The John Weeks Show
Produced and Presented by John Weeks
on 3MDR 97.1 FM - 3mdr.com
Mondays, 3pm-5pm, Victoria, Australia
(Eastern Standard Time)
PROGRAMS
Interviews Conducted
DATE OF BROADCAST & INTERVIEWEE
Community Interviews - Conducted by John Weeks (and sometimes, with co-presenters)
20250210 Kristine & Ian Ash, All-American Car Display And Swap Meet
20250210 The Heartbreakers, an Australian folk music band
20250217 Mitch Tambo, a proud Gamilaraay, blending traditional sounds and language with contemporary beats and production
20250224 Kerrith Cummins, a Rotary leader of the group, and school teacher Hollie Boniface. Re: fundraiser for Wheelchairs for Kids
20250224 Bob Phelps, Genethics
20250303 Kerry Maher, a local Jazz music singer/songwriter in Mt Dandenong
20250303 Professor Ian Olver, about the spiritual aspect of Artificial Intelligence
20250317 Adam Turner, an award-winning Australian technology journalist, corporate writer, podcaster and long-time columnist for The Age and Sydney Morning Herald.
20250324 Judy-Ann Steed, a radio broadcaster and journalist
20250324 Reece Pianta, Advocacy Manager, Invasive Species Council
20250331 'The Ghost Rider', Producer & Presenter of the radio show, The Golden Age of Rock 'n' Roll'
20250331 Ava Cashmore, 3MDR Presenter / Journalist to be
20250414 Steve Parish, an Australian photographer and publisher known for his work capturing the country's natural landscapes, wildlife, and ecosystems.
20250428 Fred Schmager, President, Upwey-Belgrave RSL
20250428 Sangeeta Bajaj, Rotary Club, Emerald, Fundraising Chair, & Toni-Anne Griffiths – Rotary Club, Emerald, Community Committee
20250428 David Brimacombe, Upwey-Belgrave RSL Committee Member
20250503 Jules Vines, radio producer/presenter of the radio show, Classically Saturday
20250503 John Wurth, a war veteran of the Vietnam War in the 1960s
20250512 Corey Ballock, Corporal in the Signal Corp (Australian Army)
20250512 Jayde Wong. Jayde has suffered a sad loss of her late husband’s guitar which was stolen recently. Jayde is appealing for people to look out for this guitar.
20250602 Dr Anna Welch, Principal Collection Curator, State Library Victoria
20250602 Jules Vines, radio producer/presenter of the radio show, Classically Saturday
20250609 Lisa Parma, CEO Wildlife Victoria
​20250609 Jayde Wong, sharing the success of the return of her late husband's guitar that was stole a month ago.
20250616 Emma Clark and Gayle Barrot, about the Rotary Revealed Open Evening on Tuesday 24 June at 7.00 held at the Paradise Valley Hotel
20250616 Shane Dunlop, General Manager of Channel 31, Melbourne.
20250623 Matthew Montfort, an American guitarist, composer, and music educator
20250630 Elizabeth Calleja is the Senior Advisor for Physical Activity at the National Heart Foundation of Australia
20250630 Chris Christofi is an Australian-born Greek-Cypriot entrepreneur, author, philanthropist, and sports sponsor.
20250707 Steve Hitchin, Editor of Australian Flying Magazine.
20250714 Noah Secomb, the Political Reporter, in Tasmania, covering the Tasmanian Elections for July 2025
20250721 Shannon Mead, Founder of No More Butts
20250721 Dean Manning, Author of ‘Mr. Blank’. The book, ‘Mr. Blank’ is based on the true story of an old suitcase Dean Manning found in a rubbish heap that revealed the incredible life of Australian raconteur Mr Blank.
20250728 John Cuturilo. He is accredited by the Australian Counselling Association, holding a Bachelor of Psychological Sciences and Graduate Diploma of Counselling." Topic : How we can discern that mental illness is a real phenomenon
20250728 Dr. Brad McEwen PhD is an Australian expert in preventive and personalized health, specializing in cardiometabolic health and mental/cognitive wellbeing.
