CREATIVE RESPONDERS Podcast

In Conversation Series

One-on-one conversations between Creative Recovery Network’s Scotia Monkivitch and a diverse range of guests including creative leaders, disaster management experts, artists and community members working on the frontlines to support disaster impacted communities
In Conversation Podcast Series
Season 4 Episode 11

In Conversation with Latai Taumoepeau

Latai Taumoepeau is a multidisciplinary artist whose practice fuses ancient and everyday temporal practice using mediums like performance, dance, installation…
Portrait
Season 4 Episode 10

In Conversation with Kerry Jones

Kerry Jones is the Director of Systems Initiatives for the Australian Centre for Social Innovation (TACSI). We spoke with Kerry…
S4 Episode 8

In Conversation with Bhiamie Williamson

Bhiamie Williamson is a Euahlayi man from North West NSW and one of Australia’s leading researchers into Indigenous peoples’ experience…
S4 Episode 7

In Conversation with Annette Carmichael

Annette Carmichael is an award-winning choreographer and dance artist based in Western Australia with community engagement at the core of…
S4 Episode 6

In Conversation with Dr Margaret Moreton

Dr Margaret Moreton is Executive Director of the Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience (AIDR) and leads the work of AIDR…
S4 Episode 5

In Conversation with Megan Sheehy and Volker Kuchelmeister

Hard Place / Good Place is a project developed by the Yarra Ranges Regional Museum following a devastating storm that…
S4 Episode 4

In Conversation with Vic McEwan

Vic McEwan is the Artistic Director and co-founder of The Cad Factory, an artist-led organisation whose work and practice aims…
S4 Episode 3

In Conversation with Zena Armstrong

Zena Armstrong joins us to share the story of community recovery in the village of Cobargo following the Black Summer…
S4 Episode 2

In Conversation with Dr Naomi Sunderland

Dr Naomi Sunderland is a lead researcher on The Remedy Project - an Australian Research Council supported project exploring music…
S4 Episode 1

In Conversation with Anna Kennedy-Borissow

Anna Kennedy-Borissow joins us to discuss her PhD research into creative recovery projects in Australia. Anna is an arts manager,…
S3 Episode 11

In Conversation with Jonathan Craig

Writer, policy adviser, audio producer and accessibility consultant, Jonathan Craig, joins Scotia for a discussion about how disaster planning can…
S3 Episode 09

In Conversation with Nathan Harrison

Nathan Harrison is part of the creative team at Boho Interactive, a collective of Australian artists and game designers who…
S3 Episode 08

In Conversation with Elly Bird and Katie Cooper-Wares

From the epicentre of the Northern Rivers flood recovery, we are joined by Elly Bird and Katie Cooper-Wares. Both have…
S3 Episode 07

In Conversation with Melinda Rankin

Melinda Rankin is the Director of Fabrik Arts & Heritage, located in Lobethal, a small regional town nestled in a…
S3 Episode 06

In Conversation with Melissa Lubke

Melissa Lubke is an artist based on the island of Lutruwita (Tasmania) who utilises manual arts practices and a variety…
S3 Episode 05

In Conversation with Dr Debra Parkinson

Doctor Debra Parkinson is the Director of Gender and Disaster Australia, an organisation established to promote an understanding of the…
S3 Episode 04

In Conversation with Natalie Egleton

Natalie Egleton joins us to discuss the future of community-led recovery and her work across rural and regional Australia as CEO of the…
S3 Episode 02

In Conversation with Sam Savage

Sam Savage is the Northern Queensland Emergency Services Regional Coordinator for Australian Red Cross where he manages response, recovery and…
S2 Episode 13

In Conversation with Dr Anika Molesworth

Scientist, farmer and storyteller Doctor Anika Molesworth joins us for a conversation about her courageous and optimistic vision for the…
S2 Episode 12

In Conversation with Darren Moffitt

Darren Moffitt is a Bidjigal man who joins us to discuss his recent work in North-East Victoria as a Recovery…
S2 Episode 11

In Conversation with June Moorhouse

June Moorhouse, co-CEO of Community Arts Network (CAN) joins us for a deeply insightful discussion about community arts in Australia.…
S2 Episode 10

In Conversation with Jen Rae

In this episode we are speaking with Jen Rae, an artist-researcher, facilitator and educator whose work focusses on environmental communication…
S2 Episode 09

In Conversation with Kellie Sutherland

Kellie Sutherland is a Creative Recovery Coordinator, working with Regional Arts Victoria to support bushfire affected shires in Victoria’s North…
S2 Episode 08

In Conversation with Rosie McKeand and Leigh Tesch

This episode of Creative Responders features artists, Rosie McKeand and Leigh Tesch, who share their experience working with three to…
S2 Episode 07

In Conversation with Alex Wisser

Alex Wisser is an artist and creative producer based in the township of Kandos in mid-western New South Wales. In…
S2 Episode 06

In Conversation with Louise Scheidl

Louise Scheidl is an Occupational Therapist and Mental Health Promotion Officer for Albury Wodonga Health. Louise joins us to discuss…
S2 Episode 05

in Conversation Dr Caroline Alcorso

Doctor Caroline Alcorso is currently directing the Natural Disaster Mental Health and Wellbeing Framework for the National Mental Health Commission.…
S1 Episode 11

In conversation with Vivien Davidson

What happens when your community goes through a devastating experience and you feel compelled to reach out to those most…
S1 Episode 10

In conversation with John Richardson

As National Resilience Adviser for Red Cross Australia, John Richardson is someone who spends a lot of time thinking about…
S1 Episode 09

In conversation with Alex Kelly

​Alex Kelly is an art maker, organiser, activist and filmmaker whose work is anchored by a deep commitment to social…
S1 Episode 08

In conversation with Kate Sulan

Kate Sulan is a performance maker, director, dramaturge and facilitator. Along with her role as founding Artistic Director of Melbourne’s…
S1 Episode 07

In conversation with Amanda Lamont

​What would it look like like if different phases of emergency management were approached as an interconnected whole? How might…
S1 Episode 06

In conversation with Jeremy Smith

This month, we speak to Jeremy Smith as he exits his tenure with the Australia Council where he has worked…
S1 Episode 05

In conversation with John Lane

John has worked as a professional performer, and director of community arts projects for the past 44 years. His gigs and…

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