Lockdown Sounds

We’ve heard about bread making, knitting and self care during lockdown. But now, a year and a half into the pandemic, we really have exhausted our options. In this episode we dig deep into existing rituals from the ‘beforetimes’, activities we’re using to keep us going. 

In this episode we talk to Stephanie Bull, one of the writers of the Good Weekend’s weekly quiz. She gives us insight into how t...

There’s been lots of panic about how two years of interrupted schooling will impact young people. However when Nina asks her brother what’s getting him through the HSC, she gets a pretty strange answer. It’s KISS. The 1970s hair metal mega group. Yes, Gene and the boys. 

This episode considers the current crisis, but also how a band like KISS can help get young people, and all people, through tough times. We ...

Lockdown is a time when we can really listen. This episode features older Australians - voices that we don't hear that often - telling us about their experiences in lockdown. The interviews were done in the relatively early stages of Sydney lockdowns 2021, somewhere between week 6 and week 325 (or so it felt). The answers are sweet, funny and brutally honest. Written, produced and recorded by Nina Longfellow. Exec produced by Liz G...