Art Smitten - The Podcast

Tom Parry interviews the creators of the fiction podcast B.S. Cryptid, Ollie Krusec and Rowen Midello about how they came to collaborate on the project, what the production process is like, and their fascination with mythical creatures. You can listen to the first three episodes of B. S. Cryptid now via Omny and the SYN website. Also be sure to follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter. Produced by Tom Parry.

Michael and Christian chat with Art Smitten's producer Tom about Judy & Punch, a historical comedy-drama from acclaimed Australian director Mirrah Foulkes.Segment originally aired Wednesday, November 20th. Produced by Tom Parry.

During our trip to Oz Comic-Con, our own Viv Micic secured an interview with Australian author Isobelle Carmody, most widely recognised for her acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles series.You can find out more about Isobelle Carmody on her official website, and hear our full adventures at Oz Comic-Con via this very link.

The R & M McGivern Prize is a triennial art competition run by the Maroondah City Council. This year, the theme is "Anthropocene" and seeks to address the environmental challenges faced by humanity.One of the 45 finalists competing for this year's Prize is Betra Fraval, a nomadic artist who has spent time in Finland and Peru, two places that have informed her artistic process. She spoke with co-hosts Michael and Monisha about her submitted artwork (pictured) and her advice for younger artists.The R & M McGivern Prize will be on display until February 2020. For more information, you can head to the Maroondah City Council's official website. You can also follow Betra via Instagram and her personal website.Segment originally aired Wednesday, November 27th. Produced by Tom Parry.Image courtesy of the artist.

Co-hosts Christian and Michael are joined via telephone by actor Matthew Whitty, who is performing in Red Stitch's production of Oil.Oil is performing at the Cromwell Road Theatre until December 15th. For more information, head to the official Red Stitch website. Segment originally aired Wednesday, November 20th. Produced by Tom Parry.  

Marcie, Connor and Sharni interview  Rafal Alumairy for the independent book project she's working on: A History of Student Radio in Australia, a book that explores the history of student radio in Australia. Here Rafal talks about the evolving landscape of student radio, and how it allows young people to express themselves on their own terms. She also describes the amazing progress she has made with her project, including all the research she has done, the newspaper articles she has found, and the people she has tracked down for an interview on their involvement with student radio.  You can follow A History of Student Radio in Australia via Facebook, Instagram and the official website. Originally broadcast Sunday November 17th. Edited and produced by Marcie Di Bartolomeo.

Like The Gruffalo and The Gruffalo's Child before it, Julia Donaldson's picture book Room on the Broom has come to be loved by children the world over. It has also been adapted for the stage, with CDP being one such company to do so. During our first season, we chatted with director Andrew Threlfall about CDP's stage adaptation and why it was perfect for audiences of all ages. CDP's Room on the Broom will be returning to the Athenaeum Theatre over the Summer holidays – 10th - 15th January, 2020. For more information, head to https://www.cdp.com.au/roomonthebroom.html   Segment originally aired Wednesday, April 10th. Produced by Arnie Duracak; edited by Tom Parry.

Way back in our first season, co-hosts Tom Denham and Aurora Wang were joined by Courtney Ammenhauser & Hannah Grace Fulton, who swung by the studios to promote their show Noughty Girls: A 2000s Pop-Culture Comedy. You can find out more about Courtney and Hannah's production company through their official Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TheGeneralPublicTC/   Segment originally aired Wednesday, April 10th. Produced by Arnie Duracak; edited by Tom Parry.

It was once a staple of every corner block; nowadays, Australians rarely ever see one, let alone set foot in one.Callum Preston is an artist who laments the loss of the traditional Milk Bar, a small business where anything and everything could be purchased for a handful of change. He has recreated the signs and brands of old in a life-size art installation that has been touring Victoria. In this segment from our very first season, Callum speaks with co-hosts Aurora Wang and Tom Denham about Milk Bar, which was displaying in Swan Hill at the time. To see more examples of Callum's art, head to callumprestonsmilkbar.com. You can also see more of Callum's work on his Facebook and Instagram pages.   Segment originally aired Wednesday, April 10th. Produced by Arnie Duracak; edited by Tom Parry. Image courtesy of the artist.

The elation that comes with meeting a relative, friend or loved-one at the airport is immense and special. It’s a moment that photographers Andrew Englisch and Gabrielle Reiher hoped to capture in their portfolio Arrival, which was exhibited in June at the Melbourne International Airport – the very same place where their photographs were snapped.Andrew and Gabrielle entered the Art Smitten studios to talk about their project, and the challenges they faced, with co-hosts Arnie and Sim. For more information on Arrival, and examples of the portfolio, head to safari.global, or visit Safari’s pages on Facebook and Instagram.   Segment originally aired Wednesday, June 12th; produced by Tom Parry. Image courtesy of the artists.