20250804 ​ CEO Matthew Koce - Members Health Fund Alliance-Private Health Insurance - Topic: Bulk Billing. Affordable GP Care At Risk: Time To Look At How The Private Health System Can Help
20250804 Iain Gillespie, TV investigative journalist and documentary maker; band member of Woodn'Wire. Rural Australians For Refugees
20250811 John Cuturilo. He is accredited by the Australian Counselling Association, holding a Bachelor of Psychological Sciences and Graduate Diploma of Counselling." Topic : How Does Psychotherapy Work?
20250818 Michelle Moo, Manager of Exhibitions and Experience Design, State Library Victoria - State Library Victoria's largest exhibition reveals the creative process from muse to masterpiece.
20250818 Allie Pepper, Australian Mountaineer
20250825 Bob Rich, Author The Hole in Your Life: Grief and Bereavement. Bob Rich's book lays out the research-based techniques to handle grief caused by anything. These are the activities he has used to resolve his personal grief.
20250825 Viorel Nichols, Author The Escape from Bucharest. This gripping account details how two aircraft mechanics, Viorel Nicolae and George Florescu, managed to fly out of Bucharest-Baneasa airport on May 19, 1978, despite having zero flying experience.
20250901 John Cuturilo. He is accredited by the Australian Counselling Association, holding a Bachelor of Psychological Sciences and Graduate Diploma of Counselling." Topic : Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD)
20250908 Steve Loe is the founder and director of Precedent Productions, creators of the Australian Small Business Champion Awards. For more than 40 years, he has been a tireless advocate for excellence in small business and a champion of community achievement.
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The Archive Interview Series - Interviews by John Weeks
20250310 20071107 Paul Watson, a Canadian-American environmental, conservation and animal rights activist, who founded the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an anti-poaching and direct action group focused on marine conservation activism.
20250317 20050503 Helen Reddy, an Australian-born American singer-songwriter, the first Australian-born pop singer to win a Grammy Award.
20250407 19971103 Richard Hanley, author of 'The Metaphysics of Star Trek: Or, is Data Human?'
20250407 20001006 Athena Starwoman, known internationally as Miss Starwoman. She was known as a media astrologer as well as for her magazine columns and books and her radio and television appearances; she also had a hotline and online astrology business.
20250512 19971101 Stanley Pitt, an Australian cartoonist and commercial artist, widely regarded as one of the most significant Australian comic artists of his era.
20250519 20010124 Tony Michael O'Connor (March 15, 1961 – May 23, 2010) was an Australian composer, producer, and performer known for his instrumental new-age and relaxation music. He sold over 3.5 million albums worldwide.
20250811 19980613 George R. R. Martin is an American author, screenwriter, and producer, best known for his epic fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire, which includes A Game of Thrones. Interview by John Weeks. Originally broadcast on the radio show, Spectrum, 3MDR 97.1 FM, on Saturday, 13 June 1998.
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MISCELLANEOUS FEATURES
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
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Australian Singer/Songwriter series - By John Weeks
20250217 Kane Vincent
20250224 Lecia Louise
20250310 Brendon Walmsley
20250324 Lyn Bowtell
20250331 Ian Burns
20250407 Peter Chapman
20250414 Hayden Phillis
20250421 Heath Milner
20250505 Corey Colum
20250512 Melinda Schneider
20250519 Sam Snape
20250526 Felicity Dowd
20250602 Pete Denahy
20250609 Lyn Bowtell
20250616 Brendon Warmsley
20250623 Tammy London
20250630 Aleyce Simmonds
20250707 Mem Davis
20250714 Corey Colum
20250721 Owen Smith
20250728 Eloise Rayner
20250804 Lyn Bowtell
20250811 Sam Snape
20250818 Jake Whittacker
20250825 Ian Whitehead
20250901 Corey Colum
20250908 Lyn Bowtell
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