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The Grapevine

A current affairs program produced at Triple R in Melbourne, Australia. Exploring domestic issues in a global context, The Grapevine features interviews with those in the know, providing insights into our politics, cities, rights, cultures and the environment. Hosted by Dylan Bird. The intro and outro theme is Soft Illusion and was generously provided by Andras. https://andras.bandcamp.com/track/soft-illusion

The Grapevine is now Future Perfect - we've moved!

32 secs; February 18, 2024

The Grapevine - 18 December 2023

70 hours 5 mins; December 17, 2023

The Free Palestine Melbourne Movement, Noisy Bird-Neighbours, and Indonesian History Sister Shows

73 hours 28 mins; December 10, 2023

Priya Nadesalingam on Home to Biloela, the role of teachers in crises, and the best speeches of 2023

67 hours 13 mins; December 03, 2023

Assange update, robo-debt recommendations and emergency response to mental distress

50 mins; November 26, 2023

Stay Woke, Infrastructure Shuffle, Words and 'Block the Dock' Protesting Arms Exports to Israel

60 hours 4 mins; November 19, 2023

Unlawful Detention, Weapons Litigation, Carbon Credit Critiques and Dr Pub's PhD

75 hours 38 mins; November 12, 2023

China-Australia Relations, Dog Parks and Free Literary Events

45 mins; November 05, 2023

Drug Checking, Escalation in Gaza and Hiding Prime Ministers

77 hours 50 mins; October 29, 2023

Bushfire concerns, New Zealand’s election, Bandcamp sold and Normie Rowe comes home

64 hours 13 mins; October 22, 2023

Caring for our wellbeing, the Israel-Hamas conflict, and Australian kids TV

50 mins; October 15, 2023

The Voice, West Papua, judicial independence, and Garry Starr

61 hours 30 mins; October 08, 2023

Pezzullo's politicking, Marc Fennell on House of Skulls, and disability in the arts

49 mins; October 01, 2023

Housing policy shake-up, Murdoch succession, dating app safety and Collingwood pride

67 hours 36 mins; September 24, 2023

Kulja's last show with regular and special guests!

83 hours 48 mins; September 17, 2023

Victoria’s forests, whistleblower protections, Daniel Browning, and the uptick in informal sport

56 mins; September 10, 2023

What the past tells us about The Voice’s future

77 hours 19 mins; September 03, 2023

Radiothon Special - It's Educational!

69 hours 34 mins; August 27, 2023

New approaches to global crises, homosexuality in the AFL and session musician struggles

46 mins; August 20, 2023

Australia's Ongoing Biodiversity Crisis

46 mins; August 13, 2023

Gas bans in new buildings, homelessness on the rise, Australia ‘shrinking’ and public drunkenness

49 mins; August 06, 2023

Corruption Offshore, At Home And In Indonesia

62 hours 39 mins; July 30, 2023

Allies for climate action, the plastics problem, and Celeste Geer on her new film

47 mins; June 04, 2023

Saving The Tote, Turkish elections and Elle Shimada on her new single

62 hours 3 mins; May 14, 2023

University industrial action, new Authority to act on net zero, and cost of living relief

42 mins; May 07, 2023

Fixing Australian migration and a divisive Tasmanian stadium

30 mins; April 30, 2023

What’s next for the Murdochs, affordable fruit and veg, and 'grey corruption'

52 mins; April 23, 2023

Banning vapes, gas vs electricity and concerns for the Liberal Party

49 mins; April 16, 2023

Solutions to Melbourne’s housing crisis, Chinese-Australian perspectives and native title

49 mins; April 02, 2023

The homelessness crisis, gambling reform and the busy world of FOI

45 mins; March 26, 2023

Power prices, Australians opposing war and coming back to Melbourne

52 mins; March 19, 2023

The inflation crisis, Robodebt, women on screen, and music videos

64 hours 47 mins; March 05, 2023

Urban planning conspiracies, nuclear war and living on welfare in Australia

52 mins; February 26, 2023

Australia’s problematic health system, Ukraine one year later and enduring the earthquake in Türkiye

51 mins; February 19, 2023

Victorian election review with George Megalogenis, The Freedom Of Information Funny Files

63 hours 53 mins; November 27, 2022

A.I. and the university, preferential voting and mosquito-borne diseases

40 mins; November 20, 2022

The Brazilian Election, COP27 and exploring the stories of women in prison

52 mins; November 06, 2022

Sponsorship of Australian Sports, Police Accountability and South Parkville Heritage Precinct

43 mins; October 30, 2022

Energy announcements & what's going on in Syria

30 mins; October 23, 2022

Australia in the international arena, Ukraine refugees and Melbourne's soaring rent prices

52 mins; October 16, 2022

Climate 200, Threats of Nuclear War and the Victorian State Election

61 hours 51 mins; October 09, 2022

Media Diversity, A Fairer Future For Women At Work and The Italian Right Wing Movement.

49 mins; October 02, 2022

The findings from the Vic Law Reform Commission's report into Stalking.

63 hours 34 mins; September 25, 2022

Dan Andrews Biography, Reforms To Regulate Truth In Political Advertising and The Upcoming Election In Brazil.

