Podcasts about Wynyard

In this month's special episode we are joined by friend of the show and spiritual leader Hayley of Vancouver for a laid-back near-hour discussing some great listener mail, Snappers™, movie reviews, and of course the Super Bowl Halftime Show. We apparently also have a pretty upbeat view of the current state of award shows that we want you to hear about, plus a shorter and more bittersweet encounter with AI-generated content, too. Don't worry, it's not as mindbending as those previous ones, honest. Relax. Forget current events for a while. Just envision Buddy sleeping happily while we go on about the mainstream culture world. Everything will be fine.Links: Shed Dogs; our Episode 193 (in which the bots discuss our Episode 193); Chuck Norris and USB plugs; how ammonia is made; Wynyard; Geoff Lindsey on Shtrong; Emilia Pérez; Wicked! Part 1; The 95th Academy Awards; watch Kendrick Lamar's performance at the Super Bowl; Serena Williams Crip-walks at the Super Bowl; Top list of K- and C-Dramas; The White Lotus scene in the Italian piazza; will a heat pump cost less to operate than a natural gas furnace?Theme music is Escaping like Indiana Jones by Komiku, with permission.

Our final Diana Wynyard episode has arrived all too soon! We look at her two final key roles, in Alexander Korda's film of Oscar Wilde's An Ideal Husband (1947) and The Feminine Touch (1956), a nurse drama that's better than its silly title. And in Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto, we cover the 2025 Toronto Silent Film Festival, focusing on three films built around miraculous performances, Victor Sjostrom's The Wind (1928), starring Lillian Gish, Victor Fleming's Mantrap (1926), starring Clara Bow, and Josef von Sternberg's The Last Command (1928), starring Emil Jannings (ably supported by Evelyn Brent), before turning our attention to a film that was entirely new to us, the blatantly anti-capitalist The Johnstown Flood (1926), featuring Janet Gaynor in her first major role.  Time Codes: 0h 00m 25s:    AN IDEAL HUSBAND (1947) [dir. Alexander Korda] 0h 23m 27s:    THE FEMININE TOUCH (1956) [dir. Pat Jackson] 0h 41m 54s:    Diana Wynyard – The Summing Up 0h 48m 01s:    FEAR & MOVIEGOING IN TORONTO: Toronto Silent Film Festival 2025 at The Revue Cinema [The Wind, Mantrap, The Last Command, The Johnstown Flood, Leap Year, Assistant Wives] and Easter Parade (1948) at TIFF Lightbox.    +++ * Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project – a discussion of Late Spring * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's piece on Gangs of New York – “Making America Strange Again” * Check out Dave's Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join! 

In our penultimate Diana Wynyard Acteurist Oeuvre-view episode, our acteur supports two of the greats of her age, John Gielgud as Benjamin Disraeli in Thorold Dickinson's The Prime Minister and Michael Redgrave as the titular innocent of Carol Reed's Kipps, based on the novel by H.G. Wells. We discuss 19th century British politics (enfranchisement vs. empire), Wells' hope and despair for humanity, and the qualities that suit Wynyard to play women who are motivated to improve their partners. And in Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto, we wrap up March's TIFF Lightbox retrospectives with a viewing of Binka Zhelyazkova's The Tied-Up Balloon.     Time Codes: 0h 00m 25s:    THE PRIME MINISTER (1941) [dir. Thorold Dickinson] 0h 32m 44s:    KIPPS (1941) [dir. Carol Reed] 0h 48m 27s:    FEAR & MOVIEGOING IN TORONTO: The Tied-Up Balloon (1967) by Binka Zhelyazkova +++ * Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project – a discussion of Late Spring * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's piece on Gangs of New York – “Making America Strange Again” * Check out Dave's Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join! 

In this Diana Wynyard Acteurist Oeuvre-view episode, we look at probably her best-known film, Gaslight (directed by Thorold Dickinson), and consider its pros and cons relative to the Cukor/Selznick Hollywood version of a few years later, as well as the question of how "gaslighting" became an internet meme and how well the source fits the popular meaning. Then we turn to an oddball film with an anti-nationalism message, Freedom Radio (Anthony Asquith), set in Nazi Germany but with a broader application, and consider how Wynyard's screen persona informs her tricky role. Then, in Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto, we battle it out over Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (cluttered or perfect screenplay by Charlie Kaufman?) and find accord on John Cassavetes' revealing potboiler, Gloria (love story between a tiny man and a deadly goddess).  Time Codes: 0h 00m 25s:    GASLIGHT (1940) [dir. Thorold Dickinson] 0h 29m 52s:    FREEDOM RADIO (1940) [dir. Anthony Asquith] 0h 48m 27s:    FEAR & MOVIEGOING IN TORONTO: Michel Gondry's Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) & John Cassavetes' Gloria (1980)        +++ * Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project – a discussion of Late Spring * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's piece on Gangs of New York – “Making America Strange Again” * Check out Dave's Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join! 

