The Long Weekend in Alice Springs

The Long Weekend in Alice Springs

Craig San Roque reads 'The Long Weekend in Alice Springs' over 8 episodes. The Long Weekend is an award-winning, cult-favourite graphic novel, adapted and drawn by Joshua Santospirito, based on an essay that explores the Jungian concept of the cultural complex,; an idea about group behaviour that was left largely unexplored until very recently in the academic world. Craig San Roque, the author of the original essay, acts as narrator throughout a series of poetic thoughts and places. Over the course of a long weekend in the central Australian desert town of Alice Springs he grapples with an analysis of his own culture and the pain which it intentionally and unintentionally inflicts upon other cultures. Find out more about the graphic novel - Winner of the 2014 NT Literary Awards “Chief Minister’s Non-Fiction Book Award” - at joshuasantospirito.com. The Long Weekend in Alice Springs Podcast/ Audio Book: Reading by Craig San Roque Recording by Ross Muir @ Red Dirt Produced by italk Studios Published by 8CCC Radio 102.1FM Supported by AAACE the Australian Assosciation of Arts and Cultural Education

Episodes

February 28, 2024 10 mins

Stones, stars and the end of Saturday

 

Reading by Craig San Roque

Recording by Ross Muir @ Red Dirt

Produced by Christopher Brocklebank italk Studios

Published by 8CCC Radio 102.1FM

Find out more about the graphic novel illustrated by Joshua Santospirito at joshuasantospirito.com

Supported by AAACE (Australasian Association of Arts and Cultural Education). 

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Picnic and the Cannibals

 

Reading by Craig San Roque

Recording by Ross Muir @ Red Dirt

Produced by Christopher Brocklebank italk Studios

Published by 8CCC Radio 102.1FM

Find out more about the graphic novel illustrated by Joshua Santospirito at joshuasantospirito.com

Supported by AAACE (Australasian Association of Arts and Cultural Education). 

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February 28, 2024 10 mins

Exterminate

 

Reading by Craig San Roque

Recording by Ross Muir @ Red Dirt

Produced by Christopher Brocklebank italk Studios

Published by 8CCC Radio 102.1FM

Find out more about the graphic novel illustrated by Joshua Santospirito at joshuasantospirito.com

Supported by AAACE (Australasian Association of Arts and Cultural Education). 

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February 28, 2024 8 mins

Walking through Town

 

Reading by Craig San Roque

Recording by Ross Muir @ Red Dirt

Produced by Christopher Brocklebank italk Studios

Published by 8CCC Radio 102.1FM

Find out more about the graphic novel illustrated by Joshua Santospirito at joshuasantospirito.com

Supported by AAACE (Australasian Association of Arts and Cultural Education). 

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February 28, 2024 4 mins

 

HOPE... On the South Side of Town

 

+ Epilogue - Feed The Puppies

 

Reading by Craig San Roque

Recording by Ross Muir @ Red Dirt

Produced by Christopher Brocklebank italk Studios

Published by 8CCC Radio 102.1FM

Find out more about the graphic novel illustrated by Joshua Santospirito at joshuasantospirito.com

Supported by AAACE (Australasian Association of Arts and Cultural Education). 

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February 28, 2024 7 mins

Maps

 

Reading by Craig San Roque

Recording by Ross Muir @ Red Dirt

Produced by Christopher Brocklebank italk Studios

Published by 8CCC Radio 102.1FM

Find out more about the graphic novel illustrated by Joshua Santospirito at joshuasantospirito.com

Supported by AAACE (Australasian Association of Arts and Cultural Education). 

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February 28, 2024 7 mins

I see a campfire in my backyard

 

Reading by Craig San Roque

Recording by Ross Muir @ Red Dirt

Produced by Christopher Brocklebank italk Studios

Published by 8CCC Radio 102.1FM

Find out more about the graphic novel illustrated by Joshua Santospirito at joshuasantospirito.com

Supported by AAACE (Australasian Association of Arts and Cultural Education). 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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February 28, 2024 8 mins

In which Tom Singer asks a question and Dr Roq replies

 

Reading by Craig San Roque

Recording by Ross Muir @ Red Dirt

Produced by Christopher Brocklebank italk Studios

Published by 8CCC Radio 102.1FM

Find out more about the graphic novel illustrated by Joshua Santospirito at joshuasantospirito.com

Supported by AAACE (Australasian Association of Arts and Cultural Education). 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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