Race Matters

34:58 | Jul 12th, 2020

From the horrific situation that unfolded in nine public housing blocks in Melbourne, to an open letter condemning cancel culture, to a white country band suing a Black blues singer for a name she's b...Show More

50:00 | Jul 5th, 2020

As more people than ever before begin to grapple with systemic racism around the world, we’re seeing organisations, institutions and even entire industries being rightly held accountable for their rac...Show More

19:31 | Jun 22nd, 2020

We're back together in the studio this week, IRL! What better time to unpack the phenomenon of white women weaponising race (and often, tears) against Black and First Nations people. Why do they do it...Show More

25:29 | Jun 15th, 2020

As the Black Lives Matter movement draws attention to ongoing systemic racism the world over, rapper Ziggy Ramo has just dropped an album that speaks so directly to this moment – but it was actually w...Show More

23:11 | Jun 8th, 2020

It's been a WEEK. Right now we're seeing growing and unprecedented recognition of racism and police brutality – in the States, globally, and of course, here on our soil. So where to from here? How do ...Show More

19:11 | Jun 1st, 2020

“I can’t breathe” were some of George Floyd’s last words, before his death at the hands of police. This was the same phrase Eric Garner repeated as he was fatally restrained by police in 2014. It’s al...Show More

23:53 | May 25th, 2020

Between Doja Cat and Lana Del Rey, there is some hectic race-related controversy bouncing around pop music right now. We unpack Lana's dripping-in-white-woman-fragility Instagram rant. Plus, Carolina ...Show More

26:27 | May 18th, 2020

Mindy Kaling's new teen Netflix comedy-drama is being hailed as a watershed moment for South Asian representation. But what does that really mean, when the bar is already so low, if not non-existent? ...Show More

17:28 | May 11th, 2020

Between 1920 and 1938, a flag bearing the words "A man was lynched yesterday" was flown from the headquarters of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People in the United States. B...Show More

21:42 | Apr 27th, 2020

Chinese-Australian author Janette Chen walks us through translating formative experiences onto the page and the pivotal role stationery had in getting her started as a writer. You can read Janette's s...Show More