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Lost Newcastle - Carol DuncanBrian Suters - ArchitectLost Newcastle founder, Carol Duncan, recorded this interview with Newcastle architect, Brian Suters, after he was awarded the City of Newcastle Medal in 2008.
2008 also saw Brian celebrate 50 years in architecture and in this conversation talks about studying at Newcastle University, the influence of seeing great cathedrals around the world, and his influence on the architecture of Newcastle, including working with Frank and Margel Hinder on the Civic Park Fountain, and his groundbreaking social housing project at Newcastle East - the project he was most proud of.
2025-04-2123 min
BookmarkedInterview with Faye Duncan, Author of "The Bungalow Heaven Mystery Series"Send us a text10-18-24Bookmarked, Season 3Interview with Faye Duncan, Author of "The Bungalow Heaven Mystery Series" This week, Allison interviews Faye Duncan, author of The Bungalow Heaven Mystery Series and several short stories and screenplays, including the short story "Phantom Submission" from These Haunted Hills: Book 6.You can find both of Faye's novels in The Bungalow Heaven Mystery Series and These Haunted Hills: Book 6 at the links below! You can also find the link to Faye's website below. She can be reached at fayeduncanauthor@gmail.com.
2024-10-1821 min
Breaking into the Playgroundwith Judy DuncanJudy Duncan, a teacher with a passion for outdoor learning, shares her journey and experiences. She discovered the benefits of outdoor learning when she took her primary six class outside for short periods every day, which greatly improved their concentration and behavior. Judy emphasizes the importance of making connections with the real world through outdoor learning and believes that children should have the opportunity to meet different people and experience different places. She also highlights the value of incorporating nature into lessons and the positive impact it has on students. Judy provides practical examples of whole school outdoor days...
2024-05-1438 min
Empower HER MoneyEpisode 173: Finding the Cure: How One Woman's Mission is Changing Lives
Transforming Tragedy into Triumph 🌟 Dive into an episode that epitomizes the power of hope and the indomitable human spirit on "EmpowerHer Money Podcast." Host Angela Duncan sits down with Carol Nugent, a visionary and trailblazer from the Royal Dames, an organization at the forefront of cancer research. Discover key insights into how Carol turned her battles with cancer into a beacon of hope for countless others.
From her transition into philanthropy to spearheading initiatives that brought groundbreaking research developments to light, Carol's journey is nothing short of inspirational. Learn how the Royal Dames have not just aimed but hit the...
2024-03-1314 minEmpower HER MoneyEpisode 127: Navigating Leadership with Conviction with Carol BostonJoin us in a powerful episode of Empower HER Money Podcast featuring leadership expert Carol Boston. From her early sports days to a successful sales career, Carol shares insights on the pivotal difference between confidence and commitment in leadership. Discover the transformative journey of a resilient leader who learned to trust others' visions until she believed in her own. Gain valuable lessons on curiosity, resilience, and the impact of being convicted in your vision.
2024-01-1232 min
HVAC CHATSSMACNA President Carol Duncan Shares News on Big InitiativesListen as Carol Duncan shares her beginnings in the industry and describes SMACNA initiatives designed to increase inclusion and diversity and grow the ranks of SMACNA members.
2023-12-2806 minHVAC CHATSSMACNA President Carol Duncan Shares News on Big InitiativesListen as Carol Duncan shares her beginnings in the industry and describes SMACNA initiatives designed to increase inclusion and diversity and grow the ranks of SMACNA members.
2023-12-2806 min
Getting to UnstuckE13 | Deconstructing the Myth of "The Individual" - #ThrivingThursdayHave we been made to believe we need to do it all by ourselves AND that there is no room to choose a different way? As individuals and leaders, we take on responsibility for so much, including making it all about us. If we are perceived as "nice" and we want to be liked, we hesitate to be clear in our expectations because we risk making others uncomfortable. The price we are paying to protect our individual identity and narratives has the potential to risk the healthy functioning of the team.GETTING TO UNSTUCK is a liv...
2023-12-2122 minGetting to UnstuckE12 | The Power of a Micro-Mission #TeamWorkTuesdayDo you relate to your organization's vision and mission - or does it seem that it DOESN'T relate to you and your team? Although they are crafted to be powerful and impactful, over time they can fizzle out. It can be discouraging and cynicism can creep in. We begin to say things like, "They don't get it" and "they don't get us" we start to separate and feel like our contributions don't have any value.No matter how big or small your team is, when we come together to design a "Micro-Mission" (the smaller reason why) we...
2023-12-1922 minGetting to UnstuckE11 | Why Does Your Centre Matter? #ThrivingThursdayDo you know your centre? Do you know why it matters?Being off balance may start out as a feeling, but it can result in slipping into being reactive, perfectionism, resentment, and feeling victimized by life. Today on GETTING TO UNSTUCK, it is time for #ThrivingThursday and we are focused on why change is an inside job. Join Colin Kingsmill, Carol Vickers and Christal Duncan for our 20 minute coffee chat about why your centre matters and why who you are matters all the time.Find out more about us at https://wholehumancoaching.com
2023-12-1421 minGetting to UnstuckE10 | Balancing Wobbly Wheels #TeamworkTuesdayIn today's episode of Getting to Unstuck, we are diving into the challenges teams face when the wheels are not quite aligned – from power struggles to navigating the complexities of welcoming new members and dealing with internal conflicts. Buckle up as we roll through real-world strategies to bring balance back to your team, fostering collaboration, innovation, and reclaim a work world that everyone wants to share.Getting to Unstuck is a 20 minute podcast livestream hosted by Christal Duncan, Carol Vickers, and Colin Kingsmill and is sponsored by Whole Human Coaching. Find out more at http...
