Mar
02
2010
Welcome To Episode 50 of Your Story.
I invited Kate Foy to come and share with us the world of a professional theatre actor and all that it means. What was the theatre industry like in the early 1970’s when the Queensland Theatre Company was just getting underway, what do you need and how hard is [...]
Tags: Acting, Career, Greenroom, Podcast, QTC, Queensland Theatre Company, Theatre
Feb
23
2010
Welcome To Episode 49 of Your Story.
In a pub recently it was mentioned that I should sit and talk with Gemma-Rose as she has a passion for photography and has managed to make a career of what many would love to do for a living.
Not only do we learn of the early days of learning [...]
Jan
30
2010
I’ve been messing around a little taking some long exposure shots of Brisbane, the River and the Freeway at night but my good friend Adam (@gtowna) found this stunning footage and it’s worth sharing. It’s just the thing with Brisbane that the climate and the weather makes it so attractive that with this skill great [...]
Tags: Brisbane, River, Video
Sep
22
2009
It started about two years ago when I heard that a new coffee maker was coming on the market. So curiously I followed the links to discover the beauty that is the new OTTO Stove Top Espresso Coffee Maker.
Since then I’ve been on a mailing list, receiving irregular updates as to how the development of [...]
Tags: Art, Atomic, Coffee, Coffee Makers, Espresso, OTTO, Review, Stove Top
Jun
20
2009
Welcome To Episode 39 of Your Story.
Outrageous, vivacious and exuberant(along with some off mic cussing) is what you get when you meet Patty Beecham. It’s a name I haven’t heard for years but there it is in my twitter stream. Fancy that, you can meet celebrities on twitter, well you can decide where on the [...]
Tags: 4QR, 612, Family, Funeral, Greiving, Photography, Radio
May
30
2009
Welcome To Episode 37 of Your Story. Today we talk with Adrian Fabila known professionally for his outstanding musical performances as Tjupurru. This is an episode that I wanted to produce two years ago, before the launch of Your Story, when I saw a live performance of Tjupurru at the Brisbane Power House.
Tjupurru plays [...]
Tags: Aboriginal, Australia, Didjeribone, Didjeridu, FaceBass, Podcast, Tribe
May
14
2009
Welcome To Episode 36 of Your Story.
Today we talk with Chris Booth artist and maker of things.
Chris is now starting to have real success in the art scene in Australia after years of being a struggling artist. We discuss the artist life, how difficult it is to make a success in the art world and [...]
Tags: Art, Career, Painting, Podcast, Pop
Apr
02
2009
Welcome To Episode 34 of Your Story.
Rachel Beaney is a young women working for VibeWire, initially as an intern now full time. Today she explains what VibeWire is about.
VibeWire is an organisation set up to facilitate young creative entrepreneurs to enable them to develop, network and promote themselves. It has resources to help young people [...]
Tags: Artists, Vibewire, Youth
Dec
16
2008
Welcome To Episode 30 of Your Story.
Today we talk with David Shaw who as an Industrial Designer with his company Street and Garden Furniture Company shares a little of the life of an industrial designer. We talk of what design is for him with his early attempts at being a manufacturer to eventually realise that [...]
Tags: Art, Brisbane, Design, Industrial Design, Podcast, Street Furniture, Technology, West End