In this Diana Wynyard Acteurist Oeuvre-view episode we finally come to the source, James Whale's One More River (1934), the movie that inspired Dave to schedule this series, and don't worry, we still think it's a masterpiece. We recap how we've watched the Wynyard onscreen persona evolve and how Whale's new context for it gives it an unforgettable impact. And then we watch Wynyard discard that persona in On the Night of the Fire (1939), playing the supportive but stymied wife of Ralph Richardson's beleaguered Everyman in this ultra-despairing British noir. Two must-watches! Time Codes: 0h 00m 25s:    ONE MORE RIVER (1934) [dir. James Whale] 0h 54m 37s:    ON THE NIGHT OF THE FIRE (1940) [dir. Brian Desmond Hurst] +++ * Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project – a discussion of Late Spring * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's piece on Gangs of New York – “Making America Strange Again” * Check out Dave's Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join! 

We were so focused on our material in this episode that we were apparently taken by surprise that we are marking seven years of, ummm, Shed stuff. This episode is largely listener mail, which we always enjoy, in which we had to revisit old, old wounds from high school days, discuss health and medical care as people our age do, and marvel at the concept of digital dentures (which sounds a lot more fun and exciting than it actually is). So we've all penciled in entries on our paper calendars to remember to make a way bigger deal of it when we record our epic 200th episode. But until that shows up, feel free to enjoy this one!Links: Shed Dogs; digital dentures; Scrap Arts Music; rotator cuff; Tripadvisor; Rick Steves; Dakotas Fanning and Johnson; dogs selling perfume; brain fog; Wynyard, Sask; washing machine sensors; getting the stink out of exercise gear; types of heat pumps per the BC government; natural gas.Theme music is Escaping like Indiana Jones by Komiku, with permission.

For this episode of our Diana Wynyard Acteurist Oeuvre-view series, our featured acteur plays a disillusioned modern woman in two 1934 movies, Where Sinners Meet and Let's Try Again, that are cynical about marriage in a way that (we argue) screwball comedy would soon render archaic. And in Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto we give our impressions of three more Marco Bellocchio films, Devil in the Flesh, Vincere, and the especially enigmatic Blood of My Blood.  Time Codes: 0h 00m 25s:    Where Sinners Meet (1934) [dir. J. Walter Ruben] 0h 18m 20s:    The Marriage Symphony (1934) [dir. Worthington Miner] 0h 43m 00s:    Fear & Moviegoing in Toronto – Marco Bellocchio retrospective at TIFF – part 2: Devil in the Flesh (1986), China is Near (1967), Vincere (2009) and Blood of My Blood (2015) +++ * Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project – a discussion of Late Spring * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's piece on Gangs of New York – “Making America Strange Again” * Check out Dave's Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join! 

Our second Diana Wynyard Acteurist Oeuvre-view episode brought two real oddball pre-Codes to our attention: Men Must Fight (1933), a hardcore pacifist film that predicts the upcoming world war in certain ways, in which Wynyard more or less reprises her Cavalcade role; and Reunion in Vienna (1933), based on a Robert E. Sherwood play, which could have been the first screwball comedy if Wynyard and John Barrymore had been playing Americans (but then, the movie's entire premise—the psychosexual allure of authoritarianism—would be removed). We make the probably indefensible case (more like an irresponsible opinion) that the latter handles a naughty love triangle in a more interesting way than Lubitsch's Design For Living from the same year. And in Fear and Moviegoing in Toronto, we watch a 65th anniversary screening of Sleeping Beauty, the most visually radical animated Disney film, and discuss whether it lives up to our childhood memories.  Time Codes: 0h 00m 25s:    Men Must Fight [dir. Edgar Selwyn] 0h 23m 48s:    Reunion in Vienna [dir. Sidney Franklin] 0h 45m 10s:    Fear & Moviegoing in Toronto – Sleeping Beauty (1959) by Clyde Geronimi +++ * Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project – a discussion of Late Spring * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's piece on Gangs of New York – “Making America Strange Again” * Check out Dave's Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join! 

