Catch all of Art Smitten's interviews and reviews here! Make sure to check out the Art Smitten podcast for the full shows, and listen live every Wednesday from 3pm on SYN 90.7
Latest episodes
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9 min
Matthew Lutton - Hour of the Wolf
Hour of the Wolf creator and director Matthew Lutton joined Zack and Josh to discuss the immersive theatre production. A follow-up to 2021's Because the Night, Hour of the Wolf inv…
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8 min
Jye Walker - Peter Pan: A Musical Adventure
Jye Walker, actor behind the devilish Captain Hook in The Mount Players Theatre Company's musical rendition of Peter Pan, joined the show to talk about playing the classic villain.…
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13 min
Jude Perl - SugarHope Records
Comedian Jude Perl joined the show to talk about her new record and web-series SugarHope Records. You can listen to Art Smitten live every Saturday from 12pm on SYN 90.7. Get in to…
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11 min
MaggZ - New Reality
Zack and Josh were joined by Naarm-based artist, performer, and dancer MaggZ to talk about their instillation at the Immigration Museum, New Reality. You can listen to Art Smitten…
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5 min
Art Smitten Reviews: Filterphonic & Sexagenarian
Nick recently watched Filterphonic and Sexagenarian, two films by Melbourne-based filmmaker Lee Galea. Find Nick's thoughts here, and make sure to check out our interview with Lee…
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10 min
Thomas Gorham of Head First Acrobats on Godz, PreHysterical and Crème de la crème
Head First Acrobats are a Melbourne based theatre company putting on head-spinning shows this Fringe Festival. Company manager and producer Thomas Gorham joined Zack and Ben to tal…
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11 min
Abigail Banister-Jones on The Story of Cerberus: A Very Good Boy
Abigail Banister-Jones returns to the SYN studios, this time to talk about her one-woman show The Story of Cerberus: A Very Good Boy. Set in the fantastical world of Greek mytholog…
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9 min
Alice Chance on Memory and Music
Composer Alice Chance spoke to Zack about her upcoming performance Heirloom. Part of Rubiks Collective's Towards Home, Heirloom is about capturing the relationships between mothers…
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10 min
Re-imagining Shakespeare with Matthew Connell
Shakespeare's stories are timeless, being retold and adapted for new audiences constantly. Matthew Connell, a member of Melbourne Shakespeare Company, is playing Brutus in a contem…
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14 min
Lee Galea on Filterphonic and Sexagenarian
Lee Galea is an award-winning Australian indie filmmaker. Known for films such as Monster Pies and The Neon Spectrum, and current director of queer TV series Single, Out, Lee's wor…
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13 min
Brandon Pape, artistic director at Antipodes Theatre Company
Zack and Ben joined Brandon Pape, artistic director at Antipodes Theatre Company, who talks about adapting the classic show Guys and Dolls. You can listen to Art Smitten live every…
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13 min
Dr. Paul Mason, artist and writer for The Phantom [Metro Comic Con 2023]
Ben was joined by Dr. Paul Mason to talk about the Australian comics industry and his work on The Phantom. Paul talks about his history in the industry and what it's like working o…
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5 min
Daniel Picciotto, artist of Ghost Rider [Metro Comic Con 2023]
Comics artist Daniel Picciotto spoke to Zack about his time in the industry and the many stories he's worked on. Daniel is currently an artist on Marvel's Ghost Rider and previousl…
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11 min
Scott Wilson, creator of the Indigiverse [Metro Comic Con 2023]
Zack sat down with Scott Wilson at Metro Comic Con to talk about the Indigiverse: The oldest living cultures inspiring the newest living heroes. Scott talks about his own love of c…
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19 min
Magician Josh Staley on Quicker than the Eye
Zack sat down with conjurer Josh Staley to talk about his Melbourne Magic Festival shows, Quicker than the Eye and Up Late, Up Close. Josh gives a small peek into the world of magi…
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8 min
Game Designer Michelle Chen on creating Mini Melbourne
Zack and Ben join game designer Michelle Chen to talk about her upcoming exhibition Mini Melbourne. Part of the Immigration Museum's Culture Makers program, Mini Melbourne invites…
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20 min
Columnist Daniel Lavery on Dear Prudence
SYN's News & Content producer and executive producer of Loud & Queer sat down with author Daniel M. Lavery about his new book, Dear Prudence. Drawing on his days as Slate's advice…
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8 min
Maleik Njoroge on Chess Without Borders
Maleik Njoroge, designer and chess fan, joined Zack in the studio to discuss Chess Without Borders at the Immigration Museum, and the design potential chess holds. You can find Mal…
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12 min
ØFFËRINGŠ on the Art of Play
Zack and Ben spoke to ØFFËRINGŠ, artist and founder of UnitePlayPerform, about her design week installation Design Your Own Universe. You can find UnitePlayPerform on Instagram.…
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18 min
Thomas Caldwell, Artistic Director of the Children's International Film Festival
Benjamin sat down with artistic director of the Children's International Film Festival (CHIFF), Thomas Caldwell, to chat about developments in cinema and programming for children.…