George Gittoes and Louise Doughty

The Second podcast of three authors featured at the BAD Crime Writers Festival in Sydney in 2022. These three authors will also be featured in this years festival - Margaret Hickey, Suzanne Leal and Rae Cairns. Held annually in the glorious atmosphere of the Mitchell State Library of NSW, BAD features more than 60 top crime writers with  fascinating talks and panels and many lead up events through the year. These three authors move you from small country towns with secrets, to Northern Ireland troubles and a woman tracked by terrorists to a story of how  war has a history that can intrude upon the present when  woman uncovers a secret  past in her family.

BAD Crime Writers Festival is Australia's premier crime writers gathering. Over 5 days of special guests, authors  reads, top crime experts, lawyers, barristers , and more get together and discuss all things criminal, dramatic and mysterious. Held in the historic Mitchell Library in Sydney it is a fun event for lovers of crime novels and authors. In this podcast I have selected three authors whose books centre around crime committed under the cover of medical institutions - Mercedes Mercier 'White Noise'; Lyn McFarlane ' The Scarlet Cross' and Susan White with 'Cut'.All these auhtors have real life exerience to add a depth of detail to their stories..

The first ever Byron Print Fair was held in April in Byron Bay and Ziners from far and wide attended. For organiser Benjo Kazue it was the culmination of months of planning. This podcast contains interviews with more than a dozen of the artists, publishers, poets and fans who attended. 

Michael Sharmon left Australia in 2010 for Hong Kong to pursue a career in musical theatre. What followed was 12 amazing years of writing, producing, directing and performing around the country - sometimes 5 shows in one day! He looks back very fondly on this time and the opportunities it afforded him. Four original tracks of music.

George Smilovici was a highly successful comedian who is  now  a musician  who divides his time between Cuba ( where he grew up) and Byron Bay Australia. He is a guitarist and composer with a 14 piece band  in Cuba  and says he sometimes puts a few jokes in his solo shows just for old times sake. This interview with Karena Wynn-Moylan  was first broadcast on Bay FM 99.9 on September 22, 2022.

Melbourne singer/songwriter, multi instrumentalist and choir leader Phia has a brand new self titled album. Karena Wynn-Moylan talks to her about the songs on the album, motherhood and music, and coming back to Australia after success overseas. Four songs from the Album - Someone Out There, All My Friends, Coffee After 3, and Full Circle.

Irish born, Berlin based singer/songwriter Wallis Bird has released a new album 'Hands' - 91/2 songs for 91/2 fingers.

In production and arrangements  it is a fresh take on her material. Here she talks with radio presenter of Arts Canvass Karena Wynn-Moylan.

Contains four  tracks from the album: What's Wrong with Changing, I Lose Myself Completely, Dreamwriting and The Power of a Word.

Interview with world renowned UK artist Bruce Munro with award winning interviewer Karena Wynn-Moylan