Radio Carrum

Luke and Chris discuss Colours, The Pyramids and give a Mt Rushmore on Wood.

It's all Surf, Music and everything in between. Sean and Marcia's special guests are up and coming superstars who are making huge waves in the State & National surf contests - Sara Hickson, Ava Holland & Sophie Wilkinson.

SEAN SIMMONS BAND joined Marcus and Kim Salmon for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

SMOKED SALMON joined Marcus and Sean for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

THE BLUEBIRDS joined Abbey on the 'Earworm Radio Hour' for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

Join Marcia & Nathan on the Australian Hair And Barber Association podcast series with special guest, content & sales extraordinaire, Victoria Domazet.

CLINT HYNDMAN joined Dan and Marcia for a chat - Something for Kate, the MCG, The Tav, influences, The ‘Bird, new music, Jake and the Snakes, gigs and our brilliant local scene.

Bill's special guests, Bob and Mark, share stories from their trip across the iconic Route 66 late last year.

IUD joined Sarah & Sean for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

Luke and Chris discuss Venus, MK Ultra and give a Mt Rushmore on TV Dads.

It's all Surf, Music and everything in between. Sean and Marcia's special guest is mentalist, hypnotist & medium — Jason Varga.

KRISTOL PISSTOL joined Sarah & Sean for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

Taasha Coates from THE AUDREYS joined Marcus for a chat about the 20th Anniversary of their ARIA Award winning debut album, 'Between Last Night and Us', and their current celebration tour.

CHARLIE OWEN & KYLIE GREER joined Marcus & Dan for a chat about Charlie's new album 'Searching for Charlie Owen' and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

It's all Surf, Music and everything in between. Sean and Marcia special guest is co-founder of Balin Surfboards, Bean. Balin Surfboards was established in 1974 and became the pioneers of board shaping and manufacturing in the Australian surf culture movement…going on to become popular world wide.

KAT GRETA joined Ami & Tina for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

Frankston based multidisciplinary artist, ALISON TEDESCO, joined Ami & Tina to share insight into her first major solo exhibition, 'Street Stories'. The artwork brings together a series of meticulously crafted miniatures inspired by the urban landscapes of Frankston and beyond. From weathered bus stops to abandoned factories and forgotten corners, each work is rich with detail, character and nostalgia. The underground graffiti scene which originated in Frankston in the late 1990s, is also a font of inspiration. Currently exhibiting at McClelland Gallery, Tedesco transforms everyday urban spaces into meticulously detailed dioramas that capture the history of places often overlooked. Inspired by memories of her grandmother's home and a fascination with buildings in transition, her works explore themes of nostalgia, decay, and the passage of time.

THE MUNDAYNES joined Abbey for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

EPISODE 21 - SAM SIDDIQUI - Theatre Enthusiast and Professional Sam Siddiqui is a therapist-turned-theatre-worker, who started with stage management but has since done almost every offstage theatre role there is! From rehearsal rooms to production managing to backstage, Sam has fast-tracked a high level of experience in a short space of time, working almost 30 contracts over the last 3 years, including internships with Michael Cassel Group on the Australian national tours of Hamilton and & Juliet. Sam is passionate about supporting mental health in the arts, working as a performance and wellbeing mentor as well as running her own performance coaching business ‘The Broadway Mindset'. In this episode, Sam shares how she forged her own pathway into working in theatre; reflects on the variety of roles she has experienced in theatre so far; and discusses the importance of supporting wellbeing in arts spaces. Sam also shares her perspectives on the importance of representation and diversity in the arts; we chat about musicals, directing, and the shows we love most (and have seen 30+ times?!); and of course consider how theatre and arts make our worlds and lives better.

Episode 2 - Apprenticeship in Hair & Barbering. Join Marcia & Nathan on the Australian Hair And Barber Association podcast series with special guests Vanessa Drummond and Lucia Caldarelli from Chisholm Institute.

GUNK joined Marcus, Will and Nick for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

MY GUARDIAN ANGEL joined Abbey for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

Bill's special guest, AJ, a Kiwi who has lived in Australia for 25 years, shares his experience in the corporate world as well as his involvement at Tour de Cure and his WHY.

WILD AT HEART is a Naarm based music organisation supporting connection, community and storytelling through accessible music making. In Episode 2, Ami & Tina are joined by Ash Perseus Greskie and Sue Nami.

