. I’ve written about him for national media outlets such as The New Daily and National Indigenous Radio Service, about his achievements acting as a Barrister on some of the most challenging …

Jack O'Leary on the enduring connection between Ireland and Australia

Just before I head overseas to the land of my ancestors in Scotland and Ireland, I was lucky enough to stumble into an Irish music session in Brisbane. The Irish accents flew thick and fast, to the accompaniment of the bodran, Eilean pipes, tin whistle and fiddle. Jack O’Leary is one of the music…

Australian jazz legend Vince Jones on keeping your creativity alive

It’s not often we get an Australian jazz singer legend on Streets of Your Town, but we are lucky enough to enjoy that on today’s episode.  Vince Jones is well known not only in this country but throughout the world as one of Australia’s most renowned jazz musicians.  He tells us how the love of h…

Gerrard Gosens' attempt to become the first blind person to swim across the English Channel

For Paralympian athlete Gerrard Gosens, taking on the challenge of swimming across the English Channel is more than just a physical one. It’s also mental, as the blind swimmer confronts the elements and conditions of the day and then figures out how to overcome them.  Gerrard tells us on Streets …

Ciaran Olohan on travelling around Australia as an Irish musician

Some people when they visit Australia, simply can’t stop themselves from coming back time and time again. So it is for Irish performer Ciaran Olohan, who is bringing his show The World of Musicals in Concert back to Australia for the fourth time. And he’s not just taking it on the well worn route…

Elise McCann on performing in musicals and Hey Lemonade

In this episode of Streets of Your Town Elise McCann gives us insights into her creative process, particularly of late in the musical adaptation of Groundhog Day which had a season in Melbourne.  Elise admits that despite her success as a musicals performer, like anyone, there are days that get th…

Raechel Whitchurch on outback life and connecting with people as a songwriter

Broken Hill-born country singer-songwriter Raechel Whitchurch spent most of her childhood travelling in her family's country music band, before establishing herself as one of Aussie music’s most recognisable country artists. But her path to songwriting was far from guaranteed. In fact, it wasn't…

Yirinda on combining ancient Aboriginal language with classical music

New Meanjin/Brisbane band Yirinda is widening the scope of Indigenous music with a unique take blending Aboriginal language and songs with classical genres. Yirinda combines ancient Aboriginal language performed by Butchulla songman Fred Leone with dramatic soundscapes from Samuel Pankhurst, acc…

Trent Dalton on the worldwide release of Boy Swallows Universe on Netflix

There’s only two people who have made it onto Streets of Your Town podcast more than once. And journo and author extraordinaire Trent Dalton is one of them.  With the Netflix series adaptation of his first breakthrough novel Boy Swallows Universe now number one in Australia and top ten in the US, …

Falling in love with writing letters again at the Woodford Folk Festival Lettering House

With all the agitation and conflict in the world at the moment - I thought what we need on Streets of Your Town to start this year - is whimsy. Something to make us smile and stir a sense of childlike awe in us again. And so off I meandered in Mildred the Cantankerous Kombi to the Woodford Folk Fe…