Out of the Box

Out of the Box

FBi Radio

Each week, we delve into someone's record collection and talk about the music they love, the life they lead and how the two interact. Hosted by Kate Saap and Emily Elvish. Track lists every week at http://fbiradio.com/program/out-of-the-box/ Subscribe on iTunes or elsewhere. [405192]

Zaity and Kate

Zaity and Kate

Co-host of the show Kate Saap and co-producer Zaity Salman chat for an hour about makeup, rnb, and being radically yourself. They have had so much fun over the past year working on the program and are so excited to talk to new guests when out of the box returns. Kate's Instagram This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 20, • 46:48

SKELETEN

SKELETEN

This week, Kate reunites with Skeleten, to talk about his brand new album, Mentalized.Album of the Week this week on FBi, Skeleten chats about how his process has developed on this new record, the importance of making music with friends, and his feelings on generative AI.MentalizedSkeleten's InstagramKate's InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 17, • 48:12

CHIKA IKOGWE

CHIKA IKOGWE

Today we are joined by actor, writer and producer (check) Chika Ikogwe. You might recognise Chika’s face from Netflix’s Heartbreak high where for two seasons (going into a third) she plays Series Regular, Josephine ‘Jojo’ Obah – the lead teacher for SLTs (pron. Sluts). Chika has been in whole bunch of projects including ABC’s Mikki vs. The World, feature film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire and recently Land of Bad alongside Russel Crowe and Liam Hemsworth.  On stage, Chika has starred in a numb

Feb 14, • 46:34

MADI AND KATE

MADI AND KATE

This week, we get a little meta with Co-Host Kate and Co-Producer Madi interviewing each other! We chat about the importance of pop music, community being a crucial part of creativity, and sweating in the studio. Kate's InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 28, 2024 • 50:46

SIMONE K. SMITH

SIMONE K. SMITH

Today, Co-producer Zaity chats with actress, communication creative, advocate and pretty cool person, Simone K. Smith.  Born to a Black Zulu mother and White Australian father in Melbourne – Simone’s childhood saw her bouncing between LA, Durban, Melbourne, NY and now to the OOTB studio where she shares with us the experiences that have led her to becoming an advocate for Black representation on Australian screens. Simone’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maison.smiths/?hl=en Zaity’s Instag

Dec 15, 2024 • 44:45

Anna Lunoe

Anna Lunoe

Today’s guest has a long and storied history with FBi and we are so stoked to have her join us today. Anna Lunoe is a Eora Born DJ, vocalist, songwriter and producer. Some long time listeners may recognise Anna’s voice from right here on FBi Radio where years ago she began as a volunteer and met her long time  friend and ‘Hoops’ collaborator Nina Las Vegas.   Back in Sydney after an 8 year stint in LA, Anna has just recently dropped her debut solo album PEARL and is here today to share with us h

Nov 27, 2024 • 46:31

TROY WONG

TROY WONG

This week, Béla chats to Sydney/Eora based poet, educator, and poetry slam founder, Troy Wong. Troy's work has been published in Cordite Poetry Review, Australian Poetry Journal, and Solid Air. Troy is a National finalist in the Australian Poetry Slam and the founder, host, and creative director of Bread & Butter Poetry Slam.He joins Béla in the studio to talk sacrificial poets, teaching experiences, and being in an "inter-swiftie" relationship.Troy's InstagramBread and Butter Poetry Slam In

Nov 25, 2024 • 46:28

BONNIE HUANG

BONNIE HUANG

This week, Kate talks with Bonnie Huang, an Eora-based artist and FBi alum, who recently wrapped up their first solo show at Puzzle Gallery. Bonnie joins Kate in the studio to talk all things drippy art, yearning, and the wonders of jelly. Bonnie's InstagramBonnie's Art InstagramParramatta Artists’ Studios 2024 Fellowship RecipientRace to RedfernKate's InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 17, 2024 • 50:06

FLOODLIGHTS

FLOODLIGHTS

This week, Béla talks with all of Naarm based band, Floodlights. Floodlights have shot to international recognition over the last 5 or so years with a loose, yet powerful and earnest sound. They’ve got two records to their name, and have just released their latest single, ‘Can You Feel It’. All 5 of them join Béla in studio to talk about their recent tours across Aus and internationally, what's coming up for the band, and who does the most band admin. FloodlightsFloodlights InstagramCan You Feel

Nov 17, 2024 • 47:46

ELLIOT ULM

ELLIOT ULM

This week, Kate talks with Elliot Ulm, aka Elliotisacoolguy. With over 500k followers and subscribers across multiple platforms, Elliot Ulm is a graphic design content creator, comedian, and keen Washington Wizards fan. He joins Kate in the studio to talk all things graphic design and music. Elliot's InstagramElliot's YoutubeGRAPHIC DESIGN IS MY ELLIOT - PodcastKate's Instagram This episode was produced and edited by Zaity Salman.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 15, 2024 • 48:08

Harvey Sutherland - Podcast Edit

Harvey Sutherland - Podcast Edit

This week, Béla talks with one of Naarm’s most-loved dance exports, Harvey Sutherland.Keyboardist by trade, solo artist, producer and club DJ, Mike Katz is better known under his moniker Harvey Sutherland, where he’s been exploring the deepest corners of the pocket over the last decade. Releasing a plethora of his own EPs, singles and a debut album, Harvey’s work traverses the worlds of electro-house, jazz and funk, and he’s worked with and remixed artists like Nubya Garcia, Khruangbin and Genes

Nov 4, 2024 • 44:12

Gabi Basioli - Podcast Edit

Gabi Basioli - Podcast Edit

This week, Kate talks with Gabi Basioli, independent jeweller and owner of Piece of Work. Kate talks to Gabi about how she came to jewellery making, her many forms of creative expression, and her love of the ephemeral Ratatouille movie. Piece of WorkSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 31, 2024 • 48:18

SITA SARGAENT

SITA SARGAENT

This week, Kate talks with Sita Sargeant, owner and operator of Canberra-based women’s history walking tour She Shapes History. Kate talks to Sita about her recent six months long epic across Australia, searching of untold women’s history, her dedication to storytelling, and how music has intersected with her life across all this.She Shapes History InstagramBook a TourSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 21, 2024 • 44:55

JIM FLANAGAN

JIM FLANAGAN

This week, Béla talks with owner and operator of Dulwich Hill venue Lazy Thinking - Jim Flanagan. Lazy Thinking programs music 7 nights a week, creating a multi-faceted space for Eora / Sydney music to thrive. Jim talks the Lazy Thinking venue, record label, and how music has intersected with his life and creative practice. Lazy ThinkingJim FlanaganLazy Thinking - InstagramLazy Thinking Records - InstagramSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 15, 2024 • 43:48

ANNABELLE GASPAR

ANNABELLE GASPAR

This week, Béla talks with legendary Eora / Sydney DJ, creative, and events organiser, Annabelle Gaspar. Annabelle is an iconic DJ, playing renowned parties like Mad Racket, Kooky, Loose Ends, Trough, Club Mince and co-founding Bad Dog, and playing alongside club royalty like Frankie Knuckles. With an upcoming Bad Dog x House of Mince party, Annabelle is here to share stories with us about Eora / Sydney's nightlife peaks, her projects past and upcoming, and how music has intersected with her lif

Oct 8, 2024 • 42:20

NICK CALLIGEROS

NICK CALLIGEROS

This week, Béla talks with trumpeter, composer, and improvisor, Nick Calligeros. Nick is part of composer/improvisor collectives Microfiche, We Will Intersect, and Soft Spot, and has also released two independent solo EPs. Over the course of his career he's garnered a deep musical CV with credits including working with Middle Kids, Tangents, Human Noise, Kim Churchill and legendary Sydney experimental group Alaska Orchestra, as well as with their founding member Meg Alice Clune. With Soft Spot r

Oct 5, 2024 • 52:10

RILEY BLAKEWAY

RILEY BLAKEWAY

This week, Béla talks with filmmaker, Riley Blakeway. Riley is a filmmaker who’s career spans many different eras. He's made music videos for the likes of Genesis Owusu and City Calm Down, amongst many others, and you might of seen his iconic short film INVINCIBL3, premiering on the international video channel NOWNESS. With his newest film ‘A Thousand Odd Days’ currently out for competition at various international film festivals, he’s with us to share stories about his life in film, and how mus

Oct 1, 2024 • 52:32

PETA MORTON

PETA MORTON

This week on Out of the Box, Kate Saap chats with marine scientist Peta Morton.  Peta is a communication specialist at the Australian Marine Conservation Society, working to demystify the world of ethical and sustainable seafood for consumers.  In addition to her non-profit work, Peta is a beauty influencer on Tiktok melding her love of science and art to discuss perfume, makeup and skincare.  Catch up with us as Peta recounts her disastrous first attempt and creating a perfume, the importance o

Sep 18, 2024 • 44:14

SYDNEY SWANS AFLW – ALICE MITCHELL, MONTANA HAM AND SOFIA HURLEY

SYDNEY SWANS AFLW – ALICE MITCHELL, MONTANA HAM AND SOFIA HURLEY

A few weeks ago, Kate managed to fulfil her dream of becoming a sports journalist when she interviewed Sydney Swans AFLW players Alice Mitchell, Montana Ham, and Sofia Hurley. Ahead of the AFLW 2024 season start, Sydney Swans super fan, former OOTB presenter and current host of Wildcard, Stuart Coupe, joined Kate in the studio to discuss his lifelong passion for the Swans. Producer Zaity Salman aso chats with Kate about how they first got into (watching) the sport. This episode was co-produced a