Our first Diana Wynyard Acteurist Oeuvre-view presents us with a couple of politically reactionary pre-Codes: Wynyard's Hollywood debut, Rasputin and the Empress (1932), which is mostly Rasputin (a very freaky Lionel Barrymore), not much Empress (Ethel B), and almost no Wynyard; and her Hollywood triumph, Cavalcade (1933), Noël Coward's version of the Modernist recoil from the 20th century. We find much to discuss in these movies' tortured relationship with recent history.  Time Codes: 0h 00m 25s:    RASPUTIN & THE EMPRESS (1932) [dir. Richard Boleslawski] 0h 29m 03s:    CAVALCADE (1933) [dir. Frank Lloyd] +++ * Listen to our guest episode on The Criterion Project – a discussion of Late Spring * Marvel at our meticulously ridiculous Complete Viewing Schedule for the 2020s * Intro Song: “Sunday” by Jean Goldkette Orchestra with the Keller Sisters (courtesy of The Internet Archive) * Read Elise's piece on Gangs of New York – “Making America Strange Again” * Check out Dave's Robert Benchley blog – an attempt to annotate and reflect upon as many of the master humorist's 2000+ pieces as he can locate – Benchley Data: A Wayward Annotation Project!  Follow us on Twitter at @therebuggy Write to us at therebuggy@gmail.com We now have a Discord server - just drop us a line if you'd like to join! 

A footbridge linking Auckland's Viaduct to a once-humming restaurant district overlooking the harbour has finally been fixed, after nine months stuck in the upright position. The final tally's not in yet but fixing Wynyard Crossing Bridge is estimated to have cost close to 11 million dollars - more than it cost to build. Some businesses that rely on the bridge to bring them customers want rent reductions from their landlord - the council arm in charge of fixing the bridge. Amy Williams took a walk-about.

Auckland business owners in the CBD are breathing a sigh of relief that a pedestrian bridge connecting Wynyard Quarter to the Viaduct could reopen on Friday. Maia Ingoe has more.

A sigh of relief for businesses at Auckland's Wynyard Quarter. The footbridge between the Viaduct Harbour and Quarter has reopened to pedestrians this morning. It had been closed for repairs since March. The Conservatory owner Tricky Hartley told Heather du Plessis-Allan it's been an extremely tough nine months. He says business has been down 60% since the bridge closed, making the tough winter period even tougher. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A key pillar in Essendon's quest for an AFLW premiership, Wynyard's Ellyse Gamble has enjoyed the highs and lows of football and of life since being drafted while on an east coast bushwalk in 2017. Gamble ran out for the Western Bulldogs in their first ever AFLW game, but injury robbed her of the chance to play in a premiership the following year. Last season, she played in round one just days after the devastating loss of her father.

With more than 18-thousand first-class runs, former Tasmanian captain Jamie Cox is a revered figure in cricket and widely considered as desperately unlucky to have never played in Tests for Australia. What is less known about the Wynyard product, is that he was once an Essendon footballer – despite being completely oblivious to the fact. In 1987, a young Cox was drafted by the Bombers, initially without his knowledge, but he was too focused on his blossoming cricket career to take the club's offer seriously. It's something, to this day, he still regrets. But Cox did get his taste of the AFL becoming a senior administrator at St. Kilda and was a significant figure in the club's entry into the AFLW. This followed a management stint at the South Australian Cricket Association, where he witnessed the board-table brawls over the return of football to Adelaide Oval and the controversial stadium redevelopment.

