Giles Parkinson is editor of Renew Economy, and he spoke recently for the Conservation Council about SA’s Energy Policy. Barry Mitchell spoke to Giles for Barometer.

SongMakers is a national mentoring program run by ARPA AMCOS with support from the Australian Government. Marryatville High, a prominent special interest music school, is one of 50 schools that has been chosen to participate in the 2017 program. The SongMakers is an intensive two day recording workshop for senior student to work with award winning …

“Nexus Live” is a new, annual, live music performance project running from April to October of 2017, that will share “WOMAD all year round” by showcasing culturally diverse contemporary musicians. The program launches this Saturday, April 1st and across the year it will include a diverse range of genres and performance styles that reflects the loca…

On March 27th 2017, Consumer Advocacy group CHOICE joined a number of other consumer groups as part of a National Day of Action against payday lenders. These groups called for the Federal Government to immediately introduce legislation to better protect borrowers taking out payday loans with companies like Nimble or Cash Converters. The government …

The government is planning to continue its ongoing trials of cashless debit cards for those on income support in several communities across Australia, including Ceduna here in SA and East Kimberley in WA, and are hoping to extend the programme due to its alleged success. We spoke to Elise Klein from the University of Melbourne about the programme a…

As many young people struggle to find work, even more suffer from not enough work. A report released by the Brotherhood of St. Laurence has shown that youth under-employment is a serious threat to the stability of young people in the workforce. People that are underemployed often have paying jobs in a part time or casual capacity that either don’t …

Brexit has been all the rage in the news over the past few months, and just this week on Wednesday Britain’s Prime Minister Theresa May triggered Article 50 to commence negotiations on their withdrawal from the EU. In other news from Europe, Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borisov will return to power with the re-election of his party this week. We …

Well on this day in 1989 the Eiffel Tower officially opened to the public. Recently the Council in Paris recently agreed to erect bullet proof walls around the tower as a counterterrorism measure. and On this day in 1999 the Cranberries announced that they would only be selling tickets to their upcoming US tour via the Internet Produced By: Riley G…

This week Sean had a chat with Ella from the classic Aussie pop-rock band, KILLING HEIDI. They talked about the success of the band, the ‘Killing Heidi’-era of pop music, the Spider-Man 2 soundtrack and much more!

Farce and slapstick, deliberately mistimed gaffs and how clown training has helped the cast find their unique characteristics – Jennie spoke to the director of The Play That Goes Wrong, James Marlowe, on set at Her Majesty’s Theatre. Produced by Jennie Lenman

Jennie Lenmen chats with Festival Artistic Director Philippe Platel about the opening of the Alliance Française French Film Festival tonight at Palace Nova Cinemas Produced by Jennie Lenman and Morgan Burley Image by Alliance Française Adelaide

Jennie Lenman talks the world’s largest collection of dinosaur footprints, and the disturbing amount of deaths by air pollution, with Associate Professor Paul Willis from the Royal Institution of Australia Produced by Jennie Lenman and Morgan Burley Image by Flickr

State political analyst Haydon Manning from Flinders University joins Jennie to discuss the reasons for the state blackout last year, and Frances Bedford’s dramatic exit from the Labor Party, who could be in some real trouble leading up to the next state election… Produced by Jennie Lenman and Tom Jordan Image by Wikimedia Commons…

Associate Professor David Paton, President of Birds SA, talks to Jennie about his organisation’s recent findings on the dwindling bird populations – over 15 species extinct in 30 years! He discusses the State Government’s reactions, and what can be done to curb the trend. You can help by checking out the BirdsSA website, or BioR -Reconstructing Hab…

Lead singer of The New Savages Milan Milutinovic caught up with Jennie to discuss some upcoming gigs in the city, and gave us their brand new single I’ve Lost My Little Girl, which opens this podcast! Produced by Jennie Lenman

Breakfast producer Tom Jordan chats with Jennie in the studio about what classic movies won big at the academy awards on this day in history, and some big birthdays of historical figures and legendary artists. Image by Wikimedia Commons

The Adelaide Hills are the perfect host for wine, food, music and a good time; and we need to celebrate it more often! The Festival at Basket Range plans to do just that. Alex Harris, the Co director of The Festival and lead singer in Dr Piffle and the Burlap Band, joined us to chat about the festival. Plus, musician Aidan Jazzy Jones joined in lat…