Sep 5, 2024 • 48:29

NAZLICAN EREN

NAZLICAN EREN

Join us for Tanya's final interview with the lovely Nazlican (Naz) Eren – host of FBi's Sunset with Nazty Girl (on Wednesday's at 6pm) and co-founder of One Off Traks, a community focused on amplifying the music of women and non-binary artists here on Gadigal Land.  Find Tanya on instagram at @t_4_n_y_4_ and Nazlican at @sunsetwithnaztygurl TalkPopDrillTracklistMore EpisodesSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 1, 2024 • 42:04

ODESA SABILE

ODESA SABILE

Kate chats with Eora-based hairdresser, Odesa Sabile! Odesa talks us through growing up in a Filipino family, how she finds the confidence to be herself and how important hair really is when it comes to affirming and loving ourselves. Odesa's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/extrasilky/Kate's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/m1ss_kate/ This episode was produced and edited by Zaity SalmanSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 17, 2024 • 49:19

KYLE SHACKLEFORD

KYLE SHACKLEFORD

Tanya Shukla chats producing, learning to love your art at all stages, and Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 with Eora-based musician, visual artist and skateboarder Kyle Shakleford . @milohunterband  @pablo_bic_asso  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 31, 2024 • 40:31

CHERRY RYPE

CHERRY RYPE

This episode Béla chats with Eora-born and raised artist/producer, Cherry Rype. They talk her musical origins in the womb, somatic healing and getting vulnerable through sound. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 24, 2024 • 47:40

AMY ZHANG

AMY ZHANG

In this week's episode, Tanya Shukla interviews Amy Zhang (dancer, choreographer, movement director). She has changed the way Eora thinks of dance and movement - representing courage, trust in one’s self and honest self-expression.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 21, 2024 • 45:13

GENESIS OWUSU

GENESIS OWUSU

After some time to relax and mow his lawn, Genesis Owusu is back on stage at Volume Festival at AGNSW this July. Kate Saap and Genesis Owusu sat down to discuss absurdism, being a freak, and how much they love curry chips.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 1, 2024 • 42:45

ISA THURN

ISA THURN

The guest today is an absolute powerhouse, and no stranger to the FBi airwaves. They are a DJ, an organizer of one of Eora’s most important party series, and a host here on the station. The passion and love that runs through everything that they do is heartwarming! Isa Thurn is interviewed by Tanya Shukla about her life, her creative practise & where she finds inspiration in this crazy world. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 27, 2024 • 46:41

TONY SIN

TONY SIN

Tony Sin, the saviour of professional wrestling, joins Kate Saap in the studio to peel back the curtain with us about all things wrestling, music and being a sinner!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 27, 2024 • 44:23

KAT ROSE (ROSE PURE)

KAT ROSE (ROSE PURE)

Today's guest is an inspiration to those that want to surprise themselves. Interviewed by Emily Elvish (on her last show with OOTB), Kat Rose is a stylist, photographer and designer who has worked with the likes of Eartheather, and Mulalo. Under the alias of Rose Pure, Kat's life has been defined by her passions and the creative journey of worldbuilding.  --- The OOTB team would like to thank Emily Elvish for all her hard-work, dedication and passion she has shown over the past 5-months. As an i

Jun 27, 2024 • 45:18

ZI NORI

ZI NORI

Today's guest reminds us of the power we have within ourselves to shape the world around us. Zi Nori has lived a remarkable life - he is currently the Director & Co-Founder of Umi Nori - a bespoke tailoring studio, but his love for creativity & people, has shown itself throughout his life. Whether it was skate-boarding, or even playing the guitar, Zi has always been drawn the deeper feelings of life.  In this episode, listen back to hear Kate Saap interview one of the coolest people in E

Jun 2, 2024 • 45:49

TANYA SHUKLA

TANYA SHUKLA

Everything you hear on "Out of The Box" wouldn’t be possible if it wasn’t for today's guest. Tanya Shukla is OOTB's Executive Producer, who platforms and nourished community storytelling. As a broadcaster, she honours the passion of local creatives. As a friend, she is a beacon of love & light.  Listen back to hear Emily Elvish & Tanya, explore her life, the things that bring her meaning and what songs have shaped who she is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 25, 2024 • 41:34

MARA SCHWERDTFEGER

MARA SCHWERDTFEGER

This week’s guest on OOTB, Mara Schwerdtfeger, has accomplished a lot throughout a life in audio. From scoring films, dance and installations, to her practice as a sound artist, designer and curator, Mara’s practise is far reaching. Listen back, to hear Kate Saap and Mara chat about her life, and what key moments shaped who she is today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 19, 2024 • 50:49

DANE GORREL

DANE GORREL

On today's show, Emily Elvish is joing by Dane Gorrel, Director/Music Director of one of Eora's oldest clubs; Club 77. Dane has had a full career, and an incredible journey up until this point. From travelling the world, being a competitive surfer to running multiple successful clubs, Dane is known for living a passionate life.  Listen back to hear Emily and Dane explore his love for nightlife & the culture that grows alongside it, as well the music that has shaped him. See omnystudio.com/li

May 19, 2024 • 44:13

DAVE RODRIGUEZ (GODRIGUEZ)

DAVE RODRIGUEZ (GODRIGUEZ)

Today on Out of the Box, producer Béla Hajdu is joined by an absolute corner-stone of Eora's wider music scene.  Widely known as "Godriguez", Dave Rodriguez has accomplished a lot throughout a life in music. From producing Sampa the Great's seminal debut "The Great Mixtape", to being the brains behind expansive Eora jazz collective GODTET and releasing a solo album under GODRIGUEZ, Dave's musical journey is one that seems to be forever expanding.  Dave joined Béla in the studio to chat about how

May 9, 2024 • 45:31

LAURIE MACFARLANE

LAURIE MACFARLANE

After only being in Eora for 8 months, today's guest has already left his mark. Laurie Macfarlane is a multi-disciplinary English-Australian artist, hailing from Oxfordshire in the UK. Laurie came to Sydney on a one year exchange from Edinburgh uni and has made waves in every arts scene imaginable. From poetry readings, album launches, art making, and working behind the scenes as a booker, there’s nothing he hasn’t done.  Find Laurie's work here: BandcampSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i

May 9, 2024 • 39:53

LUCY KEIRLE

LUCY KEIRLE

On this week's episode, Emily Elvish is joined by Lucy Keirle - artist, illustrator and librarian whose life is an embodiment of her love of expression. Together, both Emily and Lucy explore the importance of spaces (as a vehicle for creativity and contemplation) as well as how Lucy's life has shaped her art, and how art has shaped her life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 8, 2024 • 45:41

BÉLA HAJDU

BÉLA HAJDU

On an extra special EP, this week we take the opportunity to introduce another member of the "Out of the Box" team - producer Béla Hajdu. Interviewing each other, Kate and Béla delve into their own musical upbringings and life learnings, whilst exploring the odd psyop.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 8, 2024 • 44:46

JAMIEE TAYLOR-NIELSEN

JAMIEE TAYLOR-NIELSEN

Today's guest on Out Of The Box is a force to be reckoned with. She was actually the first voice that Emily Elvish ever heard on FBi radio! As a presenter on Tuesday Arvos, an actor, a musician (Dead Witch), and a curator - Jamiee Taylor-Nielsen is easily one of Eora's most beloved voices. There is soulfulness & passion that carries through whatever she does, and on today's episode, Jamiee sheds light onto what moves her, what shaped her and how the power of love gives hope. See omnystudio.c

Apr 6, 2024 • 48:29

PAULO FLORES (LUNY)

PAULO FLORES (LUNY)

If your a stan of FBi, then you are definitely familiar with today's guest! Broadcasting on "Bare Necessities" where they soundtrack your Tuesday sunsets, or on "Mi Gente/My People" where they take you through your Sunday afternoon, Paulo Flores is a powerhouse!  Also known as LUNY, Paulo has done it all - touring the world, creating new genres of music, managing his own record label to being a positive impact within his communities, in today's special episode Paulo chats with Kate about his lif

Apr 1, 2024 • 46:25

INGRID DIECKMANN (Marcus Whale Special)

INGRID DIECKMANN (Marcus Whale Special)

Ingrid Dieckmann is an accomplished MC and performer, a regular on Sydney’s underground cabaret scene. They also work as Head of Programming at Golden Age Cinema and were Director at Pink Flamingo Cinema - a cinema dedicated to "niche, avant-garde, genre and trash cinema". Their path in cinema is defined by incredible chapters, and in today's special episode with Marcus Whale (composer, musician, artist), Dieckmann unpacks these pivotal moments, whilst sharing insight into how they see the world

Apr 1, 2024 • 42:41

BASJIA

BASJIA

You may know Basjia as one of Eora’s most impactful voices; a creative director, dancer, model, and a Ballroom community member (House of Silky). In these spaces, her work celebrates and empowers the body in all forms.  But beyond her own practice, she works tirelessly to shift the narratives and landscapes around her. Her activism for inclusion and representation can be found in the fashion and performance spaces.  In this week's show, Emily Elvish explores how Basjia creates art to empower and