Auckland Council has confirmed the venue for next year's SailGP.    It's hosting the start of the Australasian leg in January after Christchurch proved too problematic and it was moved.   Auckland Unlimited Chief Executive Nick Hill says the international event will be based just off Wynyard Point.   He told Andrew Dickens it will be under the Harbour Bridge with a grandstand close to the water.  Hill says all previous legal and environmental issues in the area have been dealt with, to have the event how SailGP's always wanted it.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Auckland's leg of SailGP will bring the boats to the spectators.   The event will hold its first ever leg in Auckland in January.   Auckland was supposed to hold an event last year, but that was cancelled after land use issues with Wynyard Quarter.   Sail World Editor Richard Gladwell says Wynyard Point will probably be the main spectator base with necessary infrastructure already in place.   He told Ryan Bridge the boats may even come a little too close.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Environmental awareness and the risk of dolphin bothering seems to have been behind SailGP's decision to withdraw its racing from Lyttelton next year and move the whole kit and caboodle to Auckland.   You may remember they looked at Auckland but there was inability to provide the kind of spectator stands that Russell Coutts wanted, So off to Lyttelton they went, with the caveat that you have to be mindful it's a dolphin sanctuary, and if the dolphins turn up then racing has to stop. Sure, fine, everybody agreed. Then back in March, the opening day of racing was called off due to a dolphin sighting on the course. And while the second day of racing was able to go ahead without a hitch, and according to some commentators served up one of the best days of racing in the league's history, Russell Coutts said no, that's it. We can't be stopping every two seconds. It's not ideal. It's a beautiful amphitheatre, great racing, but if the Dolphins are going to be stopping racing every two seconds, we can't be coming back.   Among Sail GP athletes Lyttelton Harbour was voted as the league's best location to sail. It was an anonymous poll amongst the athletes are following their event in Dubai, late in 2023. Great Britain strategist Hannah Mills said there were pros and cons for whether the league should return to the venue in ‘25 after the way things played out. She said it's the most amazing place to sail. It's really beautiful, so many people came to watch, the conditions were incredible. For a sailor, it's perfect, but we have to be more conscious around the places that we go, the effects that we have and the traces that we leave, said Hannah Mills, the British strategist.   And that's the big thing behind Sail GP. They talk about being champions for change, they talk about raising awareness of conservation ideals through their sport. Better sport, better planet, so you can't be mowing over dolphins while you're promoting that sort of ethos within your sport. And a lot of the sailors within the sport would feel very much the same way. Sure, let us sail, but we don't want to cause harm while we do it.   So, Auckland it is. And that must mean the issues around the Wynyard quarter have been resolved because when Auckland events manager Nick Mills announced last year that Sail GP wouldn't be coming to Auckland, he said that they'd worked really hard with Russell Coops and the Sail GP team to find a way to hold the event the way Russell wants to hold it. That is, in the middle of the harbour, with a stand on either side of the harbour and he said it's just not possible to do it this year because the land that Coutts wanted to use for the stand was where the old tank farm used to be. And although the tanks have been removed there's been contamination and it hasn't been cleared to be used for any other purpose. So presumably, the situation is that Russell Coutts and Sail GP have said no, Lyttelton Harbour's too hard. Too many dolphins. Too much stress on the environmentally aware sailors and the environmentally aware landlubbers, terrified that Dolphins will be hit, so we'll move it up to Auckland, where presumably there are also dolphins, but not as many. It's not a sanctuary. And the land will have been remediated so that Russell Coutts can have the course exactly as he wishes. And let's face it, he who pays, says.   If Russell Coutts wants to bring a whole lot of money, a whole lot of television coverage, a whole lot of good juju to a town or a city, he can say this is the way I want it. And if you don't like it, he'll go somewhere else.   So, I'd love to get your thoughts on this - could it have worked at Lyttelton? Was there good will? Or was the fact that the course was in the middle of a dolphin sanctuary, just silly and unworkable? I mean, it looked like a beautiful natural amphitheatre and certainly was well supported by the locals. It's a great race. It's a great initiative. It's a great idea. Good people are involved, good people are supporting it. If not Auckland where?   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New Kangaroo and the No.1 pick in the mid-season draft Geordie Payne joined Brent to discuss his journey from Wynyard to North Melbourne, how he prepared for the draft and what he's expecting as he joins the AFL. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Flash and Geevesy with a big edition of Saturdays in Tasmania – footy legend Andy Bennett joined the boys to discuss the Tasmanian team and his career in footy & media. Wynyard coach Beau Sharman joined the boys to discuss Geordie Payne's drafting into the mid-season draft and what kind of player North have got themselves Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A ferry service to replace a busted bridge in Auckland's viaduct won't have anywhere near the capacity needed and could take more than three times as long as the usual walk. Eke Panuku boss David Rankin speaks to Lisa Owen.