Marcie interviews Lucy Seale, Nicola Dobinson and Annabelle Mitchell for their upcoming Shakespearean Jeans show at the Butterfly Club: Her Hour Upon The Stage. This is a show that focuses on the female and non-binary characters of Shakespeare's Macbeth - Lady Macbeth and Lady Macduff and the witches, and gives them a voice. This angsty feminist adaptation of Macbeth investigates non-male narratives, emotions and faculties, and explores the inherent male supremacy and violence existing in art, literature, and everyday life. Her Hour Upon The Stage will be running from Wednesday the 27th to Saturday the 30th of November, at the Butterfly Club. You can find tickets to the show on the Butterfly Club website: https://thebutterflyclub.com/show/her-hour-upon-the-stage You can find Shakespearean Jeans on Facebook under @ShakespeareanJeansTheatre and Instagram under @shakespeareanjeans.  Recorded on Wednesday the 13th of November; broadcast on Sunday the 17th of November. Produced and edited by Marcie Di Bartolo

The National Gallery of Victoria recently unveiled its newest exhibition, containing the fashion of visionary designer Rei Kawakubo. Co-hosts Michael and Christian spoke with the curator of Collecting Comme, Dani Whitford about Kawakubo's legacy and the generous donor who offered their collection to NGV. Collecting Comme will be on display at NGV International until July 2020. More information can be found on the NGV's official website.   Segment originally aired Wednesday, November 6th. Produced by Tom Parry.

This week marks the premiere of EbbFlow Theatre's Dream$ong, a satirical musical centred around an evangelical church that has gone into recession. Co-hosts Christian and Michael spoke with the show's producer, Dean Robinson to learn more. Dream$ong will be playing at the Alex Theatre in St Kilda from November 21st. For more information, head to EbbFlow's official website.   Segment originally aired Wednesday, November 6th. Produced by Tom Parry.

Co-hosts Nick and Sharni are joined in the studio by Sharon Batterham and Liam Marziano, the director and participant, respectively, of Southern Voices, a choral group based in the south-east suburbs of Melbourne.Southern Voices will be hosting their end-of-year concert THIS SATURDAY, November 9th. For more information, head to the official Facebook page.Segment originally aired Wednesday, October 30th. Produced by Tom Parry.

Broadside is an unashamedly feminist ideas festival, hosted by the Wheeler Centre and featuring numerous female artists, writers and academics. Tam Zimet, the Festival Director, spoke with co-hosts Nick and Sharni about what to expect at this year's event. Broadside is happening this weekend, November 9th and 10th at the Wheeler Centre. More information can be found on the official website. Segment originally aired Wednesday, October 23rd. Produced by Tom Parry.

Co-hosts Nick and Marcie are joined via telephone by a rising star in Melbourne's drag community, Silvio Di Baci, in a wide-ranging interview that talks about love, improvisation and future plans.Silvio will be performing as part of Kong's Kings this Friday at The Fox Hotel in Collingwood. More information can be found here.Also, be sure to chuck Silvio a like on his official Facebook page.   Segment originally aired Wednesday, October 30th. Produced by Tom Parry.

In this very special segment, Tom and Marcie interview a formidable figure in community radio, John Maizels about the origins of radio broadcasting at RMIT University, the innovative programming he played a part in, working with analogue equipment and where he sees radio in the future.John is currently being interviewed as part of Rafal Alumairy's independent book project A History of Student Radio in Australia, which you can follow via Facebook, Instagram and the official website.   Originally broadcast Sunday October 27th. Edited and produced by Marcie Di Bartolomeo; photo by Rafal Alumairy.

The No Borders Music project aims to provide a voice to refugees and asylum seekers through the power of song. Oscar Poncell is one of the creative forces behind the project, being a mix-engineer and producer on many of its tracks. Oscar spoke with co-hosts Sharni and Nick about the upcoming premiere of a No Borders documentary, the new single from the project and the upcoming album launch on December 1st.No Borders can be seen this weekend at The Village Festival in Fitzroy. More information can be found on the official website. The single, "F*** Being a Refugee", can be listened to here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rHAX6xlK65k&feature=youtu.be You can also follow No Borders on their official Facebook page.   Segment originally aired Wednesday, October 25th. Produced by Tom Parry.

Marcie discusses with Tom and Connor one of Mudcrabs' recent major shows: "Bab Crabulous and the Dinosaur Dilemma. Directed by Finn Lloyd and Iszzy Williamson and produced by Nicholas Kirkby, it's a sketch show set in the year 3000, with the titular protagonist Bab Crabulous going on a whole lot of timey-wimey adventures, and (sometimes quite literally) inviting the audience to participate in the wacky hijinks. While the show has finished its initial run, information about it can be found here: https://melbournefringe.com.au/event/uht-bab-crabulous-and-the-dinosaur-dilemma/ Melbourne University Comedy Revue Board, or MUDCRABS is a comedy theatre group. More information about them can be found at their website: https://mudcrabscomedy.org/?fbclid=IwAR0uNuh3ZNGXe5LgraRJoimFHlBc4CM-QsNLJ_0hoqpCyMVeXRShNU3GOwU As well as their socials on Facebook: @MUComedyRevueBoard, Instagram: mudcrabs_comedy, Twitter: @MUCRB and Youtube: ComedyRevueBoard Originally premiered on Sunday 20th October. Edited and produced by Marcie

Prior to the Melbourne Fringe Festival, Sam Lohs & Rosie Burgess – otherwise known as the Tuck Shop Ladies – swung by the Art Smitten studios to promote their live show All Rhyme, No Reason, and brought a couple of instruments with them to ask the eternal question: "Why are there no baby pigeons?"Sam and Rosie are currently touring Victoria. To find out exactly where they're headed, have a sneak of their official Facebook page.Segment originally aired Sunday, August 18th. Image courtesy of the artists. Presenter: Ben PolazzonCo-host/Editor: Tom ParryCo-host/Producer: Marcie Di Bartolomeo