Mar 20, 2024 • 42:25

CLAUD BAILEY

CLAUD BAILEY

Today’s guest is triple-threat co-founder, program producer, and filmmaker Claud Bailey. You might have seen the premiere of performance art program Stories from the Heart at world pride last year, Claud Bailey and TRANS MEDIUM is the brains behind the project. Today, we dive into Claud's own creative practise as a writer/director, their influences, and how music intersects with their filmmaking. Kate also discussed Claud's queer community organising with TRANS MEDIUM, as well as MISC. at the Sy

Mar 20, 2024 • 39:41

DYAN TAI

DYAN TAI

If you’ve ever tuned into FBi Radio on a Thursday morning, you’ll be very familiar with Dyan Tai. As one of the co-hosts of "Kings & Queens" on Up For It, you would’ve woken up or driven to work alongside them, sharing queer news, events, and chatting with some of the most influential voices from so-called Sydney & beyond.  But Dyan's impact extends so far beyond the panel.  As a broadcaster and founder of "Worship Queer Collective", they work tirelessly to empower queer & BIPOC voic

Feb 29, 2024 • 43:00

IZABELLA ANTONIOU

IZABELLA ANTONIOU

Izabella Antoniou is a political activist with interests in renters rights, migration, the arts, and music. On this week's episode, Kate speaks with Izabella (Izo) about her work within the political landscape, as well as what art means to her. It is an episode that brings together Izo's worlds - writing and justice - and speaks to where the world currently is. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 29, 2024 • 47:17

SOLLYY

SOLLYY

This week on Out Of The Box, Emily Elvish is joined by a guest whose work you would hear daily here on FBi - SOLLYY. He’s crafted beats for the likes of Latifa Tee, 1300, and PANIA, among countless others. His joint EP with Dxvndre, OPPBOYZ, was easily one of the rawest projects released last year! But beyond the studio, SOLLYY's world is layered and constantly expanding. He is a storyteller, a dreamer, a friend, and easily one of the hardest working creatives in so-called Sydney. See omnystudio

Feb 29, 2024 • 41:05

DERRICK GEE

DERRICK GEE

"Maybe he’s reignited your love of bass by suggesting to test new headphones with 'Get Low by Ludacris'!" Derrick Gee has built a massive platform across social media channels talking about music and hifi. Working hard to bring music lovers all across the world together, Derrick is a force to be reckoned with.  In this week's episode, Kate and Derrick explore the nature vs. nurture of music, being a social media creator and the euphoria of hearing a song for the first time!See omnystudio.com/lis

Feb 12, 2024 • 42:09

NEW YEAR, NEW HOSTS

NEW YEAR, NEW HOSTS

Out Of The Box is back & with a new team to take you through the lives, stories and hidden loves of your favourite artists through their favourite records! On this week's episode, (hosts) Emily Elvish & Kate Saap interview each other, giving insight into their lives, and what records have shaped their lives. It's funny, heart-warming and deeply poetic!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 3, 2024 • 41:24

Dr. Catherine Keenan

Dr. Catherine Keenan

This week, guest presenter Bindi Mutiara sits down with Dr. Catherine Keenan AM. Catherine is a multi-talented creator and wordsmith, and has not only been a friend and an educator, but also a motivator to many. Catherine and Bindi dive into her work as the co-founder and executive director of Story Factory, a not-for-profit creative writing center based in Parramatta and Redfern for young minds aged 7-17 from under-resourced communities. We tap into the various influences that have shaped her l

Jan 18, 2024 • 48:50

Nabihah Iqbal

Nabihah Iqbal

You may know Nabihah Iqbal as a musician, producer, DJ and broadcaster on NTS Radio – but she's also a history buff, a curator, and a human rights lawyer. Tanya Ali chats to her about her earliest musical memories, her boundless interests, creating in the 2010s in London, and her stunning 2023 record Dreamer.  See Nabihah perform live as part of Sydney Festival on Saturday January 13. Tickets and info here.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 11, 2024 • 56:57

Calli Comical

Calli Comical

Today's guest is a local designer Indigo Newbery-Chunn - her creative project is called Calli-Comical. She's a seamstress and screenprinter, making costumes for film, theatre, runway, and more. You might've seen Calli-Comical signature faux-fur huge horned hats which were worn by some iconic musicians such as Genesis Owusu.   This episode was produced by Kana Frazer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 21, 2023 • 49:09

imbi

imbi

imbi is an artist, mystic and activist whose art spans songwriting, collage and poetry. They sat down with Helenna Baronne-Peters to share stories of their schoolyard matchmaking, rediscovering their voice, and the songs that soundtracked it all - from Macy Gray to Sampa the Great.  This episode was produced by Helenna Baronne-Peters. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 18, 2023 • 48:52

Tanya Ali

Tanya Ali

Tanya Ali is no stranger to you - she's the host of Wednesday lunch, as well as FBi Radio’s managing director, so she drives a lot of what we do here at station. During our Supporter Drive, she joins Mia to talk about her story, the story of FBi, and how much the two play into one another.  We also learn about Tanya on a personal level - she’s a lover of Meg Washington, a fearless leader, a music maker, precocious, and a huge horse girl. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 2, 2023 • 50:16

Antonia Gauci

Antonia Gauci

Antonia Gauci is no stranger to FBi Radio. She’s a former presenter, our current sponsorship producer, and we play her songs on the radio all the time (she’s a member of the alt-pop three piece GAUCI). But you probably know Antonia for something else - she’s a mixer, sound engineer and producer, so her hands and her ears have worked on a lot of songs you’ve most likely heard before.  On this episode of Out of the Box, Antonia speaks on the artists she’s worked with, burnout, dancing, music makin

Sep 4, 2023 • 45:00

Chris Payne and Michael Gill

Chris Payne and Michael Gill

Chris Payne and Michael Gill are craftspeople, artists, radio presenters, snake rescuers, educators and owners of a wildlife refuge. Their story is about turning their interests into passions. They join Mia to talk through their epic 52-year love story, and all the things they’ve built, salvaged and saved along the way. This episode was produced and edited by Mia Hull.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 22, 2023 • 49:22

Stuart Coupe

Stuart Coupe

For over four decades, Stuart Coupe has been at the heart of the Australian music scene. He joins Mia at a crucial time: right off the back of publishing his first memoir (and 14th book), and right before FBi Radio turns 20 (AKA Stuart's 20th anniversary of presenting at the station). He speaks on his personal favourite moments across his very colourful career, the power that comes with knowledge, typing with one finger, and his battle with anxiety.  This episode was produced and edited by Mia H

Aug 22, 2023 • 51:12

Linda Marigliano

Linda Marigliano

Linda Marigliano is a television and radio presenter, podcaster, musician and DJ. Her story as a presenter is intertwined with the story of FBi Radio - she was here for our very first broadcast in 2003. She joins Mia to talk through her new book ‘Love Language’, people-pleasing, female friendship, vulnerability, love in all its shapes, and a whole lotta radioSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 25, 2023 • 49:11

Display Homes

Display Homes

Join Guest presenter Deb Marcus as she chats to Steph King and Greg Clennar from Eora/Sydney band Display Homes. The trio pay tribute to the band's late guitarist Darrell Beveridge — specifically his loving, free spirit and contagiously absurd dancing — as well as discussing the playfulness and deep friendship underscoring the band’s journey from beginning to end. You can check out Display Homes' latest album What If You're Right & They're Wrong here on Bandcamp. Follow the band's instagram

Jul 20, 2023 • 42:10

Alicia Gonzalez

Alicia Gonzalez

Alicia Gonzalez is interested in playful and authentic encounters. She’s a performer, director and coach specialising in clowning and the creation of original stories for stage and screen. She honed her craft at the renowned Ecole Jacques Lecoq in Paris, France and is the driving force behind The Clown Institute, where she utilises movement training as a central element in shaping actors and clowns.  Guest host Maleeka Gazula spoke to Alicia about her experience going to the famous theatre-makin

Jul 17, 2023 • 1:01:42

Frances Martin

Frances Martin

'Fairy Gig Mother' Frances Martin has cast an unmistakable figure in the crowd of countless shows in the Sydney live music scene for decades, supporting and spruiking independent musicians and providing an enveloping hug for all who need it. But her own story is a compelling tale of defiance, survival and magic. Throughout her career in radio and live music, she played an integral role in forcing the inclusion of independent Australian artists on our recorded music charts - risking losing her jo

Jul 6, 2023 • 1:00:04

William Lodder

William Lodder

Acting is, and always has been, a way of life for Will Lodder. The precocious and affable creative - who stars as Aaron Mathieson in the Australian Binge original Love Me - has been getting into character since before he can remember. At twenty-two years of age he has already been nominated for a Logie, but this is only the start of what will be an incredibly accomplished career for Will. In this episode of Out of the Box we sat down with Will to reflect on the stories of his life thus far. We t

