Scattered is a Melbourne based queer TikTok series that follows Jules, Sami & Bo the day after their friend Wil's funeral retracing their steps to find his ashes before they are set to be scattered. Imogen spoke with co-creator Logan Mucha about the production and why they decided to create the series for TikTok. You can follow @scatteredseries on TikTok. Say hello to us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artsmittensyn/ 👋 See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jul 16, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Flunk is a Melbourne based YouTube series that has gained more than 50 million views since its premiere in 2018. The series follows 16-year-old Ingrid as she explores her sexuality while attending a country high school and navigating the pressure from her conservative Chinese-Australian family. Imogen interviewed Flunk producer Melaine Rowland about the show. Link to Flunk : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjtjoNAv9AnK3gfVfUJUBLQ Say hello to us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/artsmitte...
Jul 12, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 7
This week we chatted to Mark from Aunty Donna about their first live show in over three years, The Magical Dead Cat Tour, Netflix, Drag Race Down Under and going viral on Reddit. Say hello to us: https://www.instagram.com/artsmittensyn/ Say hi to Mark: https://www.instagram.com/mark_and_charlie/?hl=en See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 18, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 6
We spoke with Jacob and Gabriella from the Melbourne Overlooked Film Festival. MOFF is an RMIT student-run festival for underground and underappreciated cinema. This episode discusses how the films were selected and the transition from a physical festival to an online one due to the recent Melbourne lockdown. Say hello to us on https://www.instagram.com/artsmittensyn/ Check out MOFF's Instagram https://www.instagram.com/moffrmit/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Jun 09, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 5
In this episode, host Jessica spoke with the Director and CEO of ACMI about this year's Walt Disney Winter Masterpiece Exhibition, The Magic of Animation. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 27, 2021•18 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Art Smitten host Alice spoke with the Library Coordinator of the Melbourne Art Library about how it started and its mission to make art books more accessible to those who want to read them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 20, 2021•13 min•Season 1Ep. 3
In this episode of Art Smitten Bites, Imogen & Tyler spoke with an ensemble member of the all-female percussion group Drummer Queens about their new show at the Melbourne Comedy Theatre! We spoke about how the drums are an empowering instrument, rehearsing during COVID and how the idea for the show came about. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 13, 2021•11 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Interview with the founder of the Melbourne circus group Dummies Corp on their Melbourne International Comedy Festival show, Dumdectives in Cirque Noir and their journey into becoming a circus performer. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
May 06, 2021•14 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Join Viv & Sim as they interview Joanne Samuel, the Director of 'The Legend of Five'. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 05, 2020•22 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Viv & Sim interview Lauren Esposito, the lead actress of 'The Legend of Five', to talk about the film & her journey. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Oct 05, 2020•15 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Another one bites the dust as Ben and Tom rejoice and rejoin back on Art Smitten Wednesdays. They talk about the virtual world of art, where are people getting their inspiration from, talk to Tom Parry on the telephone about the Raspberry Film Awards and have an interview with Jeremy Leopando about his new single, Ice Cream. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 29, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Ben and Tom cover all things Supanova Comic Con, as well as chatting about all the latest in comedy, progressive art and sculptures. We take a look at what's in the box, listen to a spooky preview of Dracula's Guests and have two interviews with Chloe Towan from Scary Goats Tour and a live in studio performance with Michael Dunstan . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 23, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 6
In this week's action-packed episode of Art Smitten, contributor Emily gives her thoughts and insights of the recent NGV Japanese Modernism Exhibition , Dem enters an art competition and everybody tries to guess what's in Tom's box. You can find the episode from All The Best broadcast at http://allthebestradio.com/ You can also find out more about The Glam Gizmo at http://syn.org.au/show/the-glam-gizmo/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Mar 05, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Whilst Dem mysteriously disappears for the week, Tom and Ben are left to their devices to hold the reigns tight and sturdy at Art Smitten HQ! They discuss all things physical media in art, whether collecting is an art in itself and even experience some mayhem on staircases! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Feb 20, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Ben, Dem and Tom are back for another ripper roaring episode of Art Smitten Wednesdays as they discuss the re-emergence of public art, what arts events Melbourne has to offer after dark and the deeper journey behind artists and relationships with their artworks. There was also an insightful interview with Prarthana Kanagaratnam from Mawaheb from Beautiful People, who are a Dubai-based art studio for adults with special needs. You can find out more at https://mawaheb-dubai.com/ You can find out a...
Feb 12, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 2
The first episode of Art Smitten Wednesdays was jam packed to the brim with a myriad of artistic content this week! We spoke with Annette Shun Wah who gave us an insight to Double Delicious, a show all about culinary experience and the influence particular dishes has played in the lives of performers, media personalities and cooking instructors. It is on at the Melbourne Abbotsford Convent (27 Feb - 1 Mar, 2020). Tickets are on sale now via the Asia TOPA and Abbotsford Convent websites. We also ...
Feb 06, 2020•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 1
Our next instalment of SYNarios takes us to the stars, as Marcy invites Tom, Connor and Viv in a spaceship that's bound towards a new world (if you're wondering what it's name is, it's [REDACTED]). On the spaceship, introverted but levelheaded owl scientist Telos (played by Tom) and TV talk show host and Broadway wannabe Paulie Peacock (played by Viv), must survive a one-way trip to a new world, with the cruel and evil Ms. Trunchbull knockoff Fania (played by Connor). Will everyone make it alive...
