Extras & Special Broadcasts

Special Broadcasts

Throughout the year CRN brings stations a variety of live broadcasts including the Tamworth and Mildura Country Music Festivals, the Sydney Gay & Lesbian Mardi Gras, International Women's Day content, Federal Budget coverage and much more.

About Extras

Extras 1 and Extras 2 are two program slots in the regular CRN Program Guide.

Extras 1 broadcasts between 13:04 - 14:00 EST/EDT; Extras 2 between 14:04 - 15:00 EST/EDT Wednesdays. Extras feature a variety of programs that change week to week. See below for details on the latest Extras programming.

If you missed this content in its broadcast week, contact [email protected] for a file download.

Upcoming Extras

Wednesday August 23

Line Break - Poetic Lifelines

If a poem was a room you could walk into, whose voices might you hear? Red Room Poetry grew from a community radio show focused on the voices of Australian poets. Now in our 20th year, explore Red Room Poetry’s audio archives including commissioned poems from the first two years of the national Poetry Month and beyond.

Hosted by the Red Room Poetry team, Nicole Smede, Lorin Reid, David Stavanger and Izzy Roberts-Orr, each episode explore a bunch of poems comissioned by Red Room Poetry that relate around a particular theme, style or form. 

This week, the team explores Poetic Lifelines. 

Salvage Yards

Anna and Matt run the Salvage Yard in Castlemaine. They rescue building materials that would otherwise go to landfill, clean it up and sell it on. It isn’t
hoarding if you turn it into a business is it?

This episode is exploring waste again, but this time we are looking at the building industry and how we can construct and dismantle buildings better. Another example of how ‘Reduce, Re-use and Recycle’ can be applied to almost anything!

Saltgrass is produced on Djaara country in Central Victoria, Australia

Wednesday August 16

Line Break - Write a Poem, Plant A Tree

If a poem was a room you could walk into, whose voices might you hear? Red Room Poetry grew from a community radio show focused on the voices of Australian poets. Now in our 20th year, explore Red Room Poetry’s audio archives including commissioned poems from the first two years of the national Poetry Month and beyond.

Hosted by the Red Room Poetry team, Nicole Smede, Lorin Reid, David Stavanger and Izzy Roberts-Orr, each episode explore a bunch of poems comissioned by Red Room Poetry that relate around a particular theme, style or form. 

This week, you're encouraged to write a poem, and plant a tree. 

Wilderhoods

Cassia Read and Ada Nano are both ecologists who have been working within a local climate focussed hub called The Castlemaine Institute. They have been developing a program called Wilderhoods that helps neighbours come together, learn about the land they are on and how to turn their nature strips and yards into places that birds, bees and lizards would want to hang out in.

This is all while connecting with neighbours and creating climate resilient spaces that work for humans, plants and animals.

Saltgrass is produced on Djaara country in Central Victoria, Australia

Wednesday August 9

Line Break - Langauge, Place and Sonic Forms

If a poem was a room you could walk into, whose voices might you hear? Red Room Poetry grew from a community radio show focused on the voices of Australian poets. Now in our 20th year, explore Red Room Poetry’s audio archives including commissioned poems from the first two years of the national Poetry Month and beyond.

Hosted by the Red Room Poetry team, Nicole Smede, Lorin Reid, David Stavanger and Izzy Roberts-Orr, each episode explore a bunch of poems comissioned by Red Room Poetry that relate around a particular theme, style or form. 

This week, explore the power of language, place and sonic forms. 

Root to Tip

Duang moved to Castlemaine just a few years ago, but is already an integral part of the fabric of our community.

She sells delicious Thai cooking at the weekly farmers market and came here, as you will hear, in part because she knew about the Harcourt Organic Farming Cooperative and the community supported agriculture schemes that they employ.

Duang was so keen to support the farmers that she offered a free zero waste cooking class to CSA members at her own home – a way to offer more value to those who subscribed. It was a fun class with Duang peppering the cooking advice with stories of her life. We made pesto out of carrot tops and talked about what makes a good life.

Saltgrass is produced on Djaara country in Central Victoria, Australia

Wednesday August 2

E-bikes

In this episode we explore e-bikes. What are they? What are they like to ride? What are some of the drawbacks? And why you should give them a go before you buy one. Allie chats with Sue Tomkinson, who has toured the world on bike and has transitioned to e-bikes in the last few years. She has run classes on e-bikes to help people understand all of the above. We also hear from Lucy Young and Euan Williamson who are e-bike users, about their experience.

