Talking Zeds

1st of October

Thu, 1 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +1000

Costa Zouliou talks to legendary producer and engineer Lachlan Goold or more commonly known around the city as Magoo. Music from Custard, Regurgitator, Pangaea and the dream of Brissy bands.

Songs played
The Ramones - Blitzkrieg
Pangaea - Colossus
Dreamkillers - Sarah
Regurgitator - Blubber Boy
Regurgitator - Kong Foo Sing
The Beatles - Tomorrow Never Knows
Not From There - Sich Offnen
Front End Loader - We Don't Understand
Custard - Girls Like That (Never Go For Guys Like Us)
The Jungle Giants - I Am What You Want Me To Be
Tylea - Life Is Running
Gota Cola - Wavelength's Phase
Cruel Sea - Cocaine

Backbone Youth Arts

Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +1000

Heather catches up with Producer Talisa Pariss-Proby and Excecutive Director Stephen Quinn from Backbone Youth Arts, to hear all about the organisation and their upcoming Backbone Fesitval. The crew were also joined by Backbone Festival performers, Matty Butler (HEMINGWAY), Maddie Armit (SUSIE SEX BINGE and El Waddingham, coorinator of NEW CLASSICS.

Songs played
Mick Medew and the Ursula 4 - Crankin' it up
Jim Croce - I got a name
The Go-Betweens - Streets of your town
Eli - Feel your rain
Red Hill Band - Well Roared Lion
Moon Boots - Seeing stars
The Veronicas - Untouched
Powder - (Baby, I've got you) On my Mind
Ball Park Music - Please don't move to Melbourne

17th of September

Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +1000

The broadcast from the 17th of September.

Songs played
Kneecap - Irish Goodbye ft Kae Tempest
Bianca Blackhall - White Leather
emi emi - Urusai!
Kiz - Kings (feat Ivan Ooze)
EWAH & the Vision of Paradise - Streets
MONO - Requiem for Hell
I Heart Hiroshima - Shakeytown
Ancient Channels - Chimera
Ben Salter - The Cat
Pebbledash - Carraig Aonair
Miss Kanina - Stolen Wages
Dubmarine - Spearchukka
Smallest Horse - Falling

Sarah Cochrane Ridout

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +1000

Today we speak with Sarah Cochrane Ridout, author of Sisters in Arms, which tells the story of how her grandmother, activist Kathie Cochrane, and fellow activist, poet and campaigner Oodgeroo Noonuccal worked tirelessly for the successful 1967 Referendum campaign. Their efforts helped bring about a landmark moment, when Australians voted to amend the Constitution to include Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples in the Census and enable the Commonwealth Government to make laws for them.

Songs played
Daniel Prince - Wartime Talker
David Bowie - Let's Dance
Bauhaus - Bela Lugosi's Dead
The Style Council - Walls Come Tumbling Down
The Jesus & Mary Chain - Just Like Honey
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
Yothu Yindi - Treaty
Electric Fields - From Little Things Big Things Grow
King Stingray - Milkumana
Island Home - Christine Anu
Prince - Sign O' the Times
Briggs - The Children Came Back
Emma Donovan - Do Right Woman Do Right Man
Swervedriver - Rave Down

The flangtastic Flangipanis

Thu, 3 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +1000

On the eve of their farewell Brisvegas gigs, Flangipanis join Heather and Thomas for a romp down memory lane to discuss 18 years of local punk rock shenanigans.

Songs played
Flangipanis - We will never change
Flangipanis - Hawthorne Song
Flangipanis - 28
Flangipanis - I'm drunk, so what, fuck you
Flangipanis - Double Standards
Flangipanis - My old man
Flangipanis - Asshole Aunt
Flangipanis - Brand New Day
Flangipanis - Karen loves ketamine
Flangipanis - Global warming makes my beer warm
Flangipanis - Stones Green Ginger Wine

The flangtastic Flangipanis!

Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +1000

The broadcast from the 27th of August.

Songs played
AC\DC - Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap
The Jam - The Modern World
Dead Kennedys - California Uber Alles
Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The UK
TISM - Defecate On My Face
The Saints - Know Your Product
Baaba Maal - Sidiki
John Lee Hooker - Boom Boom
The Smiths - How Soon is Now
Midnight Oil - Lucky Country

Dr Nat Kassel

Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +1000

Heather catches up with Dr Nat Kassel, a long-form journalist who has written for Vice, The Conversation, the ABC and many other publications. He’s Executive Editor of Slam skateboarding magazine and has a PhD in literary narrative journalism. Nat is currently a research fellow and tutor at Griffith Uni, where he and Heather first met. Nat also produces Zines, most recently “Cracking Asbestos”. He also fronts the “not defunct but not really gigging” punk band, Rash! They talk about all of this and play way too much music from Sydney.

Songs played
Low Life - Friends
Negative Gears - Attention to detail
Antenna - Antenna State
C.O.F.F.I.N - White dog
Arse and Party Dozen - Power tripper
Robber - N$W Police
o_T - Ridgy Killers
Woolworths\\Flushot - Russian Bathhouse
Media Puzzle - Tea time
Rash - 5G
Cheap Perfume - Maybe it's capitalism

13th of August

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +1000

This is a special Radiothon edition of Talking Zeds, with Patrick and Sue. The show features a range of guests, being current and former Triple Zed announcers, an eclectic range of music, and a lot of Radiothon fun.

Songs played
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
George Rrurramba - Djutarra
Ups and Downs - Out of Thin Air
Unknown - She Came to Me
Snooks Eaglin - My Head is Spinning
Station Model Violence - Heat
The Hinterlanders - Go Home Cindy
Mouth Ulcers - A Perfect End
Karen Dalton - In a Station
Emma Donovan - Yarian Mitji
Blue Oyster Cult - Don't Fear the Reaper
Alan Lomax - Whoa Buck

6th of August

Thu, 6 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +1000

The broadcast from the 6th of August.

Songs played
New Order - Ceremony
Babaganouj - What Planet Do You Come From
Kellie Lloyd - We Are Made of Stars
Bob Weatherall amd Halfway (with William Barton) - Bloodlines
The Clash - London Calling
Thelma Plum - The Brown Snake
Fur - Jimmy Rogers
I Heart Hiroshima - Punks
Bruce Springsteen - Atlantic City
Keep On Dancin's - Keep on Dancin'
The Aints - The Aints Go Pop-Camping

30th of July

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +1000

Costa Zouliou in conversation with broadcaster Francis Leach. We talk music, politics, sport and more music.

Songs played
Link Wray - Rumble
Nina Simone - Baltimore
David Bowie - Five Years
The Saints - Know Your Product
Sepultura - Refuse/Resist
Bleak Squad - Lost My Head
Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
Regurgitator - Kong Foo Sing
Eric B. & Rakim - Don't Sweat the Technique
Courtney Barnett - History Eraser
Nia Archives - Crowded Roomz
Joy Division - Atmosphere
Full Flower Moon Band - Baby

Paula Healy - Station Manager, FLIRT-FM, University of Galway, Ireland

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +1000

The broadcast from the 23rd of July.

Songs played
Adore - Postcards
NewDad - In my head
The Scratch - Another round
Sister Ghost - Not your toy
Boomtown Rats - Looking after number 1
Kneecap - Big bad mo
Just Mustard - Tainted
Gilla Band - Eight fivers
The Sprints - Little Fix
Shark School - 411
Spider - Water sign
M(h)aol - Desperation
The Saw Doctors - N17
Cherym - Take it back
Fontaines DC - Starbuster
Pillow Queens - Be by your side
Enola Gay - Sofa Surfing