Jul 4, 2023 • 47:50

Ken Done

Ken Done

Ken Done loves music as much as he loves colour, and he tells stories the same way he paints: it’s vibrant. You might know his work from the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Vivid Sydney last year, the placemats in your house when you grew up, or your year 10 art class. His work is iconic. He sat down with Mia to share the stories and songs that have defined his 80-year love affair with Sydney Harbour, including a James Morrison collaboration, a dance with Audrey Hepburn, a long marriage, and a purple offi

May 25, 2023 • 45:33

Feras Shaheen

Feras Shaheen

Feras Shaheen’s art practice spans across performance, semiotics, street dance, readymade art and digital media. Shaheen was born in Dubai to Palestinian parents and moved to Sydney at the age of 11. Drawing from his street dance background as well as Palestinian cultural dance traditions, Feras traverses different roles within the arts, working as a performer, teacher, choreographer and digital artist. This episode was produced and edited my Mia HullSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy infor

Apr 24, 2023 • 51:50

Vaishnavi Suryaprakash

Vaishnavi Suryaprakash

Actor and dramaturg Vaishnavi Suryaprakash has built a life around telling stories, and shaping the stories of others. You might know her from ‘Counting and Cracking’ or ‘Pieces of Her’. Decisive, driven and surefooted, she speaks on the crossroads she’s come to in her life, the relationship between her work and culture, and what it means to take a break from achieving.  This episode was produced by Tanya Ali and edited by Sam DoverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 24, 2023 • 48:15

Zoya Patel

Zoya Patel

Zoya Patel is the author of two books, ‘No Country Woman’, and ‘Once A Stranger’, as well as the former editor of Lip Magazine and founder of literary journal Feminartsy. ‘Once a Stranger’ is a novel about family, tradition, loss and the challenge of feeling at home, and it parallels Zoya’s own journey of navigating complex love.  She speaks on her innate love of writing, feminism, her partner Chris, and her childhood fear of Pauline Hanson. This episode was produced by Tanya Ali and edited with

Apr 24, 2023 • 48:37

Matt Corby

Matt Corby

Matt Corby's latest album 'Everything's Fine' was written at the peak of his songwriting powers, following five massive years of growth in his personal life and his artistic practice. The record is an incredible showcase of everything he's learned. But that’s not to say this album is the biggest moment in Matt’s career. He’s been a singer his whole life. He started as a touring musician at 13 years old, became a TV star by the time he turned 16, signed huge record deals immediately after, and th

Apr 3, 2023 • 1:02:04

Angel Olsen

Angel Olsen

Beloved American singer-songwriter Angel Olsen speaks on the music she’s made, the music she’s loved, the real stuff of living and love in all its shapes. This episode walks through the life of a prolific artist: each of Angel’s releases parallel a defining moment in  her story. Particularly her latest record ‘Big Time’. This episode was researched by Sam Dover and edited by Mia HullSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 10, 2023 • 48:46

Julia Jacklin

Julia Jacklin

On this episode of Out of the Box, we dive into the songs and stories that have defined the life of Julia Jacklin. This is an artist who’s been honing their craft their entire life - taking classical singing lessons growing up, performing at open mics, forming various bands, and then finally starting the Julia Jacklin project. You might know her through her albums ‘Don’t Let the Kids Win’ or ‘Crushing’, or the album she released last year - her starkly intimate, and completely universal third LP

Mar 2, 2023 • 56:02

Brianna Kell

Brianna Kell

Brianna Kell is a contemporary dancer, choreographer and educator inspired by the body and gift of spontaneity. She joins Mia on Out of the Box ahead of her Campbelltown Arts Centre show ‘The Other Side’, where she’s teamed up with punk and experimental duo Party Dozen. She speaks on the textures that inform her practice, shifts in understanding dance, her journey with chronic disease, and her grandmother.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 26, 2023 • 47:56

Melody Forghani

Melody Forghani

Melody Forghani is the Director of twnty three, an independent artist management and publicity company based in Sydney and Los Angeles. She’s worked with artists like Little Simz, Vallis Alps, Alice Ivy, Alex Cameron, KUČKA, Todd Terje, Noname, Caroline Polachek and many more. She speaks on her love of music, her first kiss, her time at FBi Radio, trusting your gut, Ira Glass, and what it means to nurture the artists you look up to.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 26, 2023 • 49:59

2022 Recap

2022 Recap

This is the last episode of Out of the Box for the year, so we’re looking back on some of the special moments from 2022.  Every conversation we had taught us something new about music, about our guests, about ourselves, and about the art of storytelling. We learned that there are a million ways to share our stories - it happens through the food we make, our creative pursuits, the way we build businesses, and the way we talk to each other.  So for today’s episode of Out of the Box, we're revisiti

Dec 29, 2022 • 53:05

Jackie Marshall

Jackie Marshall

Jackie Marshall is a singer-songwriter, recording and touring artist, accidental comedian, *very* accidental actor, composer for experimental/hybrid puppet theatre, producer of records, community-minded therapeutic music-creating operative, mentor, '60s music fan, aspiring writer of autodidactic'd philosophical thingery, life model, food gardener, yoga addict, practising heart-centred anarchist, deep space enthusiast, moon cycle adherent, painter and drawer, breast cancer adventurist, mother, an

Dec 29, 2022 • 51:50

Jake Duczynski

Jake Duczynski

Jake Duczynski is a proud Gomeroi man and storyteller. His job as an animator, writer, director and cofounder of Studio Gilay is about reimagining the way stories look and feel. He speaks on the different places he calls home, direction, and what it means to tell stories that have been around since the beginning of time. This episode was edited by Sam Dover.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 9, 2022 • 53:21

Sarhys Page

Sarhys Page

Sarhys Page is a fitness expert, personal trainer, and performer at heart. But her path to that career has taken a bunch of twists and turns. It involves an Australian Idol audition, a move to New York City, and time spent “floating.” CONTENT WARNING: This episode of Out of the Box contains discussions on alcohol addiction. If this brings anything to the surface for you, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 This episode was produced by Tash Noore and edited by Sam Dover. See omnystudio.com/listener

Nov 16, 2022 • 49:41

Reg Mombasssa

Reg Mombasssa

Reg Mombassa has been making art for almost six decades. He was a founding member of Australian rock group Mental as Anything, and he designed a lot of the artwork featured across the Mambo brand. By the year 2000, his art had become so iconically Australian through Mambo that it was all over the Olympic opening ceremony. He speaks on his enduring creative output, his upcoming gigs (across several bands), his current art exhibition, and how all of the above involve ranting about the state of thi

Nov 16, 2022 • 47:03

Hau Lātūkefu

Hau Lātūkefu

Hau  Lātūkefu doesn’t just talk about what hip hop looks like in Australia; he’s a part of the story. He’s just announced the end of an epic 14-year stint as the host of a national hip hop show. He's also an artist, mentor, record label boss, and now an author - his memoir ‘King' (co-authored by Christopher Riley) just hit shelves.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 16, 2022 • 47:30

Holly Hawkins

Holly Hawkins

Holly Hawkins is a game designer at Wargaming and a guest speaker at Powerhouse Late: Gaming. They speak on where their love for games comes from, what it means to pursue goals later in life, the complex relationship between gaming, gender, and access, and their recovery from perfectionism.  This episode was produced by Ella Stewart and edited by Sam Dover.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 16, 2022 • 42:19

Andrew Hull

Andrew Hull

Andrew Hull is a writer, artist, poet and musician from Bourke in Far West NSW. He's also Mia's dad. He speaks on the turning points in his life, and the different ways he has grown into his identity over time. Andrew's story is deeply rooted in his home on the Darling river, the Barkaa, and his creativity expands through many tributaries and pursuits.  This episode was produced and edited on Nyemba land and Gadigal land by Mia Hull.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 16, 2022 • 43:01

Tom Pitts

Tom Pitts

Tom Pitts is a Melbourne-based writer, teacher, sound designer and musician. A man of many creative talents, his debut novel ‘Electric and Mad and Brave’ was inspired by two songs he wrote 14 years ago. He speaks on a life of creativity, his passion for teaching, and his encounters with mental illness. CONTENT WARNING: Suicide references. If this episode brings anything to the surface for you, you can call Lifeline on 13 11 44. This episode was produced by Luke Wallis and edited by Sam Dover.See

Nov 16, 2022 • 45:13

Macario De Souza

Macario De Souza

Storytelling is the heart Macario De Souza. Film, music, family and community are his limbs. You might know him as the guy behind Kid Mac, and he directed the documentary ‘Bra Boys’ among many others.He speaks on the place he grew up, how he fell in with Rusell Crowe, and his new coming-of-age film ‘6 Festivals’ which hits cinemas. This epsiode was produced by Tash Noore and edited by Sam DoverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 16, 2022 • 46:24

Darren Lesaguis

Darren Lesaguis

Darren Lesaguis is the co-host of Race Matters on FBi Radio as well as the station’s newly appointed program director. He's also the person Mia shares an office with, so as she gets to know the person she spends eight hours a day sitting next to, you'll get to know the person who makes your radio. Among many other things, Darren speaks on his enduring passion for the craft of radio, advocacy, defiance, music and love.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 15, 2022 • 49:55