In an effort to make Adelaide a more dog friendly city, the Adelaide West End Association is hosting Houndwave, a dog’s day out! With live music, food, market stalls and more, Houndwave is every dog’s dream festival. To find out more information on the event, click here. Andrew Wallace from the Adelaide West End Association joined us with his dog B…

In January this year, three people died in Melbourne after taking altered MDMA or ecstasy, while another twenty were hospitalised. While MDMA in its pure form presents little risk, an increase in grey market pills is making the illicit drug market more and more dangerous. That is according to VICE, who have today launched an MDMA Census to review u…

As friends grow up and take diverging paths in life, relationships can change and sometimes become strained. Author Nicola Moriarty explores this in depth in her new novel, ‘The Fifth Letter’, she joined Jennie Lenman to speak about it. Produced by Tim Sutherland Image sourced from http://www.nicolamoriarty.com.au…

It’s that time of the year when comedians are trekking around Australia and spreading the laughter around. There were some incredible acts at the Adelaide Fringe this year, and now they are making their way to comedy festivals in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney and Perth. The latest edition of the Big Issue showcases a series of contributions from nine…

Would you believe a mechanic about medical advice, or trust a dentist with car advice, or a celebrity chef who gives health advice? Pete Evans is back in the spotlight about the paleo diet after his appearance on the Seven network’s Sunday Night program. In response to this, the AMA’s President Michael Gannon said that Evan’s is putting his fans’ h…

It appears we have a mouse infestation in our State due to recent weather conditions culminating in the perfect storm for the fury critter. Mouse abundance is not only increasing across South Australia, but in Victoria and southern NSW too. We learnt about what caused it, how it’s being addressed and how it affects the local environment with Simon …

Breakfast Producer Tim Sutherland joined Jennie Lenman to speak about what happened on the 29th of March in history. In 1973, the last US soldiers left South Vietnam as per the Paris peace accords, and while this wasn’t the definitive end of the war it was certainly a milestone on the path to peace. In 1993, well loved actor and director Clint East…

The Smith Street Band are back again with their fourth studio album ‘More Scared Of You Than You Are Of Me’. Listen in as Tom catches up with Chris Cowburn to chat about the new album, the issue of ticket scalping, and their new label ‘Pool House Records’.

Join Nick, Max and Scott – who are Aura Form as we explore their Vesica Pisces World – i.e. their relatively new CD.

The Mary Lee exchange, named after the influential secretary of South Australia’s Women’s Suffrage League, is a space that allows for learning through experiences. Creator and host Gem Beale joined Jennie in studio to talk all about the exchange and feminism in South Australia. Find out more here Get tickets here Produced by: Samantha Smith…

The renewable energy debate continues to rage on, and this month we saw proposals from federal and state politicians as well as billionaire Elon Musk in the aim of fixing South Australia’s energy issues. Produced by Thomas Luke Find out more here Image Source Jürgen

Yes you can, with CanYa. CanYa is a local tech start-up app that provides a peer to peer services marketplace. Jake Irvine, co-founder and regional manager of the app joined Jennie in studio to talk all about it. You can download the app and find out more here. Produced by Samantha Smith

London born and Australian based author Lesley Truffle has many job titles under her belt, some of which are teacher, photographer and fringe performer. Her latest achievement is her book The Scandalous Life of Sasha Torte. Lesley joined Jennie to tell her all about her life and her latest book. Find out more at http://lesleytruffle.com/ Produced b…

A recent study has revealed that adults are the single largest group that are not vaccinated. Four million Australians are failing to make use of the free vaccinations provided by the government. Jennie spoke with University of New South Wales’ Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, Raina Macintyre. Produced by Thomas Luke Image source Tora…

In today’s segment for On This Day, Jennie sat down with producer Sam Smith to talk about three stars of our life time. On this day in 1941 Virginia Woolf passed away, Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds was released in 1963 and Lady Gaga was born in 1986. Produced by Samantha Smith Image source Tara Hunt

This week, Jack brings the hottest goss about the most alarmist news he could find (it’s alarmingly alarming). He also talks about a study concerning a species of bird, who have a certain call that signals to everyone to play and ‘high five’ (high wing?). Rohan finally gets around to talking about the HPV vaccine, as well as the two-bladed issue fo…

We had Local Noise Producer Angela Skujins in with us laying down some fresh tracks from POND, Police Force and our feature artist Ali Barter! Produced by Angela Skujins & Jennie Lenman.