Note: As long as you recycle the battery at the end of its life, it is one of the cleanest, least damaging ways to move around.

Saltgrass is produced on Djaara country in Central Victoria, Australia

Wednesday  July 26

Plastic Free July

Plastic Free July had humble beginnings in back in 2011 when Rebecca Prince-Ruiz had the idea of refusing to buy or accept single use plastics for the month of July, just to see if she could. She asked people around her if they wanted to do it too and from there it has grown to be a global movement with an estimated 140 million people from 195 countries participating in 2022.

Saltgrass host Allie wanted to Talk to Rebecca, not only because she is amazing, but also because Plastic Free July is truly a grassroots movement that has made a global impact. Rebecca is also overflowing with stories of people making change at all levels of society and business and she happily delves into discussions about balancing personal responsibility with demanding action from corporations and governments and we had some great questions from the audience as well.

Saltgrass is produced on Djaara country in Central Victoria, Australia

Wednesday 19 July 

The Youth Are Rising

Saltgrass is produced on Djaara country in Central Victoria, Australia

Each episode is a new story, a different angle and a fresh voice.

Come along for the ride as Allie and her 14 year old nephew Oliver head into Melbourne and take part in the student strike for climate. They joined a huge crowd in the city and marched several city blocks, disrupted traffic and made a lot of noise. Allie chatted to some of the young people there to hear what made them want to join the march.

Wednesday 12 July 

Braidwood 2040

When Jake and Ange lost their home to the Black Range Fire, the Braidwood community rallied to support them. Now, they bring people together at an event titled BRAIDWOOD 2040 to discuss visions for the future.
Braidwood 2040 is the final episode of an original 6-part series documenting one community's diverse experiences of the Australian Black Summer Bushfires.

Wendy Harmer - The relief of losing your ambition 

There’s not much that Wendy Harmer hasn’t conquered. A successful comedian, author, and broadcaster, she’s recently stepped aside from a very demanding breakfast radio gig. Now she’s looking forward to a relaxing lie down while she mentally adjusts to the next chapter in her life.

Wednesday 5 July 

Beyond the Bars : Fulham Correctional Centre 

In the first week of July 2023, tune in to Beyond the Bars as we broadcast from six Victorian prisons during NAIDOC Week 3-7 July 2023. The shows will be live on 3CR 855AM, 3CR Digital, and streaming via our website or the Community Radio Plus app. Previous years are also available to listen to anytime online. Beyond the Bars receives financial support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation, the Koori Justice Unit and Corrections Victoria at the Department of Justice and Regulation, and the City of Yarra. Original artwork by Troy proud Yorta Yorta man, 2023.

Beyond the Bars : Loddon Prison 

In the first week of July 2023, tune in to Beyond the Bars as we broadcast from six Victorian prisons during NAIDOC Week 3-7 July 2023. The shows will be live on 3CR 855AM, 3CR Digital, and streaming via our website or the Community Radio Plus app. Previous years are also available to listen to anytime online. Beyond the Bars receives financial support from the Community Broadcasting Foundation, the Koori Justice Unit and Corrections Victoria at the Department of Justice and Regulation, and the City of Yarra. Original artwork by Troy proud Yorta Yorta man, 2023.

Wednesday 28 June 

Suddenly Senior : Tom Gleisner - Can you tell ageist jokes if you're old?

He’s been making Australia laugh for decades with shows like Utopia, Front Line, Hollowmen, and D Generation, but is he also the most vilified person on Australian TV? As the host of Have You Been Paying Attention, Tom Gleisner fends off a barrage of ageist jibes every week, and he's only recently turned 60!

Heart of the Storm - True Heart

Local wildlife, left without food or water in burnt landscapes, received care from a network of volunteers. This episode explores the power of care and collaboration in looking after country and community.

True Heart is episode 5 of an original 6-part series documenting one community's diverse experiences of the Australian Black Summer Bushfires.

Wednesday 21 June 

Suddenly Senior : Reg Mombassa - It's good to be still alive!

If there was an aesthetic that defined Australia’s rock/pop culture in the 80s then Reg Mombassa was surely a master crafter of it. His band Mental As Anything was heard on radio around the country and it seemed everyone wore a Mambo t-shirt featuring his darkly-comic art.