Celeste Mountjoy

Celeste Mountjoy

Celeste Mountjoy is the creator of Filthy Ratbag - an online alter ego known for colourful grungy art that features a rotating cast of characters including rat human hybrid babes in bikinis, shit-talking, cigarette smoking cats, and sarcastic seagulls. They hold a distorted mirror to us that feels like a hilarious punch in the guts - it’s profoundly honest, dark, and humble. This year, Celeste teased all that out into a book. 'What the F*ck is This' is personal narrative that follows her life, h

Nov 15, 2022 • 44:31

Luke Sciberras

Luke Sciberras

Artist Luke Sciberras makes paintings about the places he visits - not of them. He speaks on his first survey exhibition, the way artists interact with the world, solitude, and his love for Bob Dylan. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 30, 2022 • 44:59

Tasman Keith

Tasman Keith

Tasman Keith is a Gumbaynggirr man and rapper from Bowraville who now calls Sydney home. He sat down with Mia ahead of his FBi SMACS Fest performance to talk through a life that’s seen the highest highs and lowest lows, often all at once. He speaks on his enduring optimism, a life spent making music, love, loss, and learning.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 9, 2022 • 45:27

Lauren Brincat

Lauren Brincat

Lauren Brincat is an artist who works with multiple mediums including sculpture installations, moving image, and performance. She speaks on her love of collaboration, the nuances that inform her art making, the joy of constantly learning, and the Egyptian mural she grew up looking att. Lauren's piece 'Tutti Presto fff' was commissioned by the Sydney Opera House for Vivid Sydney 2022. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 2, 2022 • 39:58

Kate Scardifield

Kate Scardifield

Kate Scardifield has a research driven and experimental studio practice traversing textiles, sculpture, installation and video. Across her artistic practice, her research, and in this episode of Out of the Box, she looks at materials through various states of transformation: exploring different types of encounters with materials and different forms of material knowledge. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 2, 2022 • 46:32

Elouise Eftos

Elouise Eftos

Elouise Eftos is an actor, singer, dancer and Australia’s first attractive comedian. She joins Mia to discuss a life built on a love of performing, her very eclectic record collection, and what it means to unwittingly spark feminist debate via her comedy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 22, 2022 • 55:07

Romy Vager

Romy Vager

Romy Vager is the frontwoman of Narrm-based post-punk outfit RVG. She speaks on the music she's made, loved, and been inspired by, the songs that have soundtracked the big moments in her life, and what it means to have made songs that soundtrack big moments for others.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

May 22, 2022 • 37:00

José Alkon

José Alkon

José Alkon is a storyteller. As the owner of a Peruvian ‘taberna’ in Marrickville and as a career cinematographer, José’s stories are colourful and full of life and they traverse the globe. In this episode, speaks on the migrant experience, his passion for telling stories, the coming together of family, an ayahuasca trip and subsequent wedding, his restaurant Pepito's, and more.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 21, 2022 • 36:05

Fred Smith

Fred Smith

Artist and diplomat Fred Smith speaks on traversing the nature strip between his career paths. Fred’s songs reflect the world he has seen in what, so far, has been a messy and interesting life. He joined Mia to talk through a childhood spent "all over the shop" and the way he now dedicates his time to the people around him. This episode was produced by Tash Noore.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 18, 2022 • 42:30

Jisu Im

Jisu Im

Jisu Im is a full-time digital and multi-platform artist. In this interview and across their artistic practice, Jisu looks at self-love, self-acceptance, and heartbreak through a colourful and cute lense. This episode was produced by Emma HigginsEditing was done by Sam DoverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 18, 2022 • 37:00

Eliza Hull

Eliza Hull

Artist, writer, journalist, mum, and disability advocate Eliza Hull speaks on the roles each of those titles play in her life and how they interact. Eliza’s new book, ‘We’ve Got This’, looks at the journeys of twenty-five parents who identify as Deaf, disabled or chronically ill as they discuss the highs and lows of raising children. This episode was produced by Claudia CopelandEditing was done by Sam DoverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information

Apr 18, 2022 • 41:29

Lily Balatincz

Lily Balatincz

Director, actor and producer Lily Balatincz speaks on the way the arts can reflect society back to us. She sat down with Mia ahead of her directing debut, ‘bad machine’, which looks at the human impact of the robodebt crisis. She talked through all the moments in her life that brought her to 'bad machine'; starting with her grandparents' journey as refugees and the home they made in Bankstown, to a childhood immersed in nature, to scratching an itch for theatre until it bled. T

Mar 18, 2022 • 45:34

Maeve Marsden

Maeve Marsden

Independent artist and creative producer Maeve Marsden is a master storyteller. She speaks on her life in the arts, the necessary messiness of her 20s, queer stories and the way they’re shared, how to fist fruit, and her epic love story. Maeve sat down with Mia ahead of her appearance at All About Women at the Sydney Opera House. This episode was produced by Rebecca MerrickEditing by Sam DoverSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 11, 2022 • 44:51

Sophie Hardcastle

Sophie Hardcastle

Sophie Hardcastle is an author, artist, screenwriter and scholar. Their name lives on the cover of the critically acclaimed ‘Running Like China: A Memoir of a Life Interrupted by Madness’ , and ‘Breathing Under Water’, and most recently, ‘Below Deck'. They’re also the co-creator, co-writer and co-director of the online series ‘Cloudy River’. Their story also spans the globe: In 2017, Sophie was an artist-in-residence with Chimu Adventures in A

Mar 11, 2022 • 44:13

Hellen Rose

Hellen Rose

Hellen Rose has made a few cameos on Out of the Box before - both as a character in someone else’s stories, and the singer of a track chosen by a previous guest. She is a performance artist, lead singer of Soul Crime, and co-producer of Gittoes Productions. We paid a bit of lip service to Hellen last year when we interviewed her husband and long time collaborator Dr George Gittoes, but she has a whole practice outside of the work she does with George. It spans mediums, ideas, decades, genr

Feb 16, 2022 • 58:42

Peter Day

Peter Day

Peter Day is a South West Sydney artist who's worked professionally for more 45 years. He specialises in both fine art and site-specific community engaged public art. He sat down with Mia to run through his earliest memories as a creative kid winning prizes and competitions, navigating his practice with a visual impairment, managing Kirk Gallery - a crash pad for musos, his part in the fruition of Double J and his stint as a broadcaster, growing up in his 40s, and moving forward establishing his

Feb 7, 2022 • 46:50

Karla Dickens

Karla Dickens

Karla Dickens is a cross cultural artist. She also crosses mediums on this episode of Out of the Box: poring through memories both sonic and visual. She talked about the music she loves, the places it takes her, and how much doing so feels like rifling through an old box of photos. Those photos show us a life that spans the city and the bush, a life that, at times, was coloured by psychedelia, and a life rooted in the Wiradjuri nation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informatio

Jan 19, 2022 • 36:45

Dr Stephen Jurd

Dr Stephen Jurd

Dr Stephen Jurd is an addiction medicine specialist psychiatrist, Clinical Associate Professor at University of Sydney and has been instrumental in developing addiction recovery services and 12 step recovery centres across Australia, including The Sydney Retreat. Mia and Stephen sit down to talk about his personal experiences with addiction and how this lead him to specialise in such a stigmatised area of medicine. CONTENT WARNING: This episode deals with substance abuse and add

Jan 13, 2022 • 46:35

Martin del Amo

Martin del Amo

Acclaimed choreographer and dancer Martin del Amo sat down with Mia ahead of his show ‘Mirage’ as part of Sydney Festival 2022. He discussed how he came to develop his idiosyncratic, some might say “kooky” style of dance, Berlin’s creative community in the 90’s in comparison to Sydney’s, some of his big achievements as a dancer, and his upcoming show. This episode was produced by Emma Higgins and Mary VenturaSee omnystudio.com/listener fo

Jan 6, 2022 • 47:04

2021 Wrap-Up

2021 Wrap-Up

2021 was a huge year for Out of the Box, and we're celebrating that by doing a huge end-of-year wrap-up. We connected over Zoom a lot this year, and we walked through the chronologies of some very big stories. We looked at topics like race, gender, sexuality, politics, art, and religion. It was really hard to whittle them down, but these are some of the guests/ stories/ songs that stuck out to us: Blak Douglas, Tanya Pibersek, Donny Benet, Amani Haydar, Nancy Denis, Ana Maria Belo, a

Dec 30, 2021 • 53:29

Courtney Ammenhauser

Courtney Ammenhauser

Two weeks after wrapping up on FBi’s breakfast program Up For It, Courtney Ammenhauser made a grand return to the station to jump on the Out of the Box guest mic. It turns out she has a whole life outside of FBi and it spans many career trajectories and many spots along Australia’s east coast. Think calamine lotion, banana farming, a shiny backpack, a Tarago, lots of comedy, lots of radio, and lots of creativity. This episode was produced by Mia Hull.See omnystudio.com/listener

Dec 24, 2021 • 51:04

Gabbi Bolt

Gabbi Bolt

Gabbi Bolt is a musical comedian, Tik Tok star, and writer for The Chaser. She sat down with Mia ahead of her first solo show, ‘I Hope My Keyboard Doesn’t Break’ to chat about the way people don’t pay attention to the radio (R.I.P), growing up in a small town with too many pubs, receiving a gift from former prime minister Kevin Rudd, the dad rat from ‘Ratatouille’, and the full-circle experience of being asked to work for The Chaser. She also performed two son

