Category Archives: Episodes
Ep 48 – Finale – Daddy, Blood Quantum
Welcome to the LAST EPISODE of Across the Aisle. That’s right, after 4 years and 48 episodes we are ending. This episode is our Yirramboi special, covering Joel Bray’s Daddy and Ngioka Bunda-Heath and Tracey Bunda’s Blood Quantum. Join us for a greatest hits look at our back catalogue during intermission – where we both award our top 3 of the past 4 years and a wooden spoon!
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Credits
- Theme composition Mark Barrage
- Sound engineering and editing by Shackwest
Ep 47 – The Aspie Hour, Single Asian Female
Welcome to our still relevant AWARD WINNING PODCAST. That’s right, Across the Aisle has won “Best Audiogram” at the 2019 Australian Podcast Awards.
This episode was recorded before the ceremony, so please enjoy our trip down Melbourne International Comedy Festival. The gang saw Aspergers musical cabaret The Aspie Hour and Michelle Law’s debut play Single Asian Female.
During “Intermission” we talked the rest of the fest, primarily Maria Bamford, DeAnne Smith and Sweaty Pitts Pity Party. And in “Coming Soon” we chat our attendance at the Green Room Awards and the upcoming Australian Podcast Awards.
Thanks for listening and please support us. We only have 1 episode left of this season before are forced to close due to lack of funds.
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Credits
- Theme composition Mark Barrage
- Sound engineering and editing by Shackwest
Ep 46 – Mr. Burns – A post-electric play, Biladurang
Hello! It’s been too long since our last chat. In this episode the gang envision story telling beyond the apocalypse with Mr. Burns, a post-electric play by Lightning Jar Theatre; and we return to the lofty heights of the Sofitel to experience Joel Bray’s immersive and intimate dance piece, Biladurang. During intermission we discuss radical television and colonially problematic, but beautiful nonetheless, gardens.
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Credits
- Theme composition Mark Barrage
- Sound engineering and editing by Shackwest
Ep 45 – Become The One, Barbara and the Camp Dogs
In this episode the gang discuss two vital, new Australian, works – Become the One by Lab Kelpie about the statistical anomaly of zero homosexual Australian Rules Football players and Barbara and the Camp Dogs – an incredible rock opera about family, PTSD, and the therapy of singing at Malthouse Theatre. During Intermission things get heated when Carla and Philip discuss whether non-queer people should play queer roles and Coming Soon features all the women at Melbourne International Comedy Festival we would like to see. Thanks for listening and please financially subscribe. We only have 3 episodes left of this season before are forced to close due to lack of funds.
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Credits
- Theme composition Mark Barrage
- Sound engineering and editing by Shackwest
Ep 44 – The Legend of Queen Kong Episode II, The Maids
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This month Team Aisle go gayer and queerer than usual with our annual Midsumma show. We cover Sara Ward’s incredible space rock opera The Legend of Queen Kong Episode II; during intermission Carla and Phil discuss their summer of art (including Patricia Piccinini, Polly Borland, Mirka Mora, MONAFOMA and Sydney Festival) and we talk the consent issues of AUDIENCE INTERACTION. Our second show is Adam Ibrahim and Samuel Russo’s queering of Jean Genet’s The Maids.
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Credits
- Theme composition Mark Barrage
- Sound engineering and editing by Shackwest
Ep 43 – Infirmary
Join us for a special episode covering The Infirmary – a Triage Live Art Collective immersive experience. This episode is told in the first person of our experience in surrendering to the process of death and care. We hope you enjoy it.
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Credits
- Theme composition Mark Barrage, Sound engineering and editing by Shackwest
- Image by Bryony Jackson
- Meditation Impromptu 01 by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence
Source Artist - Rain and Thunder is licensed under the Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (CC BY-NC 3.0) licence
Source Artist - Melbourne street with trams passing is licensed under the CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication licence Source Artist
- Automatic doors and carts is licensed under the Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC BY 3.0) licenceSource Artist
- Small Crowd pre-concert talking is licensed under the CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication licence
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- Drone is licensed under the CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0) Public Domain Dedication licenceSource Artist
- I Am a Man Who Will Fight for Your Honor by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution licence Source Artist
Ep 42 – Tash York – Bad Ass, Suddenly Last Summer
It’s summer! The gang bring you all summer related goods including how to be a Badass by Tash York at The Butterfly Club and Suddenly Last Summer by Little Ones Theatre at Red Stitch. During intermission we discuss the mini-series Waco and King Lear via National Theatre Live. Coming soon heralds Midsumma – top picks include Merciless Gods, The Legend of Queen Kong Ep II + The Homosapiens. Also there is Christian Marclay’s 24 hour video piece The Clock at ACMI and MON FOMA, Sydney Festival. We are currently raising funds to transcribe our show for the deaf and hard of hearing community, it costs $5 to sponsor an episode please donate (link below).
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Credits
- Theme composition Mark Barrage
- Sound engineering and editing by Shackwest
Ep 41 – Song For A Weary Throat, Re-Member Me
Melbourne International Arts Festival episode! The gang talk all things festival – featuring Song For a Weary Throat by Rawcus Ensemble (and featuring the Invenio Singers) and Re-Member Me by Dickie Beau. Intermission chats include the Elysian Ensemble and Hubei Symphony Orchestra. Coming soon June Thomas at The Wheeler Centre, The Breeders and Phils choral group Gloriana Chamber Choir (its Messiah time!). We are working on transcribing the history of our episodes – please donate or subscribe today, we need 6 full paid subscribers to reach our target. Thanks for listening and share with your friends.
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Credits
- Theme composition Mark Barrage
- Sound engineering and editing by Shackwest