2023-12-1422 minGetting to UnstuckE9 | When You've Been Sidelined - #ThrivingThursdayWhat happens when you are being sidelined at work?🤔 When you are the one that is left out, disregarded, passed over, and even given weak excuses when you look to understand why? This week on our #ThrivingThursday with GETTING TO UNSTUCK we look at how to recognize when this is happening and how you can start right now to change the narrative for yourself. Getting to Unstuck is a live podcast with Whole Human Coaching with hosts Colin Kingsmill, Christal Duncan and Carol Vickers. Find out more at https://wholehumancoaching.com We would love...
2023-12-1421 minGetting to UnstuckE7 | Thriving Vs. SurvivingThere is a big difference between thriving and surviving - and knowing the signs is vital to our life and work. Are you able to tell the difference in your life and relationships? It's time for a #ThrivingThursday! Join us for a 20 minute coffee & coaching live stream as we talk about recognizing the signs that we are in survival mode and how to find the light to move beyond it. Getting to Unstuck is a podcast hosted by Carol Vickers, Colin Kingmsill and Christal Duncan, the co-founders of Whole Human Coaching. Find our episode library an...
2023-12-1421 minGetting to UnstuckE8 | Are You a Team or a Gang? - #TeamWorkTuesdayIf your work world involves teams, you will want to listen in. There is a big difference between a team and a gang, but the truth-teller is whether your team can tell the difference.In this 20-minute episode of GETTING TO UNSTUCK, we talk about the difference and how you can help make it safe for everyone as a leader and team member. ---Getting to Unstuck is a live podcast hosted by Colin Kingsmill, Carol Vickers, and Christal Duncan from Whole Human Coaching. Find out more about our work at:h...
2023-12-1421 minGetting to UnstuckE5 | When It Falls ApartWhen you try SO hard to keep life, business, or plans from crumbling around you, what happens when it falls apart? How do you pick up the pieces and where do you take your first steps forward?In today's episode of GETTING TO UNSTUCK, we are looking at rebuilding after a major crisis. We have all had them. Although they aren't welcome in our lives, today we are talking about tools and resources that are available to find our path through to the other side.Getting to Unstuck is a podcast hosted by Whole Human...
2023-12-1422 minGetting to UnstuckE3 | The Magic of the "Pause" - Reacting Vs. RespondingWhen you feel backed into a corner, when something triggers you, when there is a question to you that is demanding to be answered, where is the line between reacting and responding? In this episode, we look at how to use the "pause" in life moments and what experts tell us happens in our brains when we either react or respond. Getting to Unstuck is a live and recorded podcast brought to you by Whole Human Coaching. Hosted by Colin Kingsmill, Carol Vickers and Christal Duncan, we host coaching conversations that are designed to help you reclaim y...
2023-12-1122 minGetting to UnstuckE4 | That Happened....Now What?Transitions and change in life come in all forms. Sometimes we choose them, sometimes they choose us. Life is ABOUT change, and one of the most common times that people seek coaching and connection outside of themselves is when they are going through some transitions and changes. In today's episode of GETTING TO UNSTUCK, we look at some of the considerations for how those changes can be navigated, even if there may be disappointment, fear, or loss around something that we thought we actually wanted in our lives. As usual, we've got some great takeaways for you t...
2023-12-1121 minGetting to UnstuckE2 | Living as the REAL YouDo you find that you say "yes" when you actually want to say "no" but are not sure how to do it in a way that is authentic to who you are and what's important to you? In today's 20 minute episode of Getting to Unstuck called "Living as the Real You", Christal Duncan, Carol Vickers and Colin Kingsmill discuss how to how to be able to set boundaries, stop saying "yes" when you really mean "no", and offer some simple tools to avoid burnout that you can use right now. Whole Human Coaching works with lea...
2023-12-1120 minGetting to UnstuckE1 | Creating Monumental ShiftsWondering how to create a shift in your life? Feeling stuck isn't fun - whether it's in our personal or professional life (or even both!) but it doesn't have to stay that way. We don't just talk about it - we are going to walk you through how to start NOW to create the change you seek. Join Colin Kingsmill, Christal Duncan and Carol Vickers from Whole Human Coaching for an episode of "Getting to Unstuck". "Getting to Unstuck" is our live 20 minute coaching conversations that are focused on reclaiming our humanity in lif...
2023-12-0921 min
Watershed Writers w/ Tanis MacDonaldWaterloo author CAROL DUNCAN on writing the historical fantasticCarol Duncan talks to us about writing short stories inflected with Caribbean history and culture, and about her research roots when writing the historical fantastic. Her collection of short stories, This Spot of Ground: Spiritual Baptists in Toronto is available through Wilfrid Laurier University Press and fine booksellers everywhere.
2023-10-2259 min
Not Your Power CoupleTexas Heath Resources - Upcoming Starlight Gala W/Meredith Duncan & Dr. Dale YooHi everyone,This episode is the first of many on the way showcasing local business organizations and non-profit organizations that impact the citizens of Allen and Collin County.This episode is focused on the upcoming 2nd Annual Starlight Gala hosted by Texas Health Resources Allen. It is on November 11th(Veterans Day) 7:00pm to 11:00pm at the Marriott Dallas Allen Hotel in Allen.We were blessed to have Meredith Duncan and Dr. Dale Yoo join us to talk about Texas Health resources Allen's Veterans organization program in the Allen and Plano hospitals and...