MARK LORDING from Frankston Tattoo joined Dan for a chat about his amazing work.

Who have you invited into your lounge room?

EPISODE 20 - Lincoln Elliott - Actor, Singer, Writer, Composer, Researcher, etc. etc. etc. Lincoln Elliott is an actor, singer, voiceover artist, instrumentalist, writer, composer, and researcher, proudly of Wiradjuri heritage. A graduate of NIDA, he also holds a Bachelor of Music and is currently undertaking a PhD (Creative Practice). Through his doctoral research, Lincoln is writing and composing his own new Australian musical, Artefact (or, Repatriation: The Musical). Lincoln has a huge number of theatre credits to his name, including being part of the premiere cast of My Brilliant Career, earning a Green Room Award for Best Ensemble. Lincoln regularly joins development workshops for new works as well as appearing in established theatre productions, with credits including Ride the Cyclone (Hayes Theatre Co), Phar Lap: The Electro-Swing Musical (Hayes Theatre Co), The Dismissal (Squabbalogic) and Sunshine Super Girl (Melbourne Theatre Company/State Theatre Company South Australia/Performing Lines). In this episode, Lincoln shares some (spoiler-free) insights into the makings of his emo-rock heist musical ‘Artefact'; reveals how the results of a colouring competition at 4 years old was a future-defining moment for his life/career; and delves into the importance of arts in our lives, for careers or for love. We laugh; we despair; we encourage you to buy up all the tickets to his upcoming show and support new musical theatre in Australia; and we make a combination of quality and trash jokes that we'll let you be the judge of. Join us and enjoy!

In this episode of How to Live, Michael and Dr G sit down with Roland Lewis. Roland shared his experience of getting paid to improvise on stages all across Australia, the improviser's ability to switch off shame (not a typo!), the power of being able to truly listen and be present, and the difference between leading from the dancefloor vs from the balcony. We also did a LIVE demonstration of the improv technique "Yes, and..." and explored its implications in real life. Then we talked about the INTENSE demands of being an assistant principal and his ‘aha' moment when he realised, "I'm raising all these other children…I need to be more present and raise my own children”.

In this episode of How to Live, Michael Zhang and Dr G engage in a thought experiment: if we lost everything and found ourselves homeless with no money and no contacts, how would we claw our way back? What would YOU do?

Luke and Chris discuss The Devil, Extinction and give a Mt Rushmore on Wrestling Mic Skills.

PUNCHBOWL joined Abbey for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

It's all Surf, Music and everything in between. THE DIRTY BIRDS joined Sean and Marcia for a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

Rob and Matthew from HUXTON CREEPERS joined Marcus & Dan for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

Francis from QUALITY USED CARS joined Ami & Tina for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

SEASON TWO IS HERE.

It's all Surf, Music and everything in between. Sean & Marsh's special guest is 90's Pro Snowboarding icon Stu Johnstone.

RAMONA SKY joined Ami & Tina for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

RAT TAXI joined Dan & Nik for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

Ned & Bec from STIMPIES joined Dan and Nik for a chat about their latest releases, artwork, upcoming album, shows, and lots more!!

In this episode of How to Live, I sat down with Dr Liza Thoppil – a Lifestyle Medicine GP who Dr G is lucky to call a friend. Liza is deeply introspective, thoughtful, and an amazing cook! We talked about one of life's biggest questions: how do we love ourselves? We explored the question "Who am I?", the idea of the witness and consciousness, looking inward for answers rather than searching externally, and why fear can sometimes become the main character in our lives. Liza shared her reflections from a life of curiosity – lessons from loss and grief, the importance of personal agency, and being aware of her own mortality and the finite time we have here. We also explored our own values, acceptance versus tolerance, and love. P.S. Dr G shares some of his own reflections of finding "home", asking the divine for help, and his hypothesis on the qualities of consciousness – its ability to shift attention, exert will, and exist as pure energy beyond physical form. We also briefly talk about mindmaps:)

Luke & Chris discuss Antarctica, Time Travel and give a Mt Rushmore on Board and Card games.

It's all Surf, Music and everything in between. Sean & Marsh's special guest is Dean Farrow, one of Frankston's finest Pro Skateboarders.

