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2024-11-0210 min
2 Blokes ChattingThe 2 Blokes Chatting Radio Show - 2 November 2024In this episode, Rob and Neil chat to:
Rebecca Bradshaw - Look After YourselfAlison Paterson - Sports ReportLucky Starr - Australian Music LegendKarena Wynn-Moylan - Regional Roundup - Bangalow (NSW)
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Narratives Library National EditionSmall Towns, Bad Towns and Bad Times - BAD Crime Writing Festival 2022The Second podcast of three authors featured at the BAD Crime Writers Festival in Sydney in 2022. These three authors will also be featured in this years festival - Margaret Hickey, Suzanne Leal and Rae Cairns. Held annually in the glorious atmosphere of the Mitchell State Library of NSW, BAD features more than 60 top crime writers with fascinating talks and panels and many lead up events through the year. These three authors move you from small country towns with secrets, to Northern Ireland troubles and a woman tracked by terrorists to a story of how war has a history that ca...
2023-10-2735 minNarratives Library National EditionWhite Coat Crime- Three crime authors from BAD Crime Writers Festival 2022BAD Crime Writers Festival is Australia's premier crime writers gathering. Over 5 days of special guests, authors reads, top crime experts, lawyers, barristers , and more get together and discuss all things criminal, dramatic and mysterious. Held in the historic Mitchell Library in Sydney it is a fun event for lovers of crime novels and authors. In this podcast I have selected three authors whose books centre around crime committed under the cover of medical institutions - Mercedes Mercier 'White Noise'; Lyn McFarlane ' The Scarlet Cross' and Susan White with 'Cut'.All these auhtors have real life exerience to add a...
2023-09-2633 minNarratives Library National EditionZined Out in Byron BayThe first ever Byron Print Fair was held in April in Byron Bay and Ziners from far and wide attended. For organiser Benjo Kazue it was the culmination of months of planning. This podcast contains interviews with more than a dozen of the artists, publishers, poets and fans who attended.
2023-05-1131 minNarratives Library National EditionMichael Sharmon - On with the Music- 12 years in Hong KongMichael Sharmon left Australia in 2010 for Hong Kong to pursue a career in musical theatre. What followed was 12 amazing years of writing, producing, directing and performing around the country - sometimes 5 shows in one day! He looks back very fondly on this time and the opportunities it afforded him. Four original tracks of music.
2023-04-1331 minNarratives Library National EditionGeorge SmiloviciGeorge Smilovici was a highly successful comedian who is now a musician who divides his time between Cuba ( where he grew up) and Byron Bay Australia. He is a guitarist and composer with a 14 piece band in Cuba and says he sometimes puts a few jokes in his solo shows just for old times sake. This interview with Karena Wynn-Moylan was first broadcast on Bay FM 99.9 on September 22, 2022.
2022-09-2219 min
Narratives Library National EditionPhiaMelbourne singer/songwriter, multi instrumentalist and choir leader Phia has a brand new self titled album. Karena Wynn-Moylan talks to her about the songs on the album, motherhood and music, and coming back to Australia after success overseas. Four songs from the Album - Someone Out There, All My Friends, Coffee After 3, and Full Circle.
2022-06-2523 minNarratives Library National EditionTwo Poets - Chris Mansell and Richard TippingChris Mansell and Richard Tippping have spent their lives immersed in their poetry and art. Here they each read from their latest publications and talk about the process of being a poet, writing and art. They were both guests at the Kyogle writers Festival and spoke with Karena Wynn-Moylan of the Narratives Library.
2022-05-2722 minNarratives Library National EditionWallis Bird - new 'Hands'Irish born, Berlin based singer/songwriter Wallis Bird has released a new album 'Hands' - 91/2 songs for 91/2 fingers. In production and arrangements it is a fresh take on her material. Here she talks with radio presenter of Arts Canvass Karena Wynn-Moylan. Contains four tracks from the album: What's Wrong with Changing, I Lose Myself Completely, Dreamwriting and The Power of a Word.