2023-10-1519 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanRick Pointon - Hey Rock n RollArt Ryan describes Rick Pointon as 'Newcastle rock royalty', and Rick is perhaps best known for his work with the legendary Benny & The Jets. At their peak, Benny & The Jets performed more than 300 nights each year and have worked with some incredible Australian and international industry figures. If you grew up with Johnny O'Keefe in your ears and seeing bands at venues like the Palais, the Impala or even Bus Stop - you'll love the stories Rick tells in his book. What was 'Henry Mousetraps', and what did Sandra the Go Go Girl have to do with Barry Gibb's...
2023-08-2335 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanGlamour on Glass Exhibition - Isabel WhittleGlamour on Glass is a stunning exhibition curated by University of Newcastle history student and Vera Deacon Scholar, Isabel Whittle, focusing on the portrayal of women and fashion in the Newcastle Sun.
Featuring photographic prints of fashion models in structured daywear and glamorous evening wear, the exhibition explores the impact of the Great Depression on fashion trends and garment production during the 1930s.
Also on display are items on loan from The Australian Museum of Clothing and Textiles, including accessories chosen by women of the 1930s to complement the fashions of the day.
2023-08-0915 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanNewcastle 1899 Diorama - Ross BaldersonIn June 2018, Ross Balderson shared a photo in the Lost Newcastle Facebook Group of a scale model scene of Newcastle 1899 that he was building. Not only did people not mind Ross sharing a photo of his incredible model work, the photos and conversations have continued ever since.
Ross says he was inspired to build the scale model after seeing a Ralph Snowball photograph of the city - a labor of love that took ten years to complete!
Ross has finally been able to bring his diorama of Newcastle in 1899 to Newcastle Museum, complete with operating...
2023-07-0712 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanLost Newcastle - Carol Duncan speaks with Ruth Cotton, author and local historianRuth Cotton is well known to many in Newcastle for her huge body of local history work on the multicultural hub of Hamilton. Her Hidden Hamilton blog began as a way for her to find out more about the suburb she was moving to from northern NSW! Hundreds of stories and two books later, Ruth is still just as passionate about her adoptive home.
But Ruth has released a new book, a memoir called A Fragile Hold which details her 1997 diagnosis with multiple sclerosis and the changes to her life from that point. In 2020, just as the...
2023-04-1334 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanRoland Bannister - Hunter Valley AncestorsDr Roland Bannister lived his early life in Waratah. After training as a carpenter, Roland because a music teacher and studied at the Newcastle Conservatorium of Music. Moving further inland in NSW for many years, Roland taught at Glen Innes High School and for 32 years as a music academic at Charles Sturt University’s Wagga Wagga Campus.
Roland's book, 'Hunter Valley Ancestors - An Incomplete Chronicle of the families Burns, Puxty, Hewitt, Longworth, Poile, Pascoe, Kenny, and Hancock' is out now and available by emailing rsbannister@gmail.com
2022-11-2232 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanDid Little Richard REALLY throw his jewellery into Newcastle’s Hunter River?It's often rumoured that Little Richard - considered the founding father of rock music - suddenly found God while on tour in Australia in 1957 and threw his jewellery into Newcastle's Hunter River.
But is it true?
It is known that Little Richard, born Richard Wayne Penniman, came from a deeply evangelical background in Macon, Georgia, and that after his Australian tour he returned to the US and began studying theology.
In this episode, Carol Duncan speaks with Dr Roland Bannister about his research in finding out the truth behind this amazing story.
2022-08-2615 minLost Newcastle - Carol Duncan10 Years of History and Mystery - ABC Newcastle August 2022
It started with a brick and has led to a community of nearly 70,000 people connecting over a love of history and mystery.
This is Lost Newcastle. A corner of the internet where you can have nice things!
ABC Newcastle's Kia Handley spoke to founder Carol Duncan.
2022-08-2212 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanJoe Camilleri - Not Afraid To FlyCarol Duncan music feature interview with Joe Camilleri (Jo Jo Zep, Black Sorrows) - July 2014
2022-03-2056 min
The Root of All Success with The Real Jason Duncan063: Trusting Your Instinct with Carol CarpenterToday's guest is Carol Carpenter, who always had an innate sense of duty and responsibility, which has translated into the way she does business today. In her teenage years, being the eldest, her focus shifted to her mother, who had terminal cancer. During that time she was studying to become a doctor, taking four years of Latin to make her mom proud. After her mother passed away at the age of forty-seven, when our guest was only twenty years old, she realized that she didn't want to complete med school, and changed her major to business management. She began...
2022-01-201h 04Lost Newcastle - Carol DuncanVictoria Theatre - Nancy TappThe Victoria Theatre is the oldest theatre still standing in NSW. Opened in 1876, it was rebuilt in 1890/91 and added to the NSW State Heritage Register in 1999.
Nancy Tapp performed at the Victoria Theatre in the 1950s and in this podcast, reminisces about the theatre and the shows she danced in.
