Dr Peter Sheridan is an Art Deco guru, who has just published Sydney Art Deco and Modernist Walks in Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay and, he was Sylvia's guest on Arts Wednesday 13 October 2021. In this conversation, he talks about the era, the architects and the buildings!

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Art Deco and Modernist Walks in Potts Point and Elizabeth Bay with Peter Sheridan

Andy Bromberger returns for a brand new series of music history and this time it's the Baroque. In Part 1, however, she takes us back to the Renaissance so we can understand the changes that Baroque represented.  

The Baroque Part 1 with Andy Bromberger

This is a repeat interview from November 2017. Ian Hemphill, aka Herbie, is the guru of all things herbs and spices. In this conversation, he takes us through the history of the ancient trade in spices through to today, with buyer beware of some very dodgy spices!

Herbs and Spices with Ian Hemphill aka Herbie

In this episode, Anna brings the series to a conclusion, with detailed examples of all the devices and methods both stage and screen utilise to bring history to light.

Staging the Look Part 7: Wrapping it Up with Dr Anna Kamaralli

In Part 6, Anna looks at accoutrements: gloves, hats, scarves, jewellery etc. We learn how these do the job of fleshing out a character: think of Holly Golightly and her gloves and cigarette holder!

Staging the Look Part 6: Accoutrements with Dr Anna Kamaralli

So, what’s new about today’s teenagers? Well, lots, according to Dr Ginni Mansberg, co-author of a new book entitled The New Teenage. For starters, they are the first generation to be connected 24/7 and that brings its own challenges. And that’s just the beginning!

The New Teenage with Dr Ginni Mansberg

In this continuing series, where Anna explores how stage and film design for history, she concentrates on men from top to toe – their hair styles, their clothing and their shoes!

Staging the Look Part 5: Men with Dr Anna Kamaralli

In this episode, Anna describes the impact of hair in stage and screen productions. We learn how hair styles have changed over time and how they are often used to define a character.

Staging the Look Part 4: Hair with Dr Anna Kamaralli

Do you find understanding economics today baffling? If so, listen to Sylvia’s conversation with economist Jasmin Argyrou as she explains government and Reserve Bank policies regarding inflation, interest rates, borrowing, wage rise and more.

Understanding Economics with Jasmin Argyrou

Do you find understanding economics today baffling? If so, listen to Sylvia's conversation with economist Jasmin Argyrou as she explains government and Reserve Bank policies regarding inflation, interest rates, borrowing, wage rise and more.

Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Australian Ballet, Nicolette Fraillon, was Sylvia’s guest on Arts Wednesday 26 May 2021. The conversation reveals a myriad of pitfalls for the conductor of ballet. One critic describes it as being like Houston control for NASA! And yes, she does know every step of the ballet!

Conducting Ballet with Nicolette Fraillon

In Part 3, Anna talks about underwear. Even when we don’t see it, it provides shape as in corsets and petticoats. And when we do, it fulfils man y functions. You may be surprised to know that underwear, as we know it, is a nineteenth century invention!

Staging the Look Part 3: Underwear with Anna Kamaralli

In this episode, Anna describes the shapes of clothing according to the period in which the play or film is set. She discusses skirts from the Elizabethan farthingale to the Victorian bustle. However, the bulk of the conversation focuses on the Shakespearean era.

Staging the Look Part 2:Fundamental Shapes with Anna Kamaralli

Dietitian, Susie Burrell, made a return to Arts Wednesday on 12 May 2021, with a plan for good eating starting from 6:00 am right through to bed time. I regret to inform you that her day starts with matcha tea, a brew that makes me retch! AND, she recommends we drink it often during the […]

What should you eat each day? with Susie Burrell

Words on Wednesday is a podcast series with the presenter of Arts Wednesday Sylvia Rosenblum. It's brought to you by and produced in the studios of Eastside Radio located in Paddington for the Arts Wednesday show.

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