2022-05-2732 min
Narratives Library National EditionBruce Munro - Tripping on the Light FantasticInterview with world renowned UK artist Bruce Munro with award winning interviewer Karena Wynn-Moylan
2022-03-2617 minNarratives Library National EditionBruce Munro - the Light FantasticInterview with world renowned UK artist Bruce Munro abotu his next exciting installation this time planned for Byron Shire in Australia.
2022-03-2616 minNarratives Library National EditionAssistance for artists in the Northern Rivers NSWFor those artists affected by catastropic floodwaters in Northern NSW Australia who have lost studios, materials and livelihoods.
2022-03-1107 min
Narratives Library National EditionBenjamin Gilmour, director of 'Jirga'Benjamin Gilmour is a writer and director and also poet and paramedic. His film 'Jirga' is a powerful statement about war and the destruction of innocent people on both sides. In this interview he discusses with broadcaster Karena Wynn-Moylan about the calculating of risk involved in making this film in Afghanistan and the importance of cinema.
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Narratives Library National EditionGareth Koch - Saladin's DreamKarena Wynn-Moylan chats to Gareth Koch about his beautiful new album 'Saladin's Dream'. This album reflects many of Gareth's accomplishments as a musician and obsessions with history. Taking his cue from a number of medieval and middle eastern styles, Gareth plays a range of instruments based around the the idea of the dreams of this historic figure.
2021-08-0919 minNarratives Library National EditionHolly English 'DAD'.Holly English is fast gaining a reputation in comic zine circles for writing stories about relationships in her personal life that many of us can relate to. In this latest zine she goes in deep and tries to unravel her dysfunctional past with her psychotic father.
2021-06-1111 minNarratives Library National EditionSteve Kilbey 'The Hall of Counterfeits'This was the first interview Steve gave on the release of his latest and newest musical offering 'The Hall of Counterfeits'. Steve is a musician who is always striving to challenge himself and explore new ways of presenting his musical ideas. Working freely in a two day studio session with musicians Gareth Koch, Barton Price and Roger Mason (The Winged Heels) he has produced over 23 tracks that range from pop to medieval, mystical to manic. He is always wonderful to talk to as he has a clear idea of why he does what he does, and he h...
2021-06-0229 min
Narratives Library National EditionGinger Meggs 100th Birthday.Ginger Meggs is 100 years old this year. Tristan Bancks, himself a popular children's book author, is the great great nephew of Ginger's creator Jimmy Bancks, and was asked by Penguin to write four new adventures for Ginger and his mates.
2021-05-2011 minNarratives Library National EditionSarah McCleod of the SuperjesusArts Canvass presenter Karena Wynn-Moylan interviews Superjesus front woman Sarah McCleod on the eve of her solo tour in Australia.
2021-03-0324 minNarratives Library National EditionHolly EnglishHolly English, Byron Bay contemporary artist, comic creator, cartoonist and illustrator has been shortlisted for the 2020 Broken Pencil International Zine Awards (Comic Section) for her comic 'Grace'
2020-10-0608 min
Narratives Library National EditionLuka Bloom in conversation.LUKA BLOOM -BITTERSWEET CRIMSON Luka Bloom’s latest album ‘Bittersweet Crimson’ is actually his 22nd- that’s a lot of song writing, a lot of stories, and a lot of touring. But as he tells Arts Canvass’s Karena Wynn-Moylan in this revealing interview, he now writes different material to the those first albums, more outward looking, and ironically, he has produced this latest CD knowing he couldn’t tour with it due to the current world situation. Despite this, he has had enormous success in Ireland with single form the Cd ‘The Beauty of Every...
2020-09-0347 min
Narratives Library National EditionSongs From Another LifeHear legendary Australian songwriter talk about his new intriguing album 'Songs From Another Life'- music based on ancient fragments , researched and arranged by Gareth Koch with lyrics by Steve Kilbey..
