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Sydney Writers' Festival | 2023
Shirley Le- Funny Ethnics
Lychee chats with Shirley Le about her debut novel Funny Ethnics, marginalization of Asians in Australian pop culture and art criticism ahead of the festival.
Madison Godfrey- Dress Rehearsals
Natalie sat down with Madison Godfrey and discussed their novel, Dress Rehearsals and how it relates to their experience of finding joy, learning, unlearning, and re-learning femininity on their own terms.
Sally Colin-James- One Illumined Thread
Connor speaks to Sally Colin-James about her debut novel, One Illumined Thread, which explores the complexities between mother and child and women’s eternal fight to overcome oppression.
Mawunyo Gbogbo- Hip Hop and Hymns
Josefine and Thierry had the pleasure of sitting with ABC pop culture reporter and author of her new memoir, Hip Hop and Hymns, Mawunyo Gbogbo.
Benjamin Stevenson- Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone
Ahead of the festival, Anandi chatted with Benjamin Stevenson about his inspiration behind the book, life as a Comedian vs author, the process of creating this book, a surprise cameo from his twin brother James and much more.
Michael Kirby- A Private Life
Ahead of former High Court Justice Michael Kirby's talk with two-time world champion debater and writer Bo Seo at the 2023 Sydney Writers’ Festival, Jade spoke to Kirby about his 2011 story A Private Life.
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Anjum Hasan
Anandi interviews author Anjum Hasan on her latest, "History's Angel" and how it sheds light on the complexities of life, love, writing history, and how national and patriotic myths can be maliciously subverted.
Angela Griffin
Akane interviewed UNSW student activist and gendered violence researcher Angela Griffin regarding her research and discussed whether the university is doing enough to ensure the safety of women within university spaces and beyond.
The 2023 Student Coordinators!
A look at some of the remarkable individuals working behind the scenes, who made your 2023 a brighter and more memorable year!
Addict (Vertex), IEM Sydney 2023
Patrick chats with Addict, a player from one of Australia's top Counter-Strike 2 Teams, Vertex during IEM Sydney.
Free Nationals (José Rios)
With their debut album dropping December 13th, Kevin Wang got a chance to talk to with Funk-R&B supergroup Free Nationals' very own José Rios.
Kane Senes
Following the release of his new movie For Now, we had a chance to chat with UNSW alumni and Australian filmmaker Kane Senes.
Charly Bliss
Georgia spoke to the New York band about touring Australia, the rise of pop music and their favourite child stars.
Hein Cooper
Globetrotting singer-songwriter Hein Cooper spoke to Georgia about his sophomore album, 'Underneath It All'.
John Edward
Jeeves talks to psychic medium John Edward about sceptics and his work as an educator. Content warning: this interview discusses suicide.
Marina Benjamin | Sydney Writers' Festival
We talked to Marina about using confession as a trigger for reflection, and looking into herself to deconstruct the everyday experience of being female.
Sofi Tukker
New York-based duo Sofi Tukker burst onto the scene in 2016 with their Portuguese-fused track 'Drinkee'.
Sam Cooney | Sydney Writers' Festival
We chatted to Sam Cooney, the publisher behind the independent Australian book press Brow Books and quarterly non-profit literary magazine The Lifted Brow.
Louise Chen
Share with Oscar’s co-founder Louise talks about her experiences starting a company, and what the company's goals are for the future.
Generation Women
Brooke Farmer is the producer of Generation Women, a monthly storytelling night held at Giant Dwarf in Redfern. Georgia spoke with her about what the show entails, how she got involved and why these kinds of events are so important.
Katia S
The conservative black turtle neck Miss Katia S. was wearing did little to overcast the vintage glamour of the burlesque beauty.
Des Bishop
Jeeves Verma catches up with Irish-American comedian Des Bishop about death, comedy and how he learnt Mandarin in a year living in China!
Ben & Jerry's On Climate Change
Georgia spoke to Kent from Ben & Jerry's about how young people can have their say on climate change policy.
Stella Donnelly
This Perth native isn't afraid to advocate for what she believes in. She spoke with Georgia about her new album, her Welsh heritage, and the music industry’s gender issues.
