Race Matters

A treat to be in conversation with Kombumerri man, sound artist and performer Rowan Savage aka salllvage; who has long-worked at the intersection of queer club music, performance and connection with …

A special announcement on today's show ...

Plus, producer Shareeka Helaluddin held a personal conversation with creative S. Shakthtidharan. Shakthi is a Western Sydney storyteller with Sri Lankan her…

This week, Darren Lesaguis sat down in a deep chat with Andrew Brooks - who's one half of the critical art collective Snack Syndicate - alongside Astrid Lorange. Together, they make texts, objects, i…

Content note: This episode contains mention of the violence faced at the hands of brutal regimes. We ask that listeners go gently, particularly if this content relates directly to the lived experienc…

Content note: this episode describes acts of homophobic violence mentioned in a film and from lived experience. Whilst not discussed in detail, we acknowledge that these instances could be distressin…

We were privileged to be joined by Gumbainggir historian, educator, activist Dr Gary Foley who for decades has played a central part in some of the most pivotal civil rights movements for First Natio…

How do we tell the stories of those who have been diminished or ignored in the writing of history? How do we do justice to the lives they lived, or to the people they were? How does where we come fro…

Darren and Sara reflect on four years of Race Matters: how the show has evolved over the years, shaped their relationship and where the future of Race Matters lies. 

We then hear an interview with mu…

Sara and Darren are back, chatting through a recent film and how it brought up feelings around having your lived experience as a marginalised person "extracted" and coopted from you.

We then hear an …

Activism: a word thrown around a lot especially in the last few years, but what does it actually mean? Does it still carry the same power as it once did? How do we differentiate from change-makers an…

Two conversations exploring the complexities of queerness and masculinity. First, Darren chatted to First Nations playwright Dylan Van Den Berg about his upcoming work at Griffin Theatre, White Fella…

Self-described as having ‘been in the ABC for a hundred years’, Jason Om has been around the block. A Walkley-winning reporter, author of All Mixed Up and household name for many, Om joined the Race …

Content note for mention of violence and genocide.

We turn towards Sri Lanka, and the ongoing economic and humanitarian crisis unfolding right now. In a piece produced by Shareeka Helaluddin, she spe…

Story-telling and deeply-rooted creativity flows well into today’s episode, with the third instalment of the Beyond Borders series produced by artist Binta Yade. In this episode, Binta explores story…

Palestine has long been described as a ‘litmus test’ where solidarity with Palestine is not just about our individual choices, but also about our collective ability. There’s the reality of a global n…

Content Note: some of these excerpts contain mention of trauma, impacts of racist and colonial violence, and conversations on mental health challenges. 

Today on the show we’re tracing the long lines…

Yassmin Abdel-Magied: she’s someone who seemingly needs no introduction. A Sudanese-Australian writer and advocate, chastised by mainstream Australian media for speaking truth to inequity and violent…

Kojey Radical, Blessed and Chanel Loren - they’re all creatives who have established their music careers not only in spite of the racial injustices that proliferate in the industry, but unapologetica…

Sim Cheuanghane is a multidisciplinary artist, curator and DJ who recently wrote an anthropology thesis entitled "Food as Practice: Navigations of Chinese Diasporic Identity Through Food Making and S…

Ahead of their performance as part of Sydney's Vivid Festival, we spoke to multi-instrumentalist Takiaya Reed - she’s one half of doom metal band Divide and Dissolve. The band have long held a politi…