Businesses in Auckland's Wynyard Quarter say replacing a broken bridge with a ferry won't make up for lost business. Reporter Finn Blackwell spoke to businesses.

A bridge or a knackered one at least could be sinking businesses in Auckland's viaduct. Owner of The Conservatory bar and restaurant on Auckland's water front Tricky Hartley speaks to Lisa Owen.

One night, 2 belated Birthdays, a decommissioned train tunnel, incredible production and a giant disco ball honestly made for one of the best parties I've been to in a long time. You may think me bias because I was Djing most of it but ask anyone who attended and they will tell you the same thing. Everything aligned perfectly for immaculate vibes the entire night. I was fortunate enough to be invited to contribute 4 hours of music for the night with my long term, very good friend @gilsun and the outcome was magical. Truly a new core memory. Unfortunately we were only able to salvage the last 1h45m of the set recording but it captures the high of the night perfectly. A huge thank you to Sandra and Pat for putting this incredible event on, it won't be forgotten any time soon!

The NZ sporting community was rocked this week by news of the death of one of the greats. Piney caught up with Jack Jordan to discuss the impact Jason had on his career and what he means to the world of Timbersport.  LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WorkSafe says it doesn't normally end up investigating pranks, after revealing it was a joke that caused a gas explosion and left five workers in hospital last year. It says a barbecue gas bottle was mistakenly left running overnight in a shipping container at a Wynyard quarter construction site last August. When the five workers opened the container they could smell gas. One of the workers joked about igniting his lighter and, when he did, the gas exploded. WorkSafe's Paul Budd says it is unusual for a workplace prank to go so terribly wrong. Budd spoke to Ingrid Hipkiss.

The last few weeks have been quite the adventure as I've been celebrating the release of my book The Next Workplace: Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential.     Hosting events in Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney, each of these events were held with the purpose of starting a conversation on all things Work, People & Place.  Joined by leaders navigating the new frontier of what work looks like and the role that place plays in elevating our experience of work.    Each of these conversations are being shared right here on the podcast over 6 episodes.    Today is the fifth episode in that series, and the first part in our two-part series from our Sydney event conversations.  Hosted by HUB Australia in their Wynyard office it was a beautiful evening with many familiar faces and few new ones as well.   Our Sydney conversation explored topics of; ✨ what they have realised about the importance of the workplace, ✨ how they have seen the evolution of curating the employee experience in the workplace and what that looks like for them, ✨ how our workplaces can effectively support belonging and build connection in our people, ✨ what flexibility at work really looks like and  ✨ ultimately what does a good workplace look like?!?   To join me in this conversation I invited our venue host, Brad Kraskopf, CEO of HUB Australia to join us, along with Sophie Hart, Co-Founder of the Serenity Collective, host of the Thriving Workplace Event and Nicole Karagiannis, Chief People Officer at Harrison.ai.   Each of our guests bring a unique perspective to this conversation, with thoughtful insights that invited me to think more deeply about some of my own idea's.    I hope this episode inspires your thinking to start a conversation in your workplace to elevate our experience of work.   LINKS Get your copy of Mel's new Book “The Next Workplace; Designing Dynamic Environments that Inspire Human Potential” Connect with Mel Email | Insta |
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Jason is in the studio to chat the sport of woodchopping, what it involves and his training ahead of the next world champs

Timbersport legend Jason Wynyard joins the show to yarn with Piney about the upcoming world championships, and his recent struggles over the past couple of years. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode we talk to Basketballer Tai Wynyard about his lived experience with psychosis. Tai was the youngest ever Tall Black and he currently plays for the NZ 3 x 3 team who recently returned from the Commonwealth Games. Tai shares with us about his journey and the challenges he has faced including stepping away from the game a few years ago as he was privately fighting a battle with mental illness. This is the first time he has shared his story.  This is a moment with Tai International Support - https://findahelpline.com/ NZ support - https://1737.org.nz/ Instagram - @taiwynyard Music Credit:  Running Free  by Cosmonkey https://artlist.io/song/88634/running-free?search=running-freeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three people are critically injured in Middlemore Hospital after an early morning gas explosion at a central Auckland construction site. It is thought the source of the explosion was a gas bottle hooked up to a barbecue. Checkpoint can reveal Wynyard Quarter residents raised multiple concerns about on-site reporting and health and safety. Firefighters on the scene have described using hoses to treat badly burnt patients sprawled across the footpath. Here's our reporter Nick Truebridge and cameraman Nick Monro.