54 mins; September 18, 2022

The Wellbeing Agenda, What Now For The Republic and Female Frontline Journalists, Through Her Eyes.

46 mins; September 11, 2022

True Crime Podcast Ethics, Friends of the Earth & Priorities for The Victorian Music Industry.

55 mins; September 04, 2022

State Politics, Uber Air and The Forum for Dwelling Justice.

41 mins; August 21, 2022

Renew Economy, Medicare Bulk-billing Inequality & Refugee Reform

48 mins; August 14, 2022

New government, new emissions target?

45 mins; July 24, 2022

Woke Capitalism, Ukraine foreign fighters and the new Marcos Presidency

60 hours 48 mins; July 18, 2022

Inala Cooper's personal exploration of Aboriginal identity

39 mins; July 03, 2022

Why Is Australia So Infatuated With The USA?

30 mins; June 26, 2022

Freedom of Information, the housing crisis and the energy market

49 mins; June 19, 2022

What will Parliamentary representation, Pacific relations and Press Freedom look like under Labor?

56 mins; June 05, 2022

What does an Albanese government mean for the Uluru Statement?

45 mins; May 29, 2022

Federal Election post-mortem with George Megalogenis

81 hours 27 mins; May 22, 2022

Victorian state budget cuts homelessness spending

66 hours 59 mins; May 15, 2022

Kylie Moore-Gilbert's story of surviving 804 days in an Iranian Prison

59 mins; May 08, 2022

Neocolonialism and the Solomon Islands

45 mins; May 01, 2022

The infamous Montague St Bridge, the federal election, and tensions in the Solomon's

47 mins; April 10, 2022

The federal election and the economy with George Megalogenis and Margaret Simmons

25 secs; April 03, 2022

Refugee deal, pork-barreling pollies and cyber security

50 mins; March 27, 2022

Satyajit Das, Jeff Sparrow, and Federal misdirection

77 hours 13 mins; March 20, 2022

State government backflips on social housing levy in lead up to election

55 mins; March 06, 2022

Scott Ludlam, Jim White, AFLW Wages, Melbourne History

79 hours 28 mins; February 27, 2022

Australia’s coal fleet closures sooner than expected

72 hours 23 mins; February 20, 2022

Why is Dutton picking fights with China?

42 mins; February 13, 2022

Pentecostals, power and politics

42 mins; February 06, 2022

The annual Speakolie awards

51 mins; December 12, 2021

The year that was in Australian climate politics

51 mins; December 05, 2021

What's up with the proposed Religious Discrimination Bill?

42 mins; November 28, 2021

How did corporate lobbying influence COP26?

50 mins; November 14, 2021

Vulnerable agricultural workers secure minimum wage

47 mins; November 07, 2021

Is Victoria’s new pandemic law an overreach?

59 mins; October 31, 2021

Lost memories of extinct Australian species

52 mins; October 24, 2021

Corruption, politics, and accountability

50 mins; October 17, 2021

How a fully electrified household could save Aussies thousands

57 mins; October 10, 2021

US plot to assassinate Julian Assange revealed

52 mins; October 03, 2021

Has Australia’s hard border policy diminished human tracking?

47 mins; September 26, 2021

What does the AUKUS military alliance mean for Australia’s nuclear capabilities?

62 hours 10 mins; September 19, 2021

What does the High Court’s deformation ruling mean for the Australian media?

41 mins; September 12, 2021

How can the Australian Government be held accountable with our current Freedom of Information laws?

52 mins; September 05, 2021

Will the Australian Government meet its obligations to Afghans?

45 mins; August 22, 2021

Bringing Australians home: Balancing individual rights with public safety

46 mins; August 15, 2021

New reports’ findings on climate change renew concern over the Australian environment

57 mins; August 08, 2021

Anti-lockdown protests and the expansion of Don Dale Detention centre

33 mins; August 01, 2021

Is it in the public interest for Crown Casino to continue to operate in Victoria?

44 mins; July 25, 2021

Is the Australian Government’s public messaging around vaccination tone deaf?

52 mins; July 18, 2021

Why is sport such a quintessential element of Australian culture?

47 mins; July 11, 2021

How the Chinese Government is undermining Academic freedom in Australia

54 mins; July 04, 2021

What does Barnaby Joyce’s re-election to the National Party leadership mean for climate action and the bush?

52 mins; June 27, 2021

What happens now that Australia is leaving Afghanistan for good?

56 mins; June 20, 2021

Will Victorians doing it tough be left out in the cold this winter?

48 mins; June 06, 2021

Following a constitutional crisis, what does Samoa’s political deadlock mean for their democracy?

54 mins; May 30, 2021

The future of higher education is uncertain with the return of International students nowhere in sight

45 mins; May 23, 2021

Foreign correspondents in China, Israel-Palestine Crisis, and Victoria getting off the gas-led recovery

59 mins; May 16, 2021

Old and new wisdom to reverse the Anthropocene and take back power from corporate oligarchs

44 mins; May 09, 2021

Will the Tasmanian Liberals achieve majority in the state election?

50 mins; May 02, 2021

The cultural evolution of post-punk in Urban Australia

51 mins; April 25, 2021

The Afghan war, hotel quarantine, and forgotten rural violence

46 mins; April 18, 2021

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