2021-05-2105 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanThe Wallis Album - Carol Duncan speaks with Aunty Nola Hawken& Ron RamseyAfter 194 years, a previously unknown album of drawings from 1818, including landscapes and portraits of Aboriginal people from the Newcastle region, returned to Newcastle for a brief exhibition by the State Library of NSW.
In this episode, Carol Duncan speaks with Aunty Nola Hawken, descendant of 'Queen' Margaret and Ned of Swansea; and the Director of the Newcastle Art Gallery, Ron Ramsey.
Recorded 2012.
2021-05-1107 min
The 9pm EdictThe 9pm Newcastle Rock, Radio, and Coal Chat with Carol Duncan and Nuatali NelmesIn this episode we travel to Newcastle to kick off The 9pm Autumn Series 2021 with special guest Carol Duncan — journalist, multimedia producer and Newcastle City Councillor.We talk about many, many things including her career in radio both commercial and at the ABC, being cool in your life, social media, family tragedies, cheap chocolate, mangroves, and Australian rock legends including Vanda & Young and Midnight Oil.We're also joined by a surprise special guest, the Lord Mayor of Newcastle, the Right Worshipful Nuatali Nelmes. We spoke about all the changes in the city since I was last th...
2021-03-131h 11
SanityJared Cohen on Sport and Performance PsychologyOn this episode of Sanity, Dr. Jason Duncan and Jared Cohen, M.A., M.B.A. dive into sport and performance psychology. Jared Cohen works as a mental performance coach for both individuals and teams, and he recently conducted a training with the Transportation Security Agency (TSA). He discusses the different components of performance psychology and provides information about how he intervenes to improve performance in our mental abilities. He shares the three areas he typically focuses on are self-awareness, self-reflection, and self-regulation. Jared Cohen links his practices in performance psychology to well-established psychological theories and evidence-based practices, including...
2020-12-111h 08
ATV-TALK A Motorsport PodcastCarol Brandt 23Carol Brandt, the model for women to follow on and off the race track. With her never quit attitude and the desire to be the best, she forged new ground, competing against men and often coming out in front.
2020-12-091h 33Lost Newcastle - Carol DuncanCarol Duncan Friday Music Show 20 August 2010 - Australian RockCarol Duncan Friday Music Show 20 August 2010 - Australian Rock. Features Zoot, Chain, Stevie Wright, TMG, Sherbet, AC/DC, The Ferrets, Skyhooks and a chat with Bob Spencer. Play it loud. Really loud.
2020-06-2900 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanNeal Smith - original Alice Cooper Band drummer with Mark Tinson and MacSo, about that time Alice Cooper shot Neal Smith in the leg ... allegedly. This one is a loud rock chat. Enjoy!
2020-06-2900 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanJon English - 3 July 2013The late Australian star joined me on the show on his return from performing in Sweden.
2020-06-2900 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanCathedral Park - Resting in PiecesHow often have you stopped for a rest on one of the low stone retaining walls at Blackbutt Reserve? Chances are, you’re sitting on the remains of the early headstones from Newcastle’s first European burial ground at Christ Church Cathedral. Find out more at lostnewcastle.com.au
2020-06-2902 min
Conversations with Annie & KateCarol Duncan - Councillor, Novacastrian & former ABC radio personalityThis is the first episode of new a podcast – hosted by Annie Parker and Kate Carruthers. The podcast is called Conversations with Annie & Kate. We were warned not to do this during a pandemic, but thought what the heck.So the premise of the show is simple, we find an interesting women and talk to her over a drink. We try not to ask the usual questions. And we try to have an interesting chat.Here is episode 1 – Carol Duncan she is a long time friend, Novacastrian and former radio personality. Enjoy 🙂
2020-06-1929 min
Let's Talk ShopLets Talk Shop, Episode 10: Carol and Ashley Duncan of General Sheet MetalFor Women in Construction Week, SMACNA president Angie Simon, CEO of Western Allied Mechanical, talks with Carol Duncan, CEO, and her daughter Ashley Duncan, mechanical division manager at General Sheet Metal. General Sheet Metal has grown from 25 people when Carol took over the company to 180 employees today. Ashley officially joined the company in 2015 and has taken more of a leadership role. Carol and Ashley speak about the culture at GSM and their belief in servant leadership and people first. “Relationships are the most important, “ says Carol, “and that is reflected in the growth of the company.”
2020-03-0517 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanThe Wallis Album - Carol Duncan & Dr Alex Byrne, NSW State LibrarianThe Wallis Album
After 194 years, a previously unknown album of drawings from 1818, including landscapes and portraits of Aboriginal people from the Newcastle region, returned to Newcastle for a brief exhibition by the State Library of NSW.
In this episode, Carol Duncan speaks with Dr Alex Byrne, the NSW State Librarian and Chief Executive, about the significance of the album.
[Recorded 2012]
2019-03-2706 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanHPV - The Radio National DocumentaryBrad Keeling is a man best known as the co-founder of One Tel. But he is also a dear and close friend of ABC broadcaster Carol Duncan. When she discovered Brad had been diagnosed with throat cancer she asked if he'd share his story with her.Throat cancer is often presumed to be the result of smoking, and while Brad had been a recreational smoker in his twenties, and been exposed to passive smoking, his cancer was the result of the Human Papillomavirus, HPV.In this feature produced by Carol Duncan we hear from Brad soon after diagnosis, travel with...