CLARA HARRISON - Performer, creator, artist Clara Harrison is a performer, creator, and artist, with a love for playful ideas and a powerhouse voice. Clara is based in Sydney, but their versatility and incredible vocals have taken them around the world, performing with several major cruise lines and across various local and international stages. Some of Clara's recent credits include performances in Saturday Night Fever at the Athenaeum in Melbourne, and starring as Also Brendan in Fuccbois: Live in Concert. Clara has also worked in voice-over for projects with MTV, Sesame Street Live, and the ABC, and appeared as a multimedia actor with Sydney Theatre Company's Dear Evan Hansen. Passionate about creating, Clara wrote and performed their original cabaret ‘Divas Through the Decades' which they have presented internationally, and was named top 3 in the 2022 Brent Street Artist Fund for their original writing. Clara has appeared in two independent Australian feature films this year, and has also launched visual art business ‘Haus of Clara', selling original artworks that are an extension of her creative energy and skill. In this episode, Clara joins me as we chat about their array of creative pursuits and many of the ups and downs that come along with a career in the performing arts. We talk about the success of satire-musical-comedy-drag-concert Fuccbois; the beauty of live theatre and the differences when working in film; Clara's unlikely pathway into musical theatre; and the important life skill that is improvisation. We also touch on topics including mental health awareness and support within the industry; balancing boundaries and vulnerabilities in performance; our shared passion of supporting new works; and the importance of finding joy and creativity outside of paid work (even when, and especially when, that is part of creativity and joy, too!)

In this episode of HOW TO LIVE, Michael Zhang is back! We talked about how he ended up in hospital with diverticulitis the day after we recorded our very first episode, why I decided to call the podcast How to Live, the trap of giving medical and financial advice to uncles and aunties, setting boundaries, the fear of success, supplements, Chinese uncles who can do more pull ups than us, Blue Zones, stress, and money. P.S. Somehow we managed to connect all of those topics into one conversation. Enjoy!

This final episode of Season 1 is the perfect summary of FKN TYPICAL because we somehow manage to cover:

THE SHARP joined Ami & Tina for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

In this episode of How to Live, I sat down with an absolute legend of a human being – Roni Beauchamp. We talked about Roni's journey to becoming CEO of the Australasian Society of Lifestyle Medicine, decisions based on gut feel vs logic, our reflections on death since we both have lost loved ones recently, and how the Western world often does death (and sickness) poorly. P.S. We also ventured into some wonderfully spooky stories that made us question the nature of consciousness, the mystery of the universe, and Roni shared her experiences with ayahuasca in Peru.

Celebrated Melbourne musician, CLAIRE BIRCHALL, has teamed up with some extraordinary artists, including KIM SALMON and more recently is a member of new super group, FANCY WEAPON. Claire's own solo work is a brilliant insight into a remarkable journey. Claire joined Marcus to explore her early days in music, busking, battle of the bands, songwriting, home recording, touring internationally, Smoked Salmon & Fancy Weapon, and new recording plans.

Ami chatted with Aunty Dy & Aunty Netty who are displaying work at the Kingston Arts "WATER BODIES" exhibition of contemporary First Peoples' art exploring the significance of water, climate change, Country and culture. Presented across the Kingston Arts Precinct in Moorabbin from 3 July to 29 August, the exhibition features artworks by Nici Cumpston (Barkandji people), Mandy Quadrio (Trawlwoolway, Laremairamenner), Auntie Netty Shaw (Trawlwoolway, Tyereelore, Bunurong), Aunty Dyan Summers (Bunurong, Bass Strait Islander, Trawlwoolway), Judy Watson (Waanyi people), and Lisa Waup (Gunditjmara, TSI). Through photography, moving image, weaving, printmaking, sculpture, textiles and new commissions, the artists share diverse perspectives on water and its importance to First Peoples communities. The exhibition forms a key part of Kingston's recognition of NAIDOC Week and this year's theme, 50 Years of Deadly, which celebrates five decades of recognising and elevating Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voices, culture and achievements.

THE CLONES joined Abbey for a chat and a live performance in our Radio Carrum studio.

It's BON SCOTT's 80 birthday and to celebrate, Ami chatted with MARY RENSHAW author of “Live Wire - A memoir by Three People Who Knew Him Best”.