Hugh Cornwell
Jeeves Verma talks Hugh Cornwell, front man of The Stranglers, about his Monster Australian Tour and asks him what the song Golden Brown was about.
Phill Jupitus
Jeeves Verma caught up with Comedian Phill Jupitus (QI, Never Mind the Buzzcocks) ahead of his Australia Tour. They talk about poetry, politics in the 80s and what to look forward to in his new show Sassy Knacks!
Greta Stanley
Greta Stanley's sound is a melancholic blend of indie beach charm and electronic light.
Effie
She is brazen, brash and unapologetically herself. Now, Effie is exploring the world of online dating.
Shari Sebbens
Shari Sebbens is one of Australia's finest actresses and Indigenous advocates. She is now starring the ABC's landmark series, The Heights.
Wolves
The Belvoir is back with another season of ‘Wolves’ which sold out in 2018 at the Old Fitz and Jessica Arthur shares her insights on what it’s like to tell a female-centric story with am all female cast and crew.
G Flip
Melbourne's multi-instrumentalist talks infectious stage presence, writing breakup songs & an exciting new year.
Mosquito Coast
The Perth duo are riding the summer waves of success with strumming guitars.
Cub Sport
Fast-becoming queer icons, Brisbane band Cub Sport are embracing Pop music & their sexuality.
Kirsten Siddle | A Midnight Visit
A nightmarish descent into the strange, mesmerising and unexpected ‘Netherworld’ – underpins Australia’s first large-scale immersive theatre experience, A Midnight Visit.
Kitty Flannagan
Don’t waste your time doing comedy courses, no one can teach you comedy, you just have to get up on stage and work it out for yourself.
Hi Life
Micol chats to upcoming band and Sydneysiders Hi Life as their latest Slide hits the charts.
Carlo Ritchie - The Bear Pack
Comedian Jeeves Verma chats to Carlo Ritchie ahead of The Bear Pack's upcoming show at The Enmore Theatre
Thundamentals
Will got a chance to talk to Jeswon of Aussie Hip Hop group Thundamentals in light of their upcoming “I Love Songs”album tour show at the Enmore
Lex Deluxe
2018 has already been a huge year for 21-year-old DJ Lex Deluxe, but she’s not done yet.
Sexpo Director Bentleigh Gibson
A.I. Companion Dolls, Sexual Education, Kink and a hell of a show.
Alice Tovey
Alice Tovey dishes on growing up listening to Meatloaf, giving voice to minorities and what feminism really means.
Daniel Sloss
We chatted to Scottish comedian, dreamboat and potential sociopath Daniel Sloss ahead of his Sydney Comedy Festival Show.
The Bear Pack
Award-winning Sydney improv duo The Bear Pack (Barry Award-nominated Steen Raskopoulos & Carlo Ritchie) performed an exclusive one-night only show at the Enmore Theatre, fresh from a sold-out Edinburgh Fringe season.
Ronny Chieng
Albert Lin recently sat down with international comedian, Ronny Chieng to talk politics, racism, and comedy. Fun.
Paces
Gold Coast producer Paces (aka Mikey Perry) has had a massive 2017 so far. His single ‘Savage’ cracked seven million Spotify streams in just nine months and he’s about to embark on a huge Australian tour
Bilal Hafda
Blitz recently caught up with slam poet, teacher, and domestic violence advocate, Bilal Hafda, after his spoken word poetry performance at TEDxYouth@Sydney.
Allday
We sat down with Allday, aka Tom Gaynor, before his Sydney listening party, to talk favourite memes, moving to LA, and his new album, Speeding.
Neckdeep
I recently had a chat with Ben Barlow of Neck Deep, to chat about their third album, The Peace and The Panic, musical inspirations, touring and more.
Mallrat
Grace Shaw, better known as Mallrat, is an up-and-coming Brisbane rapper who calls herself the ‘Hannah Montana of the rap game’.
Real Estate
Blitz Radio host, Will Clifton, recently had the opportunity to talk with Alex Bleeker, the bassist for Real Estate.
Flo The Kid
Glad Rap with Campbell and Declan sat down and had a chat with Flo The Kid about Life, music and his very first mixtape!