2018-04-0200 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanHPV - The ResearcherAssoc Prof Karen Canfell is a researcher with the Lowy Cancer Research Centre at the University of NSW. HPV is her area of expertise. What does she want us to know about HPV and the vaccination program? Five years ago, in 2007, we had the implementation of the National HPV Vaccination Program in girls and women in Australia and that's really had incredible effects already. For example we've already seen a drop in the number of young girls infected with HPV, we've also seen a reduction in the numbers of high-grade abnormalities of the cervix which are the precursor to cervical...
2018-04-0200 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanHPV - One month after surgeryOne month after his surgery for throat cancer, Brad talks about the experience and his reflections on having a cancer that is now preventable. HPV. The same virus which causes cervical cancer.
2018-04-0200 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanHPV - The SurgeryBrad's throat cancer would require two operations. The first, the removal of a tumour from the base of his tongue, would be performed using the Da Vinci Surgical System (robot) - mostly only used in Australia to date for prostate and gynaecological surgery. The second operation was to remove the lymph glands from one side of his neck.
2018-04-0200 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanHPV - The Hospital, The Robot, and the Speech PathologistThe Da Vinci surgical system (robot) was reasonably new to Australia in 2013 and was mostly being using for prostate and gynaecological surgery. At Macquarie University Hospital in Sydney, surgeons from other specialities are also using the robot, including in this case for throat cancer. Carol Bryant is the CEO of MUH. Speech pathology is also a crucial part of recovery for patients after this sort of surgery - not just for speech but for swallowing safely. Jenny Cole-Virtue is a Speech Pathologist at MUH.
2018-04-0200 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanHPV - "I've just got a sore throat!" The role of the GP.Do we underestimate the role of our GPs in our healthcare and our understanding of diagnoses and treatment options? Dr Wendy Unwin has been Brad Keeling's GP for 30 years so how does she see her role in his care after his throat cancer diagnosis?
2018-04-0200 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanHPV - Diagnosis and treatment options. Dr Jonathan Clark.DR JONATHAN CLARK: Brad's been diagnosed with a squamous cell cancer of the tongue base. Squamous cell cancers are the most common type of cancer that we see in the throat and back of the tongue. His cancer has spread from the tongue base to a single lymph node in the upper part of his neck.The majority of these cancers in 2012 are viral cancers caused by the human papilloma virus and we think in Brad's case that this is one of those types of cancers.Previously, the majority of cancers in the throat and tongue base were cancers induced...
2018-04-0200 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanHPV - One man's story of an avoidable throat cancerEp1 - Meet Brad.For a large part of 2012, my friend Brad complained on and off about a sore throat and earache. On the Friday night before Christmas 2012, I spent six hours in an operating theatre with him as a surgical team removed an HPV-induced cancer from his throat and tongue, and removed the lymph glands in one side of his neck. HPV is responsible for several cancers in men - throat, anus, penis amongst them. HPV vaccination was made part of the Australian vaccination program for girls in 2007, and boys in 2013. Australia now leads the world in the reduction...
2018-04-0200 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanFriday Music Show | 30 March 2012 Jim KeaysJim Keays - The Masters Apprentices
2018-01-1400 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanFriday Music Show | 5 September 2014 James ReyneJames Reyne feature program
2018-01-1400 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanFriday Music Show | 25 July 2014 - Mark Tinson, Allan Caswell, Morgan EvansMark Tinson, Allan Caswell, Morgan Evans
2018-01-1400 min2018-01-1400 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanFriday Music Show | 14 February 2014 - Mark Tinson RetrospectiveThe Mark Tinson Retrospective ... Phil McIntyre. Everything from his own rock career with Rabbit, Heroes, etc, to artists he's produced.
2018-01-1400 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanFriday Music Show | 31 January 2014 - New York - Mark Tinson, Brien McVernon, NgarikiThe theme was New York - Mark Tinson, Brien McVernon, Ngariki - contains cool tunes.
2018-01-1400 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanFriday Music Show | 24 January 2014 - Mark Tinson, Pete de Jong, John Paul Young, Russell Morris, Ty PenshornIt was my birthday. What would you do? Mark Tinson, Pete de Jong, Mac, John Paul Young, Russell Morris, Ty Penshorn,
2018-01-1449 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanFriday Music Show | 3 October 2014 - Part 1 Bella , Part 2 Grant Walmsley on Malcolm YoungFriday Music Show with Bella, and Grant Walmsley on Malcolm Young AC/DC.
2018-01-1455 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanFriday Music Show | 12 September 2014 - Mark Tinson, terror alerts, Jimi Hendrix & Pat has burgers with Led ZeppelinIn which Mark Tinson joins me to discuss terror alerts & Jimi Hendrix, Pat calls in to brag about having burgers with Led Zeppelin during their Australian tour, local artists Adam Miller and Jason Lowe.
2018-01-1454 min2018-01-1453 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanAlex Smith | Moving Pictures - 2013Alex is a Newcastle kid! In this 2013 interview, he talks about the effect of their record company collapsing at the height of their career.
2018-01-1453 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanStevie Wright | The Easybeats -2009In 2009, I had the chance to interview the legendary Stevie Wright - lead singer of The Easybeats in the 1960s and trouble rockstar ever after. I was warned in advance that I should pre-record the interview as Stevie was 'a bit slow' after years of serious drug and alcohol abuse. Happily, I didn't find him at all difficult to chat with. Indeed, Stevie's openness about his heroin addiction and his desperation to shake it are incredibly moving.