2020-06-0819 minNarratives Library National EditionL.A Larkin reads from her latest novel 'Prey'Author interview and read.
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Narratives Library National EditionOnce Bitten, Twice Died.An inspiring interview with permaculture legend John Barrie Button about what it feels like to be bitten by one of the most venomous snakes in the world- An Australian Tiger Snake. And then 25 years later , complete liver failure!
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Narratives Library National EditionShark Arm - re-opening an unsolved mystery.It seems the podcast world is fascinated with reopening cold cases at the moment and the book ‘Shark Arm’, is the re-examination of an infamous incident in 1935 in Sydney Australia in which a shark, in an aquarium, regurgitated a human arm. Author Kevin Meagher tells broadcaster Karena Wynn-Moylan a little of the secrets he and fellow author, Phillip roope uncovered.
2020-02-2015 min
Narratives Library National EditionCan we stop the fires in Australia?The prospect of an ever increasing drying and inflammable countryside is one Australians are having to come to terms with. No longer just a ‘dry year’, 2019/2020 has brought an awareness to Australia and the rest of the world of what climate change is going to wreak upon our lives. Historically, fire has always been present in the Australian landscape – sometimes under human control , sometimes naturally produced . What will be the impact in the future?. Stephen J Pyne is an acknowledged world expert on fire and his book ‘Burning Bush – A fire history of Australia’ is an in...
2020-02-0509 min
Narratives Library National EditionAsh Grunwald 'Surf by day, Jam by night'Australian Musician and keen surfer Ash Grunwald has produced a book of interviews with people who he admires who are 'double trouble' - multi skilled musicians who also surf well, and vice-versa. Narratives interviewer Karena Wynn-Moylan turns the tables on him by interviewing him about his book but first he gives a short read from one chapter.
2020-02-0417 minNarratives Library National EditionMemories of Sarajevo: Radio ZidRadio Zid was a community radio station that continued broadcasting throughout the Bosnian war. Its presenters were snipered, bombed, starved and dehydrated ( no water or electricity for nearly 3 years) but they continued broadcasting. driven by the knowledge that the community needed them and they needed to tell the community and the world what was happening inside the town of Sarajevo. The war in Sarajevo spawned a new term 'culturcide' - the destruction of a society and a country through the mutilation of its culture. Radio Zid, was the resistance to this notion. Part One of three Parts....
2018-05-041h 00Narratives Library National EditionLibby Hathorn and TM Clark‘Eventual Poppy Day’ by Libby Hathorn, is based around letters a young man sent home from the warfront in WW1, and ‘A Soldier, a Dog and a Boy’ is a children's picture book story about a young man adopting a homeless dog he befriended in the warzone. Both tales are based on true stories Libby read or researched from actual wartime reporting. TM Clarke grew up in St Africa and is now an Australian citizen, and her story ‘Tears of the Cheetah, is an adult fictional novel, of the struggle to prevent the decimation of native species in africa , and...
2018-02-2628 minNarratives Library National EditionPublishing versus self publishing.Romance fiction is a multimillion dollar industry in Australia and also has some of the highest paid and most popular authors in the country from the number of authors who have international publishing deals. So, have you got a heart tugger lurking in the bottom drawer? How would you go about getting it published? Is it bettert o self publish? what do reader's think of the romance industry?
2018-02-0529 minNarratives Library National EditionKim Mahood and Sophie Green‘Position doubtful’ is an old surveyors map term used for areas where it is almost impossible to get a landmark for bearing. In her memoir , Kim Mahood uses this term to apply to her memories of the history of a homestead that used to belong to her family and her deep attachment to the land and its indigenous peoples that surround this place. Here she reads from her opening chapter and later in our interview explains what has drawn her to write of this geographical place that is located in her heart and of the charts she created ...