Heart of the Storm - Giant Footsteps

When residents of Mongarlowe were left with very little resources to protect their village and surrounds, new leaders emerged, and the community was galvanised.

Giant Footsteps is episode 4 of an original 6-part series documenting one community's diverse experiences of the Australian Black Summer Bushfires. The full series will be released over summer 2022-2023. Subscribe to receive notifications when subsequent episodes are released.

Wednesday 14 June 

Suddenly Senior: Mark Trevorrow - Being young is highly overrated

Bob Downe has been an “old show-biz clack” for more than two decades, forever in denial of ageing. His creator, comedian Mark Trevorrow however, wouldn’t be younger for quids.

Despite being invisible in gay bars and at Mardi Gras, he now loves the anonymity of being old and no longer gives a shit about much at all.

Heart of the Storm - Waiting to Burn

On the 4th of January 2020 when the Currowan fire ripped through Merricumbene, a small parish in lower Araluen, local residents had to improvise, relying only on themselves and each other to keep safe.

Wednesday 7 June 

Suddenly Senior: Mark Trevorrow - Being young is highly overrated

Bob Downe has been an “old show-biz clack” for more than two decades, forever in denial of ageing. His creator, comedian Mark Trevorrow however, wouldn’t be younger for quids.

Despite being invisible in gay bars and at Mardi Gras, he now loves the anonymity of being old and no longer gives a shit about much at all.

Heart of the Storm - Good People of Nerriga 

Phil and Sarah, the publicans of the Nerriga Hotel, sheltered their community from a firestorm as fire fighters battled the blaze on the 21st of December, 2019.

Wednesday 31 May

Suddenly Senior: Kirstie Clements - #CoastalGrandmaChic ​

After being at the helm of Vogue Australia for more than a decade Kirstie Clements knows a thing or two about style. She’s a senior now too, so she’s well placed to offer sartorial tips to those of us who can’t find our older style groove. Her advice? Buy fewer and buy better.... and wear whatever the hell you like.

Heart of the Storm - The March to Town

On the 29th of November 2019, the Black Range Fire escaped the national park and threatened the rural township of Braidwood, NSW, Australia. Local residents, friends and family risked their lives on the frontline to protect the community. This is their story.

Wednesday 24 May 

Suddenly Senior: Jean Kittson - I’d like wine with my meds please! 

Jean Kittson has been making Australians laugh for decades. Once the Queen of the comedy circuit these days she’s more likely to perform at a senior’s festival, (and boy do those mosh pits go off). She loves growing old but just wishes the chin-hair and ears would stop growing.

Water Watch Ep 10 : Kevin Dunque and Ray Woods 

This week we speak to community members about the floods that ravaged South-East Australia in late 2022.

This program was first published in November.

Wednesday 17 May 

Suddenly Senior: Greig Pickhaver - Your attitude in the moment

As his alter-ego H.G. Nelson he's been making Australians laugh at their sporting obsessions for decades. But there's more to Greig Pickhaver than comedy and acting. In his later years he's been exploring more the relationship between mind and body, and is now a firm believer in the bliss of the moment. Is he becoming a Zen master?

Water Watch Ep 9 : Prof Grafton and Tuesday Browel

This week we talk post-truth water politics and surviving floods.

This program was first published in November.

Wednesday 10 May

Suddenly Senior: Debbie Spillane - I don't have to wear a bra anymore!

A true trail blazer in sports journalism Debbie Spillane was the first woman to commentate cricket on ABC Radio. She went on to co-host Hard Coffee on triple j, and then claim the Australian Sports Commission Media Award for Lifetime Achievement. Now happily retired and bra-less on the NSW mid-North Coast she doesn’t want to do anything other than play guitar, wear overalls, and solve Wordle.

Water Watch Ep 8 : The Orbweavers

This week we talk about our unique connections with waterways and how it inspires music and arts to explore the world through the story of water. 

This program was first published in October.

Wednesday 3 May

Gimme Gimme Gimme - World Tour

Including the songs of ABBA, Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Frida have a music catalogue of over 1,500 recordings – from pure pop to traditional Swedish folk. So join us and be delighted with 60 years of music from these amazing Swedes. There’s more to ABBA than you think!

Time to travel the world and head to all those wonderful holiday destinations you’ve always wanted to go to. 

Water Watch Ep 7: Ecologist Bill Johnson

This week on Water Watch, we talk history and ecology in the Basin. There are a few rebuttals to an earlier conversation you can catch in our podcast feed. 