2018-01-1426 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanTony Robinson 2012Tony Robinson talks about how to encourage a community to care about its history.Tony Robinson is perhaps best known to an older generation of television viewer as Baldrick from Blackadder, but to younger generations he's known as the guy leading archaeological digs on Time Team or the poor unfortunate host up to his knees in a tank of urine in Worst Jobs In History (that story was about tanning hides for leather).In December, 2011, Tony was filming in Australia for his series Tony Robinson's Time Walks in which he visits cities to reveal their history.Carol Duncan caught up...
2018-01-1007 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanBen Gillies - Silverchair/Bento 2012Silverchair have been one of Australia's most successful bands for the last 20 years. Drummer Ben Gillies joined Carol Duncan in the studio for a chat about his solo project - Bento, and why he continues to call Newcastle home. Daniel Johns, Chris Joannou and Ben Gillies were just kids doing work experience at a Newcastle radio station when I first met them nearly 20 years ago. Those three boys have gone on to become strong and confident men and wonderful musicians - collectively and individually. I suspect the whole town is pretty proud of them.In 2012, the band have celebrated 20 years...
2018-01-1019 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanJeff Martin - The Tea Party/The Armada 2011Jeff Martin and band – The Armada
Social media makes the world smaller. And it makes my life richer. Because I have conversations (sometimes only in 140 characters!) with people from around the world who are generous, warm people who share the stories of their lives – the happy, the sad, the fabulous, the rare, the raunchy – you name it. Ordinary people with ordinary stories, just like you and me. Somehow the twitterverse led me to @abhijitmajumder who is the editor of an Indian tabloid newspaper. Let me say right here that I’m not at all sure Abhijit’s newspaper and I have very...
2018-01-1027 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanMalcolm Turnbull NBN 2013Malcolm Turnbull has been in Newcastle to deliver the annual Barton Lecture at the University of Newcastle. 1233's Carol Duncan spoke with him at length about the National Broadband Network, Tony Abbott, same-sex marriage and leadership.Malcolm Turnbull and Carol Duncan in the 1233 studios. If you want to know why Malcolm is holding a pomegranate, you will have to listen to the interview. (ABC Local:)On the eve of Malcolm Turnbull's visit to Newcastle, the New Zealand parliament voted to redefine marriage as a union between two people, becoming the first country in the Asia-Pacific region to do so.CAROL DU...
2018-01-1020 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanCatherine Britt 2008In this conversation with Carol Duncan, Catherine Britt talks about the pressures of growing up under the spotlight, life in the country music capital of the world, and 'growing up on 1233 ABC Newcastle'.
After being plucked from obscurity as a 17-year-old by Sir Elton John, which led to a duet and a record deal in the United States, Catherine Britt spent six years growing up in Nashville.But after a difficult time personally the Newcastle-born country music entertainer has spent the last year at home, re-evaluating her life and her career.In this conversation with Carol Duncan, Catherine Britt...
2018-01-1014 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanNigel Westlake - Smugglers of LightIn 2008, Australian composer Nigel Westlake's son, Eli, was killed in a tragic road rage incident. With the support of his family, and his son's friends, Nigel used his love for his son to establish a music and film program to support young indigenous Australians. In an interview in 2011, Nigel reflected that after the death of his son, "I really thought I was finished musically. There was nothing more to be said. The muse had disappeared."As children, our greatest fear is the death of our parents. As parents, that fear is the death of our children. An unimaginable loss. But s...
2018-01-1012 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanRussell Morris, Mitch Cairns, Mark Tinson 20132013 has given Australian music icon, Russell Morris, an unexpected hit record some 44 years after his first national number one smash with pop-psychedelic smash, The Real Thing. I produced this music feature with Russell in 2014, although I first met him in about 1992 when I interviewed him in Hobart. He's smart, funny, brilliant and has always been just bloody fabulous and generous to me. Except for that time he rang my show to wish me a happy birthday and I thought he was JPY! Sorry, Russell! xx
Australian music industry icon Russell Morris joined Carol Duncan's program while doing a series...
2018-01-1053 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanHugh LaurieDespite his incredible success as an actor and comedian, Hugh Laurie now calls himself 'musician'. His leap of faith to pursue his life-long love of blues music is proving to be a great decision - both for Hugh, and for music lovers.I was thrilled to be able to chat with Hugh in 2014.
Hugh Laurie has loved the blues since he was seven years old. (:supplied )
"I'm following a well-trodden path of English musicians, which is how I describe myself now, who have been entranced, hypnotised almost, by this extraordinary music of the American south," Hugh says.Since...
2018-01-1021 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanJoe CamilleriJoe Camilleri is celebrating 50 years in the Australian music industry, has just released his 45th album (while working on 46 & 47), and has The Black Sorrows back on the road. But his career was very nearly derailed when he developed a fear of flying and now says his son saved his life.Joe Camilleri visits the ABC Newcastle studios (ABC Local:Carol Duncan)I've had the privilege of interviewing many of Joe Camilleri's Australian music peers and I've often remarked on how many of them were 'ten pound Poms'.Joe Camilleri says he was a five-pounder, but not a Pom, "We...
