Gimme Empathy

Bus-driving musician Angela Hibbard returns to talk public transport etiquette, kaiju movies and what exactly it means to have empathy.

Writer/performer Kaitlyn Plyley returns to talk about the highs and lows of being a fan, from stalking Muse and John Mayer at airports to falling into emotional synchronicity with the albums of Taylor Swift. Plus, flightless birds, the botany of Tolkien and the bliss of boring BBC podcasts.

Scott and Sydney musician Paul Macadam talk weird sleep, trains versus buses and which NRL team is the You Am I of the competition. Paul then plays a lovely song called "Cartoons From The Nineties".

Bre Jones from Sydney band Library Siesta talks to Scott about genocide dreams, expressing friendship through spite and the hard decisions that come from living with a chronic health condition. Then she plays a song called "Silence".

The lost 2013 interview with musician, academic and author Dr Ian Rogers continues as he talks about the history of his doom sludge band No Anchor, his PhD thesis about aspiration among independent musicians and the purpose and current state of music criticism in a changed world. Part two of two.

In the third Only Talking Sense interview unearthed from 2013, Scott talks to musician, academic and author Dr Ian Rogers about his part in the rise and fall of one of Brisbane's most beloved indie rock bands of the noughties: Iron On. This episode contains discussion of a suicide from the 1hr 10min mark. Part one of two.

Scott catches up with former Slow Push bandmate Maegan McKewen. They talk buggered ankles, the nursing profession, dreaming of baby animals and Cat Power vs. Sarah Blasko.

Scott talks to Nell Forster, resident live sound engineer of The Bearded Lady, about cracking into the local music industry, living a nocturnal lifestyle and how to record an orchestra.

Scott talks to his gig-going buddy, the video game animator James Fearn-Wannan about working for Sega, Casiotone keyboards, making dinosaurs move and the aftermath of long-term relationship breakups.

Patience Hodgson and John Patterson recount their lives together in Brisbane band The Grates, from garage recordings to touring America to settling down and opening a café. Originally recorded in May 2013 for Scott's first attempt at a podcast, Only Talking Sense.

Five years after recording episode 29's interview with Cam Smith, Scott returns to the squeaky chairs of Incremental Records to go over what's changed in the recording engineer/musician's musical and personal life.

Musician/recording engineer Cam Smith talks to Scott about his upbringing in rural Western Australia, how he built a name for his studio (Incremental Records) and playing in a whole lot of Brisbane bands. Originally recorded in May 2013 for Scott's first attempt at a podcast, Only Talking Sense.

Scott talks to drummer and fellow community radio host Linda Dark about journaling, drawing, Townsville and why she's taking a break from playing in bands.

Kellie Lloyd from the band Screamfeeder joins Scott to talk about managing her music and work commitments, learning how to be calm, the process of giving up alcohol and the writing of her song "Stopless".

Travel back in time as teenage Scott interviews his grandmother, Mabel, about her life and travels before present-day Scott fills in the blanks with a follow-up interview with his mother, Ruth.

Past guest Jeremy Neale turns the tables and interviews Scott about childhood, playing music and the evolution of life priorities.

Radio host, zine-maker and punk rocker Alex Campbell talks to Scott about discovering riot grrrl culture, starting bands and staying DIY in a capitalist system.

Violinist, singer and microbiologist Phillipa Perrott talks to Scott about orchestral tours of Europe, experimenting with bioaerosols and pulling pranks with her identical twin sister.

Scott's bandmate Harley Young talks about his travels around the world, his home suburb of Sandgate, getting nervous onstage and the huge blowup the two had while on tour in Newcastle.

Scott talks to his cousins Jeff and Jono Hansen about universal basic income, the value of art, crowdfunding and a whole lot about movies.