2018-02-0527 minNarratives Library National EditionLuc SanteLuc SAnte is an author and critic. He is frequent contributor to the New York Review of Books. ‘The Other Paris’ is actually a walk through the history of Paris from 200 hundred years ago to the 20 century The Paris we know today was, in Napoleon’s time, a city surrounded by a slowly destroyed rural life, where the fringes of the cities inhabitants struggled to eke out a living beyond ‘The Wall’. I found it interesting to hear an account of the frenetic recycling that this produced, as every scrap of material and detritus was used to make...
2018-02-0528 minNarratives Library National EditionNadja Spiegelman and Jenevieve ChangHear author Jeneveive Chang as she recounts an exciting but also dangerous time she spent as a young dancer in Shanghai in The Good Girl of Chinatown , and Nadja Spiegelman will enter that fraught area of the relationship between a highly strung mother and her daughter in her memoir ‘I’m supposed to protect you from all this’. Music tracks : ‘I love you and let you go’ by Gyan; ‘Fire in her Belly’ by Trysette
2018-01-3127 minNarratives Library National EditionNick Earls and the Wisdom Tree novellasNick earls is an Australian novel writer who has written over twenty books for both adults and children. He has won numerous awards internationally and nationally for his writing and two of his books ( 48 shades of brown and Perfect Skin )have been adapted into feature films, and five into stage plays. ‘Wisdom Tree; is actually a series of five novellas, subtly linked through the characters and events. In this podcast-short extracts from Wisdom Tree's five novellas are read by other noted authors: Gotham read by Liam Pieper – Gotham introduces us to ‘nasty boy’ , the latest rapper sensation...
2018-01-3127 minNarratives Library National EditionRachel Craw’; Krissy Kneen ; James Bradley Today our edition has a science fiction theme . In ‘Spark’ Rachel Craw has a group of teenagers, fumbling with their own emerging feelings and identities caught up in a tale of genetic engineering and superheroes, James Bradley explains the title of his work ‘Clade’ and reads from the opening chapter when the hero has elected to go on a mission to Antarctica, while Krissy Kneen in ‘An uncertain Grace’ really gets our heads turned around with the idea of observing the world through other people’s eyes- even their skin! Music Track : Robotica by Michael Fairley fr...
2018-01-3127 minNarratives Library National EditionGearge Gittoes and Louise DoughtyToday our edition has a serious theme as two authors give us very different accounts of the horrors of war. Australian Artist George Gittoes has been present at so many wars I actually lost count and he corrected me when I was interviewing him. As a public speaker he is riveting His book ‘Blood Mystic’ is an account of just a few of the warzones he has witnessed and recorded, and of his life lived perpetually on the edge of danger. Louise Doughty’s book ‘ Black Water’ is a novel, but it is based on extensive research she made into Jakar...
2018-01-3127 minNarratives Library National EditionJesse Blackadder and Ashley HayJESSE BLACKADDER – 60 SECONDS; ASHLEY HAY – 100 SMALL LESSONS Our two authors today have set their work in tropical areas, and it is this ‘sense of place’ that imbues their characters trajectory. In Jesse Blackadder’s ‘ 60 Seconds’ – a move from Tasmania to the Northern rivers of NSW provides the backdrop to a family tragedy, while in Ashley Hay’s ‘ 100 small lessons’ the character of Lucy has moved from Sydney to Brisbane. Both these novels are about coping with loss and change. Music tracks:‘Vulnerable –Angie Hudson; ‘When I get There’ – Lucie Thorne
2018-01-3127 minNarratives Library National EditionLance Balchin ‘Mechanica’ ; Jack Heath – ‘The Cut Out’ ; Fleur Ferris – ‘Black’Lance Balchin ‘Mechanica’ ; Jack Heath – ‘The Cut Out’ ; Fleur Ferris – ‘Black’. This week three fabulous authors who are classed as ‘Young Adult’- which means really, anyone over the ages of 14 will enjoy them. Lance Balchin reads from ‘Mechanica’ – of a world without insects and animals, Jack Heath’s ‘The Cut Out’ , his protagonist also inhabits a future world, one where he is forced to act as double for the good of the government, while Fleur Ferris in ‘Black’ explores that classic stage set- the reputed ‘haunted house’.