2018-01-1000 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanMegan WashingtonMegan Washington 2014 album There, there.22 September, 2014 3:45PM AEDTMegan Washington on choosing hopeBy Carol DuncanAustralian musician Megan Washington joined ABC Newcastle's Carol Duncan for a chat about her new album, 'There, There'.Megan Washington says that 'Skyline', one of the tracks on her new album 'There, There' is about 'choosing hope'."I think that's a choice we have to make daily. Choosing happiness and choosing positivity is something that you have to make a priority. For me, it's a daily thing.""That song was inspired a few years when I became very ill and woke up in h...
2018-01-1000 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanDon WalkerDon Walker is renowned as one of Australia's best songwriters. In 2014 I spoke with him about music, his love of language and the challenge of moving from performing with Cold Chisel to being his own frontman. (The Perfect Crime tour)Don Walker is a notoriously private man.He just does not talk about the personal stuff. But he does talk about himself, about music and words and prose and work and Chisel and just about anything else you choose to throw at him.He speaks slowly, deliberately, and laughs with a quiet, low rumble. Don Walker is also ve...
2018-01-1000 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanRob HirstRob Hirst - The Sun Becomes The Sea album release feature 2014First published ABC Radio Australia18 November, 2014 12:07PM AEDTRob Hirst - a new solo album and the Midnight Oil 'anti-plan'By Carol DuncanRob Hirst has a new solo album out - released under his own name instead of one of the innumerable musical units that he's part of. The Midnight Oil drummer and songwriter celebrates his new songs with an unexpected collaboration with his artist daughter, Gabriella Hirst.
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Rob Hirst oozes 'proud dad' as he talks about the achievements of the offspring of some of his bandmates."We've all got very ta...
2018-01-1024 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanJames ReyneJames Reyne - Friday Music Show feature interview 2014James Reyne has an enviable career in the Australian music industry - first appearing on ABC TV's Countdown in 1979 with both of his arms in plaster after being hit by a car in Melbourne.Australian Crawl held court around Australia's pub rock scene for just seven years, but the sound of the band and the themes of their songs are the story of numerous Australian summers.As a solo artist, James Reyne has released over a dozen albums, continued to tour Australia and internationally with audiences of up to 200,000 people.ABC Newcastle's...
2018-01-1053 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanKate Miller-HeidkeKate Miller-Heidke is one of Australia's most outstanding musical talents with a career exploding in all directions from pop to theatre and international opera. I spoke with Kate about her incredibly successful decision to crowdfund her latest album, O Vertigo, and the increasing demand for her to work in different genres.As a classically-trained singer, Kate Miller-Heidke is happy to accept the challenges for her voice of pop, opera, and everything in between.In this interview, Kate reveals her dream of composing her own hit musical.Kate posted on Facebook, "I did a big interview with Carol Duncan of ABC New...
2018-01-1049 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanIva Davies - Friday Music Show featureIva Davies is one of Australia's most accomplished musicians and composers with a career spanning over 30 years with his band Icehouse, and as a composer for film and theatre. I produced this feature music show with him in 2014.
The number one song on the Australian pop music charts in 1980 was The Buggles 'Video Killed The Radio Star', accompanied through the year by such gems as Michael Jackson 'Don't Stop Til You Get Enough', The Village People 'You Can't Stop The Music', Split Enz 'I Got You', The Vapours 'Turning Japanese' and Queen 'Crazy Little Thing Called Love'.In May 1980...
2018-01-1052 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanGreenpeace 2015 - What's At Stake For The Great Barrier Reef [Adani Coal Mine]Commissioned by Greenpeace Canada in 2015 for their podcast. Link to original post https://soundcloud.com/greenpeace-canada/ep-29-what-to-say-climate-change-vs-global-warming-whats-at-stake-for-the-great-barrier-reef
2015-10-1910 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanLocal Treasures visits Newcastle Mosque
Unlike the huge and elaborate mosques seen in the Middle East, Newcastle Mosque is a small and humble building in Wallsend, but just as Christ Church and Sacred Heart Cathedrals are central to their respective Christian faiths in Newcastle, so is the mosque to Muslims. This interview from Carol Duncan's Local Treasures program in 2014.
2014-09-3014 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanWarren Smith retiresOne of Newcastle's living Local Treasures would have to be lifeguard Warren Smith who is retiring after nearly 40 years of keeping a safe eye on the waves. ABC Newcastle's Carol Duncan dropped in to Nobbys Beach to chat with Warren before he hangs up his wetsuit.
2014-09-1906 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanThe Wreck of the AdolpheThe French barque Adolphe is just one of many shipwrecks that litter the entrance to Newcastle Harbour, yet 110 years after the disaster, this vessel is still one of the most visible. Carol Duncan spoke with Deb Mastello of the Newcastle Maritime Centre.
2014-09-1615 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanThe Birdwood FlagThe Birdwood Flag is considered to be one of the most significant Australian artifacts from WWI. Now in thousands of pieces, it's hoped that the flag will be restored. (The Birdwood Flag has now been restored.)
2014-05-2021 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanThe Warriors' Chapel at Christ Church CathedralThe Chapel of St Michael, or 'The Warrior's Chapel', at Newcastle's Christ Church Cathedral was created as a local sacred place where people could go to mourn loved ones lost to World War One - The Great War.
2014-04-2317 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanThe Newcastle Rocket BrigadeNewcastle has a long maritime history, but sadly part of that history includes a coastline that is now littered with numerous shipwrecks that cost many lives. But sometimes, the hardworking lifeboat crews and rocket brigades were able to save the lives of passengers and crew of ships wrecked on our coast.