Mayoral Moments – Robby Walsh, Mayor of Waratah Wynyard Council

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Wagga Wagga: World War 1 Stories On commemorative occasion such as Anzac and Memorial Day, we inevitably reflect on the service of prior generations in The First World War as well as other conflicts. But while these service men and women fought bravely during the conflict, how did the war fit in with their broader lives? Its a topic that Historian Ian Hodges of The Australian Department of Veteran's affairs has been exploring with regard to World War I. The conflict that saw Australia forge a national identity distinct from the broader British Empire and one that saw the creation of The Australian Imperial Force the nation's first military force equipped for overseas conflict. To show the affect of the war he focused on one particular city located about 300 miles inland from Australia. It's somewhat off the beaten bath and a name few outside South Eastern Australia are probably familiar with. Is it pronounced Wagga Wagga? Guest Expert: Ian Hodges of The Australian Department of Veteran's Affairs Picture: Dept of Lands, Sydney - cropped from old map "County of Wynyard, New South Wales, 1897" at the National Library of Australia, located here Wagga Wagga in 1897 Public Domain File:Wagga Wagga map 1897.jpg Created: 1 January 1897 Music: English: Elgar; Enigma variations, Theme IX. Nimrod Date 1 January 1947 Source https://archive.org/details/EdwardElgar-EnigmaVariations/01ThemeI.C.a.e..mp3 Author John Barbirolli Halle Orchestra, Public Domain --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/daniel-mainwaring5/message

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Robby Walsh, Mayor of Waratah Wynyard Council

In the early years of the 20th century Sydney was the undisputed Department Store capital of the world. Retail family dynasties competed with each other to open the largest, most modern and most spectacular stores from Broadway to Wynyard. Alas, the 1960s brought changing fortunes for these icons as the CBD started to decay and sprawling Sydneysiders begun to favour newer, more climate controlled suburban shopping centres with plenty of onsite car parking. This episode we discuss five of the biggest names in Sydney's department store history, charting their rises and inevitable falls to find out what has become of some of these epic buildings and one-time institutions today.

Robby Walsh, Mayor of Waratah Wynyard Council

In books and films, trains are the setting for great journeys, romantic encounters and perilous adventures, but in our daily lives, they are just public transport; dirty, noisy and crowded. This week we have stories about trains and the very different places they hold in our imaginations. CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes some heavy content and reference to suicide. Please listen with care.  If you need support you can call Lifeline on 13 11 14 or the suicide callback service on 1300 659 467.    'Sidelines' In our first story, Selina describes the scenes she witnessed on the Wynyard to North Ryde train line. Producer: Selina Springett   'Steam Trains and Small Trains' Our editorial manager, Mell, was in regional Victoria over the weekend, and encountered a handful of trains and train enthusiasts. Producer: Mell Chun   'At The End Of The Rail' In our last piece, Tim walks the tracks with his father and unpacks Australian mythology, masculinity, land and violence from a child's perspective. This poem is the opening to Tim's forthcoming verse memoir, ‘your father was a bastard'. You can find more of his work at timloveday.com Written and Read by Tim Loveday Sound Design: Mell Chun   All The Best credits Production Manager & Host: Danni Stewart Editorial Manager: Mell Chun Episode Mix and Compile: Lochie Stevens Social Media Producers:  Emma Pham Community and Events Coordinator: Lidiya Josifova See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Robby Walsh, Mayor of Waratah-Wynyard Council

This week, we sat down with Darren Dupont to discuss his roots in Wynyard, Saskatchewan, how he stumbled upon sports broadcasting as a university student and turned his passion for sports broadcasting into a brand with the creation of Dupont Media. Darren along with Rod Pedersen has created one of the best sports talk shows in the country dubbed "The Rod Pedersen Show". The Rod Pedersen Show Segment Darren referenced in the episode: Paul ''BizNasty'' Bissonnette on World Junior Gold Medal, Coyotes Rebuild, Auston Matthews | RPShow

Two families of Northern New Zealand dotterels are enjoying world-class harbour views from their nests in the gravel on Auckland's Wynyard Point. The Point is the site of an old Shell silo park but it's empty now - so the dotterels have moved in and hatched their chicks. Auckland Council senior conservation advisor Ben Paris says it's an opportunity to learn more about the tuturiwhatu. He spoke to Susie Ferguson.