2018-01-2927 min
Narratives Library National EditionKeenan Malik- ‘From Fatwah to Jihad’Keenan Malik- ‘From Fatwah to Jihad’ Keenan Malik is an Indian-born British writer, lecturer and broadcaster, trained in neurobiology and the history of science . he is also a writer, lecturer and broadcaster and a presenter of Analysis, BBC Radio 4's flagship current affairs programme and a panelist on the Moral Maze. It is 20 years since the late Ayatollah Khomeini declared that everyone involved in the publication and sale of Salman Rushdie’s novel The Satanic Verses should be killed. Keenan Malik’s book FROM FATWAH TO JIHAD - The Rushdie Affair and Its Aftermath attempts to unders...
2018-01-1928 min
Narratives Library National EditionLesley Truffle and Cassandra DeanLesley Truffle –‘The Fabulous Hotel du Barry and 'The Scandalous Life of Sacher Torte' with Cassandra Dean –‘Silk and Scars’ Two fabulous romance/adult/fiction writers to while away the holidays. Lesley Truffle's heroines are feisty and lusty, and never say die no matter how grim the situation. Cassandra Dean's heroine is a poor scribe who becomes involved with a mysterious scarred, Duke. Well written and good escapist fun! Lesley and Cassandra read a short passage from their novels and then give us an insight to their working processes. Interviwed by the award winning broad...
2018-01-0828 min
Narratives Library National EditionFrankie Fish and the Sonic SuitcaseSome kids just love to read and can be found with their nose in a book or glued to a screen e-reading any time of the day, but for some the magic of entering those other imaginary worlds eludes them. Reading is an important skill and some parents despair that their children just don’t seem interested but maybe they just haven’t found that one book that is the key . Our three authors today all write for that tricky age of ‘7-12 years
2017-12-2627 minNarratives Library National EditionTex Perkins and Mark HoldenTwo great musical memoirs from Tex Perkins in 'Tex' and Mark Holden in 'My Idol Years'. Language warning on the Tex Perkins one as he recounts his early years performing around Sydney.
2017-12-0427 min
Narratives Library National EditionRomance in the Australian outbackPenelope Janu - In at the Deep End, Susan Lattwein - 'Arafura, Blodd, the Wet and Tears';- Lost in Kakadu by Kendall Talbot Three romance novelists go into the great wild outback of Australia and the ocean . Hear them read from their work and discuss it afterward. Music track from Kasey chambers 'Nullabor Song'.
2017-11-2727 min
Narratives Library National EditionDavid Leser and Nikki GemmelDavid Leser reads from his memoir 'To Begin to Know- in the shadows of my father', in which he attempts to understand the forces that shaped his father's childhood and their subsequent relationship. Nikki Gemmel reads from 'After', an astonishing examination of the aftermath of her mother's suicide. ( This interview and read deals with the subject of assisted dying .)
2017-11-2029 min
Narratives Library National EditionCatherine Evans and Kelly Hunter Catherine Evans - ‘The Healing Season’ - a romance novel about an agricultural scientist in a country town and and Kelly Hunter –‘Wish’- classic ' new beginnings' romance in the country. Music: ‘The day that I lost You’ – Suzannah Espie; “ Back to the Sun” -Ange Takats
2017-11-2028 min
Narratives Library National EditionCharlie Veron Tim Flannery Peter DohertyCharlie Veron, recognised as a world authority on coral reefs- reads from his memoir : 'A Life Underwater'; Tim Flannery , famous environmentalist says we can still be optimistic in 'An Atmosphere of Hope' while Nobel Prize winner Peter Doherty tells us how to sort fact from fiction in 'The Knowledge Wars'.In their interviews these noted authors and environment experts give us much food for thought. Music track is Miriam Lieberman with 'Falling' from her CD 'Full Circle'.