Dec 16, 2021 • 56:08

Glace Chase

Glace Chase

Glace Chase is a multiple award-winning multi-disciplinary trans-queen, performer, playwright, comic, screenwriter, tour guide, and fixture in New York City's drag community. She sat down with Mia ahead of her show at Sydney Theatre Company 'Triple X' - a trans love story. She's been in Australia since the beginning of 2020 due to multiple COVID-related 'Triple X' cancellations, and boy has she been busy. She talked about what the last two years have looked like, as well as the rest of her life,

Dec 10, 2021 • 45:46

Miro Bilbrough

Miro Bilbrough

Miro Bilbrough is an artist, poet, screenwriter and filmmaker. She sat down with Mia to chat about her new memoir 'In the Time of the Manaroans', and tease out some of the stories it contains. From leaving home at an early age, to living in a commune in remote Malborough Sounds, to life modelling, to pursuing the arts, to discovering her knack for the written word, Miro's life is one of immense growth and creativity. This episode was produced by Rebecca Merrick. See omnystudio.com/listener

Dec 8, 2021 • 52:59

Rainbow Chan

Rainbow Chan

Rainbow Chan is a musician, producer, vocalist, and interdisciplinary artist of Hong Kong-Chinese descent, living in Sydney. She sat down with Mia to roll through her earliest memories in Hong Kong, entry into the world of performance and music, her first heartbreak, seeking uniqueness and authenticity in her musical and artistic odyssey, and creative passion projects moving forward. Rainbow's new EP 'Stanley' drops today (25/11/21) across all platforms. With all tracks written, produced an

Nov 25, 2021 • 47:04

Michael Shafar

Michael Shafar

Michael Shafar is a standup comic, and writer for Network 10’s The Project and Studio 10. You might have also caught him on ABC’s Comedy Bites, and Triple J’s Good Az Friday. He sat down with Mia ahead of his standup show ‘For Sale: New Jokes, Never Told’ to chat about the moments in his life that got him to this point. They involved Subway meat, Judaism, good comedy, bad comedy, the law, cancer, prosthetic testicles, and the 1971 Fiddler on the Roof soundtrack. Thi

Nov 19, 2021 • 45:53

Shane Jenek (AKA Courtney Act)

Shane Jenek (AKA Courtney Act)

You might know Shane Jenek by their drag name Courtney Act. They’re a drag artist, singer, advocate, cultural provocateur, and now author, with their memoir ‘Caught in the Act’ hitting shelves ahead of their chat with Mia. In this episode, they explored grey areas and bright moments: from the space between Courtney and Shane, to Brisbane in the 80s, to a kiss at the Stonewall Hotel, to the birth of Courtney Act, to reality TV overseas and in Australia. This epi

Nov 12, 2021 • 57:49

Brendan Cowell

Brendan Cowell

Brendan Cowell is a master storyteller. I skill that’s shown its face in his acting, directing, plays, tv-series, books, and poetry. He caught up with Mia to discuss his new novel ‘Plum’, which chronicles the life of an ex-NRL player with a brain injury and a love for poetry. ‘Plum’ is one of the many stories Brendan has put his name to over years, and his life bares striking similarities to the story's protagonist Peter Lum. In this interview Brendan talks about gr

Nov 4, 2021 • 43:56

Paul McDermott

Paul McDermott

Paul McDermott makes a mean cup of tea. But you probably know him better as a member of the Doug Anthony All Stars and the former host of Good News Week. This week, he catches up with Mia to talk about growing from a demon-free twin into an instrument-eschewing artist with a pretty voice; falling into Adelaide Fringe Award-winning DAAS through a chance encounter outside a food truck; being ocularly impaled on a Silverchair drumstick during a live television broadcast; and the many othe

Oct 22, 2021 • 54:14

Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran

Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran

Sri Lankan-born contemporary artist Ramesh Mario Nithiyendran sat down with Mia ahead of his latest exhibition, 'The Guardians'. They discussed the materials and ideas that form his artistic practice, the migrant narrative, art education, and his diva-driven playlist. This episode was produced by Mary VenturaSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 20, 2021 • 44:03

Yehudis Milchtein

Yehudis Milchtein

Yehudis Milchtein reached out to FBi Radio from Paris to promote the band Moonage Hookers, which she manages, but Out of the Box EP Glen Wolter discovered that Yehudis herself had an incredible story to tell. Yehudis chatted to Mia about her upbringing in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in an Orthodox Jewish environment and discussed the Lubavitch Hasidic movement that her family followed as well as the various restrictions this posed while she was growing up; being home schooled as well as home scho

Oct 8, 2021 • 37:57

AViVA

AViVA

Musician and (newly appointed) author AViVA sat down with Mia ahead of publishing her book 'SELF/LESS' - the first book in a young adult series. Along with reflecting on the contents of 'SELF/LESS', AViVA talked about growing up in a musical melting pot of genres, her classical training and early entry into music, the pursuit of dreams, fitting in, garnering an international fanbase, and her Discord/ interacting with fans in general, and the future. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i

Oct 1, 2021 • 33:26

Isabelle Reinecke

Isabelle Reinecke

Isabelle Reinecke is a movement lawyer: someone who uses the power of law to serve social movments. Isabelle is the Founder and Executive Director of Grata Fund, the 2021 Women's Leadership Institute of Australia Fellow and the 2016 Churchill fellow. Isabelle joins Mia to talk about her influential upbringing; fighting injustice at an early age, petitioning against funding cuts to ABC Kids in primary school; grappling with inherited privilege, and harnessing it to make a positive impact; he

Sep 27, 2021 • 44:32

Phil Ferguson

Phil Ferguson

Instafluencer, artist and emerging TV personality Phil Ferguson, aka @chilyphilly, joins Mia to talk about growing up in a small-country town and the artistic influence of both their family and rural life; studying Fine Arts and coming to terms with a formal art practice while engaging with a diverse audience; creating @chilyphilly, going viral and rising to Instagram fame as well as evolving their art both on and off screen; moving to Melbourne, their 'gay awakening' and identifying as non

Sep 23, 2021 • 48:06

Tanya Plibersek

Tanya Plibersek

The proudly Labor Member for Sydney, Hon. Tanya Plibersek MP, joins Mia to talk about growing up in a politically engaged Slovenian-Australian family with two encouraging older brothers; her entry into (and temporary disenchantment with) the Labor Party, and her early election to Parliament; how a commitment to positive change and big ideas, rather than personal ambition, drives her work; her uncanny ability to pull together stakeholders to make things happen; making space for her kids' gen

Sep 2, 2021 • 49:51

Dr George Gittoes AM

Dr George Gittoes AM

Dr George Gittoes AM is currently on his way back to Jalalabad in Afghanistan, where his Yellow House helps young people in the community, including young women, build their skills in creative arts and filmmaking. George has confronted extreme violence with art in places of conflict and warzones around the world for more than 50 years. He is an activist, artist, and filmmaker who is fiercely optimistic about the impact art can have on violence. Mia caught up with George before his departure

Aug 26, 2021 • 52:44

Bart Denaro

Bart Denaro

Bart Denaro — current MusicNSW Head of Content / former Kid Confucius drummer, Briscoe frontman, and FBi volunteer manager — conducts a long-overdue "exit interview" with Mia. He talks about bombing his FBi interview but still landing the dreamy job, maintaining and passing on his family's Italian traditions, false starting his way into drumming for a big Australian band, falling down astrophysical and legal rabbitholes, and figuring out parenthood. This episode was produced by Emma

Aug 12, 2021 • 58:03

Jess Scully

Jess Scully

Our guest today is creative industries innovator, Councillor, and Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney Jess Scully. Jess tells Mia about her childhood in the Western suburbs and Central Tablelands and on the Chilean coast; her high school discovery of Newtown's cultural life and her transformation into a 90s suburban Triple J kid; her post-school years, where her legal studies succumbed to her busy schedule editing and publishing creative mags; constantly finding herself in "disrupted" i

Aug 5, 2021 • 44:39

Chas Licciardello

Chas Licciardello

It's fair to say that Chas Licciardello has become a phoenix within the Australian media landscape. In this episode, he talks to Mia about growing up as a perpetually sick and hyperrational kid from Maroubra; the rise and (inevitable and protracted) demise of The Chaser's War on Everything; and his new cause — trying to help solve the ills of Australian news media with illuminating and entertaining coverage of US electoral politics. This episode was produced by Glen Wolter.See om

Aug 2, 2021 • 45:01

Amani Haydar

Amani Haydar

Content warning: This episode contains discussions of domestic and family violence Amani Haydar is a writer, artist and advocate for women's safety. She has just published her memoir 'The Mother Wound', which deals with the insidious domestic abuse and eventual murder of her mother committed by her father. She's also made art that speaks to this tragedy; for which she became an Archibald Prize finalist in 2018. Amani and Mia chat about her family's history, girl power, and the limitations of the

Jul 22, 2021 • 1:01:09

Alexandra Keddie and Bobbie-Jean Henning

Alexandra Keddie and Bobbie-Jean Henning

Alexandra Keddie and Bobbie-Jean Henning - creators, writers, superstars, and very famous people - dial in from Naarm/Melbourne to chat to Mia about their brand new mockumentary web series 'The Power of the Dream' and the way that their lives have run parallel and intersected on their pursuit of Olympic/ comedy gold. Come for the banter, stay for Alex and Bobbie's inspired musical theatre and power ballad selections. 'The Power of the Dream' is available to stream now on Facebook and Instagram.