Only a few weeks ago we had 18 major industry, social and environment groups declaring in an open letter to the Federal government that they wanted policy certainty on energy. Nothing significant came of it, and it was still business as usual, with ample quantities of renewables-bashing thrown in. The mainstream media joined the party. It took an o…

Last week the Premier unveiled some new initiatives for SA’s energy supply future. Barry Mitchell spoke to The Greens MLC Mark Parnell about the scheme, which aspects of it The Greens supported, and some alternative ideas.

The book The Unmourned is the second instalment of the Monsarrat Series, which is a crime fiction set at the Parramatta Female Factory, Tara Nash spoke with Meg Keneally about her new book, which she wrote with Tom Keneally. Image sourced by: https://www.facebook.com/TheMonsarratSeries/

Tara Nash had a chat with author Fiona Lowe about her new book Daughter of Mine. Image sourced by: http://www.fionalowe.com/index.php/daughter-of-mine

Belvoir is now accepting entries for The Balnaves Foundation Indigenous Playwright’s Award. This award is open to all writers of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent. Hamish Balnaves, the general manager of the Balnaves Foundation, has said the idea behind the award is to encourage and support indigenous playwrights and to hear their impor…

So have you ever asked yourself: “Who is that young person on the street?” or “Who is that young person on the bus?” or “Why isn’t that young person at school?”; The art exhibition Child X is looking to answer those questions. It will be 29 March-28 April as part of National Youth Week, but the official launch will be 5 April, 5pm-7pm. It will be h…

Josh from Miami Horror joined Sean on the phone to talk about the band’s upcoming show in Adelaide on the 24th of March. They also discussed the formation of the band, their influences, Melbourne’s electronic music scene and more!

In this week’s program, we talk about a national initiative called ‘Empowered Communities’. To find out more about Empowered Communities, we chat with Peter Riley, the Executive Manager of the Empowered Communities Secretariat for the Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara Lands and who is based at the NPY Women’s Council in Alice Springs. We…

Catch the full version of Kahlia’s chat with Adam Lazzara from Taking Back Sunday as he chats about touring, the new album ‘Tidal Wave’, and the last 17 years of Taking Back Sunday.

The Songcatcher team host Chris Davies and his son, Ben Ford-Davies prior to their next outing as BJ and the Big Hippy. Its lots of fun and the music is a great listen, from JustaBoutEverything CDs, as well as live in the Studio!

Last week, the federal government announced the use of cashless welfare cards in Ceduna would continue, hailing the year-long trial a success. The card limits peoples access to cash with eighty percent of their welfare payments quarantined to a card that cannot be used to buy alcohol or to gamble. Last year, Small Change spoke to Kokatha Elder and …

The Churchill Fellowship is an annual award offered to Australians to investigate a subject they are passionate about. The Fellowship takes those involved around the world to explore their chosen topic and expand their knowledge for the benefit of Australia. Small Change’s Bonnie Parker caught up with the CEO of the Winston Churchill Memorial Trust…

This week, Jack talks about the implications behind the budget changes in NASA and what this has to do with the psyche mission. Rohan talks about how sleep is good for you (yes, really), as well as how researchers can use brain scans to determine what kind of guilty mind you would have.

Nagomi. It’s a return from individual expression to more traditional Japanese fare. Nobu Hayashi comes from Sydney’s Azuma via Adelaide’s Ichitaro Dining. He has taken over after Kenji’s departure from the south end of Hutt Street, Adelaide. With menus that are immediately appealing to Japanese eaters, and just as accessible to non-Japanese, he is …

Ask Enrico Paterni about his home food and he tells you about a man in Florence who makes the simplest of local offerings – but has queues 100m. long, and for a time more reviews on TripAdvisor than anyone in the world. A simple story, but it tells more than a grand tour through the local produce: great Chianina beef; finnochiona salami; fresh bake…

Enrico Paterni serves a short black with punch. And finesse. He also serves tigelle in thirty different ways. Griddle-baked fresh for each customer and with fillings ranging from fully traditional with rosemary, to nutella. Enrico came to Adelaide after 25 years in radio in Rome, and is now master of his own house at Rusco & Brusco on Magill Road, …