2017-11-1427 min
Narratives Library National EditionWomen in the media workplaceTracey Spicer - ‘The Good Girl Stripped Bare ‘ ,and Mary-Lou Stephens –‘ Sex, drugs and Meditation’ and Suzanne Leal – ‘The Teacher’s Secret’ Three female authors dealing with issues in the media and education workplace, fiction and non-fiction and even some comedy! Music‘Change’ –Jodi Martin; ‘Some say I got Devil ‘ –Inge Liljestrom.
2017-11-1328 min
Narratives Library National EditionSophie Hardcastle and Mark Smith Sophie Hardcastle and Mark Winter write Young Adult fiction . In 'Breathing Underwater' Sophie uses her considerable experience as a surfer to write lyrically about her heroine's struggles, and in 'The Road to Winter', Mark Smith places his 15 year old male protagonist into a dystopian future, where most adults have died.
2017-11-0727 min
Narratives Library National EditionSebastian Smee and Ashleigh WilsonSebastian Smee – delves into history to reveal strange and fascinating influences that famous artists have had on each other in ‘ The Art of rivalry’ and Ashleigh Wilson reveals the real Brett in –‘Brett Whitely –Art, Life and the other thing’ . Music ‘Talk About Love’ –My Friend the Chocolate Cake, ‘All the colours’ Neil and Tim Finn.
2017-11-0627 min
Narratives Library National EditionRajith Savanadasa 'Ruins' and Sohila Sanjani 'Scattered Pearls'.Rajith Savanadasa was born in Sri Lanka and is now living in Australia. His novel 'Ruins' follows the lives on one family in modern Sri Lanka. Sohila Sanjani spent nearly 30 years writing down her memories of her previous family life in Persia ( Iran) in her book 'Scattered Pearls'.
2017-10-3127 min
Narratives Library National EditionL.A Larkin and Michael Robotham L.A Larkin writes thrillers around the issue of environmental crime and ecological disasters. Her books, such as Devour, have strong female protagonists. In a twist, Michael Robotham wrote his book 'The Secrets she keeps' in a first person female voice. He loves to analyse the psychology of people who commit crimes more than than depicting the crime itself. Hear them both talk about their work and then read a passage just for you. Music track in this episode is 'Rhythm and Rhyme' by Abbie Cardwell
2017-10-2427 min
Narratives Library National EditionRichard Roxburgh and Tristan Bancks There's a number of actors who also write great kids books! Tristan Bancks , formerly a Home and Away star, has a whole series of funny books for the 6 to 14 age group in his 'My Life...' series. Here he reads from 'My Life and other stuff I made up' Richard Roxburgh has just published his very first book, 'Artie and the Grime Wave' but there are sure to be more. Both authors relished reading them aloud complete with funny voices. Musici n this episode by Tin Pan Orange...
2017-10-1729 min
Narratives Library National EditionTwo Steps Forward with Graeme Simsion and Anne Buist camino Graeme Simsion shot to fame with The Rosie Project ,followed quickly by The Rosie Effect. 'Two Steps Forward' was written with his wife, Anne Buist a thriller writer. In this broadcast, Graeme and Anne both read the two characters they have created and a lively interview follows. Music track by Lucinda Peters 'The River of Remembrance'.
2017-10-1027 min
Narratives Library National EditionHannah Kent and Robert DreweThe Narratives Library brings you two new authors every week reading their own work and discussing it with award winning radio presenter Karena Wynn-Moylan plus one or two carefully selected music tracks. Hannah Kent reads from her latest novel 'The Good People' and talks about her how her interest was piqued in the Irish belief in the Fairy folk by a chance newspaper article. Robert Drewe finds dark comedy in the event of giant family reunions in 'Whipbird'. Musical tracks in this episode Cathie O'Sullivan and Shane Howard.
2017-09-2127 min