Local resident and gardener, Antony Phillips, joins Jesse to chat about how the community garden he helps run is going.

Five years ago, Taranaki-born woman Jane Wynyard swapped her high-profile PR career in London for the arid plains and tropical climate of Kenya. She went from high heels, designer dresses and celebrity parties to jandals, shorts and a camera.  Jane now works as a communications consultant for various conservation groups, while roaming all over Africa to film and photograph wildlife. She speaks to Jack Tame about her wild adventure. LISTEN ABOVE 

How did Jesse Wynyard become a leader?   It often comes out of necessity.   In Jesse's case it came from rough beginnings, a tough neighborhood, and a good mom.   Jesse was born in the hood. Kelston, West Auckland in New Zealand and raised by a single mother who was a spiritual healer who passed on a lot of ancient wisdom, knowledge and gifts that he would use later in his life.   He overcame a lot of trauma and adversity from a young age from domestic violence, being abandoned by his father, running away from home, dropping out of high school, selling drugs, becoming a father himself at the age of 19 and losing his mother to cancer.   Jesses mission is to now awaken, empower and transform the culture and our people through teaching about the knowledge of self through his courses, events and music.   Jesse Wynyard Also Known by his artist name "IAMAEON" or "AEON" for short is a creative entrepreneur, transformation coach, business mentor, motivational speaker and Hip Hop Artist from Auckland New Zealand.   He is the CEO of his company "The Warriors of Light" which is a global movement and platform that provides high level coaching, courses, retreats and events around holistic health, human optimization, spiritual self Mastery, conscious business and entrepreneurship to a growing community of 20,000 people from around the world.   Check out this episode of Spiritual Hustlers Club to gain insight from a mystical conscious boss!   Bringing heart into the game, and making an impact.   02:12 - 10:13: Jesse's Journey 11:02 - 19:01: Catalyst healing moments and hard realities Jesse had to face 20:35 - 24:15: How Jesse became a Leader 25:07 - 30:04: What kind of Student Jesse was in school and what kind of student he needed to be to develop his business 32:13 - 40:24: How does Jesse adapt his message to speak to different types of people 42:15 - 46:53: How does Spiritual Practice helped Jesse in his Personal Life 48:05 - 53:09: The Power within ourselves 54:00 - 58:26: How do you start somebody off the Spiritual Path? 59:04 - 01:01:52: What's the 1 song that embodies Jesse as a person 01:04:40 - 01:07:48: What to expect from Jesse, his events & projects, social media.  