2014-02-1218 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanThe Muster Point - BHPArtist Julie Squires was commissioned to build the Muster Point sculpture for the closure of Newcastle's BHP Steelworks in 1999. The sculpture reflects on the experiences of the tens of thousands of people who worked at the plant over the 84 years of operation. Interview with Aubrey Brooks - former BHP employee and member of the Newcastle Industrial Heritage Association.
2013-08-3014 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanMemorial Drive TunnelOne of Newcastle's many hidden places, not open to the public, is a remnant of the Shepherds Hill defence group. A tunnel underneath Memorial Drive enabled power to be supplied to the WWII No 1 Searchlight which was situated on the face of the cliff below Strzelecki Lookout. [2013 - Carol Duncan speaks with Newcastle City Council Heritage Strategist, Sarah Cameron, about the hidden WWII tunnel underneath Memorial Drive which provided power to the No 1 Searchlight.]
2013-08-2011 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanNewcastle City Hall Clock TowerNewcastle's City Hall is a sister building to the Civic Theatre. Built in 1928-1929, the building marks the civic centre of Newcastle and remains a building that bustles with events and activities.
2012-11-1308 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanCarrington Pump HouseBuilt in 1877, Carrington Pump House once provided the hydraulic pressure required to drive loading cranes in the port of Newcastle.
2012-09-1015 minLost Newcastle - Carol Duncan5 Beaches, 29 BreaksNewcastle offers surfers plenty of world-class surf breaks, as recognised by the city's annual Surfest competition and the declaration of Merewether Beach as a National Surfing Reserve in 2009. But a lot of these breaks are known only by way of 'surf vernacular'. So what, and where, are these secret locations? Here's a guide.
2012-09-0610 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanNewcastle's FlagstaffNewcastle's original flagstaff represented both the existence of the early colony and communications between the colony and vessels off the coast.
2012-08-0109 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanNewcastle East Public SchoolNewcastle East Public School is the oldest continuously operating school in Australia having started in 1816.
2012-06-1321 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanNewcastle ObeliskThe Obelisk in Newcastle stands on the site of the first windmill in the town which was built in 1820 to grind flour. The windmill itself became an important early navigational aid.
2012-05-2312 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanCentral Methodist MissionNewcastle's former Central Methodist Mission in King Street has been home to one of Newcastle's fine dining establishments - Bacchus Restaurant - and now to a new generation of bar and restaurant. It is beautifully ironic that the building that was once gave comfort to the Primitive Methodists of Newcastle has been renamed after the Greek god of the grape harvest, winemaking and wine, of ritual madness and ecstasy in Greek mythology.
2012-05-1510 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanResting in Pieces - The Christ Church Burial Ground HeadstonesHow often have you stopped for a rest on one of the low stone retaining walls at Blackbutt Reserve? Chances are, you're sitting on the remains of the early headstones from Newcastle's first European burial ground at Christ Church Cathedral.
2012-05-1102 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanHerbert's Regent TheatreThe heritage-listed Regent Theatre, formerly Herbert's Theatre, was built in 1928 and is considered one of the few remaining 1920's 'picture palaces' remaining in Australia. Considered rare as there has been little adaption of the building's interior or exterior and it remains recognisable as a theatre.
2012-05-1117 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanThe Leading Light or Beacon TowerNewcastle has its very own castle turret on top of The Hill in the form of the Leading Light Tower, or Beacon Tower. It was one of two built to assist captains in bringing their ships safely into the port. The coast around Newcastle is littered with hundreds of shipwrecks and the pair of towers built in 1865/1866 helped to increase the safety of vessels entering the Hunter River.
2012-05-0110 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanVictoria TheatreBuilt in the 1870's, the Victoria Theatre on Perkins Street in Newcastle is the oldest theatre still standing in NSW. It's also home to the largest and earliest surviving fly tower in Australia. Now closed to the public, what remains is an extraordinarily intact theatre - just waiting for its next life.
2012-04-0315 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanGuy Francis | Living with Tourette's SyndromeIt's quite likely that your first thought when you see someone swearing uncontrollably, tic-ing or jerking is that perhaps they're drunk or using drugs. Hopefully you also then consider that maybe this person is perfectly fine - except for a neurological disorder like Tourette's Syndrome. Guy Francis is a UK father of three who created a YouTube channel to share his experiences of living with Tourette's. And his love of karaoke. Contains lots and lots of swears of all colours and flavours, so if you're a delicate little flower, fuck off.
2012-03-1200 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanTony Robinson on the importance of our heritage28 February, 2012 3:02PM AEDT
Learning history with Tony Robinson
By Carol Duncan (Presenter - 1233 ABC Newcastle)
Tony Robinson talks about how to encourage a community to care about its history.
Tony Robinson is perhaps best known to an older generation of television viewer as Baldrick from Blackadder, but to younger generations he's known as the guy leading archaeological digs on Time Team or the poor unfortunate host up to his knees in a tank of urine in Worst Jobs In History (that story was about tanning hides for leather).
In December, 2011, Tony was filming in Australia for his series Tony Robinson's Tim...
2012-02-2807 minLost Newcastle - Carol DuncanThe Doctor with No Penicillin - Dr Peter HendryWhen Dr Peter Hendry began his medical career, penicillin was still yet to be made available. As a member of the AIF he spent three years as a Japanese prisoner-of-war and spent about a year on the Burma-Thailand railway. Without penicillin. Dr Hendry died in 2017.
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