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Scallywag Showtunes
Scallywag Showtunes – S2 Ep 13
19.09.25
‘Ello! We are Arfur and Charlie Chimbley, the Chimbley Bruvvers, esquire, at your service, here to entertain you with our humorous and delightful cockney banter. In our new segment, Scallywag Showtunes, airing during Master Tony Roma’s Thursday Drive show, we will hexplore in hexcruciating detail (but with our trademark cheeky repartee), all fings pertaining or…

Scallywag Showtunes
Scallywag Showtunes – S2 Ep 14
18.09.25
‘Ello! We are Arfur and Charlie Chimbley, the Chimbley Bruvvers, esquire, at your service, here to entertain you with our humorous and delightful cockney banter. In our new segment, Scallywag Showtunes, airing during Master Tony Roma’s Thursday Drive show, we will hexplore in hexcruciating detail (but with our trademark cheeky repartee), all fings pertaining or…

Something Else
A chat with Stella Anning with her Brand New Album
18.09.25
In an interview with Virginia during Drive Wednesday on the 3rd of September, the acclaimed Naarm-based composer, guitarist and performer Stella Anning unveils her most personal project to date with the release of Yellow Brick Veneer, her full-length album out now. To celebrate the album’s release, Stella Anning will perform a run of intimate East Coast shows in , Ngambri & Ngunnawal (Canberra),…

Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 227
16.09.25
This week Shai and Geoff get into Sydney’s hippest happenings, from art exhibitionibitions showcasing Chinese queer culture to senior social groups with free coffee and snooker. Adding to the Breaking Waves hall of fame this show features a cameo from 50 Cent who’s in town working on a new movie.…

Drive
Prof Eddie Holmes
16.09.25
Prof Eddie Holmes, the Sydney University award winning virologist who first published the genomic sequence of the virus giving rise to COVID-19 discussed the world of viruses on Monday Drive with Alan Field.…

Drive
Allegra Spender MP
16.09.25
Allegra Spender spent some time chatting to Alan Field on Monday Drive to discuss progress on climate change, aged care packages, social cohesion and reforming tax in the pub!…

Arts
Silky Roads in Conversation: The Journey to “Wallflower”
15.09.25
Silky Roads have crafted a captivating musical style—funky, soulful, and full of energy. An electro-funk-pop quartet, they take the grooves of Parcels and Daft Punk in a silky-smooth direction. We had a great time chatting about their new EP Wallflower (7 tracks, out now!). Tune in to hear their stripped-back live performance—featuring electric synth and acoustic guitar. You…

Something Else
Stranger Sings and She Kills Monsters Take the Stage at Sydney Fringe
12.09.25
Last week, Léane welcomed Annie McArthur and Holly Gallagher to discuss their upcoming production coming up this month at the Sydney Fringe Festival: Strangers Sings! The Parody Musical and She Kills Monsters. Both shows explore storylines about geeky teens playing Dungeons and Dragons in the 80s and 90s and set to incredible music from the era, drawing…

Scallywag Showtunes
Scallywag Showtunes – S2 Ep12
12.09.25
‘Ello! We are Arfur and Charlie Chimbley, the Chimbley Bruvvers, esquire, at your service, here to entertain you with our humorous and delightful cockney banter. In our new segment, Scallywag Showtunes, airing during Master Tony Roma’s Thursday Drive show, we will hexplore in hexcruciating detail (but with our trademark cheeky repartee), all fings pertaining or…

Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 226
09.09.25
On this episode, Shai and Geoff interview acclaimed musician, actor, and director Amanda Gillespie. Together they discuss what it takes to make it in show business, how to find your hidden talent, and Amanda’s favourite sport.…

Drive
Prof Deborah Cheetham Fraillon, AO
09.09.25
On Monday Drive, Alan Field chatted in the Bondi studio with one of Australia’s most remarkable cultural leaders, composers, sopranos, educators, and Yorta Yorta women.…

Drive
Jon Shapiro: Is digital currency really for the better?
05.09.25
Former Eastside Identity Jon Shapiro was a presenter on Friday Drive, secretary to the Board and as a lawyer, a legal enthusiast with a passion for social justice and equality. The question of legal tender has been weighing on his mind since 2019 when indications first became apparent that cash may no longer not be…

Scallywag Showtunes
Scallywag Showtunes – S2 Ep11
05.09.25
‘Ello! We are Arfur and Charlie Chimbley, the Chimbley Bruvvers, esquire, at your service, here to entertain you with our humorous and delightful cockney banter. In our new segment, Scallywag Showtunes, airing during Master Tony Roma’s Thursday Drive show, we will hexplore in hexcruciating detail (but with our trademark cheeky repartee), all fings pertaining or…

Drive
Elena Kats-Chernin & Tamara-Anna Cislowska
02.09.25
Two of the most important and prominent Australian modern classical musicians spent some time with Alan Field on Monday Drive as a new album, composed by Elena and performed by Tamara, is released. The story of the music, the musicians’ history, and their close colaboration is as warming as the music itself.…

Breaking Waves
Breaking Waves, Episode 225
02.09.25
This week, Shai and Geoff fill you in on some of the coolest events happening across Sydney—from Lego exhibitions to pedestrians standing up to dangerous drivers. You’ll be laughing along as the boys share their pet peeves of the week, including pizza surcharges and bad weather. Mondays at 6 pm on Eastside Radio.…

Drive
The Festivities of Art in Patrick Kennedy‘s upcoming Sydney Fringe Festival
30.08.25
Patrick Kennedy is the CEO of Sydney Fringe, a not-for-profit working with public and private sector advocating for independent artists. The Sydney Fringe Festival organized each year in September brings together artists from all genres and walks of life. Patrick has been working as a theatre director and producer for over 15 years, primarily in…

Something Else
Damien Eckersley: Shaping the future of music with ANAM
30.08.25
Damien Eckersley is a world-renowned musician who has played double bass with several notable orchestras, Vienna Philharmonic, Melbourne Symphony and the NZSO. He’s also the Deputy Artistic Director of the Australian National Academy of Music, a cultural institution dedicated to shaping the musical leaders of tomorrow. He joins us on Thursday Drive to talk about…

Time and Space
Celebrating Emerging Talent: The Jann Rutherford Memorial Award
29.08.25
Yesterday, on Time and Space, Mick held a special feature in honor of the Jann Rutherford Memorial Award. The Jann Rutherford Memorial Award was created in 2005 to assist in the professional development of an outstanding young female and gender diverse jazz musician. The Award is named in honour of the late jazz pianist Jann…

Scallywag Showtunes
Scallywag Showtunes – S2 Ep 10
29.08.25
‘Ello! We are Arfur and Charlie Chimbley, the Chimbley Bruvvers, esquire, at your service, here to entertain you with our humorous and delightful cockney banter. In our new segment, Scallywag Showtunes, airing during Master Tony Roma’s Thursday Drive show, we will hexplore in hexcruciating detail (but with our trademark cheeky repartee), all fings pertaining or…

The Sydneyist
Gentle Density
28.08.25
ROOFTOP CITY Could Sydney save itself, solve affordability, generate density, combat climate change, maintain heritage and create a whole new way of living just by adding a storey or two on top? Warren Livesey thinks so, and his argument is compelling. Livesey is founder of ARAD, the Association for Rooftop and Airspace Development with 15,000 members internationally and 75 rooftop developments…