Dec 15, 2019•20 min
In this second instalment of SYNarios on Art Smitten, Marcy takes Connor and Sharni, whose characters are an unholy fusion of Marvel's Wolverine and Devil May Cry's Dante (who is a wolf...also named Dante), and a young sword-swinging apprentice named Lana respectively, through a zombie apocalypse. Which quickly becomes a race against time, as Dante and Lana must find the cure to their newly acquired zombie infection, before they succumb to their infection, and become shambling corpses themselves...
Dec 15, 2019•14 min
Marcy plays a new game with Connor and Sharni they conceived when wanting to make roleplaying games more accessible for everyone, SYNarios! In this first instalment, Darling Dashingwood the complete trickster of a bard (played by Connor) and Snuffles, the talking chess-playing dog (played by Sharni) must go into a supermarket, to purchase an whole assortment of things: milk, cookies, bread, and of course, chewing gum. And of course, chaos ensues from there. SYNarios is a Dungeons and Dragons, Ch...
Dec 15, 2019•13 min
Liam, Christian, Marcie and Tom put forward their favourite musicians, albums and songs from the past ten years, discussing the likes of Rhianna, Kendrick Lamar, Lana Del Rey, Mark Ronson and more. Segment originally aired Wednesday, December 11th 2019. Produced by Tom Parry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 12, 2019•10 min
Liam, Christian, Marcie and Tom are joined over-the-phone by one of favourite contributors from 2019, Charlie to discuss the greatest movies of past ten years, including Boyhood , Django Unchained , The Handmaiden , Inside Out , and Spider-Man: Homecoming. Segment originally aired Wednesday, December 11th 2019. Produced by TOm Parry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 12, 2019•12 min
Christian, Liam, Marcie and Tom talk about their favourite television programmes from the past ten years, including Bates Motel , Breaking Bad , Steven Universe and BoJack Horseman , to name but a few. Segment originally aired Wednesday, December 11th 2019. Produced by Tom Parry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 12, 2019•14 min
Marcie and Connor interview Michelle Swan, director of two plays at Chapel off Chapel: Five Minutes to Midnight and Raoul Wallenberg Saved Me, two plays written by award-winning playwright Niel Cole, and which tell the personal journeys of two people who survived the Holocaust, offering a different take on the hallowing experience. You can still catch this show and book tickets via this link here. https://chapeloffchapel.com.au/show/five-minutes-to-midnight-double-bill/ Originally broadcast on S...
Dec 08, 2019•12 min
Christian and Monisha are joined over-the-phone by curator Diane Soumilas about Glen Eira City Council Gallery's latest exhibition Stories in Clay , featuring the pottery of renowned Australian artist Arthur Boyd. Stories in Clay will be displayed until Sunday, December 15th. More information can be found on the official Glen Eira City Council website . Segment originally aired Wednesday, December 4th. Produced by Tom Parry; image courtesy of Glen Eira City Council. See omnystudio.com/listener f...
Dec 05, 2019•10 min
Tom Parry interviews the creators of the fiction podcast B.S. Cryptid , Ollie Krusec and Rowen Midello about how they came to collaborate on the project, what the production process is like, and their fascination with mythical creatures. You can listen to the first three episodes of B. S. Cryptid now via Omny and the SYN website . Also be sure to follow the podcast on Facebook and Twitter . Produced by Tom Parry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 05, 2019•19 min
Michael and Christian chat with Art Smitten 's producer Tom about Judy & Punch , a historical comedy-drama from acclaimed Australian director Mirrah Foulkes. Segment originally aired Wednesday, November 20th. Produced by Tom Parry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Dec 05, 2019•9 min
During our trip to Oz Comic-Con, our own Viv Micic secured an interview with Australian author Isobelle Carmody, most widely recognised for her acclaimed Obernewtyn Chronicles series. You can find out more about Isobelle Carmody on her official website , and hear our full adventures at Oz Comic-Con via this very link . See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Dec 01, 2019•5 min
The R & M McGivern Prize is a triennial art competition run by the Maroondah City Council. This year, the theme is "Anthropocene" and seeks to address the environmental challenges faced by humanity. One of the 45 finalists competing for this year's Prize is Betra Fraval, a nomadic artist who has spent time in Finland and Peru, two places that have informed her artistic process. She spoke with co-hosts Michael and Monisha about her submitted artwork (pictured) and her advice for younger artis...
Nov 28, 2019•12 min
Co-hosts Christian and Michael are joined via telephone by actor Matthew Whitty, who is performing in Red Stitch's production of Oil . Oil is performing at the Cromwell Road Theatre until December 15th. For more information, head to the official Red Stitch website . Segment originally aired Wednesday, November 20th. Produced by Tom Parry. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information....
Nov 27, 2019•9 min
Marcie, Connor and Sharni interview Rafal Alumairy for the independent book project she's working on: A History of Student Radio in Australia, a book that explores the history of student radio in Australia. Here Rafal talks about the evolving landscape of student radio, and how it allows young people to express themselves on their own terms. She also describes the amazing progress she has made with her project, including all the research she has done, the newspaper articles she has found, and th...
Nov 25, 2019•15 min