Jul 19, 2021 • 47:22

Lewis McKirdy

Lewis McKirdy

Today Mia welcomes into the (socially distanced) studio former Triple J presenter and newly appointed FBi Managing Director Lewis McKirdy. They talk life after Triple J, eventful childhood holidays, life in London (with and without COVID), hand modelling aspirations, dead cats, and musicals. This episode was produced by Mary Ventura.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jul 8, 2021 • 53:06

Kaya Wilson

Kaya Wilson

Kaya Wilson's story is set in, on, and around oceans. He was nurtured by oceans across the globe, suffered a traumatic injury at a beach, recovered in the sea, and has committed his working life to researching tides and currents. Kaya is also a trans advocate and an author. He spoke to Mia off the back of publishing his memoir 'As Beautiful As Any Other, A memoir of my body'. Produced by Rebecca Merrick.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 24, 2021 • 52:26

Bre Jones

Bre Jones

Bre Jones, the now-former executive producer of Out of the Box, has a whole life outside of FBi. It's one that's seen her amazing friends and her love for music serve as crutches during hard times. In honour of that, Bre and Mia roll through the songs, relationships, and stories that have built her to be the 10/10 friend/ producer she is. Farewell Bre! Produced by Danni StewartSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 9, 2021 • 56:41

Dorothy McRae McMahon

Dorothy McRae McMahon

Dorothy McRae McMahon is a celebrated activist, retired Australian Uniting Church minister, lesbian icon, and co-editor of the South Sydney Herald. Her life is one of very high highs, and very low lows: from being the first woman to be ordained in Australia, to harassment by a neo-nazi group, to being accepted in the Uniting Church in spite of her sexuality, to losing her beloved partner Ali, to having her activism recognised in several national awards. Her stories and lessons can be found in th

Jun 9, 2021 • 43:49

Blak Douglas

Blak Douglas

Blak Douglas is a proud Dungutti man and self-taught painter. His artworks are culturally and politically charged and he’s been an Archibald Prize finalist four times. Blak spoke about the life he’s led in Sydney, his artistic practice, and what it means to be an Aboriginal person in the 21st century.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jun 9, 2021 • 46:37

Dan Pash

Dan Pash

In 2011 Dan Pash's band Leader Cheetah was championed as “Australia’s Biggest Export” by Rolling Stone. A classically trained clarinet player turned indie rocker, things were looking up for Dan. However the hearing loss he’d been experiencing since he was a teen was worsening, and with every year and every musical project that came, he had to find new ways to accommodate his hearing loss. Dan sat down with Mia off the back of submitting his PhD at the University of Sydney

Jun 9, 2021 • 55:51

Tyree Barnette

Tyree Barnette

Tyree Barnette is a storyteller. In the sense that he’s a former journalist, in the sense that his writing has been published by the SBS and in multiple Sweatshop Literacy Movement anthologies, and in the sense that he imparts stories from his home in his southern-style cuisine. Hailing from Raleigh North Carolina, Tyree spoke to Mia about his family, soul food, and what it means to be held to a different standard as a black person growing up in the United States. Tyree’s story &lsqu

May 6, 2021 • 42:34

Lizzy Hoo

Lizzy Hoo

Lizzy Hoo is a writer, actor, and a rising star in Sydney's comedy scene. She sat down with Mia ahead of a spate of shows at Sydney Comedy Festival to talk about her neverending hustle and childhood obsession with money. The grind never stops.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Apr 29, 2021 • 40:27

Shirley Le

Shirley Le

Shirley Le is a creative producer at Sweatshop Literacy Movement. She’s also a second-generation Vietnamese-Australian who grew up in western Sydney. Her roots and her postcode used to create an invisible barrier for her writing, but now they’re a source of strength and power. Shirley has performed at the Sydney Writers Festival, the Sydney Festival and the Wollongong Writers Festival, and was awarded the WestWords Emerging Writers Fellowship in 2017. Her work has been published by S

Apr 23, 2021 • 44:36

Nancy Denis

Nancy Denis

Today’s guest on Out of the Box is Haitian-Australian Nancy Denis. She’s a writer, singer, dancer, and actor, but above all those she’s a fighter. She fights little battles every day – from attending protests, to protesting through art, to infiltrating writing rooms to call out racism and tokenism. She chats to Mia about her ancestors, the experience of growing up with immigrant parents, and her upcoming solo concert M’ap Boule.See omny.fm/listener for privacy infor

Apr 23, 2021 • 1:04:39

Lindsay McDougall

Lindsay McDougall

You’ve most likely heard Lindsay McDougall’s voice on your radio before. He’s the current host of Drive on ABC Illawarra, and before rhat spent a decade as Triple J’s ‘The Doctor’. His story is one of longevity - it covers decades spent as an animal rights activist, a rich career in radio, and 25 years as the lead guitarist of Frenzal Rhomb. Lindsay sat down with Mia to talk bands, politics, washing machine detergent, and what it’s like to be vegan in th

Apr 8, 2021 • 1:05:17

Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts

Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts

Bundjalung woman, Vanessa Turnbull-Roberts, is an activist, writer and storyteller. At the age of 10, Vanessa was forcibly removed from her family by the Department of Community Services (now the Department of Communities and Justice). She was raised in out of home care for the next 8 years, despite her family's efforts to fight the courts and have her returned. Now an Australian Human Rights Commission medalist, a soon to be law grad and FBi Radio SMAC of the Year recipient, her

Apr 5, 2021 • 1:10:37

Ana Maria Belo

Ana Maria Belo

Growing up, Ana Maria Belo was a dedicated music student hiding a secret from her teachers and her peers. She was deaf. Now as the Ambassador for the Shepherd Centre, Ana Maria helps children with hearing loss. She joins Mia to chat about her career as a deaf Actor, her relationship with music, the difference between little 'd' deaf and capital 'D' Deaf and her love for Dolly Parton. TRANSCRIPTSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 18, 2021 • 1:03:32

Donny Benet

Donny Benet

We all have different hats we wear in different places. Work hats, home hats, friend hats. The Donny Benet hat is known for shimmering, ironic, 80s disco, but it’s not always the one Donny wears. In his chat with Mia, Donny reveals how his hat collection has changed over time, and his rich history in music and comedy.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 13, 2021 • 1:02:40

Jamarz On Marz

Jamarz On Marz

You might remember Jamarz On Marz from a viral campaign he lead last year which asked education ministers in each state and territory to stop schools restricting afro-textured hair. Along with his activism, he's a rapper and a saxophonist. Jamarz chatted to Mia about the school they attended together in regional NSW, and about his time there growing up black and queer.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Mar 4, 2021 • 59:16

Rosie Piper

Rosie Piper

The walls of Rosie Piper’s apartment have seen highs and lows in the nine years she’s lived there. They’ve seen her go through breakups, they’ve watched her career as a comic evolve, and they’ve been there as she came out as trans. Rosie chatted to Mia about transitioning, comedy, lockdown, and Scott Morrison shitting himself at Engadine Maccas after the Sharks lost the Grand Final in 1997.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 24, 2021 • 59:21

Bianca Willoughby

Bianca Willoughby

Bianca Willoughby is the artist formerly known as John A Douglas, and her identity is largely invisible. Beneath her skin is an invisible disability, a cultural background with many missing puzzle pieces, and a gender she’s only now uncovering. In the decades leading up to now, she’s been a DJ, a chef, an organ transplant recipient and an artist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 17, 2021 • 59:47

Robyn Kennedy

Robyn Kennedy

Robyn Kenney is a proud 78er - which is to say she took part in Sydney’s first Mardi Gras march in 1978. She is a radical, and she’s spent a lifetime addressing social inequity through her activism, as well as through senior roles in government and not-for-profits. Robyn will be joining the original 1978 Mardi Gras marchers to share their stories via Zoom as part of this year’s mardi gras festival, but first she joined Mia to talk about this on Out of the Box.See omnystudio.com

Feb 15, 2021 • 56:24

Tilly Lawless

Tilly Lawless

Sex work and feminism have a complex relationship. Tilly Lawless sits between the two. In 2015 she coined a viral hashtag that attached her name to sex work forever. Unlike many sex workers, it allowed Tilly to talk openly about her experience in the sex industry without fear of surrendering her identity. It had already been surrendered. Today she is an activist, sex worker, and writer, and she uses her platform to detail stories of her life and other lives in a widely misunderstood indust

Feb 4, 2021 • 1:04:00

James Jirat Patradoon

James Jirat Patradoon

If you find yourself at 4A Centre for Contemporary Asian Art's offsite gallery at in World Square tomorrow, you'll enter hypercoloured scenes of life and death. You'll see contemporary Chinese Zodiac iconography soaked in pink, and bright reflections of rebirth.This is the work of multidisciplinary Thai-Australian artist James Jirat Patradoon. A dark wizard and former-hoarder, James talks to Mia about practising fine art in the middle of the night, losing his artworks in an I

