Anna Stewart on being a captain of one of the biggest games of the year
For 31 years, there has been a rivalry – drawing on a divide so inherent and base – that it pits mate against mate.We’re not talking about State of Origin, we’re talking about the Reclink Community Cup.The football contest began in Melbourne, but is now held in cities across the country – with the Rockdogs, a team of not-so-athletic musicians, taking on the Megahertz, a band of various music media personalities. The winner claims the bragging rights.Today, 2024 co-captain of the Rockdogs Anna Stewart will read her story, ‘Reclink Community Cup’. Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuest: Digital content assistant, musician and 2024 co-captain of the Rockdogs Anna Stewart.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Atticus Bastow on the mysteries of the universe at the bottom of an abandoned mine shaft
Over 90 years ago, a swiss astrophysicist theorised there was an unseen, unobservable force that sits behind the universe we know.He called it ‘dark matter’, and today we’re not much closer to understanding it than he was.But that could be about to change, as a group of Australian researchers are part of our most promising effort yet to uncover the nature of this unseen forceToday, Atticus Bastow will read his piece, ‘The search for dark matter’ from The Saturday Paper.Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuest: The 7am podcast’s technical producer, Atticus BastowSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Martin McKenzie-Murray on the ugly side of football fandom ahead of Euro 2024
The 2024 Euros are just weeks away – with some of the best footballers in the world competing in an event that draws in hundreds of millions of viewers.But the legacy of the last Euros is still an uncomfortable topic for many in England. Not only because they lost, but also the scenes of violence and hooliganism that led to a national debate and a new Netflix documentary.Today, journalist Martin McKenzie-Murray reads his piece from this weekend’s edition of The Saturday Paper.Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuest: Journalist, Martin McKenzie-Murray.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Elizabeth Farrelly on the city of the future
Today, columnist Elizabeth Farrelly will read her piece about our modern cities and how they relate to the history of how humanity has imagined the perfect city.Farrelly is one of Australia’s foremost writers on urban development and the communities of our cities – having earned devoted readers at the Sydney Morning Herald and now at Schwartz Media, inThe Saturday Paper.Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuest: Columnist Elizabeth FarrellySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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Sophie Cunningham on remembering Georgia Blain
Today, author and editor Sophie Cunningham reads her piece from a recent edition of The Saturday Paper.Australian author Georgia Blain chronicled her battle with cancer in a monthly column for The Saturday Paper, sadly passing away in 2016.Blain is remembered in this piece by her friend of over two decades, Sophie Cunningham – championing her legacy as a writer of rare talent, with a clear-eyed gaze, and a capacity to talk about sadness without self-pity.Socials: Stay in touch with us on Twitter and InstagramGuest: Author and editor, Sophie CunninghamSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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