This program was first published in October.

Wednesday 26 April

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Siblings

Including the songs of ABBA, Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Frida have a music catalogue of over 1,500 recordings – from pure pop to traditional Swedish folk. So join us and be delighted with 60 years of music from these amazing Swedes. There’s more to ABBA than you think!

This week's show features songs from brothers and sisters who have had songs written and produced for them by Benny and Björn, a song each from Agnetha and Björn’s children (Linda Ulveaus and Christian Ulveaus), and songs that mention brothers and/or sisters.

Water Watch Ep 6: River Peoples Forum 

This week on Water Watch, we listen back to a public forum held in Swan Hill which brough together river people, academic and agency representatives to discuss the future of the Murray-Darling Basin

This program was first published in September.

Wednesday 19 April

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Questions 

Including the songs of ABBA, Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Frida have a music catalogue of over 1,500 recordings – from pure pop to traditional Swedish folk. So join us and be delighted with 60 years of music from these amazing Swedes. There’s more to ABBA than you think!

We ask all kinds of questions from Is there life on Mars? to Does Your Mother Know?

Water Watch: Menindee Fish Kill Part 2

In this episode, we continue our special broadcast on the Menindee Fish Kills with Part 2 - "We meet the guidelines"

In this episode we take a deep dive into drinking water quality and access to fresh water while thousands of tonnes of dead fish continue to decompose in Menindee's town water supply.

The new NSW Premier, Chris Minns was out on the ground in Menindee less than 48 hours after being sworn in, and we speak to community members about the issues facing access to water for domestic use and for stock, as well as a geographer and environmental scientist about the risks involved in a health crisis such as this. 

Wednesday 12 April

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Country

Including the songs of ABBA, Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Frida have a music catalogue of over 1,500 recordings – from pure pop to traditional Swedish folk. So join us and be delighted with 60 years of music from these amazing Swedes. There’s more to ABBA than you think!

We listen to the country influence in some ABBA songs, the country style songs from Benny, Björn’s, Agnetha and Frida solo careers and listen to how well some ABBA songs lend themselves to be covered by country musicians.

WOMADelaide Day Two

Held on the traditional lands of the Kaurna People, WOMADelaide – World Of Music Arts & Dance - is an iconic open-air festival celebrating cultural discovery in the heart of Adelaide’s stunning Botanic Park / Tainmuntilla.

The Worlds Festival, since 1992, is a truly unique part of the Australian festival landscape, showcasing the best, the essential – and the surprising – in music, arts, dance and ideas from around the world.

Wednesday 5 April

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Colours 

Including the songs of ABBA, Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Frida have a music catalogue of over 1,500 recordings – from pure pop to traditional Swedish folk. So join us and be delighted with 60 years of music from these amazing Swedes. There’s more to ABBA than you think!

This a bright happy show where we’ve included all the colours of the rainbows…. and we explore how colours are used in lyrics to express emotion.

Presented by Allison Pyke and Tony Ladds.

WOMADelaide Day One 

Held on the traditional lands of the Kaurna People, WOMADelaide – World Of Music Arts & Dance - is an iconic open-air festival celebrating cultural discovery in the heart of Adelaide’s stunning Botanic Park / Tainmuntilla. The Worlds Festival, since 1992, is a truly unique part of the Australian festival landscape, showcasing the best, the essential – and the surprising – in music, arts, dance and ideas from around the world.

Wednesday 29 March

Gimme Gimme Gimme - Adventure 

Including the songs of ABBA, Agnetha, Björn, Benny and Frida have a music catalogue of over 1,500 recordings – from pure pop to traditional Swedish folk. So join us and be delighted with 60 years of music from these amazing Swedes. There’s more to ABBA than you think!

We get adventurous in this show and play songs about explorers like Robinson Crusoe and Dr Livingstone as well as go flying to the moon.

Presented by Allison Pyke and Tony Ladds.

Water Watch: Menindee Fish Kill Part 1 

Locals are disgusted as millions of fish have again suffocated in the Darling-Baaka River at Menindee.

Today on Water Watch we hear the response from a number of Menindee locals, original audio from a Town Hall Meeting held by representatives from multiple Government agencies and from an ecologist with 30 years experience.

This episode was created by Dan Schulz with production support from Megan Williams.

Wednesday 22 March

Water Watch Ep 5 : Anne Poelina and Erin O'Donnell 

This is 2DRY FM’s water watch summer series broadcast nationally on the community radio network.