Feb 4, 2021 • 1:03:09

Winnie Dunn

Winnie Dunn

As a mixed-race Tongan Australian kid growing up in Mt Druitt, Winnie Dunn thought her home was a place the arts came to die. She didn't access culturally diverse Australian writing in School or uni, and she'd never seen literature about Western Sydney written by people from Western Sydney. That's until she joined Sweatshop Literacy Movement - a project devoted to empowering culturally and linguistically diverse communities through reading, writing and critical thinking. Today she is the Sw

Jan 21, 2021 • 59:27

Ziggy Ramo

Ziggy Ramo

In 2015, activist and rapper, Ziggy Ramo wrote an album he described as an obituary. ‘Black Thoughts’ delved into the issues Aboriginal people face in Australia, from the perspective of someone on suicide watch. Ziggy released the album to wide acclaim in 2020 as the Black Lives Matter movement gained steam in Australia. Nominated for both Best Album and Best Song in the FBi SMAC Awards, Ziggy chats to Mia ahead of the awards about roots, racism and rap.See omnystudio.com/listener fo

Jan 18, 2021 • 1:01:13

FBi Alumni Supporter Drive Special

FBi Alumni Supporter Drive Special

This week on Out of the Box, we’re taking a look back at some stories from some much loved FBi alumni - Bridie Tanner, Stu Buchanan, Avani Dias, Osman Faruqi and Serge Negus.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 28, 2020 • 1:00:08

Sean Sweeney

Sean Sweeney

Sean Sweeney gained Australia's attention as being the big, bearded AUSLAN interpreter for the NSW Rural Fire Service during the 2019 - 2020 Australian bushfire crisis. Sean was born as the first hearing baby on his mother's side in four generations. He's grown up immersed in Sydney's deaf culture and community and knew how to sign before he could speak.See omny.fm/listener for privacy information.

Mar 5, 2020 • 56:59

Ricky Simundjuntak

Ricky Simundjuntak

Ricky Simandjuntak is the manager of Western Sydney drill group, OneFour. Despite pressure from police, they have become an international sensation. Ricky has been a feature in the recent renaissance of Western Sydney's creative scene with his label and lifestyle brand, Sydney Romantics. | Producers: Bre Jones and Rebecca MerrickSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 27, 2020 • 1:02:01

Amber Jackson

Amber Jackson

In the 1970s, a group of women decamped to Amazon Acres in Northern NSW to create a small society completely free of men. Amber Jackson was one of them. As a kid she grew up with her Mum in a feminist hippie commune guided by the mantra: no men, no meat, no machines. Amber will be appearing at All About Women at the Sydney Opera House in March. | Producers: Bre Jones and Rebecca MerrickSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 20, 2020 • 1:06:05

Susan Francis

Susan Francis

When Susan Francis was a baby, she was privately adopted from a doctor's practice in Newcastle, NSW. In her 30s Susan went on a search for her biological parents. It would take her 20 years and all around Australia. When she finally met them, they turned out to be nothing like she expected. Susan's memoir The Love That Remains is out now through Allen and Unwin. | Producers: Bre Jones and Rebecca MerrickSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Feb 13, 2020 • 54:05

Ron McCallum

Ron McCallum

Ron McCallum is the former Dean of the University of Sydney Law School, the chair the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Geneva, and a senior Australian of the year. He is also completely blind, in fact, he has never been able to see. His memoir is called 'Born At The Right Time'. | Producers: Bre Jones & Rebecca MerrickSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jan 23, 2020 • 41:19

A'isyiyah

A'isyiyah

Joey is joined by A'isyiyah - activist, community organiser and vocalist of SMAC nominated, anti-colonial hardcore group Arafura. Before music, A'isyiyah spent their childhood fighting for their family's rights to stay in Australia. It's this context that has informed a lot of their politics, expressed through music and otherwise. Arafura have just released a self-titled EP available via Bandcamp. All proceeds from the digital sales go to the Firesticks Alliance. | Producers: Bre Jones & Rebecc

Jan 16, 2020 • 1:05:12

Osman Faruqi

Osman Faruqi

Osman Faruqi is a journalist and commentator. And in that pursuit, he’s been exposed some of the most vitriolic, tactical abuse that Australia’s far right are capable of producing. Os has also had a stint as an engineer-in-training, been a political operator, and of-course has spent some time on the airwaves at FBi Radio. | Producers: Bre Jones & Rebecca MerrickSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 19, 2019 • 1:08:53

Jane Caro

Jane Caro

Jane Caro is now known best for her advocacy as a writer and public commentator but it all started in the no rules, man’s world of Australian advertising in the 1970s. Now with over 8 books behind her, including a memoir and a fiction series she has become synonymous with her advocacy around education reform and feminism. | Producers: Bre Jones & Rebecca MerrickSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Dec 5, 2019 • 1:00:54

Avani Dias

Avani Dias

From South West Sydney, Avani is weeks away from taking over as the presenter of Triple J’s youth issues and current affairs program, Hack. Like many figures in the Australian media landscape, Avani got her chops right here at FBi Radio before she spent nearly three years as a reporter in the wild north at ABC Darwin. | Producers: Bre Jones & Rebecca MerrickSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 28, 2019 • 57:23

Clare Bowditch

Clare Bowditch

Clare Bowditch has an impressive stack of achievements to her name: seven albums, an acting career, a stack of ARIA’s, and a Rolling Stone Magazine ‘Woman of the Year’ nod. But away from the public view, she’s overcome childhood grief, found a way to manage anxiety and embraced life in just about a million ways. Her memoir, 'Your Own Kind of Girl' is out now. | Producers: Bre Jones & Rebecca MerrickSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nov 14, 2019 • 1:02:02

Debra Keenahan

Debra Keenahan

Debra Keenahan is a psychologist, academic, artist and activist. Currently undertaking her second PhD, she explores themes of Dehumanisation and the Disability Aesthetic throughout her work in both academia and visual art. Debra also has dwarfism and her experience of being Othered, sometimes with extreme cruelty, looms large in her work. It also gives her a unique perspective of humanity at its best and its worst. Debra’s works Being Debra and #Belittled are currently showing at The Big Anxiety

Nov 7, 2019 • 1:01:21

Gayle Austin

Gayle Austin

With an estimated 40,000 hours of music programming under her belt, Gayle Austin is Australia’s first female rock DJ. A true trailblazer, Gayle started working in Sydney radio in the late 1960s, producing for the shock jock John Laws among other icons of the airwaves. She then became an on-air icon herself, as a founding presenter of the ABC’s radical, underground youth station Double J in 1975. | Producers: Bre Jones and Rebecca MerrickSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Oct 31, 2019 • 1:02:02

Ruby Hamad

Ruby Hamad

Writer Ruby Hamad’s bread and butter is tackling big issues like identity and intersectionality. As the daughter of Syrian-Lebanese refugees, Ruby has experienced the breadth of what it means to belong to a marginalised group in Australian society. She’s resisted cultural expectations from her family, fought discrimination in the work place, and the othering that Australia often dishes out to migrant groups. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De PaloSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy informa

Sep 19, 2019 • 1:00:36

Bridie Tanner

Bridie Tanner

Mornings radio star, Bridie Tanner, joins Out of the Box for our special Supporter Drive episode. From growing up in regional NSW, travelling around Australia in a protest rave as a young kid and coming to terms with the onset of her Mum’s mental illness at a young age, Bridie has brought a whole lot of life experience to the microphone. | Become an FBi Radio supporter at fbiradio.com/support | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De PaloSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sep 14, 2019 • 44:42

DeRay McKesson

DeRay McKesson

When protest broke out on the streets of Fergusson, Missouri in opposition to police violence against African American’s and other minorities, DeRay left a comfortable job as a school administrator and took up the cause of chronicling the resistance via Twitter. Not long after he has become one of the Black Lives Matter movements most high profile activists. Traveling the world with a cautious vision for truth and justice. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De PaloSee omnystudio.com/listener for

Sep 5, 2019 • 1:04:01

Stuart Buchanan

Stuart Buchanan

On this day 16 years ago, Stuart Buchanan was one of the many midwives and midhusbands who helped birth FBi Radio. In the early 2000’s, he was at the frontier carving out the relationship between music and the internet at inception. Once the General Manager of FBi, Stuart is now Head of Digital Programming at The Sydney Opera House where he continues to dedicate his life to the weird and wonderful future of sound. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De PaloSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy i

Aug 29, 2019 • 1:00:40

Glenn Lockitch

Glenn Lockitch

Glenn is a photographer and photojournalist with a purpose. For 25 years Glenn has carried the flag of human rights and environmental activism through his camera. It’s a passion and a mission that has quite literally taken him all around the world, from South Africa to central Australia, Botswana to Tahiti, and most recently through the Arctic waters where he was a photographer on the Sea Shepherd vessel, The Bob Barker, putting his life on the line to stop whaling. | Producers: Bre Jones and Ni

Aug 22, 2019 • 1:01:16

Murray Cook

Murray Cook

For 20 years Murray graced Australian televisions as the Red Wiggle. He played everywhere from regional NSW to New York’s Maddison Square Garden and became a much loved part of millions of childhoods. Since wrapping up with The Wiggles, he’s been busy playing with the DZ Deathrays, recording in the US with his band The Soul Movers and advocating for Australian music. | Producers: Bre Jones and Nicole De PaloSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Aug 15, 2019 • 1:00:32

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