Interviews conducted by various radio presenters
Broadcast on The John Weeks Show
2025-2026
20250217 The Ray Harryhausen Interview - The interview was provided to all community Radio stations across Australia in the year of 2000. Ray Harryhausen (1920–2013) was an American visual effects pioneer, renowned for his stop-motion animation technique called "Dynamation." His work revolutionized fantasy and sci-fi cinema, bringing creatures to life with unprecedented realism and personality
20250609 Yi Yang, a Research Fellow with the Melbourne Disability Institute. Interview conducted by Emma Myers, Disability Rights and Political Reporter,
Powerd Media – Canberra, Community Radio Network
20250707 Hank Marvin, born Brian Robson Rankin on October 28, 1941, in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, is the lead guitarist and a founding member of the British instrumental rock band The Shadows. Interview by Ron King (3MDR)
20250714 Interview : Beni Rani Ghale, raising awareness of the reality of Nepalese women, forced into a Child Bride tradition in Nepal. Interview by Martin Davies, News Network Director, Community Broadcasting Association of Australia.
20250721 Dr Kita Ashman, Threatened Species and Climate Adaptation Ecologist, from World Wide Fund for Nature. A new report released today shows the end of native forest logging in Victoria. Interview by The Wire's Eduardo Jordan.
20250728 Bob Boughton (Australian Activist and Academic). Pine Gap 40 years on: reflections on its meaning. Interview by The Wire's contributor from Radio Station 8CCC's Kate Lyons-Dawson.
20250804 CEO of Homelessness Australia Kate Colvin speaking with The Wire's Zachary Probert.
20250811 Report: Allowing Small Pets in the Cabin on Selected Domestic Flights. By the Wire’s Azucena Carrasco.
20250901 Professor Sarath Kodogoda is Head of the Robotics Institute at the University of Technology Sydney. Topic: Using robotics and AI to help blind people navigate. Interview by The Wire contributor, Sarah Guise from Radio 1RPH in Canberra.
20250908 Associate Professor Rebecca Carey from the University of Tasmania and a crew of over 40 people have embarked on a 54 day long scientific voyage to learn more about the driving forces behind the 2022 eruption of the Hunga Volcano. Interview by Ash Taylor
20251013 The Wire's Emma Wotzke Reports : Voluntary assisted dying advocates continue calls for further reform following the Victorian government's FIVE-year review of its V-A-D Act to improve access and equity.
20251117 Reflections from 50th anniversary of Whitlam's dismissal. Political reporter from C-R-N Noah Secomb looks at these events.
20251117 New horned ‘Lucifer’ bee species discovered in WA - A scientist in Western Australia has discovered a new Australian native species of bee. Report by The Wire’s Maeve Groom.
20260209 The Wire's Eduardo Jordan spoke with Member for Griffith Renee Coffey and Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs Julian Hill and started asking how their electorates received the news of the Bondi tragedy in December.