Over summer, we’re taking a second bite of our favourite episodes from 2022.

This week we feature inspiring presentations on giving rights to rivers as ancestral beings.

Wednesday 15 March 

Culinary Food Archive - Soybeans

In 1770, naturalists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander reportedly saw wild soybeans in Botany Bay. The following century, the Japanese government sent soybeans to Australia as a gift. Thanks to Chinese miners in the 1800s, tofu was most probably part of gold rush diets, but it wasn’t until just a few decades ago – with the growing vegetarian movement, waves of migration and people asking for soy in their coffee – that the soybean became part of everyday lives.

Water Watch Ep 4

Water Watch is a weekly deep dive into news and current events from policy, ecology, art and climate. With a diversity of voices from our river communities as well as experts in the field, 

This week we shift focus to how national water policy translates to local issues. This program was first published in August.

Wednesday 8 March

Culinary Food Archive - Tomatoes

The tomato was dismissed as poison for 200 years in Italy, though it’s now celebrated as a staple of its cuisine. Italian migration to Australia helped make the tomato a mainstream ingredient here. Learn about the people who grow it, preserve it or cook it — whether it’s Italian Australians bottling passata in their ‘second kitchen’ (garage) in Sydney, the Cambodian refugee family growing heirloom tomatoes on a former zoo, or the Indigenous café owner serving bush tomatoes on her menu.

Water Watch Ep 3 : Leroy Johnson and the Waterbag Band

This week on part 3 of Water Watch we’re talking life, culture and the big issues with a musician that needs no introduction in far west NSW. This conversation was first published in August 

Wednesday 1 March

Culinary Food Archive - Coffee

Australia is famous for its coffee culture, but it didn’t begin with Italian post-war migration. There was the rise of coffee palaces during the 19th century temperance movement and the influential Depression-era coffee shops run by Russian migrant Ivan Repin (who offered fresh-roasted beans when stale, day-old coffee was standard). The impact of Italian-Australian migration on our espresso obsession can’t be denied though: it's paved the way for an inclusive coffee culture that includes Ethiopian coffee ceremonies and Indigenous business owners presenting native ingredients and reconciliation in a cup.

Water Watch Ep 2 : Roy Butler and Maryanne Slattery 

This is 2DRY FM’s water watch summer series broadcast nationally on the community radio network.

Over summer, we’re taking a second bite of our favourite episodes from 2022.

This week we are going in deep on the politics of Floodplain Havesting Regulations in NSW.

These conversations were first published in August.

Regulations have since been knocked back by the upper house of NSW and Roy Butler has resigned from the Shooter, Fishers, Farmers Party

Wednesday 22 February

Culinary Food Archive - Beer & Vegemite 

Australian colonial history begins with beer: the Endeavour left England with 250 barrels on board. The drink reflects the changing fortunes of women, from Australia’s first female licensee to the 1960s feminist fight to allow women into public bars. Beer has always bubbled over into politics, with Reschs’ owner, Edmund Resch, thrown into a local internment camp when WWI broke — punished for his German roots, despite living here since age 16. Politicians love to be associated with beer: Prime Minister Bob Hawke set an ale-drinking world record in 1954 and has a craft beer named after him. Beer has given us a national icon – Vegemite. Now, brewers like Wildflower in Sydney are doing fascinating experiments with beer using native grains, wild yeasts and local flowers — showing how far the drink has evolved since its initial arrival into Sydney.

Water Watch Ep 1 : Tom Kennedy and Ruby Davies 

This is 2DRY FM’s water watch summer series broadcast nationally on the community radio network.

Over summer, we’re taking a second bite of our favourite episodes from 2022.

In this week we talk about NSW water policy and the role of Art in representing environmental catastrophe with a photo from Wilcannia’s dry river bed.

These conversations were first published in June & July.

Wednesday 15 February

Culinary Food Archive - Grains

Long before local authorities tried to ban sliced bread, Australia was home to the world’s first bakers. Grindstones, some 65,000 years old, suggest Indigenous communities have been baking for millennia and there’s an amazing effort to bring back this cultural knowledge and revive Indigenous grains. While Australia has had a fraught relationship with locally grown wheat, there’s a growing movement to embrace Australian heritage grains, backed by open-minded chefs who want to knead such enduring flour into ultra-local pasta, pizza and bread.

