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Let’s Talk
WEEKDAYS 9 – 10am
National Indigenous talk show focusing on current affairs and issues of importance to Indigenous people. This program is Murri Country’s flagship program and is listened to by a large Indigenous audience in Brisbane and around the country via the National Indigenous Radio Service.
Program sponsor: The Community Broadcasting Foundation
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Bob Fuller
Bob Fuller is currently a PhD student at School of Humanities and Languages, University of NSW, researching a project in Aboriginal astronomy. He joins Amy McQuire to discuss his work looking at ‘star maps’, told to him by the Kamilaroi and Euahlayi peoples in New South Wales. https://triplea-uploads.thrivex.io/989fm/20170831004030/26-04-2016BobFuller-1.mp3 22191359 audio/mpeg a:2:{s:8:”duration”;s:8:”00:46:14″;s:8:”explicit”;s:1:”0″;}
Listen >>Paul Daley
The Guardian’s Paul Daley joins Amy McQuire on ANZAC Day to talk about Australia’s myth-making, and the Frontier Wars. We discuss his work uncovering the truth behind the Light Horse Brigade at the Battle of Beersheba and how Australian history hides uncomfortable realities. Paul also tells the amazing story of Private Douglas Grant. For more […]
Listen >>Glenda Humes
Glenda Humes is the daughter of Gunditjmara soldier Captain Reginald Saunders, the first Aboriginal man to be commissioned as an officer in the army. She joins Amy McQuire to talk about her father’s story in the lead up to ANZAC Day. Captain Saunders followed in the footsteps of his father Chris Saunders – who fought […]
Listen >>Tiga Tribute
Amy McQuire devotes the programme to the memory of Tiga Bayles, with a special poem from Steven Oliver, and reflections from Chris Graham, Archie Roach and Trevor Tim. https://triplea-uploads.thrivex.io/989fm/20170831003623/21-04-2016TigaTribute-1.mp3 26413583 audio/mpeg a:2:{s:8:”duration”;s:8:”00:55:02″;s:8:”explicit”;s:1:”0″;}
Listen >>Tribute to Tiga Bayles
Legendary Aboriginal broadcaster Tiga Bayles presented the Let’s Talk programme for about 16 years. He passed away over the weekend. Amy McQuire opens up the phone line to listeners to pay tribute to the man who built up this radio station – 98.9 FM. Also paying tribute are people like Michael Mansell, Wayne Wharton, Jan […]
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