Latest Episodes from Wide Open Air Exchange

Magnets aka Dr Siobhan McGinnity

Discussing art, science, and disability advocacy with multidisciplinary artist Magnets aka Dr Siobhan McGinnity. Siobhan is a clinical audiologist with a PhD in Audiology. This episode features music from Magnets' debut album DIPLACUSIS. Read More

Walmatjarri Elder and Blues Musician, Kankawa Nagarra

Kankawa Nagarra discovered the guitar as an adult and found that Blues music resonated with her as a “soothing ointment” for healing pains and mending scars. As a Blues musician and environmental activist from Gooniyandi and Walmatjarri Country in north western Australia, Kankawa has earned the title of “Queen of the Bandaral Ngadu Delta”. Read More

Gonzo filmmaking and cult film culture, Andrew Leavold

Andrew Leavold on his turn to gonzo filmmaking for his latest project, Film Safari Ghana, and the story of how he came to be featured in a no-budget, no-script, DIY digital film made by Ghanaian director 'Ninja". Andrew also reflects on the various ways that he has connected with likeminded people in cult film circles and outsider DIY culture in different parts of the world including through his iconic Trash Video store that he ran for many years in Brisbane. Read More

Ethical Investment, Dr Rodger Spiller

An introduction to ethical investment with Dr Rodger Spiller along with Rodger's personal story of becoming interested in making a positive social impact from an early age and how that informed his vocational choices. Read More

Professor of Tropical Biosecurity, Maxine Piggott

Professor Maxine Piggot is a molecular biologist with a PhD in Genetics and a speciality in tropical biosecurity. Maxine has degrees in Business and Science and a background working in legal and government settings. Currently Maxine Piggott leads the Tropical Biosecurity Group in the Research Institute for Northern Agriculture (RINA) at Charles Darwin University. Read More

Artist Sam Doughty aka Mango

Mango shares where his art comes from and the ethos behind it. Sam Doughty is a multidisciplinary artist whose art is infused with the colours of the Australian landscape and inspired by his practice of taking time to slow down and observe the world around him. Read More

Lived experience communicator, Jasper Peach

Jasper Peach is a trans, non-binary and disabled writer and speaker. They are author of the book, "You’ll Be a Wonderful Parent: Advice and Encouragement For Rainbow Families of All Kinds", a contributor to Able radio, and host of a new television talk show called "Unmasked" featuring neurodivergent guests and conversations about life as a neurodivergent person. Read More