Homeless in Hotels - 10,000 beds 

Episode Two of Homeless in Hotels is all about services. What opportunities and struggles did peers have accessing services in hotel lockdown? How did support workers adapt? We meet some new peers and support workers Sarah and Andy. 

Wednesday 18 January

Summer Festival Live Music Features - Woodford Live (Part 6) 

The summer festival season is fast approaching! To help celebrate the festivals’ return the CRN in conjunction with Recorded Live have produced 8 x 55.50 to broadcast over December and January. All  of the shows will feature unique live material only available from the CRN. These shows are produced from ten years of live recording from Woodford. 
Summer festivals to happen this season include, Woodford, Illawarra, Cygnet, Gulgong, Tamar Valley, Threadbo Blues, and more.

Oscillations - Mutual Obligation 

In Mutual Obligation Sally Olds looks into unemployment activism in 1970s Australia, when Malcolm Fraser was Prime Minister and Milton Friedman toured the continent. The piece tracks the links between unemployed worker unions, the origin of the ‘dole bludger’, and the rise of the unemployment policies we live under and struggle against today.

Sally Olds is a writer whose work has been published by Sydney Review of Books, un Magazine, the Institute of Modern Art, and AQNB, among other publications. In September 2022 she released her first book, People who Lunch: Essays on Work, Leisure, and Loose Living (Upswell).

Oscillations is presented by Jon Tjhia and sound design is by Erin Hyde (Sig Nu Gris).

Wednesday 11 January

Summer Festival Live Music Features - Woodford Live (Part 5) 

The summer festival season is fast approaching! To help celebrate the festivals’ return the CRN in conjunction with Recorded Live have produced 8 x 55.50 to broadcast over December and January. All  of the shows will feature unique live material only available from the CRN. These shows are produced from ten years of live recording from Woodford. 
Summer festivals to happen this season include, Woodford, Illawarra, Cygnet, Gulgong, Tamar Valley, Threadbo Blues, and more.

Oscillations - Radiesthesia 

Omar Musa responds to the Radiesthesia pendulum in a piece about divination and love. ‘I was drawn to this object because it seemed evocative of the type of spirit that poets (and yearning lovers) often invoke, a summoning or divination process, where the lines between art and pseudoscience blur.’

Omar Musa is a Bornean-Australian author, visual artist and poet from Queanbeyan, Australia. He has released four poetry books (including Killernova) and four hip-hop records. His one-man play, Since Ali Died, won Best Cabaret Show at the Sydney Theatre Awards in 2018. His debut novel, Here Come the Dogs, was long listed for the Miles Franklin Award and he was named one of the Sydney Morning Herald’s Young Novelists of the Year in 2015. 

Omar would like to thank Cara Stewart and Jon Tjhia for the attentive feedback and care.

Oscillations is presented by Jon Tjhia and sound design is by Erin Hyde (Sig Nu Gris).

Wednesday 4 January

Summer Festival Live Music Features - Woodford Live (Part 4) 

The summer festival season is fast approaching! To help celebrate the festivals’ return the CRN in conjunction with Recorded Live have produced 8 x 55.50 to broadcast over December and January. All  of the shows will feature unique live material only available from the CRN. These shows are produced from ten years of live recording from Woodford. 
Summer festivals to happen this season include, Woodford, Illawarra, Cygnet, Gulgong, Tamar Valley, Threadbo Blues, and more.

Oscillations - A Radiating Body 

A Radiating Body turns to the not-so-distant past, when the body still held mystery and medicine still had a touch of magic about it. This replica of a multi-wave oscillator machine, built by Angas Vivian Jones in 1970s Sydney, is at once a homemade therapeutic device, and a container for desire, faith and an irrepressible spirit of invention.

Miyuki Jokiranta presents and produces ABC Radio National’s documentary program, Earshot. Her work has aired on the BBC, NPR and the European Broadcasting Union. Miyuki fell in love with radio arts while curating Soundproof and has created expanded documentaries for MONA FOMA, Radio Revolten and BLEED festivals.

With thanks to Neil Wilson, laboratory manager at St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne and amateur radio enthusiast, Eloise Oxer, Bruno Sacco and Tony Kerselaers at Multiwave Research for the use of their recordings.

Oscillations is presented by Jon Tjhia and sound design is by Erin Hyde (Sig Nu Gris).

For information on our past extras and special broadcasts, be sure to email [email protected]