Join our travel podcast through in Barangaroo gardens. View the images for this podcast. https://eattmag.com/how-to-get-to-barangaroo-gardens-in-sydney/ To the suburb of Barangaroo 11 min round trip, 5 minutes by train and 7 mins walking To the Barangaroo reserve from the suburb of Barangaroo is an easily accessible 12 to 14 min walk DETAILS BY TRIAN: From Sydney central station to the suburb of Barangaroo From Central station the suburb of Barangaroo Take the T1, T3 or T8 train lines to Wynyard station which takes about 5 mins by train. At Wynyard station Take exit 4, Clarence St and then walk the 500 to 600 meters via Exit 4, Clarence St Walk north on Clarence St towards York Ln Turn left onto Margaret St Continue onto Napoleon St Turn right onto Hickson Rd then continue onto the Barangaroo reserve along Hickson Rd and turn left into Nawi cove Find more details the transport trip planner https://transportnsw.info/trip#/ BY FERRY From Circular Quay, Wharf No. 5 to Pyrmont Bay via Barangaroo Take the Barangaroo & Darling Harbour Ferry via Milsons Point Mcmahons Point Balmain East Barangaroo Visit beyond the wharf for you Barangaroo Ferry details http://www.beyondthewharf.com.au/route/barangaroo/ Join us on our podcast tour of Barangaroo gardens in Sydney with Tim Gray our Tour Guide. Tim is our knowledgeable guide with Infrastructure NSW guiding us on our way across the ancient sandstone structures that form the Barangaroo garden Reserve. Colorful stories abound and come to life in the seaside gardens here at Barangaroo reserve located on the north-western edge of the Sydney CBD. TAKE A BREAK TO BARANGAROO SYDNEY: Barangaroo is the land of the Gadigal people who were the traditional owners of the area who used it for fishing and hunting. In the podcast today, we have Tim Gray. Tim is our knowledgeable guide with the Barangaroo Delivery AuthorityInfrastructure NSW. Tim acknowledges the Gadigal people and their land. Tim's tribes are Gumbaynggirr and Wiradjuri and Bidgigal. Along with Cullen Pope, our podcast host and the editor of the EATT Magazine travel podcast. As Tim says, Barangaroo is right next to Sydney's CBD', however, it provides a considerable contrast to the bustling city center. Which can be found at Barangaroo is a beautiful, peaceful park with wildlife, an abundance of sandstone and 75,000 native plants, trees and shrubs. So if you are looking for a great place to relax, take an Aboriginal cultural tour or enjoy Sydney's exceptionally curated food precinct. Furthermore, you can enjoy a spot of shopping, or wander through the Reserve and soak up the beautiful Sydney Harbour. THE HISTORY OF BARANGAROO: The Reserve of Barangaroo dates back to the early 1800s, not long after the settlers had first arrived to discover the sandstone headland. A quarry was established at the headland to mine the sandstone resources. Buildings were constructed with the characterful sandstone which is now identified as unique to the historic ‘Rocks' precinct at circular quay. In those early years, Barangaroo was a place where ships would dock and, thus, created the central hub for commercial activity. From 1880 to 1900 specialization of the area occurred. Shipyards closed down, and in their place, more substantial storage facilities were built. Larger wharves were created to accommodate modernized container ships that had larger cargo loads.     Barangaroo remained commercial until 2003 “where the government decided that they wanted to do something with the land, give it back to the people because it was no longer a shipping container.” This is where the redevelopment of Barangaroo Sydney started. By referring to watercolor paintings of the area, discovered from the 1800s, reshaping of the headlands to its original form began. In addition, the Hedland was raised to its original height in a mission to recreate the historical aspect of the headland. PLACES TO SEE AT BARANGAROO: Stargazer's Lawn: Tim describes this lawn as ‘a great fate of engineering where, instead of landfill, they've actually created a road bridge technology.' The ‘Cutaway.' The cutaway is used as a performance and art space where diverse events are run every month or so for the public. The cutaway hosts a variety of exhibitions from the Sydney Festival to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal art exhibitions. Open 24 hours a day, and the Stargazer Lawn is thus named as it is where visitors can sit in the grass at night and watch the stars. At all times, it can be a great place to relax and enjoy the atmosphere. You can also see the Sydney observatory tower not far from there. It is also, interestingly, named after the local stargazer fish. Tim describes the fish as having ‘eyes at the top of its head, and it lies at the bottom of the harbor, and it's the same color as the sand. So it camouflages itself from its unsuspecting victims.' You can even buy it at the fish market. WHAT TO DO AT BARANGAROO? If you are a student, taking a study break to Barangaroo Sydney will be a fantastic experience, especially if you are an international student. Barangaroo is a great place to learn more about Aboriginal culture and take a Barangaroo Aboriginal Culture tour. The tour explores the site's rich Aboriginal history and cultural significance. The tours provide an in-depth explanation of the Aboriginal history of Sydney Harbour and its surrounds. This site has significance to Aboriginal Australians. The guides also share the stories of Australia's First Nations People and, in particular, the clans of the Eora Nation. You can also partake in other fun government-run activities, such as a donut baking experience where participants are provided with a unique hands-on experience that will have you rolling, proofing, frying, and glazing some delicious donut creations. Stay tuned to the podcast for part two of our tour at the gardens of Barangaroo out soon. Getting to Barangaroo is quite accessible from the major Sydney universities and local Sydney suburbs. You can easily take public transport or drive with access to public parking. Discover more about Barangaroo https://www.barangaroo.com/ ANNUAL AND UPCOMING EVENTS The Big Design Market – 20-22 September 2019 https://www.barangaroo.com/see-and- do/whats-on/the-big-design-market/ The Other Art Fair – 24-27 October 2019 https://www.barangaroo.com/see-and-do/whats- on/the-other-art-fair/ The Finders Keepers Market – 6-8 December 2019 https://www.barangaroo.com/see-and- do/whats-on/the-finders-keepers-market/ How to view the images for this podcast https://eattmag.com/podcasts/how-to-get-to-barangaroo-gardens-in-sydney/